Today’s mothers need to develop an inimitable relationship with their children

Mere paasMaahai….

This super hit dialogue belted out by Shashi Kapoor from Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Deewaar’ encapsulates the worth of a MOTHER. It drives home the point that no wealth in this world is equivalent to the eternal love of a mother. Hence, each year in the second week of May, the world celebrates MOTHER’S DAY, a day dedicated to the selfless sacrifice of an ‘Angel In Disguise’ called MOTHER!

This year, on May 13, Mother’s Day will be celebrated around the globe. Children make this day special for their mothers. Some salute their mothers by giving them cards, gifts or flowers, while some prefer to dine out and some choose to spend the whole day with their mothers in the cozy comfort of a hill station or simply at their house! In a nutshell, every child adores his/her mother, her immense contribution in their lives and for everything she has done to make their life special.
However, in this competitive world when everybody is in the race to out-beat the other, the role of a mother has also seen a transformation. Gone are the days when a mother used to be the guide, mentor and the best friend of her child. Even working women, or, for that matter, even celebrities in the 60’s and 70’s would sacrifice their blossoming careers to nurture their children. However, today, the scene is different. Today, in a bid to give the best of everything to their kids, the mothers are working shoulder to shoulder with their husbands. Both parents are engaged in earning money.  In this mad race of earning money, mothers are drifting away from their children and the children’s love, too, is being curtailed.
During vacations, most parents engage their children in various classes like drawing, craft or sports like karate, chess, cricket or summer camp, etc., but do you ever think of utilizing this valuable time by spending it with your children?  In a year, children are busy 10 months at school and coaching classes and get just 2 months of summer vacation when they are free.
Parents must utilise these 2 months constructively by interacting with their children, playing with them like friends and chatting with them about their passions, their likes and dislikes, try to read their mind. However, it is a tragedy that today most parents do not have time for all this in their quest to earn money.
Unfortunately, due to this, the gulf between parents and children is becoming wide. Children are becoming lonely, depressed and aggressive. They are losing their cool over minor things and are frequently involved in quarrels with parents! To seek solace, they hunt for friends on the internet which usually takes them on the wrong path. Gradually,the friends become dearer to them and the role of a mother is reduced to a mere formality!
Thus, today’s mothers need to take time out from their busy schedules and spend minimum 15 to 20 minutes with their children. Listen to their them, let them speak to their heart’s content so that they realize there is somebody who pays attention to their needs and wants. Once they come close to you, they would develop trust in you and would confide all their problems with you rather than their friends.
If you make this a daily routine of spending quality time with your children,then in future, too, they would respect your opinion. Thus, on this Mother’s Day let’s develop an inimitable relation with our children which is pure, honest and eternal as chaste as the Love of Mother!