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DO WE REALLY NEED WOMEN'S DAY TO DEFINE WOMANHOOD?

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"   Women  are great. They play numerous roles.....that of a daughter,daughter -in -law,wife, mother, sister and so on." Every other day I read or hear these words of women playing so many roles in their lives . Of course we get a lot of appreciation for acting as superwomen.No wonder we have Special days celebrated in our honour....Women's Day,Daughter's week,Mother's day.........and mind you days are not far  when someone will invent Sister's Day,Wife's week,Daughter-in -Law month.(although last one is very unlikely to happen).All these ,I feel, act as pacifiers.You handle your responsibilities very well by working 16 hours a day and to help you keep on doing so for the next 20 ,30 years people have invented these mini rewards. Now I throw this question to you .Do we really need these days to Remind us that we are special?I strongly believe ,No.Each one of us ,as individuals has the right to feel special and be happy whenever we want to.Its nob

Elder versus Younger

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Ever thought why , although born from the same mother , siblings are so different from each other?     I sat upon this question while dealing with a set of mine .And finally I zeroed in upon this conclusion that somewhere we as parents are responsible.    While the elder one ,according to my observation of many families is somewhat reserved by nature, not so bold as his/her younger counterpart, submissive and takes time to say 'no' to people ,the younger one is outgoing, ready to take risks, a fighter(not to mention that mostly wins the arguments) and at times overconfident. Reasons for this difference can be numerous. Lets have a look at some of them which I felt are important . 1.Couples planning to have babies are mostly unprepared. they do so under family pressure. 2.The age of the parents having their first baby is less and so their maturity level is also low.This affects the upbringing of the  child. 3. By the time couples have their second one they are m
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With shaky hands and some what anxious mind I started writing my blog today.A lot of unarranged thoughts are there which I want to share on this platform.Maybe with passing time I would become more confident as to what to share with my readers. I named My blog Beingwoman.Why? Well ,I  am sure like many other women, I also face day today challenges of being a mother, wife, daughter....... and the list of roles we play is endless.I am going to share my day today experiences with you. looking forward to your suggestions ,advice, comments on them which I am sure will help me deal with numerous situations effectively......and will also help my readers for sure.