Howdy Parents,

I hope kids are making your life as much miserable as they can. I thought I'd escape the blows (joys) of parenthood because I live in a combined family but it has actually doubled my joy (blows) of seeing everyone happier than ever before ....

Without making it a very long about how good I feel living in a big, very big, typical indian family, let me share with you what's actually goin' on.

Needless to say kids are naughty, but she's hardly 5 months old and she's already reading the newspaper.

I'm not lying, you can see

This is the first thing she wants in the morning like a learned man or woman does. My mother says she is my 'Dadi' (grandmother) who loved to read newspaper all day and word by word. FYI, in Hindus reincarnation/rebirth is a very normal phenomenon. So, I and my whole family calls her 'Amma' (Granny), my mother even take her blessings like she used to take from my granny.

For an educated person it's hard to believe but doubts creep in (sometimes) when your daughter looks pretty similar to your granny. Then you realise she's not similar but she has to be granny because you're also your granny's. I see my granny in my daughter.

Sorry If I made you emotional or reminded you of your sweet granny.

Oh my, I went along with my thoughts. I forgot I wanted to ask for help, I mean suggestions for what should I do to stop her reading the newspaper? Did it also happen with you or still happening? Do you feel helpless because kids are way too much headstrong?