Why? Yet again?

She has to always go through a lot of struggle before she finally achieves success. She was born that way too. Had a complicated pregnancy,was hospitalised numerous times,docs could'nt feel her even in my fifth month etc,etc. She was born overseas and overseas is where she always lands herself into trouble. The number of thefts/robberies she has had to go through is not funny.What I lost sleep on was that she literally had to beg for money for survival!  Today was another bad day when early morning I was told that her passport has 29th Feb,2014 as her expiry date when 2014 does not have a 29th.  Her job internship is almost about to slip away.

She cried on Skype,'Mamma,why can't things work out fine for once?'  I have been sitting all  tensed since then,all shaken and worried. Early morning her time far away she'll have to make her way to the Indian Embassy there.Since its a technical error on their part,hope it gets rectified soon and she does'nt lose the coveted internship.

My ma-in-law taught me NOJOR JHARA. The first time MIL did it on me,I giggled as a new bride. But today I do it on my family,thinking she's blessing them yet again. Feeling much better after penning down all this. Hope to God she maintains her brave front and sorts it with her usual efficiency.I asked her to be cool as she's not the one to tolerate inefficiency. Like mother,like daughter! To that she replíed, 'Today I might just about break down.' 

How would I know?

Homecoming,written in March,was lying in a draft.To write one must lead a lesser hectic life.All it needed was to push the 'publish' button which I pressed today.Strangely its time to vent my feelings yet again.

Daughter left two days back. The house seemed strange till our son decided to give us a two days' treat. He left a few hours ago.  The house doesn't seem nice at all. Kyra refuses to eat anything ,even her favourite MARIE remains untouched in a corner. Eyes seem teary and there seems to be dry tear stains running down her cheek.Tell her to be brave and she looks away,almost saying,' How would you know?' Daughter speaks to her on phone on reaching and she has the next meal and goes for a roll in the grass. Next meal she's back to square one. Guess got to cancel my swimming today.

When we go out without Kyra,we put on extra lights and definitely 98.4 FM.The other day,a visiting friend,found this immensely funny,especially when the whole family trooping out  discussed in the car that the present song playing was not Kyra's favourite. We got her hair trimmed too as daughter rightly pointed out 'let her go through everything in one go.' All dogs get depressed when their fur is cut. Funny people! I would love to have a crew cut in this heat and only if my husband did not sulk at the very mention. And yes,how would I know??!!


    

Homecoming!

The time spent was great with the guitar strumming on and off,everybody,mostly we women shouting at the the top of our voices,saying,'as I was saying.......' Even managed to see Kahaani,a brilliantly made movie in this short span of time.

The house never seemed so quiet ever before. Guess it will take sometime.Daughter's words ,'Could I not stay back?' on the way to the airport kept ringing in my ears for long. She just rang up to say she's reached and having noodles(the Maggi kind!). US seems so so far away,especially if you know the child misses home a lot.Shall get used to it I suppose. Looking forward to her visit in May for 3 weeks although she plans to visit Nani,Bhai etc as well. It will do,I keep telling myself..