When a seed gives life...

Proud is not just an adjective, but it also uplifts the mood of a human when he is showing pride, appreciation, and satisfaction with things that he has achieved so far.

Today when I look back at my achievements, no doubt they make me smile since where I am today is thanks to the hard work that I put in yesterday.

But, then I am not going to gloat about it, and tag it as one of my proud moments since that will just make me slow down on the goal that I want to achieve in this lifetime.

Now, I am not hard on myself but just being practical to keep challenging myself and help me take that extra step forward each day.

More so since moments of pride are usually associated with materialistic accomplishments and thus they come with a price. Today they exist, but tomorrow they might decease.

However, for me my proudest moment is one that has been experienced by many but still it gives me the goosebumps till date. It was the moment when I had my newborn in my hand, was the proudest moment more so since as a child I had read about the biology of creation, and was awed by the thought that a seed can actually make life (omit vegetation) but then to actually go through the process of giving birth and having that ~5 pounder flesh and blood in your hand was a magnificent feeling.


I felt exulted, was overjoyed and till today I cannot stop boasting about it as I point at him and say it out loud, when asked, "That is my child!"

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” 
― James Baldwin

Becoming a parent is not mandatory for a human to undergo. But, it sure is one of the best moments for oneself to feel that love within grow, and evolve as we breed another bag of bones and nurture it and bring him/her up as a responsible citizen of the country. It is a test of your patience, grit, and will-power, but many have done it. Thus, today we have a population of over a trillion breathing on this planet!

Mantra for today: “What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.” 
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

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Linking up with FTSF. Their sentence for today is: My Proudest Moment.

Bearing a Child

The nurse came outside the operating room and announced, "It's a girl!" to the anxious relatives.

Phew! They all breath and rejoice at the same time.


As the relatives go on about their lives, the parents start a new life as they bring in the basic comforts for this little infant. Gradually this infant turns into a toddler and a pretty young lady.

While the parents are calculating their expenses over the years, the U.S Department of Agriculture has already done their homework by giving a rough estimate of an increase of 2% each year than before.
2014 had been given an estimate of $245K while 2015 would be approximately $250K.
Phew! I can't believe how much it costs to raise a baby!
That cute little gnawing smile does not come cheap, huh! (pun intended!)

Now with all the post-tax money going into the development of this imp, we ought to consider laying a few ground rules and not get emotionally blackmailed by sometimes the circumstances or their innocent "please-please-please mommy!"

We ought to stay firm in what we think "could" be right but sure there is no harm in getting our research done prior to keeping those toes firmly attached to the ground. Times have changed, and we ought to go with the flow in bringing up this child.


“You will either profit by or pay for what your children become. raise them properly.” 
― Darnell Lamont Walker

It sure takes a village to raise a child, but the foundation is laid by the parents, and my 2 cents is that since we are spending most of our time, money, getting emotionally tied to these munchkins. We ought to look after them or care for them so that they don't get derailed over their goals in life.

“Raising PERFECT children is not hard...
It's IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!” 
― kjforce

No one is perfect, not even us. We can't expect them to touch the sky, but to make sure they are responsible citizens of this world is our responsibility.

When we have taken up the responsibility to bear this urchin, got to keep aside our enjoyments although there are some marriage counselors who say that bearing a child should not affect your priorities, which I disagree.

It was your responsibility to bring him/her into the world now not only bear the cost, but also be there physically and emotionally to raise them!

Mantra for today: If you have taken a task, be responsible and take it all the way until they fly from your nest!




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