Now, that's ME! Well, this is not only about me, but its about my mom and me.
My mom is here with me for her vacation. Needless to say, I am ecstatic and extremely happy about all the pampering, good food and rest. Doing the dishes, washing clothes - everything is taken care of. Wow!
And then the conflict begins. There is a conflict about almost everything, but its mostly about S. In these 13 months, Sid and I have an understanding in most issues. And here is mom, who wants to change certain things. There is always something - how i should convince him to drink whole milk ( convince a 13 month old ?!), or how i should make his food or what i should be feeding him.
And then of course, conflicts from my end like why things in the kitchen aren't where they should be etc.
What I am trying to say is - I seem to have the patience to deal with a child who is fussy or needs entertaining than listen to my mom who has some concern. It also seems easier to handle a child than answer questions from my mom and heed to some advice? Suddenly being a mom seems more important than being a daughter. In my saner moments, i am able to rationalize, even feel sorry that i am not being the daughter that i ought to be.
Yet, inspite of all these arguments and conflicts, i know, ours is a relationship that i can count on always and that my mom and i will continue to be the good friends that we always were.
