Go ahead.. I dare you

During the everyday rituals of brushing,dressing up or bath time, the multi-tasking Amma gets into a 'Q & A' mode in the best hope of training the little one with some worldly gyan.Few snippets on how these sessions end up in reality..

Me : Baby,tell me the parts of our body

Tanya : Eyes

Me : Good

Tanya : Ears

Me : Good

Tanya : Hands

Me : Good

Tanya : Belly Button (Giggles!)

Me : Hmm,

Tanya : Hair

Me : Good

Tanya : Hairband

Me : Oh my! Okay.Stop.

Me : Baby,Now tell me five vehicles you know

Tanya : Car

Tanya : Bus Bus

Tanya : Cycle Cycle (Giggles)

Me : ----- silence ----

Me : Okay baby.Tell me some wild animals now

Tanya : Tiger

Tanya : Lion

Tanya : Saranya meow.. (the stray cat that visits our home)

Me: Baby,but its not a wild animal

Tanya : But Amma,it doesnot live in our home

Me : Point taken.No arguments with the kids of this generation.

A Bedtime story

Tanya : Amma, I will tell you a story

Me (Relieved!) : Good baby,please go ahead

Tanya : Once upon a time..

Me      : Wow.. Wow..now thats a good start..

Tanya : Once upon a time,there was a Crow

Me      : Ahem..

Tanya : What he do?

Me      : I don't know,you tell me baby

Tanya : (after lot of silence and giggles).. "He frightened a little mouse under the chair".Story over.

Me      : Oh my! Is this the story?

Tanya : Yes Amma.

Me : Acting upset..

Tanya : Okay,Don't worry Amma."Iam not your friend,Iam your Bhessttuu Friend".So I will tell you another story..

Me : Okay baby.Tell me a nice story then..

Tanya : Once upon a time,there was a .. DADA

Tanya : What he do?

Tanya : After some silence..

Tanya : "He frightened a little mouse under the chair"

Me : Oh my ! Giggles with her and the same story continues in a loop

Tanya : Once upon a time,there was an .. ANT

Tanya : What he do?

Tanya : "He frightened a little mouse under the chair"

Me : listens to the same climax for  the 1,00,000000 nth time just to hear her endless giggles at each interval.Patience is a virtue :) :)