of Jicama and Avarice

Bad hair day - Pathetic

Daughter winning school spelling championship - Proud Moment !!!

Not promising a puppy for winning - Phew ! Narrow escape

We took her out to celebrate at a local favorite restaurant called Champps. The minute we land, she goes, "Mommy, they spelt the word wrong". Now we have to be real careful with a spelling champ at home. 

I think the district competition is sometime next week. I am not sure of the date yet. Sure there goes my credibility as a Tiger Mom. If you don't know what I am talking about, do read this WSJ article. 

An article of this caliber is sure to cause some waves in the twitter'osphere and in the blogging world. My 2 cents, Being an involved parent is not the same as pushing kids into things they do not like. Similarly there is a fine line between orchestrating your kids life (choosing what to do, how to do) and guiding them when they are lost. More importantly is to differentiate behaviors like boredom and laziness from dislike. Another thing I completely lack but love inculcating in my kids is the power of persistence. Other than that, just like a lot of other material out there, sift through to see what suits you and your kids.

PS : In case you are wondering what jicama and Avarice has to do with this post. Jicama is the winning word and Avarice is the clutching word.