K-ism

Sindhu Akka is one of the young teacher’s assistants at K’s school.

K: “Appa, Amma – Sindu Akka is married now”.

Me: “What means married, dear?”

K: “It is becoming a wife like you with a thing like Appa”. Giggles, closes her mouth and lies face down on the couch.

P: “What thing?

K: Points to P and “I don’t know what being that is called”.

We: “Husband”.

K:  “Yes, husband and wife. And they live happily ever after”.

P: “When will you get married?”

K: “I don’t know”. Laughs. Turns shy. “I don’t have anyone; I have only thambi here with me”.

We gasped, and then laughed. Girls will be girls. If only life was as simple as that in today’s complicated world. Sigh! Yet, one of those moments that makes being a parent worth losing sanity over. They say you could never imagine being a parent before kids, but after they come you’ll never be able to imagine a life without them.