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But despite the current challenges, Kaling said \"it's been incredibly touching\" to see \"how resilient\" her daughter Katherine is.

\"I'm really surprised by her and I think a lot of parents can relate to this,\" she said. \"She's supposed to start preschool and obviously she's not, so this little 2-year-old, I have to sit her in front of the computer, which, you know, I'm trying to limit screens with her, and all she can do is watch screens and she's being patient about it.\"

Before the COVID-19 outbreak brought everyday life to a screeching halt with ever-changing restrictions and other hurdles, Kaling penned a collection of essays that spans everything from work to real life and everything in between.

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]\"I was so scared because I thought, 'OK, I wrote all these essays before, you know, everything that's happened, the Black Lives Matter movement, the pandemic,' and I thought are people going to think, 'Oh, these are just light and funny and nobody wants to hear.' But what I found is that people who read it are excited to have some respite from the heaviness that we're going through.\"\"So I feel really excited about people reading it. They're so personal. They're so honest in a way that I have not addressed things in my past books, but they're funny so I hope people enjoy it,\" she said. Kaling's former co-star on \"The Office\" and real-life best friend B.J. Novak has been another bright light this year, and she said he's redefining the role of a godfather for her daughter.

\"Godparents are a Christian tradition, and I'm Hindu and he's Jewish. It makes no sense really, but we really think like, 'Christians really got this right, this is a great tradition'\" she explained. \"I was like, 'I'm not missing out on this,' so he is the godparent to my daughter and we're just redefining what it really means. Right now, it just means that he's in our pandemic pod, so he comes over all the time -- he's great with kids, so it's been really nice to have him in the house.\"

Kaling has also added another title to her impressive résumé, signing on to revisit the beloved \"Legally Blonde\" movies with Dan Goor and Reese Witherspoon.

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\"I have been working with her on a couple movies, and we've been friends for awhile and I have always quoted the movies to her. I was that annoying friend that would be like, 'bend and snap' to her,\" Kaling said.

After nearly two decades since the first film, Kaling said Witherspoon told her she'd \"love to revisit this character.\"

\"I was nervous because the movie is so iconic, but then I thought it would be really fun to see that character in her 40s. What is Elle Woods dealing with as a 41-year-old woman? And it's been really funny to write,\" she said. \"I've been working on it with my friend Dan and I think it's going to be a great movie, and people will love to see her in this part.\"

If fans want more of Kaling, Amazon customers can simply ask Alexa, \"What is Mindy’s thought of the day?\" and get a peak inside her thoughts.

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