Some Parents Need To Grow Up!

I was out for my Sunday Shopping after a long long time. The Toddler and me settled ourselves down in CCD (Shopper's Stop) and were enjoying our drinks. The Toddler starting interacting with another girl her age who was sitting with her family next to our table. These two started playing quietly. Not so quietly, you could hear them chat and giggle, but they were behaving very well. All of a sudden our heads turned in one direction when we heard a kid shout 'Nahinnnnn' on top of his voice.

This was the scene minus the folded hands.

Its then we realized there was a couple with their 4 year old kid sitting on a table opposite to ours. The mom was trying to convince the kid that he should finish his food.

Mom: "Isse khel dekh doggie, yeh car dekh, tujhe kuch aur chahiye?" (Son, play with the dog, look at the car, you need something else?)

Son: Haan, Dog House... (Why will a 4+ year old play with a dog house deserves another post :-P)

Mom gets up and brings the dog house, but sonny boy didn't budge. All I could hear was 'Nahin, Nahin, Nahin'.

What I saw next made me furious. The mother tried to feed her son and the boy snatched the spoon along with the food and threw it on the floor. All the mommy said was "Nahin beta, aisa karne se bhagwan ji naraaz ho jayegen." (No son, God will get angry if you behave like this)... WHAT???

I know a 4 year old very closely (my nephew and his friends). They're mischievous but no misbehaved. So please do not tell me all 4 year olds behave like this.

I looked at the 2 girls playing and chatting without much chaos... And I thanked my stars and smiled at the mom of the other 2 year old who had the same expressions as me when the entire episode was going on.

Some take-aways from the day:

• I'm not a perfect parent by I know one thing for sure - Parenting is about maintaining the the perfect balance. If you are over strict and do not give in to any demand of the child it’s not going to benefit the child… if you are raising them as ‘precious’ gems, like  seen in the post above, you won’t be fair to your children either. Read a similar post of Parentous Parenting Case Study 
• Parents/guardians are to be blamed to a large extent in most of the cases. These kids become manner-less, stubborn, rude and bossy.
• CCD attracts a lot of parents and children... So its not just the college going crowd which is a regular at CCD :-P

Queen of Expressions.

A baby toddler can teach show someone what expressions/mood swings are all about... I used to think I'm the undisputed Drama Queen of my Khaandaan... but what a tragedy... my own daughter has left me behind.

These pictures were taken within 5 minutes and you can see her drama.

The Naughty me

My Middle name is 'Tantrums'

The 'Oh-So-Innocent' me

I'm all surprised

The Oh So Happy Me...

 

 

Toddling Tuesdays- Visiting Cubon Park

We wanted to take Z to explore some nice open space for a long long time. Since Bangalore isn't a city we know much about (from a Parent's perspective) we decided to do a little research. 

Just FYI - Fizz has stayed in Bangalore for a couple of years in his Bachelor days.

We went through a post on Things to do with kids in Bangalore, and we zeroed down on Cubon Park (popularly known as Bal Bhavan). Z wasn't well on Saturday, so she wasn't in her true form when we started the drive.... but went back to her happy self by EOD. The park had a lot of things to do... Train ride, boat ride, kids rides, playground with slides, swings (which are totally worn out). It being a Sunday, there was a large number of people in the park (more than the park could 'pleasantly' accommodate). The grounds were nice where and we spent most of our time (whatever we spent there) walking on them. 

There is a ground opposite Bal Bhavan which had horses and kids were riding on them. I wanted to click a picture with Z sitting on the horse... will tell you what happened in a bit.

During the Ride.... at a traffic signal.

Managed to give her 'Sleepy Smile' when Pa requested

Talking to 'Pa' on phone LOL

Stunned to see so many people around!

Amazed by kids (and grown ups) skating

Didn't want to come off the lap coz she wasn't well

Pep-Talk with Mumsu

That's when she saw the horse

That's what happened when she sat on the horse

Bye-Bye time

Pa and his Muse - II

I think some of these pictures have come out really well. What do you think?

Classic Pose (Love this one)

Thinking what mischief she wants to do next

Got something

Chalking out her plan

Yeah!!!! Planned my next act

Need to cross this hurdle... 1.....

...2....

....3!!!!!

Yeah!!! Doing the Smarty Pants Dance

Now have to climb stairs

Yeah... climbed these flight of stairs alone.

Pa and his Muse

Fizz bought a new camera, and his camera exclusively clicks Z's pictures. Z is the best muse her Pa has got and the pictures are a proof of that.

That's my early morning look

Don't disturb me...

I need to watch some new songs now

I don't forget sucking my thumb

Oh! I haven't seen this song ever

I don't care if Pa wants to click my pictures

Thumb Sucking Continues

Pee - A - Boo

I see U

Not Again

Let Us Play

Let me go

I have lots of work to do

My most Innocent picture