You should know this, Dot

Me: So what is the one thing that Dot does that you like the most?
Your father: Sleep
Me: (Quickly fires up blog to post this)

London 2012

I would have never imagined that someday I would be in a country which is hosting the Olympics and actually get to be so close to the action!

The equestrian games are happening in Greenwich park, literally outside our house!

Dot, you should know that you were three months old when the Olympics kicked off in London and you and I walked around the greenwich park seeing all the preparations with you in your buggy. Your father and I are going to go see the games. We have tickets for men's field hockey and we are stoked about watching India play South Korea. We would have loved to take you along but you are too tiny and I am certain you will have a long, eventful life where you will also get to witness such historic moments first hand.

Think of us then.

Thoughts after driving test

I passed ! I passed ! More importantly I scored better than Rahul !!!!!

Thoughts before driving test

Driving test in India - yeh suvidha uplabdh nahi hai.
Driving test in Boston - easy peasy.
Driving test in London - poopoo platter.

Thoughts after driving test to follow...

Statutory Warning

Dot, if you grow up and ever find a book called "how to traumatise your children - 7 proven methods to help screw up your kids deliberately and with skill", know that I bought it myself. It wasn't a gift. I'll gift it to you when you have kids.

Also, you should know parents who proclaim their every single, exaggerated emotion related to their kids on social media are nothing like your parents.

Your parents will not be chronically depressed to leave you at your day care and go to work, because your parents are trying to earn a fantastic life and lots of travels for all of us.

Your parents don't have panic attacks every time you go for your vaccinations. They look forward to them to see if you flinch or be brave about it.

Your parents don't treat you like a fragile piece of chinaware or an unique snowflake. They are trying to raise you as a normal, balanced, grounded human being. They hope you acquire sarcasm and a sharp wit along the way.

Someday you will thank them for this. If you don't want to thank them for it then you will just have to deal with their parenting style because you really don't have too many options here.

If this has made you feel scared and unsure of your parent's intentions, they have achieved their goal.

P.S: Your parents love you.