28 Comments
User's avatar
Raju Tai's avatar

Saari baatein itni zabardast, kya restack karu aur kya nahin.. substack is in for an absolute treat!!

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Sabbbbbb @Raju Tai, sabbb!! Many puchchis for the encouragement ❤️❤️❤️

Expand full comment
Raju Tai's avatar

Sahi jawaaab!! maine sab kuch restack kar dala 👯

Expand full comment
Karthik's avatar

Welcome hai jee! Thank you for this! ❤️

'Hug do' and 'Hug diya' should be printed on t-shirts to be worn in a pair :p

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Ekdum phaad idea @Kartik! This could be me my main hustle 😎! Thank you🤗

Expand full comment
Sanobar Sabah's avatar

Lol Reema, copyright kr lo! It's gonna sell like hot cookies!

Expand full comment
Charulatha Banerjee's avatar

This is just now being shared with my soon to be 30 son with whom conversations can be tender and tense all at once. All the mothers of the world must read this beautiful essay. In solidarity in appreciation Reema. 🌺🌼

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Oh wow. I thought we stopped needing things to remember as they grew older. Thank you for reminding me that the learning is life long 💜. To your thirty year old, hug do :D!

Expand full comment
Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Yay! Reema is on Substack, Reema is on Substack!!!

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Yayyy for us all! Thank you Supriya. Itne support se ham aue bhi ameer hogae💕

Expand full comment
Tanya Shakil's avatar

Aagayin! ❤️

Beautiful learnings, behtareen reminders.

I’m realising children, having them or being around them, across their ages, is life itself.

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Indeed Tanya! Bachche aur jaanwar hamein jeena sikhaten hain. Aur hain, main aagayi. Kut kut karti aai murghi, apni fauj ko lai murghi😁🙈! Thank you for the encouragement.

Expand full comment
Tanya Shakil's avatar

Hahaha, murghiyaan murghiyaan

Expand full comment
Sanobar Sabah's avatar

Bahot khoob, Tanya!

Expand full comment
Farah's avatar

Yeah Reema. Welcome to Substack. We will rock it together.

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

phew @Farah ! Thank goodness for friends.

Expand full comment
Sumira Khan's avatar

A beautiful, tender list. Welcome to Substack, Reema... Your readers are in for a treat 🌹💖

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Tum jaise dost ho to har cheez asaan hai. I have been held so well. Thank you Sumi🎈.

Expand full comment
Samira's avatar

This is such a beautiful list Reema! There is so much to learn from our children - if only we let them teach us.

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Thank you Samira. Resonance is the secret nectar for building mental muscle💜. I got very lucky.

Expand full comment
Sharmada's avatar

So pleased you shared this with the world!!

Expand full comment
Ankita Shrivastav's avatar

This is so beautiful Reema! Loved it.

Ankita

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Thank you Ankita. Puchchi.

Expand full comment
Sanskriti Bhatia's avatar

A beautiful debut at Substack! Welcome dearest Reema 💛💛 Vividly remember hearing this essay at the OSC session being wrapped in its warmth and tenderness. Feeling the same today 🥰

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Thank you sunshine Sanskriti! Lots of love.

Expand full comment
Binu Sivan's avatar

Potty jokes are the corner stones of strong relationships 😃. Lovely post.

Expand full comment
Reema Ahmad's avatar

Hear hear! Truth has been spoken 🙌🏼! Thank you Binu. I will remember this in my next work meeting 😎🤣!

Expand full comment
Binu Sivan's avatar

😂😂

Expand full comment