The Artist

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 4/9/2013 7:26:52 PM

'Crayons. Those terrible waxy things that leave oily marks on any surface they come across and are a pain to get rid of? Well, its a favorite in the MomOfRS household. The twins LOVE their crayons. And then some Though I’ve never discouraged them from using it, its been tough to prevent them from scribbling [...]'

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Wallowing In Misery

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/28/2013 2:17:40 PM

'Okay, I confess. I’m not as strong as I’d assumed I am. Or will ever be. I’m a sissy and a nincompoop and I miss the BF. Terribly, terribly miss him Its been two months plus since he’s been away. There’s not a single day when I haven’t mailed/chatted/called him at least three times each. [...]'

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When Little Hands Tell A New Story

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/22/2013 6:14:40 AM

'Once again, pulling out a post from the drafts!! I really have no idea why so many of my posts are lying in the drafts (around 65 at the last count) and I totally forgot to publish them ———————————————– Till a couple of years back, I was very enthusiastic about applying mehendi to Lui. She [...]'

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The Chalk ‘N’ Cheese Theory

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/21/2013 9:53:49 AM

'I was digging through my laptop yesterday and came across a few snaps taken from last year. We had gone on a short weekend trip to a resort near Pune ( I really have no idea how I missed out on doing a post on that ). Anyhow, so as I was sifting, I came [...]'

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Learning New Things

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/20/2013 1:20:29 PM

'It is sleep time in the MomofRS household. The twins have drunk their milk, wiped off the mustaches and slumped onto their respective pillows. “Say your prayers”, I admonish the two. Little Lui immediately starts off with, “Dear Allah, please take care of our Big-Dadi .  Dear Allah, please take care of our Abu. Please [...]'

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Assorted

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/18/2013 1:19:11 PM

'Its one of those days you know, your mind is so full of thoughts, all varied and mixed and you just want to vent them out because really, you want something new to think about. You don’t? Oh well, must be only me then Anyhow, so one of the things I was wondering about was [...]'

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Book Review : “F?@k Knows” by Shailendra Singh

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/12/2013 1:03:05 PM

'Author: Shailendra Singh Publisher : Rupa Publications Price : Rs.195 Has anyone read “7 Habits of Highly Effective People? It was a pretty good book which put me off self-help books forever . I mean, it did spout a LOT of wisdom and all that jazz, but I could appreciate it only when my eyes [...]'

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The Modest One

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/11/2013 12:18:19 PM

'I’m getting the twins ready for school. The school was celebrating ‘Black Day’ where all the kids were to wear the color black. I’d bought a black ‘angry-birds’ T-shirt for Shobby which loudly screamed “I Need Anger Management”. It seemed to apt, since my son is prone to severe temper tantrums at the drop of [...]'

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Mumma’s Little Helpers

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/7/2013 10:41:48 AM

'Its the season of peas. Lovely green peas which are now cheaper than what they usually cost throughout the year. The MIL brought around 3 kgs of green peas last week. The plan was to deep-freeze half of it and use up the rest. Since then, we’ve been having peas in practically every dish. Matar [...]'

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Of Passion And Work

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/6/2013 6:07:36 PM

'For a few months now, I’ve been contemplating going on a sabbatical. The thought first crept in when I was busy on my previous project and didn’t have the time to breathe. I was cranky, tired and snapped at every given opportunity. Working 12 hours at a stretch for weeks does that to some people. I’m [...]'

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Cute Stuff That The Twins Say

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 3/4/2013 12:29:20 PM

'I firmly believe that children are messengers of God. They say things that no other adult in their sane state would say. Kids are not bridled with social or moral implications of their speech, so naturally, whatever comes from their mouth comes right from their heart. They say stuff that either warms the cockles of [...]'

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Weekend Updates……..

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 2/25/2013 12:38:11 PM

'….returns!!! Seems like a gazillion years since I updated on my weekend escapades (you can call it that…seeing as how I escape doing half the stuff I’m supposed to do). Life in the MomofRS household seems to flow in a languid pace. With the BF away, much of the vigour and vitality seems to be [...]'

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Letters

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 2/18/2013 1:07:58 PM

'Dear Mr.Bell What would we do without a phone?? No, no, I don’t mean the smartphones that let us do all but communicate with the dead! I mean the simple little thing you made that made talking across miles possible. The simple wires carrying sounds to lands far and away…making it possible for a very [...]'

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Book Review : “RIP” By Mukul Deva

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 2/4/2013 12:32:30 PM

'Without any preamble, I’d like to start off by saying that there is nothing, nothing subtle about RIP!  Read the disclaimer at the beginning, if you may, but its more fun if you just ignore it and jump into the book. The blatant references to corrupt politicians and their ilk is so wickedly juicy, you [...]'

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The Twin’s First Republic Day

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 2/1/2013 2:36:02 PM

'Since I was  a part of the Scout/Guides troops in school, Independence and Republic Days are very close to my heart. It wasn’t about the hours of marching we had to do. It was more about the freedom to bunk boring lectures, march in the sun during chilly winters (those classrooms were morgues!!) and be [...]'

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The Fairy GodMother

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 1/29/2013 6:30:32 PM

'Dear Shobby, By the time you are old enough to read this, you may not even have an iota of recollection about it. But the moment was too beautiful to ignore. I just had to write it down. I want you to read this and realize, that there is one person on this planet who [...]'

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Of Secret Bonds And Spaces

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 1/25/2013 12:36:24 PM

'I recently read a book called “Break In” by Dick Francis. Its a story of a steeplechase jockey and his twin sister set in  the backdrop of Francis’ forte – horse racing. Right from the beginning of the story, it is made clear that the two leads have a bond that is strongly telepathic, they [...]'

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With The BF Away…..

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 1/23/2013 2:50:36 PM

'With The BF Away…..   ….. I can now plan my weekends   Okay, I seem a little heartless right now, but hear me out.   When the hubs is around, my weekends depend on him. He has this typical habit of letting me know his plans at the nth minute.   At 6pm on [...]'

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Missing Him Already!!

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 1/22/2013 11:33:59 AM

'With the BF out of the country on work, I’m busy fretting what to do next. I mean, since every second of my spare time was spent in needling him towards the abyss of irritation, I have no idea how I will use up my time now I’m still writing him enough mails but this [...]'

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The Twin’s First Trip To Mahabaleshwar

Author : momofrs      Blog : Mothering Multiples.........      Date : 1/21/2013 2:24:43 PM

'Winter in Pune, is a joke . Not a typical ‘HAHA’ joke, per se, but a ridiculous one where you eagerly pull out woolens from boxes, sun them and then wait patiently till the weather is cool enough to use them. And then you sit back and twiddle your thumbs, waiting for the cold winds [...]'

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