Daddy’s Diaries XVIII
August 19, 2015
It’s new, this ability to see my grandfather as an individual, separate from the fact that he fathered my father. I think it helps that I’ve met the woman whose narrow passageway Dada came out of.
It’s new, this ability to see my grandfather as an individual, separate from the fact that he fathered my father. I think it helps that I’ve met the woman whose narrow passageway Dada came out of.
By the way, I never became the air hostess or the detective you thought I would be! In fact just the opposite happened.
From Alexander the Great to Mughal emperors to our own siblings, Rakshabandhan has held significance for many years. Why do we celebrate it?
The message about pregnancy risks after 35 is so strong it could make any woman balk at the idea of ever having a baby.
“If ghosts can walk around, and go through doors, why don’t they fall through the floor?” Questions real kids have asked, and how to answer them!
Age-old ideas about pregnancy are often at the root of intergenerational squabbles. A group of moms share the superstitions they heard while pregnant!
Birth hair is associated with undesirable traits from the past, and the first haircut is special in most cultures around the world. Find out why.
It took me a while to understand that my role as a daughter and sister had no place in the office.
Fire always moves upwards. ‘Ā’ means ‘towards’, and ‘rati’, means ‘right or virtue.’
How soon is too soon to take an infant on a plane? Does a young baby still need a passport to travel abroad? Here’s some advice that might be especially handy when making those first few trips with your little one in tow!
The insistence on the flawlessness of a bride’s appearance irks me. Like my stubborn white hairs, I, too, want people to see me undisguised.
We’re worried fairytales will disappoint our girls if Prince Charming never shows up; or that Barney Stinson is a bad role model for boys. But is reality any less far-fetched?