Hetal Kapoor

It seems just yesterday when the doctor handed me the apple of my eye and said-“congratulations! It’s a boy”. The days have indeed passed in a jiffy. I always thought that it was more difficult to get pregnant (since I was dealing with some health issues). However, as of now it seems the entire ride is a roller coaster. With innumerable moments of happiness, giggles and laughter, I am responsible for providing my little one with good upbringing. After all, man is a social being. Somehow I am always skeptical about how he will grow to be. It may be the fact that I have always been surrounded by the best of males. My father is my role model, my brother is my mentor and my hubby is my best friend. I had read somewhere “if your husband treats you like a princess, he has been brought up by a queen”. And I want to be that queen. The treatment I always dream for all the people he will come in contact with. May be I am going a bit too fast (some of you might already be thinking that!). But, I firmly believe that it is this period of his childhood that will be responsible for framing of his entire life.

So, here are some simple lessons which I am trying to inculcate in him, to ensure that he grows up to be a dignified, mannered and a gentleman (whom I would be proud of!)-

1. 1.Manners- Saying, thank you and sorry is important for me. While there are mothers who hug their children and say, “Thank you, what for”. I am not one of them. If right now, I will not nurture him with apt manners, how will he make it in his practice? Touching the feet of his elders is another important lesson that I have taught him, and am proud of it. So, whether it is his grandparents or paternal uncles he knows very well that respect is important.
   
   
2. 2. Safety-in this bad, really bad world, I am definitely worried for the safety of my boy. Hence, have made sure to tell him time and again about good touch and bad touch. I may not be with him all the time. He needs to be careful about himself. So, he never changes his clothes in front of anyone. When he comes out of the washroom he is always draped in the towel.
   
   
3. 3. Duties- I love to pamper my child. It’s for him that I am a work from home mother. However, at the same time I want him to understand that there are certain errands which he too needs to follow. So, even when his ever loving grandmother doesn’t like his habit of keeping his own plate in the sink, I show perseverance.
   
   
4. 4. Talk to me- this is another trait which I want to see bloom in, my lad, even when he grows up. So I talk to him a lot. I am active on the social sites, but once my son is back from school, my life is all about him. I try to talk to him about everything. I sincerely wish that he will be able to confide in me whatever is bothering him in future.
   
   
5. 5. Prayers- I belong to a family where praying daily is a habit which we enjoy. I believe that I will not cross the line or do something wrong, because I have a clean conscious. This clean conscious I attribute to the power of the Almighty!

So, I do have aspiration to see him successful, getting good grades and making his mark in the world. But before that I want him to become a good human!