Familiarity breeds contempt and children. – Mark Twain That is quite a true statement. Within a few months of marriage, Rekha and I became familiar with each other. Now, we also have contempt for each other. No wonder…we are planning for a child very soon. Besides the contempt, the other thing that encouraged us to … Read more
Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped. – Sam Levenson (1911 – 1980) My birthday made me wonder…. Giving birth is quite a phenomenon. We men are never told about it, and are left to fend for ourselves. The smart … Read more
A friend of mine who heads the Features Desk, The New Indian Express, Bangalore has written an article on the DINK issue. It is quite an entertaining piece by R Krishnakumar – himself quite an interesting personality. To give an example, we once unearthed an Old Monk quarter bottle from his office draw. And now … Read more
I have a feeling that very soon it would not be cool to have a male child. I don`t know you if you agree with me, but it is a fact that today 50% of the households start expecting a boy child as soon as somebody in the family gets pregnant. The rest are OK, … Read more
Don`t believe me? Just re-run your prayers before God, in the last one-week and you would realize the kind of trouble he/she is in. His/her stocks rise and fall at the Bombay Stock exchange, depending on how good a day we have had. Today morning, after my bath I found myself facing all the deities … Read more
My wife has inspired this post, like all others in this blog. She wanted a kid. I said we could have a kid as soon as both of us were ready. She was adamant, which lead to a scene. I was adamant, and it lead to injuries. Physical and emotional. How do I explain it … Read more
Requested by Trioptikos @ 09:20 pm | Dec 6th 2004 Topic Suggested: What about the connection between full-moon, madness, love and werewolves? Mail Id: None Blog: http://idiosyncrasy.rediffblogs.com/ A friend of mine once said his girl friend broke up with him because he compared her face to that of the full moon. Incidentally, she happened to … Read more
My office has at least six pregnant ladies. One could blame it on last year`s winter, which must have seen the couples cuddle together in their warm beds. On extrapolation, one can safely assume that every body was healthy in the winter, otherwise how could they have had all the physical activity. Now, since everybody … Read more