A New World !

Witnessing a birth ! Something that I guess happens to every woman when she has one of her own. I have always wondered how people go through all the pain. True, we end up having one of the most wonderful, incredibly cute babies at the end of it. But I've always wondered, how is that women find the strength in them to do that.

Very recently I got to be with someone who was delivering a baby. It was the first time, for her and for me. I never realized how cathartic the experience could be. Though the baby was born by a c-section, I never really understood how much pain the woman went through to get there and through it. I saw it happen and I realize how hard it is. Men talk about nurturing woman, taking care of her ...but I dont think they will never really understand the depth of the bond, that a baby and a mother share and the amount of patience she puts in to get there, to have her baby, to hold it close and nurture it for the rest of her life.

I dont think even the children that come out of mothers like these(like me...) tend to understand how hard it for a mother, to go through all that. Especially if she has to do it all alone. My friend has a nurturing and caring husband to be there and take care of her. I am truly amazed when I think, how my mom did it... All alone. I remember my previous post about moms being exasperating. Well I guess I gotta eat my words now. They have all the right to be exasperating, considering what they go through for us.

Hats off to all the wonderful mothers out there ! This one is for you !