Sleepover!!???

Soumya went to her proper sleepover last saturday. Earlier she did sleepover at close family friend's place but never like this in her friend's house.

It was a little tough for us to decide to send her as we didn't know the girl nor her parents. But then when I went to the school twice, that girl did come and talk to me and asked me permission. She looked like a decent quite girl, polite and friendly and so I did give her permission.

But when we went to drop her at her friend's birthday party, (followed by sleepover), we were in for a shock. The house was in a shady area, a small old and dirty house, things scattered around. I mean, I would have expected them to at the least clean up the house when you have a birthday party at home. I was a little scared to leave her there, and so was my husband. But we didn't have a choice as we had agreed to it. Commitment ,you see!! Even to kids!!

By night, my husband wanted to go and pick her up. Surprisingly shreya started crying for her 'akka' as she missed her. Both of them were so cute, saying that they would sneak up to the house and bring Soumya back!

Actually Prasad gets very worried about Soumya because she is naive. She has still got that innocence in her which scares me a bit too as she is vulnerable.Or so I feel... But of course, at the back of my mind, I know that she is a lot like me and can take care of herself. She is emotional but I'm sure she can take care of herself.

What I admire about Soumya is the way she makes friends so instantly. And se is not partial or biased about any one friend of hers, she is good to everybody equally which is both good and bad! Sometimes I feel that she believes everybody so much , that some may take advantage of her or play with her emotions.

It is unbelievable that just yesterday she was born in Bhubaneshwar (in 1999) and here she is already taking big steps into the world.