Category The L&M and the brats
‘Full Family’
The happiest was the younger brat, for not only had his elder brother got admission to his chosen college, but we were also a ‘full family’ after having been separated for the whole day!
Eat, sleep, watch (TV) and fight!
What do couples do when their kids have grown up and flown the coop? Is it all dull and listless living for them? Find out how the L&M and the Long Suffering Lady spend their time.
Driving (us) Crazy
Did you know that driving and parking the car are family activities in the L&M’s family?
When the ‘handyman’ came to my help
The L&M saw how hassled I was and decided to pitch in with other things without being told — like cleaning the house. I made the tactical blunder of telling him not ask me where to put what and use his discretion while doing it.
Ad(verse) Images
I was nothing like the superwoman of the ads. I usually came home as if the cat had disgustedly dragged me in, before flopping like an imperfect jelly on the bed. If the family was lucky, they would get the previous week’s left-overs. By bedtime I would be sufficiently rejuvenated to scream and yell at the children to change into their bedclothes and brush their teeth, or else…
Tricky teen-talk
A vital aspect of the teen years is communication — or the lack of it. Simply put, they don’t want to communicate. I swear we had taught both the brats how to talk and answer questions when they were small! But I don’t know what went wrong and why they stopped talking, rather ‘didn’t want to talk about it’.
Who needs any other sport?
And then the gem: “Do they hate each other?” We were nonplussed. “Then why is the umpire always saying, ‘Love all?’”
SMS and DLL
As a kid I used to laugh last – not because I laughed best, but because I couldn’t understand the joke when it was being narrated. As the others burst out laughing, I would look somberly at them, with a poker face.
Movies, masti….popcorn!
Popcorn by itself is just something to munch on, but combined with a movie, it is an experience!
When you can’t beat ‘em….
‘Have you heard of removing a thorn with a thorn, and treating poison with poison?’ asked the younger brat with a wise look. ‘But I can’t poison her, for heaven’s sakes!’ I said miserably…
The Cybernag 
Thank you!
A note of thanks to my friends and readers on the eve of the third blogaversary of the Cybernag.