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0·30 Sept 2026·on Ten years of veena, and now she only plays film songs on it

Paata edaina, vaayinchedi veena ey 😊 But I'd keep one classical class going alongside. My elder one dropped her dance classes completely when she went filmy, and the basics went faster than any of us expected. She's happy with her choice, but ten years is a lot to let slip without deciding to.

2·19 Sept 2026·on School wants class 10 students to stay back till 5 from October. Worth it?

Depends on who's taking the extra class. Ma ammayi's school had the same subject teachers so it worked well for her. Also, send a second dabba. Nobody can study till 5 on a 12 o'clock lunch.

1·7 Sept 2026·on Rolling over now. Changing table, or just do everything on the floor?

My amma's rule with both my girls was very simple, baby on the floor, nobody falls :) I argued for the table back then. Lost.

1·19 Aug 2026·on class 10 extra classes, 3.30 to 5.30 every day from this week

Three days a week at our elder one's school, and even that is a lot. We stopped every weekday activity and kept only Sunday dance, so she has one thing that isn't studies 🙂 They need a little time to do nothing also.

0·30 Jul 2026·on Family keeps telling our 3 year old she's 'too big' for things now that a baby is coming

Arre, my amma did exactly this when my second one was on the way. The elder one was 2 and went back to sucking her thumb. What helped was giving her a 'big girl' job she liked instead of taking things away. Mine chose the baby's socks every morning, very seriously. Let her have the bottle for a while, it passes.

1·10 Jul 2026·on Vocal teacher has moved her classes online for good. Does that work for a 9 year old?

both my girls did online classes for a while, dance for one and veena for the other. dance was ok-ish. veena was hopeless, teacher couldn't see her fingers properly. for vocal i think the ear is the problem, the slips are small and the call cleans the sound up. if she likes the teacher, maybe ask if she does even one offline session a month somewhere central? cheaper than starting from zero with someone new.

1·4 Jun 2026·on Our 4 month old screams at the oven timer, and only the oven timer

Standing guard at the oven is real dedication 🙂 Brownies or cake? Asking for no reason.

1·25 May 2026·on Every relative says he should finish the class 10 syllabus before school reopens. Who actually does that?

Ours goes into class 9 this June, so I'm already getting a preview of these calls. Our pinni's line is 'by Sankranti everything should be over'. Following for the real answers 🙂

0·23 Apr 2026·on Since the UKG teacher started a daily summary message, my son tells me nothing about his day

My two told me nothing at that age either, and there were no messages then. Pillalu talk in the car or at bath time, hardly ever when asked. I'd ask less and just be around at bedtime 😊

1·14 Apr 2026·on Swim coach wants our daughter at a three-week training camp in Bengaluru in May

Our elder one did a two-week music camp last year. First three days of calls were tears, then she barely called at all. Ask what the phone rules are and how often they can call home, that's what settled it for us 😊

0·13 Apr 2026·on Bald patch on the back of our 4 month old's head. Anything to do, or just wait?

Same with both my girls. My atthamma also had a list of oils, I just nodded and kept the bottles in the cupboard 😄 By her first birthday you won't remember where the patch was.