I come here to finish my sentences
Hi I’m Aashi. Radio DJ at Radio Mirchi UAE. Book Bug (in making). Movie Maniac. Sitcom sucker. Middle Name Mom. Closet Writer
Take a Break- Let Them Watch Cartoons
The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Review in a Nutshell
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin: Review in a Nutshell
Animal Farm by George Orwell: Review in a Nutshell
To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History: Review in a Nutshell
I know. The politically correct thing would be to say, “my 4-year-old kid lives in a screen-free household”. But that would also be a blatant lie. On days when I need a breather of 30-40 minutes, on days when I can do with a power nap, on days when my…
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Raise your hands if you hate to be seated next to a child, and that too a losing-his-mind, crying-out-loud, noisy, bored child, on an airplane? Now imagine that you are the parent in this scenario and you don’t get to change your seats, or casually complain or simply put on…
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I wish I knew a way to always protect her. From an unsavory comment by her classmate. From a casual neglect by a teacher. From a small accident at recess time. From my own well-meaning but faulty parenting. When I look at her, I know she deserves nothing but the…
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Motherhood, among other things, is a sobering and humbling experience. All your lofty ideas about ideal parenting are finally put to sleep as you struggle day in and day out, to get your act together. Which is why I no longer say the following things: 1. That kid is such…
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Note: This is one of my older blogs. When my parents used to tell me, “you will understand our actions, only after you become a parent”, I thought they have found a way to say “whatever”; ie disagreeing without giving any logical explanation! But they were right! I can finally…
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When people told you that, motherhood, is probably the most difficult thing that you would ever do, they were, for a change, not exaggerating, at all. It is one of the toughest things, for me. Elders, other mothers, relatives and common sense, all will tell you, that with time, you…
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Let’s admit it right away. Since that moment, where you thought that you are ready, for parenthood, you have had equally strong moments of self-doubt. But there was something in that moment, let’s call it “temporary insanity” where you thought, just like me, that you are “ready”. Don’t get me…
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