Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me.

A Tangled Yarn of Thoughts Being Unravelled…

Category: how in the world

  • Contractually Yours…

    Parenting often comes down to reaching agreements with your offspring in order for lessons to be learnt, set and accepted patterns of behavior to be established and also for those…

  • Lost In Translation#248

    TO had a good time dancing to Shaitaan Ka Saala on New Year’s eve but didn’t know the name of the song. His Hindi being what it is, half the…

  • The Innocence Bloglet

    When TO came home from school today we were discussing things that are going on in the world. I asked him if he knew what was going on in Australia…

  • Retrospection Bloglet

    2019 was a very memorable year for me. And blogwise as well. Here’s how Ballisticbong did. 111 blog posts. 3622 visitors Visitors came in from 50 different nations with new…

  • School Holiday Bloglet

    There comes a time in every parent’s life (mainly the mothers) where they realise that their child is more like a cartoon character than they previously realized. It’s not always…

  • 2020

    The year started on a fun enough note. Had plenty of adored people around. There was music. There was dancing. There were hyper kids. Loads of alcohol flowing as well.…

  • Fowl Language Redux

    Brian Gordon…redefining the reasons we sometimes want to flip our kids off! Note: all images are sourced from the book Fowl Language: Winging It: The Art of Imperfect Parenting by…

  • Antsy Pantsy

    Some people have trouble being cooped up. Even if it isn’t in a tiny space and even if they don’t suffer from claustrophobia. Take my kid for example…sitting still is…

  • Oh! The Humanity!!

    If anyone’s ever been tasked with getting their kid out of bed on a Monday morning, especially in winter, will know what that kid would look like as a drunk…

  • Wonky Wednesdays

    I admit, I should be caffeined up before doing anything pertaining to my child on weekday mornings. Actually that’s a good rule of thumb to follow all through now that…

Navigation

About

Writing on the Wall is a newsletter for freelance writers seeking inspiration, advice, and support on their creative journey.