This is for you Niti.

I am using this medium to express because these thoughts will remain on this address for ever (hopefully). I wanted to write this blog for a long time now but, you must have realised by now that I am very good at procrastination. You must have also learnt by now that, I usually beat it at some point in time and get things started.

I will try and set the scene very early. I will write whatever comes into my head on a regular basis here. That might include how I feel about you now and what I want to do for you in the future. The reasons are all selfish I want this blog to remind me (you are free to quote this space any conversations) in the future about all the promises I am going to make to myself as you grow up.

Your birth was not an accident. We planned (not to the T) but you know, to a large extent. There was great pressure from all quarters to force you out as soon as I got married to your amma but, we resisted and fought the battle valiantly for over 2 1/2 years.
We are not doing you a favour by bringing you into this world. I have often been told many times how fortunate we are to have been born and we should be thankful to our parents for ever for having us. In my case don’t ever thank me for having you intact, I would like to thank you for coming into your lives.
I love you. This is an absolute statement and not relative to anything in this world; be it now or after you turn 50. I will always love you irrespective of what you grow up to be in life.

I don’t want to write the entire book in one chapter so, I will end this first one now.

Love,

Appa