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My mother
served two hot parathas with butter on it that melted slowly just like her
anger the other day when she first punished me and, later on, took me in her
arms. Isn't that love?
Shirish’s
wife cooked his favourite dum biryani and when he came back from the office she
served with delight. He savoured that meal with praises for her. She knew the
secret of winning his heart goes through his stomach.
Avinash
bribed his younger sister with chocolates so that she would let him study.
Their mother was out for shopping and Avinash had to study as well as look
after his naughty 7-year-old sister. He could not think other than giving her
favourite chocolates to keep her engaged.
Don’t you
think so in all these instances the recipe of love is somewhere hidden in our
kitchen? Yes, we not only cook the food in the kitchen but we cook our feelings
for our loved ones. That’s why this recipe of love seemed working in all cases
magically. Don’t you agree that?
Food made
with love not only fills our stomach but content our heart. This recipe of love
cannot be printed anywhere but only to be shared and served with toppings like
happiness and joy. So next time when you’re cooking for someone special,
remember not only to put salt and sugar properly in it but sprinkle lots of
love on it. They’ll enjoy this recipe of love any time of the day!
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This post is an activity for Blogadda and Ariel's #ShareTheLoad to reduce gender prejudices in Gen Next. I hope so you'll like it and do share your comments too!
"I am joining the
Ariel#ShareTheLoadcampaign
atBlogAddaand blogging about the prejudice related to
household chores being passed on to the next generation."
#ShareTheLoad
Loud
cheers and noises outside made little Amu excited again to play holi with other
children in her society. She went to the balcony and saw little kids playing
holi.
“Mumma,
mumma, where are you?” She called her mother. She found her mother working in a
kitchen.
“Mumma,
I want to play holi, can I go?”
“No
Amu, this is the third time you went outside to play holi. Your clothes get
stained, beta!”
“Mumma,
I promise last time I’ll go out and play holi,” She held her mummy’s hand and
insisted again.
“Beta,
why don’t you understand? How many times I should wash your color-stained
clothes? I have other work to do!”
“Mumma,
why don’t you tell papa to wash my clothes?”
Amu’s
mother doubted herself whether she listened her daughter correctly or not. She waited
for a minute before responding to her.
“Naa
beta, big boys don’t do washing and cleaning.” She said it plainly.
“But
Mumma, our dhobiwala clean the clothes by himself. Isn't he a big boy?”
She
laughed at her daughter’s question. But then she had no answer to give as she
has been taught to do this since she was child.
These
prejudices take birth when the girl child is born in any family. They are
taught to do specific things such as cleaning, washing, cooking since they are
children and that continues in their growing years.
Why
we have been so typical for particular things when it comes about women? Why these
work differences between male and females? And there we become speechless when
we don’t have answers for our children’ questions.
Why
household chores are the responsibility of women only? Ironically, I fail to
understand men don’t feel shy working as a sweeper, running a laundry store, or
being a chef at a five star hotel. But extending a helping hand in cooking,
washing or cleaning at home challenge their self-respect or ego, why is that
so?
Today’s
generation is well-aware of what is right and wrong and setting up these
prejudices would not budge them questioning to you. They would fight back. The day
is not far when they would challenge you by saying, ‘bring that sharing is
caring principle in action and not just a phrase to say’. And they aren't wrong.
You
want your child to get highest education, go with latest technology and marry
the best girl but wouldn't you want your child to follow equity? Or you want
your child to carry the prejudice generation to generation?
Your
share your panipuri plate with your partner; your share your happiness and
problems with your partner and so why not share the work-load equally? Isn't the
right thing to do?
Children consider their
parents as their role models and right direction at the right time makes a huge
difference. There will be no place for prejudices and nor for this article to
write as differences wouldn't exist any-more only if we share the load!
Shalini was getting ready
for the office. Something dragged her attention to it. A family photograph
placed on a table. The photo had Sahil, Shalini and their daughter Sania
flashing their brightest smiles.
She forcefully took the
photo out of the frame and tore it apart. She felt relieved after seeing the
photo of hers and her daughter standing beside her. She spoke in her mind that
it was the only last thing remained to rip her heart after her separation from
Sahil.
She threw other side of
the photo in the dustbin. She smiled and inserted the other half of the photo
in the frame and placed it back on the table and left the room.
The torn photo on the
table assureed her that her daughter is inseparable from her life!
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