Hi guys, here is my latest for Mamamia – I hope you like it. This is an ongoing argument in our household about what movies the children are allowed to watch. I’d like to say a special thank you to my brother for allowing his son to watch anything at all. And for getting a […]
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I’ve decided to write a book about sleep training. It’s clearly all the rage or at the very least it drives people into a rage and it’s bound to sell more copies than the other book I’m writing. I’m going to call my sleep training book “Failing Asleep”. I think that sounds catchy and clever, […]
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Hi guys, it has been a while – a flu epidemic mostly got in the way of life and writing. I really hope you like this one – it’s about Prima and the ways in which she is not like me. Lucky girl. Please feel free to Comment/Like/Share as ever. For the Londoners, have a […]
Hi guys, In the tradition of the great Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Termite Tales are continuing. Here is my latest chapter for Rentokil: http://bit.ly/KFKVcH I hope you like it. Wishing you a termite-free school holiday, xx Shanks
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Hi, This is my latest instalment for Rentokil about our troubles and travels with termites: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-we-are-surrounded/#more-10244 Hope you like it, Shanks
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Did I mention we have termites? I have been blogging about the experience for Rentokil – here is part 2 of our travels with termites, I hope you like it. http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-the-super-termite/
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Hi again, this piece also appeared on Mamamia recently and I’ve linked it here: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/adult-conversation-ive-forgotten-how-to-do-it/ The dinnertime conversation was about K. Rudd and the recent comments that the more you got to know him, the less you liked him. The man across the table from me said, “Apparently Wolfowitz was like that too.” Everyone at […]
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This piece was published by Mamamia recently, and reproduced here (sorry about the font size, wordpress is possessed): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/naplan-not-another-painful-learning-assessment-nightmare-naplan-parenting/ This week my little Prima (aged 8) has NAPLAN. It’s her first brush with standardised education and also mine, as a parent. This piece is not about the merits of NAPLAN, that debate was held last […]
Hi there, we recently found out we have a termite infestation (cue massive panic attack). Rentokil is thankfully taking care of the problem for us soon and they have asked me blog about our experience. It’s the beginning of a lifelong pest control partnership given our neighbourhood. Here is my first instalment, I hope you […]
This piece recently appeared on Mamamia – it’s about my grandmother, the things we value and the things we pass on. I hope you like it: http://www.mamamia.com.au/relationships/my-most-important-family-treasure/ My grandmother (aged 85 and in good health) is obsessed with her own death. This is disconcerting for family because obviously we are worried about it too and […]
Hope you like this one, posted on Mamamia yesterday as: http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/religion-are-you-part-time-religious/ Today I took our four children to the temple to celebrate Tamil New Year. This was one of our rare visits to a Hindu temple and as I sat praying that my three year old Tercero wouldn’t break, steal or set fire to anything, I […]
Hi there, this is a repost of an article that I wrote for Mamamia. I am reposting in case the MM site collapses one day I can’t retrieve a copy of this. It’s weird the things you think about at 2am. Am I wasting my education? Last week my 6 year old son Secundo, stood […]
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Hi, This one was published on Mamamia last week. The topic means a lot to me (and many of my friends). I hope you like it too: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/stay-at-home-mums-apparently-i-am-wasting-my-education/ The article was inspired by remarks made by the Danish Prime Minister – you can find out more about the debate in the UK here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2115170/Can-woman-clever-stay-home-mum.html xx […]
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I’m sorry, that title is unnecessarily sensationalist but occasionally I like to pretend I’m a tabloid journalist. No seriously, mostly I like to pretend I’m a Jedi Master or Tina Fey’s best friend. She wouldn’t be my best friend back, because I already have one of those and I am very loyal. Nice try Tina, […]
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Hi guys, Mamamia just published this one about my parents’ garage sale last year. I would love it if you would take a look (and as always, go onto the Mamamia site and Comment or Facebook Like it!) Thank you again for reading my work, Much love, Shanks x http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/garage-sale-a-life-of-posessions/
Over the summer, Husband said I had to stop reading porn. He said it was unhealthy for our relationship, it created unrealistic expectations and stimulated desire at inappropriate times. He thought I should be happy with what I’ve got, instead of feverishly pouring (or is it pawing?) through this porn, seeking the unattainable. He was […]
We have just returned from a lovely holiday at the coast where Tercero (aged 3) overcame his fear of sand but Newborn (aged 21 months now) decided the beach was far too dirty and windy for him. Prima and Secundo could not get enough of it. Mamamia published this one whilst I was on hols […]
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and Hanukkah – Husband did the traditional English roast with all the trimmings on the BBQ no less. The weather was hot after several weeks of surprisingly London-like rain here. The biggest highlight of Christmas for us was that my brother and his wife had a baby boy on […]
This is not a post about buying livestock in the developing world instead of an i-Microwave for Christmas (although, imagine the touch screen possibilities – Tercero could be trained to make his own porridge at 5am). Nor is this a post about the rampant consumerism that is destroying the true meaning of Christmas. I wrote that […]
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Mamamia published this one about my little Prima and her career choices today. I really hope you like it. Thank you for reading and please feel free to comment on the Mamamia site (my silent campaign to convince them that I am a widely read writer continues….): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/i-want-to-be-a-farmers-wife/
The Sealed Section – for Children
/1 Comment/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, here is my latest for Mamamia – I hope you like it. This is an ongoing argument in our household about what movies the children are allowed to watch. I’d like to say a special thank you to my brother for allowing his son to watch anything at all. And for getting a […]
Confessions of a Co-Sleeper
/7 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranI’ve decided to write a book about sleep training. It’s clearly all the rage or at the very least it drives people into a rage and it’s bound to sell more copies than the other book I’m writing. I’m going to call my sleep training book “Failing Asleep”. I think that sounds catchy and clever, […]
Mamamia! (Part 15) – Go on Primaaaa
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, it has been a while – a flu epidemic mostly got in the way of life and writing. I really hope you like this one – it’s about Prima and the ways in which she is not like me. Lucky girl. Please feel free to Comment/Like/Share as ever. For the Londoners, have a […]
Termite Control – a long term relationship
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, In the tradition of the great Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Termite Tales are continuing. Here is my latest chapter for Rentokil: http://bit.ly/KFKVcH I hope you like it. Wishing you a termite-free school holiday, xx Shanks
Termites – we are surrounded
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi, This is my latest instalment for Rentokil about our troubles and travels with termites: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-we-are-surrounded/#more-10244 Hope you like it, Shanks
The Super Termite – yes, it’s really called that
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranDid I mention we have termites? I have been blogging about the experience for Rentokil – here is part 2 of our travels with termites, I hope you like it. http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-the-super-termite/
What’s that word again…(Mamamia! – Part 14)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi again, this piece also appeared on Mamamia recently and I’ve linked it here: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/adult-conversation-ive-forgotten-how-to-do-it/ The dinnertime conversation was about K. Rudd and the recent comments that the more you got to know him, the less you liked him. The man across the table from me said, “Apparently Wolfowitz was like that too.” Everyone at […]
Not Another Painful Learning Assessment Nightmare (NAPLAN) – Mamamia! (Part 13)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThis piece was published by Mamamia recently, and reproduced here (sorry about the font size, wordpress is possessed): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/naplan-not-another-painful-learning-assessment-nightmare-naplan-parenting/ This week my little Prima (aged 8) has NAPLAN. It’s her first brush with standardised education and also mine, as a parent. This piece is not about the merits of NAPLAN, that debate was held last […]
Pests and pestilence
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi there, we recently found out we have a termite infestation (cue massive panic attack). Rentokil is thankfully taking care of the problem for us soon and they have asked me blog about our experience. It’s the beginning of a lifelong pest control partnership given our neighbourhood. Here is my first instalment, I hope you […]
Heirlooms- Mamamia! (Part 12)
/5 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThis piece recently appeared on Mamamia – it’s about my grandmother, the things we value and the things we pass on. I hope you like it: http://www.mamamia.com.au/relationships/my-most-important-family-treasure/ My grandmother (aged 85 and in good health) is obsessed with her own death. This is disconcerting for family because obviously we are worried about it too and […]
The Hanukkah-only Hindu (also Mamamia! – Part 11)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHope you like this one, posted on Mamamia yesterday as: http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/religion-are-you-part-time-religious/ Today I took our four children to the temple to celebrate Tamil New Year. This was one of our rare visits to a Hindu temple and as I sat praying that my three year old Tercero wouldn’t break, steal or set fire to anything, I […]
Am I wasting my education?
/2 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi there, this is a repost of an article that I wrote for Mamamia. I am reposting in case the MM site collapses one day I can’t retrieve a copy of this. It’s weird the things you think about at 2am. Am I wasting my education? Last week my 6 year old son Secundo, stood […]
Mamamia! (Part 10) – Am I wasting my education?
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi, This one was published on Mamamia last week. The topic means a lot to me (and many of my friends). I hope you like it too: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/stay-at-home-mums-apparently-i-am-wasting-my-education/ The article was inspired by remarks made by the Danish Prime Minister – you can find out more about the debate in the UK here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2115170/Can-woman-clever-stay-home-mum.html xx […]
Mamamia! (Part 9) – the one about porn
/5 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranI’m sorry, that title is unnecessarily sensationalist but occasionally I like to pretend I’m a tabloid journalist. No seriously, mostly I like to pretend I’m a Jedi Master or Tina Fey’s best friend. She wouldn’t be my best friend back, because I already have one of those and I am very loyal. Nice try Tina, […]
Mamamia! (Part 8)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, Mamamia just published this one about my parents’ garage sale last year. I would love it if you would take a look (and as always, go onto the Mamamia site and Comment or Facebook Like it!) Thank you again for reading my work, Much love, Shanks x http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/garage-sale-a-life-of-posessions/
A Beiger Shade of Beige
/15 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranOver the summer, Husband said I had to stop reading porn. He said it was unhealthy for our relationship, it created unrealistic expectations and stimulated desire at inappropriate times. He thought I should be happy with what I’ve got, instead of feverishly pouring (or is it pawing?) through this porn, seeking the unattainable. He was […]
Mamamia! (Part 7)
/2 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranWe have just returned from a lovely holiday at the coast where Tercero (aged 3) overcame his fear of sand but Newborn (aged 21 months now) decided the beach was far too dirty and windy for him. Prima and Secundo could not get enough of it. Mamamia published this one whilst I was on hols […]
Mamamia! (Part 6)
/1 Comment/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranI hope you all had a lovely Christmas and Hanukkah – Husband did the traditional English roast with all the trimmings on the BBQ no less. The weather was hot after several weeks of surprisingly London-like rain here. The biggest highlight of Christmas for us was that my brother and his wife had a baby boy on […]
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
/7 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThis is not a post about buying livestock in the developing world instead of an i-Microwave for Christmas (although, imagine the touch screen possibilities – Tercero could be trained to make his own porridge at 5am). Nor is this a post about the rampant consumerism that is destroying the true meaning of Christmas. I wrote that […]
Mamamia! (Part 5)
/3 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranMamamia published this one about my little Prima and her career choices today. I really hope you like it. Thank you for reading and please feel free to comment on the Mamamia site (my silent campaign to convince them that I am a widely read writer continues….): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/i-want-to-be-a-farmers-wife/