Reliving childhood with my kids

She was sitting in her lawn, sipping her coffee and trying to forget her last night fight. The fragrance of coffee took her back to the days when she was in college. She fondly remembered the bubbly and fun-loving girl inside her , who used to be the favourite of her teachers, friends n most importantly, her parents.  Her parents were elated with joy to see their daughter in black robe on the convocation day..and finally felt proud in being the parents of a lawyer daughter. They had an electric atmosphere when it was her first day to her office. The sense of achievement she saw in her parents eyes was most satisfying. After few months, when she decided to go for higher studies in corporate law, every body accepted it gracefully. But her mother had a point of doubt , which she discussed openly in her family. She was looking beyond the professional life..the personal life of her daughter. She said what Mrs. Bhatnagar had said her the last evening. She din’t want to force he...

Dear son, Holding you into my arms,I wish you to be very successful into all you do in your life. You'll outgrow my lap in no time & march onto your life's path. I promise you , I'll never stop you from being yourself and come into your way & perhaps, be the happiest person to see you growing. But would love to ask you , to never leave your gentleman-attitude ever through -out your life's journey. Being a boy doesn't give you a right to do whatever you want to. Though the society is patriarchal, but I want you to realise the value of women into it. I know, this is not intuitively known to you and I 'll have to teach you these values explicitly. I'll teach you to respect a girl's wishes & boundaries. Charity begins at home & I'd like you to respect your sister in every possible way and show this in every smallest act. Always remember, a girl is also a human being, has feelings of her own & has the right to...