Mom and Sister

Mom is enjoying time with my sister.

She is recounting memories of my sister when she was just a little girl about 52 years back.

She was very young and was left behind at my maternal granny's house where she was the pet of the house full of relatives. My mother being a teacher din't have anyone to take care of my sister. So she was left in the care of her brother's wife, her sister and granny.

My mom's was a family of teachers. Her eldest sister was a teacher at Keyes Girls' High School, Secunderabad. The ritual everyday would be for her to say bye-bye to my baby sister just before leaving for work. One day she was in a hurry and she forgot to say bye-bye. My sister started crying inconsolably through the day. When evening came, my aunt came home and was quite surprised that her tata bye-bye would mean so much to my younger sister.

Of course from that day onwards my aunt was very careful to bid bye-bye to my sister if she were around.

My sister is having a gala time listening to her childhood stories narrated by my mom everyday. What bliss to revisit those days.

Cheers!
Mahalakshmi