Just mamma and the brat. In a bus called Neeta Volvo. Which is airconditioned at the specific request of the brat, who is thinking of this as one big great adventure on par with his trip into pahad land by train last year. He has already packed his backpack with enough action figures and Beyblades to keep himself occupied for a journey to Char Dham and back. Not, of course, that we plan on doing the Char Dham, but you get my gist. Mamma is a little stressed out. The only travelling she has done alone with the brat so far has been by air, and that too, short domestic flights, the longest of those being to Delhi, so keeping him occupied and peaceful has been for two and a half to three hours at the max.
At this point I must bow from the waist to those mothers with small children who make transcontinental flights. Respect.
I've packed his backpack with Oreos, Bourbon biscuits, juice tetrapaks, Lays. And his beloved chutney sandwiches. I'm keeping a novel I'm midway through in my handbag. Maybe I'm being ambitious.
We go to Pune for a few days of R&R and unwinding. This summer, the brat has not had a vacation, so this is the closest he's getting to one. Wish us luck for the journey. Mamma must be getting soft in the head if she's stressing out about going on a four hour bus ride.
At this point I must bow from the waist to those mothers with small children who make transcontinental flights. Respect.
I've packed his backpack with Oreos, Bourbon biscuits, juice tetrapaks, Lays. And his beloved chutney sandwiches. I'm keeping a novel I'm midway through in my handbag. Maybe I'm being ambitious.
We go to Pune for a few days of R&R and unwinding. This summer, the brat has not had a vacation, so this is the closest he's getting to one. Wish us luck for the journey. Mamma must be getting soft in the head if she's stressing out about going on a four hour bus ride.
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aah.. dont worry. You are a fun momma and I am sure Krish will be at his fun best too. I have taken Ganesh to overnight journeys in train (sleeper class) alone some four to five times, in his life of two and half years (bangalore-kerala). He is so used to the concept of journeys as such. You will surely find a way in case he whines or something, which I am not foreseeing coz, he has enough things to self-entertain. The packing too seems to be complete. I am sure you will get to read the book too. Go, have fun, girl.
They have movies, which keeps the kids busy.
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Mommy blogging is an amazing genre of blogging. You just need to write down your everyday experiences and it becomes a niche blog, not a personal one!
But there's just one challenge-you need to have something called wit, to mix with those everyday experiences. Hat's off to you Kiran, for that!
Great going!
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