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Monday, October 12, 2009

My Daddy - Strongest!!!

When I was a little girl, may be 4-5 years old, I am not sure....I would brag to my friends that my Appa ( Dad) is the tallest and strongest man in the world. Well, he was the tallest coz as he would carry me in his shoulders, the world looked really small from that height for lil 'me' and I used to think he must be really tall and big ( My Dad IS reasonably tall!)....I remember sleeping blissfully in his neck and I would nuzzle my head in the softness of his neck....I can vividly remember!


As for my Daddy being strongest ( there used to be an ad on T.V where all little girls would squeal 'My Daddy Strongest!, I used to love that Ad!)...I would very confidently boast that my Dad was the bravest and I would animatedly explain how he valiantly jumped in the middle of bullet-firing to save Indira Gandhi during her assasination. I even said they could see the mark on Appa's chest for proof!! I am sure my friends thought this girl is nuts!! The truth was that I had pestered my Dad about a mole he had...and he had jokingly said it was a bullet wound that he got when he tried to save the then Prime Minister, (Late) Ms. Indira Gandhi! I was so innocent and had so much faith in him that I really believed so! In my defense, it really does look like a hole and not a mole! To this day, it brings a smile on my face and peals of laughter from my Dad! ( which is a rare occurence!)



Handsome Appa in his younger days!

8 comments:

SV said...

good one, babe! i've heard that story before and its always funny because its so perfect to illustrate your gullibility...

Vibhuti said...

hehehe...Really a daughter's delight!

Anonymous said...

Gud one :)

Pretty Woman said...

SV,

:-) Sometimes, Its good to be innocent or gullible..there is a certain charm to it, dont you agree?

Pretty Woman said...

Holy Ash,

:-) I am blessed with fantastic parents!

Pretty Woman said...

thesongoflife,

thank you...you are a new visitor! :)

Homecooked said...

LOL...good one :) I think all of us can identify with the ad- My daddy strongest!

Pretty Woman said...

Homecooked,

Absolutely second that! :)