My son came back home after
a fruitful day at school. All excited and geared up to interview his mom – the
Cook of the House. I could sense the excitement in his voice. Distance from the
bus-stop to our home was covered with a never ending conversation about his
experience of interviewing the didi’s in school. He was pleased to know on the
subject of what the didi’s liked about their work and was astonished to hear
that they also faced some struggles while on job.
New methodology of
teaching in school’s these days suddenly seemed like a meaningful activity in
my life. Kids were not only getting hands on experience of what they were
taught in the class but were also realizing to acknowledge and appreciate the
efforts of their family members and helpers around.
Today was a day unlike
everyday for my little one. He was the journalist for the day, all set and
ready with the questionnaire for his mom. I was excited too! For a fact that at
least someone in the house wanted to know me better. And of course, given an
opportunity who would not like to be a celebrity for a day!
TV time reduced to
half-n-hour from an hour, a quick take on homework was another surprise and
after the successful completion of taekowondo class, my son sat me down next to
him. All he wanted was my full concentration and my answers to his questions.
The teacher had nicely
framed the survey. Every question came as an awakening to me.
I have been cooking for
over a decade now. Initially, when I was introduced to kitchen after marriage,
it was a pleasure cooking for the family. My kitchen was more like a scientist’s
lab that had witnessed new recipe experiments on a daily basis. Those were the
days I loved to cook as my family appreciated my efforts and were all praise
for my cooking trials.
Gradually, with increasing
responsibilities cooking became a daily chore. By now I had become a humanoid robot
programmed to cook as and when the demand arose. Kitchen seemed to be the only
place I spent most of my day.
Up until today, while
trying to figure out answers to my son’s questions, I had come face to face
with the truth that how much I hated to be the cook of the house.
Not that I don’t want to
cook for the people I love but now I reckon that I wasn’t born just to cook.
Baking is my latest craze.
And as much difficult it was to sign up for hands on classes so much easy and
handy came in the technology. YouTube is my tutor and my smart phone my
learning platform. Cakes, cup cakes, pasta and pizza popped up like my new
found love.
To put an end to my time
management struggle in between the kitchen chores and other daily activities I
hired a help to cut and chop vegetables; shedding nearly 90% of my cooking
pressure.
Each response to the
interview questions was candid. This practice taught my son to appreciate my
efforts that goes into cooking every meal of each day.
As for me, this quick run
through on the subject of cooking got me a step closer to knowing myself better.
To all the women who lose
their individuality and identity after marriage and are mostly judged on the
basis of their cooking abilities, it’s time to wake up and stand up for your desires.
If cooking is not what you love to do, there are part-time helpers to do the
needful. Make good use of the help available.
As for oneself, put your
dancing shoes on and enrol for a dance class if that’s what you have been
waiting for. Or get your reading glasses on and finish up the novel you have
been dying to read for God knows how long! Stop waiting for life to happen….Get
your ass up and Make Life Happen; and henceforth, you will be happy, Always!
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