The Momma Clan

Radhika and Ramesh were in their seventies and lived in Coimbatore in their house which they built when they were working in a Bank. Their two daughters were married and lived in  Mysore and one in Australia. 

After their retirement within a span of two years, they married their daughters and baby sitted their four grandkids, two grand sons and two granddaughters till the age of seventy.

They were nearing seventies and one day they both sat in their beautiful lawn and Radhika said, “ Dear, we have done our duties well, taken care of our parents nicely and we are free birds now and we should learn and start to live for ourselves.

We should think of perusing our passion and dreams of our early years of togetherness .”

Ramesh agreed to her idea and both started planning and worked out what they could do to relax and enjoy life.

Ramesh loved to watch Cricket and Football matches and travel to new places. and Radhika loves to cook, write blogs and meet new people and learn new things in life.

They decided to visit their daughters in alternate years and spend a month or two with them and have fun. Playing and learning Digital Technology from their grand kids.

They planned to visit once a year to some common place of interest like Vaishnodevi, Amritsar and Wagh Border as they have never been to the Northern parts of our country.

At times visit some Hilly areas and stay among the nature, forgetting everything and sit back and talk about their life journey.

They planned a Re- Union with school friends and college friends as they had common friends. They met in someone’s place or in a Resort and had fun.

They were in constant touch with their friends and family via WhatsApp and video calls.

They were not the people who felt, “ Now we are retired and what will we do? and sit and crib or watch TV the whole day.

They loved their independent lives and to enjoy their passions.

During IPL matches or any other match Ramesh friends get together in a club and watch the matches over a glass of  Rum or Coke.

Radhika enjoyed with her like minded friends and enjoyed cooking and feeding. Play a game of Housie or Cards.

She had a kitty party meet where they shared their talents, making sweaters or talk about some interesting topics. 

Some couples who had no dream, envied them and gossiped behind the, “ Look at them how they roam around like young couples at their grandparent years”

I wonder what should be the definition of living after you reach seventy plus?.

Enjoy your life which was not possible at your younger years with a lot of responsibilities or sit in a corner and crib about life?

I prefer the first one and we  two are following our passions. We visit our children and have fun with them 

And they too come with their families to spend time with us.

Please how to live your life, should be in one’s hands and go ahead according to your resources.

Life is short. Learn to enjoy each day.

Poornima Sivaraman