Posts Tagged: childhood
THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED
About twenty years ago, my father drove my toddler sister to daycare, as he did every day (or most days- I’m not sure what the routine was back then). The difference between that day and other days was that I
THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED
About twenty years ago, my father drove my toddler sister to daycare, as he did every day (or most days- I’m not sure what the routine was back then). The difference between that day and other days was that I
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THE GHOST OF CHRISTMASES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
“I will always remember your Golden Boy at that party, sitting by the table, holding a piece of chocolate cake in each fist. He looked carefully at the two pieces of cake, and then he chose one, and bit into
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMASES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
“I will always remember your Golden Boy at that party, sitting by the table, holding a piece of chocolate cake in each fist. He looked carefully at the two pieces of cake, and then he chose one, and bit into
LEGO
We had an amazing lego collection, when we were kids, growing up in a middle-class suburb close to Mehrabad. Our father wanted us all to be engineers, and to that end, whenever he travelled overseas, he would bring us back
LEGO
We had an amazing lego collection, when we were kids, growing up in a middle-class suburb close to Mehrabad. Our father wanted us all to be engineers, and to that end, whenever he travelled overseas, he would bring us back
FARTS LIKE TRAINS
“Her farts were like trains!” shrieked the Golden Boy in the middle of the restaurant, delirious with excitement, drunk with joy. This was turning out to be the best, most memorable restaurant experience ever. A visit to the washroom with
FARTS LIKE TRAINS
“Her farts were like trains!” shrieked the Golden Boy in the middle of the restaurant, delirious with excitement, drunk with joy. This was turning out to be the best, most memorable restaurant experience ever. A visit to the washroom with
THE GRATEFUL PLANTS
When I was eight or thereabouts, I lived, for the first and only time in my life, in a rich man’s house for a year. It was built in exceedingly expensive, fashionable area of north Tehran, at the foot of
THE GRATEFUL PLANTS
When I was eight or thereabouts, I lived, for the first and only time in my life, in a rich man’s house for a year. It was built in exceedingly expensive, fashionable area of north Tehran, at the foot of
AS IF IT WERE NOT ENOUGH
As if it were not enough, that I fret and worry about their health, their life, their safety, their friends, their schooling, their books and their maths, I have another huge worry too, to keep me entertained in long insomniac nights:
AS IF IT WERE NOT ENOUGH
As if it were not enough, that I fret and worry about their health, their life, their safety, their friends, their schooling, their books and their maths, I have another huge worry too, to keep me entertained in long insomniac nights:
AWESOME PARENTING SKILLS!
We are at dinner. The princess and I are eating a wonderful orangey-red cabbage-and-rice dish. Don’t clutch your stomachs and make gagging sounds- in fact it is a great dish, and I have fond memories of it (one which involves
AWESOME PARENTING SKILLS!
We are at dinner. The princess and I are eating a wonderful orangey-red cabbage-and-rice dish. Don’t clutch your stomachs and make gagging sounds- in fact it is a great dish, and I have fond memories of it (one which involves
CAREER COUNSELLING
The princess was considering jobs before she even knew there was such a thing. Her earliest jobs were: flight attendant, pediatrician, nurse. Yes, she always liked having the job of the person standing in front of her. Her love of playing
CAREER COUNSELLING
The princess was considering jobs before she even knew there was such a thing. Her earliest jobs were: flight attendant, pediatrician, nurse. Yes, she always liked having the job of the person standing in front of her. Her love of playing
MY FATHER WAS A CHAMPION SKIER
So we were told. He had won a national competition of some sort and received a medal from the hand of the king of Iran. He grew up in a small mountain village north-east of Tehran, and he skied to
MY FATHER WAS A CHAMPION SKIER
So we were told. He had won a national competition of some sort and received a medal from the hand of the king of Iran. He grew up in a small mountain village north-east of Tehran, and he skied to
FANTASY GIRL, REAL GIRL
The Golden Boy is sitting on the couch, swinging his goldy-brown legs. Staring into space, he bellows out, for no apparent reason “Lucy! LOOOO-sie! LUCY!” I know who Lucy is-she is a pretty pale little blonde girl who sits next
FANTASY GIRL, REAL GIRL
The Golden Boy is sitting on the couch, swinging his goldy-brown legs. Staring into space, he bellows out, for no apparent reason “Lucy! LOOOO-sie! LUCY!” I know who Lucy is-she is a pretty pale little blonde girl who sits next
