2019. The world stopped. COVID-19 pushed us indoors, and everything — work, school, friendships, even birthdays — shifted online. For many, it was a crash course in digital survival. We had no choice but to adapt. Students attended classes through glowing rectangles, professionals turned living rooms into offices, and families learned to stay “connected” while being more disconnected than ever….
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The Arrogance of “Just a Child” — and the Parents Behind It Today, I came across a video of a young boy playing KBC Junior with Shri Amitabh Bachchan, displaying an unbelievable level of arrogance. Sadly, he’s not the only child who behaves this way, but that doesn’t make it excusable. He was on national television, sitting across from a…
For the past few days, my 3.5-year-old son has been conversing with us in English. It’s broken, but he’s getting better. This might be due to the influence of Peppa Pig or the recent switch to the Paw Patrol series. However, there’s another factor at play. Just as we did with our firstborn, I read books to him while he…
“Mom’s always telling me to come straight home. I don’t know what has happened to her since the past two years. It’s killing me”, said an irritated Aarav to his friend Piyush once he had ended the quick call with his mom. “Did you do anything Aarav that she is being strict with you?”, Piyush winked. “No mate. Nothing. Earlier…
A few months back, I came across this news on an open platform for the mom community – “FDA approves the first pill for Postpartum Depression” Does this term ring a bell? POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION! It affects 1 in 7 women who give birth. And it’s a huge number. Still, this is something that is very conveniently brushed aside as “an…
Raising children is not easy. Just that we learn this only when we have our babies. Every baby comes with a different set of challenges. We always wanted to have two children. However, after our first child, I was still determining if I had enough patience to handle one more child. But we took the plunge and I gave birth…