tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post6556169295037123805..comments2023-10-30T14:24:59.314+05:30Comments on Hello Mommyhood !: “Everybody wants a boy”Diary Of A Stardusted Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585808654856582998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-60936631828538149812012-11-09T11:15:22.718+05:302012-11-09T11:15:22.718+05:30Since this is the first time I am commenting on yo...Since this is the first time I am commenting on your blog,a big hello to you. About a year back,sheer boredom forced me to Google all the names of my acquaintances and then when that list came to a naught, I finally Googled mine. While I was anticipating a barrage of hits on some TV actress, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was another Manasi Vaidya out there, and even more happy to note that she was a published author. However according to me , what was ultimately ironical was the fact my namesake chose not to write some mystery thriller or worse, a high brow philosophical treatise but instead about how there isn't a deadline for love! That was the day a perpetually single 22 year old understood the true meaning of Irony. <br /> <br />As I have discovered over the last year or so, having a published author as your namesake can be a whole lot of fun.Trips to Landmark, since then, with unsuspecting friends have been great sources of amusement. One of my most treasured gifts ever, is a copy of your book given to me by my best friend. <br /><br />Coming back to this particular post, as one half of a middle-class-upbringing-convent-educated sister duo, I have faced the exact "we are so sorry about your bad luck" expression since the start.<br />Worse still, since I am the younger of the two of us, few people even follow it up with, "So your parents didn't try for again for a little brother". Earlier, such things used to anger me to no end, but of late I have understood its just the ignorance of these people about the kind of strong bond that two sisters can share and how it cannot be compared/replaced with any other. My mom, who growing up,had two brothers and no sister, was the happiest at my birth as she thought now my elder sister would not have not miss out on this bond, like she did, and that I would always have my first best friend, my partner in crime and my guide, with me always. I am glad she was right.confessions of a confused beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594785638020764298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-4254349892963241572012-06-27T10:24:10.707+05:302012-06-27T10:24:10.707+05:30Priya...Couldn't agree with you more! A close ...Priya...Couldn't agree with you more! A close friend recently gave birth to a baby girl and ever since 'friends' and 'well wishers' have been advising her not to give up hope and keep trying and the second time round wish for a boy! They don't even seem to hear her when she tells them she wanted a girl.Diary Of A Stardusted Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585808654856582998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-12307452790346463952012-06-24T06:59:48.386+05:302012-06-24T06:59:48.386+05:30well penned and straight from the heart ! growing ...well penned and straight from the heart ! growing up with my sister - she being the perfect partner in crime et al, I can understand all your emotions. I fervently hoped my first child be a girl and was more than delighted to see my angel. Like u say the society educated and so called broad minded has never left its cloak of 5th century thoughts and still caught up in all the associated limiting handles that come with it. Equipping a girl to stand on her own legs and make up her own mind is more than the need of the hour !Priya Sreeramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186274107625704642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-68316583495956991942012-06-13T10:26:04.986+05:302012-06-13T10:26:04.986+05:30Roopz...Hi there and thanks!
Anonymous...Lol, tha...Roopz...Hi there and thanks!<br /><br />Anonymous...Lol, that's a first:)Do these Chinese calendars really work? I was quite zapped when I first heard about them.<br /><br />Aarthy...Hi there, yes I know I am consistently inconsistent in updating this blog! Now that the summer vacay is over and the child is back in school, hopefully will be more regular.Diary Of A Stardusted Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585808654856582998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-66338333197542940982012-06-10T19:14:26.993+05:302012-06-10T19:14:26.993+05:30Hi Manasi,
My parents would vehemently shake thei...Hi Manasi,<br /><br />My parents would vehemently shake their heads in agreement to what you have written .. Two girls they wanted and two girls they have :)<br /><br />Good to see you back in this space .. Its been really loooong!!<br />Missed your writing .. Do write more often ..Aarthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-62714058725992023482012-06-10T09:02:00.354+05:302012-06-10T09:02:00.354+05:30Long time huh? I dn't knw hw to say it, bt i t...Long time huh? I dn't knw hw to say it, bt i too am the mujrim of being gender biased...only catch- towards a girl child...v are three sisters n hav been thru- oh ho! Bhai nahi hai? Tch tch. Whn i conceived my 1st baby, i's so convinced tht it'll b a gurl tht i shortlisted female names n wat nt. Ws caught totally off guard whn it ws a boy. Kind of god's way of tellng me-c'mmon boy child is fun too! Nw v r planng our 2nd kid n m all into chinese calanders n wat nt(no, no Thailand)...i am desperate fr a baby gurl! Dn't knw wher i stand. I am defntly a culprit, bt in my opinion....everybdy needs a girl ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298794719420001616.post-78456870562399872762012-06-09T17:46:41.131+05:302012-06-09T17:46:41.131+05:30Well said! Thanks for sharing
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village gir...Well said! Thanks for sharing<br /><br />Regards<br /><a href="http://voiceofavillagegirl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">village girl</a>roopzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755011657899461145noreply@blogger.com