A conversation with a four-year-old

Me to a 4-year-old girl (friend's daughter): Do you want to stay at home with Ronnie (my son) and his Dadi (granny), while we go out with your Mom?
She: No
Me: Why?
She: I don't like Ronnie's Dadi.
(Embarrassed Mom sticks her tongue out.)
Me: Why don't you like her?
She: Because I like my Dadi very very much.
Me: So you can like your Dadi and Ronnie's Dadi too. She's really nice, you know.
She: Ok, I'll like her.

Now, try getting this reaction from adults who don't like adults who are not their own. 🙄🙄

Paisa De, Paisa Le: Happy New Year

The custom in Gujarat on #NewYear's Day is to greet your elders and those of the extended family with a token sum of money. In return, they do the same. The envelopes are out before you touch their feet. If you do the sums, your  earnings are not much (you pretty much gift what you get). Over years, I have found it funny, cumbersome and needlessly transactional, but after demonetization in 2016, I look forward to this event because it's the only time of the year I see notes of different denominations primarily because the ATM next  door spews only Rs 2000 notes. The purple Rs 100 ones, were the prized ones this morning.

New Notes for New Year

The custom in Gujarat on NewYear's Day is to greet your elders and those of the extended family with a token sum of money. In return, they do the same. The envelopes are out before you touch their feet. If you do the sums, your  earnings are not much (you pretty much gift what you get). Over years, I have found it funny, cumbersome and needlessly transactional, but after demonetization in 2016, I look forward to this event because it's the only time of the year I see notes of different denominations primarily because the ATM next  door spews only Rs 2000 notes. The purple Rs 100 ones, were the prized ones this morning.

Painting Rally at CII Yi's Diwali brunch