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Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing in algebra, her best friend is moving away and she has many freckles. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake.

Mother : Would you like a snack?

Daughter: Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.

Mother : Here, have some cooking oil

Daughter: Yuck

Mother : How about a couple raw eggs?

Daughter: Gross, Mom!

Mother : Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?

Daughter: Mom, those are all yucky!

Mother : Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good!

We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful! God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

A Picture speaks a thousand words

Mothers treasure their babies' kodak moments....They enjoy watching it again and again. Every photo makes her re-live those past wonderful moments. Here are some of mine with a touch of my photo play skills...

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10 Mantras for Successful Mothering

Ten Keys to Successful Parenting 1 - Use Genuine Encounter Moments (GEMS) With our busy lives, we are often thinking about the next thing that we have to do, instead of putting 100% focused attention on what our child is saying to us. We often pretend to listen or ignore our child's attempts to communicate with us. Listen to her self knit story even if she says it for the n-th time 2 - Use Action, Not Words Statistics say that we give our children over 2000 compliance requests a day! No wonder our children become "parent deaf!" Instead of nagging or yelling. Action speaks louder than words. Brush your teeth twice if u want her to do so 3 - Give Children Appropriate Ways to Feel Powerful If you don't, they will find inappropriate ways to feel their power. Often we do the job for them because we can do it with less hassle, but the result is they feel unimportant. A 2 yr old can wash veggies, plastic plates etc.. 4 - Use Natural Consequences Ask yourself what would happen if I didn't interfere in this situation? If we interfere when we don't need to, we rob children of the chance to learn from the consequences of their actions. Never mind if she tries hard to set her puzzle only in a wrong way 5 - Use Logical Consequences Often the consequences are too far in the future to practically use a natural consequence. When that is the case, logical consequences are effective. A consequence for the child must be logically related to the behavior in order for it to work. If she forgets to return library book even after reminders....U may do it but deduct fines from her allowances 6 - Withdraw from Conflict If your child is testing you through a temper tantrum, or being angry or speaking disrespectfully to you, it is best if you leave the room or tell the child you will be in the next room if he wants to "Try again." Do not leave in anger or defeat 7 - Seperate the Deed from the Doer Never tell a child that she is bad. That tears at her self-esteem. Help your child recognize that it isn't that you don't like her, but it is her behavior that you are unwilling to tolerate. She must know she is loved unconditionally no matter what she does 8 - Be Kind and Firm at the Same Time Balance between your kindness and firm attitude. '5 more minutes' is never going to end...So just pick her up firmly from playground, no nagging. 9 - Parent with the End in Mind Most of us parent with the mindset to get the situation under control as soon as possible. If we parent in a way that keeps in mind how we want our child to be as an adult, we will be more thoughtful in the way we parent. If we spank, she will use acts of aggression to get what she wants in adulthood 10 - Be Consistent, Follow Through Your child will learn to respect you more if you mean what you say. No means 'no'. Do not give up to her pleas, tears or demands

An Appeal to Mummy from her Loving Baby

• Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. I need it to make me feel secure.
• Don’t let me form ‘bad habits’. I rely on you to detect them in the early stages.
• Don’t correct me in front of others. I shall notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
• Don’t spoil me. I know well that I shouldn’t demand everything. I am only testing you.
• Don’t brush off the questions I ask as unimportant. If you do so, I shall stop asking.
• Don’t nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
• Don’t make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly ‘Big’.
• Don’t make me feel my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
• Don’t tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real to me, try to reassure me.
• Don’t protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.
• Don’t take too much notice of my small ailments. I use them to grab your attention.
• Don’t be inconsistent. It makes me lose faith in your words and actions.
• Don’t forget that I love experimenting. How would I learn without it?
• Don’t make me believe that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me a huge shock when I find that you are neither

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Some Techno Stuff - Second Life

To all Techno Geeks out there, here are stuffs for u ….

Apart from the real world, there is another world – Second Life. A computer simulated environment in cyberspace. As a virtual world, it resides on thousands of servers and is accessed thru internet.

It has some 5.3 million residents. Unlike online games, it has no winners or losers, levels or killing strategy. Residents can change avatars and explore, interact, befriend, indulge in activities, create and trade virtual property.

Residents can do anything under the cyber sun!!

Some find friends out there, some sell their virtual artwork, some build bungalow to live, some learn in virtual classrooms. It is not geographically bounded so u can create a lot of things…..

You can even earn while having fun out there. In Second Life, goods can be bought and sold with Linden Dollars. Everyday, Lindens worth about US$ 1.5 million change hands.

US$ 1 = L$ 265

Many residents even earn as much as US $ 5000 per month.

Sounds exciting, isn’t it!! Why not give it a try?

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Admiration for kids

We all admire kids. Kids can captivate our attention and keep us mesmerized. The tender touch, sparkling eyes, drooling lips, silky hair, soft toes, tweeny weeny fingers and innocent smile make them very cuddlesome.

A young mother feels proud whenever anyone stops to admire her baby. She is secretly delighted. Motherhood breaks all social barriers. Strangers of all ages and backgrounds are ready to talk with a mother. Babies are praised by every passer-by. But still, what superlatives are employed, no baby is admired sufficiently to please the mother.

Every baby born into the world is a much marvelous one than the last.

“Cutie pie”, “Smart Cookie”, “Bundle of Joy”, “Sweet Darling”- we give ample praises and are still lost for words when they attempt something new every time.

That first play with her hands, bumpy first steps, association with toys, rolling over, sound of blabbers, wet kisses, steady sittings, hands held, tight hugs, loud laughs are sure attention grabbers. We rewind and play them back countless times in our memory, just not wanting to get them erased out of our forgetful mother’s mind.

Give a little love to a child and you get a great deal back.

Very small kids love their mothers unconditionally. They accept mummy 100 % as she is. Mummy is their heroine.

• Although mummy is very absentminded.
• Although mummy’s mothering instincts goes wrong at times.
• Although mummy’s sleep deprived eyes make her look like panda bear.
• Although mummy hasn’t put on any basic make-up.
• Although it’s ages that mummy tried a new hairstyle.
• Although mummy roams around the house in her night gown all day through
• Although mummy hates being a mummy at times.
• Although mummy considers parenting as an excuse for all her short comings.

Kids just accept and love immaculately. But beware moms, this is not forever. This is just a very short sweet span of time.

Slowly it would evolve to a phase when kids become rebellious, uncontrollable and unanswerable. They may turn out to outsmart or look down upon or grow hatred towards parents.

Finally,

we the HEROINES once, may seem to them like HITLERS or HAZARDS or HARRASSMENTS

So my dear fellow young moms, stop brooding over petty problems like colic, teething, food allergy, flu, separation anxiety, tantrums, sleeping procedures etc…OH OH …there is no time to waste. Just enjoy every moment of parenting your little joy.

Fully get drenched in their unconditional love.

Nursery Rhymes with historical explanation

Nursery Rhymes are the song that we teach our little babies. They have the unique rhythm and sound which makes the baby enjoy. We never even give a second thought about what it all means about.

Here are some Nursery Rhymes and the bizarre meaning hidden behind them.

• Humpty Dumpty is probably King Richard III of England, who fell from his horse and was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
• In London Bridge is Falling Down they refer to a wooden bridge that burned down in medieval times.
• Ring a ring o' roses is about the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which swept across Europe in the 14th century.
• Little Bo-Peep was known in 1364 reflecting England's sheep farms and great wool trade.
• Hickory Dickory Dock rhyme keeps the Celtic language alive which was spoken long before English in England.
• Baa, baa, black sheep has the division of the bags. This is said to refer to the export tax on wool, in wool trade, imposed in 1275.
• Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top serves as a warning to the proud and ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last.
• Jack and Jill went up the hill refers to the failure of a plan to marry Queen Mary I to the King of France.
• Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet refers to Mary, Queen of Scots, as Little Miss Muffet and the Presbyterian preacher, John Knox, as the spider.

Aren't they quite abstract ? Lets teach our kids every fact knowing their historical background, that would be much helpful for them in a long run.