Comments on: Happy Birthday, Kabir!

By: jyoti

jyoti — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:18:02 +0000

Kabir is also showing a distinct preference for a certain kind of music — and that part makes us happy as interest in music can have a buoyant effect on one’s life. The fact that it was earlier focussed on Rap and its awful lyrics used to bother me but the current favourites like Linkin Park and Greenday are quite listenable even by us — not everything he listens is pleasant though… I realise that I must prepare myself for noisier 4 years :) And, yes I agree that much of my own irksome teenage ways could come back through Kabir.

Thanks for sharing your experience!

By: Govind

Govind — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:23:31 +0000

Mmmm! I sure remember my son’s 13th birthday. Oh yes! That was the ‘quiet’ (relatively speaking) period before the onset of heavy metal at age 15. L-o-u-d grunge that seems to be 99% feedback — like a sitar (the instrument not the player) on acid! I now realize what I used to put my parents through (the wheel comes full circle?) but hey it’s a sort of background beat that I have (eventually) gotten used to. It’s when its dead quiet that I get worried.

By: jyoti

jyoti — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:37:30 +0000

Narinder…thanks for this feedback. I remember troubling my parents too so know that there’s trouble in store for me. Can only pray that it’s not too taxing, and the kid and I turn out to be good friends eventually. More experienced souls tell me that 16th is that cut off time when the friendship starts! You’d be able to verify that soon enough :)

By: narinder

narinder — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:08:46 +0000

well many congratulations on entering the next phase of parenting. i experienced this little earlier than you did, and let me tell you days are tough ahead……

both my sons (15 & 13 ) drive me crazy but then when i remember, what i did to my folks…….life looks easy.

once again please accept my heartiest congratulations on Kabir entering the next phase of his life…..

By: jyoti

jyoti — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:47:50 +0000

Looks like his father’s lineage inspires him to dabble with poetry in the first place. I gave 10 min to Kishore to come up with a limerick while I was typing up my post and he obliged instantly!

By: Meena

Meena — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:42:07 +0000

See, he’s making a poet out of his Papa!!!