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“If you came back saying that your friend is going to the US so even you want to go, your parents told you to go to hell. Today, they are looking at EMI options for Miami Disney World.”
― Notes for Healthy Kids
― Notes for Healthy Kids
“There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser than we once were.”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“I could understand their pain at their only son leaving home. It is always a difficult time for parents, but it is also inevitable. How long can you keep birds in cages when their wings are strong and they are ready to fly? We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently. Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind. Now the mother joined”
― How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other Stories
― How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other Stories
“Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.”
― How I Taught My Grand Mother to Read: And Other Stories
― How I Taught My Grand Mother to Read: And Other Stories
“The three pillars for protein synthesis and assimilation are a) frequent and timely meals (those recesses and meal breaks are there for a reason), b) activity and play (especially lost games that challenge the full body strength like kho-kho, langdi, even kandaphodi where you learn to jump over each other’s bodies) and c) regulated, early bedtime. You get these three in place, you get the protein, fuel their growth and keep them disease-free. The rest is just bakwas.”
― Notes for Healthy Kids
― Notes for Healthy Kids
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