I wanted to write about so many things...but when you have too many points to write about, your mind gets cluttered and you are lost on what to write :) . I am currently in that position. So after a little thought I decided on this. This is something I wanted to write for so long..but now, I guess is the best time.
This post is going to be about the kids in my life. Why are these kids special ? Because there was a time when kids used to get scared or bored of me, that they never used to hang out with me. May be I appeared like a Gulliver to these Lilliputians ;) whatever... they just didnt hang around with me for more than a few secs.. Whereas, on the other hand they used to cling to my brother, who is much taller than me. So what was the funda ? Why reject me :( I used to feel bad about that.. I love kids and love to hang around with them..but they seem to reject me for some reason.. Earlier may be I was too strict with them or I wasnt getting down to their level to make them comfortable.. My mom used to chide me that I started behaving like a teacher after a few seconds with these kids and I shud stop doin that. But suddenly things started changing. May be I changed for the better :) , I dont know. God knows what.. But suddenly they seem to like me a lot. And I am oh-so-happy about that... you have no idea.
There is my best friend's kid and I know him for the past 6 years and he is 6 years old now :) But he used to be so afraid of me that he hardly looked at me when he was too small. And now, he ask so many questions (so typical of these kids) and that too even before you can finish answering the first one he would have the second ready for you.. you wont even get a gap of an eye blink :) He is very smart. He knows how to get his things done :) and he is his mothers pet. Off late, he is getting comfortable with me when I hang around in their place. I guess he treats me as his friend even, to some extent..Good for me :)
There is a kid in my native town and he is our landlord's grand son. I first saw him when he was almost an year and a half. Oh! he was so kutty at that time...and I still remember that when I had been on one of my usual visits home, I saw him for the first time and asked him to come to me and he just jumped on me :). He never left me after that till this time. He was the first small kid that I ever held and who was so fond of me and for reason I still dont know. He used to always be with me whenever I am there. This made his mom a little bit jealous too.. He would literally stay at our home. I love him so much. This small guy did something that I would never forget in my life and I owe him a lot for that. I wish I could repay him in some way. There was this time when I (or rather my life) was in shatters and I was staying @ home for almost a month as a break (but still was working remotely). I would be in tears most of the time. This guy used to be @ our home and if he saw me upset, he would just come by and sit besides me and not utter a word... He was just there..He used to have a sad face when I was sad...and he enjoyed when I used to play with him. One day, I had been to my dad's office along with him (if I was in my native town, he was there with me wherever I went) and was discussing things out with him and he didnt have a clue as to what we were talking about but kept listening. Then while getting out of his cabin, my foot hit the door and I stumbled but didnt fall. He was coming behind me and suddenly he went back and kicked the door and came out. My dad , surprised, asked him what was that for and he replied "Well, it hit ..... akka and I dont like that, so I hit it back..." and he said it as a matter of fact and started off. Me and my dad were dumbstruck.. I was almost in tears. He still does these small small things. Once my mom scolded me for supporting him and that he was becoming naughty because of that and I acted as if I was upset over her scoldings (which I usually do with my mom) and suddenly he sees me and comes over to my mom and tells her.. "look maami .. why do you scold ... akka ? see she is feeling bad ... dont scold her here afterwards " and went off again. He is so protective of me and I still dont know why. Of course he has now grown and all and due to various personal reasons he is unable to make it to our home like he used to but I will never forget the big tinkle he used to have in his eye whenever he saw me coming home and he used to always (even now) tell me to get a job in my native place and come there rather than making these trips. He would say "just ask those people to transfer you here or get a job here..". He even used to tell his mom that he is ready to come back with me and that he would take care of me :) I seriously dont know why he felt that I would need taking care of , but it really felt nice to hear that from this kid :)
Next is my little sis (due to a distant relationship) who used to be so fond of my bro that she used to literally keep calling his name and she has eyes for no one else in our home when she was small :) But then gradually when she started growing up, I guess around 2 yrs or so she became fond of me :), that didnt mean she was less fond of my bro...I just got added to her favorite list... And I guess it was because I used to sing and dance with her. Her favorite was the Humpty Dumpty song with the actions I do :) She used to like it so much that I would end up singing and dancing it for her for almost 10-15 times at a stretch. She used to be so hypertensive in that age and heave so heavily when she gets angry and I was the one who could handle her coz I used to be strict with her when she does that. She used to scream at the top of her voice when she gets angry and once I screamed back at her more louder than her and told her.. "look if you can do this @ your age I can do it much more in my age now ... so dont start it" and after that she was a little apprehensive of showing her anger towards me and even calmed down sooner. She is such a smart kid and she used to pick up the rhymes I teach her very fast. I have lost touch with her now but I know that wherever she is, she must be doing great :)
Next is of my another best friend's kid. She has been seeing me since 6 months of her birth. She is very comfortable with me. She is 2 yrs old now but too naughty for a girl child :) but she is equally smart. She calls me mausi (i.e. aunty or mother's sister) and she talks in a very sweet singing tone :) She is so fond of travelling and roaming around in my 2 wheeler since she was a small child. I have been there for both of her birthdays from the beginning till the end and she is such a darling. Recently I had been to their home and spent some time with her playing and after I left she called me around 10pm and asked me to sing a rhyme for her and I had to oblige. Last month she had a little accident (hip bone dislocation) and was in hospital and I went there to meet her... God I felt so bad ... if such things happen to these kids, they are not even in a position to express their pain and that is such a bad thing... she literally clung to me and never let me go. I am almost like a Godmother to her now :)
Now comes the new addition to our family , my niece (my bro's daughter)... I never held a newly born till now, due to the fear that I might harm them even if I was a little harsh with my hands...but this kutty was the first :) , that too my bro insisted that I shud take her. I was so so afraid... but now ... she is my darling :) I have been going home nowadays to see her and play with her. Kids keep you so so busy and two days goes off just like that...she will definitely grow to be a tall woman. Not even 6 months and she is now getting ready to stand..her legs are so long :) Even she gets so happy when I sing and dance before her :) Pokka vaaia avlo perisaa thorandhu siripaa :) She is thaataa's pet.. if he sees her and doesnt take her she starts crying... god she recognizes people so well now. She is also fond of this landlord's grandson. Whenever he is @ home playing around her, she keeps seeing him seriously and notices what he does and smiles :) I still have a whole lifetime with this queen :)
God.. I feel as if a big load has been lifted.. I wanted an account of these kids in my blog for so long and now is the time I got to do it. When they grow up I wanted them to see this, if they were interested, so that I can let them know how much they mean to me. These kids will mean a lot to me no matter what. They all might not be in touch with me forever...but I would do anything for these kids at anytime. They have helped me be a different person, especially related to kids. I owe them so much.
