Rambling on... again..

Hello cheeku… You’re truly becoming a ‘BIG’ boy now. Its such a delight to have you around me – at most times! :P From the last year to now – soooooo much has changed in our lives together. You go to a day care now for a few hours, have made your own friends there that your mamma knows nothing about, have your own schedules and even look forward to your life away from home and us I guess. But the one thing that has remained the same or maybe only increased is how much I adore you. Totally. Simply. Madly. Deeply. Wholeheartedly. Unequivocally. Selfishly. Selflessly. I think you’re the best kid God could have sent down for me. You’re soo much like me and yet in so many ways so different. I love the way you’re so loving towards everyone… you’re not a naturally aggressive person (so far!). And yet your boundless energy and especially your love for sports I am sure comes from your dad totally. Its such a good blend to have – I just hope we’re able to nurture it in you for a lon...

A key trait I see in a lot of women around me is to retain the baby FAT - much after the baby is an all grown up adult. FAT for me is Full on Attention ! Its almost as if the life of a woman ends when she becomes a revered MOTHER. I get all the hue and cry and the blissful experience and the happiness in sacrifice etc - but I really do not get how most other parts of a total personality are expected to (and made to even) get supressed. And of course the individual still leads a 'totally fulfilling' life as per all social beliefs. Guilt of being anything less than a 100% baby FAT mom makes many a woman give up on a lot of things - some big, some small. But since its largely a woman's own choice - I believe the concept of a fulfilling life still holds true. What I get all worked up about however are cases where judgements are cast when a woman decides to not be 100% focused only on the baby. From a small thing like an evening out with friends to other ones like travellin...