Rahi turns 18 today. He only looks 14 though. At the age of 53 I have been told that I look around 60. He has got his mom’s gene. Lucky him. When he was very young he once asked me “what should I be when I grow’… I thought for a while and answered ‘you should be happy when you grow’ Yes be happy. It … Continue reading Happy 18th Rahi
And slowly you are getting out of your teens, becoming closer to an adult. What does that mean to you. What does that mean to your old man. I don’t even remember when I turned 17 or even 18. I remember when I turned 40 and when I turned 50. This last year was when I really started thinking about you growing up to being … Continue reading Happy 17th Birthday Rahi
Another International Women’s day and Happy 16th Birthday Rahi…. The other day I forgot why sixteen was such an important birthday here in US. Then I asked Rhea and she said it was because that is when you get a chance to apply for a driver’s license and start driving on your own, though one can start their Driver’s Ed earlier. But that is not … Continue reading Happy 16th Birthday Rahi !
Rahi.. another year and a year older… 15 years and in 6 months you can plan to get your driver’s license…. That is a big event… I think I got mine when I turned 18… because back in India it was 18 years to get your driver’s license… That too was for a two wheeler… I think I got my four wheeler license when I … Continue reading Happy 15th Birthday Rahi !!
Last year when I wrote a post for your 12th Birthday, I did not think you would be 13 so fast…. And now, officially we do not have any kids at home.. We have a Teenager… As you have grown up to be a teenager… in the last 13 years our world has also changed a lot. And it is bound to change. Even people … Continue reading Happy 13th Birthday Rahi! | Be a Change Agent….
Wow!! one more year and you will be a Teen. It has become a norm to remind every year that you were born on the International Women’s day, but what the heck… it does matter because women gave birth to the world we live in. And we are all ever in debt to their love and compassion !!! When I wrote my first blog post … Continue reading Happy 12th Birthday Rahi
Today is the day I was born… Today is also the day my Grandmother passed away. I am told she died the exact same time I was born. I think I was in 5th or 6th grade back then. No, this fact that the dates coincide, does not bother me at all. Because there is no relevance to things like the time when a person … Continue reading When your birthday coincides with your Grandma’s death anniversary
Another year goes by and as always I look forward to wishing you a Happy Birthday through the blog. Something I have followed since you turned four. This year for some reason I was trying to remember my 11th Birthday. What I did and what happened that day. but I could not. I guess many people my age would not. It reminded me the value … Continue reading Happy 11th Birthday Rahi
Some feel it is inauspicious to talk about Death on one’s own Birthday. Well not just on Birthday, they feel talking about death itself is a bad omen. And that’s the whole point here. I think you cannot talk about birth without thinking about death, it is not inauspicious but just a reality of life. Because every birth has to reach an end in death. … Continue reading Today on May 30th My Birthday let me talk about Death 🙂
Today is my sister’s birthday and I wish her the very best in her life. When we were kids we never thought that years ahead in life we would be living so far apart in this world that we could not attend each other’s birthday. We probably thought that life will remain in the same little cozy shell our parents built for us, but every … Continue reading To my sister Anu
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