Kusha Kapila Instagram – sab maya ko happy budday bolo chalo How do I sum up the last three years of Maya in a reel? How do I make a showreel of the sweetest, most well-behaved, most self-assured (yes it’s a big word but she really is) dog in all of Gurugram? Happy Birthday to my constant source of dopamine, my will to keep going, my pride, my daughter, Mayu. People who don’t have pets might think of this caption as an overreaction but the ones who do know what it means to have your life lit by a pawntastic dog (the puns are an overkill but we stick to them). This is the closest to any kind of motherhood I have experienced and while chances are this may be the only one (well, never say never or something like that), it has been the most fulfilling, life-giving, soul-uplifting relationship that I have had the privilege of performing. I see the stupidity of typing a long-ass message for a dog who will obvs never get to read it but love like this doesn’t see logic. It just sees and seeks wet kisses, cheek-licks, handshakes, wagging tails, idiotic petting/nicknaming and a warm embrace that’s best experienced in Delhi winters. I love you despite your picky eating habits, your absolute terror for bite-sized humans (she disapproves of kids, she crazy), your refusal to accept other dogs as your equals. You love me despite having a father you are absolutely nuts about. I have no doubt that in a face-off, I don’t even stand a chance but you love me despite. You are 21 in human years. Man, yeh betiyan kitni jaldi badi ho jati hain. No one’s cutting onions, Kusha. No one’s cutting onions.