An email had arrived from my aunt .. and she had asked how "Nantu" was.
DH: Why is she calling him Nantu?
Me: Oh well maybe she has read my blogs you know
a barb intended here... i have asked and asked and though he reads my poetry blog.. he stays away from the rants on this one .. boohoo!!
DH: Do you remember how much time and energy we spent in naming him...
Me: Do I remember? We only spent all of 9 months arguing over it
really.. we are so finicky arent we?
DH: His name means "Endless" and now with this nick name its just the opposite
Me:(thinking uhoh I never did think of that did I?... loudly) But Nantu is such a cute name.
Meanwhile enter Nantu (He has to take part in every conversation..)
Nantu: Mommy you call me Nantu and I will call you Preetu
DH - Exasperated looks at both of us...
Me: Oh I know .. I have a better name for him to use on my blogs.
DH: (Excited) Now you are talking.. whats that?
Me: Cheeky Monkey!
Nantu starts the refrain... I am a cheeky monkey.. I am a cheeky Monkey.. and I join in .. You are a cheeky monkey..
Mom and Son doing a little dance here... DH walks out of there shaking his head...
So now you know who the cheeky monkey is .. and who the bossy monkey is....
21 comments:
monkey....?
hehheheee...i honestly don't know what nantu means! :D but y can't husbands understand d addiction for blogging...?
hahaha. the picture complimented the post perfectly..you are calvin and hobbes aren't you:)
LOL at the cheeky monkey business:)
By the way your aunt reads your blog?cool:)Start pulling out posts on hubby and see how he gets compelled to read the blog;)
They will never get it preethi. Nantu is a wonderful name don't worry. I call my son every name other then the one he has.
oh tell me about the husband not wanting to read the blog!!...i wonder if he really thinks its a frivolous pursuit..he dare not, what say bossy monkey??
Rayshma - Beats me.. Nantu means nothing.. now if it was antu... then maybe!! :P
Dotmom - Oh yes we are.. good observation!!
Fuzzy - Yeah one oh my aunt's actually blogs herself.. Posts on DH is a great idea... but in interest of peace reigning in the household I refrain from doing that.
Sumana - haha, thanks for the support :) I use all sorts of ridiculous nick names too..
Orchid - oops.. not me please.. that is dh - the bossy monkey.. i am perhaps the crazy one??? what a full house!! eh?
Yeah, what IS in a name ? Except that, if my children or hubby find out that I am calling the kids 'Bunty and Bubbly' on my blog - they will kill me ! good that know one knows(YET!) that I blog !! hehehe
Enjoyed the post :-)
THanks for visiting my space and your lovely comment. I am gonna come back to hear more about Nantu !
i think husbands are genetically programed not to read blogs :( at least ur husband read one of your blogs, mine doesnt even know the URL to my blog!
hey, i think nantu is a cute name! i call bonbon any damn thing that my tongue twists into and she actually responds to all those names...she's already figured that her mama's an odd one :-D
the cheeky monkey thing was cute! nice mommy and son bonding there :D
My dh knows I have beeen writing one for over 2 years and he doesnt even know the title or url.
However, if something happens, the first thiing he says, DO NOT WRITE ABT IT IN YOUR BLOG
:) Cute cartoon to go with the pic. Am a huge fan of C&H as well. KB too now is into it! All the simple stories like Calcin throwing a snow ball at Suzie etc! :) He is amused by it.
hey...i scare my hubs saying don't make me mad...i'll blog abt you!!!
so cheeky monkey it now is...is nice in a way..u'llnever know when we refer it to u ;)
Its the sweet tone by which you say "nantu" The bossy monkey won't understand...
and eh doesn't read too??? mine just looks over my shoulder and say's oh again??? " :(
2bs mommy - oh wow how have you managed to keep such a big secret... and you are welcome
noodle head - thanks for the support :P
Sraikh - havent we heard that refrain one too many times.. but then .. i always think of erma bombeback.. if there is a deadline approaching family is fair game.. oh well there is no deadline here.. but family is fair game!!
Noon - Oh yeah isnt that so cute.. there was a time when my sole pass time was c&h cartoons . Our work place had a virtual bulletin board which had these cartoons and I used to subscribe to a daily doze of them!!
TA - Oh I use that not only with DH but also with my cheeky friends who comment on my blogs :P And it does work.. btw I will be honored if you call me cheeky as opposed to crazy!! :P
Prats - Its such a relief to know I have so much company : ) I only blog when DH is not around to do just that :P
very cute; funny to hear your hubbys point of view
ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress
Everyday verbal skirmishes expressed nicely..a smile on my face made me nostalgic..lovely
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cu
Visiting here for the first time. Nice post..Cheeky monkey and Bossy monkey..
Good your husband reads the blog..
Aryan's Mom
nantu- or nanto- in Gaulish means a valley, as seen in the glossary of Vienna, in placenames such as Trinanto (three valleys), Nantiacum, Nantu-ialon (light valley), Diou-nanto (sacred valley), Nant-Aror on the Berne zinc tablet, in personal names such as Nantonos, and in the Carjac inscription (RIG L-49) in uertamon nantou(s) (at the head of the valley) (Delamarre p. 231).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantos
uelta
Tamil: nattam, nattu, nantu
Meaning in Tamil: snail, conch
now where've U disappeared?! am i d only vella person around!?!
Adn to think that you once write you were "outnumbered" at your place huh ????
Ascender - Thanks
CU - Glad ot trigger happy memories.. now go do a post on it and I will come read!!
Aryan - Welcome.. and thanks!!
Suresh - Thanks for the research!!
Rayshma - Thanks for asking.. am back!!
Vidhya - Oh the tables keep turning as you will find out :P
rofl..sticking to a single name would be such a deprivation to the lil monkey!!
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