The other day when I returned from work my mother-in-law had cooked dinner, cleaned the entire kitchen and was waiting for me .I was in complete shock and am still not able to digest the fact that my traditional Mummyji is understanding enough to feel that I get tired after work. At first she was adamant that I come and cook and then clean everything. She is very organised and wants everything clean n tidy. Frankly after ten hours of working in a bank, constantly "behaving" one just feels like changing into pajamas and going to sleep. But then, if your married, its just as if you have joined work after lunch break in the evening. Its as good as doing two jobs. Intially she was adamant on me doing the chores but slowly as she started to live with us she realized the level of stress modern youngsters in a private job face. She now understands,but than she keeps some work for me in the evening so that I don't grow out of the habit. We've gone through ups and downs, and have and still disagree on a lot of points. The top most being my job. She insists on me quitting the job and I simply wont. One, because it will hamper the total income of the family and two because I've not wasted 22 years studying to be a homemaker only(p.s.all women are homemakers from the day they are born). As per her understanding I should be doing a job which will pay me,say..umm 50k per month, and work only for 6 hours. You know, so that i can finish household chores too. Now, she has amicably understood that whatever she tells I'll not quit and it will be financially difficult too. We've reached a point where I've sacrified and she has let go a lot of things and now stay amicably under one roof.
Avni R
Avni R
" It's all in the mind"
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