When Mark Zuckerburg said in his message on Facebook about connecting like minded people and then eventually the whole world it just seemed to make so much sense suddenly this morning. So I am part of a mums group in Bangalore and when one of the mothers shared this post, there was just no way I could resist clicking.
2 lines into reading the post on a mommy blog called Withoutmyzoey I had tears running down my cheeks. Suman, zoey’s mom and she will always be, has started penning this blog after her 5 year old passed away with Brain Cancer. I am so scared to even say this because I don’t want Cancer to come close to either of my kids. I am scared that I am not strong, scared that I cant see my kids ever suffer and scared to lose them. You don’t want it to ever come close to anybody you love. These are times when you lose faith in God and ask him why me? Why a 5 year old? …..
Suman made my battles in life seem so petty. We bicker about our kids not eating, throwing tantrums, not getting into desired schools, not studying and all that we want them to be without realizing that the most important thing, life is too short and unpredictable. We give so much more importance to people, work, society leaving our kids and loved ones behind. Let’s just hope we don’t ever regret it.
When Suman writes about her daughters favourite colour, food, songs, her best friend, her bond with her dad  all I can think of are my 2 girls. They make me a better person. They love me just the way I am. They don’t judge me, they don’t think I am fat or thin, ugly or beautiful, intelligent or dumb they just love me. They are the two people in this world with who I can just be with, shedding all inhibitions. They make me crazy but they make me happy.
Suddenly not being in touch with a lot of the people some of them friends, some acquaintances all seem worthwhile because the last 5 years I literally spent with people who most matter to me.
The conversations while Suman took Zoey for radiation to the hospital and how the boo boo in her brain will be cured and her slipping into coma makes me cry…. I have no words. Her courage to say don’t lose faith and don’t rush your kids for these times are rare make me realize that I may have learnt the art to juggle and manage a lot of things but I also need to learn to slow down and enjoy their childhood before it goes away right in front of my eyes.
With tears blurring my vision all I can say is Count your blessings and enjoy each day with your kids.
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