tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post2155848070198844357..comments2023-12-16T23:08:55.973-08:00Comments on Life as a Mom: The Ugly DucklingAparnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-40647209185794268892011-09-30T00:38:28.939-07:002011-09-30T00:38:28.939-07:00Hi!
"The Ugly Duckling" is a story that...Hi! <br />"The Ugly Duckling" is a story that everybody can relate to at some point in their life. Your views and apprehensions are totally justified. <br />We at Baby Sebamed India have just launched a contest that we thought you would be interested in. Do participate it's fun and simple! <br />Here's the link: http://on.fb.me/babyrocks.Baby Sebamed Indiahttp://on.fb.me/babyrocks.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-52623696670305038712011-09-11T21:29:55.179-07:002011-09-11T21:29:55.179-07:00Thanks Nisha and Ashok for dropping in!Thanks Nisha and Ashok for dropping in!Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-8375705896853455712011-09-10T21:06:01.367-07:002011-09-10T21:06:01.367-07:00My bedtime story last night was on why the ears ar...My bedtime story last night was on why the ears are where they are & the eyes are where they are & not the otherway around. Good time! Love bed time stories!!Ashokhttp://ashrk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-10211065688586674322011-09-07T05:36:40.743-07:002011-09-07T05:36:40.743-07:00enjoyed ths writeup aparna...enjoyed ths writeup aparna...Nishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366758002335312917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-54524972785741469822011-09-05T05:32:21.200-07:002011-09-05T05:32:21.200-07:00Thanks for dropping in Rohini :).
That's the ...Thanks for dropping in Rohini :).<br /><br />That's the reasoning I try to follow most of the time, but damn these niggling doubts at the back of my mind which don't settle down that easily .. sigh :(.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-8068517522467129552011-09-05T01:16:37.614-07:002011-09-05T01:16:37.614-07:00A lot of stories and nursery rhymes don't stan...A lot of stories and nursery rhymes don't stand up to our modern, politically correct standards. I still read them to my kids though. I figure they didn't scar me so they'll survive them too :)Rohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234347487003665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-26553534326180223282011-09-03T23:29:05.109-07:002011-09-03T23:29:05.109-07:00Uma, Simran, Aparna
- Thanks so much for chiming i...Uma, Simran, Aparna<br />- Thanks so much for chiming in with your thoughts, to give me company and keep me from thinking I'm going a bit crazy on this stuff sometimes :).<br /><br />Uma, mini-posts always welcome :).<br /><br />Simran, your last sentence is the one constantly in my mind to remind me that maybe we're over-thinking it most of the time.<br /><br />Aparna, sooo loved your blog entry, left a comment there too. Will surely talk to D about what her thoughts were - thanks for that suggestion.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-77635050111257851662011-09-03T17:54:26.029-07:002011-09-03T17:54:26.029-07:00I agree with uma (and u) in calling it over-analyz...I agree with uma (and u) in calling it over-analyzing...all of us do it. I totally get what u are saying abt the book and its implicit or explicit messages. Haven't read the book to the kids ever so never thought abt it. I had written a similar post abt how we view fairy tales these days here: http://advaithandyukta.blogspot.com/2009/01/fairy-tales-too-scary.html.<br />Maybe you can discuss it with D next and ask her what she thinks about the book?Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348419737425889834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-45304981137598154232011-09-03T02:50:29.095-07:002011-09-03T02:50:29.095-07:00I know. I catch myself thinking before doing anyth...I know. I catch myself thinking before doing anything related to N these days :( Be it toys, books or friends. Even something simple as playing in the play area is so stressful at times Coz I keep on trying to teach him what's right what's not. If I see him doing something wrong I feel I have to point it out then and there. I wonder how our parents did it, seemed so easy then - we turned out pretty ok, didn't we?Simranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729594121325428309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27998068.post-76870030710722906732011-09-03T00:16:40.656-07:002011-09-03T00:16:40.656-07:00I would have had the same reservations and apprehe...I would have had the same reservations and apprehensions about reading such a story to my child. While, at this age, they may just as well be fascinated with the story and not read too much into it, I feel maybe somewhere it might make an unwanted impression of beauty. It may or may not but with many other visual exposure too that the T.V. brings viz-a-viz ads and the irritating concept of beauty, I think we are justified in having such apprehensions.<br />Sadly, even the relatively relaxed aspects of parenting doesn't come without its share of side-effects nowadays :-( call it over-analyzing or over-parenting..but we are an anxious bunch of parents. More the information, more is the fear of going wrong and all the while we know that there is no such thing as perfect or right parenting, isn't it?<br />a mini-post here..:-)Umahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717377240212152065noreply@blogger.com