These days everyone’s sole aim is to get me potty trained. There was tremendous pressure on me to say final good bye to diapers on 19th Nov, it was apparently WORLD TOILET DAY and probably a very auspicious day to start such things…what crap no !! Fortunately, International Men’s day was also on the same day and given my gender I was given some respite.
Well, my parents got me used to diapers and now for some reason they want me to stop using them. Me and one of my juniors in play school had a quick chat about this and he mentioned that it could be more of an economic decision rather than any social norm. But things are getting serious now, yesterday, Amma gave me a very harsh punishment for some little mishap in my shorts. I thought that was the height of intolerance on Amma's part. As a protest, I wanted to give back all my certificates to her but as I have mentioned in my earlier posts, the only certificate I have is my birth certificate and I don’t know if returning that will help me. I think the only option left is to find a country where using diapers is mandatory and shift there. I am told the PK movie star is also having similar plans (leaving the country for intolerance), so it is either the case of we-great-minds-think-alike or we-both-are-immature ! I will know when I grow up
Concerned by my thoughts and actions, Anna gave me a pep talk sometime back and said I am complicating the matter. He suggested, it might be easier for me to get rid of diapers as they are not comfortable anyways. Let’s see what I end up doing.
BTW, I love the last quarter of the year. It is full of festivals, I had fun during Diwali. Appa tells me that tomorrow is god Karthikeya’s birthday and it is Tamils festival of lights. Appa added that as part of the standard operating procedures defined for this festival - we will do pooja, light diyas, eat Pori Urundai + do few other things. Though it seems to be an important festival, we don’t have holidays in school. I have realized only certain gods get national holidays in India, may be god Karthikeya does not have the superstar status of his brother Ganapati. In either case, will celebrate this festival as it is my grandfather’s favorite god.
Happy festivities ..
Well, my parents got me used to diapers and now for some reason they want me to stop using them. Me and one of my juniors in play school had a quick chat about this and he mentioned that it could be more of an economic decision rather than any social norm. But things are getting serious now, yesterday, Amma gave me a very harsh punishment for some little mishap in my shorts. I thought that was the height of intolerance on Amma's part. As a protest, I wanted to give back all my certificates to her but as I have mentioned in my earlier posts, the only certificate I have is my birth certificate and I don’t know if returning that will help me. I think the only option left is to find a country where using diapers is mandatory and shift there. I am told the PK movie star is also having similar plans (leaving the country for intolerance), so it is either the case of we-great-minds-think-alike or we-both-are-immature ! I will know when I grow up
Concerned by my thoughts and actions, Anna gave me a pep talk sometime back and said I am complicating the matter. He suggested, it might be easier for me to get rid of diapers as they are not comfortable anyways. Let’s see what I end up doing.
BTW, I love the last quarter of the year. It is full of festivals, I had fun during Diwali. Appa tells me that tomorrow is god Karthikeya’s birthday and it is Tamils festival of lights. Appa added that as part of the standard operating procedures defined for this festival - we will do pooja, light diyas, eat Pori Urundai + do few other things. Though it seems to be an important festival, we don’t have holidays in school. I have realized only certain gods get national holidays in India, may be god Karthikeya does not have the superstar status of his brother Ganapati. In either case, will celebrate this festival as it is my grandfather’s favorite god.
Happy festivities ..
