Like father, unlike son
September 24, 2010
“It took me a long time to accept the fact that OK, he’s not going to be a doctor.” His straight-up attitude made me stop short in my tracks. This was going to be no ordinary conversation.
“It took me a long time to accept the fact that OK, he’s not going to be a doctor.” His straight-up attitude made me stop short in my tracks. This was going to be no ordinary conversation.
I have my dream job. Not everything about it is perfect, but when I wake up in the morning,
We know him as Ajay Naidu. She knows him as the 11-year-old boy who one day brought home a piece of paper that changed their lives.
It meant missing out on recess snacks, the inevitable sandwich tradeoffs during lunch and most depressing of all, missing out on any goodies during parties that may have taken place during the month.
When Sunil Prakash told his father he wanted to become a hairdresser, he was told promptly: “Any idiot can cut hair!”
Regardless of which generation it is, or even which culture it is, a lot of people assume entertainment means “I need to be on camera”; “ I need to be a celebrity”.
When we finally decide to take on the role of an older sibling, we are always at risk of being either too protective, a bad role model, or a hypocrite.
They seek nothing but the freedom to do what they do best. Not often are they granted this request. And who refuses them? Most often, it is family.
Words are failing me today. In an existence that involves updating a Twitter account, posting on a Facebook page,
Paun ke neechain jannat hai (there’s heaven underneath their feet). Upon hearing this as a child, I ran to my basement to see if life was sweeter there – no such luck.
What is sex? Why do people take drugs? When our child goes to school and develops a social personality, she brings home questions we’re not sure we have the answers to.
A story about Emperor Akbar’s witty minister, Birbal, known for the clever and humorous ways in which he tackled the emperor’s questions.