Happy Birthday to You

mother for 5 years now. It seems that it was only yesterday when I first held you in my arms. I can still remember the time when I was clueless on how to make you stop from crying to making you fall asleep or how to manage taking a shower before you wake up and start crying all over again. But look at you now; you are growing to be a very pretty and intelligent kid. Mommy is so, so proud of your school achievements. You were able to make it even if mom is not around. My heart is filled with joy…

philanthropy and not a matter of corruption”. Zinovieff continued to reinforce the idea of Greece as unreliable and fraudulent, concluding that, “rather than political favoritism and patronage being removed, they were institutionalized. These days you were either ‘one of ours’ or no one at all”. It was then that Zinovieff went from European to Greek. As Zinovieff worked to become a Greek citizen she faced the same difficulties all citizen seekers faced, and that was the public…

We all have a fragile existence. Life is a fleeting, transient and temporary phenomenon even for the person who has lived a hundred years. Ask any old person you now and find out what they have to say about the transience of life. Just the other day, about a month ago, I was browsing through my Facebook wall, something I seldom do, and I stumbled on the profile of an old friend. He used to be my closest friend when I lived in Oyo state. Communication between us kind of froze after I moved back…

running through my veins. My powers showed up when I turned 14. I have read books about the powers that I have, but I have never been able to figure out what exactly I am. So I just studied the individual powers instead of them as a whole. Then my 16th birthday rolled around and my entire world turned upside down. … “It was summer and I was out with my friend…

day like this? My birthday only comes once a year and now I’m turning 5! This was my first real birthday party, and I had invited all my new friends from pre-kindergarten! They all told me that they couldn’t wait, but they had a smirkish face on when they told me how excited they were-oh well-they were probably…

at the moment you least expect it. He is very smart for his age, and always makes me smile whenever I see him. He always asks questions, and even though sometimes I may not have an answer for him I try to come up with the best response possible. I can now say I have acquired a totally new perspective for mother hood, and love being an aunt. I have enjoyed teaching him the little things such as counting numbers or even the letters in the alphabet. One day I’ll be able to tell him “You changed my…

Ember picks up a red pen and makes a X across the 29 of December: the day before her birthday.…

becomes a curse for her. Her freedom is curtailed and she is put under pressure for everything. Don’t come out in your petticoat like that. Not even when it’s only your father who’s around. And it became something shameful, this growing up, so that you had to be ashamed of yourself, even in the presence of your father. (62) This reminds us the very beautiful line “To be young is dangerous” (23) by a maid servant Pari in Rama Mehta’s novel Inside the Haveli. In this novel the central character…

Hey. Happy birthday! I hope you 've been having a great summer so far and it 'll be even better after your 17th! I kinda miss you and I 'm still hoping to get a text from you someday saying that we can give it another shot or start over but I 'm not expecting it. I really regret what I did. Everyday I regret it. I wish it didn 't happen. Good luck at GHP and with your subject SATs, and I already know you got a 5 on all your AP exams! I have no doubt that you will get a 5 on the national exams. I…

crying, and my grandfather took my brother to his room to talk some sense into him. Furthermore, my mother wiped her eyes and told me that I should be happy that they were getting back together. “What about me, my school, and my birthday that is coming up in a few weeks?” I questioned my mother. “You can make new friends and celebrate your birthday there,” my mother replied as she tried to control her tears. “I’m going to stay with my father,” I stated. “WHATEVER!” my mother…