Posted on April 19, 2013
Monday was about people running for the love of running. Instead, it turned into people running for their lives. And I can’t stop running either: running thoughts through my head about such unnecessary violence and what it means for our kids’ future; running out of reasons and excuses about why and how this continues to happen; running into puddles of emotion about the safety of our society. So then I ran with my thoughts to the Internet and found this:…
Posted on March 29, 2013
Let me recap Downton Abbey, the award wining BBC drama series, season finale episode of Season 3. Don’t worry, there are no spoilers ahead! The Scene: Lord Robert and Lady Cora Grantham and their family go on their annual trip to visit the home of their cousin, Lady Susan, and arrive to find tension between Lady Susan and her husband. It is also clear that as a result of their fired tempers and underlying resentfulness and dislike for each other, their…
Posted on March 15, 2013
I just came across this new research published in an article titled, “Pressures of Parenthood” in which couples exaggerate the joy of being parents to hide costs. It was published in The Telegraph, a reliable source of information in the UK. Needless to say, I was quite taken aback by the title itself, let alone the content. In my humble opinion, the “cost” of raising children has always been an issue since the invention of money! Here are some facts:…
Posted on February 15, 2013
Parenting is… Learning about your children from your children. Google-ing should only confirm what you already know. Roma Khetarpal
Posted on January 12, 2013
I was speaking with Julie, my TOG confidant, the other morning and as we always do, we struck up a conversation about the day-to-day stuff that we parents get caught up in with the kids. My kids are young independent adults now, so I said to Julie,”It goes by fast. I didn’t think so when I was in it. But looking back, it seems like it just flew by.” She went to share with me a sentence that her husband…
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