Playschool Update

Well, the playschool that was closest was the worst imaginable. It was an ordinary apartment with rather better furniture than we have – and lots more of it. The room dedicated for the kids doubled up as a college-going daughter’s bedroom, full of unmade bed, open cupboard with clothes spilling out of it and not [...]

Adoption: Our First Anniversary

Yes, it’s a year since the twins came home. I can hardly believe it: it seems like forever.
A year ago, I had no idea how I was going to make it this far. I couldn’t see beyond the next meal, far less the next week, month or year. And, although it seems like a long [...]

Playschool? Already?

It’s been a difficult and tiring time, the past couple of weeks. Let’s see: first there was my parents’ visit, short and whirlwind; then the trip to Pondicherry, even shorter and just as whirlwind. Then Amit left on the first of many business trips planned for this winter, so I was left to be completely [...]

Nice. Dirty.

I know what you’re thinking, but it isn’t like that at all.
Last week when my parents were visiting (for three days, to renew their bonds with the kids), we all went out to dinner. Seeing that I’ve actually lost some weight at last (a whole quarter kg, don’t laugh!) I put on an old black [...]

The Pondicherry Ordeal

The road trip to Pondicherry and back was really tiring and tough. The drive out was easy. We left at 6 and reached by 12 with a short stop for breakfast. The kids were really sleepy and low-key and since we had a driver-driven taxi, we both were in the back with the kids, which [...]

Adoption Update: Finally, GAWA

At last we have it: a piece of paper stating that we are legal guardians of two little girls, known hereafter as Mrinalinee Mukherjee and Nayantara Mukherjee. These are our wards, until they turn 18.
Wards. That means, when we fill up bank papers and the like, we sign as Guardians, not as Parents. More importantly [...]

Adoption Update: No Update (Yet)

In case you’re thinking no news is good news, let me tell you: sometimes no news is just no news.
It’s been two-and-a-half months since the Family Court in Pondicherry passed the order appointing us legal guardians of the twins (under GAWA), but there’s been no progress since then. We haven’t even seen the order, far [...]