I think we can all agree that if there are fewer stories on Instagram than usual that automatically means that I’m either busy having so much fun that I don’t have the time or the energy to post anything, or that it’s been such a horrible day that I have absolutely no interest in posting … More What are our feet for? Green Sliding | Day 2/100
Seems very obvious, doesn’t it? In fact, given that we, the moms of LORM, put these words on a mug, I should have given them more value. Sadly, I’ve become an expert and not putting myself and my sanity first; it’s almost as if I have an insanity wish (it’s like a death wish, but … More Sanity First
Let me start by saying that even though I breastfed for 2 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 5 days, plus one more feed, I am not proud of the fact that I chose to wean so early. If the situation were different, I would have loved to go on for as long as Laddoo needed. … More My weaning story – Part 1
If there is one incident that I remember very clearly, it would be the few hours leading right up to Laddoo’s birth. Since it has been almost two years, I’m a little fuzzy on the days leading up to that, but I do remember things. Before Laddoo was born, Sandeep and I had four amazing … More The Pensieve – Laddoo’s Birth Story
So I wanted to do this as an Instagram post and again, because I typed this on the computer instead of directly on the phone it went on for too many words and is now a blog post. But hey, I’m not complaining. This is my entry for Life of Real Moms’ April 2018 Challenge … More #FridayIntroductions – 10 Parenting Mantras Our Family Swears By
I am never going to be that kind of a parent. The kind whose answer to every ‘why’ is ‘because I told you so.’ As a child, I would have loved some logical and practical answers to the things we were supposed to do. There is one particular thing that parents in every single household … More Of Mornings, Musings, and Mad Men
I was the fifth girl among my friends to have a baby, so I saw firsthand how social behaviour changed once my friends became parents. And then there were other people I knew, whose behaviour I observed. There was a pattern, clearly. Of course, I knew people wouldn’t be as ‘available’ as they were before, … More 101 Excuses I can make, now that I have a Baby
