Gupshup with Laddoo

Recorded on the eve of Laddoo's 5th birthday almost 2 years ago, here's a fun conversation with Laddoo's favourite person - her Maasi (aunt) about customers, competitions, rainbows, and somehow, vinegar.

For quite some time now, Laddoo has been talking about the stuff in her dreams. It has always been tiny little tid-bits, fleeting mentions of a little thing here or there, and even though I found the little bits I heard extremely fascinating, because of all things pandemic, pregnancy, and postpartum (I love the alliteration here #iamweird) we both never sat down to actually talk about it. Thanks t...

In 36 days, it’s going to be 5 years since I delved into this parenting thing. When I keep thinking about how Laddoo is going to be 5, ALL I can think of are 5-year-plans, 5 years of government, etc. So I decided to make a 5-year-plan for Laddoo.  And as a part of this 5-year-plan I thought it’d be a good idea to get a performance review from Laddoo (and so far that’s the only thing I have)....

Laddoo and I talk about the baby that's going to arrive soon, how I will be away at the hospital  for a few days while I give birth and recover, and how life will be once the baby and I are back home.

At the start of this conversation, I had a very specific topic in mind. Laddoo had already finished dinner, had a bath, brushed her teeth, and was ready for bed. In another week or so, we’ll be moving back to our house and there, she has a bed of her own. Until now, we’ve been co-sleeping, but I want that to change so I thought it’d be an appropriate time to talk to her about sleeping in her own b...

What do you do when you have a chatty pre-school-er? Well, you have fun conversations with them! They’re not always fun, though. Sometimes, they drag on. Most times, you have to say the same things over and over again, until you think that they’ve got the point, and even then, it is likely that they will talk the talk, but walking the walk might be a tad bit complicated. But that's expected, right...