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Every Ending is the Start of a New Beginning

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Letter dated 25 th Jan 2018 Kannamma, Today is your last day at Joseph Kinder; you are about to start a new journey in  primary school from next week. Last few years has been a crazy fun ride for you. Totally positive experience from day 1.. Day 1 –I mean from the time you started in Korea. You started Korean play school Wiz Island in 2014 (Aug 8 to be precise) .Its more like a school with Uniforms, Excursions, activities in the class room and school bus etc.,  You were just 2yrs and 4 months when you started there.. I really can’t believe how you did it, you hardly spoke or formed a sentence during that time. You only knew few baby words, that didn’t stop you going every day for 5 hours.. Not just going but going to/from school on your own in School Bus . You had your Formal Mondays and picnic Wednesdays.. Other than that , Korean Playschool thought you lot of good things. You used to have Korean lunch every day at school with Kim, Rice, Soup, Kim chi. You had good...

Life after death..

Last year G's granny passed away and he had to go to India to participate in the final rituals.. I had to explain A what happened to his great-granny..The conversation went like this Me: A!! Ta's granny went to God. We won't be able to see her when we go to India next time. Ta has to go to India to see her one last time.Okay!! A: oh!!! Why did she go to GOD? Me: Because god wanted her to come back to him A:Which God ? <Considering we have 'n' number of God for every thing> Me: I think Lord Vishnu,  as great granny is quite fond of Lord Vishnu. A: What happens now? Me: God will send her back as a Baby to someones' house.. A: Whose house? Me: I don't know..Only god knows where she goes next.. After few months.. this "After-life" topic comes on and off in our conversations.. Because A is just curious little monkey.One day, A: Ma!! Which god you like? <Without knowing where this is heading>  Me : Lord Krishna !! Bec...

Introducing A's future family..

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This is just another post of A's episode, Im writing this for myself to read it after a while to keep the moments alive. I feel A is growing so fast & I really miss his yesterdays everyday.. Every time A & I talk about something, it will end up in a story. this is one of those ones. Not long long ago.not so long ago. One fine day,I was driving back home picking up A from his childcare.. We were talking about his day and suddenly he asked me A: Mom , Do you want a baby? Me:  No A, I already have you & I'm happy :) A:  Do you like Boy or Girl? Me: Boy, thats why I love you <just to please him ofcourse> A: I like Girls.. When I grow up, I will have a girl.. Me: <mind voice: whattt is he talking> Okayyyy <?!!>.. End of Scene- 1 Week later while we were at Ikea, he saw twin babies.. he was surprised to see two kids looked alike. He asked me how they look the same. I told him they are identical twins, they will look alike. He thought ...