On the Piccadilly

Hahahah Abe!! You're parents should write their ow...

2009-10-30T18:34:10.263-07:00

Hahahah Abe!! You're parents should write their own blog about bringing you up!:))

Whew!!! must have been an experience... I once dr...

2009-10-30T08:39:59.399-07:00

Whew!!! must have been an experience...

I once drunk half a big bottle of some ayurvedic eye medicine put on top of a shelf which was way beyond my reach. I had dragged a chair and then a stool on top of the chair and then climbed on top of that. I was fishing around for something and feeling thirsty, drunk from the bottle kept there...:)

I innocently told it to Amma when she came back from office and she freaked out. She had my dad come back from office and take me all the way to trivandrum where the vaidyan lived, to check if it would have any long term effects on me. The vaidyan just patted my back and said "good boy".

Poor appan...:)

@Scatterbrain: I wish we had more teachers like yo...

2009-10-30T02:40:48.994-07:00

@Scatterbrain: I wish we had more teachers like you. A lot of the schools here are employing people who've nothing else to do. I can't blame to school coz parents only expect babysitters while they go to work.
*sigh* The system sucks.

@Scatterbrain: Yeah, i'm so so relieved! @Starry-e...

2009-10-30T02:39:22.569-07:00

@Scatterbrain: Yeah, i'm so so relieved!
@Starry-eyed nut: I wish hospitals and doctors would focus on hospitality as well! It's important that they be nice. Often in hospitals you see relatives running around getting medicines, meeting different doctors etc. Someone should help these people who're often scared and lost.

What kind of a doctor is this man? Rude, impudent ...

2009-10-30T00:09:40.123-07:00

What kind of a doctor is this man? Rude, impudent & insensitive!!! My mother had once gone to a dentist like this. During the extraction ma got very scared and clutch on to her, she yanked mas hand off and screamed at her! I lost my fuse on her, obviously we never went back to her :(

But this must have been nerve cracking for you....glad he is okay....

What a mean doctor!! phew! What an ordeal!!Anyway...

2009-10-29T23:52:13.969-07:00

What a mean doctor!!

phew! What an ordeal!!Anyway, I'm glad it was nothing in the end. I'd hate to have my lil chakakuru take any medicine by mistake!!

I am totally with you on this. Being a teacher mys...

2009-10-29T23:47:28.067-07:00

I am totally with you on this. Being a teacher myself, I know for a fact that putting a child earlier in school does NOTHING to improve their intelligence or whatever these over ambitious parents think it would.

Its true that kids who have been in pre-school/playschool do better than others at kindergarten, and maybe even lower grades. But thats it. It does not positively influence their lives beyond that.

What would be better is organising a playgroup of moms and toddlers that meet probably once or twice a week at each others homes by turn. This gives kids a chance to get to know other babis, realise that they might be the apple of their mommy's eye, but not really the center of the universe! And it gives the moms time to chat, share baby tips and eat!!

@Ketchup Girl: Adiv loves medicines, especially th...

2009-10-29T20:53:38.366-07:00

@Ketchup Girl: Adiv loves medicines, especially the bitter ones:)) I was glad this was sweet..so it was unlikely tht he'd drunk the entire bottle. I'm relieved he didn't get his hands on any of our cough medicines or aspirin..or anything! It was scary.
Our regular pediatrician is Dr Chinnappa, who is really good but inaccessible on phone. The other doctor i called, Sandeep is accessible on the phone, which is why I keep in touch with him also. Now I'll think twice.

Never again call that paediatrician! I am curious....

2009-10-29T20:50:50.644-07:00

Never again call that paediatrician! I am curious..who is this 'gentleman':). And i think there are some helplines available in Manipal hospital ? Check it out...im not sure..still its worth looking and keeping these help lines handy. I can imagine what you must have gone through and such thiings line up just when husbands leave :D. Glad he is fine! mish hates medicines of anykind! She used to be scred of those bottles! And yea, God watches over, so no fear :).

I was also quite shocked when he started screaming...

2009-10-29T20:50:42.064-07:00

I was also quite shocked when he started screaming at me! I'm never going to him again!
Glad it ended well. Phew! Still so shocked.

That must have been nerve wracking. Glad all ended...

2009-10-29T19:39:25.365-07:00

That must have been nerve wracking. Glad all ended well and Adhiv is his usual self. But I don't believe that the pediatrician made such a comment. Utterly rude.

@aqua - The point isn't about getting used to it! ...

2009-10-24T05:21:12.818-07:00

@aqua - The point isn't about getting used to it! The point is that he is too young to be left alone and traumatised. Lots of kids go through with it, but he doesn't have to coz i'm not working! I wouldn't have picked the school if they hadn't said I could sit in!

Hey girl..finished the tag finally! Hmmm, I guess ...

2009-10-24T04:34:30.317-07:00

Hey girl..finished the tag finally! Hmmm, I guess u guys will get used to the little game of hide and seek - adiv can seek u out in a few hours, while mommy can take a seat back and wait for her lil one to finish school! Letting go is usually hard the first time - its like Bungee Jumping eh! The first scary step..

@Ketchup girl: I'm going to turn to you for all th...

2009-10-22T22:28:27.231-07:00

@Ketchup girl: I'm going to turn to you for all these mommy-related doubts:))
I've also been told Headstart is good..three of my nieces and nephews went there and loved it!

sorry missed your comment on LIttle elly. I hear h...

2009-10-22T21:24:54.834-07:00

sorry missed your comment on LIttle elly. I hear headstart is a wonderful school. A lot of my friend's kids go there. Take it easy roops, and yep, be vocal with the teachers :D

sweetheart, u are absolutely right in thinking thi...

2009-10-22T21:23:28.301-07:00

sweetheart, u are absolutely right in thinking this way. Its also not about letting go. We did send mishmash to school every early in Bangalore and eventually got her out, coz she was feeling sick. Thats when i saw the difference- she was much happier home, doing thiings her pace, waking up late, taking it easy. When she was finally ready, she asked herself - ma where is my school? By then we had movd to sydney, and she walked in confidently to her preschool, without a care that ma was not going to be with her. is this school Akshara by any chance?

@Krithika - I totally get what you're saying! Both...

2009-10-22T17:50:38.162-07:00

@Krithika - I totally get what you're saying! Both Ro and I arent very keen on moving abroad coz of this very reason. Here Adiv gets to see his grandparents, his granduncle, grandaunt, aunts, cousins...there is so much family. Because of that he is getting to understand that even the extended family is important.
It's good that you're home. These are years you'll never get back. So enjoy them with Vidur. Have fun!:)

i love u for this roops. I feel bad for those work...

2009-10-22T10:22:48.703-07:00

i love u for this roops. I feel bad for those working moms who have to leave their kids in day care once their maternity leave is up. Unlike India people here do not have a support system. Though I crib about not working all the time...i am grateful that I am at home with Vidur. I keep telling Raj that we need to move back to India in a couple of years. Vidur needs his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I grew up with a whole bunch of people. I don't want my kid to miss out on that.

My muuuuuahs to Adiv.

Thanks Starry-eyed nut! Yes, it's heartbreaking wh...

2009-10-22T07:36:03.624-07:00

Thanks Starry-eyed nut! Yes, it's heartbreaking when you see fear in your child's eyes. That reason i'm against sending kids too early to school is that they're often too young to understnd that they're there only for some time and that their parents will return for them. Even a year makes a difference coz next year he'll be older, and i'll be able to explain to him that i'm waiting outside and we'll get home after school. Now he doesn't understand that if i'm not around!

awww i can feel your pain. Its a wonderful approac...

2009-10-22T07:14:15.756-07:00

awww i can feel your pain.
Its a wonderful approach of not pushing your child and making them join the rat race.

congrats to adiv and mamma :)

2009-10-22T03:20:57.947-07:00

congrats to adiv and mamma :)

sweet!!! padiche padiche vellya aalakan aadivinode...

2009-10-21T13:09:33.234-07:00

sweet!!! padiche padiche vellya aalakan aadivinode parayanam...:)

Sweet..! proud of little Adhiv. Is this preschool?...

2009-10-21T03:39:56.189-07:00

Sweet..! proud of little Adhiv. Is this preschool? And big day for you mama.

Thank you Appu aunty:D Adiv

2009-10-20T20:37:32.356-07:00

Thank you Appu aunty:D

Adiv

This is a toddler program at Little Elly. Next yr,...

2009-10-20T20:37:07.162-07:00

This is a toddler program at Little Elly. Next yr, he'll go to Headstart. However, if Little Elly is good he might just continue here!