How to be mom(me)- A light take on motherhood and everything around it!

Bring out the Report Card! Comparison; they say has stopped. Parenting; they say has changed. We will not subject our kids through what we went to, they say. I say- Hogwash! Case in point- A distressed mom was talking to a group of moms about her child acting up and obviously giving out desperate signals of seeking useful advice and solutions. The mom in question was terribly disappointed and gave up when all the other Mothers began whipping out their child behaviour book and comparing how each of their kids react. I Mean come on , not everything is about saying me too or mine too! Sometimes the despaired mom just needs to vent or wants someone to listen to her, not someone who would immediately change the subject and steer it back to a notebook full of comparison points.Check! What happened to our quality of listening or being there? When did it become a competition of parenting skills and know hows? So how can we say that comparing kids has stopped , that we have stopped...

Some ads with kids that makes me say "which parallel universe are you from?!" Have you seen some ads with children in them that makes you mouth "what the?". This besides the way in which some kids act that would put Kareena Kapoor to shame as far as acting over the top is concerned.  I was watching this detergent ad in which a child(7 year old?) reacts to a food spill stain on his shirt with such finesse and a shrug of his shoulder coupled by his chipper mother who just smiles in every frame of the ad. Now in which universe is this fathomable? If you have ever donned a hat of a mother to a preschooler/high schooler with stained uniforms or party wear, this question is to you. In a real life scenario the child will either bring the roof down(OCD driven individual) or the child continues as if nothing happened. Mother reacts with a mental math on how long the stain can stay dry and by what time it should be treated severely to leave all traces. Another react...

Remember all the times you have been frustrated by someone/everyone who just doesn't seem to "get you". Now imagine that feeling amplified and triggered ; almost every alternate day. Annoying isn't it? That's exactly what a child goes through which is conveniently labelled as tantrums in the grown up's dictionary.Really, don't you as an adult ever disagree to something strongly,need something done your way,or refuse a meal because you had a heavy snack?!) Would you label that as unreasonable behaviour or tantrums? Being a mom has instilled in me a whole lot of personality traits i never even imagined to be capable of till i had a child to deal with and co exist peacefully. One of them being Empathy . Every time i Empathise we have less of a power struggle, more peace and understanding and a whole lot of love.It also saves me the anger, stress, strained vocal chords, rage and the guilt that follows after(and the greys that follow much after!). Empat...