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Continue reading →: Why Raising Good Kids is So Hard
As a parent, I am often overtly moralistic. Pravachan (Lecture) commonly come out of my mouth at the drop of a hat. With a teen and an almost teen, can you really blame me? When I am not playing a referee without a whistle, I am trying to instill some…
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Continue reading →: Why I Stopped Writing Gratitude Posts
Three months ago, I stopped writing my monthly gratitude post that I had been writing regularly and diligently for more than a year. It’s not that I don’t believe in gratitude anymore. I still do. I still sit down for a few minutes every single day to dwell upon what…
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Continue reading →: 8 Useful Tips to Raise a Modern-Day Teen
As a mom of a teen and a tween on the threshold of teenage, I am very certain that this is one of the most challenging parenting phases for me as a parent. While I’ve been by and large a democratic parent, lending ear to my children’s concerns and even seeking…
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Continue reading →: Raksha Bandhan – A Beautiful Festival of Sibling Love
Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is a festival that symbolizes the celebration of sibling love and mutual respect. When I was a little kid, I remember how we would all dress up well and wait to tie rakhi on the wrist of our younger brother. He would patiently sit through the…
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Continue reading →: Why I am Okay with Being a Strict Mom
I can imagine my sister having a smile on her face and my kids rolling their eyes when they see the title of this post. In my family, everyone calls me a strict mom. My sister who considers herself more lenient used to tell my niece (who I fiercely love)…
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Continue reading →: A Decade of Rachna says — Blood, Sweat and Tears of Joy
Rachna says is turning 10 today. I can’t believe that I’ve been writing non-stop for 10 years now. She came into my life at a time when I was experiencing a personal low. My older son was suffering from typhoid and the younger one was just a tiny tot. I…
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Continue reading →: Monthly Roundup and #Gratitude This June
June was a month of many trials. Routine was resumed as both the kids went back to school, and I had the cherished silence at home to work. So here’s a look back at what transpired this month: Health and Fitness: As almost all of you are aware, my knee…
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Continue reading →: Driving and Freedom
Saudi women got to drive legally in their country for the first time on 24th June, 2018. A momentous day for women living in a deeply conservative country and society. I read this article on Time this morning about women cabbies and loved reading the thoughts and views of women…
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Continue reading →: How to Help Your Child Deal with Anger and Frustration
Not having slept well, I woke up with a groan in the morning. No option to sleep in for a little longer, I kicked off the covers and came down to get breakfast and lunch packing going. The respiratory allergies were making me irritable and the knee was a permanent…
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Continue reading →: May and Moments #Gratitude and Roundup
May has been a joyful month on many fronts. It has also been extremely challenging and depressing in certain other areas. A true roller coaster, almost reflective of life. I was reading somewhere we truly appreciate the good times in life when they have passed us by. Mostly we focus…
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