My Biggg Boy's Huge Attitude

1. When asked if he would be able to stay with his dad alone, when mumma goes away for few days; Saku says, "No Promlem (problem). Sahil not cry. Sahil big boy know."

2. If sahil and I have had a disagreement, I must not be the one to say that I won't speak to him. He makes a face and says, "U not say, mumma. Sahil say, sahil not talk to you. Sahil not give you coloring alcho."

3. When he is about to jump from somewhere I fear is little too high, he still jumps. After landing without any broken bones and teeth, he tells me, "I not break my teeth. I not break my bones alcho. I not got blood alcho." :-) He is so happy to have had his way and also, having proved me wrong. I just console myself and say, "I am so happy, you didn't get hurt." Afterall, that's what matters right?

4. While preparing him for his First Terminal Exams, as I sit and point at the Pictures in the book, expecting him to identify them, Sahil announces - "Mumma, I am Ma'am. Give me bukk, I ask, you tell. okay?" Before I can react, he has the book and starts questioning. Best is, as I answer correctly, he acts as if he is happy with my answer and tells me, "Wait. Let me put TICK." and proceeds to act as if he is ticking the pictures I have answered :-)

5. Off late, between my change of job, I have been discussing about my ex-manager (SM) to my
hubby or mother. As I joined the new office, I asked Sahil that night, "Do you know what is the name of mummy's new office?" My son, puffing his chest as if he knows the right answer (I had told him the name sometime) tells me, "Yes, I know. Sanjay Mandal." I was amused with his quick response. :-)

6. The other night, while I was cutting Ladies Fingers for the next day's lunch, my son wanted to help me. As I don't allow him to independently hold the knife, he tried shifting the cut ladies finger into another bigger vessel kept aside. While transferring it off the cutting plate, I told him not to use his fingers. He picked the "cutting plate" and swooshed the vegetables into the vessel, announcing, "Crane taking kachra and putting it garbage lorry." :-) Mum and I were amused at his connection to Crane and Lorry. :-))

7. Having seen his dad keep his car sparkling clean at all times, on spotting a muddy car on the road, my son tells me, "Mumma see. That uncle not cleaning his car know. So dirty. Why mumma he not keep it clean?"

8. This one is too good. Sometimes, when I have had to speak to a colleague when I am at home with sahil, I have told him, 'its my Boss." to enforce his volume low and no disturbance discipline. The other day, he mimicks me so well - "Hello, yes, yes, okay, one minute." Then he turns towards me and says in a hushed tone, "Mumma, I am talking to my Boss. Please don't make noise." I burst out laughing and he adds authenticity to his admonishings by saying, "I told you know, I am talking on the phone." :-( I act as if I am sorry at my bad behaviour and put fingers on my mouth and watch him finish his so called Call. :-)

9. I am sure he does not know what "Boring" means. He stil used it when I was asking him to repeat writing certain alphabets. :-( If studies are boring at 3...what wud he be!?!

10. Found one way to make it interesting. I have told him, he can use color pencils to write letters or numbers in the rough note. :-)) He likes it temporarily.

11.I was hiding a second chocolate bar..and he tells me, "mumma, tell me truth." I gave in.
I explained, I was playing and not lying. Had tough time convincing him.

Bro Misses Sahil

The things my bro remembers, now that he is little away from saku...

1. When perplexed with something that anyone else (me and bro, me and mum, me and hubby) are discussing, Saku asks, "Wat Huppenedddd?" and is never satisfied until he hears the whole story two times!

2. Saku used to search for mamu soon after entering nani's home. Now that bro isn't there, but one day when he spotted the bike, he searched for his maamu. :-( Had tough time convincing him that mamu isn't there at home.

3. When talking of sharing something with his dad, he recalls, "ammaama, accchacha, mamu alcho". :-)