I sneak into his room. Carefully dogging my way
across the lego’s , tossing his dirty socks in the hamper, slowly removing his
glasses away from his sleepy eyes. I lay a kiss down on his scar, the one he
endured while playing superhero.
I reach into the kitchen… Prepping for the next
day ahead. Making lists, planning menus, scheduling meetings, fighting with the
calendar while I try and yield 26hours form a 24hour day. Just when everything
is at rest, I grab my earl and sit down in my favorite spot in the house. I
look up at his little artwork, so proudly pinned up on the refrigerator. It’s a
picture of an astronaut munching on some fires while on his way to Saturn in
his brightly colored spacecraft.
Takes me back to the time when we as children
were full of imagination. There was no limit to what we wanted to be. An
orchard owner, cause I loved the smell of freshly picked oranges or An animal
rescuer, cause I hated the sight up caged animals.. These are just a few of the
things that I wanted to be when I grew up.. But once we grow up.. Reality gives
a wake-up call and you end up making “smart” choices.
But I pledge to support his Dreams
But children’s aspirations these days are
evolving and we as parents need to be geared up for the same. We need to be
prepared both financially and emotionally to be the wind beneath their wings.
Career choices are getting more and more unconventional and expensive these
days. It’s no longer just the doctors and engineers that are popular choices. Wild
life photographers, professional chefs, a YouTube stars, travel writers,
fashion designers, visual jockey etc. All are gaining popularity amongst this
generation.
With such a varied pallet of options available,
have you as a parent done the math? The tuition fee is just a small number in
the final sum, add to that the living cost in a distant university, also don’t
forget to factor in the inflation. Plus a little extra cash tucked away just
enough until their career takes off. The number that you derive in the end is
what is needed to make his aspirations become a reality.
Now all of this can seem a little
overwhelming but you can start preparing by checking out the #DoYourHomework initiative by Axis
Mutual Fund. The website takes all your needs into consideration and works up a
target plan that you should be ideally on for a brighter tomorrow.
Vedant wants to grow up be an astronaut. He gets
that from his dad. Yogesh always loved planes and wanted to fly them for a
living. Instead he chose the desk life. Paying for his flying lesson was not
something his parents could afford back then. “But my son will not compromise,”
he always said. He will follow his calling. With a strong back up of a
intricate financial planning we are rest assured for his future. My child’s
aspirations will not be curbed just because his parents didn’t plan any better.
How prepared are you as a parent? Share in your
inhibitions in the comments below..
