By Piyushi Dhir
Mom says Corona is going… I was excited to hear that. “Can I play with my friends?” I asked. “We have to take things slowly,” Mom explained. “We can start by making a social bubble.” “What’s a social bubble?” “Now ten people can meet among each other, but we still can’t go to the market […]
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My preschooler has recently entered the phase where he must ask me “Why” a billion times in the day. He reminds me of a poem I had heard as a child: I know a curious little boy, Who is always asking “Why?” Why this, why that, why then, why now? Why not, why by-the-by? Having […]
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Never before has the world been joined together in such a similar predicament. Across countries, borders, cities and towns, people are living behind closed doors. Offices are closed, schools are shut and no, it is not summer vacation. It is a pandemic. As the mom of a three year old, I try every day to […]
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Everything is different these days, isn’t it? Even birthdays are. It was my friend’s birthday last week and at first I didn’t know what to do. But with some new ideas, I celebrated it in a most unusual way. Mom suggested a day before that I make her a birthday card. We did that with […]
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Hello from my home to yours! At least, I hope you are not being naughty and wandering around – stay home and stay safe. But honestly, this staying at home is getting a little too much. It started out as fun because I didn’t have to rush to eat breakfast and get dressed for school […]
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The other day, Mom and I were listening to some songs and I heard one about a Country Mouse and a City Mouse. It was a fun song about how the Country Mouse likes to eat oats and beans, while the city mouse likes to eat cake and cheese. I was reminded of the song […]
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Hello! Hello! I am back! Some of you may remember me from two years ago, when I used to post my ‘Diary of a One Year Old’. Life was exciting as I zoomed in and out of Dubai, Paris and Ivory Coast in Africa. And then Canada happened! That’s when I went AWOL. What happened […]
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