Stop Saying - "Because I Told You SO!"
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Out of Character!
J and I are hooked to 2 songs from #URI. N tried resisting it cos we were playing it non-stop .. in loop! Finally she gave in... Y'day evening when I was humming #BehChala - she is like - Can u please just play the song already?? I am sick n tired of you humming it ...😌😆 As the phone played the beats of #Challa - her inquisitive mind started thinking about what I had told her about URI. This is the conversation that followed - N - Mom, is URI real? Did it really happen? Me - Yes beti. It really did. N - So in real the soldiers sang these songs??? Me - Noo.. songs and dialogues are only in the movie. But the incident really took place. Terrorists from Pak came in our country and killed our sleeping soldiers. It's against the rules. If in war its ok. But soldiers are not supposed to kill unarmed people. N - Do they get to sleep? Me - Yes they do sleep in batches. At every ...
Charm of Communication
What is the 1 thing that is going to leave a lasting impact on your children and your relationship with them? What makes or breaks the situation when your 5 year old is trying to press your buttons? What comforts a 2 year old when she finds herself in a pre-school environment the 1st week and almost hates it? These kinds of questions we never ask ourselves while parenting our first-borns or even the next. Certainly not before we become parents. But there are often times when we question ourselves..our style of parenting... if we are doing it right or not.. and all the guilt wading through in difficult situations. In the 7 years of being a parent if there is one thing that has never missed a chance to make an impact - good or bad is - Communication. J (my dear husband) would shrug off - so what's the big deal about it. It is indeed the most important ingredient of all relationships, he will say! And as much as I don't like to admit - He is right! 😜...