Parenting lesson # 2785

Kids ask questions..One's that test your creativity , reasoning, and sanity.

Some wisdom gathered over the past year show that....

--These questions are most likely-very real, very basic and very uncomfortable at times.

--One realizes that the reply, what ever it may be- needs to be cleverly answered. Chances are, 99.99% of time, it will get told to visitors in great enthusiasm along with " Mama/ papa told me this"

-- The same questions can be asked to you repeatedly, under different circumstances- it is just a ploy devised by 2ft tall people to understand how stable his/ her parents are. You change one word in the reply-- and they will point it out to you.

--You never get brownie points for answering any question related to school based knowledge. The teacher is always right, and you are wrong-- come what may!!

-- Most of the philosophical questions in life arise, just when you have got into the bathroom and shut the door. They love hearing us reply " why can't i be 8 yrs old for my next birthday " being shouted over the noises of ablusion!

--Never, never answer a question absent mindedly. You will end up hearing a lot of " but you told me it's ok? "

And most important of all...

- Never tell them your age. Even.under.duress.

Half of our housing society, all our friends and relatives, a flight full of people to delhi , all school mates, all teachers , the guy who sells bread/ eggs, our vegetable seller, his doctor, the waiters at his favourite restaurant- everyone knows how old me and TB are!!!

That phrase " what was i thinking when i decided to have a kid?" sounds very logical at times like these....