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Kleptoparasites – 5 animals that surprise you

If the first post in my ididnotknow series that talks about the venus fly trap plant's intelligence to detect live prey was not surprising enough. This post about kleptoparasites is sure going to. Kleptoparasites are animals that habitually steal their food from other...

Tuatara – A 200 million-year-old reptile

I did not know

My previous ididnotknow post talked about how a potential movement can stall the world economy. In contrast, this sixth post in my ididnotknow series, a 200 million-year-old reptile, has trouble because it decided to stay put. Not evolving with your surroundings may...

Rubber – World economy and a fungus

I did not know

The fifth post in my ididnotknow series, how about a 'doomsday is around the corner' kind of story? It is about a legacy that still haunts us. Legacy issues get created when unrelated events get interlinked. The post may spark interest in reading about Henry...

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The Phoenix Family

Emotional upheaval

Aug 26, 2017

Last week I was watching my regular reality TV show when I started feeling a change in my mood. I was beginning to relate one of the characters on TV with my late wife. Then out of nowhere a flood of emotions, mostly sadness and anger, ensued. This is not the first time that I […]

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The parental guilt

Jan 26, 2017

“Oh crap! I should not have done this to him”. “May be this would not have happened had I not been a single parent”. “He does not have anyone other than me”. Invariably all parents go through the “Oh my God! Am I a bad parent?” feeling. And single parenting sometimes has the effect of […]

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Pamper your kids with choice

Oct 17, 2016

“Daddy, why did you bring me birthday cake that looks like a game of scrabble? You should have made it a cake that looked like Scotland Yard instead”. Now that was one of the more recent complaints I got to hear from my son who is spoiled for choice. Nevertheless, that pushes me to invent […]

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Single Parents Travel

Activities to do with kids in a hotel

Dec 7, 2018

The initial days of my travels as a single dad with my son saw me carry board games and loads of activity books. Even though these games and books were a happy break from the routine, they were part of regular activities at home, and the routine lacked that aha…

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Tips for driving with kid

Nov 28, 2017

Road trips are my favorites any time, but next to flying in my son’s opinion. However road trips always pose the challenge of keeping his ten year old self occupied while my attention is mostly on the road. Dwindling attention makes him prone to throwing tantrums….

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My first trip as a single parent

Apr 4, 2017

August 2013: We were all set to travel as a family to Ahmedabad for our son’s national spelling bee finals. And then it happened. She left us forever, three days before we had planned to travel. My first instinct was to cancel the trip. A cousin however advised that I…

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