Its Mothers Day once again and we at Targetwoman reaffirm our commitment to providing informative and well-researched content to moms – from moms-to-be to various stages of pregnancy and child rearing.
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Once you have your bundle of joy in your arms, life takes on an entirely new dimension. Days are lost in a haze of nappies, feeds and all that comes with a small infant at home. Read on the benefits of breastfeeding. Slowly over time, the baby and you settle down to a routine. We have a range of articles on selecting baby nursery furniture, baby monitors, baby christening gowns and kid room decor. Look up tips on baby food and how to select baby toy, playgroups and the like. Mothers would definitely like to be assured about the developmental progress of their children as well as glean information on kid nutrition, toddler activities and selecting day care.
Mothers with growing kids have their own set of challenges. From choosing summer camps to homework help, life with school-going kids passes off in a whirl of activities. Targetwoman articles on child safety on the Net give insight on how you can protect your child from online dangers. Read on the alarming trends of child obesity and learn more about ADHD, learning disabilities and autism. Brace yourself to deal with tweens and how to get them on your side.
With Targetwoman, you can be assured that we will keep you abreast of new products and important issues that would be of interest to mothers everywhere. On this special day, we applaud the spirit of mothers – the spirit that provides sustenance to the newborn infant and nourishes its body, mind and soul.
Whilst on the topic of mothers, couldnt let this one get by – a mail
forwarded by a fellow-mean mom! Yes I was a bit ruffled too when I read
the title. It went like this:
Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mom told me:
I loved you enough . . to ask where you were
going, with whom, and what time you would be
home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have
taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children
must learn that their parents aren’t perfect.
I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
Those were the most difficult battles of all. I’m
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will
tell them.
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, or eggs,
or toast.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You’d think we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and what we were
doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would
be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve
to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work!
We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, take care
of the pets, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash
& and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake
at night thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were
teenagers, she could read our minds and had eyes
in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
Mother wouldn’t let our friends just honk the horn
when they drove up. They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them. While everyone else could
date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we
were 16.
Because of our mother we missed out on lots of
things other kids experienced. None of us have ever
been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other’s property
or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.
I think that is what’s wrong with the world today.
It just doesn’t have enough mean moms!
I dont know where my friend got this passsage from but I felt reaffirmed
when I read it…. so often one is plagued with
doubts about parenting and how to go about raising kids right. I believe
strongly in letting your natural instinct help you
out – and have never rued it. Yes I too am a mean mom – one who insists on
my child participating in household chores, who
tries some old fashioned rules in this modern world – rules that I believe
are timeless, be it maintaining timeliness or
accounting for your actions.
Are there more mean moms out there?
Yoga has many schools too –
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