Disclaimer: This is not a travel-related or a food-related post. However, I wanted to pen down my thoughts on this fun chore, for moms like me.
It’s that
time of the year when you find yourself amongst a lot of school books; text
books, note books, work books, almanacs; all waiting to get covered. It is a big
task in my house as it is time consuming and I am the only one in my house who
can cover these books. I can gladly pass on the task to my dad whenever he is
visiting, but this summer he is not and so the onus is on me. I have never seen my husband coming forward to
do this and I too am not keen on he doing it in a messy way ;)
During my
school days, I still remember, my dad used to get this chore done and seriously,
what a perfectionist he was! Rolls of brown paper used to adorn our living
room. He used to sit on the floor with all the paraphernalia including a pair of
scissors , labels and glue and go on tirelessly. I and my brother used to bring
all our school books and dump it in front of him and he used to cover them all
in one go with such amazing dexterity. To finish it up, he used to label our
books with his artistic handwriting…alphabets and numbers curving up, their
tails extending to give an artistic appeal to our names. Don’t these minute
attention-to-details signify a labour of love? Doesn’t it reflect the love
parents shower on their children! Of course, it does! Now that I am in dad’s
shoes, I understand that.
So it’s my
turn to do the same for my son…it’s a chore as I have to balance the
transparent plastic sheets between my not-so-deft fingers and stick them on to
the book with a cello tape. I have to strive to get a smooth finish, but I do want
my son’s books to be perfect when he starts his new academic year.
On a side note, I wonder why schools nowadays
insist on a plastic, see-through cover, when we All – including these schools,
talk about going green and eco-friendly. Not only are we adding to the plastic
dump but we are also not inculcating green practices in our children. Stuff to
ponder???
Well, all
that said and done, I am off to attend to my sweet chore. Twenty books to be
covered in a week’s time…3-4 books a day is good enough, isn’t it! :) It gives me great joy to take care of my
little one’s small needs and makes me feel proud when he looks up to me and
says …Mamma, you are the best!
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