Kavita Das writes about culture, race, gender and their intersections. She is the author of 'Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues' (Beacon Press, October 2022), inspired by her 'Writing with Conscience' class, and 'Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar' (Harper Collins India, 2019).
I came to motherhood rather late in life, just shy of my 45th birthday. Five years later, I’m now a 50-year-old mother to my curious, funny, creative 5-year-old daughter, Daya. The past five years have gone by in a flash, giving credence to the keen observation about parenting that the “days are long, but the years are short.
But when I got there, I saw his father and momentarily wondered if he would be offended, given their explicit request for no presents. The birthday boy, my daughter and his friends were all playing together. I walked up to the child’s father and said, “I know you requested no presents, but we bought him a small present. I hope that’s OK.
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