"Do make sure that you have checked your stationery", I told my son last night, when he was packing his school bag.
"Do keep a bottle of water" said my DH.
Have you realized how there are so many instructions in our lives? I don't really have a problem with that, they are important in a way, but I do have a problem when the list keeps increasing.
A very good friend and blogger, recently updated her status on fb, which said, that whats the fuss about a toilet seat in a marriage/relationship? Whether its up or down, end of the day its a toilet seat. She was right, I mean what is the huge fuss surrounding a toilet seat in a relationship? Unbelievably, that becomes a deciding factor, if the man doesn't put the toilet down, he is immediately branded as a chauvinist. If he doesn't walk up to open the door for you, he is branded as not-chivalrous. Give it a break girls, and then you talk about being equals! Yes, there is a hidden message in the door openings, and the toilet seats being dry and put back, but please, those are 'hidden', don't fall for them, because, you never know what complaints or frustrations your man is 'hiding'.
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual, neither do relationships. There is a learning in every step.
"Do this, Do that"
"Don't do it like this, Do it like that"
"Don't take that one"
"Don't sit without doing anything"
"Don't play with mud"
"Don't drink water before meal---after meal--between meal"
"Do the dusting"
Phew!! The list is long, and at times senseless. Again, according to me.
Has anyone come and said, switch on the music while you are doing your chores, you can use your duster as a prop and spring into a dance move. Have you told yourself that?
If your husband or boyfriend doesn't open the door for you, but makes sure, that your fav song is on, does it make him a caring guy or an uncaring one?
He hasn't put the toilet seat down, but he wiped the wet bathroom floor, so that you don't slip.
Have you told yourself, "Do take a break, and sip a glass of water/juice/lemonade/coffee/tea and let your thoughts wander for those 5 minutes?
Tell your lil one to go and play in the mud, and look at him/her squeal with joy. Forget the allergies, cleaning up etc.. Yes, that has to be done, but for 10 minutes of cleaning, why do you want to rob the pleasure? And as far as allergies are concerned, 10 sneezes can't be life threatening, plus, research has proved, that body develops its immunity towards dust allergies when its exposed. We are living in a dusty India, how far can you protect your child?
Drink water when you are thirsty, forget the rules of drinking, its not going to cause a BIG harm.
"Rules are for the guidance of the wise and obedience of the fools" goes a popular saying.
Did anyone come up and tell you, "Do make sure you are HAPPY doing whatever you are doing?" Nobody will tell you that, because, thats for you to tell yourself.
So go my friend, look at yourself in the mirror, and tell your reflection, "Be happy" and smile, it will smile back at you :)
"Do keep a bottle of water" said my DH.
Have you realized how there are so many instructions in our lives? I don't really have a problem with that, they are important in a way, but I do have a problem when the list keeps increasing.
A very good friend and blogger, recently updated her status on fb, which said, that whats the fuss about a toilet seat in a marriage/relationship? Whether its up or down, end of the day its a toilet seat. She was right, I mean what is the huge fuss surrounding a toilet seat in a relationship? Unbelievably, that becomes a deciding factor, if the man doesn't put the toilet down, he is immediately branded as a chauvinist. If he doesn't walk up to open the door for you, he is branded as not-chivalrous. Give it a break girls, and then you talk about being equals! Yes, there is a hidden message in the door openings, and the toilet seats being dry and put back, but please, those are 'hidden', don't fall for them, because, you never know what complaints or frustrations your man is 'hiding'.
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual, neither do relationships. There is a learning in every step.
"Do this, Do that"
"Don't do it like this, Do it like that"
"Don't take that one"
"Don't sit without doing anything"
"Don't play with mud"
"Don't drink water before meal---after meal--between meal"
"Do the dusting"
Phew!! The list is long, and at times senseless. Again, according to me.
Has anyone come and said, switch on the music while you are doing your chores, you can use your duster as a prop and spring into a dance move. Have you told yourself that?
If your husband or boyfriend doesn't open the door for you, but makes sure, that your fav song is on, does it make him a caring guy or an uncaring one?
He hasn't put the toilet seat down, but he wiped the wet bathroom floor, so that you don't slip.
Have you told yourself, "Do take a break, and sip a glass of water/juice/lemonade/coffee/tea and let your thoughts wander for those 5 minutes?
Tell your lil one to go and play in the mud, and look at him/her squeal with joy. Forget the allergies, cleaning up etc.. Yes, that has to be done, but for 10 minutes of cleaning, why do you want to rob the pleasure? And as far as allergies are concerned, 10 sneezes can't be life threatening, plus, research has proved, that body develops its immunity towards dust allergies when its exposed. We are living in a dusty India, how far can you protect your child?
Drink water when you are thirsty, forget the rules of drinking, its not going to cause a BIG harm.
"Rules are for the guidance of the wise and obedience of the fools" goes a popular saying.
Did anyone come up and tell you, "Do make sure you are HAPPY doing whatever you are doing?" Nobody will tell you that, because, thats for you to tell yourself.
So go my friend, look at yourself in the mirror, and tell your reflection, "Be happy" and smile, it will smile back at you :)
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