So finally, we complete a year to the day we bound each other in holy matrimony... come to think of it, my wife & me spared the usual compliments to wish each other...... given that we recently watched the Indian win on Aussie soil together, our anniversary wish to each other was...." well played, mate " :-))
I was surprised today by the sweetness of a lot of people who I had not expected sweetness from. On the other hand, people I had really expected things from, let me down. I have decided not to complain and shall try to adhere to the resolution but moments like this make me wonder/ponder - I spend entire days expecting a moment of joy from a select few, mostly in vain, while there are those who not only make me happy but often even give me strength to remain nonchalant to the tepidity of others.
Coming back, so i had a flurry of calls/sms/emails today & the most craziest thing was how people relate completing one year of married life to the start / extension of a family..... & that too, no one asks you directly....its never like.. " Hey... when are you gonna be a father "... no.. that never happens... its always references like... " so.... any progress " or maybe... " kuch development hain kya "... & this one takes the crown...." aur chhotu... baat kuch aage badhi ".... Give me a break guys....
Its not that i am against being a parent.... no.. thats not the point... My next door neighbour just became a proud father of a brat....over the years, a lot of my friends/cousins joined the fraternity.... Gitu, Monica, Deepa, Pooja, Swati , Sonali, Jennifer and the list goes on.....I am really happy for these people... Imagine a few years back these were friends/cousins of mine with whom I discussed the reviews of the latest movie or which pad to head out next weekend and now these people have discussions I can barely be a mute spectator to.
I don't see myself as a parent right now - mainly because it will be very difficult to have a child when your mental maturity is like his/hers. I can actually see myself fighting with my son over TV shows we would watch. My wife would suggest having two televisions but then the problem will not stop there - we would need to buy two DVD players, two packets of chitos/lays, two X Boxes and finally we would both compete for my wife's attention at which point my wife would suggest having a second wife - obedient that I am I will take this advice too and this wife will have a child and ... this is a problem close to my heart ... its a recurrence relation :-))
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