Lesson Learned

(Khushei made this card for me when I wasn't well and look at the number of animals in it)

Such is life that our work decides everything that we do: when should we marry, where should we live, when should you sleep and when should you party? Essentially, all the details that we dismiss as trivial flow from a single thing called work. While running late for work and rushing home late from work, we don't find time to think and introspect on the journey called life and its purpose. Life revels in small details, usually ignored but very important all the same. Some of these details are---having dinner with family, cheering for your children when they need you, attending PTMs, meeting parents, catching up with friends, having a romantic date with your spouse. Usually, I am meticulous that I maintain work-life balance, but sometimes, I err too. Yes, it's a dent on my confidence, but I did err today when I couldn't schedule time to go an attend Khushei Presentation in the school. The little girl was busy making her presentation for the last three-four days.

As compared to me whose Power Point skills are just enough to survive, Khushei makes wonderful presentations for her age. We were not even allowed to have a glimpse of her presentation, and it was to be showed in the school today at 9 am.

Now, on a Friday morning going to school at 9 am is not such a simple task. This means you will be late for work or you got to take half day off. Somehow, both of us, I and Alok thought that we should do away with the presentation part, because it sounded inconvenient.

Whole day I waited for Khushei's phone from the school, when she didn't call, I thought that she did understand my difficulties but in the evening when she called, she was livid and I was ashamed of myself.

I realised that one of the jobs as a parent is to be there to cheer your children and to bolster their confidence.