Daughter's Wisdom Nuggets - 3

Whatever we talk about often gets absorbed by our kids’ sponge-like brains. I’m most of times unknowingly chatting about weight, diet, exercise, or some neck or foot sprain and naturally, that’s what my daughter catches on to. She knows that’s one of my frequent topics.

Today morning, feeling a bit displeased with myself, I asked her,

“Zaara, do you think I’ve gained weight in the last couple of weeks?”

She gave me a slow scan tip to toe and went, “Hmmmm…”😅😂

With my best sad puppy face, I sighed, “Okay, okay! I know, I know! Holidays and all that festive eating didn’t help me.”

Without missing a beat, she said, “It’s okay, Ma. In science we learned about animal adaptations, right? This little bit of fat you gained is just like a polar bear’s blubber. Even I gained some!”

Amused and curious, I asked, “Really? What do you mean?”

She grinned, “It’s a protective layer of fat that  keeps you warm in the cold winter ❄️😂 and gives warmth to your young one - that’s me!” Then she wrapped me in a big bear hug 🥹💞

“Wow,” I laughed. “That’s an interesting perspective!”

She nodded confidently, “Ya, Ma! You do so much. By summer, like by March, you’ll be all nimble and sharp again, like a fox! Maybe an arctic fox!”

In total awe, I tried to give her a kiss, but she dodged my “kiss attack” and ran off as usual! 😄

Honestly, kids are the best critics and the most loving ones too. Their feedback may sound at times frank or funny, but it’s filled with warmth, honesty, and pure affection. I felt so loved in that moment and felt like the most beautiful woman in the world! ❤️

It’s the holiday season in India now starting with Dussehra, followed by Diwali 🪔 tomorrow, and soon the festive cheer of Christmas. With all these celebrations (and endless delicacies!), it’s hard not to indulge. 🙈💕

But as my daughter said - a little “blubber” is fine! With some hard work and self-care, we’ll all be nimble foxes again soon. 🦊

Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali and a joyful festive season! 🥳

May you receive all that’s best for you - health, happiness, and love. 💫

Daughter's Wisdom Nuggets - 2

An yet another dining table conversation...

Me in all my brooding avatar after discussing some events...

Me : "Zaara don't be so attached to teachers or fella classmates. Years change and your sections also change. You must go with the flow!"

Z : "But why should I not get attached. At times I may find a favorite person in the process, with whom I would love to talk more..."

Me little surprised: "Ya, you will find such, but is there any recent favorite person!"

Z: "Ya , my grade 3 teacher . I meet her in every snacks period!"

Me : Really?!

Z: Ya , I still meet her. We talk. One day she asked me , how's your grade 4 Zaara. I said , "Mam!Busy, suffocating mammm!"

Me: wow, then?!😅

Z: She laughed and said, tell me about it Zaara and we chatted away.

Me: So you guys talk like friends now then!?

Z: Ya. She is not my class teacher, so we talk more now.

Me: So you feel good then!?

Z: Not just good maa! It feels fresh, a new feeling....like how you finish a book and start a new one, or how you end a lesson and start a new lesson, I feel that refreshing!!!

I WAS MIND BLOWN AND COMPLETELY SHOCKED TO SAY THE LEAST! I didn't want to amend her thoughts or add my thoughts. I just let that be...

It feels like it is not me who is teaching, but my always talkative 🦜 kid is teaching me - more about relations, friends, or emotions !

Uhh! Freedom of Speech and Expression - what a beautiful freedom to have and exercise, isn't it?!! And a child reflects it every once in a while and makes us realise how to beautifully yet nonchalantly execute it!

Today is 78th Independence day for India ( India became independent on Aug 15th 1947, 🇮🇳) - Happy Independence day. A plea to all to have the sense and sensibilities to recognise and understand the differences between patriotism and hyper nationalism!⛓️‍💥

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Daughter's Wisdom Nuggets - 1

My daughter utters so many wise words at the age of 7-8 , it almost feels like she is some 18+ and in all - sage avatar is preaching me. From today I am trying to be active on blog and would try capturing some of the random wisdom nuggets and wise-cracks, my daughter has up her sleeve :-)

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My wisdom tooth is a unique pain giving companion from more than a decade 🤕. A nerve exactly is passing in between the tooth  and to operate it's tough, if it's bone we can still surgically extract...if nerve little tough - at times u may lose sensation of the jaw, but mostly u won't - I was told .. I thought, feeling the pain is better than feeling nothing, so nearly from 12 years I suffer on and off immense pain episodes, sometimes I get fever and so on ....

Today some food got stuck in that tooth. I was cleaning and then pressing my jaw in pain, holding it...and so on, seeing my trials , 

my daughter : "what's wrong!"

I then explain about the wisdom tooth...

After five different Q and A on what it is, why it's extracted and so on ( and me googling most of it to explain to her😜)....then she goes on like this.

"Mamma I guess I know the reason why you are in so much pain!"

Me: why

Z: maybe it's not just nerve , maybe tone down your wisdom. You act too wise at times 🤔

Me: means?

Z: Become a bit dumb, then the tooth won't be used much ...Being dumb numbs the pain ma!🤣

Me again perplexed as am not sure if she is just speaking sillily or even if in the form of taunt at me, the sage avatar of hers made her utter the life's most profound and ugliest fact 💯🙂💥