Mother India

Day 1

A: I have class early in the morning tomorrow. Wake me up at 5.30.

Me: ( complaining) Oh God! That means I need to get up at 5.15. I thought I would laze around esp after the long week of work that I had gone through.

A: No way. You are my mom. You need to sacrifice.......for your daughter’s benefit!

Day 2

A: (with tears in her large wide eyes) I just don’t understand this. How am going to work out all this that needs to get done?

Me: Never mind. We can just plan it out.

So we sit and plan out all tasks into a timetable. Now she is happy and all set to go.

Day 25 ( am skipping the rest..but we tackle each day as it comes)

A: You really know how to sort out what I am thinking.....how

Me: Ah yes! I am Mother India!

Mindbender: The year is highly demanding and yes, we need to give all the support. A decade and a half old and we expect these kids to manage time tables, study, revise, give exams and then perform well. A little bit of moral and emotional support can a go long way in helping these kids tackle the dreaded boards.