i was absolutely flabbergasted the other day when my 9 year old niece pointed out some stark realities of life to me..she is one of those typical-ultra-cool-new-gen-kids who aren't easy to impress.it's interesting to see how much these lil kids observe every little detail around them.i remember how one day she had remarked, "maasi (aunt), how boring!why do you always have to use this black mascara ? i feel you have beautifullly curled,natural thick lashes...u should experiment a little with that cosmic blue mascara i saw in the maybelline mag the other day.it will really accentuate your eyes ! " i stood there in awe and all i could mutter was, "ummmm.....errrr....yea maybe.... " to sound not-so-dumb.but i gave up 'cause i knew it was no point carrying on the false facade of 'i am elder to you ,don't you try and preach me about make-up for chrissake!' and eventually ended up taking her advice on what shoes would look best with the outfit i was wearing.

it's phenomenal how much these kids are aware of stuff nowadays.and now that i look back,i realise how dumb i was! i hardly knew anything about the women's fashion scene back then.i remember how my mom would dress me up in cute frocks and shirts with my fave cartoon simpsons' graphics and look at me with almost servile adulation,love and 'awww,my cute lil baby ! ' brimming in her eyes.and i would be quite happy with it.you take my niece out for shopping and she'll never settle for anything less than a backless tank top and denim minis to go with it !

i would go ga-ga watching madhuri dixit dance when i was a kiddo and how i thought michelle pfieffer and sharon stone were so pretty and john travolta was my greek god,oh-so-cute! (ahem,pretty and cute were the words if you'll note and not 'sexy' or 'hot' ! ).and that was that.that was where my world ended.and these lil devils ! my niece is of the opinion that keira knightley should put on a lil weight and emraan hashmi should be banned from bollywood because subjecting audiences to his acting ( un-acting??!! ) is atrocious.she thinks all the bollywood actresses'  wardrobes need an over hauling.all i am thankful for is atleast she doesnt think those skimpily clad exotic specimens are hot ! thank God for small mercies !(that's my girl! lolzz)
you ever had that feeling with any kiddo you know ?( i know you had your very own dumb moment at least once !! c'mon out with it ! i can empathise ! lolzzz)

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