Amogh turned 16 months last week and as any parent says time flies fast, I must admit it does.
He is yet to walk and talk, but I have come to accept the truth that every child takes his time.
As a person Iam very impatient and pushy and want things to be done the right way.
My son was on the other side.Calm, slow and took (still taking) his own sweet time to do things.It was very difficult to accept this truth.As my apartment was surrounded with kids of his age and most of them a few months younger but more advanced in their physical and vocabulary skills, I sometimes wondered whether I was failing as a parent.
Both of us had fulltime IT jobs where work never seemed to end.Hooked up to a laptop most of the times, I sometimes wondered if we ever did justice to him.
It took me some guts to resign at a time where everyone was holding on to their existing jobs in the economic crisis.I wanted to slow down in my life and enjoy my son's childhood.
I know that our luxuries will come down, but Amogh wont be a baby forever.
A child needs unconditional love and time and as a responsible parent I need to give him that.
