Just yesterday night my self and Neela were talking how 2 years back we were all sad, nervous, happy and elated at same time. Our son Kunal was to go to University of California, Santa Barbara for his MS.
I remember we as a family all had gathered - myself, Neela, Abha, Mayunk, Ulhas, our Grandson in arms Kabir, and Kunal. Sad and nervous as Kunal was going away from all of us for the first time. Happy and elated as he was going to full fill his dream.
Neela my wife of more than 31 years has encyclopedic memory of dates and events and her comments made me aware that since last 2years our SECOND INNING has started. Our tiny ones grew bigger and bigger and naturally flew away to test their wings and skill they had accumulated.
So one day our Ist innings had to come to an end. So11.09.2007 saw our 2nd innings was to begin but our daughter Abha and grandson Kabir were still there. We went with her to Bangalore - her home in Oct 2007 and stayed few days till she settled with new born Kabir.
When we came back to Mumbai late Oct 2007 it suddenly hit us as we opend the lock that we are alone. We were together but spice had gone out of our life. No one can imagine how life will be without kids - their - laughter, youth, mistakes, demands, and so many other ingredients that makes our life interesting and full filling.
Now there was more time to sleep,read newspaper, work was less. Neela had to prepare food and breakfast in smaller proportions. While shopping care had to be taken to order less of everything - dals,rice,wheat,vegetables and all.
How to do away the silence was an issue. No chitter chatter - Neela and kids always talked more than me. Even phone and Mobile rings were less as friends of kids were not calling.I had now added responsibility - of talking more. Understanding the need was easy but its implementation difficult. I am sure I wont secure 35%(pass percentage) in this dept. but Neela can answer this better.
Phone, Mobile, Laptop have become our third arm. Talking, chatting and emailing to Abha, Mayunk and Kunal became the need of the hour. Neela also became more proficient - she used computers in office but at home she resisted. Now it was necessary to open an email a/c, add people to chat lists, load photos. She became an avid user of computer and it was nice to see her using Kunal's computer writing and reading mails. She even opened ORKUT and FACEBOOK a/cs
I am sure this wont be first and last Blog - many more will come. We are batting well and bye till next time keep smiling and chuckling.
I remember we as a family all had gathered - myself, Neela, Abha, Mayunk, Ulhas, our Grandson in arms Kabir, and Kunal. Sad and nervous as Kunal was going away from all of us for the first time. Happy and elated as he was going to full fill his dream.
Neela my wife of more than 31 years has encyclopedic memory of dates and events and her comments made me aware that since last 2years our SECOND INNING has started. Our tiny ones grew bigger and bigger and naturally flew away to test their wings and skill they had accumulated.
So one day our Ist innings had to come to an end. So11.09.2007 saw our 2nd innings was to begin but our daughter Abha and grandson Kabir were still there. We went with her to Bangalore - her home in Oct 2007 and stayed few days till she settled with new born Kabir.
When we came back to Mumbai late Oct 2007 it suddenly hit us as we opend the lock that we are alone. We were together but spice had gone out of our life. No one can imagine how life will be without kids - their - laughter, youth, mistakes, demands, and so many other ingredients that makes our life interesting and full filling.
Now there was more time to sleep,read newspaper, work was less. Neela had to prepare food and breakfast in smaller proportions. While shopping care had to be taken to order less of everything - dals,rice,wheat,vegetables and all.
How to do away the silence was an issue. No chitter chatter - Neela and kids always talked more than me. Even phone and Mobile rings were less as friends of kids were not calling.I had now added responsibility - of talking more. Understanding the need was easy but its implementation difficult. I am sure I wont secure 35%(pass percentage) in this dept. but Neela can answer this better.
Phone, Mobile, Laptop have become our third arm. Talking, chatting and emailing to Abha, Mayunk and Kunal became the need of the hour. Neela also became more proficient - she used computers in office but at home she resisted. Now it was necessary to open an email a/c, add people to chat lists, load photos. She became an avid user of computer and it was nice to see her using Kunal's computer writing and reading mails. She even opened ORKUT and FACEBOOK a/cs
I am sure this wont be first and last Blog - many more will come. We are batting well and bye till next time keep smiling and chuckling.
welcome to blogging Dad! beautiful post! positive and yet very poignant at the same time.
ReplyDeletepity we all have to leave our nests one day and i dont even want to start imagining what life will be like when Cubby goes away! yet the memories made are too precious to give up for the huge changes that come later!
keep writing!!
hugs
abha
Yes, it was ironic that your son was leaving you just when mine was being born. The happiness of holding him was tempered by the knowledge that very soon (in, like, 20 years) we will have to learn to live without him, to hear of his escapades through the Internet and to clap for his achievements by ourselves.
ReplyDeleteToday, you can be proud that within JUST 2 years to the date, that son of yours has been selected to represent his company at a customer place. Indeed, we hope our son does us equally proud.
Brilliant blog, dad. Keep updating it without fail!!
Just a suggestion: avoid using full names. You never know how Google Caches can come back to haunt us ;-)
Hi Suhas..!
ReplyDeleteGood blog.. We had gone through the same feelings and now making us used to it.. Thanks to technology... atleast we can talk, chat, see each other on webcam... ! I remembered one poem...
Ya ghartyatun pillu udale..door gheuni shakti...Akankshache pankh asaave...umbarthyavar bhakti...
We are lucky to get kids having faith and love for parents.
Keep writing.
Hi Suhas,
ReplyDeleteVery Good Blog,Hats Off to your spirits ad just keep it up.You were always "senti" though never looked so.But don't be so Senti yaar.and both your kids has made you a Proud Father and Mother
Ashish
Where's the next post? I hope you will maintain at least once a week average to begin with :-)
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