Welcome to Sharon’s Read and Reflect — a cozy corner for curious minds and wandering thoughts! ✨ I’m Sharon Clara Fernandes, someone who believes reading adds wings to the mind and writing gives it a voice. 📚 Here, I pour my thoughts, a dash of humor, and a sprinkle of reflection into every piece I write. The more we read, the more we grow — and I’m learning right along with you! So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s journey through words together. ☕💭
If you’ve ever heard your children argue over who touched whose imaginary boundary line on the sofa, congratulations—you are officially raising siblings.Siblings don’t just fight. They perform. One moment they are sharing snacks like saints, and the next moment they are debating ownership of a pencil like it’s ancestral property.“Why does he always take my... Continue Reading →
Parenting books will teach you how to potty train, how to discipline, how to pack a balanced lunch box that looks like a Pinterest festival.But no one really teaches you how to build trust.And trust, my dear parent, is not built during annual vacations or birthday parties with balloon arches. It is built on a... Continue Reading →
Let’s be honest. If parenting came with a warranty card, “No Yelling Guaranteed” would be printed in microscopic font—right next to “Results may vary.”Every parent starts with noble intentions. We promise ourselves, “I will be calm. I will be patient. I will speak gently.”And then someone spills milk for the third time, loses the shoe... Continue Reading →
Happiness doesn’t always knock,sometimes it waits on the stairs,listening for footstepsthat haven’t reached the door yet.It arrives early—in the space between maybe and soon,wearing borrowed joy,smelling faintly of hope.The heart begins to celebratelong before the reason appears.Before the trip begins,we’ve already walked the shore.Before the news is shared,we’ve felt its warmth in our chest.Before the... Continue Reading →
If failure were a guest, most children today would pretend they’re not home. They’d hide behind the sofa, switch off the lights, and whisper, “Shhh… maybe it’ll go away!”But here’s the truth we learned the hard way as adults: failure never goes away… it walks in anyway, and usually makes itself comfortable.And that’s not a... Continue Reading →
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