Story Of My Life
The utensils in the kitchen and the onions hold my attention span for a longer time than the Zenga blocks.
The mud in the garden is more delectable than the curd-rice Mommy feeds me.
The pictures on the TV captivate my attention more than the words in my books.
I don’t know, I am always, somehow silently drawn by the strange pull of these unconventional and ‘unapproved’ things.
Am I allowed to follow my heart?
Now, see I am playing drums with this dustbin in this shop here. And I will be hearing anytime now, their oft repeated word, NO!
This is a fiction written for Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Saturday – A Picture Prompt
Linking it to January 2014 Ultimate Blog Challenge and NaBloPoMo
To read posts by fellow friends and UBC and NaBloPoMo participants, click here Jairam, Kajal, Kathy, Michelle, Nabanita, Richa, Suzy Que, Sheethal. Yes, we can do we with some more cheering and support. 
January 18, 2014 9:31 pm|
Your write-ups are unique. 🙂 🙂 🙂
January 19, 2014 11:59 am|
Thanks a lot, Kalpana! 😛
January 18, 2014 9:41 pm|
Haha..very nice
Some parents do it too much, may be they are right but sometimes they should compromise and leave him to realize even if its something small
January 19, 2014 12:00 pm|
Agree, too much of everything is not right. But then giving a free hand in everything is not right as well!
January 18, 2014 9:59 pm|
Cute post, and if the dustbin is as clean as it looks in the pic, then I ll let my daughter drum on it for a while as long as nobody is actually disturbed by the din she creates 😀
January 19, 2014 12:03 pm|
Hmmm…. sounds good but mommy will have to wipe the hands with wet wipes soon after!! 😀
January 18, 2014 10:20 pm|
Lovely take for the prompt. I can relate to this…we do try to tie up their actions with a ‘No’
January 19, 2014 12:04 pm|
True. I guess, No must be the most heard word by a child!! 😀
January 18, 2014 10:31 pm|
haha…very sweet take on the prompt… 🙂
January 19, 2014 12:04 pm|
Thanks Nabanita! 🙂
January 18, 2014 10:33 pm|
OMG.. want to tell that kid.. he’ll thank his mom for saying ‘No’ to all of that. I feel like washing his hands right away. Cute take Shilpa.
January 19, 2014 12:04 pm|
My sentiments exactly!! 😀
January 18, 2014 11:20 pm|
LOL, very intuitive of him to expect the NO! before he hears it. Cute take on the prompt! ♥
January 19, 2014 11:20 pm|
Kids are smart, aren’t they 😀
January 18, 2014 11:22 pm|
Funny how he expects the “No” before it happens! LOL He knows he shouldn’t be doing it but still he just has to try it! Great take to the prompt!
January 19, 2014 11:23 pm|
After repeatedly listening to the do’s and dont’s, I am sure the kids do know what is expected and what is not!! Thanks Kathy, glad you liked it! 🙂
January 18, 2014 11:26 pm|
Nice one! Simple and so real….
No is a word we must speak seldom…let their curious minds and energetic spirits take their flight, and we will see they aim for the sky. Very well written Shilpa.
January 19, 2014 11:26 pm|
True Shaifali. Letting them explore and learn is the best strategy but yes stopping them from unhealthy and dangerous things is a must too! 🙂
January 19, 2014 12:11 am|
Nice and unique. Wish we could once again live that wonderful phase called childhood.
January 19, 2014 12:06 pm|
Wish we could do that…. sigh!! Thanks Geeta 🙂
January 19, 2014 4:44 am|
Loved it and brought back some memories too. Superb.
January 19, 2014 12:06 pm|
Thks Shaifali, glad you liked this story. I believe in moderation, though!! 🙂
January 19, 2014 12:07 pm|
Glad that this made you do the time travel, Suzy! 🙂 Thank you 🙂
January 19, 2014 8:57 am|
Handsome boy. Who is he? Or, is this a Google Image?
January 19, 2014 12:07 pm|
This is an image clicked by Vidya Sury in a marketplace 🙂
January 19, 2014 8:58 am|
Oops. Forgot to mention. Lovely blue saree.
January 19, 2014 12:08 pm|
🙂 I liked its colour too 🙂
January 19, 2014 9:48 am|
Ha ha… Well done Shilpa. 🙂
The word “no” and the shocked look on mom’s face. Whenever I see such pics, I get reminded of my daughter at age 1 , who managed to chew nicely into a battery(thankfully just changed shape only) in the time that I was cleaning up the tissue mess that my son(age 3) had created! I still get nightmares! :O
January 19, 2014 12:11 pm|
OMG!! I can visualize the scene. Battery?? God!! Kids at this age are quite a handful. Poor moms of kids in the age group of 2-6!! Thank God we are past that stage!! 😉
January 19, 2014 10:28 am|
Very cute ! He knows he is doing something which mom does not like, and expects a ‘no’. Very brilliant!
January 19, 2014 12:11 pm|
Oh yes, kids are very smart! They know and understand everything! 😀
January 19, 2014 10:42 am|
playing drums – that was cute….
January 19, 2014 12:11 pm|
Thanks Simple Girl 🙂
January 19, 2014 12:54 pm|
Nice take on the prompt!
Parents do tend to use the word ‘No’ with little kids.
January 19, 2014 12:55 pm|
Sorry, that should be: Parents do tend to overuse the word ‘No’ with little kids.
January 19, 2014 3:20 pm|
Well said, PI. “No” is a power-packed word which is quick on the lips and so easily and commonly used. Yes, our kids hear us use this word often, and of course we hear it from our children as well. 😉
January 19, 2014 3:09 pm|
This is my first time on your blog, and I’m extremely happy that I discovered it.
Simplicity is one thing I highly admire in writing, and in your writing simplicity along with brevity makes it an excellent read. The choice of words, and the flow is so natural that you don’t even know when you are done with the story.
All the best. Looking forward for your next post.
January 19, 2014 3:22 pm|
Welcome to my blog, Sunil. Thanks a lot for your kind words! Glad you liked this post! See you around 🙂
January 19, 2014 5:17 pm|
Different take on the prompt… 🙂 Beautiful as always.
January 19, 2014 6:37 pm|
Thank you Sheethal 🙂
January 20, 2014 4:53 pm|
That’s why the forbidden fields attracts the human minds more than than anything else…the seeds are sown in the beginning…
loved reading the post…..
January 20, 2014 10:51 pm|
That’s an interesting perspective Sheela and now the more I am thinking about it, I realize that you are absolutely right! 🙂 Thanks, glad you enjoyed this post 🙂
January 21, 2014 5:04 am|
The lure of forbidden fruit, the more “NO” is expected reaction, the more eagerly the heart wants to do it…Nice micro-fiction Shilpa.
February 4, 2014 7:24 pm|
Oh yes, the forbidden fruit, tastes the best! Thanks Reshma 🙂
January 21, 2014 6:59 pm|
I have been repeatedly what Kalpana Solsi is saying here.
I have another friend in her here now.
January 21, 2014 7:04 pm|
Thanks a lot, Mr Chowla for your kind words and support 🙂
February 4, 2014 7:24 pm|
You are too kind, Mr Chowla 🙂
January 21, 2014 7:24 pm|
Lovely take on the prompt Shilpa. You always surprise us 🙂
February 4, 2014 7:25 pm|
Thanks Diana 🙂
January 22, 2014 3:08 pm|
Cute one. 🙂
February 4, 2014 7:25 pm|
Thks Praveen 🙂
January 22, 2014 4:22 pm|
Simply beautiful! I have gone through this as a child and now my kids are going through the same ‘NO’, so I could connect immediately. 🙂
February 4, 2014 7:26 pm|
Glad you can relate to this story Rekha. Actually this is a story for all of us!! No has been an integral part of our growing up 😀
January 22, 2014 9:13 pm|
hahaha so cute…we never bother to find what runs on a child’s mind right?
February 4, 2014 7:27 pm|
We may never know, we can just assume 😀
January 23, 2014 4:48 pm|
That’s a cute one, Shilpa. You always outdo yourself:)
http://vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/100-words-on-saturday-2014-3
February 4, 2014 7:27 pm|
Thanks Vishal. You are too kind 🙂
January 24, 2014 11:05 pm|
The appeal of the unconventional. How true! Beautiful post!
February 4, 2014 7:27 pm|
Thanks Shailaja 🙂