I was teaching science in school. I observed that one of my good students, Raka, looked a little tired.
I called Raka and inquired about the reason. She said, "Madam, my mother’s health has not been very good for some days, and the doctor has advised her not to do any kind of work and only take rest. So my sister and have to do the entire #housework. Doing household work like #washing utensils, cleaning, and making food. "
I said, "Raka, I know it is a difficult task because mothers never burden their children with house hols work. They think that it's children's age to study, not to do housework."
I further said " But Raka, have you noticed people always make fun of women, # homemakers, because they think housewives only sit at home and do nothing the whole day? But see, my child, doing all this work also requires so much #hard work."
Raka said, "Madam, we both sisters are doing household work, but we are not able to do my mom’s level of work. We literally feel very tired, and interestingly, my mom manages to do all this work along with her job alone."
I said, "My student, it is a misconception that homemakers' work is trivial. According to me home homemakers are contributing a lot to building a harmonious society. Good homemakers are down-to-earth people. All members of the family learn a lot from their informal education.
Raka said, "Now I realize, Madam, why many of my good friends repent being home economists. They always complain that sometimes a home homemaker's job is so hard that it drains one's whole energy. But demand from family keeps increasing."
I said to Raka, "You are absolutely right. I wish family and society soon realize that homemakers are a precious jewel and a pearl in the garland of society."
Moral of the Story-Being a #housewife and doing #housework is not as easy as people sometimes feel. One only realizes the value of this work when one actually has to do all # household work by oneself.
Sukarma Thareja
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