Friday Question: How is it going?

Updates - oh goody!

"Ooh - updates! Oh goody!!"

This week’s Friday Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Tara B.

“It’s time for a where-are-you-now past post update.  Pick one of your posts from WMB and let us know how it’s going for you on that topic.  Did you learn something new?  Is that project completed?  Was the problem resolved?  No news to speak of?  Give us a quick update on where your story has gone since your post.”

Here is what some of our World Moms reported…

Margie Bryant of Arkansas, USA writes:
“In March, I wrote a post titled Closing the Door about the very painful decision that I would not be having anymore children.  It was a hard post to write and even though my life has changed for the better in so many ways, finally saying “no more babies” out loud made it real for me.

Then, a few weeks after that post, I found my dream job.  Cliché, but true.  I am pursuing a degree in management and technical writing and found a job where I am training to take over for the current Human Resource Manager.  This job pays more than I have earned in the past and at the same time, my ever supportive partner took a new position too.  Finally, we are able to indulge ourselves and our children and even put money back in savings.  We talk about traveling, buying a new home, getting another car; suddenly, I feel at complete peace with exactly how our lives are now.” (more…)

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INDIA: In the Eyeglassess of the Beholder

There was a time in my parenting life when I thought everything was perfect: my dear darling son (henceforth DDS) was perfect; I was perfect; our whole life was a living proof of joie de vivre. And then, disaster struck.

Well, I should not say that really. It was during the holidays and DDS was diagnosed with astigmatism. We got him his eye glasses on Dec 24th and from the day of his diagnosis until now has been a very difficult time in my life as a mother.

When faced with the fact that he will be wearing glasses permanently, I initially was crushed, devastated; I felt lost, confused and upset. I felt guilty with myself and angry at the whole world. (more…)

Purnima Ramakrishnan

Purnima Ramakrishnan is an UNCA award winning journalist and the recipient of the fellowship in Journalism by International Reporting Project, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Her International reports from Brazil are found here . She is also the recipient of the BlogHer '13 International Activist Scholarship Award . She is a Senior Editor at World Moms Blog who writes passionately about social and other causes in India. Her parental journey is documented both here at World Moms Blog and also at her personal Blog, The Alchemist's Blog. She can be reached through this page . She also contributes to Huffington Post . Purnima was once a tech-savvy gal who lived in the corporate world of sleek vehicles and their electronics. She has a Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, but after working for 6 years as a Design Engineer, she decided to quit it all to become a Stay-At-Home-Mom to be with her son!   This smart mom was born and raised in India, and she has moved to live in coastal India with her husband, who is a physician, and her son who is in primary grade school.   She is a practitioner and trainer of Heartfulness Meditation.

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