Sunny is all grown up now. 5 years. He talks non-stop... while awake and intermittently in sleep as well!
With Facebook, my blogging had almost stopped. But then I figured this would be better for Sunny to read when he grows up...all in one place. So hope to come back and update as and when I can.
He has a little sister now. Suddenly...almost overnight he grew up. He has become the big brother...taking care of his little sister. Yes, he still does not know how though and in the enthu to take care of her, he is actually hurting her... :) But its all part of growing up.
Some of his conversations with me:
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R : How does a shark's mouth smell like?
Me : what! I have no clue. I have not smelled it.
R : why not?
Me : (wanted to reply that I have no intention to go around smelling other people's - or animals for that matter - mouth) well, if I go near it.. it will eat me. That's why.
R : hmmmm do one thing take a dairy milk with you. Give it to the shark and become its friend...then it won't eat you while you smell its mouth.
Me : well, in that case why don't you do it yourself?
R : first of all I don't know swimming..but then I am much cuter than you ...so it will be hard for the shark not to eat me!! Got it??
Me : ROTFLOL ...almost literraly
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R was taking forever to eat 1 chapathi... Words turn to scoldings which further results in crying.
I told him to sit and think over what he did wrong and come back when he is ready to say sorry.
Few minutes later he comes back ....
Hold on! Not to say sorry ....
But says "amma I can't be good always..I have to be bad also sometimes, I can't help it"!
I can't help but forgive the innocence
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As expected, visitors at home to see the little one. And somehow invariably everyone teases R with "Shall I take the baby home with me?".
He of course says no...
Yesterday night he asks me
"Amma, why do everyone want to take our baby? Why can't they make their own? They just have to go to the hospital cut their stomach and get the baby alwa!"
If only baby making was so simple
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Its sleep time.
R: Tell me a story
Me: I am exhausted today. You please sleep on your own. Will tell tom.
R: Hmm ok. Then tell me what all Gods we have.
Me: (hain? now where did this come from) - There are so many Gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva etc etc..
R: That's only 9 of them (he was counting!). You said there so many!
Me: Forget it! I am not telling all of them. You sleep now.
(Silence for like 30 secs)
R: How did Brahma create the first mother?
Me: What are you asking?
R: No... Babies can be born from mothers only alwa? How did he create the mother?
Me: Oh! He is God alwa? He created her through magic.
R: Hmm ok
(was about to thank god for ending the conversation.. BUT)
R: But how did he raise the mother? He cannot give her milk! How did she grow?
Me: He is God, he can do anything. He created her like she was grown up only!
(I am just eager to end the conversation and catch up on some sleep.. BUT he has other plans)
R: Then God can do anything?
Me: Yes.
R: Can he drive a car?
Me: He can.
R: Does he go to office?
Me: No. He is God. He need not.
R: Then what does he do all day?
Me: He keeps seeing us - who is doing good or bad and rewards or punishes us.
R: Oh! How boring.. ok I will sleep now.
FINALLY! The conversation is over with the conclusion that "God is Boring"
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I am putting coconut oil for R in the morning. As any other kid he does not like it.
R : why do put this daily?
Me : so that your hair grows well.
R : why should my hair grow?
Me : so that you look nice.
R : but whenever it grows you ask pappa to take me for a haircut.. Then why should it grow?
Me : <>!
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P is polishing R's shoes. First he did the left one, and then the right one. Realized there is a spot in the left one again.. Goes back to it...
R is patiently waiting all the while... But when P gets back to the left one again...he loses it!
" yen pappa... Are you playing or what with it? Is it a toy? Simply one after the other you are doing.. And I am getting late here!"
Kids today....ufffff !
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We were watching Mahabharata on TV... Suddenly out of the blue...
R : AMMA where is my wife?
Me : I don't know.. We will have to look... Or maybe you have to find one on your own ( as if wife = toy )
R : (with a real sad face) but how will I find her?
Me: don't worry when you become big like pappa you will find her...
R : but will she be like you? I want one like you only... Same face.. Beautiful and sweet....
**** I am literally over the moon ! Lol! That girl might not exactly be thrilled to hear this... But who cares! I am the Best... Muhah ha ha ****
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How to explain absolute bad, situational bad, inevitable bad etc to a 4 year old?
Scene 1:
Me : (while telling ganesha's story) shiva got very angry and cut off little ganesha's head
R : shiva is very bad no?
Scene 2:
Me : ( after repeating at least a million times for him to go and brush his teeth) - shouting ..... Rishabh will you go now or what?
R : stomping his foot on the ground... I will not... I will not....
Me : if you do that again ...see what I will do!
R : ( reluctantly goes and brushes and comes back) AMMA, why only elders should shout and not children?
Scene 3 :
Me : that's more than an hour now.. Switch off the TV.
R : why? (For the millionth time)
Me : (much against my will..musters patience for the millionth time ) because it's not good to watch it all day long.. It will also spoil your eyes..
R : but thatha watches it all day long... He is bad alwa?
Me : no.. He has finished school... Work and now it's time for him to relax...
R : then can I also watch all day long when I become thatha ?
,.................!!
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I tell R the story about Krishna showing the universe in his mouth to his mom... Everything was fine that day.. But then on, a new question pops up everyday..
Q1 : if he has the whole universe in his mouth.. Where is the place for him to eat butter?
Q2 : are we inside his mouth? Will he eat us? Is he gogga (demon) then?
Q3 : does his mouth stink?
Q4 : how will he talk?
Q5 : if he spits..like after eeya (brushing) will everything fall out?
I need help here... Is there a way to outsource this insistent Q&A ?
With Facebook, my blogging had almost stopped. But then I figured this would be better for Sunny to read when he grows up...all in one place. So hope to come back and update as and when I can.
He has a little sister now. Suddenly...almost overnight he grew up. He has become the big brother...taking care of his little sister. Yes, he still does not know how though and in the enthu to take care of her, he is actually hurting her... :) But its all part of growing up.
Some of his conversations with me:
**************************************
R : How does a shark's mouth smell like?
Me : what! I have no clue. I have not smelled it.
R : why not?
Me : (wanted to reply that I have no intention to go around smelling other people's - or animals for that matter - mouth) well, if I go near it.. it will eat me. That's why.
R : hmmmm do one thing take a dairy milk with you. Give it to the shark and become its friend...then it won't eat you while you smell its mouth.
Me : well, in that case why don't you do it yourself?
R : first of all I don't know swimming..but then I am much cuter than you ...so it will be hard for the shark not to eat me!! Got it??
Me : ROTFLOL ...almost literraly
************************************
R was taking forever to eat 1 chapathi... Words turn to scoldings which further results in crying.
I told him to sit and think over what he did wrong and come back when he is ready to say sorry.
Few minutes later he comes back ....
Hold on! Not to say sorry ....
But says "amma I can't be good always..I have to be bad also sometimes, I can't help it"!
I can't help but forgive the innocence
************************************
As expected, visitors at home to see the little one. And somehow invariably everyone teases R with "Shall I take the baby home with me?".
He of course says no...
Yesterday night he asks me
"Amma, why do everyone want to take our baby? Why can't they make their own? They just have to go to the hospital cut their stomach and get the baby alwa!"
If only baby making was so simple
**************************************
Its sleep time.
R: Tell me a story
Me: I am exhausted today. You please sleep on your own. Will tell tom.
R: Hmm ok. Then tell me what all Gods we have.
Me: (hain? now where did this come from) - There are so many Gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva etc etc..
R: That's only 9 of them (he was counting!). You said there so many!
Me: Forget it! I am not telling all of them. You sleep now.
(Silence for like 30 secs)
R: How did Brahma create the first mother?
Me: What are you asking?
R: No... Babies can be born from mothers only alwa? How did he create the mother?
Me: Oh! He is God alwa? He created her through magic.
R: Hmm ok
(was about to thank god for ending the conversation.. BUT)
R: But how did he raise the mother? He cannot give her milk! How did she grow?
Me: He is God, he can do anything. He created her like she was grown up only!
(I am just eager to end the conversation and catch up on some sleep.. BUT he has other plans)
R: Then God can do anything?
Me: Yes.
R: Can he drive a car?
Me: He can.
R: Does he go to office?
Me: No. He is God. He need not.
R: Then what does he do all day?
Me: He keeps seeing us - who is doing good or bad and rewards or punishes us.
R: Oh! How boring.. ok I will sleep now.
FINALLY! The conversation is over with the conclusion that "God is Boring"
********************************************
I am putting coconut oil for R in the morning. As any other kid he does not like it.
R : why do put this daily?
Me : so that your hair grows well.
R : why should my hair grow?
Me : so that you look nice.
R : but whenever it grows you ask pappa to take me for a haircut.. Then why should it grow?
Me : <
*****************************************
P is polishing R's shoes. First he did the left one, and then the right one. Realized there is a spot in the left one again.. Goes back to it...
R is patiently waiting all the while... But when P gets back to the left one again...he loses it!
" yen pappa... Are you playing or what with it? Is it a toy? Simply one after the other you are doing.. And I am getting late here!"
Kids today....ufffff !
*****************************************
We were watching Mahabharata on TV... Suddenly out of the blue...
R : AMMA where is my wife?
Me : I don't know.. We will have to look... Or maybe you have to find one on your own ( as if wife = toy )
R : (with a real sad face) but how will I find her?
Me: don't worry when you become big like pappa you will find her...
R : but will she be like you? I want one like you only... Same face.. Beautiful and sweet....
**** I am literally over the moon ! Lol! That girl might not exactly be thrilled to hear this... But who cares! I am the Best... Muhah ha ha ****
****************************************
How to explain absolute bad, situational bad, inevitable bad etc to a 4 year old?
Scene 1:
Me : (while telling ganesha's story) shiva got very angry and cut off little ganesha's head
R : shiva is very bad no?
Scene 2:
Me : ( after repeating at least a million times for him to go and brush his teeth) - shouting ..... Rishabh will you go now or what?
R : stomping his foot on the ground... I will not... I will not....
Me : if you do that again ...see what I will do!
R : ( reluctantly goes and brushes and comes back) AMMA, why only elders should shout and not children?
Scene 3 :
Me : that's more than an hour now.. Switch off the TV.
R : why? (For the millionth time)
Me : (much against my will..musters patience for the millionth time ) because it's not good to watch it all day long.. It will also spoil your eyes..
R : but thatha watches it all day long... He is bad alwa?
Me : no.. He has finished school... Work and now it's time for him to relax...
R : then can I also watch all day long when I become thatha ?
,.................!!
**************************************************
I tell R the story about Krishna showing the universe in his mouth to his mom... Everything was fine that day.. But then on, a new question pops up everyday..
Q1 : if he has the whole universe in his mouth.. Where is the place for him to eat butter?
Q2 : are we inside his mouth? Will he eat us? Is he gogga (demon) then?
Q3 : does his mouth stink?
Q4 : how will he talk?
Q5 : if he spits..like after eeya (brushing) will everything fall out?
I need help here... Is there a way to outsource this insistent Q&A ?
