slice of life

No this is not the season of love but then love always remain fashionable. But do we still live to love? A news read the other day evoked surprise...An eighteen year old boy and probably a year younger girl in a semi urban place, madly in love were opposed by familes and finally the worst happened..they committed suicide. Very sad news! Thirty years back, a bollyflick became a phenomemon sweeping the audience off their feet, with the leading man and lady, deeply in love and finally giving up their life for it's sake. QSQT was a rage, with the debutant chocolate boy, who the girls went gaga over when he crooned the magical 'Papa kehte hain..'( and who still is ruling hearts), the cutest and innocent female protagonist, a best friend who always stood by hero's side and the soothing music which lingered on for sereral years. It completes 30 years today. Very much my opinion, but we can't be making such a movie in contemporary times anymore. Love is not so innocent a...

Best friend calls and we discuss the 'writings'. I am indebted as an honest feedback is what I was craving and I receive just that. She suggests 'Parenting' to be the next topic and I say a confident 'Yes' but in my mind I am dilly dallying. Parenting is vast. Who can claim to have perfected this art which follows a lot of science. Myself a new mom or a new age Mom who is exposed to a deluge of information, experiences plethora of emotions every day, ranging from sheer joy, dew eyed with a choking throat being floored by her antics, panic and an overwhelming feeling over her so called tantrums, which is actually her way of communicating which the 'know all Momma' desperately fails to understand! Yes, parenting is fulfilling since that's the way to give back to life and no doubt, challenging ( to describe it in really mild words)! You jump along with your kid into the next phase and a new challenge awaits along with the exceptional euphoria waiting ...