Arvind Ram
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Arvind Ram
@arvindram03
realist. malleable apps.



I have to make this observation every year this weekend. My first year in USA two decades ago, I had a mild "culture shock" on learning that Good Friday isn't an automatic holiday. I grew up in India where it's the original long weekend holiday! A Friday that's always a holiday



It's probably just my feed, but I see a lot of talk about getting married and having kids. Looking back at my life, career vs kids. There is no competition, family is the best. I was raised to basically get married young and have kids. Growing up (in CA) that was not generally accepted and people thought it was strange and often had critical views towards it. All I can say now is that I'm so happy I got married and had kids in my twenties. I recognize everyone is different. But if you can, I recommend it. Of course marriage is hard. Of course kids are hard. And it's expensive. But if you can find someone you love, be truly dedicated to each other, and put everything in it, the rewards are so great. Like anything good, it's hard work.








