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I enjoyed reading every one of the responses, and could identify with almost all that has been shared. Some made me smile, but like znan mentioned, most of them made my heart heavy, because I have finally let go of my naivete, and realized that no matter how much I struggle, I cannot escape the ...

Right now when I visit India, I have my parent's house to stay in. I have many cousins that I can visit and do fun things with. But they are all slowly moving out of India for the usual reasons, and I wonder.... When one's immediate family members are all settled outside India, would they still ...

[QUOTE=shivabvn;626185]Please share your experience and inputs , i m in the same boat to reach kovai.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[/QUOTE] There are several schools that seem to be reasonably good - they vary in syllabus from ICSE, CBSE, IGCSE, and Cambridge. It depends on what your ...

I think that all lies are not the same. And I also think as parents, we should pick the battles we want to fight.

Irritated and saddened to see the amount of plastic waste generated in the name of Easter egg hunt! All the stores are filled with sacks of plastic eggs! (which are going to be later filled with candy... sheesh!)

[QUOTE=R2MyOldWorld;624806]Family values and social safety net and all those good things are directly linked to the economic condition of the society/country. [/QUOTE] Aren't family values and related societal practices strong in other Asian countries like Japan and Korea, which are economically ...

[QUOTE=ILuvHyd;624543] too much analysis leads to paralysis [/QUOTE]

True that :)

If you don't mind me asking, how old is your daughter OurGen-X? Was she able to comprehend all its nuances?

[QUOTE=LBRS;624291]We are considering RTP area as one of our options because of its schools, mild weather, vibrant desi community, tech companies etc.. I lived in RTP in the late 90s. I would like to know, how is the job situation in RTP/Cary/Raleigh area? I have 15+ years experience mostly in ...

[QUOTE=RBee;624265]It is not the reading level that is a block as it has very simple english. It has some mature theme like prejudice, rape, racism and allusion of gay etc and kid won't understand if read below 12 IMO... Most schools in CA make them read TKAM when they are in 8th or 9th (12,13 or 14 ...