Life has moved on by a number of decades(who cares how many???) since I was a small child. Today in globalised India, we teach our kids about many many special days, beyond the Independence day, Republic day or Gandhi Jayanti. There's Environment Day, Earth Day, Water Day, etc etc etc....on one hand and the Valentine Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Friendship Day and many more such days which teach the nuclear family generation learn/ realise value of human relationships, even if it is for one particular day. Today they learn, the importance of saying aloud, 'I love you Mom for all you did/ are doing for me' or saying 'Thank you Dad, for being there when I need/needed you the most'. Our parents never thought it important to teach us to say that formal ' I love you' or the ' Thank you', which was never part of our culture, tradition earlier. How will they in fact, they were just the first generation of nuclear family parents raising kids inde
Am a Mom, a Home Chef, and a Communication Strategy Consultant. Just back from a four year long sabbatical in Europe with husband and hence trying our best to learn living life after kids leave home for studies. Invite you to come for my tea-time chats where I will share my experiences in parenting, professional hurdles, recipes, life and household management hacks, relationships and many more important topics. So let the kettle whistle while we get ready for our tea-time chats.