It has been more than a year since my last post. And, I have been thinking about closing down the blog, since both the kids are almost grown-up now.

Just then, Tiger walks in to share an important update:

“They are letting me and my classmates go to the big football ground (next to the school premises) on our own now… We have become big!”

Sadly, the phase of adorable tidbits uttered in moments of pure innocence will soon be in the past. Tiger is 11 now, and Pumpkin, at almost 15, is a full-blown teenager… They are not so little any more.

Where did all those years go?!

Of course, they still like cute videos of fluffy cats or adorable puppies (who doesn’t?), but everything else is rapidly evolving… Their preferences in music, their sense of fashion, even our titles have changed from mama & papa to mom & dad. Our conversations now include topics like career choices and streams of higher education and members of the opposite sex. (Yes, someday it had to happen!)

In fact, if you were to ask the not-so-little people, you would find that going to football camp thrice a week (Tiger) or attending tuition classes that end at 10 pm (Pumpkin) is not adventure enough.

Before I know it, both of them will leave the cocoon of their school and neighborhood, venturing out into the world on their own, soaking in new experiences, fumbling, then (hopefully) finding their feet.

They say being a parent is like having your heart live outside your body for the rest of your life. Is it any wonder that holding on is as tough as letting go?

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P.S. When I shared the thought of shutting down this blog with the family, they all wanted me to continue in whatever form or shape possible. So, I’m leaving this blog open. May be, some day, I will pen down another post here. If not, so long and thank you for your support…