“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”- Philip Pullman Every night before going to sleep, I tell stories to my daughter. It…
A story to end a wonderful day
Author: gayu
The little things that matter in any relationship
Thank you readers for sending across your ideas and questions for my blog posts. I will be answering them in my upcoming posts, so do stay in touch. Most of…
The Power of Words
“Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.”– Pearl Strachan Recently I attended my daughter’s friend’s birthday party. The birthday girl’s brother, a super energetic boy about…
Celebrating my special day!
I celebrated my 32nd birthday on 30th June 2016. Wishes poured in on my Facebook timeline, personal messages, WhatsApp, emails, phone calls and voice notes. My blog and Facebook page…
How I engage with children labelled as ADD, ADHD, Shy, Introvert
“My son is ADHD” said a mother of an eight-year old cute boy. “Oh that’s a new name, ADHD….interesting” I replied. “No…That’s not his name….I mean he has attention issues.”…
Those Memories…
Those memories…. On most days those memories just come and go and I observe them just like I would observe people passing by in a park, however on some days, like…
Birthday Wishes
I first thought of typing a quick ‘Happy Birthday’ on her Facebook wall, but something stopped me and here I am typing a quick blogpost for her. I was working…
5 things I wish I knew before following my dreams
Few weeks ago, I met a woman in a mall. She looked familiar. While I wondered where we had met, she came forward and introduced herself. She was my junior…
Celebrating 9 years
Dear Samu, I still remember the feeling of restlessness and relief when the doctor placed you in my arms on 11th April 2007. I was relieved because it was a…
How I Ended Meal-Time Struggle With My Daughter
“It’s time you started solid food”, said my daughter’s paediatrician. I nodded half-heartedly, thinking about all the struggles I would have to go through feeding my daughter. I had heard…