Zeenat Aman shares a throwback pic with her sons, along with a sweet statement with parenting advice

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman who recently joined Instagram is often giving fans various thought-provoking posts, sharing anecdotes from her personal and professional life.

On Monday, Zeenat Aman shared a rare throwback photo of herself with her boys Azaan and Zahaan along with a heartfelt message about how she raised the two of them as a singer-mother. She expressed sadness and anger at parents rejecting their children because of their sexual orientation, partner of choice, or desired profession.

She wrote, “There’s no guidebook in the world that can really prepare you for parenthood. It’s exhilarating, overwhelming, joyous, and yes, challenging. Once my children were born, they became my sole priority. And as a single mother to two boys, I felt doubly responsible for my babies. More than anything I wanted to protect them, and shape them to be kind and loving men. My approach to motherhood has always rested on the bedrock of unconditional love. I believe this is what each one of us who chooses to become a parent, owes our children. When I hear of people rejecting their kids for reasons such as their sexual orientation, choice of partner or desired profession, it fills me with sadness and anger. We must accept our children for the individuals they are and support them to meet life as they choose to.”

Giving a word of advice to new parents, she further stated, “My boys are strapping adults in their thirties now, and it feels as though their childhood zipped by before I could catch my breath. So, here are some optional pearls of wisdom for any new parents. Enjoy every moment that you can with your babies, and don’t beat yourself up over the small things. A broken plate here or a teacher’s note there, hardly signal the end of the world. We don’t owe our children perfection, we owe them love, support and guidance.”

She concluded her post and said, “I pulled this picture out of a photo album today and had it scanned. It was made in 1990, when Zahaan was not yet one and Azaan was all of three years old. It was taken by the late Gautam Rajadhyaksha, a legendary industry photographer, at the now demolished Searock Hotel in Bandra.”

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