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Contents below are openhearted feelings of an expectant daughter towards her mother.
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Mother - is that solid foundation on which the family grows.Mother's day, celebrated to honor mother, motherhood & maternal bonds..
I believe, this is one of the purest days which is celebrated across the globe;
Love for a mother is absolute and unconditional.
This year's mother day is somewhat special to me-
I am on a Journey of an expectant mother, who is fast approaching the juncture of motherhood.
Every step closer to motherhood; reminds me of my mom, her feelings, her sacrifices;
Every closing chapter of this journey makes me realize, how the bonding between a child & mother is developed.
Truly, this journey will be ever lasting and I will cherish it for the years to come.
Before I move ahead to kick start the next chapter of this journey, I would like to take a pause and thank my Mom.
To,
Dear Mom,
Thank you, for all these years, you have been a rock solid support and a great inspiration not only for me but for all the other people associated with you.
As I enter into the last lap of my first pregnancy, I am filled with both excitement and nervousness.
Every passing day, greets me with different challenges; while dealing with them, my mind constantly replays all the childhood memories, 'the nautankis', 'the nakhras' that I used to do with you.
Every single memory draws a thin smile on my face.
Here I am, at that facet of life, whereby I can very well relate and co-relate all those.
It is a kind of flashback:
Anxiousness: I can now understand your anxiousness when you wouldn't see me for hours together,
Similarly my heart goes for a toss when the baby doesn't move for couple of hours - surely he is playing trick on me, the way I used to do.
Diet Math: I never understood that complex math on the diets and things to eat - the carbs, the proteins, the starch and what nots....
Today it is just so easy, I feel, as if I am the master at it, when I have to do the same for the baby.
Your yells and shouts to finish that glass of milk - which I hated the most, none of your tricks, none of the flavors that you added ever worked - For me it was just Yucks!
These days even normal milk, feels like heaven - I gulp it down in one shot.
Results: I still remember, the nervousness on your face during my results; I was the one who used to say "Arey just chill mummy, paas ho jaaungi"; similar is the feeling as I wait for my down syndrome, blood sugar, sonography and other results, it is your comforting and encouraging words "Kuch nahi hoga beta, everything will be alright, Just chill" keeps my nervousness down.
No Injection: Those scary injection dramas that I used to create, the entire neighbourhood used to know, despite being ill, this girl won’t take that needle.
Today, I happily deal with them, needles and syringes – bring it on, it’s like walk in the park.
Patterns: The way, you used to know each and every pattern and behavior of mine, it is the same with the baby, the movement, the flutters, the kicks - I am just used to it.
Mom, I may have brushed aside all your discussions about the challenges, the sacrifices, the effort and the feelings.. I may have undermined when you said "tum logo ko kya pata kaise kiya ye sab".
Yes true, I was naive enough to understand all these, but Mom, isn’t that what kids are supposed to be? ;)
However, I think, there are certain things in life; you have to experience, to feel it.
Those sleepless nights that you have had growing us, mine has just begun :)
I guess, this is just the inception of motherhood, for more lessons, I know where to look at.
Thank you Mom for everything - Happy Mother’s Day!!
From,
To be Mom (Your Daughter)
P.S. missing the December vacations was my first sacrifice, what a way to start the list, I am sure it will keep on growing ;)
I will leave you all with this wonderful video:
