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Make it Right, Mom!


Ever wondered how in your child's eye you are a fixer, no matter what the problem is.My little one thinks i can fix any problem and make it right. How we wish, right? Imagine the utter faith they have in the word "mother" who can make everything right in a way that almost translates us beings into metahumans (u could also call it super mom).
So this lazy sunday AM lil A and I are watching a movie where a ferocious tiger hurts a little animal,  which gets A a little perturbed who asks me to do something about the mean animal. I try telling her that its just a movie and they are acting out these emotions.She digests that fact and then asks me to make her stop feeling sad?! My instant reaction to inculcate feelings of independence in my 4 year old makes me say that she has to manage her emotions herself and i can only guide. Imagine, Lil A thinks i am powerful enough to stop her from feeling bad/sad, make her boo boo pain go away, make the hot milk warm by "doing" something and not just leave it to cool,  make the toothpaste go back into the tube,etc etc.

"With great power comes great responsibility" rings a sharp bell in my ears while i tackle these situations. These are times when i don't feel bad "giving up" my career to stay at home with my little A. Imagine all the work and effort to make a difference in an organisation vs a mum to make an impactful difference to a growing human being. I'am convinced.

Quitting my job was a tough decision, Putting my career on hold was even more gruelling in the beginning. But once i decided to embrace motherhood in all its glory it started making more sense. I doubt if any organisation would give me the final responsibility to make things right the way my little one does. In my child's eyes i can do no wrong and can make everything right. These are hard earning traits which involves a lot of faith establishment while you work.Sometimes takes years to establish yourself as a problem solver. But as a mother it comes instantly and naturally when you little one decides with grit that MOMMY is a problem solver no matter what. I don't know how long this will last or when my Little A will outgrow this utter faith she has in me. But while it lasts iv decided to try and live upto it and also enjoy the feeling of being a "Make it Right, MOM".  




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