Today is a breakthrough day! A day to be marked in gold in the history of the Prateek Sharma household! For it is today .... at 9:45 pm (IST).... that Mr. Aarshabh Prateek walked up to his mother and .... (take a deep breath)
Readily .....
Willingly .....
Patiently ....
brought his hand out to mama and said "Khaatoon khatwaayegaa" (well he says that all the time) but this time ..... HE MEANT IT!
Can anyone imagine my joy! I was so overwhelmed that it was just short of tears running down my cheeks with a beauty queen patent gesture of 'OH! thank GOD!' with my face in both palms!
OK, gone past the melodrama .. here are the facts!
Normally, in the Prateek sharma household, one is witness to this never ending chase between mama and son where mummy runs after baby with nail cutter in hand and baby runs further ahead 'Nahin khatwaayega khantoon"
(Khatoon Khatwaayegaa in Arshabheese is decoded as getting nails cut)
Poor mama has always been the victim of dirty glances by aunties who see Aarshabh's over grown nails as mama's continuous failure at being the good mother, or feeling guilty whenever a scratch appears on that beautiful face of an otherwise angelic child - and mummy feels why can't I do a better job at this! Having tried everything, warm water soaking, singing & dancing and making the ritual fun, doing it to self to the extent of losing the skin even, as nails on mama are long forgotten history! But nothing EVER works. Mama has to resort to the ONLY one thing left ... jalladism. She and Rita didi hold a hand while baby sleeps and clips those silly nails off. (Phew! Mission accomplished!)
But today was a different day! He ACTUALLY CAME UP TO ME AND GOT NOT ONE BUT TWO NAILS CUT! Thereafter of course .... his better senses prevailed and he was back to normal .. resisting any further mention of nails!
Never the less, its a start! We got two nails down with no drama and melodrama!!!!
May God almighty bestow upon my son more of such wisdom and may my child allow me more access to his Khatoons!
Brilliant! :-)
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