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Life has taught us lot of things...we have been shocked, had our quota of fun, and also impressed and impacted from the everyday news...The panchantra stories to the chicken soup to the today's real life stories...
This is from our desk...shanvy and vysan
When Did my boy grow up???
Tags adoloscence, bundle, kids, parenting
The other day, my son in one of his outbursts just said that "I am not a child anymore, mom", I know what is wrong and right.(he is going on 12)
And I was left wondering, when did my Boy grow up. it is true as many say, in the eyes of the parent, the kids are always small. the illusion of parenthood i suppose.
I am sure n everyday when our child does something so responsible, matured and
many of us go through this question of what happened to that sweet bundle, who needed me always.
These are few lines I wrote on behalf of both of us for our kids.
On the day you were born,
Our lives were changed in a second,
We still wonder how a small bundle could
Change the world so sweetly.
The love we felt then, has now blossomed and grown
So much that it overflows from our hearts.
You made us look back at our childhood,
Bringing out the child in us sometimes,
You were the reason, for the fresh outlook
On our lives’ priorities
We have had all the fun, the tears and laughter,
Through these years of growing with you,
Time flies away and suddenly you are here
as an adolescent, and we do not know how
to address you, so grown is our sweet bundle of joy,
We love you so much, and will risk even your love for us
To do the right thing for you.
It is not easy for us to stand at a distance and see you
Angry, frustrated or hating the rules and disciplines
That we force on you some times.
We give you guidelines, but will not force you to
Take decisions you are not comfortable.
We want to be there for you cheering silently
while choosing your friends, Your career,
and ways of life giving you the strength,
To be independent, to hold you when you need a hug,
To applaud you when you need cheering,
Though today you may think we are too strict,
Remember we want you to have the inner strength and character,
That will carry you through life’s trials and errors
And mould you into a great human being.
We know, deep down in our heart,
We may also be making mistakes as parents,
Like we did when we were kids,
But we are sure, we will learn and grow
Together with you, hope you understand.
And I was left wondering, when did my Boy grow up. it is true as many say, in the eyes of the parent, the kids are always small. the illusion of parenthood i suppose.
I am sure n everyday when our child does something so responsible, matured and
many of us go through this question of what happened to that sweet bundle, who needed me always.
These are few lines I wrote on behalf of both of us for our kids.
On the day you were born,
Our lives were changed in a second,
We still wonder how a small bundle could
Change the world so sweetly.
The love we felt then, has now blossomed and grown
So much that it overflows from our hearts.
You made us look back at our childhood,
Bringing out the child in us sometimes,
You were the reason, for the fresh outlook
On our lives’ priorities
We have had all the fun, the tears and laughter,
Through these years of growing with you,
Time flies away and suddenly you are here
as an adolescent, and we do not know how
to address you, so grown is our sweet bundle of joy,
We love you so much, and will risk even your love for us
To do the right thing for you.
It is not easy for us to stand at a distance and see you
Angry, frustrated or hating the rules and disciplines
That we force on you some times.
We give you guidelines, but will not force you to
Take decisions you are not comfortable.
We want to be there for you cheering silently
while choosing your friends, Your career,
and ways of life giving you the strength,
To be independent, to hold you when you need a hug,
To applaud you when you need cheering,
Though today you may think we are too strict,
Remember we want you to have the inner strength and character,
That will carry you through life’s trials and errors
And mould you into a great human being.
We know, deep down in our heart,
We may also be making mistakes as parents,
Like we did when we were kids,
But we are sure, we will learn and grow
Together with you, hope you understand.
Total Comments 31
Comments
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Nice write-up, Shanthy.Beautiful poem!
Yes, kids of 12 feel that they have become adults.You would have read the poem, "Child or adult" by Margaret Lawrence.He is stepping into teenage and wants to be treated like an adult-when we as parents feel that he is still a child.For parents children are always kids however old they are!I have gone through this phase..:)Posted 17th October 2009 at 10:15 PM by meenakrishnan
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Beautiful write up, shanthi..
Posted 17th October 2009 at 11:15 PM by manjumnair -
That's a Great Work, Shanthi
Maybe Veda Vyasan's presence with you after some time has inspired you to write this great poem! ha ha ha
Jokes apart you are right. When our child says "I know what I am doing" we feel hurt though that statement is an indication that the child has grown up and more often an indication that we treat the child still as a three year old.
Throughout the poem I could see the heart of an honest, sincere and a responsible mother. I especially loved the last stanza
We know, deep down in our heart,
We may also be making mistakes as parents,
Like we did when we were kids,
But we are sure, we will learn and grow
Together with you, hope you understand.
Only a very sincere, earnest parent can say "we weill learn and grow together with you"
Great work, Shanthi. I loved it.
sridharPosted 17th October 2009 at 11:26 PM by varalotti -
hi shanti
its a great work
loved it like any thing
love sreedeviPosted 18th October 2009 at 01:38 AM by sreedevikan 
- Its a great writing. I know the kids after certain age think themself grown up. The words of your poem are clicking in my mind, excellent!
Keep writing and sharing.
AsmaPosted 18th October 2009 at 06:53 AM by asma747
