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With mixed thoughts I read your post and found it hilarious. Recently someone was mentioning that new tamil movie's clean shaved army face hero was cute. Can everyone who takes of mustache become that hero ? There's a new style here among girls its flouroscent highlights with mixed streaks Or they would close cut just one section of their head or wicked swirls as long as someone has hair over the head or on the face they can style it as they please and tatoos that goes with those hairstyles are mind blowing.... its one life after all. Enjoyed reading ur snippet

 

Dear Viswa uncle,

As soon as I have seen your post , I was ready with pen and paper to write down points so that I can understand better. When I read the post you bowl over me. It was funny but it is true. My seven year old still to date cry when I take him for hair cut. But he wants to apply hair gel as his class mates are doing. I said big NO. The younger one doesn't complain and he likes the hair cut and he is only 5. I wonder what I am going to do when both come with their own styles in future. I am laughing imaging that right now but I do not know how will I react at that point of time. In the mean time, I am seriously thinking what should I do with my rapidly increasing grey hairs and I am sure they are representing my rapidly increasing intellectual too
I really enjoyed reading this uncle.

Warm regards,
Vani

 

@Viswamitra tell me about it. I have all the woes of seeing all that you described. the spritz hair and the beard that almost covers the face of my ds who studies at uni away from home. Mom, I have no time. Mom I am growing it with love. Mom I need the beard for a skit we are performing. It is just first year and by the he finishes PhD I am sure he would do the Same look that your son sports now owing to hereditary of receding hairlines and baldness . And this post of your brings a little solace that my young man is not alone and I am not the only Mom who looks at his him wondering "what happened to my son"
@Cheeniya and his beard look tell me about it.

Is that a Srichakram in your avatar?

 

Dear Viswamitra,
Yes, children...both girls and boys behave in the cranky way that you mentioned. Parents feel angry, irritated and what not. But let this phase be over and from early 20s they behave in the way that we expect them to be. Or would we get used to them ??? I opt for the first one.
I have been to Bangalore recently. My cousin's daughter is studying in Pune in an Institute where kids behave the way you mentioned. I do not want to name the Institute. She came home with a weird hairstyle (even in my wildest dream I would say it is beautiful), with two tattoos on the wrist. One is scorpion and another some weird animal and a nose ring. Her mother was searching Google to find out ways of
How to remove tattoos!
Syamala

 

You sent me on a guilt trip. I cause my parents unimaginable grief even today with my antics.

Where are you going? When will you be back? Will you be back for lunch or dinner?
To which I swivel my eyes and respond, “I’ve no idea.”

Earlier, my mom used to worry about me a lot, but now she has either given up or meditated herself into feeling less consternated about my gallivanting in the city. I am hardly at home on family vacations. I am either two hours away at a dhaba with a friend slurping butter chicken or sampling the pani puri at the opening of a chat house. The only time I am stay put at home is when my mom takes so much pain to spread my favourite dishes (to entice me to stay at home). Funny, when my relatives call up to visit me, my mom says, “You can visit her, once we have visited her.” Argh, so much searing guilt!

Can you send me picture of that Hip Hop Canary & Blue single ear-stud, I might have use of it one day to worm my way out of the unavoidable guilt. Look, your prodigal daughter has not pierced or smacked a tattoo yet …

 

@shyamala1234 being inked is so in these days. Many of my dd's classmates have tattoos. Mine wanted a mini butterfly on her wrist and i have said no, though at 21 she can do it without asking my permission. In this gen i am happy i have that say

 

@Viswamitra , Thanks for the headsup. Time to start loosening the strings
My worry is how am i going to handle DH. DD wants to colour her hair - in Oil slick style , my only worry is the money spent and damage to the hair. DH is worried about ... i guess it is about the kalacharam stuff I am like she is finally doing girly stuff , let her. Come to think of it , once all my hair turns grey, it would make sense to colour lighter shades than black. Except DH would be

As for the tatoos, i have told DD, "look my pati had tatoos, ok?" So much for the cool factor

 

Dear Shanvy,
You are very privileged that your daughter asked your permission.
Syamala

 

Absolutely @shyamala1234