one - to maintain some semblance of sanity in my life by giving me much needed child related rant space,
two - to keep the 3.5 readers of my other blog to the wind and the trees from running away, as they surely will if i inflict this upon them, and
three - i promised my chellam i would one day write a book called 'growing up with shivi,' and this is my memory jogger/record keeper/witness of truth
the cast and characters
heroine - shivi, 13yr old girl teen, referred to as chellam in happy times, overly fond of shopping, and of the colour pink, fitting neatly into almost every cliched slot there is for 13yr old girl teens overly fond of shopping and of the colour pink
everybody else qualifies as sidekick, or as it is so beautifully said in tamizh - jaalra. in order of importance
brother - referred to as first-born or raja, exists solely to make her life miserable (according to shivi), also serves as a life raft in the stormy sea that shivi's mother is tossed about on
mother - me
father - referred to as nana, long suffering provider of gadgets and funds for shivi's other mad escapades
assorted characters playing the roles of friends, foes, teachers, and sundry relatives make sporadic appearances.
this drama is set in the lovely south indian city of chennai.
read on.
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