"Do engineering or be a doctor, at last you have to stay at home taking care of children.."
"Why you did your PG when all you wanted is, to be a housewife?..."
I really don't understand the people who keep saying this kind of a things to a woman, specifically a mother, who is already struggling with her new responsibility.
There must a feeling of happiness I guess, otherwise why would they do what they do.
But how many of us would think of back answering them at that point? Even if they do ,how many would do that actually?
I guess NO ONE. Because our so called 'sanskar' won't allow us to do so!!
In the world where earning money is the first important thing, how can we even expect to get the similar kind of a Respect to #StayAtHomeMom.. isn't it? We historically percieve that earning is the most important thing, should be done by the man of the house, and for woman it's important to be a caretaker , a caregiver etc,etc... So technically she is not doing any job, if it had been a job, she would have gotten a pay for that. She is not getting paid, which means she is not doing any important thing in her life.
Some of them might not want to work after babies, rather it doesn't matter to them, personal choice after all!! But 80% of them always wants to do something with their life except just to be a #StayAtHomeMom. 1000's of reasons. want to raise children dedicatedly, doesn't have family support...the list goes on.
Sometimes at this point set back in their career can cost them their dreams. Still they do it, because, for them its not a about the respect, it's about the love they could give and see their children becoming an amazing human being... it's about the sense of responsibility which comes naturally when you became a mother!!! But all the praise goes to the man of the house because he is the one who is 'earning', they still do it because it's not about the praise too!! "How can you leave your child for your career?" "What you do whole day sitting at home? You are not even working?" You are asking to the person who is already have given up so much just to be there, in the very moment. Your Judgemental statements, 'judge' her and can make her 'mental'.
Mental is the right word!!!
We have ignored this under the name of PMS,PPM...today, after kids, depression is the most talked about subject in women's life.
Every individual is different, so the mother. You can't put one scale for everyone. If you do not respect what you do, you can't respect others and can't expect them to respect you back. Do what you do because you love what you do.
"Yes, I am a Stay-at-home mom, so my child won't be having bread instead of chapati?.."
"I work because I want to set an example for my daughter, to be independent.."
" I am a housewife and I am opinionated, because that's my choice..."
Even if I leave my children for work and I am not ashamed of it, my heart will always be there at home, because I am a mother!!!
This whole motherhood experience is giving me some sense of humanity, maturity, responsibility. I can proudly say that I am not from 'The judgemental' league.
It's so worth to everybody's life... It's all leads to impact of women lives... That's a fact...
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18 Dec 2017
Malini Goswami
hey Shruti ..you r doing a great job.. there is no job in this world that is tougher than motherhood.. all those sleepless nights,soothing a baby whenever he /she needs you, feeding inspite of sore breasts, plus your own recovering after<br>
delivery,all imply that women can endure much more than they think they can. hats off to all the moms for being what they are and more importantly for trying as best as they can to do the best for their kids.. thank you so <u>much</u> for the tag dear..
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14 Aug 2017
Shruti Giri
<font color ="#3b5998"><b> @616d550b5988200013dc3d9f </b></font> just wanted to cheer u up!!👍
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13 Aug 2017
aditi manja
How did I miss this one?! What a lovely write up <span style="color:#3B5998;"><b> @6372d8bf29c20f001575a1de </b></span>Every word is true. Don't judge. Rightly said. 😘
Priyadarshini SakthiSanthanam
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18 Dec 2017