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Day 276 (Is it worth it?)

Now that my kid has started going to day care (settling period), this thought keeps knocking my head, “is it all worth it?” Letting your child go through adjustments of being social, being away from parents just so you can do your job and earn money for him?  Can lesser money be such a bad thing? Can Having lesser luxuries and an average schooling be such a curse? Yes, I know that all of us want to give our children more than what we got (if we can provide that). All of us want our children to not be short of resources when it comes to education, toys, clothes and when they grow up then maybe gadgets and transport. But at what cost? Seeing my child call my name and crying breathlessly just because he wants to be with me and not with a bunch of strangers is so heartbreaking. And all I do is... tell myself that he will settle and I have to be strong and wait helplessly outside while he might settle. To console myself, sometimes I tell myself that there are other children wh