Posts Tagged ‘ parents ’

My maternal grandmother passed away on Saturday. I don’t know if there is a heaven, but I hope she has gone to a happy, pain-free place. Love you, Nani.
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India wins the Cricket World Cup after 28 years and I discover something startling about myself.
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We are all born the same, but some of us are distinctly capable of evil things while others just aren’t. Do you believe that we are fundamentally good or we’re good only because we’re taught to be so?
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Do you really believe that relationships can be devoid of expectations? I know they’d be ideal, but I also know they’re not real.
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An ode to a friendship that has crossed the line into kinship.
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As I bid adieu to 2010, I hope you’ll take the time connect or reconnect with my musings. It’s been a wonderful ride and I look forward to your company in 2011.
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A list of absolute no-no’s for new and old parents … this is not something you find in Parenting 101.
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I visited my past while rummaging through some drawers in my parents’ house, laughing and crying sitting in this time machine.
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Recently I was interviewed by a high school student for a class assignment. His topic was Religion: Creed, Community, Calling and he asked me a lot of questions pertaining to my upbringing, my exposure to religion, my parent’s views, and my own beliefs. In telling him how I’ve come to an agnostic standpoint, I…
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I’ve always had a hard time explaining ethics. Let me give you an example: why do I think lying is wrong? Because my parents told me so and because my teachers reinforced that idea in elementary and middle school. It was drilled into my being that it’s unethical (at an age when I didn’t…
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