tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post3796668856183537228..comments2023-06-05T06:30:25.260-06:00Comments on An Indian's take on desi and videsi influences: The changing face of the desi DadAADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12473998393261638572noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-21542363696758498582011-09-27T14:54:45.005-06:002011-09-27T14:54:45.005-06:00Reading this post and the comments from other moms...Reading this post and the comments from other moms really gets me excited about seeing how my husband will be as a dad! I grew up without my father - single daughter of a single mom - and have always been pretty scared about becoming a parent. I feel really fortunate now to have a husband who is actually more eager and excited to have kid(s) than I am!Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737239974392723853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-4607074736245286162011-09-20T12:29:08.843-06:002011-09-20T12:29:08.843-06:00@ anjLi : Welcome to the blog, and thanks for your...@ anjLi : Welcome to the blog, and thanks for your comment. I know many girls who feel closer to their dad than to mom, :-). Will check out your blog too, thanks. <br /><br />@ Kavita, welcome to the blog, and thankyou for the kind words. <br /><br />@ Gayatri : Welcome to the blog ! That makes two of us, I too like the change I see, and yea it is slower in India, but as long as it is changing it's a good sign... :-)AADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473998393261638572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-10869112711095359032011-09-20T09:48:49.151-06:002011-09-20T09:48:49.151-06:00A very well written post. I've seen a remarkab...A very well written post. I've seen a remarkable change in the way fathers interact with their kids overseas. In India too it is changing. But the alteration is a lot slower because of factors outside the marriage ;) .... Nonetheless I like what I see. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.doubleexpat.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Gayatri</a>Gayatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990615481102707847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-62386184202380207242011-09-20T09:35:13.954-06:002011-09-20T09:35:13.954-06:00And i think it is a welcome change .Enjoyed my vis...And i think it is a welcome change .Enjoyed my visit here .Thanks a lot for leading me here.You have a new follower :):)Kavita Sahariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-83408005361072076172011-09-20T08:16:06.812-06:002011-09-20T08:16:06.812-06:00So true ! I love the way you simplify things out :...So true ! I love the way you simplify things out :D My dad personally has been the hands-on-parenting kinds , Rather am closer to him than mum :D - Am following !! Check my blog out too - www.anjli2192.blogspot.comanjLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432106003135998652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-73164491178297421802011-09-19T19:05:04.007-06:002011-09-19T19:05:04.007-06:00@ Meghna : Welcome the my blog, thanks for droppin...@ Meghna : Welcome the my blog, thanks for dropping by..glad you liked it.. :-)<br /><br />@ Alka : Thankyou for the kind words.<br /><br />@ Sunita : Thanks a lot<br /><br />@ Kelli : Well you've just articulated my EXACT situation, I'm currently a SAHM...and even though my dh is the sole bread winner right now and does put in long hours often, that does not take away from his parenting at all, for him it's not a duty, it's a joy, watching him I really wonder, who the real 'mom' is ??? Anyway, so your hubby sounds great...yayy for hands on dad's ... :D<br /><br />@ Aparna : Welcome to the blog, and thankyou for your comment...it indeed is a great way to teach our son's and daughters what a partnership in marriage should look like...<br /><br />@ Cyn : Good to know that the practice of having the hubby inside the labor room is gaining popularity in India too, it is an absolute must, I couldn't imagine being in all that pain, and freaked out about labor, to be surrounded by strangers who are instructing me without any emotional support...<br /><br />@ Chintan : My dad was also actually pretty hands on, and did a lot around the house too, and yea my father-in-law was like yours who would've been lost without MIL...lol..<br />and no fan of chetan bhagat..well that makes two of us... :-)<br /><br />@ Sub : Hahaha, yea I'm sure that's how the guys see it...to which I say...It's about time... :D<br /><br />@ tanvi : welcome to my blog, glad you dropped by...will check out your blog too..AADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473998393261638572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-55433167969584542592011-09-19T13:41:53.289-06:002011-09-19T13:41:53.289-06:00Would definitely be one of the 'positive' ...Would definitely be one of the 'positive' changes of the modern world! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tanvii.com/" rel="nofollow">♡ from © tanvii.com</a>Tanvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491567577469019680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-27113096320813658302011-09-19T10:14:05.825-06:002011-09-19T10:14:05.825-06:00nice post...well researched..:)
it's the mom&...nice post...well researched..:)<br /><br />it's the mom's who are becoming the authority figure in desi homes now a days...:p<br /><br />Cheers!<br />SUBSubhrashis Adhikarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925822796440985088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-58943217436153823892011-09-18T11:30:15.359-06:002011-09-18T11:30:15.359-06:00in my case, dad has always been hands on! mum work...in my case, dad has always been hands on! mum worked in a different city for some time and my dad took great care :) <br /><br />but yeah not all are same, my father in law wouldn't have survived such a case :D<br /><br />i am not fan of chetan bhagat, but he is a full time home maker! so things are surely changing for good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-11794192245879752082011-09-17T11:18:26.431-06:002011-09-17T11:18:26.431-06:00Nice post!
Dh is of that new generation of desi d...Nice post! <br />Dh is of that new generation of desi dads :) Interesting though that I can draw paralles to Swiss culture, my parents generation was the first one to accept the father as nuturer too, my grand parents still pretty much went by the good old system of dad's bring home money mom cleans the diapers and do the homeworks.<br /><br />Another thing about desi dads, when I was preggo DH wondered if he could be there with me during labour and delivery like in US movies, because in many part of India and even goernement hospital, childbirth is a women only affair. My OB told him "You better be there, or I'll drag you in" on a joking tone but added as a most serious line "It takes a man and a woman to create life, and it needs to be a man and a woman working as a team to get this new life out and into the world. <br />Dh went through it with flying colours of course and added a few hours later that he had no idea how painful it looked, and how amazing I did.Cynthia Hallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693243354879700715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-81900580553664714322011-09-17T11:15:47.646-06:002011-09-17T11:15:47.646-06:00Very well pointed out and so well written Anjali! ...Very well pointed out and so well written Anjali! I find it so great that such a change is coming in our generation :) And we are setting a great example to our children of how the parental roles should be too ;).Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829120477564667304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-19788924855562531812011-09-17T10:34:52.514-06:002011-09-17T10:34:52.514-06:00I love this post!
Even though I stay home full-ti...I love this post!<br /><br />Even though I stay home full-time with our children, my desi husband is definitely a co-parent. He works a crapton of hours, but all of his free time is spent with our kids. He has always been hands-on with feeding (once they were weaned), diapers, baths, doctor's visits, everything. He is such an amazing father, that I get a little gushy when I talk about it. :-)Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-64089199687999751072011-09-17T03:19:18.368-06:002011-09-17T03:19:18.368-06:00yes anjali very well explored...the medium of expr...yes anjali very well explored...the medium of expression used by dads have changed certainly...SuKupedia ™ :) :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09453745330932633801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-40526945090444979932011-09-16T22:59:07.540-06:002011-09-16T22:59:07.540-06:00True...very well analyzed.With one or two kids th...True...very well analyzed.With one or two kids the attention is focused.dads are more global modern and hands on.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349736242760940716.post-13305804152483987412011-09-16T21:49:30.466-06:002011-09-16T21:49:30.466-06:00Thanks Anjali for visiting my blog :-) appreciate ...Thanks Anjali for visiting my blog :-) appreciate it!!!! and btw, your blog is fantastic!!!! makes me realise there is soooooo much to explore!!!!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944339021099490111noreply@blogger.com