"I don't like this, and why daily the same chapatti, 'daal' and 'sabzi'"?, angrily I kept the plate aside, frowning and displeased.
"Beta, this is healthy and will give you the necessary portion of energy and proteins. Yesterday, you had dinner at a party, morning you survived on bread which is 'maida', it is not good for your stomach. If you want, I will cook something else for you, but please don't skip your meal", she said feeling sad and upset at the same time.
She knows very well that children don't understand the value of mom until they grow up to become a parent themselves.Perhaps, she too did the same when she was young, and so she knows. She feels sad for being thrashed every time rudely by her children, her in-laws and something by dad too when he is too engrossed with his work and she forces him to eat.
She gulps everybody's frustration without saying a word. She wakes up in the morning before everybody does, gets ready, prays to God for her family, cooks for everybody, packs lunch, packs bags for schools and office, puts clothes for laundry, serves breakfast, gets them ready for school and office! After 2-3 hours of daily chores, she sits down to complete the tasks that were pending for her forever.
Let's start the checklist for her: Cooking for the audience with variety in demand, cooking with abundance (time/help/grocery). Present it well, those 3 tiffin boxes, that relative's visit. Doing all the above and leaving the place clean once done.
Wait Wait! Father in law is diabetic, Mother is law has high BP .. less salt in her food.
Husband loves salt and can't do without it. Kids! They will always have special demands.
Reuse of food, reduce waste so recycle the same food with a different form of presentation. Keep in check balanced protein, veggie and taste too?? yesterday also had aloo, today too? Who will keep a check on that? And guests coming today :-D Need some creative dishes with varieties.!
Yet she is able to serve hot food with so much love smile and empathy.
Dear Moms, you will always be our rockstars :)
"Beta, this is healthy and will give you the necessary portion of energy and proteins. Yesterday, you had dinner at a party, morning you survived on bread which is 'maida', it is not good for your stomach. If you want, I will cook something else for you, but please don't skip your meal", she said feeling sad and upset at the same time.
She knows very well that children don't understand the value of mom until they grow up to become a parent themselves.Perhaps, she too did the same when she was young, and so she knows. She feels sad for being thrashed every time rudely by her children, her in-laws and something by dad too when he is too engrossed with his work and she forces him to eat.
She gulps everybody's frustration without saying a word. She wakes up in the morning before everybody does, gets ready, prays to God for her family, cooks for everybody, packs lunch, packs bags for schools and office, puts clothes for laundry, serves breakfast, gets them ready for school and office! After 2-3 hours of daily chores, she sits down to complete the tasks that were pending for her forever.
Let's start the checklist for her: Cooking for the audience with variety in demand, cooking with abundance (time/help/grocery). Present it well, those 3 tiffin boxes, that relative's visit. Doing all the above and leaving the place clean once done.
Wait Wait! Father in law is diabetic, Mother is law has high BP .. less salt in her food.
Husband loves salt and can't do without it. Kids! They will always have special demands.
Reuse of food, reduce waste so recycle the same food with a different form of presentation. Keep in check balanced protein, veggie and taste too?? yesterday also had aloo, today too? Who will keep a check on that? And guests coming today :-D Need some creative dishes with varieties.!
Yet she is able to serve hot food with so much love smile and empathy.
Dear Moms, you will always be our rockstars :)
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