P.S. “I am joining the Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign
at BlogAdda and blogging about the prejudice related to household
chores being passed on to the next generation.”
Prejudices
are preconceived opinions that are not based on reason or actual
experience. It may be favourable or unfavourable. Prejudices are
unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile
nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group. In
India we are have so many prejudices as household works are to be done
by female members only. They acts like a devil in our community. If my
child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my
failure as a parent.
Actually when I was a kid my
grandmother always pushed me to wash clothes or help my mother in
cooking or moping the floor etc. my brother always took interest in
cooking but she never allowed him to cook. She used to say that
household chores should be completyed by female members only. Whenever I
used to study or watch a documentary in T.V, she always interrupt and
shift me to household work as cooking or laundering. What should we call
it? Is it woman's fate or prejudices. I should tell that we should
share the load of household chores jointly. Yes, we woman should
campaign about it. There are simple solutions nowadays. As ARIEL powder
is there anyone male or female can wash clothes easily with it. It has
all cleaning solutions. Our clothes shines as new washed by female or by
male member. There are so many readymade cooking masala powders and
ready to eat packets in the market. Those male who have little
knowledge, they can also cook with these ready masala varients.
After
completing my college, I got married. My life took U turn. Me and me
only had to accomplish all household chores. When I became pregnant, my
doctor told me to do bed rest. But my mother in law insisted that I have
to finish my house work and then only I can go to rest. My husband was
also not allowed to help me anyways. It was height of prejudices and in 23 months
I had a abortion. Then only I was strict in my next pregnancy and
gradually convincedv my in laws to share the load of household work.
I
have now 2 children and both are expert in indoor and outdoor works.
These traditional gender differences has taken a back seat . I am proud
of my children. I have already laid a foundation stone on these
prejudices and Change is in offing