Ammy's Senile Ramblings

Disclaimer : All characters in this story are real. Any resemblance to any character living or dead is purely intentional. Based on my true life story. :) I had just finished my final year exams and was awaiting my last semester results. Meanwhile, I had got an opportunity to attend an interview in one of the product-based IT firm. As I nervously walked into the corporate office for my first interview, little did I know that fate had an unexpected surprise in store for me. It was a crucial moment, as the company required candidates to excel not only in the interview but also in an online IQ test. With my heart pounding, I took my seat and prepared for the challenge that lay ahead. The Strangers' Gaze: Surrounded by cubicles, I could feel the weight of every one's eyes on me, as if they were piercing right through my anxious exterior. Among the sea of strangers, there was one person who stood a cubicle away, casting occasional glances in my direction. His eyes sparkled with curi...

The nightmare of every mother's life is here, the dreaded 'exam time'. With the syllabus getting covered in the last minute and the teachers in a jiffy to do last-minute revisions, mommies everywhere are in a flurry of worry and anxiety. I can relate, being a mother of a "tween." The battle is ongoing and is not getting over anytime soon. This is a time when not just the students feel the pressure, but their mothers too feel the same pressure and stress. I am not making this gender-biased or favoring mothers; I am simply stating that fathers handle it with a more practical approach and are less concerned than their better halves. They, anyway, claim that their opposite gender always overthinks and are worried for nothing. Coming back to our warriors, read mothers, they must have gone through the same ordeal during their student days, and so empathize with their children. Having said that, the will to see their children succeed is what keeps them going. To top it a...