Jewel in my crown
Updated On: 29 April, 2009 08:14 AM IST | | Kavitha Kumar
It's that time of the year when newspaper supplements are awash with suggestions on how we must celebrate Mother's Day.
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It's that time of the year when newspaper supplements are awash with suggestions on how we must celebrate Mother's Day. 'Buy jewellery that will add sparkle to your mom's eyes' exhorts the maker of an exotic and exorbitantly priced collection, while another encourages you to gift her an iPod that will speak to her.
Thanks, but no thanks, says one mother I know. She prefers to share music with real people, not programmed voices. Come to think of it, she would certainly appreciate an occasional concert and coffee with any one of her children, who are separated from her by hectic work schedules and long distances. As for that promised sparkle in her eyes, it's been there for years and no solitaire can match its genuineness.
Thanks, but no thanks, says one mother I know. She prefers to share music with real people, not programmed voices. Come to think of it, she would certainly appreciate an occasional concert and coffee with any one of her children, who are separated from her by hectic work schedules and long distances. As for that promised sparkle in her eyes, it's been there for years and no solitaire can match its genuineness.
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