“and may god less you…
and may god less you…”
baby param singing the happy birthday song. and what he thinks is the second stanza…
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so. ma. what did you do at home today ?”
Baby param pops me the question as he jumps out of the van. er. wasnt that my half of the dialogue?
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“today the teacher stamped on some books and slapped me…”
this is 100 per cent fiction. maybe even 200 per cent.
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“hello. vanakkam. oru kaamedy sollunga”
“:
baby param answering the phone.
i have mentioned earlier that i will never forgive the mmmim for watching kollywood dial-in comedy shows. totally stand by it.
full month of burnt idlis for the mmmim coming up.
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there’s a lot of good press about toddlerhood, infancy, bibs and breastfeeding. but i was too tired to notice. i found the first years of motherhood overwhelmingly exhausting ( on good days ) and exhaustingly overwhelming (on the other days).
and just when firstborn headed schoolwards, babyparam popped out. and there went another three years.
i want to go on record that i am not nostalgic about baby photos, prams and spit-ups. i dont miss the emergency runs, suppositories, and the dirtiest tee-shirts in this side of south east asia. i dont miss the four hour marathon feeding sessions, baby chairs and the backaches.
here’s my happiness haiku
you child
are three
am glad for me
Twopointthree kids, sixpointsix ideas on raising them 
Me first 🙂
Isnt he the sweetest 🙂
I loved your last para
🙂 that was relief turning into verse
I’m waiting for relief to hit me….and my son is just 20 months old now.
‘full month of burnt idlis for the mmmim coming up.’ – Can I have the burnt-idli recipe please.. I mean pretty please! 😀
adhu yepdi? sorry. burnt idlis have to be earned… kadumaiyai ozhachi sambaadikanum
cant just give the recipe away like that
happy happy to baby Param.. 🙂
Not sure if i have commented before..but i am a Regular lurker .. i love ur blog 🙂
regular lurker… thanks for speaking up.
i love the anne book series too…:-) do you have your blog?
No blog… :)..glad to meet another fellow Anne book series lover..
-Suba
He’s got the stamping and the slapping bits the right way around. Would you have preferred the teacher to have slapped some books and stamped on him? 😀
And “oru kaamedy sollunga”? Don’t those dial-in things ask for “oru joke sollunga”?
And finally… burnt idlis is a FIENDISH plan, MiM 🙂 Good luck with trying to follow it through!
i am relieved that the teacher didnt get stamped on or slapped, considering how baby param can be rather menacing at times..
those dialin ppl say”yenna kaamedy solla poreenga inniki?” stet.
thanks for the round of support on the idlis. forward ho!
how do u burn idlis?? n baby param is the cutest! 🙂
3 & 6 is good place to be 🙂
what? yet another person is curious about this secret and ancient technique that has been passed down 6 generations of women in the mim household. secrets are for keeping, my friend
yes! when the A turns three I want to have as they say in the Punjabi films a “Jashan” cue in raunchy dancer, “morning after guilt inducing” food..
and what food would that be?
7 litres of samea payasam?
and 7 kilos of jalebis and 7 litres of proper Pnjaabi lassi 🙂 Just channelling the best of Punjab & TN in the matter of “morning after guilt-inducing” things…
Raunchy dancer vendaam, though.
7 kilos of hot jalebis i hope?
Hot jalebis, cold lassi. Totally.
a woman of fine tastes.
Happy b’day to him. He sounds adorable. 3 and 6 is lovely and 14 and 11 even better, just so you know what to look forward to 😉
thanks sands. i am sure i’ll love it too, then
Happy Budday Baby P.
And congrats MiM, for surving the years.
Baby P’s phone dialogue – priceless!!
thanks chox:-)
Long time lurker…
Happy Bdday to baby Param 🙂
At the blue lawn household we are currently at 2.8 and 0.6 (well almost)….Mera number kab aayega?
P.S: Rice Cooker payasam idea soooper…
your number romba romba far away. consolation is at least one will be three. phew.
PS i dont like any other payasams, these days. total delish
Happy “B”lesses to baby Param. Have been visiting you thru art’s blog. Love your humour style 🙂
thank you:-) lots of lurkers coming out today.:-) nice
Recent delurker lurking to wish many happy returns to baby param.
Please share the recipe for rice cooker payasam. Always ready for payasam of most kinds.
rice cooker payasam = directly pour milk, sugar, ghee, golden samea, cashews, etc etc…
in the rice cooker and let it cook for an hour: it thickens into the most delish milkmaidlike payasam.
keep the rice cooker open. and stir occasionally.
LOL @ comedy sollunga. Another TV term that makes me cringe: “avar romba youth-a irupar”
Happy bday Param kutti! March on!!
thanks tpl.
love the haiku.
with a 2.3 yr old who is in full civil disobedience mood…i know exactly what u mean 😦
hey! long time… madhu.
2.3 . very red chillies stage – kodumai maxx.
err…i no speak no tamil 🙂
just a smattering of malayalam….and some tamil from erstwhile serials watched by MIL (shudder shudder)
but i think i got the gist 😉
tamil serials: the right place for some choice tam. vocab.;-)
Cute 🙂
Warmest bday wishes to baby Param 🙂
thank you Priya:-)
Hey MiM,
Happy happy to Baby Param. DD’s 7 and I am safely out of the woods and DH wants another one. Any secret recipe you can pass along to me to punish him for this foolhardiness?
you can show him the photo of my broken sink?
There’s an idea…. Thanks!!
Hey MiM,
I also have to thank you, I stole your 55 word fiction idea and here is my first effort. Let me know what you think
http://meeraganesh.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/2-pink-lines/
hey! it’s not my idea… it’s just an idea that’s floating around. and your story had a shocking twist. aiyo!
Hey,
I learnt from the best, with you for inspiration, could you expect anything different?
hallo hallo
idhu konjam too much
Happy happy b’day to you, baby param!
rofl @ kaamedy sollunga!
long time no write?
why?
Love It!
Belated b’day wishes to the little one:) talk about the timing of the 2nd one’s arrival… shabbaa… a few more months and i think the 2nd will forget a thing called tantrums.. FAT hopes i know:| loved the haiku:)
thank you… vidya
actually his birthday was in august. but i waited till i was certain he was well over 3 and not regressing to do this post