#MommyTakeOver - Post TWO
I grew up in a large family among 4 siblings - 3 sisters and a brother in a small town with both the parents working. Having been raised in an education valuing family (both my parents are post graduates) studies was given the topmost priority.

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I remember my mom used to wake us up at 4 am in the morning to study and asked us to study by reading aloud so that she knows we have not fallen back asleep. God, she always had some trick or the other up her sleeves. And my dad used to make rounds to check on us if we were really studying. Those were the days. Hadn't been for them we wouldn't be where we are. One of my sisters is working in Australia who's soon to apply for their citizenship and planning to settle there. Other one is an MBA teaching at a renowned college in the city. Next sister is about to complete her masters and my brother is in 2nd year engineering, again from a top institute. Such dedication and selfless love only a parent can show for their kids. And I can understand it better now when I'm a mother myself.

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Growing up with my siblings I got to have the best childhood anyone can ever have (though I'm still not sure if I'll be able to give the same privilege to Shaarav 🙈🙈🙈). Siblings are like your best friends, who have your back all the time, who can annoy you to the point where you want to bang your head on the wall and also make you laugh so hard that you literally fall off the chair and roll on the floor laughing. That special bond only a sibling can share. You all must agree to it, don't you?

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I was born in the late 80s. Yes the time when you needed to turn the antenna to see if the TV was catching signal. The time when there used to be a single TV channel - Doordarshan. The time when Rangoli and Chitrahaar used to be our go to show for new songs that they used to show at the very end. The time when people where glued to their television sets for Alif Laila and Mahabharata. The time when The Jungle Book, Duck Tales and Talespin were a privilege.

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I am that 90s kid who grew up using audio @ video cassettes and floppy disks, upgraded to CDs and now specialize in using pen drives and hard disks. I am that 90s kid who has watched the price of bread rise from Rs. 3 to now Rs. 26 and when a Rs. 5 note meant 20 Dairymilk eclairs compared to just one now.

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I'm sure all 90s born can relate to this. Growing up watching these gives me a lot of perspectives - to focus on what really matters. Change is the only thing that's constant in life. Stay tuned to know How Why and When my life changed....