Parenting - the self discovery

Raising kids is shown as a happily-ever-after story that begins when the baby is born. I think it is the opposite.

The parenting movie starts when the kid is born. It finds a theme and settles into a rhythm by the time the kid learns to walk and talk. It becomes a comedy is when they learn to ask questions. The rest is yet to be viewed in my life :)

Parenting is not all-fun, it has been mostly all-work until a certain point. There were several days and moments when all I craved for was a real break, which I couldn’t take without being guilty. I felt like a kidnapped person, mentally and physically. The hard times were easier thanks to our parents who lived with us to help.

Things have changed significantly, and gradually. I love it when they run towards me and hug, or do a mini dance with joy when they see me. They make us feel like celebrities, with all the love, happiness, and cheer that they express. I have grown in more ways than I can document.

Glad to have kept my feet firmly in not just being a full time parent, but continuing on my professional path. I just cannot imagine it any other way.