That Scene! I will Never Forget! This is a tribute to Manhood!

It sure is a notable scene!!

It got me back the memories of my childhood and my dad...how he used to come everyday from his work in the afternoons during his lunch time (rain or shine) to feed me and my elder bro. My mother was working too.....so he had shared the duties but with a right attitude I feel...thinking about it now.

Its very true as others have stated that men now share the duties, but men usually do not have the kind of patience a woman has......maybe thats the reason that god chose a woman to give birth to children and not a man!
That person's child spoiling the clothes while feeding and he not yelling is what is commendable...that kind of nurturing attitude not many men would have. Also another thing I have seen in men is, even when they share the duties...they try to escape from these duties whenever they get some chance......like a meeting in office or something. I don't want to generalise here, but this is what I have seen and heard from my close friends and family circle.

Regards,
Sihi

 

Dear Sridhar,

Thanks for making a note of it and posting your thoughts here. Am sure you have a tender heart or else you would not have written it. As others have said I think fathers do have some motherly qualities. It does surface only when the need and time arises.Probably they show it in their own tender way.
Love,

 

good observation

hi sridhar
thats a nice observation
the kids were quite fortunate too
to have such a loving father
(who knows it could be a loving mama, sithappa or periappa too!)

guess we have a way of providing whatever we missed out in our own childhood. we see to it that our children definately get it be it food, education or home... my father was brought up in a traditional joint set up to stay with his periyappa's family he and other kids or all the school going kids at home got to eat `pazhayadhu' everyday morning and night and dosas idlis and other items were rare.. he used to say the old people in the house used to prepare ``oru mozham dosai'' meaning there were enough piled up for the elders!! and when we were kids and had a way of dropping off to sleep quite early maybe even on our books or on the floor we were writing on.. he used to wake us up and give roti and subji or dosa something hot and tasty.. if we refused he cajoled us into eating it with stories that made us sit up....
thanks for reminding my father who is no more.

sathya

 

Hi Sridhar,

The way u have narrated the scene is superb. Mrs chitra has appreciated so well. The scene was flowing in front of me when I was going through ur thread.

well done!!!

prabha

 

Dear Sridhar,
Your posting had made me dwell deep in the past. During summer my father used to bring nungu, and patiently deskin it, and then make a hole and pour the tender water into my mouth. Then he would make pieces and put it in my mouth. He used to go to temple and would bring sundal and other prasadam at night time. Even if I was asleep he would wake me up and would feed me. Specially he was very much attached to me. Thanks for your beautiful , touching and picturesque narration of the scene you had witnessed
Regards,
Pushpavalli

 

I have just one question.
considering the same act with gender reversed, would you still be emotional and call it a act of love or plain duty and responsibility of a mother? Would you still be thinking whether her husband is out of town or dead?

No I'm not a feminist. I'm just a plain women trying to understnad the world around me.
Why is it that including women, no especially women go oooh..ahh... when men do normal chores that women anyway do on a daily basis?

People say men cant understand women, sometimes I cant understand other women though I'm a women!