Aparna

blogs from Gurgaon, India

Parenting young adults
My kids .....oops.... my young adults... are (almost) 18 and 21.The lifestage I looked forward to, even yearned for, for years and years, has finally arrived. A couple of years ago, something shifted, and did so quite beautifully. When Advaith left home, he went to a school that was far away (11 hou...
Posted on 30 June 2026 | 6:19 am
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An accident
Shortly after we came back from our spring break vacation, Y had a bad car accident. Fortunately for her, it happened just outside her school during the morning school rush. She was driving alone in the car, and was hit by another kid driving 60 mph in a 35 mph school zone. Technically, she was at f...
Posted on 30 June 2026 | 5:29 am
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Goal-setting for 2026
As a family, we have implemented some good practices in the last few years. A daily gratitude ritual, monthly meetings, and annual goal-setting exercises - all of these got some good traction, and we were able to persevere for a year or two, but they have all been discontinued now. I tend to be hope...
Posted on 20 March 2026 | 2:39 am
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