Bumble buzzed his way into the world. Papa Bombus and mamma Bombee celebrated his birth by throwing a huge feast for the entire clan of creepy crawlies. They rented the trunk of the biggest oak tree in the neighborhood. Mamma Bombee decorated the hollow with hand woven petal streamers. Guests drowned themselves into barrels of nectar and pollen that the couple imported from exotic flowers. The highlight of the event was the slug dance and the humming competition. A day old bumble watched everything from his sunflower cradle and thought to himself, 'ah this is life'. He grew up a brat, arrogant and dominating. He was best at eating and his frequent siestas were exasperating. He rarely left his hollow and when he did he had ants to carry him around. Silly snail who lived next doors was his only friend. One fine morning silly snail crept into Bumble’s room and told him about a fair in the neighboring forest. Bumble immediately summoned his chariot and marched towards th...
Parenthood is challenging, unpredictable and at times unnerving. Poco was barely 4 months on a Saturday morning in the month of June. His dad decided to give him a head to toe massage before a bath. That's when he noticed a swelling on a tiny toe. Initially it looked like an insect bite but poco didn't seem like he was in pain. Our friends next doors suggested we call a medical facility. My husband spoke to a nurse who recommended an ointment and asked us to wait it out till Monday. We took him to the emergency department of a hospital for check up, just in case.... 'Just in case' turned out to be a big deal. A doctor inspected his toe and told us that something had cut through his skin! We were neither aware nor ready for this. They pricked and poked his toe with a forcep even as I held on to my wailing baby. Nothing in sight. They called for a podiatrist (foot specialist). By then we prepared ourselves for a surgery because that seemed like the only option to get ...