At a dinner with fellow expatriates, I was seated next to a beautiful woman from San Francisco. I moved out of the bay area in 2006, but the bay area has not moved out of my life. Everywhere, I meet people from the bay area. If you think this is exaggeration, imagine my astonishment on finding a waiter who has moved to Paris from the bay area.
Normally, I end up giving recommendations on the best Indian restaurants whenever I meet fellow expatriates from a different country. In return, I ask their recommendations for the best places to eat their kind of food. But in this case, I was thrown off-track by her recommendations. She pointed out the best places to have Indian food and also Indian sweets. A brief Q & A later, I learnt she had spent one and a half years in India and hence the knowledge of what is best.
Since we are both married, our conversation turned to family soon.
She: Do you have kids?
Me: Yes, a daughter. 5 years old.
She: A monster?
Me: No no no. She is a very good kid. *Sensing it is my turn* So, do you have kids?
She: *without hesitation* I have a cat. *raises her eyebrow*
Me: You plan to keep it when you have a baby? I hear a lot of people give away their pets when they have kids.
She: Well, I’m not sure if I want to have a kid.
Me: *encouraging* It is exciting to raise a child.
She: *with a raised eyebrow and a big smile* What do you know? Your wife is taking care of the kid and you are miles away!
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Tags: Parenthood,Kid
She is correct.
ReplyDeleteBut why suddenly from "me" it became "He"
@Rama - he he! Thanks for leaving me out in the cold by siding with "she". As for mentioning "He" suddenly, it was a mistake from my side. I have corrected it now. Thanks for pointing it out. :)
ReplyDeletehehe ..a memorable experience
ReplyDelete@Tomz - :) Yes, it was
ReplyDeleteThat last statement was difficult to tackle. Right?
ReplyDeleteinteresting conversation indeeed
ReplyDeletelol. well said :p
ReplyDelete@Harish - Very very difficult. Apt for "No comments".
ReplyDelete@Ramesh - Thank you.
@JoshiDaniel- Well said? So you are not with me. If you are not with me, then by definition against me. :p
"What do you know?" my wife always asks this question when I say raising a kid is easy!!
ReplyDeletewell, what do we men know?
@JoshiMukard - Men! Nobody understands our value?? :)
ReplyDeleteHi...I'm Lakshmi's friend...I've always been a lurker...found it terribly difficult to resist commenting here :) :)
ReplyDeleteLoved the conversation and the final statement :)!
Wonderful and interesting conversation. A good one.
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ReplyDelete@Dhanya - he he. Like the word "lurker". Great, you came out of that mode and posted comments. :)
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Yes,she is probably right.You should have said,it is exciting to see them growing up!
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