CLASH OF THE TITANS - 1 -

It is always a case when you have freedom to choose your TV channels at home. In my home I have this exclusive rights on keeping the tv remote with me when there is a cricket match going on or my favorite movie going on and I can choose to watch it over the melodramatic serials my wife and mom prefer. Most often I generously give away the TV remote to my mom or wife so they can watch their channel when I am done with my cricket or when my team is winning easily or when my team is losing badly and hence I settle down to watch those dramatic never ending daily soaps and doze off.

This has been the understanding at my home from past few years and I have been enjoying it until recently. The things are changing from past few weeks and the reason is none other than my 2 year kiddo. Usually he does not like to watch TV and often he gets irritated if anyone else is watching the TV unless his rhymes dvd is playing on the TV. He usually refers to his rhymes dvd as "E..ya..O..". So here I was, starting to switch on the TV and watch my cricket highlights as I had missed out on the LIVE match.

Kiddo comes, sees what I am trying to watch on TV, stares at me. I give him a smile back. He does not smile back, but continues to stare at me and points to TV and tells "E..ya..O..". I understand instantly that he wants me to put on his rhymes DVD now. I cant do that, I need to badly watch this match. I have to distract him now else he has made his motives clear (to Attack me and capture TV). I open a civilized conversation with him explaining him that there is this interesting cricket match going on and we both can watch the same. He nods his head and I assume he agrees with me on this and now to my surprise he is going near the TV and watching the cricket. I thank god, give a satisfied smile and start watching the match. (Defended myself smoothly. nice move.)

15 secs pass-by, kiddo starts staring at me again, he is not convinced with my cricket theory and he is not finding the cricket match interesting. I tend to ignore him and continue to watch my match expecting another brutal attack. I need to keep my defensive tactics ready to tackle his attacks. Anytime now... and there it is, he notices that I am ignoring him, he comes near me... call me "Appppa... Appppaaaa... E.. ya...O..". As expected, another attack. I watch him, start explaining him again how important it is for me to watch this match now and I promise him that I will play his rhymes once this match gets over (45 mins more left). He is convinced again... (my defense tactics working)... I carry him on my lap and he starts watching the match with me...

25 secs pass-by, kiddo starts staring at me again. I realize he is not in mood to watch cricket as he is definitely not finding it interesting. At this point of time the only thing which is interesting as per him is his rhymes. I somehow need to distract him and defend myself for the next 45 mins, and distract him in such a way that I should be able to watch my match in peace as well... which also means its time for me to go on an ATTACK now...

(To be continued… Click Here)