Varun’s ‘thozhi-ponnu’ in recent times is the Kollu Patti (KP). KP will give anything to hear the little one seek her out calling Kalla, Kalla all the time and for the unconditional kisses he gives her every night before going to bed!
Two standard conversations between these two generations among the other ‘arguments’ they have:
Varun: kallla, kallla…. (calling paatti)
Kollu paatti (KP): Yenna da chella raja? (what is it my prince?)
Varun: Thochoo. kachhee (complains of a mosquito bite)
KP: Baa, kaale neetu (Come, stretch you legs)
Varun: (Takes position in front of patti and gladly stretches out his legs). Kallaa, adhu, idhu, adhu, idhu …(alternates his legs every second even before paatti does a single stroke!)
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KP: Maaavuuuu, enge kaanom (KP has christened him thus, because she thinks he’z that ‘colour’!)
Varun: Dhaa ikke (Runs on his toes to KP)
KP: Raja, sollu (say Raja)
Varun: Aajaa
KP: Kooja
Varun: Voooja
KP: Pattu
Varun: Thattu
KP: Thattu
Varun: Patthu
KP: Vandu
Varun: Andhu
KP: Gundu
Varun: Dhundhu
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Thatha says Onnu, Rendu asking Varun to repeat after him. His version of the numbers in Tamizh is:
Unnu
Endu
Oonu
Naavuu
Anji
Aa-uuu
Ae-uuu
Etthu
Ombu
Pvathu
life under the sky 
Sooooooooooooooo sweeet!!!! Adorable!!! This blog is your biggest gift to your kids, methinks đŸ™‚
1-2-3 tamil rendition is uber cute, i say
đŸ˜€ too cute
Lovely post Vidya. Bringing back memories of my kids during those infancy years.
Uma
Awwww so so sweet đŸ™‚ Lovely post đŸ™‚
I so wish I cn watch them in action sometime đŸ™‚ đŸ™‚
@Pallavi: Thanks. Hope I get to tell stories of my grand-kids too;)
@ Charu: Yeah, padu cute-a sollaran! Idhule anna corrections vera!
@ Titaxy: Sometimes I doubt if they are mine:)
@Uma: A nice phase isn’t it?
@Swaram: Thanks.. Welcome anytime:)
Hey Vidya
There is really something about Kollu Paatis and kids. That rubbish about generation gap does not exist when kids are this stage.
My Sonny also shares a great relationship with his Kollu and it’s almost like two children talking and playing together.
Both enjoy each other’s games, company, talk equally.
I guess all this works well because they treat each other as equals.
But honestly you’ve got it all down to a pat and it made very “identifiable-with” reading for me đŸ™‚
Cheers and thanks for bringing on the smiles
Welcome here FM! Another factor is that Kollus don’t vie for their toys and every act in the play is in the child’s favor:-)