Questions....

Does Shamu go Poo-poo?

he is big right? so he must go big poo-poo?

our little fish tank gets so dirty with just small fishes because they dirty it up. So how come Shamu's tank is so clean?

very profound questions!

How come in all those big tanks in places like Sea World, Monterey Bay Aquarium etc. you never see these big giant sized fishes, sharks, whales etc. go poo even once when you can see the fishies go all the time?

I was just stumped by these questions from the 4 year old.

Next time we visit an aquarium we are going to raise our hand and ask these questions.

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Santa is just a guy in a suit

Till last year the little one was so sure that Santa was real. Even this year at the IBM party she was happy to meet "Santa"!

All it took was one careless Santa who didn't know how to wear his costume and now the magic is gone! (this was the school Santa). Eventually it would have worn out anyways, just that we were directly being approached for gifts!

LO came to me and said "Daddy, do you know? Santa is really just a guy in a costume!"

On the bright side, daddy's stock value with LO has increased now that she knows he is the real Santa.

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Women's glib?

Was too tired to even move and ended up napping on the little one's bed in the kids room. The kids both protested my presence initially saying "we are playing here, you have to go out!"

Mumbled something and dozed off and they must have realized I was fast asleep and started playing. After 30-45 minutes, I woke up and was still tired but conscious of their game.

LO : I have to run! I am late to pick up my kids.

Jr.: Please stay. You have more work to do here! Why do you have to rush?

LO : My husband will be very upset!

Me : (thinking while half asleep .. a kid in our household that is worried about a husband being upset? that is impossible! should I pinch myself?)

LO : (within a split second) Actually, it is okay. I am not worried about my husband getting upset. He can be upset. Let's continue...

Me :(laughing under the blanket) Idhu, Idhu namma veetu kuzhandai! (This, this is a kid from our household alright!)

San does not believe me when this conversation was mentioned, but swear to god, this was a real conversation between the kids.

Wish there was a video!

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Responsible child

LO : Daddy, we should not waste money, right?

Me : Yes. I keep telling you two that. Why are you asking me now? (my spider sense was tingling after seeing that sincerely serious look on the little ones face!)

LO : Why don't I just stay home? You and Amma keep saying "we spend soooo much money to send you to school!". If I don't go to school you can save money, right?

Me : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kids these days are plain dangerous. Endha puththula endha paambu irukkummnu yaarukkum theriyaadhu! (which snake lives in which hole, no one knows - is the literal translation.. but in this context it means, you cannot guess what a person is capable of by their size or looks.. ie., there is more to it than meets the eye!)

Note to self: Be very very careful with the little one, when she grows up!

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Photos on display

We have a photo of my dad's mom on the shelf with the gods. For some reason, it has been a custom on my fathers side of the family to include grandma's photo with the gods. There are a lot of older dead relatives who are not given the same treatment.

So, it was suggested by the kids that my recently departed Grandpa's (mom's dad) photo be added to the Ummachi shelf (prayer shelf).

Seemed like a good idea and the small 4x6 was placed in one corner.

A conversation with the kids

Little One: Can we put GNB's (Carnatic singer G. N. Balasubramaniam who died in 1965!) photo there on the shelf too? He is also dead and we love him, right?

Me : Hmm.. We do have a photo of his. We can put it on the shelf if you want. But he is not family!

LO : thinks for a minute and goes "can we put Michael Jackson's photo there too?"

Me : !!!!!

Jr.: yes appa. he is dead also and has wings right?

Me : yes. MJ definitely has wings just like grandpa. But we can put his poster on the wall.

LO: Why don't you put it on the Ummachi shelf?

Me : It is complicated. When Michael Jackson was alive, I thought he was god. Somehow, now that he is dead, I have a problem praying to him along with the rest of the gods.. Your daddy is not smart enough to explain what he feels.

Now we are just going to take Thatha's photo and put it on the wall. Then take MJ's poster and put it on a wall as well to make all parties happy.

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