WHY SO SERIOUS?

By Christine Jayakaran

Joker's classic line in 'The Dark Knight' may well have been the theme of my week. With the husband out of the country, I was juggling a bad sinus infection, home, kids and work. The six days and six nights (not that I was counting) went by rather quickly but still in retrospect felt frenzied.

My quiet times each day felt noisy. I felt harried as I bounced between pickups, drops and everything in between. My kids on several occasions said they missed their dad since their mum was so caught up with stuff. Boy, did it make me feel bad but honestly, it felt like 24 hours weren't enough.

As I sit back today to write this I wish, regretfully, that I had taken time this week to laugh more with my kids, to fret less, to have been less critical of myself and more appreciative of every blessing in my life.

This week taught me not to take myself and life so seriously (since the same kid who gave me an award for being the world's best mommy called me bad mommy the next day).

It also taught me to enjoy the little things like those tight hugs and wet kisses that the kids give so willingly at this sweet stage of their lives.

This week also taught me not to count down days but count the memories made. Memories of spontaneous dance routines with the children and the inevitable burnt rotis on the stove.