Look at Me
Her, for the 100th time : “Mama, look! Look at me, Mama! Look, I can do cartwheels/bend myself like a pretzel/the most difficult ballet pose in the world/hang upside down… Read more »
Category: Parenting
Living inside a Thermos Flask
…is lonely. Days and nights meld together between its insulating walls. Ghosts of your past life haunt you. They torture you with glimpses of the time before you started living… Read more »
Eastward Ho!
I still remember the gush of cool air on my face and the smoky smell of burning charcoal as the train shunted off. The platform slid out of sight giving way to open rail yards strewn with gigantic metal beams. The city would make a brief appearance before melting into acres of green farmland interspersed with little towns from where kids would wave to us as the train sped past them.
Guest Post – The Sisterhood of Moms
I am feeling great this Monday morning because I finally roped in Suchitra a.k.a. The PhD Mama to write a guest post for Mixed Bag.
What You Don’t Know
You’re teenagers, you’re hormonal, I get it. I was a teenager once. But here’s another thing which you (probably) don’t know. One day, you will be me.
Toddler Tweets
That girl can make me laugh! Most days she’s a little Miranda Priestly, but if you catch her at a good time, she can be really goofy.
An Ode to Appa, my Dad
“Do you want some chocolate?”, Appa asks me. We’re shopping at Costco and just like that, I’m a 3-year old holding on to his thumb. I’m still his little girl…. Read more »
Toledo with a Toddler
There are two things which you shouldn’t miss. First is Marzipan or mazapan, which Toledo is known for. The second is Manchego cheese.
Madrid with a Toddler!
“Habla Inglés?” (Do you speak English?)? I asked the taxi driver who drove us from the Madrid airport to our apartment hotel. He didn’t. Not a word. This was our… Read more »
An Iberian Odyssey with a toddler! – A Teaser
Hola everybody! We’re back from our glorious trip to Spain. And yes, we were crazy enough to make this trip with our little girl who is all of 2.5 years…. Read more »