Indian Mom Goes Viral After Son Convinces Her To Put Her Worldly Wisdom On Signs And Share It On IG (30 Pics)
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The world really needs more heartwarming people like Poonam Sapra and her son Pranav. Especially in 2020. Together, the mother-son duo from India runs the ‘Mother With Sign’ Instagram page. They post photos of Poonam holding up signs with wholesome, relatable, and humorous motherly advice for living a good, healthy, and happy life.
They started the page 8 months ago and, since then, they’ve gained a whopping 108k followers. What’s more, they even got the attention of the Humans of Bombay IG account that has over 1.1 million avid fans. Poonam and Pranav’s content is nearly universal because the world’s filled with moms who constantly give out helpful advice.
Scroll down, upvote your favorite mom signs, and let us know in the comments which pieces of wisdom you liked the most and why. Bored Panda reached out to both Pranav and his mother Poonam to speak about their wholesome Instagram content. "My son Pranav pitched the idea and said it will be fun. He said everyone's parents keep telling them what to do, but the kids don't listen and later realize that they should have. I was skeptical initially, but then thought let's try it. The first few posts started getting shared a lot. Everyone related with it," Poonam told us. Read on for the full interview.
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As the child of two now very elderly parents who exasperate me by telling me the same stories over and over again, I'm going to remember this the next time I feel like losing my sh*t with them...
Poonam told us that their IG account doesn't have a mission as such, however, they do want to make as many people smile every week with "as many happy updates as possible."
She said, "Of course that comes with some good motherly advice that I'll continue to give all the kids."
Poonam revealed that she didn't have any expectations when creating the Instagram page. However, she is grateful for all the love that people have showered her with.
"I guess it touches a chord because it comes straight from the heart," Poonam said about why her content is so relatable. "My son and I try our best to keep the content simple, relatable and light—as it is 2020 is tough on everyone. I am keen on making the youngsters see things from the parents' perspective and vice versa."
Poonam pointed out that creating new content is easy because they're not pretending. "I'm just being who I am. I used to talk like this with my son, so now he helps me put all that on Instagram and all the kids there listen too. I'm grateful for the time they give to reading these messages and encouraging me."
The mom also told us a bit more about herself and her son. "I am a home maker and I am 64 years young. I have a childlike enthusiasm to learn more in life—dabbling a bit in singing, painting, and poetry every day. My son Pranav is a marketing manager at Zomato and he is 33 years young," Poonam said.
She and Pranav are inseparable. "Pranav and I share a special bond, we've always enjoyed doing things together—playing board games, chit chatting, cooking, and what not. This page just adds to the list and gives us another reason to spend time with each other and collectively make more people happy. You could say continuing to have fun in the process of making others smile is the mission for both of us. And we have a long long way to go."
Getting so many followers in such a short amount of time just goes to show that Poonam and Pranav create the kind of content that many of us can get behind. It’s focused, to-the-point, and (most importantly!) filled with motherly love.
Poonam told Your Story that she keeps up with millennial culture by spending time with her children, their friends, her nieces and nephews. So she’s always up-to-date with slang and current events. She added that motherhood is “the most beautiful thing” that can only be understood by experiencing it firsthand.
@Tiny Dynamite: While it's important to remember our similarities, we have differences too. What works for me (e.g. motivation, stress reduction, handling migraines, etc) may not work for you. And we all have different (albeit rarely unique) preferences. All she's trying to say is don't let go of the things that make you YOU.
Pranav was inspired to make the account by the Dude With Sign IG page but wanted to create a version where the signs were a mom’s take on life.
The son admitted that he’s put his mom through a lot of uncomfortable and embarrassing situations when he was growing up: from childish mistakes with firecrackers to having his expensive shoes stolen.
The conclusion is simple—our mothers know best and we should follow their advice. They turn out to be right, even if we don’t always believe them and make painful but educational mistakes ourselves. Luckily for us, it looks like our moms have a near-infinite supply of wisdom to share with us, so there’s always room for us to improve ourselves.
But you HAVE to judge some people on some things sometimes if you want to actually have moral principles; e.g. A guy tells me he whipped his 8 year old child with a belt because the child did some minor thing, like taking a minute too long to go to bed. Should my reply be: 'Well, who am I to judge?' Or, a person says: 'I know my methamphetamines habit will kill me, I steal large amounts from relatives, who aren't rich, just to support it, and I won't stop because it's so much fun.' Is a proper reply: 'Who am I to pass judgment on that?'
I agree with the your comment on being able to judge but using the word fun in this context is just incorrect. Habitual addiction is not fun. My best friend flung herself from a 3 story car park because she wasn't having nor had she had fun in 15 years because of Heroin. She couldn't get help, hated her attitude, hated the way she treated people and her kids and decided to commit suicide. I wouldn't call that fun. And before you go off on one saying she deserved it, it was her own fault for doing drugs; she was forced into prostitution and drugs at the tender age of 14\15 by grown men. Yes she stole, but i can't blame her for an addiction forced on to her as an innocent child. You can judge, by all means, that is your right, i just hope people do it with straight facts and not speculation and assumption. That being said, i'm assuming you haven't had any interaction in that type of world and have no basis in fact. If the opposite is true, i apologise.
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But you have to judge. If you never made judgements about anything you'd just be a vegetable who never did anything. Judgement is the basis on which you make the simplest of decisions. And a lot of the time, judging IS the kindest thing you can do. I think the correct message should be 1) don't pass judgement without taking time to really understand the person or situation, and 2) always respect people regardless of whatever judgements you make.
because people like Hitler(6 million jews, +11 million others) and Stalin (depends on who you talk to. 5-6 million.) and Mao (45 million.), exist. we can add another name to this list- with a measely 169,419 (as of today, per CDC). but, while Trump respects tyrants, he's not really all *that* evil he's just utterly incompetent. and possibly nuts. (but not millions-of-people nuts. not yet at least. Wait for the sequel.)
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It is hypocritical to say Don't Judge; it is always part of decision making process.
i'm pretty sure that's actually a myth. you can't catch a cold if it's cold outside. it's not good to not be dressed for cold weather, but you won't actually catch a cold that way. you might get a runny rose, but that's as close as it'll be. you can't actually get sick but you can sometimes get symptoms and the cold can irritate issues you already have, like asthma
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To quote Roald Dahl, “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Thank you so much for this article. :)
That's beautiful, I should pick up one of his books to read this week
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I was having a very difficult and stressful day today. I'm glad I read these, my entire mindset has changed for the rest of the day.
I love how she would go from really smart, deep thoughts to the practical mama stuff.
I really need this. I'm having a difficult moment right now and this has made my eyes cloud with tears. Thank you. Thank you so much. These messages are as great as my mother's. Thank you
What a sweet lovely woman. This made me smile and I needed that badly today. Thanks!
To quote Roald Dahl, “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Thank you so much for this article. :)
That's beautiful, I should pick up one of his books to read this week
Load More Replies... I was having a very difficult and stressful day today. I'm glad I read these, my entire mindset has changed for the rest of the day.
I love how she would go from really smart, deep thoughts to the practical mama stuff.
I really need this. I'm having a difficult moment right now and this has made my eyes cloud with tears. Thank you. Thank you so much. These messages are as great as my mother's. Thank you
What a sweet lovely woman. This made me smile and I needed that badly today. Thanks!
