Another year down. Another year old. Lot of learnings. Testing, depressing, rewarding. Lets get started.
I started my year being a SAHM and ended up as a working woman/mother. I have heard many people say many things, giving varying opinions on whether a mom should work or not. Amidst all this, I got my much needed break and time off from my multi tasking life this year. But also learnt that anything slower than the rat race doesn't go well with me. So got back to the race. All my life I was striving to the best at whatever I did. But now I just want to be a good mom. And I am mighty scared I might fail.
Talking of my son. He has started going to school this year. Has acquired a bicycle, scooter and bike. He speaks telugu fluently though not clearly. He has started showing his true colors in school. Though he has made many friends at school, he doesn't want to go to school and cries every single day we dress him up to school. His favorite kitchen set and my kitchen utensils are long forgotten. Automobiles are currently trending his heart. At present, he is the most pampered and spoilt kid I have ever seen. I hope to change that in the coming year and will need all the luck in the world to favor me. He likes watching tom and jerry, zool babies and other such cartoons on youtube. Something that has to be minimized in the coming year. A great fan of ice cream, chocolates and sweets and drives me nuts when comes to healthy eating. There were many instances when the mentally and physically exhausted me broke down in front of my son. On one such instance on failing to refrain my son from fiddling with the electric plug points, I started sighing and crying so much that my husband started reprimanding my son as to why he made me cry. The confused kid didn't have an answer. The poor guy thought I was crying because he was having the time of his life. Oh boy! just writing about it gives me goose bumps.
I was way liberal with my son this year. But its high time I concentrate on disciplining him. My husband has partnered with his friends and opened up an ice cream store this year, finally finding a valid reason for ignoring me. Talking of my career. It had been a unique experience attending interviews. Not because I was facing interviews after a gap of 7 years but due to the prejudice the interviewers had for a working mother. Though the technical questions changed from one company to the other, one question remained common. That was "How will you manage office when you have a baby?" I believe that was the major reason I was rejected couple of offers. But there are few people who are not very judgemental about a working mother's capabilities. And I am thankful to them that I have a job now. It is not about the money. But the feel of coming out of the shell, pushing your brain to think beyond the household chores. Waking up in the morning and looking up to a new challenge or learning at office. Above all, making awesome friends at work. At this point, you must be thinking can women be friends? And my answer is, atleast I have many female friends who are very helpful, supportive and suggestive. For example, I told them that I have five white leggings which are turning yellow. Though they did not have a solution for it, they had the heart to reflect my concern unlike my husband who turned a deaf ear.
I had many resolutions for the year. All of which lay successfully broken. Let 2018 be a fresh beginning for a new set of resolutions (to be broken or kept? lets see). Another year of madness awaits..
I started my year being a SAHM and ended up as a working woman/mother. I have heard many people say many things, giving varying opinions on whether a mom should work or not. Amidst all this, I got my much needed break and time off from my multi tasking life this year. But also learnt that anything slower than the rat race doesn't go well with me. So got back to the race. All my life I was striving to the best at whatever I did. But now I just want to be a good mom. And I am mighty scared I might fail.
Talking of my son. He has started going to school this year. Has acquired a bicycle, scooter and bike. He speaks telugu fluently though not clearly. He has started showing his true colors in school. Though he has made many friends at school, he doesn't want to go to school and cries every single day we dress him up to school. His favorite kitchen set and my kitchen utensils are long forgotten. Automobiles are currently trending his heart. At present, he is the most pampered and spoilt kid I have ever seen. I hope to change that in the coming year and will need all the luck in the world to favor me. He likes watching tom and jerry, zool babies and other such cartoons on youtube. Something that has to be minimized in the coming year. A great fan of ice cream, chocolates and sweets and drives me nuts when comes to healthy eating. There were many instances when the mentally and physically exhausted me broke down in front of my son. On one such instance on failing to refrain my son from fiddling with the electric plug points, I started sighing and crying so much that my husband started reprimanding my son as to why he made me cry. The confused kid didn't have an answer. The poor guy thought I was crying because he was having the time of his life. Oh boy! just writing about it gives me goose bumps.
I was way liberal with my son this year. But its high time I concentrate on disciplining him. My husband has partnered with his friends and opened up an ice cream store this year, finally finding a valid reason for ignoring me. Talking of my career. It had been a unique experience attending interviews. Not because I was facing interviews after a gap of 7 years but due to the prejudice the interviewers had for a working mother. Though the technical questions changed from one company to the other, one question remained common. That was "How will you manage office when you have a baby?" I believe that was the major reason I was rejected couple of offers. But there are few people who are not very judgemental about a working mother's capabilities. And I am thankful to them that I have a job now. It is not about the money. But the feel of coming out of the shell, pushing your brain to think beyond the household chores. Waking up in the morning and looking up to a new challenge or learning at office. Above all, making awesome friends at work. At this point, you must be thinking can women be friends? And my answer is, atleast I have many female friends who are very helpful, supportive and suggestive. For example, I told them that I have five white leggings which are turning yellow. Though they did not have a solution for it, they had the heart to reflect my concern unlike my husband who turned a deaf ear.
I had many resolutions for the year. All of which lay successfully broken. Let 2018 be a fresh beginning for a new set of resolutions (to be broken or kept? lets see). Another year of madness awaits..
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