Empty Nest series — 9 — The wishes
At this juncture a lot of wishes I received on your behalf. I was filled with a lot of love and happiness to have been able to receive all those. I am also so grateful to all who wrote for you and wished by taking those precious moments out.
Some of them are worth pondering and as usual, my psycho-babble on them is as follows
Congratulations to Pranav and the proud parents —
Totally proud of your achievements and the clarity and sincerity with which you pursued this goal. Everything from now on is up to you. We are your greatest cheerleaders, just we do kaikottikali and bhangra instead.
Congrats Pranav! All the best for the wonderful new chapter 👍🏼👍🏼
Definitely a new chapter, with a lot of new experiences, a new place which is an amalgamation of all the cultures of the world. Every person whom I see around in the city you are in is from a different country and ethnicity and I am so glad that they are not trying to blend in but keeping their identity intact and being one with all diversities here so comfortably. So glad you are in such a stimulating environment. A great learning ground about how to be a global citizen in a true sense and to learn from all different people.
It does have a flip side as well, you are on your own, which means from clothes to food to health there is no assistance and help we have back home. There is no Roshan bhaiyya to fix your shoes, not Venilla didi to bring you a coffee hot or cold depending on your mood at that moment. That makes it a lot challenging for you to balance out a lot of things together with the assignments you would have and did I forget the partying. Prioritize what is important, my priority always is the next meal, but yours could be anything, please use resources to bring that semblance to your being and take care of yourself for me.
Oh Time flies. Congratulations to your Sonny
Yes, how did it fly so swiftly? I can't imagine, just some moments back when you were an extension of myself, reflecting whatever I felt and did. And now I am in awe of what your responses are to the curve balls of life and sometimes being the most sorted-after person in our mayhem of a house. Giving us Gyan as to how not to take a puff in a open-air restaurant or sit down on the carpet when in a long queue. I think both weren't needed! Just telling my perspective. We can agree to disagree.
Congratulations Pranav 👏👏 Congratulations to the proud parents too😍👏
I am quite not sure of this. Actually other than the resources provided we actually didn't do much. So all hoots to you for whatever you are, I kept out of your way, which is what I did best. I was an all-hands-on Mom or helicopter Mom, whichever brand of it I was, even taking you everywhere I could. You were even taken to a beauty parlor with your toys so that I don't miss a minute with you. I realized that I was an all-invasive figure by the time you were almost 9 and wasn't the best, you know for obvious reasons. I stepped out for others to do the job. They say it takes a village to raise one kid. So I let you find your village to get raised. And that worked best, as I realize you found your way than emulating our ways. So all kudos to you for surviving all these years with us and you are set for most of the madness around. Or you would gear up.
All the best kanna!! Be happy n enjoy 👏👏❤️👍
Thanks for this wish. I was a bit thoughtful on this though, Why don't we wish people,
be as you are and we are around you in that way too.
Something which I missed in my growing up years, I was striving to be happy or put up a brave and sorted-out face in front of all. Please don't do that, be spiteful when you are. Only if we recognize that we feel so, we would be able to wade through it. Otherwise, it grows in us. So flaunt it as well, and work through it.
