Childfree

A colleague of mine who has been married for 18 years tells me that she has no children. In fact, she says, she opted to be child-free as children mean commitment. Very true. There are times when I envy her - she has time for everything. She has a huge collection of books, of which she keeps a catalogue and lends out to people. A lending library without a fee.
V thinks I have all kinds of strange women colleagues - spinsters, divorcees, childless ones, eggless ones - and he is worried they will be a bad influence on me. He is still in the process of opening up to the big world outside small-town Kerala. I say small-town Kerala as the State is like a small village with people with small-town mentality like the proverbial frog-in-the-well.
A state where 100% literacy doesnt mean being 100% education.

Well, coming back to kids there are times when mine drive me insane. Ash is becoming increasingly stubborn and difficult. He likes to poke his head/hands into everything and raises a tantrum when you close the door behind him. By the time I find my way out of the house each day, my head is numb - ditto when I hit bed.
Mira is getting smarter - she ducks/sits when Ash come behind her to push her down and bites him just like that. I wont be long before Ash is completely at the receiving end.