The Mom Sagas

It is said- ‘ the moment a child is born, a mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is someone absolutely new.’ (Osho). So just like a baby grows, acquires new skills and learns at every stage, a mother too learns the art of parenting slowly and on her journey. It doesn't happen overnight. There is no push button, there is no switch that turns on automatically and makes her a mom who knows the a to z of parenting. It all happens gradually.
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We moms are often always placed at a pedestal where we are expected to know-it-all. A mom should have all the answers as to why the baby is crying or why he isn't well. And if she doesn't know, she herself feels guilty. How fair it that? Frankly, I have no qualms to accept that I am a Mom And I Don't Know Everything. I often go wrong, make mistakes and learn from them. #MujheSabNahiPata.
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Recently I attended a bloggers’ meet initiated by All Out India that brought a group of moms together under one roof only to make them feel empowered in this regard. The main agenda of the event was to celebrate tough moms and bring it to light that no mom is alone in her journey and no mom knows-it-all. We all learn through experiences.
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The event witnessed the presence of eminent personalities - gorgeous actor and author Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre Behl; Ruchita Shah, founder of First Moms Club ; renowned pediatrician Dr Samir and child psychologist Dr Rupal Patel.- all shared their personal anecdotes and stories to talk about the constant struggle moms go through to raise happy, healthy and socially responsible children.
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It was an enlightening event that made us moms take a pledge to be realistic in our parenting and always share our #IDidntknow stories to help each other learn and grow.
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I shall be sharing more details about the event on my blog. So stay tuned for the blog post. Meanwhile check out the posts of Mom Of Zara, Wigglingpen Gleefulblogger Blogsikka to read their experience of the event.