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Daddy’s Day

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Yesterday was Father’s Day. I called up my dad in Mumbai to wish him and speak to him. When I said, “Happy Father’s Day, Papa.” He laughed and said thank you. He added that this is an American concept, essentially. They are hardly in touch with their dads, so they need this day to remember their fathers. But us Indians, we are always climbing on the heads of our kids. Our kids can hardly afford to forget us :).

His logic amused me. Is it true that Indian parents are an overwhelming part of their kids life, even when living away from them?

PS A pic of dad and me

12 responses to “Daddy’s Day”

  1. Jon Avatar
    Jon

    Haha…hats off to ur dad…Yea even in this modern world its hard to shake off ur parentsDown here the kids(professional) are more busy than their parents. So their marriage, delivery, bringing up the kids are all done by the parents(I donno how its there)…A pleasant bondage!

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  2. Bhagyashree Avatar
    Bhagyashree

    True and M glad that it is;)

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  3. rohini Avatar
    rohini

    hihihi nicely said by ur father….Happy father’s day to him too…

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  4. SUFFIX Avatar
    SUFFIX

    He means a lot Rachna, Truly said.

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  5. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Jon A pleasant bond, surely. And, in India, parents are part of all family events, which is a good thing infact. I feel, I would miss out a lot in life, if I did not have my father’s or mother-in-law’s wisdom and advice to fall back upon.@Bhagyashree Yeah, me too :)@rohini Thanks and wish the same to yours too.@suffix He sure does! Thank you.

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  6. Greener Bangalore Avatar
    Greener Bangalore

    heheh your dad is absolutely right! 🙂

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  7. Vani Avatar
    Vani

    u loouk gr8 even after 2 kids. and nice home..vani

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  8. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Greener Bangalore :)@Vani Hey, thanks so much! It’s always wonderful to hear compliments 🙂

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  9. BK Chowla, Avatar
    BK Chowla,

    He couldn’t have been more right.Happy Fathers Day

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  10. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    A very nice photo of you and your father. We celebrated Father’s Day for my husband with a gift from me, a card from the dog (!)and my daughter wrote a beautiful card to her stepdad, who is to her, her father. Ashton made the dog’s paw print from some ink and put it into a card!

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  11. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @BK Chowla Yes, Sir. And a Happy Father’s Day to you too.@Cheryl Thank you. Great to hear about what your family did for Father’s Day.

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  12. R. Ramesh Avatar
    R. Ramesh

    thanks buddy R:)

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