India, April 8 -- If only they knew what the life of a stay at home parent entails! But we take it with a pinch of salt. It isn't for them to decide how we live, is it?

I tried to quickly skim through the newspaper before I woke up Neha. Just then I heard that familiar sound that made me jump up with a start. The milk bubbles were foaming at the brim of the vessel, threatening to tip over, but I switched off the gas in the nick of time.

'Wow, that was close,' I muttered under my breath.

I then swiftly got down to prepare the tiffin for my seven year old daughter Neha. Palak puri was the dish of the day. As I kneaded the dark green palak puree with the atta, I was fascinated with how everything came together within seconds to form a sup...