Aru mesmerised after watching Dusshera n here's the outcome on our way back
Aru - "Mom where has the orange clothed Ram gone ?"
Me -" He's gone back to his home"
Aru - "Why ? What is he doing at his home right now"
Me - "He was feeling cold and is drinking tea after a long day"
Aru - "Okay. But he is not real Ram then why you called him Ram ?"
Me - "Coz I didn't know his name ."
Aru - "Then why you did not ask his name. Oh there were many people around. So ask next time alright"
Me - "Sure " 'n' a big sigh of relief ;-)
A brief PAUSE
Aru - "Mom, then where is real Ram ?"
Me - "He's in the sky."
Aru - "But Ram cannot fly like Hanuman , then how can he be in the sky ?"
Me - "Hmmmm...Ya so he must be in the temple"
Aru - "Ufff, that's just a statue.Mommy why don't you know a lot about Ram"Me - "Darling coz I never questioned my mom as much as you do :-("
Tring Tring....and here rings my phone in office.
It was Arunima calling
Aru - "Mom are you in office ?"
Me - "Yes my dear"
Aru - "Can you come home early today."
Me - "Sure , I'll try to."
Aru - "Can we talk for long ?"
Me - "No, if I need to come early, I have to finish my work and no talking."
Aru - "Okay" in a rather sad tone ...then suddenly getting excited "Is Farooq uncle around ?" (that's my colleague)
Me - "Yes, but he sits far."
Aru - "So can't you take the phone to him ?"
Me - "No, you called on my landline."
Aru - "Okayyyyy" sad again..."Then give it to Gaurav bhaiya..he sits near you :)"
One visit to office a year and these little masters have the entire seating structure engrained ;-)
Me - "Sorry...He's not on his seat honey".
Aru sounding irritated and angry - "That's not good . Give the phone to your boss. I want to talk to him."
Me - "Darling he's working".
Aru - "Now why is your boss working ?" In a rather astonished tone
Me - "Why not ?" I asked surprised.
Aru - "Boss is not supposed to work. He should scold people who are not on their seats and talking on phone for long. "
Am sure Aru - All bosses are gonna love you for that ;-)
Aru - "Mom, aunty is very bad .Gives me cold milk to drink."
Aru - "Mom where has the orange clothed Ram gone ?"
Me -" He's gone back to his home"
Aru - "Why ? What is he doing at his home right now"
Me - "He was feeling cold and is drinking tea after a long day"
Aru - "Okay. But he is not real Ram then why you called him Ram ?"
Me - "Coz I didn't know his name ."
Aru - "Then why you did not ask his name. Oh there were many people around. So ask next time alright"
Me - "Sure " 'n' a big sigh of relief ;-)
A brief PAUSE
Aru - "Mom, then where is real Ram ?"
Me - "He's in the sky."
Aru - "But Ram cannot fly like Hanuman , then how can he be in the sky ?"
Me - "Hmmmm...Ya so he must be in the temple"
Aru - "Ufff, that's just a statue.Mommy why don't you know a lot about Ram"Me - "Darling coz I never questioned my mom as much as you do :-("
Tring Tring....and here rings my phone in office.
It was Arunima calling
Aru - "Mom are you in office ?"
Me - "Yes my dear"
Aru - "Can you come home early today."
Me - "Sure , I'll try to."
Aru - "Can we talk for long ?"
Me - "No, if I need to come early, I have to finish my work and no talking."
Aru - "Okay" in a rather sad tone ...then suddenly getting excited "Is Farooq uncle around ?" (that's my colleague)
Me - "Yes, but he sits far."
Aru - "So can't you take the phone to him ?"
Me - "No, you called on my landline."
Aru - "Okayyyyy" sad again..."Then give it to Gaurav bhaiya..he sits near you :)"
One visit to office a year and these little masters have the entire seating structure engrained ;-)
Me - "Sorry...He's not on his seat honey".
Aru sounding irritated and angry - "That's not good . Give the phone to your boss. I want to talk to him."
Me - "Darling he's working".
Aru - "Now why is your boss working ?" In a rather astonished tone
Me - "Why not ?" I asked surprised.
Aru - "Boss is not supposed to work. He should scold people who are not on their seats and talking on phone for long. "
Am sure Aru - All bosses are gonna love you for that ;-)
Arunima super excited for Christmas. Before going to bed last night....
Aru - "Mommy today tell me the Santa story"
Me - "Okay ! So Santa is coming on his sleigh from the snowy mountains"
Aru - "What is a sleigh ?"
Me - "Well, it's a wooden slide gliding in snow and drawn by reindeers"
Aru - "You mean a skateboard, drawn by reindeers in snow" (explains who her evening playmates are ;-)
Me- "Hmmm Okay...Kind of"
Aru - "But mommy ur worng, reindeers come in rain and not snow, that's why their name rain-deers"
Me - "Oh ! As you say so" (feeling rather sleepy)
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Brief pause
Aru - "Mommy , will real Santa come this time."
Me - "Yes !! Of course"
Aru - "But last time it was a man, dressed like Santa"
Me- "Sweetheart, Santa is also a man :) "
Aru - "No man is like papa, Santa is Santa - both different"
Me - "Hmmm...So real Santa this time" (Guessing where will I call him from)
Aru - "Really --I can't believe it !!" (ready to jump out of bed)
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Aru - "Mommy.."
Me- "Aruuu...lets sleep"
Aru - "Last one , Is he making a list ?"
Me- "Yes he's circling the earth and listening to the GOOD , Well behaved kids' wishes"
Aru closing her eyes- "I want a snow-white costume with a crown this time"
(Now Santa plz let me know where can I get that in Bangalore )
Aru - "Mommy , will Santa take a rocket and come to Jupiter ,
Me- "Why?"
Aru - "Soon a meteorite will strike the earth,and it would be destroyed"
Me - "I hope not"
Aru - "U scared, don't worry me and dad have plans to live on Jupiter ;-) "
Me- "Ur dad's no less...now can we sleep ?"
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Aru - "one last, one last plzzzzzzzzzzz"
Me - "okay "
Aru - "Mommy why I dream of phuljhari's during diwali, photographs on ur wedding Annivesary,gifts and Santa during Christmas ?
Me - "Darling ....coz ur still in the best phase of life called CHILDHOOD :) "
Aru - "Mommy today tell me the Santa story"
Me - "Okay ! So Santa is coming on his sleigh from the snowy mountains"
Aru - "What is a sleigh ?"
Me - "Well, it's a wooden slide gliding in snow and drawn by reindeers"
Aru - "You mean a skateboard, drawn by reindeers in snow" (explains who her evening playmates are ;-)
Me- "Hmmm Okay...Kind of"
Aru - "But mommy ur worng, reindeers come in rain and not snow, that's why their name rain-deers"
Me - "Oh ! As you say so" (feeling rather sleepy)
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Brief pause
Aru - "Mommy , will real Santa come this time."
Me - "Yes !! Of course"
Aru - "But last time it was a man, dressed like Santa"
Me- "Sweetheart, Santa is also a man :) "
Aru - "No man is like papa, Santa is Santa - both different"
Me - "Hmmm...So real Santa this time" (Guessing where will I call him from)
Aru - "Really --I can't believe it !!" (ready to jump out of bed)
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Aru - "Mommy.."
Me- "Aruuu...lets sleep"
Aru - "Last one , Is he making a list ?"
Me- "Yes he's circling the earth and listening to the GOOD , Well behaved kids' wishes"
Aru closing her eyes- "I want a snow-white costume with a crown this time"
(Now Santa plz let me know where can I get that in Bangalore )
Aru - "Mommy , will Santa take a rocket and come to Jupiter ,
Me- "Why?"
Aru - "Soon a meteorite will strike the earth,and it would be destroyed"
Me - "I hope not"
Aru - "U scared, don't worry me and dad have plans to live on Jupiter ;-) "
Me- "Ur dad's no less...now can we sleep ?"
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Aru - "one last, one last plzzzzzzzzzzz"
Me - "okay "
Aru - "Mommy why I dream of phuljhari's during diwali, photographs on ur wedding Annivesary,gifts and Santa during Christmas ?
Me - "Darling ....coz ur still in the best phase of life called CHILDHOOD :) "
Aru high on vacations and irritated staying with her nanny all day
Me - "Really !! That's bad." Pissed off as the nanny was being irresponsible and relieved as Aru had grown up to let me know what was happening behind my back.
"So You should ask her to heat it up."
Aru - "Oh she does that many times."
Me - "She does ?" rather surprised.
Aru - "Yes ... but then she doesn't do foooo"
Okay now I got it :)
Me - "Well that's a problem Aru. What do you do ? Either drink cold or hot"
Aru -"Well that's no problem Mommy. Don't give me milk from tomorrow. It's as simple"
Aru - "Mommy today again aunty scolded me"
Me - "What ? does she scold you behind my back?"
Me - "What ? does she scold you behind my back?"
Aru -"Yes very much mommy"..with a sad face
Me - "So why did she scold you?"
Aru - "Coz I was spitting on my hand"
Me- "Well, that's not a good habit at all. You need to be scolded for that"
Aru - "But it was my hand. Can't I spit ?"
Me - "No you can't spit on anything on earth"
Aru - "So take me to some other planet mom. I want to live there"