23-Oct-2011 :

Around 10.30 in the night – whole of the house would have been sleeping, but for Paachu. He came to my room and said, “I want Jack fruit now”. Well, I must say, I wasn’t surprised, given the fact that it was Paachu who was asking it. And I told him to wait till morning at least, (so that he will forget). That did not deter him; he resorted to cry. Then my mom came out of her room and gave him ‘akhrot ‘ – the dry fruit. He had it and happily went back. He actually meant ‘akhrot’ when he said “Jack fruit” and only my mom got it. Had my mom been not there – all of us would have had a sleepless night – searching for jack fruit.

Affection is capturing what you mean rather than what you say - Hence proved.

11-Oct-2011:

When Paachu failed at all attempts to skip school, he was taken in the car till the bus stop. As soon as he saw the bus nearing, he told his father that he wanted to go to restroom. His father falling prey of his words brought him back home. As soon as he reached home, he had no intentions of going to restroom, let alone going back to school. When all learnt that he fooled everybody innocently, it was decided to take him to school on bike. On the way he told my father that he should bring Paachu back from the school after an hour, to which my father obliged. He was made to sit in his place and my father did not pick him after an hour, instead came back home. In the evening Paachu came back home all smiling and told my father “See, today I went to school as a good boy. Buy me a pack of Lays”.

Really wondering on his definition of a ‘good’ boy.

10-Oct-2011 :

Paachu’s unprovoked Realization: “When I have a kid and somebody will ask him ‘what is your father’s name’, he will say ‘My [5 sec pause] Father’s name is [7 sec pause] Sriram’ ”. Paachu continues “And I will not ask him to go to school”.