2020

It is two years since I wrote anything here. A lot has changed since then, I guess. Mira shifted school, so now brother-sister go to the same school. Ash had not been very happy with that and felt she would nag him or keep an eye on his adolescent pursuits - which includes his friendship with girls. Since schools here do not permit co-ed after Grade 6, the interaction is only in the school bus or on the way to the bus. Ash is lucky - a girl from his batch lives in the same building. Earlier they lived bang opposite our apartment, but since then they shifted one floor up and we two floors down, so we are in the 8th floor and they are in the 11th now. We now have another 10th grader Indian girl living next door but as most young ladies are these days, I find them too pretentious with their fake accents and style. Mira is yet to catch the glam teen bug and behaves like a middle-schooler. Only problem is that she doesnt interact much with people unless she feels very comfortable. Ash on the other hand talks easily and makes friends easily. 

However, her reticence doesnt stop her from behaving as if she knows everything and that I am too old-fashioned to understand a lot of things. That includes fashion, music, social media etiquette and so on. In spite of being such an ancient specimen, I am still interesting enough for her to confide in or to ferret out information about my life as a teenager. 

p.s. This resumption of blogging activity is on her insistence.She discovered the blog - well, they learnt about it a few years back but now they are old enough to appreciate and understand what is written here - and has been having a  few laughs at their exploits and repartees. "Were we that savage?" she asks. Savage is a teen term - well, I've never used it in that sense - meaning highly witty.