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Jul 18 2009

Motivating ways for Mothers at home!

Published by Charu M under Self improvement

Family, kids, relationships- priority reasons for all the mothers who decide to stay at home and nurture their family! Its a tough choice in today’s world full of competition.

I wonder if my mom was working and was never around me around those moments when I needed her most and then I would have never got the right direction in my life. Now being a mother I wonder if I am not around my kid around his growing years then how he will get guidance. Then when I think about myself I have to search out for different ways to keep myself motivating to carry over my job of parenting I am doing.  I just thought to look around to search for those motivating  moments in life.

I am blessed to have friends who forward me such motivating mails-

Just a MOM???

SWEET MOMENT

SWEET MOMENT

Oh, this is really good…

“(I am also sharing this with a few men, who I know will understand it)
A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office,
was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation.
She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is, ” explained the recorder,
“do you have a job or are you just a …?”
“Of course I have a job,” snapped the woman.
“I’m a Mom.”
“We don’t list ‘Mom’ as an occupation,
‘housewife’ covers it,”
Said the recorder emphatically.
I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself
in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall.
The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised,
efficient, and possessed of a high sounding title like,
“Official Interrogator” or “Town Registrar.”
“What is your occupation?” she probed..

What made me say it? I do not know.
The words simply popped out..
“I’m a Research Associate in the field of
Child Development and Human Relations.”

The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in mid air and
looked up as though she had not heard right.
I repeated the title slowly emphasizing the most significant words.
Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written,
in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest,
“just what you do in your field?”

Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice,
I heard myself reply,
“I have a continuing program of research,
(what mother doesn’t)
In the laboratory and in the field,
(normally I would have said indoors and out).
I’m working for my Masters, (first the Lord and then the whole family)
and already have four credits (all daughters).
Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the human ties,
(any mother care to disagree?)
and I often work 14 hours a day, (24 is more like it).
But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers
and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”

There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she
completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door.

As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career,
I was greeted by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model,
(a 6 month old baby) in the child development program,
testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt I had scored a beat on bureaucracy!
And I had gone on the official records as someone more
distinguished and indispensable to mankind than “just another Mom.”
Motherhood!

What a glorious career!
Especially when there’s a title on the door.

Its motivating in its true sense! Hats off to the person who has written it!

Womenfolk talk about women’s liberation, independence, and other issues but we should definitely not forget to remind ourselves to admire the beauty of  being a mother and how important is our job for us.

Definitely its not easy to make sacrifices always, there are times when you want to use your time your own way but your children are waiting for your attention, but we have to remind ourselves that God has blessed us with this oppurtunity to nurture a life and if we do this whole heartedly then we can create happiness around our children’s life forever. Enjoy your motherhood to extreme because time will fly away and you will never realize when your nest becomes an empty one.

Happy motherhood!


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Feb 09 2009

Concern for kid’s health!

Published by Charu M under Health,Parenting

Being a mother the toughest challenge which I face is to keep my kid healthy!

Cold , flu, cough, are the most common illness which kids have to suffer with regularly.If  they are going to playschool then they are more susceptible to such diseases.Its really sad to see kids often getting ill and being  prescribed medicine. Then they are deprived of all those childhood charms of sweets, candies, ice creams, and chocolates. I wonder what to do when my kid gets infected!

Doctors say that our environment is changing and thus new viruses are developing around  to which kids are not immune to. So this leads to infection. So are we to be blamed for depriving our  kids from childhood fantasies. We have misused our natural resources which has lead to damage to our climate.My heart sinks observing such small kids going through treatments for various diseases. Being parents I consider it our responsibility to make our kid healthy. But at times it is a serious challenge to make them healthy. I seriously consider that there should be guide to parents how to look after their kids.

In today’s times when there are mostly nuclear families then its tough to get guidance from some elderly in the family. And if both parents are working then its so tough to look after kids properly. I am totally confused, frustrated, sad, and depressed as have to see my kid often getting ill. Its such a helpless situation that fever is rising and you are helpless. No medicine is effecting and you are at God’s mercy. You want to play with them, take them out for swimming , indulge in outdoor activities with them but their illness is not allowing you to do so. May be I have gone through such situation recently that I am getting sentimental.

I really want to request doctors to guide properly all parents how to make their kids stronger. I know their job is to prescribe medicine for illness but to look after the betterment of their patient is also their responsibility.I request my blog readers also to share their tips to prevent cold and cough, or any other disease   if they are aware of.

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