Friday, July 11, 2014

Are you happy?


You really want everyone around you to be "happy" - where happy is the opposite of angry/ upset- this becomes especially important to you after you have done a mischief (small badmashi). While you are doing the mischief on purpose, your purpose is never to make someone angry or upset; but then with some of your deeds our facial expressions and vocal chords give away the obvious. That really bothers you. So what comes out is pretty funny.
  • Milosh dips iPhone in a jug of water; sees mommy's shocked face. "Mommy, are you happy?"
  • Milosh coloring the walls; Daddy runs to save the day. "Daddy, are you happy?"
  • Milosh experimenting with gravity by dropping rice on a freshly cleaned floor. Addressing the sudden silence near the dining area -  "Are you happy?"
  • Milosh does pee pee in his bath water. "Are you happy?"
I'll stop now ;) To an outsider the innocence of the question might sound like the parents make the poor soul do these things to make themselves happy! Now you know better!

Well sometimes being upset we would say (more like yell or screaming our lungs) - NO I AM NOT HAPPY! And that's too much for you to take - and  you say - no, you ARE happy. We then have to weigh if we are more upset or you are more upset; sometimes we will calm down soon enough and say - yes, I am happy and hug you. At other times, you chase us a little longer convincing us that we ARE happy. "Be Happy, Okay?"

1 comment:

  1. Even all the faces in the books should be happy only. Because of this kanoon, panchtantra stories looked so cruel!

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