What is Normal?

2014-06-13: At 3 yrs 11 months, my son "ventured" out alone today for the first time! He went on a school trip to the beach. While he has been excited for the last 10 days (he woke up early today!), we have been very scared, so much so that his mother decided to secretly tag along and spy on him, just to be sure he is safe!  I know, I know; a few years later, we will be embarrasses and may even laugh at it, but this what being a parent means. I still remember his first day in school! I had planned to stay the full 2.5 hrs, just so he doesn't feel lonely, but it just turned to be quite disappointing! He actually waved me good-bye and asked me to leave! Here we were, expecting our child to break into tears :(  I am sure every parent goes through this heart breaking moment when their child  ventures out in the big bad world, all alone; but I am happy we had the courage to let go (almost), and let him learn his ways through this "big, bad world".  I am alre...

By  DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 9:05 AM on 29th April 2011 Comments ( 6 ) Add to My Stories - Cloud customers told: 'We are very sorry' - Thousands of websites affected in crash, including popular Reddit - Crash leaves firms questioning the future of cloud computing  Amazon faced further headaches today after it emerged a crash that caused thousands of websites to shut down also resulted in the loss valuable customer data. Businesses that relied on Amazon's huge cloud computer network to store and run their sites have been told  last week's  catastrophic crash also permanently erased data from many of those affected. The failure of Amazon's 'bomb-proof' EC2 network last week  caused thousands of websites to stop working, damaging the reputation of the technology. Amazon - one of the world's foremost advocates of cloud computing - has remained tight-lipped on the cr ash, refusing to  reveal how many companies use its web services or how ...