tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post7035042247526772679..comments2023-12-24T23:34:49.565-08:00Comments on Anita Vachharajani: Brown-paper packages...Anita Vachharajanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11759318977568436376noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-25584848033513483342008-01-21T21:06:00.000-08:002008-01-21T21:06:00.000-08:00loved the first part, it was juicy funny reminisce...loved the first part, it was juicy funny reminiscence.. hee hee ed very often, wondered if you would write about the 'Hot shot' lady at akbarally's one day? <BR/>it is very very funny, the first part. and sweet. In the n bit, even the writing stops enjoying itself as much.. ? grim mamma sounds start coming in- and the end does not quite reach that 'and here i rest my piece' note. <BR/>but de fust - up there withjulian barnes- you have to read him- his clean style is something you might like. and every chapter of this book i am reading, i smile a couple of times, like i did reading your piece.( in this case, i grinned)<BR/>sweet willum land you walked into, ani. i grinned and grinnedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-50874269534625627452008-01-21T19:52:00.000-08:002008-01-21T19:52:00.000-08:00How does the school allow it? Can't you bring it u...How does the school allow it? Can't you bring it up at a PTA? S's school doesn't allow <I>any</I> birthday celebration at school - not even toffees. It's appalling, the scale on which parents think they need to conduct a child's birthday. And like you said, they're often frightened by the organised events.<BR/><BR/>Good to see you back!Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-29545000219878523312008-01-20T09:02:00.000-08:002008-01-20T09:02:00.000-08:00Great to see that people like you're taking a stan...Great to see that people like you're taking a stand against this unabashed celebration of crap. "return gift" itself is such a ridiculous idea. But I would imagine that you're quite an exception. Most parents turn their kids into rabid consumers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-6623637227676945362008-01-20T03:13:00.000-08:002008-01-20T03:13:00.000-08:00Discussing and comparing return gifts indeed!! Don...Discussing and comparing return gifts indeed!! Don't you think more than the kids themselves, its the parents who are to blame. perhaps if a few parents like you stand firm, it should take the edge of the competitive fervour and keeping up with the Khannas/Patels/whoever mindset.<BR/>Just discovered your blog BTW and have been having an absolute blast reading it. Lots of great LOL moments here..read an earlier post on gujju kiddy book characters. Wondered if you know of a delightful Human/Goat character called Bakor Patel and his wife Shakri patlani! My sister and I used to love them.diptihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841466823587044038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-47075653069854557072008-01-18T21:28:00.000-08:002008-01-18T21:28:00.000-08:00Don't know how the school allows it. A lot of scho...Don't know how the school allows it. A lot of schools don't allow anything more than toffees. I'm through the birthday party/return gift nightmare with Dhanno. But I've had kids coming over home, and saying "What is the return gift?" And also discussing and comparing the gifts they got, at various parties.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-1540948037880727612008-01-18T11:05:00.000-08:002008-01-18T11:05:00.000-08:00oh, i love planning those little return gifts too,...oh, i love planning those little return gifts too, she admits guiltily. BUT there is such a thing as proportion, and of course, imagination, which those celebrations of plastic that n's school allows lack! :)Anita Vachharajanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240997852448412245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346546.post-20174274374803646162008-01-18T09:38:00.000-08:002008-01-18T09:38:00.000-08:00first, you are back! yippee!second, so now i have ...first, you are back! yippee!<BR/><BR/>second, so now i have to begin dreading the gift bags at school? i was tormented by the return gift, but now have begun enjoying it because i have small parties and i get to think of a little gift for each child (not twenty plastic masks)<BR/><BR/>sigh.SUR NOTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928284426760382839noreply@blogger.com