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Continue reading →: Miss you, Ma!Today marks 25 years since we lost ma. It still feels unreal. Twenty-five years without seeing her, hearing her voice or feeling her presence in the every day ways that once felt so constant. What feels even harder to grasp is that she was the age I am now when…
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Continue reading →: Empty NestersOh wow! So I have not written a single post this entire year. Crazy. And, it’s September. But, not an issue. I guess one writes when one writes. So, the year has been quite a whirlwind so far. First half was all about my younger son, Gautam’s board exams and…
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Continue reading →: Adios 2024
The year is winding to a close, and it is often the time to look back and see what goals were achieved and what wasn’t. I haven’t had new year resolutions or any specific goals at the start of any new year in a while. So, there is no pressure…
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Continue reading →: Turning 50
I was reading the post I wrote to myself on my 40th birthday a decade ago. And, it made me smile. The enthusiastic and passionate me is coming through so well. Well, in the decade that has gone by, so many milestones have been realised and challenges faced and dealt…
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Continue reading →: My Dear Coco
It will be seven months tomorrow since we lost Coco, our dearest Labrador boy slightly shy of his 13th birthday. He was a senior dog, and we were sort of reconciling ourselves to his failing health. He had two weeks of terrible diarrhoea that never went away. But, when the…
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Continue reading →: You Hurt My Feelings
Nah, don’t worry about it. I am not talking about someone hurting my feelings though of course that happens. I recently watched this slow dramatic slice-of-life movie named You Hurt My Feelings. It stars Julia Louis Dreyfus, whose comic timing I love, and Tobias Menezes who is marvellous in both…
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Continue reading →: Mothers and Careers
I am slowly heading towards an empty nest. A couple of years down the line, the younger son will also be on his way to college. Being a parent is so hard. We try to do our best. You know the toughest part is aligning two different upbringings and sensibilities.…
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Continue reading →: In the Summertime
I love summer. I hate summer. Yes, these two co-exist for me. Living in Bangalore for 2 decades now, it is pretty much rainfall throughout the year barring 3-4 months. Starting from January when our tiny winter is on its way out, we experience spring and summer in quick succession.…
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Continue reading →: It’s Difficult
I spent an absolutely horrendous day some days back watching my pet Coco, who is almost 12 years old, be really sick. While I have been a dog lover since childhood, it has been always a tough decision bringing a pet home. In the initial years, when the kids were…
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Continue reading →: The Importance of Happiness
Happiness is a state of mind. One can be deeply unhappy despite seemingly having everything. And then there are others who really are able to stay happy in very challenging circumstances. Is happiness about how we react to things or is it an all-enveloping result of circumstances? This question has…
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