tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post7246564275084290877..comments2023-09-27T18:49:11.353+05:30Comments on Obsessivemom.in: Of dread and hopeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-68289199984278848252013-01-04T10:32:00.799+05:302013-01-04T10:32:00.799+05:30I dont blame you. There is a bigger selfish me who...I dont blame you. There is a bigger selfish me who does not want a daughter in this Indian society.tusharhttp://its-me-tushar.blogspot.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-70385880688140890842012-12-31T22:43:40.518+05:302012-12-31T22:43:40.518+05:30@Rohini: Can't blame you for wishing that... H...@Rohini: Can't blame you for wishing that... However I'd like to hope things will be better by the time they grow up.<br /><br />@Adithi's Amma: Unfortunate but true .. our girls as well as boys need to be equipped to protect themselves.<br /><br />@Magiceye: Fingers crossed.<br /><br />@momofrs: They change, don't they? I am still coming to terms with it all.<br /><br />@Aparna: You're right.. Hrit was one to jump into fights for his friends in an often misguided attempt to 'help' them. I've started telling him to 'use his brains' now.. whether he is really helping or not. As they grow older they have to be taught to temper bravery with caution. It's a tough balance.Obsessivemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659233519392456624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-79954765814128723192012-12-31T20:50:58.951+05:302012-12-31T20:50:58.951+05:30You have put it so well Tulika.. I can imagine rea...You have put it so well Tulika.. I can imagine reaching that stage with my son too but he's just a baby now. Scary indeed on what we have to educate our kids about - to be careful, or to be brave -or is the second option just too dangerous :(.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-30854273594886653502012-12-31T11:58:25.657+05:302012-12-31T11:58:25.657+05:30Oh God OM,
I've been having the same doubts an...Oh God OM,<br />I've been having the same doubts and fears lately, just that you have put it so much more succintly!<br />Even my boy, who was attached to his dolls, has started making comments like "dolls are for girls, guns are for boys". And he's only FOUR!! I cant control the kind of friends he makes at school. At home, he is protective of his sister and I can only hope and pray that he continues to keep the same attitude of respect for other women.<br />Very well written OM, I think I'm encouraged to give up my self-imposed exile and write a post today. Thanks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-74811191591515724632012-12-31T11:20:15.508+05:302012-12-31T11:20:15.508+05:30Hope the transition to a well behaved society happ...Hope the transition to a well behaved society happens soon specially now that the youth of the country has come forward initiating the change. magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-2659786092651030192012-12-31T00:22:08.878+05:302012-12-31T00:22:08.878+05:30I had meant respect womenI had meant respect womenLakshmiRPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835940290122765167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-44259996943136423332012-12-31T00:21:32.985+05:302012-12-31T00:21:32.985+05:30I am scared too for my daughter's safety and f...I am scared too for my daughter's safety and feel guilty of being unsafe in home country .. Need to ensure she takes her martial arts lessons well and hope all the mothers out there teach their sons to expect women ... LakshmiRPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835940290122765167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34403038.post-54511612762163721552012-12-30T22:46:34.964+05:302012-12-30T22:46:34.964+05:30There'a a selfish, protective part of me that ...There'a a selfish, protective part of me that hopes that my daughter leaves this country once she is too old for me to watch over her :-|Rohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234347487003665907noreply@blogger.com