My phone feed is taken over by AI so I get weird articles like Eggs or Soybean Debate. I also got articles and vlog feeds about PM resignation in England and abdication by King Charles in 10 years. This is complete BS- how can you have an announcement of “abdication” with a timeline of 10 years. I’m missing the old Yes Minister comedy series.
Seems to be a deflection strategy in the midst of US trying to shout out ahead of 4th of July holidays. I mean World Cup, Middle East crisis, Wimbledon and Strawberry Moon on 30th June. Do we have a match going somewhere of what we colloquially call the Groom’s side vs the bride’s side for a wolf’s wedding? Balance sheet is just not matching, and this accounts mismatch continues through the lifetime. Going Dutch is never an option in some cases.
In the meantime, our saffron toting guns are planting trees, doing yoga and patting turtles in memory of old favorite turtlenecks.
Swiss Army knives are missing to cut the crap through this hard cheesy mix – tasteless but necessary almost like chhurpi made out of yak’s milk. I had something tangier and tastier which looked like chhurpi but now I can’t recall the name….I have been called a Nepali darwan before. It’s ok we have old Gorkhaland wounds too. It’s not a laughing matter trying to protect the kids/innocents.
It is the starting of birthday season for me. My cousin’s birthday this Sunday. And quite a few others in my circle of friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances. I guess it was raining babies in July.
Something smells Rotten- Eggs or Soybean Debate
Is it weird that I have a very strong point of view on this topic about eggs? For many people in the world, this is not even a question. Either they were born into vegetarian families, or they always took eggs for granted. I can’t remember a time in my childhood when eggs were introduced in our diet. And I am not a mother, so I didn’t have to go through this debate when a baby turns into a toddler.
However, as luck would have it, I myself faced severe skin ailments like eczema, TSW, autoimmune disorder led rheumatoid arthritis.
Doctors informed me that it was a genetic condition triggered through stress and perhaps certain foods or environmental factors. So long story short- this topic about what to eat became quite important. I went through severe dietary restrictions at various points of my life in order to detox the body and also to lose weight. And then slowly tried to reintroduce to see how I’m feeling or how it manifests as a symptom.
Eggs were out of the diet for quite a few days. I have lived on vegetarian and vegan fare. Even gone on periods of complete fasting in extreme intermittent dieting phases. Even today- I choose to be vegetarian on certain days voluntarily. It helps.
Bad conversations with good people- Eggs or Soybean Debate
But, to mandate it as a compulsory thing in schools is similar to telling people, your children should not be black, brown, yellow or white. Or say they should be all boys or all girls only.
Like you may have an extreme point of view about racial harmony but trying to obliterate the reality of a world that is significantly different on the outside is very confusing for the child. As an adult, I made peace with the temporary dietary restriction given- it was a severe health crisis. I take pride in being brown or a woman, but then you tell me I’m not brown or I’m not a woman? And you also discriminate against me for being brown or a woman. This kind of whitewashing through lies is so ugly, I can’t even start on the war of words as to why you are deemed to be unattractive.
An ideological warfare taken to schools to brainwash children is making me extremely uncomfortable. Are we going to impose Nazism and do blood purification of mud bloods or mixbloods next? Here’s the simple fact- we have to expose the children to various schools of thought and different kinds of experiences to expand their mind first. This includes being able to eat different kinds of foods.
I have the choice- eggs or not?
This makes me sad that such basic things in life need to be shared with a larger audience. We are fighting an uphill battle of raising a huge population of diverse youngsters. Kids are cruel. Older kids (elders) are even more cruel. Didn’t you know that?
Who is smoking up on this random AI gas and neglecting important topics related to child nutrition? If you have no FOMO on that then I’m guessing, you have been really fed a whole lot of crap.
The media showcases and awards/rewards those who are shown as icons of vegetarianism. It makes examples out of isolated cases. Then it is blown out of proportion to try to give false narratives about success or failures so that the money is cornered or garnered in a few hands.
There’s significant manipulation happening to make victims out of those that “do not toe the line”. Are you trying to be fans of dictatorship of a yoga instructing smiling and inane platitude dispensing model or actor. Unfortunately, nobody answered my question. Who will do the work?
An external stimulus injected- Eggs or Soybean
There’s emotional manipulation of trying to portray women in the light of “Balidaan ki devi” Mother India or men as “Uncle Tom” from whichever end- Top Gun or the Cabin (fever not highlighted).
Especially work means building strength and that involves a whole different ballgame of teamwork. I am seeing a lot of work that involves taking decision making out of the hands of women. Sometimes even through different coercive tactics. Passing the parcel on seems to be the favourite trick in this lame game here.
I understand it is cheaper and easier to use soyproducts compared to say making 2 dishes of eggs and fresh vegetables. But I’m saying, it’s worth it. Or check out other ideas.
Somewhere there are farmer lobbies trying to bulldoze their way through the problem of excess soy crops in areas with less rainfall. And that product kind of lands in places with more rainfall? Sounds like a very bad joke courtesy Bhaiyyas or Bhainas. Who is doing this to our children?
Like I said, Dalma Kala Hai.
Hapless Parents give up- Eggs or Soybean Debate
Too much of political maneuvering by aunties and uncles who are trying to build cadres similar to SSS brigade of Saboos for Chacha Chaudhuris is not a healthy breeding ground. You will not get any kind of authentic original work or creativity. I’m calling out this particularly nasty piece of work. Substituting eggs for soybean in schools is to my mind a cop out.
Do check more details on First class Proteins, Second Class Proteins and Third-Class Proteins. Lobbyists in Washington and Delhi sanctioning different kinds of related research studies to boost or bolster their arguments are looking out for funds.
This is reminding me of a sad story of how I flunked (or rather bunked) my Political Science classes in college.
I entered the class with a puppy in tow and was thrown out. I should have tried some underhand trick to sneak in instead of walking in boldly after I was already late to class. Someone told me later that the professor was the Head of the Department, supposedly quite famous in the academic circles.
I might have paid to get a few student notes from others and somehow managed to pass. Actually, I don’t remember now. That was mandatory to get a graduation degree. But let’s say, I am quite weak in Political Science and diplomatic farce.
Warning others not to do this- don’t mess around with Cancerians and July babies. You will really miss the green green grass of home. Do not play divisive political games over food for kids.
Secret consumption helps kids
Those days in college we would look forward to eggs in shared plates of hakka noodles and egg sandwiches. Or chops bought from the college canteen or a roadside small shop called Gunjan. Many of my friends bought for me and then I did tuitions to earn a bit of money. That was to be able to treat them as well and afford to go out for a few outings.
The chops were mostly vegetable chops, fish chops or mutton chops. There was a frequent accusation that the meat was from killing of street dogs.
That sounds so out of whack now- but we really believed it. A few students even staged protests against it taking the case to the Principal’s office.
In hindsight I suspect they were bullying the hapless canteen owner who asked them to pay up their bills. With AI taking over media with even more spurious articles, I am really concerned. It reeks of a reverse Sepoy Mutiny story here. And coincidentally, I am reliving those impoverished hungry student days now in my hometown, Kolkata.
Mother is baffled- why am I crying
My 76-year-old dementia ridden mother seems to be trying to impose a false sense of immaturity in both her middle-aged children. I’m trying to play along and keep losing my cool or going out of character. I feel so helpless. Unable to make any difference. They say prevention is better than cure so this debate about children’s nutrition is a very significant one.
I can’t remember how many times I have shifted houses now. Next time, it’s really going to be an ashram while septuagenarians and octogenarians enjoy hedonistic holidays with the help of AI generated apps.
My brother seems to be enjoying the farce for more than 20 years now. He is pretending to be a dependent child. Go and eat an egg if you believe in eggs. Break a few eggs. Put it on your head for hair conditioning. And definitely try the egg white as a face mask for glowing skin. This nonsense around forced vegetarianism of children has to stop.
This week, I am trying to showcase what some of the parents are actually eating in a few cities. And perhaps also others who are sitting and passing the judgments on behalf of the voiceless kids for their school menu. This huge disparity itself breaks my heart. I don’t feel like calling it “celebrating our diversity”.
Eggs or Soybean Debate was not on my mind
We are not a classless society- the inequality is so sharp, that I shudder to share anything online which can be easily misinterpreted. I’m investing in this exercise to try to evoke some sense of reasoning in budgetary allocation.
The other way to put it is- I overspent in May and June. The money went to fund fraud by a whole lot of entitled people. It really depends on where you are sitting or standing.
Eggs for kids compared to say for example, AI tools for generating fraudulent transactions. Is that even a debate? Perhaps you favor the rich becoming richer or giving a whole lot of money to inexperienced youngsters to waste? Isn’t that the whole point of this debate- highlighted through my hedonistic consumption akin to a so-called foreign investor. Same set of youngsters who have no concern for children’s nutrition and can’t see beyond nobody interrupting their own playtime.
I’m not this person- but I narrate as an attempt to share my conflicted narrative here. Like say I’m not the creator here either but I am a curator to help learn from and highlight other creations. I’m too serious to be a fun mother- so this is turning out to be a heavy-handed reminder.
Kindly try to consider whether at least eggs need to be provided to kids who are in schools. Do see my unhinged video below which I share as notes for capturing the reflections.
Footnote
Letter to my Uncle who is no more
I’m well fed and trying to be better read
But I’m still unhappy to not have my say
A little kitchen in a space I can call my own
The simple act of keeping the home
Helps me stay sane and feeling not so alone
Would you understand that I don’t find my mother’s home peaceful
And she cooks very well but I don’t want to pretend to be a 5-year-old brat
Or an insensitive man hell-bent upon scoring any kind of petty wins
To try to cover up for his own losses, transgressions or sins
I detest this comic pretension of being a heroic failure
Sitting and being overfed by a fawning mother while I stay idle
And she gloats over you with a snide remark or a dramatic sound that is tidal
She will do things quietly to make you feel unheard and uncared for
Then try to showcase to others through irrelevant acts
How much she was made to run around or cry….
She won’t let go of the kitchen or deliberate bending of fact
And yet she will make sure you don’t have your own home
I am going to be almost 50. What kind of madness is this?
Asking others to help her understand her actions are amiss
Adulting here requires letting go of forced and unnecessary tact
Where leaders were emulated with grandstanding postures
With little regard to people inside your own home
It’s time to let go of wailing banshee act
She should get going on fixing her dentures.
Melting Lemon Drop 05.07.2026
*I got a sad news of my aunt passing away even as I was writing and editing this post. This one is dedicated to her life as well.
