With pride.
The 5 and a half years of motherhood have given me ample and more things to learn, to grow as a mother( have miles to go before I can grow upto be even half as good a mother as my Ma though), to feel blessed. And I can never thank God enough for bringing Namnam into my life for she makes me appreciate this wonderful life as a mother all the more, for I learn a new facet of parenting everyday as I watch her grow. Be it her first smile, her first step, her first word, the first time she said ‘Amma’, be it the first time she said ‘I love you’ and every time after that, be it her first day in school, be it her first stage performance, each chapter in her life has been an overwhelming curve for me as well.
And yesterday was one such moment where my li’l sweetheart made me all teary-eyed and immensely proud like always.
Her school had organized its science exhibition yesterday. Her(rather her parents’) project was to make a volcano. And her teacher called up to tell us that she wanted Namnam to speak a few sentences as well on a certain topic on the given day. Now since R is the craftier one in the family, quite conveniently the task of making the volcano was handed over to him and I volunteered to take up the easier task of prepping Namnam for the talk :).
When the teacher called up to say that she wanted Namnam to speak in front of people, knowing fully well that she was one of those shy kinds who had to be pushed into coming out of the shell, I couldnt help but feel grateful yet again for she was blessed with such attentive and wonderful teachers in this academic session as well. Here was a teacher who knew she was shy and soft-spoken, urging me to prep her to talk a few sentences ‘loudly’- yes she must have mentioned the term loud at least 4-5 times in between our brief conversation :)- so she could come out of her shell and learn to be more confident to face the crowd.
So after all the prepping up, I was all nervous and excited about how the day would fare, while Namnam was plain excited! R & I walked in straight to her class room where the children and teachers had exhibited the projects and were all geared up with their presentations. I wont lie, but I couldnt hold myself still when Namnam finished with her talk. I just wanted to run and hug her tight and point my pride to everyone! But guess what, R beat me to it and ran before me to give her a tight hug and a kiss while I was fiddling with my video :(. And yes she was confidently LOUD enough for all the visitors present there to hear :). Although R & I knew she would give us and herself even more moments like this to feel proud of, yet we couldnt stop ourselves from telling her how proud we were of her, the whole day!
And I have no one but her school and teachers to thank for it so evident how much effort and care they had put in to help her bring out her confident self. Its moments like this that reiterate how a good school can be as instrumental in shaping a child and guiding her/him towards becoming a better person. At this moment all I can hope and pray is that Namnam is always blessed with such wonderful teachers to guide in every walk of her life.
God bless those teachers who shape the kids future and make them good human beings.
Hugs to namnam and wishing her all the best……
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Absolutely, Sari, God bless those teachers!
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Excellent .. Lots of love and hugs to her from my side too and A WELL DONE GIRL .. Hug tooo 🙂
God bless and yes Thank you to the teachers tooo, glad to know there are still some who take pain t ohelp a child 🙂
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Thanks Bik, the love and hugs shall duly be passed on 🙂
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Congratulations! And well done Namnam 🙂 Kudos to the kiddo 🙂
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Thank you Amrita 🙂
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Ah! One major hurdle crossed na?? Congrats to the l’lle girl for crossing a major hurdle and winning over her fear 🙂
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It is a major hurdle crossed indeed. Thanks Smita 🙂
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//a good school can be as instrumental in shaping a child and guiding her/him towards becoming a better person// True.
Hugs and Congratulations to you and to Namnam 🙂
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Thank you so much, IHM..hugs and love always 🙂
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Awww…that’s one proud gushing mama! 🙂 Convey a big hug to Namnam from me for doing so well !
Psst…and pass the name of that school will ya? I might need it some years from now 😉
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Hugs duly passed on :D. You need the name of the school in Doha?? Do I read between the lines, Ash..bolo bolo?? 😉
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🙂 🙂 🙂 Hugs!
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Hugs Swar 🙂
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Hugs Hugs hugs! Will come back to comment properly!
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Aww .. such a sweet post ! God bless such wonderful teachers.. Congrats to you and your lil one!
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Yes Bhargavi, may God bless such teachers 🙂
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Awwww! awesome awesome awesome!! *Stands up and claps for Namnam*
yayayayay!
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Thank you from Namnam 🙂
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(((HUGS))) and some more (((HUGS)) to nammu and nammu’s mother. I got all teary eyed reading it. take care
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Awww, hugs to you too Rekhu 🙂
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Heartiest congratulations to Namnam and yourself 😀
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Thank you My era 🙂
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All the best to Namnam… she is one good kid and will certainly do well. 🙂
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Thank you Deboshree 🙂
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Hugs! We can only be thankful that our children have such wonderful teachers who bring out the best in them! So , so so happy for Namnam and you 🙂 May she always be blessed with the most wonderful teachers!
‘Its moments like this that reiterate how a good school can be as instrumental in shaping a child and guiding her/him towards becoming a better person’ Absolutely!
And congratulations to Namnam, for being so confident, and loud! I am sure you will have loads of events like this!
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“We can only be thankful that our children have such wonderful teachers who bring out the best in them!” Couldnt agree more with you, Smits. You know she will be starting her next academic session soon and I already have my fingers crossed hoping and wishing that she is as lucky with wonderful teachers as she has been in the kinder 🙂
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I ssoooo felt for u here….I was in the same boat with my younger one and her teacher took interest in her and really helped her change.
A big fat kiss for ur lil one 🙂
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Thats wonderful to know, nance! It makes such a lot of positive difference to the confidence of our children when they have the right teacher to guide them, isnt it?
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Lots of Hugs to Namnam and to her mommy too…. 🙂
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Aww hugs to you too Tan 🙂
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Oh WOW! Congrats to Namnam, and her proud parents!!! I do so love this post, for the reason that it is about the scaffolding I always love to speak about; the right kind of attention and encouragement at school, combined with the concern, attitude and care from home, will always but always turn out more moments for ALL of us to be proud of!
Glad!!!!!
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Thank you thank so much, ushus! It all needs to work as a chain isnt it, the right attention from school, the care and concern from home and encouragement from both for the child to grow!
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Wow congrats to Namnam and parents…
who named her Namnam..i so love this name..its such a cute name…
its a blessing to have such good teachers,,,,I still remember the ones I had they were angels..I wish and hope Namnam does great in all the future projects too..You guys have done such a great job..
hugs and love 🙂
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Thank you so much, Soma :). Yes they are angels indeed!
Welcome here :). Namnam will be thrilled to know that you like her name! Hugs from both of us to you and Bonita 🙂
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