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Friends......... this topic has nothing to do with MRD .......... But I dont know where else to post it and I badly want all of you to read it.....
Jo, ......... plz let it stay for a day or two ..... then it can be removed .....
So here goes .....
I think I mentioned that I'm in-charge of my house for the past 3 weeks now ...... Mom is away staying with my maasi whose in post-operative care .......
And I want to say something to all the Moms world over ............
MOM ......... U R THE GREATEST !!!!!!!!
I never imagined what I was letting myself in for, when I blithely assured Mom she could go without a care and I would take charge of the house ....
So off Mom went ..... And I smiled and waved without the slightest hint of what was going to happen ..... This was the first time Mom was leaving me, solely in-charge ..... ( My married big sister was always around before .....)
My day starts at 6.30 am ....... collect the milk .... boil it ...... colllect the papers .... put it on the teapoy ......
Turn on the geyser ...... start planning for the breakfast .... and make tea in the meantime ..... ( I swear, I sometimes brush my teeth after putting the milk on the stove )
Turn on the geyser ...... start planning for the breakfast .... and make tea in the meantime ..... ( I swear, I sometimes brush my teeth after putting the milk on the stove )
Dad wakes up at 5.30 or so and goes for his morning constitutional .......
When he returns .... he goes straight to the sit-out and pulls out the paper ....
That is a clue that the tea is to be served there - piping hot !!!!
When he returns .... he goes straight to the sit-out and pulls out the paper ....
That is a clue that the tea is to be served there - piping hot !!!!
And can you believe it, like Kranti, I was carrying on a romance with the WPB !!!!!!
The garbage collector comes at 7.00 am ....... in the middle of all my morning chores....
I have to remember to put the WPB out ..... else it'll sit there, overflowing with trash, and smile at me tauntingly .......... for the rest of the day ......
I've even got out of bed with a jump imagining I missed the garbage van .......
I swear I'm awake before my alarm can go off ..........
The garbage collector comes at 7.00 am ....... in the middle of all my morning chores....
I have to remember to put the WPB out ..... else it'll sit there, overflowing with trash, and smile at me tauntingly .......... for the rest of the day ......
I've even got out of bed with a jump imagining I missed the garbage van .......
I swear I'm awake before my alarm can go off ..........
Big brother wakes up at 7.30 and does not come out of his room till he is finished with pushing and pulling every single muscle in his body ......... ( I frankly dont know, why they put up with him) ....
First thing he does is, pat me on the head and say "All done kid?" ...... with a very patronising smile ..........
I give him a look that should burn him on the spot ......... but surprisingly he doesn't seem too bothered .......
First thing he does is, pat me on the head and say "All done kid?" ...... with a very patronising smile ..........
I give him a look that should burn him on the spot ......... but surprisingly he doesn't seem too bothered .......
If he was not older to me by 7 years / heavier to me by 20 odd kgs / taller than me by a foot ..........
the story would have been diff ..........
But as it is, I give him tea with a martyred look ........ totally lost on him .......
and he has the gall to wonder why there is a thin brown film on the surface of the tea, "Didn't you make it now, fresh ???" ......... I did contemplate emptying the tea cup over his head ......... But then .... I couldn't reach ............
the story would have been diff ..........
But as it is, I give him tea with a martyred look ........ totally lost on him .......
and he has the gall to wonder why there is a thin brown film on the surface of the tea, "Didn't you make it now, fresh ???" ......... I did contemplate emptying the tea cup over his head ......... But then .... I couldn't reach ............
And I have to be in office by 9.30 am and return home by 1.00 pm to start lunch ........ even as I'm sweating in the kitchen I start fretting about tomorrow's breakfast menu ............ I dread the "Dosas today also ???" question / comment ........
Rolling out a perfectly round chapathi and roasting another simultaneously is nothing short of a magic trick .......One that I am yet to master ...... But I'm learning..... and I have burnt fingers and bruised toes ( when the rolling pin rolled off the kitchen counter ) to prove it ....... And boy ....... have I learnt to swear !!!!!!!!
My Mom retired a year back ............. but her routine has not changed a bit for the past 30 years.......... the same old household chores that need to be done ....
Ever wonder ........ Who sets the newspaper in order, after we've all done fighting with it ?? Mom does ..........
Who cleans the yard in front of the house and draws the rangoli every single day ...........Mom does
Who remembers to turn on the geyser 365 days a year, so we all get hot water in time ...... Mom does ......
Who take out the trash can, so there's never old rotting / stinking over-flowing trash in the house ....Mom does .......
Who remembers to re-stock vegetables / fruits / cereal / anything and everything .........Mom does .......
Who remembers birthdays / festivals / anniversaries / school days / college gatherings / project deadline ......... Mom does ......... And acts accordingly ....
Who cleans the yard in front of the house and draws the rangoli every single day ...........Mom does
Who remembers to turn on the geyser 365 days a year, so we all get hot water in time ...... Mom does ......
Who take out the trash can, so there's never old rotting / stinking over-flowing trash in the house ....Mom does .......
Who remembers to re-stock vegetables / fruits / cereal / anything and everything .........Mom does .......
Who remembers birthdays / festivals / anniversaries / school days / college gatherings / project deadline ......... Mom does ......... And acts accordingly ....
making sweets / arranging for the pooja / reminding us to carry our project stuff ........
Who gives you the towel, when you forget to carry one while having a bath ........Mom does
Who collects all the empty water bottles ..... refills them and puts it in the fridge ......
so that we lazy bums have cool water when we are back home .......... Mom does
Who remembers that someone does not like curry leaves and someone else does not like to chewing pieces of ginger in the curry .....Mom does .........
Who gives you the towel, when you forget to carry one while having a bath ........Mom does
Who collects all the empty water bottles ..... refills them and puts it in the fridge ......
so that we lazy bums have cool water when we are back home .......... Mom does
Who remembers that someone does not like curry leaves and someone else does not like to chewing pieces of ginger in the curry .....Mom does .........
She serves my brother after picking out curry leaves and for my Dad's sake she grates the ginger ......
Who runs the washing machine every day, so we never run out of fresh clothes ..... Mom does
Who runs the washing machine every day, so we never run out of fresh clothes ..... Mom does
Now things are diff .........after the first 2 weeks I put my foot down .........
Now Daddy dear, is in-charge of the trash can ..........
Big bro is to collect & boil milk and make tea while I clean up the yard and house ......
Everyone is to do their own washing ........
Dad will clear old news papers and magazines and spruce up the living room .......
And no one will talk of curry leaves or ginger or anything that remotely sounds like a whine or complaint ........ Dad has learnt to roast the chapathis while I roll them out .........
I'm cracking the proverbial whip .........
Now Daddy dear, is in-charge of the trash can ..........
Big bro is to collect & boil milk and make tea while I clean up the yard and house ......
Everyone is to do their own washing ........
Dad will clear old news papers and magazines and spruce up the living room .......
And no one will talk of curry leaves or ginger or anything that remotely sounds like a whine or complaint ........ Dad has learnt to roast the chapathis while I roll them out .........
I'm cracking the proverbial whip .........
Dad and big bro are not daring to cross my path now ......
I heard brother plead with Mom to come home soon ........
I heard brother plead with Mom to come home soon ........
But I've decided ...... I'm backing Mom to the hilt now , after she returns .......
All the members of the house will jolly well do their own stuff .......
All the members of the house will jolly well do their own stuff .......
And .... if I ever hear that deprecating "She's only a housewife" comment anywhere .......... I swear I'll strangle that person ..........
So .........I've posted this as a tribute to Moms all over ........
Whew ............ that felt good ......... letting off all the steam ............
Sorry once again for posting something out of the subject ...........
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