That's what it's been in our house for so long but I'm turning a rebel now. I'm not giving in to his demands as easily as I used to and can finally sense some control. But my husband spoils it often;he always wanted to be the preferred parent(which I tell him he can never be!) so he seizes the opportunity to be the pacifier and score some points. But all in all, I think things are improving in the household. May be story books have also helped. He gets occupied with them so he doesn't need me glued to him all the time.
The kid has got obsessed with waking up early in the quest of being the first one to brush everyday(!). We were late risers in the house in general, even clocking 8 sometimes and doing everything at breakneck speed afterwards. After getting badly reprimanded one day about not brushing till 8:15, the kid swore that he was going to wake up really early and kept an alarm at 7. But then he realized that the maid was up and had brushed by then so the next day the alarm was at 5 and he surprised us by sitting upright in the bed when it rang and even brushed! Now, I cannot wake up at 5 for sure. I guess I've done it only on some special occasions and I wasn't going to give up my sleep so easily. So I've found a trick. I've kept my watch time an hour and a half behind. So when the alarm rings at 5, it's actually 6:30! But one day I know he'll find out and we'll have a major fight.
Talking of fight, I've given up fighting with our auto-drivers. They are mostly corrupt. The minimum it takes to my office is Rs.36 but I've had people who finished at 54! I used to fight with them; some people even get offended if you ask them if their meter is alright! I've had to get down and walk some times because I protested about the flying rate. But now I've settled for 50 Rs. So instead of gazing at the meter and going through a range of emotions - anxiety, irritation, anger, shock, relief - all in the space of 20 mins, I've just decided to look outside and enjoy the morning traffic instead. So everybody is happy now. You should see the competition among the drivers to have me as the passenger!
P.S: Here is my analysis of auto-drivers in Bangalore -
Tamilians - The most corrupt.
Telugites - not many but mostly corrupt.
Non-muslim Kannadigas - 50-50 with people from east Bangalore contributing more to the corrupt side.
Muslims - Mostly honest.
Others - not enough data.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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