This kid has been tagging along with her mother right from she was little. Agreed, her mother does the housework for us, but does that mean that kid also has to?
Ammu will turn 11 this year. Like other kids her age, she too attends school – the only difference being she is required to “work” in the mornings before school and in the evenings immediately after school time. Make a kid her age work? Give me a break, what about the kid’s life as a child? What childhood memories will she have? Scrubbing, cleaning and getting scolded for wasting time?
I don’t think a 11 year old member of our family would be required to even wash his/her own plate; but this kid is expected to sweep, dust and clean??? Get a life!
Today when Ammu came home in the evening, her little sister was tagging along with her. I won’t be surprised if that kid gets all geared up to be the next Ammu.
How many kids around world are suffering like this?
If people of our own families don’t see how wrong this is, how can we blame others!
We talk about community work and social service.
Why don’t we look into our own homes and see where we can make "the difference” !
2 Comments:
- Shashi Rajasekaran said...
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oops.. all of us are guilty..so no cooments....
but we shouldn't stop at writing...lets talk someday what difference could we make... - Srividya said...
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good thought! let's do that next time :)
so did u met?
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