Her: Amma, do you know it’s romance day tomorrow?
Me: Pls call and ask appa what he’s doing about romancing me.
Her: Amma, erm, what are YOU doing about romancing appa?
I can’t seem to get the upper hand in any conversation with my kids these days!
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Says my preteen as we listen to the retro hour on radio:
It’s so cute! Amma, you are like a kid in a candy shop who jumps up and down all excited on seeing something. As soon as you hear a song you recognize, you’re like, ‘Oh, I love that song!’ and you sing along so excitedly. It’s quite cute, really.
– Ahem, I didn’t think anyone was listening. Really.
Oh well, might as well enjoy kiddo’s amused indulgence now, for the day is not far off when it’ll turn to acute embarrassment.
Her: Happy Children’s Day, amma!
Me: But I am not a child.
Her: You are your parents’ child, aren’t you?
– Right back at you, kiddo.
Her: Amma, can I do this?
Me: We’ll see…
Her: Amma, you keep saying “we’ll see” whenever I ask anything. By “we’ll see” you obviously mean “no”, but you just don’t want to say it!
– Kiddo is wisening up to my tricks.
Kiddo: Appa, what do you do at office?
Appa: There are a lot of people in my office. I manage them, give them work and tell them what to do.
Kiddo: Oh, so they do all the work in your office. Then, besides giving work to other people, what do YOU actually do?
And beleaguered appa concedes yet another round!
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