Feb
20
2009
Its gives a strange feeling to even write what I felt after seeing the photographs of boy Alfie holding his baby daughter in his arm!
No use of blasting the European culture of upbringing kids, or effect of modernisation on kids, or effect of access of different media on kids. It sounds cliche if we discuss it. Things are changing fast around but never realized that fast. Boy who is 12 year old involves himself with a girl, next door, sleeps with her and fathers a baby! He trys to portray himself to be a responsible father and says he will look after his child with full responsibility.
What to comment? That boy was living in such an environment that he was aware about the act of involving himself with a girl, and then getting her pregnant. Isn’t it alarming? Being a mother I am in a shock! How I will safe my kids childhood? How I will protect my child from all negativities of the media?
How I will safeguard his innocence? I am full of insecurity. But no choice I have to live with it….
Its really time to get alert. We as parents have to take certain steps to safeguard our kids childhood innocence. I am in a dilemma how to go about it! Should I remove all the access to media from my home. Should I stop bringing magazines, newspapers. Should I keep my kid at home only. Its tough to decide.
I am really confused. I can just trust my God and the way I am bringing up my kid. Morals and values definitely help in giving kids the right direction!
Feb
19
2009
A day of love, a day for romance, a day to admire your Valentine, thats the Valentine day!
Every year this day comes with lots of celebration around. Young couples can be spotted with roses and chocolates to gift each other. Media hype and smart marketing has branded this day to some extent. Its a day to express your love to your sweetheart, to surprise him with some special gift and spend some quality time with him.. Some couples are not in favour of celebrating valentines day as they say that for them every day is a valentine day when they can express their love for each other. They may sound right, If you really love some person by heart then why to wait for some particular day to express your love. Sounds interesting!
Whatever the reason still valentine day has its importance. Just depends upon you that how you want to celebrate. Its easy to splurge money and gift your sweetheart a lavish dinner and costly gift. Why not take this day with some different approach to bring some spice in your love life.Try to be very creative with your gift. Take it as a challenge, both of you, to buy gift in certain amount only which is minimal. Or waken the inner poet within you and express your love in words to your beloved. A very creative way of celebrating the day was seen in Singapore. One guy planned his dinner with his sweetheart at beach. He set up a table very close to water waver, cooked the dinner himself and invited his girlfriend for this surprise dinner.Moreover he carried his guitar with himself and sang beautiful songs for his sweetheart. That lovely candlelight dinner will be always a memorable one for his lover.
The point is to spend some quality time with each other. Gifts are the ways to reflect your love for your sweetheart. It will not be effective by its cost but definitely how thoughtful were you with your idea.