I am frantically getting geared up for my son’s birthday
which happens to be in a couple of days. The friends list, snack menu, cake to
be ordered, party decorations, inviting friends and relatives and of course the
gift shopping extravaganza….uff…wonderful as it sounds, it sure is tiresome.
But what’s a little hustle and bustle for your kid’s special day, isn’t it?
Now, when I think about the special day, isn’t it a special
day for us moms too? It is, after all,
a rebirth of sorts for mothers too.
While we get all caught up with our child’s birthday celebration and all, I
think it’s also an important time to celebrate our rebirth too with the same
joy and verve.
Just rewind….the day of your child’s birth, what a crucial
and eventful day!!! You would have been
a nervous wreck since the moment you realised it was the D-day, not to mention rushing
to the hospital, the agonising pain and the subsequent tears of joy. The anxious
husband who was worried sick for the both of you and of course your parents,
in-laws and any other support system you had, would have heaved a sigh of
relief. Such a momentous event, not just for your baby but for you too…
Somehow I had not given this a serious thought till now….For
one, it didn’t occur to me and two, it sounds selfish to hog the limelight of
my kids special day; the selfless mothers that we are, it certainly feels that
way. But I have decided to celebrate the event of my rebirth along with my kids
from now on (better late than never). Yes, though not with so much of fanfare
but quietly, thinking about the day and whatever I had undergone (because I am
sure not everyone has a rosy tale to share about their labour); and the miracle
that took place at the end of it all and what an out-of-the-body experience
that was and feel a sense of great accomplishment and pride and more
importantly, to remind myself that if I was able to endure that, then I am much stronger than I think I am. We all are….That’s
reason enough for me to celebrate. I would, may be dress up a little and just
have a smile on my face while I finish up with the party arrangements.
Because,
it’s as much, my birthday too….
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