THE PARENT TAG

What makes a good parent?This question has always haunted me and the answer has been as elusive as sighting a ghost. To me, being a parent is the ultimate cosmic responsibility. We summon a soul into the world through one act of selfish pleasure. Surely then we owe a selfless duty to the free spirit for tethering them for life?
When the answer dawned, it set me free from the overwhelming responsibility of being a "good parent"- you must love yourself first and then, and only then can you love your child. Love is the fountain from which springs all pure and noble feelings. We bring our children into the world but we cannot feel for them, love for them or carry their burden of pain. But, if love emanates from our very being then that is the blanket which envelopes them and gives them a strong and sturdy root from which they can flourish and flower...
Nimmou Nilakantan

ABOUT FACE...

Facebook and annoying relatives have much in common. In both interactions you end up talking to a wall. whether you like it or not, both have a habit of intruding into your life with unwanted and unwarranted comments. Both forms of communication become public immediately. You are subject to boring accounts of"yummy" food, "great" holidays, "instant nirvana" and bombarded with trivia you just cannot tune out.
If facebook had a "face" I would put one of my most boring, pain-in-the-ass relatives photo. The only advantage in Facebook is, one is always just a click away from escaping. Alas, one cannot do that with relatives unless a genius avatar of Zuckerberg comes up with an invention which can zap the annoying presence into another dimension.
Who knows? Who cares? Amidst the hordes of nonsensical posts one does stumble into something which is pure genius and inspirational. Hey, if I was looking for companionship or friendship the last thing I would do was talk to a wall...