tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post4432878307838707259..comments2023-07-08T12:05:41.243+04:00Comments on Reflections: Stretching Time....Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-44893417603943586792009-02-09T15:50:00.000+04:002009-02-09T15:50:00.000+04:00A: LOL u r not dreaming, u r looking for it in the...A: LOL u r not dreaming, u r looking for it in the wrong place. That comment was written in the Heart is in the right place post:-DReflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-78231415239614289192009-02-09T15:47:00.000+04:002009-02-09T15:47:00.000+04:00Enigma: Only when we stay far away from them do we...Enigma: Only when we stay far away from them do we realise their importance[like I do;-P]. Once again I repeat, lucky U!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Shalom: Ur 2nd para is just like how I think. And ur 3rd para "So hang in there with your girls, be firm, but lovingly so. I'm sure there'll be some thankless years ahead, but in the long run they'll bless you."<BR/>I hope I'm upto it:-))!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Sansmerci: U r easily pleased. God Bless U!!!!! <BR/>And really sweet of u to comment on all the posts u missed.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-66691829744882043972009-02-08T11:46:00.000+04:002009-02-08T11:46:00.000+04:00u brought tears in my eyes :( i think i ll have a ...u brought tears in my eyes :( i think i ll have a hard time lettin go of my kids for sure... but suddenly u made me lauf with the last line... <BR/><BR/>how do u do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sansmercihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611930777294716832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-17249726283533417772009-02-07T10:08:00.000+04:002009-02-07T10:08:00.000+04:00????? I'm so sure I commented on this post....i re...????? I'm so sure I commented on this post....i remember saying that I can do many things with my left hand...and I like eating with my left hand.....?? but it looks like I didn't say all these...was I dreaming?Just call me 'A'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437889798367894323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-81752540416557534142009-01-31T11:37:00.000+04:002009-01-31T11:37:00.000+04:00I just dropped in a comment on Renu's blog a l...I just dropped in a comment on Renu's blog a lil earlier and I'd like to say the same thing: as a kid & a teenager I hated it when my parents were overprotective or strict in their upbringing. I sometimes wondered why they weren't more cooler like my friends' parents, who let them do what they want, dress how they wanted, go out whenever and wherever they pleased etc. <BR/><BR/>Today I fervently thank God that He gave me parents like them, who were so devoted to us and did the right thing by us. That discipline and structure steadied us through those rough teenage years and now when I look at those same friends who I once envied, I feel I'm in a much better place emotionally & spiritually. <BR/><BR/>So hang in there with your girls, be firm, but lovingly so. I'm sure there'll be some thankless years ahead, but in the long run they'll bless you.Salomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390297289267521453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-41357982337664120632009-01-28T10:20:00.000+04:002009-01-28T10:20:00.000+04:00heheh, well i know, i'm lucky...but the fact is th...heheh, well i know, i'm lucky...but the fact is that i was away from dad a lot its now that i enjoy staying with aprents...I have been away a lot in hostels and stuff which was ok, but it was good to be home before gettin married and all too :)Kelvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415167447463182568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-87751170592693262532009-01-27T22:00:00.000+04:002009-01-27T22:00:00.000+04:00Ajit: Ofcourse ur mother felt the same way....just...Ajit: Ofcourse ur mother felt the same way....just that u didnt notice it:-))<BR/><BR/>Enigma: Only a lucky few get to stay with their parents for 29 years:-o....enjoy it while it lasts:-D.<BR/><BR/>Sindhu: Hmmm...since I have given my parents a very hard time during my teens I'm not at all expecting a bed of roses:-(.....I just keep hoping my kids are made in a different mould....well I can hope:-P<BR/><BR/>Agnes: Thank U for both...the bday wishes & compliments:-D.<BR/><BR/>Anjuli: Thank U for ur nice words..yes am enjoying the NOW.<BR/>Enjoy ur holiday!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>onlooker: Thank U for the gems of wisdom....we may know it but when somebody tells us like this it stays longer in our minds. Thank U:-))!!!!<BR/>And thank you for the compliments.....tho I feel I dont deserve it I still feel good!!!!!!Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-32655272040580086112009-01-27T15:50:00.000+04:002009-01-27T15:50:00.000+04:00:) just cherish the moment, the today, the now! ya...:) just cherish the moment, the today, the now! ya they do slip away soon...but then that is what life is all about, kids keep growing, we keep growing, newer experiences on both sides. That doesnt mean in any way, we stop being a parent, or they our children, at any point. So...few 'pearls' from a 'seasoned' parent! ;) <BR/><BR/>ya havent been dropping in much! but never fail to read your posts. its the commenting part, ve been guilty of not doing much! and know what? your post sare becoming more and more interesting and more professional with an easy and an inimitable signature flair!Vaidegi Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856736970037809165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-27487503093216784392009-01-27T01:08:00.000+04:002009-01-27T01:08:00.000+04:00this post brought itty bitty tears to my eyes. You...this post brought itty bitty tears to my eyes. You captured it all so perfectly- the struggle we parents go through in the 'letting go'- oh how I know it well- and believe me, the time comes ALL to quickly!!! <BR/><BR/>I'm right now in Colorado visiting my son and his wife- I'll tell you what- it is wonderful to know that as I've let go, I see him continuing on in so many of those things I nagged him (oops- I mean- taught him about! :)) <BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing this post- it really warmed my heart- ENJOY your 'now' time with them!! (every second and every minute)Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563616683370799899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-69177539791219750562009-01-26T21:34:00.000+04:002009-01-26T21:34:00.000+04:00How did I miss this post?And how did I miss your b...How did I miss this post?<BR/><BR/>And how did I miss your birthday? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I love love love this post, it's beautiful :-)<BR/><BR/>And Happy Birthday Nancy!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-25432021244513454122009-01-26T15:36:00.001+04:002009-01-26T15:36:00.001+04:00I was away for some time...sorry...Almost missed t...I was away for some time...sorry...Almost missed this one...<BR/>Well, on the post, it is so true...they are the best when small, when you have a teenage girl, you wish you were deaf and dumb, becuase they try to be mean every instant and it hurts...well, all it in the process of motherhood...the goods and the bads...have to be taken all in the name of life.sindhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633887026392592319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-33978891008933374152009-01-26T14:56:00.000+04:002009-01-26T14:56:00.000+04:00Wannabe: I almost missed ur comment;-o...yeah as u...Wannabe: I almost missed ur comment;-o...<BR/>yeah as u said, it cant be avoided...we want them to reach the skies, so its not fair to pin their wings.<BR/>Still its a depressing thought;-(Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-17342400121472897412009-01-26T13:06:00.000+04:002009-01-26T13:06:00.000+04:00Awwwww...such a sweet little post... Oh I know the...Awwwww...such a sweet little post... Oh I know the feeling and to be honest I am more aware from the kids point of view..lol....After my marraige, it was so difficult for me to adjust to a new home and place and stuff and still havent... My mom almost fainted during my wedding and she was crying and wailing and all..never knew my mom would do that....and i do have small blessing like, i came bac to live with my parents in Kuwait after wedding and now hubby has joined me here....Its s huge relief and i know how difficlut dad is finding it to let me go and let me be the adult...heheh sometimes even now i wonder y they treat me like a kid even wen i am gonna be 29....and sometimes i wish they would treat me like a kid too :)<BR/>humm life is definitly moving on so fast right...Well as of now, i dont want my kids to be too dependent etc, maybe wen i reaaly have one i might feel different...<BR/>But i guess these are definitly years for u to enjpy and keep in memory as the kids will soon growp and all :)Kelvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415167447463182568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-27820320925851028692009-01-26T09:16:00.000+04:002009-01-26T09:16:00.000+04:00good one......and i suppose my mother felt the sam...good one......<BR/>and i suppose my mother felt the same way too when i was growing up.... :P<BR/>good one.... :P<BR/>i dont have experience enough to comment more on this... LOLOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586330299355885975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-3651649426634503532009-01-26T08:43:00.000+04:002009-01-26T08:43:00.000+04:00Bins: "Our folks would have freaked if they h...Bins: "Our folks would have freaked if they had to bring up kids in today's times!"<BR/>U knw going on the same thought I wonder how much it will change in our childrens' times:-o<BR/><BR/>Smi: U knw I was the same....wanted my child to learn her mother tongue first, know our traditions, etc....but soon u realise u cannot stop a child from imbibing information. They are like sponges....they just absorb everything around them:-)).<BR/><BR/>Ish: Yeah I know its too early...but that dependence on us is decreasing & tht sort of depresses, tho ofcourse if they continued to cling we'd be fed up;-P. <BR/>"for now hold on to the moment and dont worry abt the future"<BR/>Sometimes people without kids give more practical advise than the ones who have:-D<BR/><BR/>Balvinder Singh: Thank U so much. I'm honoured. I'll be proud to display them in my blog.<BR/>Thanks so much for my present & the best wishes:-)).<BR/><BR/>Maddy: Thank U!!!!! Thank U so much for the wishes!!! Will courier them as soon as u gimme ur address:-D.<BR/><BR/>Renu: Thank U so much!!!!! Gosh I didnt know so many of U knew. I thought only Balvinder Sir knew:-D....he used his superior army brain & made it out:-DReflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-60629595784707670752009-01-26T07:43:00.000+04:002009-01-26T07:43:00.000+04:00Wishing you a very happy Biday nancyWishing you a very happy Biday nancyRenuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052079745061422542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-47153800512986479022009-01-25T16:44:00.000+04:002009-01-25T16:44:00.000+04:00Happy Birthday to the Mother Angels!!!! Have fun!!...Happy Birthday to the Mother Angels!!!! Have fun!!! Courier those cake pieces!!!Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942977619754014724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-58641852388826468342009-01-25T11:32:00.000+04:002009-01-25T11:32:00.000+04:00And Nancy consider it as your birth day gift too. ...And Nancy consider it as your birth day gift too. Many Happy Returns of the Day in advance.Balvinder Ballihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040171846198252874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-11335003181684388712009-01-25T10:24:00.000+04:002009-01-25T10:24:00.000+04:00Well...I can understand the feeling...though it ha...Well...I can understand the feeling...though it hasn't started troubling me much yet....but have been thinking recently what we will do when she leaves the nest in a few years time...she is so much part of our life that I have forgotten what it was like before she came along! Anyway, guess it cannot be avoided!WannabeWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198918365894991582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-16992011189784464902009-01-24T14:29:00.000+04:002009-01-24T14:29:00.000+04:00On the occasion of the Republic Day of our country...On the occasion of the Republic Day of our country, i take this opportunity to present this award to my blogger friends who have made a difference by writing their frank opinions in their blogs as well, as in the comment columns of other blogs. These bloggers have not written any sensational or luscious stories to attract traffic to their blogs, but they have put down in prose as well, as verse, whatever they have felt strongly about, may it be about their personal lives or about a burning issue of the society. The sole purpose of their writing has been to make a difference. I wish that their ideas may fructify and bring a change in the society for better. I salute them all. Nancy please pick up your award from my blog.Balvinder Ballihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040171846198252874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-7379877615153258722009-01-24T10:11:00.000+04:002009-01-24T10:11:00.000+04:00i wouldnt be the best person to comment on this, i...i wouldnt be the best person to comment on this, i understand but dont associate to these feelings for obvious reasons but nancy, there are just 7 and 5 na.., its a long log time before u should actually start worrying<BR/>and hey, do make them read this post several years down the lane.. they will be so proud :)for now hold on to the moment and dont worry abt the futureI scribble herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329210605846554191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-73624695755007462312009-01-23T05:54:00.000+04:002009-01-23T05:54:00.000+04:00Gosh ..u just scared me...now i ll always have the...Gosh ..u just scared me...now i ll always have the fear of having firangi baby ...I want to make the baby total desi...not ABCD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-49965629294681783332009-01-22T13:49:00.000+04:002009-01-22T13:49:00.000+04:00awwww! Now u got me all senti too. But u are right...awwww! Now u got me all senti too. But u are right. We should savour the moment. These kids are growing up real fast. It surely was different when we were kids. But, we have to pull up our socks and jog right along. Our folks would have freaked if they had to bring up kids in today's times!Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994573560336190649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-5421533205417117232009-01-22T09:21:00.000+04:002009-01-22T09:21:00.000+04:00Smriti: U sound so level headed....u knw most of t...Smriti: U sound so level headed....u knw most of the time we start treating our parents with more respect only when we start to experience what they have gone thru...which is usually when we have kids:-D.<BR/>And yes....u bet it happens, what goes around, comes around:-(.<BR/><BR/>The Idle Mind: :-(!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>lan: Oh we will Lan, we will....let them go I mean.....its just tht it will hurt so bad for us & they'll never know...atleast for sometime:-)).<BR/><BR/>Renu: Can just imagine wht ur sister must be going thru. Yes Renu.....this is life. We want the best for them & holding them back just does the opposite:-).<BR/><BR/>Preethi Shenoy: More like "loss of control syndrome":-P<BR/><BR/>Prakhar: I stress twice a day because only then they'll call atleast twice a week;-P.<BR/><BR/>Prashant Sree: U always give very sound advice, Thank U!!!!<BR/>esp, "And be the best role model you can be to your child... believe me, no matter how big they become, they will worship and idolize their role model, if you could become tat... :)"<BR/>This really went straight into my heart.....I'll try...u bet I'll try..thank U once again!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Maddy: oh teen huh!!!!! I dont envy u one bit. I myself was a troublesome teen for my parents, so I'm not at all keen to welcome the teens stage:-(.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-69343412634199834602009-01-22T08:44:00.000+04:002009-01-22T08:44:00.000+04:00Deeps: Thank U!!!!"On a positive note,lets sa...Deeps: Thank U!!!!<BR/>"On a positive note,lets savour each and every moment with our children and pray that the Lord Almighty always always keeps an eye on them even when we cant."<BR/>Agree so much with u especially the last part of it:-)).<BR/><BR/>Rakesh: Just U wait & see, he'll soon figure out the ways of the world & the day will come sooner than u thk when u'll be spending the next 20 yrs keeping his shoe on the rack:-D.<BR/><BR/>Winnie: If u put urself in ur parents shoes for a bit maybe u'll be able to emphatise:-)).<BR/><BR/>Piper: Thank U!!!! Here's a prayer for a girl for u:-D.<BR/><BR/>Jira: "The first thing they learn to say is 'no'! How does one handle that?!"<BR/>The first time they say 'NO' contrary to wht u thk it is usually "sooo cute, she knows her mind, she'll go places, nobody can take her for ride, etc". But very soon we fall back on the earth with a thud & start to take control but by then it is usually too late:-P.<BR/>"Sometimes I wonder if I'll be able to make the right decisions as a parent, and know when to let go and when to support."<BR/>A dilemma every parent goes thru...especially the last part.<BR/><BR/>Goofy Mumma: I'm sure u will GM...for a start u've recognised the fact tht a day like tht will come in our lives which is more than wht can be said for a lot of people.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.com