Snippets of actual conversation during the last one week, reported verbatim between writer (Preeti Shenoy) and her son.This was between me and my 10 year old son, after watching jaane tu ya jaane na.We were driving home, after dropping my daughter at her dance class. I was concentrating on the road and nodding, only half listening
“Mom.”
“Ummm”
“Having a girl friend is no fun. I don’t want to have a girl friend.”
“Why?”
“So boring. If she cries you have to console her and keep pacifying her. Ugh. I would rather play my GTA.”
What could I say to that?! I just smiled. After two minutes—
“Mom”
“hmmm?”
“Which one would you prefer—a boy friend or Internet?”
“I would prefer a husband actually. Not a boy friend. Boy friends can ditch you easily. Husbands usually stay around.”
“More than the Internet?”
“Well—yeah. Internet cannot take you out, or cuddle you, or buy things for you or tell you things like you are pretty or you smell good.”
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3 comments:
7:53 PM
I am taking a screenshot of the page where you produced the blogpsot snippet for file purposes.
7:53 PM
Well-you have taken my post and then reproduced a bit of it here, and then given the link to my blog-post.You have done it without my permission. Firstly I am not your writer.I write for Times of India,Readers Digest and many other publications.My first book is in press right now and will be out soon.
Secondly,I would have appreciated had you mailed me first.
Since you have not, the least you can do is mention my name instead of 'our writer'
My name is Preeti Shenoy.I request you to make the necessary changes.
Preeti Shenoy
9:18 AM
Thanks for the comment mam.You are the first one to comment on my one week old blog.
I have taken necessary action as per your instructions.I just mention "our writer" because at that place you wrote "me and my 10 year old son" and i have to replace that.Usually we don't make any change in the article.
Now i have mailed you with full details.
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