Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

I held you in my arms for the first time after you were born my all discomfort melted and my anxiety was gone I was so amazed by the universe' kindness I am not a queen but I still got a princess! Hope I become your cook so I can nourish and your teacher so that you can flourish your friend in need when you want to share and your nurse when you need some care when you fall sick I want to be your doctor the modern techie to add X -factor I want to be your drive when life gets slow and act like a clown when you are in your low When you feel lost I can be your guiding light your inspiring hero when you get life's fright I know I am not a supermom but I want to be that you will need I will not be your life's driver but will want to teach you the right speed. 

He was raised in a middle  class family just like her. He did not really know how their parents get along with each other because they did not really discuss couple relationship with him. He was always told that it is a very important and divine relationship. He always thought it was perfect between his parents.  She was raised in a family where she did not see a very perfect relationship as such. She saw disagreements, arguments and many moments pretty far from being perfect. Parents did not discuss couple relations with her either. She was just told that hopefully she will find a better relationship than what she saw. It will be perfect in all senses. All life's obstacles can be conquered once she finds such a relationship with her partner.  Further, the books talked about how divine the love is. He thought dedication is everything once he finds that "right person". She thought, she can blindly trust and support that "right person" once she finds him...

May is a Better Hearing and Speech Month. Here is a list of things you might relate to if you are a speech language pathologist-  1) You are always at work- No matter if you are at your work site or not, you are always at work. If you meet this child of your friend at a social gathering, you are secretly analyzing his speech and language milestones. Is it age appropriate? Does he/she have all sounds acquired as per age? He/she shows tantrums; is it a behavior issue or just within functional limit for age?  If you are listening to some one's voice, which is a bit different, the voice therapist in you starts working. How does the person sound? Is it hoarse, breathy? Any chances of vocal pathology?  If some one aspirates at the dinner table, your MBS activates in your mind. At social gatherings, you will meet at least one elderly person with some hearing issues, asking you for your advise.  2) You are a SLP parent always- If you are a SLP and a parent, y...

सह्याद्रीचा सिंह गर्जतो अजून मनातून माझ्या  आठवतो मज जेव्हा जेव्हा मर्द मराठी राजा  तू दिली अस्मिता, भान दिले तू मानाने जगण्याचे  दिशा दिली, ध्येय दिले, उद्दिष्ट दिले असण्याचे  जग हे पुरुषांची सत्ता हि असे जरी रागिणी  संस्काराने तुझ्या  तरीही मी वाटे मज मानिनी  चहूकडे दिसतात जरीही सत्ता, पैशाचे भक्त  धमनीत मराठी तरीही उसळते स्वाभिमानाचे रक्त  मोडून पडतो डावं तरीही मोडत नाही कणा   तुझी जिद्द नेहमीच  शाबूत जरि  संकट काढई फणा  किती दिले तू, अजूनही देशी, कसे फेडू मी पांग  देव आणखी अजून वेगळा असतो का रे सांग?