Nala Incarnate

So back to routine after sometime. Its noon time, time for cookers and cooking. Im totally occupied with all four burners on and zonked out as to which has salt and which doesn't. I try to taste one by one and finally find out when I hear a sniff from the hall. I am now trained tp recognize different toddler calls, which ones are safe, what means crisis and when I would find Tarzan there. The sniff is an emergency and it was Avyukth. I rush to him and he points to his ear. Its bleeding (ok not so much) and with my out-of-the- kitchen brain I immediately apply turmeric and reassure him urgently because I could smell burnt food. It was the cauliflower. I run inside and remove it and continue to complete the rest (in a hopefully more optimal manner) when Akshath walks in. They still cannot differentiate first and third person when they talk. Akshath blurts "amma unakku ears la manja podi podlaama". I recall my meditation lessons, switching the sambar to sim, wash my hands and in the worst parenting lesson ever possible, apply turmeric to his ear. He checks with his hands, its gooey, he's happy and runs out. Finally. I continue and in a minute Avyukth walks in. "Amma unakku ears la perunkayam podlaama?". I close my eyes as my brain fights between anger and laughter.  And laugh.

Thank god its thursday.

Cheers,
Hopie