tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post115694562835328068..comments2023-10-09T18:12:29.276+07:00Comments on Agelessbonding: la première foisUshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-83414005656093168112008-03-21T11:02:00.000+07:002008-03-21T11:02:00.000+07:00Really heart touching post...!!Really heart touching post...!!ushabalajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631687641535890187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-57984443824894388252008-02-13T22:19:00.000+07:002008-02-13T22:19:00.000+07:00to not set expectations for the child! ohh my! I a...to not set expectations for the child! ohh my! I am very afraid now.. very!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157297449316106852006-09-03T22:30:00.000+07:002006-09-03T22:30:00.000+07:00m j: :)Orchid: I am afraid i missed what you meant...m j: :)<BR/><BR/>Orchid: I am afraid i missed what you meant.<BR/><BR/>Mahadevan: The joy of having the second child is not less than the first, I assume. Every child is a miracle but one is better prepared after the first time. The first , however prepared you are, surprises you.<BR/><BR/>Phantom363:I have had my share of good and bad experiences as all of us must. <BR/>And well...i do know that my baby would grow up. he turned 25 this may!<BR/><BR/>Raj:Yes, i did not mean that fathers are indifferent to the experience of child birth but I was only responding to the symapthetic reaction of Balaji's to what might have sounded to many men "hysterical mother's raction."<BR/>And it was interesting to hear about your reaction. :) thanks.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157280094778031902006-09-03T17:41:00.000+07:002006-09-03T17:41:00.000+07:00Usha, in response to Balaji's comment you said, "I...Usha, in response to Balaji's comment you said, "I think it requires tremendous sensitivity to appreciate something you might never experience.".<BR/><BR/>It is not that a father doesn't experience any emotion when his child his born. Mine ranged from joy ( "what a cute baby") to doubt/sympathy ("Does she have to put up with a dad like me ,for the rest of her life? Poor thing"), etc.<BR/><BR/>Very well written, by the way!Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367344161081393779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157279075037492122006-09-03T17:24:00.000+07:002006-09-03T17:24:00.000+07:00hi usha, a good one. :) i do hope, that you do no...hi usha, a good one. :) <BR/> <BR/>i do hope, that you do not have to experience all the 'bad' ones in life. i explain to my children all the bad experiences i have had, in the forlorn hope, that they will not repeat my mistakes. i tell them that they can make their own. :( quite an opposite view from my parents, who had a tough life, and who protected us right through. i wish so often, they hadn't.<BR/> <BR/>re your baby, ENJOY your children. they grow too fast and before long, they have left home. every moment is precious. this is the biggest gift that anyone can ever have. :) :)<BR/><BR/>he will be fine. :)phantom363https://www.blogger.com/profile/00957614020070420299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157207088286966702006-09-02T21:24:00.000+07:002006-09-02T21:24:00.000+07:00Bobois!Bobois!By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157119559890687342006-09-01T21:05:00.000+07:002006-09-01T21:05:00.000+07:00just bailed out Usha...wht should i say abt this o...just bailed out Usha...wht should i say abt this one now.Totally agree with what u said abt the experience of a mother when shez gifted a new life to be taken care of...:)MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585734213629286693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157112207255928762006-09-01T19:03:00.000+07:002006-09-01T19:03:00.000+07:00Balaji: Thanks once again. I think it requires tre...Balaji: Thanks once again. I think it requires tremendous sensitivity to appreciate something you might never experience.<BR/><BR/>Rads: Oui. à l'alliance francaise. je fais le diplôme maintenant.<BR/><BR/>Aqua: Thanks and so true. We can make this earth itself heaven or Hell.<BR/><BR/>Itchingtowrite: Yes, parenthood makes us more responsible in many ways. I thinkmof the same too many times.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157108328298203282006-09-01T17:58:00.000+07:002006-09-01T17:58:00.000+07:00touching .. esp "You cry for your own imperfection...touching .. esp "You cry for your own imperfections and the imperfections of the world in which this perfect child, your own baby, must grow." have started giving too much thought of conservation esp after my kids were born- made me sit up and what kind of world are we leaving for our kidsItchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157046731743004042006-09-01T00:52:00.000+07:002006-09-01T00:52:00.000+07:00lovely post Usha. your words exactly captured the ...lovely post Usha. your words exactly captured the numerous multiple emotions that a new born mom faces :)<BR/><BR/>sometimes i think that heaven and hell are here on earth itself. when y're truly happy...it feels that heaven can't better it...and when y're depressed or something goes wrong...you feel that hell couldn't be worse!Aquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884584874282115926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157041090307858152006-08-31T23:18:00.000+07:002006-08-31T23:18:00.000+07:00lol, that's so much of work :-)Alliance francaise?...lol, that's so much of work :-)<BR/>Alliance francaise? I was there a few years, till i completed my pre-diplome. <BR/><BR/>love their method of instruction.radshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912871096631491298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157038988336695112006-08-31T22:43:00.000+07:002006-08-31T22:43:00.000+07:00Oops...That statement leaves me with an open goal ...Oops...That statement leaves me with an open goal with no goal keeper. <BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Well I liked it and I loved the way I was written. I reckon i could empathise with what was written.Balajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835374955490731007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157036772311083732006-08-31T22:06:00.000+07:002006-08-31T22:06:00.000+07:00Aofu: I can understand.Passerby: Have always wonde...Aofu: I can understand.<BR/><BR/>Passerby: Have always wondered if all women feel this way when they hold their child for the time.<BR/>Hehehe...mine was a boy and totally bald!<BR/><BR/>HipGmom: what an entry! wow!!<BR/><BR/>Starry Nights: Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Shruti: Thanks. Let me know after you have had the experience.<BR/><BR/>Artnavy: Wow, all the best! And thanks for that beautiful poem you posted on the other comment.<BR/><BR/>Shiv: Ya it is not too bad being a woman right? Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Balaji: Thanks. Strangely you are the only male who seems to have liked this post!Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157024028462372932006-08-31T18:33:00.000+07:002006-08-31T18:33:00.000+07:00Wonderful. Really wonderful.Wonderful. Really wonderful.Balajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835374955490731007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157021908195209162006-08-31T17:58:00.000+07:002006-08-31T17:58:00.000+07:00The first time when you feel like God and the feeb...The first time when you feel like God and the feeblest creature all at once<BR/><BR/>yea..lucky to be a woman!!<BR/>Nicely written!!Shivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345037783140700998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1157019986235352712006-08-31T17:26:00.000+07:002006-08-31T17:26:00.000+07:00I was so taken up with your blog- I am inspired to...I was so taken up with your blog- I am inspired to open mine!Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156996765671016832006-08-31T10:59:00.000+07:002006-08-31T10:59:00.000+07:00Usha, this is very very beautiful... brought tears...Usha, this is very very beautiful... brought tears to my eyes.... you know, though I haven't been thro this experience (of being a mother), I can so well imagine how it will be, just by reading your post.Shruthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635222842257175541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156995533145545552006-08-31T10:38:00.000+07:002006-08-31T10:38:00.000+07:00Thank you Usha for sharing this post. Indeed those...Thank you Usha for sharing this post. Indeed those first times are precious and will always be special no matter if they were sad or happy.starryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250437477875291892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156992935327740242006-08-31T09:55:00.000+07:002006-08-31T09:55:00.000+07:00lovely post!words fail me.yes there is a first tim...lovely post!words fail me.yes there is a first time to everything that stands out amidst other similar ones.Recently or may be not so recently I took out my car for the first time to my college all on my own. I managed to cover the road well and turned towards the college gate and oops!The left side of my bonnet banged into the gate very very slowly of course. It was my first mishap and a huge crowd gathered to 'welcome' me or so I like to think!<BR/>I've had other firsts but this is the most recent.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156985543489189012006-08-31T07:52:00.000+07:002006-08-31T07:52:00.000+07:00You need a woman's soul to understand this one...T...You need a woman's soul to understand this one...<BR/><BR/>Thankyou God for making me a woman, a mother...<BR/><BR/>Thankyou Usha for posting this. You took me to my first moments this early morning.I remember my doctor say, "maa, your first child is a son and he is not bald..... <BR/><BR/>it was a wonderful moment. i wanted to laugh amd also cry! I guess,first moments are made of these..passerby55https://www.blogger.com/profile/17788718555377390569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156965474372626142006-08-31T02:17:00.000+07:002006-08-31T02:17:00.000+07:00Usha,Dropped my son off in the Univ. dorms for his...Usha,<BR/>Dropped my son off in the Univ. dorms for his college. A definate teary 1st for me.<BR/>AofUfromUofAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156951486765896192006-08-30T22:24:00.000+07:002006-08-30T22:24:00.000+07:00Vidhya: Yes the firsts are always special.Rads: I ...Vidhya: Yes the firsts are always special.<BR/><BR/>Rads: I love the langauge too - in fact I love all languages.<BR/>OOps, write in English in a French class - nono, we are not even permitted to "think" in English!<BR/>But of course I thought in Tamil, constructed the sentences in English in my mind and then wrote it in French. Then rewrote it again in English for the post! Phew...Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156951220756482472006-08-30T22:20:00.000+07:002006-08-30T22:20:00.000+07:00Usha - good one. Firsts are always special. So you...Usha - good one. Firsts are always special. <BR/>So you are learning French? cool, love the language - and you had to write this in English, or translate it?radshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912871096631491298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1156946838409614522006-08-30T21:07:00.000+07:002006-08-30T21:07:00.000+07:00Oh! Usha! this is such a wonderful post! Really ev...Oh! Usha! this is such a wonderful post! Really every first time in life is probably the most special moment in life. I read a forward somewhere - Count your life by the moments that take your breath away - and the "Firsts" definitely are such moments!Vidhya Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253651706729255817noreply@blogger.com