Have you been watching how many unhappy women in the world are in family and/or work relationships that diminish their value? Have you noticed how male dominated our world still is today? Have you, as a mother, ever realized the power you have in your hands in helping your boy develop his own mind, opinions, habits, personality traits? Have you thought that maybe if the mothers of the majority of men in the past had broken the mould and taught their sons to treat women differently our society would probably have enjoyed more balance?

These are just some of the many questions that go through my mind as I am a mother of a 5 year old son. I call myself as the ‘work- in-progress mom’, meaning that I am constantly on a steep learning curve, trying to figure out how the various parenting tips and styles can be applied in our family and following my heart and instinct when I am lost… hoping that only the best outcome is yet to come when unconditional love pours out of my heart!

Yes! I do adore my son. He is my best creation, he is the light in my life, and that’s why I would hate to turn around and look at him a few years down the line and say to myself: ‘Oh God, I just created another man who is no different than all the other aggressive, abusive, egocentric, workaholic, heartless, emotionless, TV/alcohol/smoking/computer game addicts!’ This list is not exhaustive and please, before you start thinking that I hate men [whom I certainly don’t hate, not yet, at least :)] let me assure you that there are some really nice men out there too! From what I have noticed those are the ones who display one common denominator: Emotional intelligence!

That’s what I admire and what I am hoping to be able to teach my son, so he can grow to be a man who will be bringing happiness in a woman’s life and those others around him as opposed to problems and insecurity.

I do hope I succeed. Good luck to me and us all!

Diana Z