Corporate job comes with benefits (apart from the monthly
paycheck).
It gives your life a routine. it also gives you an
opportunity for social interaction – even if formal.
Being at home, if there is anything I miss, it is this part.
I love baby-talk alright, but I do crave for some grown-up
talk too.
So I have found this new social circle for myself consisting
of 3 other women.
They are quite cool and we meet up every morning. In fact,
if on any particular day, any one of them decides to not show up, it gets
pretty sad.
So these women and I chat up about anything and everything…
and instead of chilling around the water cooler, we chill around the paani ka
matka.
It is amazing how much knowledge they have about topics such
as baby-care, first-aid, baby food or even current affairs and political
issues.
Pretty well-informed a bunch I must say. Certainly broader
in terms of the topics we discussed at office Chai sessions.
Chatting up over chai was always fun in office, and it
continues to be so with these ladies.
We also discuss family issues extensively and are there to
help out each other if the need arises.
If on someday I am unwell, I can be sure that these women
will extend a kind word and even go out of their way to make me feel better.
If I am too engrossed in work, they will remind me that I haven’t
had my breakfast or that my chai is getting cold.
When Kabir gets super difficult, I can trust these women to
understand and help me out with him.
They don’t come even close to a family, but they most certainly
are my best support after them.
My house-maid, nanny, and cook. They rock :)
