Wo(a)ndering thoughts!!!

February is officially the snowed-under month for me, I guess it is the same for most parents who have children at school. PC : Google Images  Another academic year begins at the end of January, so all the after-school activities also kick-off. There is no doubt that children have to get back to routine and to set their sleeping clock back into a reasonable time.  As a parent, it is a Groundhog time of the year  - first I must remember to register for all those after-school activities and remember to pay for the classes. Some accept cash only which means I have to keep cash ready.  Another worst thing is to remember the class timings from last year. After almost 6 weeks of break, I don't know what time that class used to be - is it 5 or 5.30 or is it 7 or 7.15!!! Once I sort out all the registration and timings, the week begins like someone hit the fast-forward button and honestly, I like the 7 hrs of school time which keeps my day balanced. When the clock hit 5pm, a...

I was told by my parents and elders, If I do something wrong then god will punish me (Samy Kanna Kuthum!! - God will poke my eyes).. After I grew up to know the right and the wrong, I always thought I shouldn’t use this as wild card to teach my kids behaviour. Little did I know then, it’s not that easy and they don’t have any patience to listen let alone my lectures. Especially if you are dealing with a stubborn pre-schooler with some ego (#TestedandVerified 5 yr olds have Ego). When it comes to A, I  have lot more patience than my usual level especially when it comes to tricky situations.. If it’s an accident like spilling milk or breaking a cup by mistake. My usual response is ‘ Its OK! Accidents Happen, I will take care of it ’.. When he does intentionally, that’s when I get upset.. Really upset!! You would look for escape routes and emergency exits!!! This happened long before when A was not even 5, he behaved so bad that he refused to play nice with a boy of his ag...

A is smart in coming up with new ideas for anything and everything we talk at home, most of which doesn’t concern him at all. Knowing him well, I can expect to hear an idea even from other side of the house while playing with his Legos. Other day he was giving me ideas to Start/Finish work by 3 to pick him up on time from School… Another time we went for Rug shopping, I was hesitant to get a new one as A plays with the edges and spoils  them.. His immediate response was to nail the rug to the floor, so he won’t roll and spoil them… List goes on and on..  Operation Toilet -This hilarious incident happened  few weeks back when A was down with leg pain. Both his knees was in so much pain, he refused to walk; in fact he refused to even stand straight for few days. PC: pinart One such night, A wakes us up to go to the Toilet. Its urgent, I can see him dance sitting on the bed.. But he refused to walk or stand or let G carry him to the loo (even lifting him caus...

My blog has been quite last few weeks as the first-time-school-parent getting used to school routines. I’m still not sure whether I’m doing it all and right.. I always have a feeling I missed something. Everyone asks how is he coping at school? My answer is he is coping very well much better than I am. His usual routine to and from & at home is same. But for me, I’m still getting used to the fact that I must remember to book/cancel his after care, make sure I read the news letters and all other 10 notifications from school EVERYDAY and making sure to send his absence notes to school when he is sick, other blahs. This is just administrative work, other than this, packing the lunch box, snack box, fruit box.. I can hear you saying ‘Tell me about it!’...Yea right, I do not remember having so many choices when I was a kid. There was only one break for lunch, we never had TWO snack break in school... Not just any snack, it has to be a healthy one, which is the hardest part......