At the dinner table, the boy gets majorly scolded for failing to remind mother about his afternoon dose of antibiotic. The father begins and mother joins in (she extricated herself from blame citing failing memory) and the poor boy looks almost tearful. He's reprimanded for failing to show responsibility though he's nearing his teens. Having been a sick child and maids and parents taking care of his needs, he has shown little personal responsibility and discipline.
Not so the girl. She's more meticulous, loves to cook and housekeep, and is careful about the nitty gritties. Each time the boy gets chided, she's about to burst in tears which is partly because she's afraid she's next in line for Father's fury and partly because she loves the boy however much they bicker. So she made a checklist in the night for both of them and hung it on the main door so that they would see it before they rushed to the vacation camp in the morning. (The questions are : did you comb your hair/ drink water/ eat your medicine/pack your snacks and water? Then GO!)
When a child is born, so is a mother... A working mother's growing up years with her two children.
Tuesday, August 09, 2016
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