The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
Me with my Mother

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Origin of The Whole World in His Pants

How did I decide on the title THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS PANTS?






One day my son Rohit, when he was 7, came home from school and burst out singing:

He’s got the whole world in his pya-ants,
He’s got the whole world in his pya-ants,
He’s got the whole world in his pya-ants,
He’s got the whole world in his pya-ants!
[2-minute break for hysterical laughter]

He’s got the Mummies and Daddies in his pya-ants,
He’s got the Mummies and Daddies in his pya-ants
[hysterical laughter, forced to give up song.]

It was my precious memory of his singing this song, and of the beautiful father-son bond that accompanied it, that inspired the title of this book.

Which is up here 
and will be free for the next 2 days and will be $3.47 or $2.99 thereafter.

By the way, the title of my next book: THE MILKY WAY IN HIS SHORTS.

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