Dedicated to all the homemakers and women out there.
Today I’ll watch TV,
I won’t scrub the floors,
Won’t do the dishes,
Won’t even adhere,
To Husband’s wishes,
Coz today I’ll watch TV.
No, I won’t take the trash out,
I won’t unlock the gates,
I won’t water the plants, nay,
Not even set the dinner plates,
Coz today I’ll watch TV.
Here’s the broom, and the dust pan,
There’s the detergent,
Hark! Here’s the milk man.
No, I won’t fetch my purse to pay,
Today is my resting day,
and today I’ll watch TV.
I never get a day off,
Morn or Night, I’m on the job,
Come rain or hail, sun or shade,
You get your laundry,
And your beds made.
Even when I’m sick,
Nary a day goes,
When the Dog isn’t walked,
The kids aren’t fed,
And you don’t get,
Your ironed clothes.
Never has there come a day,
When the bills go unpaid,
And the house is in disarray.
It’s for you and the love for you,
That I stay good, and labor through.
But every once in a while,
We can do a role-switch,
When I’ll be the man,
Waving my fist,
And you’ll be the wench,
Serving me chips.
So today I’ll put up my smelly feet,
Let down my hair,
Feast on cheese balls and wine cheap,
And the devil may care,
Coz today I’ll watch TV!
©Pradita Kapahi, 2017.
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😋😂😂 may be today is finale of any TV series 😂
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No… JLT 😂 And this is addressed to all the women, not just me
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I was just kidding
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😉😉😉
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🙏
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And tonight I will read the next two parts of your story which I missed knowingly 😁
I left it for SAT night
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This ok. Carry on and let me know how you liked them 😊
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Yeah ; actually I read with full concentration that’s why both parts was on hold
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Thank you for that dedication… I’m truly flattered 😁
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Ni aisa kuch ni h !M jhooti tareef ni kr rha tha 😉😉😉
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Yes I know you never do it for the heck of it. Glad that you dont 😊
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Thank you so much for such kinda belief
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Everyone has the right to watch TV……
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Absolutely 😀
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Haha….. Ain’t showing this to mum….
Ain’t showing it to sis either……
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Haw! I thought you’d go ‘the poor women in my life… Let them rest awhile’ 😉
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television before anyone
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🤘🤘🤘🤘
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By the what you will watch on TV today?
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Not sure… Movies maybe. Haven’t watched any in sometime
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Yups we all should Take rest and break nd do whatever we want 🙂
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Totally
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Pata ni mai kb aaram se tv dekh paunga 😉
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Nikalo time dekh lo. Lock that door and let no one in
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Yeah i am eagerly waiting to lock that door 😉 But waiting for the Right moment 🙂
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Kisi achhi movie ke liye karna. Keep a lot of chips, drinks and popcorn around and turn on that surround sound. Let the neighbours complain 🤣
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Tab toh aunty police bula legi 😉
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You mean your pados wali aunty? 🤣🤣🤣
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Yeah pados wali aunty nd uncle 😉
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😂 😂all the best then
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My neighbours are very dangerous police aaye ya ni par society se nikalwa denge ;(
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😂
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😉 🙂 🙂 😉
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The story of most women at home today. Well penned Pradita!
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😀 thanks a lot
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Wow.. and you and of course all women should do it now !! Just free your minds and care for yourself only for a while .. Well written 👌👌
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Thanks a lot. Yep, I’ve been doing it all day long, with a little chore handling here and there.
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Is it real or just for fun?
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Well today I had an easy day… I dont watch much tv, but the TV here is alluding to time off for women who are stay at home moms or homemakers. Like me 😁
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Well..getting freed from all duties and responsibilities… I will say, “sleep girls, sleep” atleast for a full day. 😛
Really enjoyed this piece pradita…
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loved reading this post 🙂
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Thanks 😊 glad you liked it 😊
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Huh….you vented out the frustration….for a small fault of his….So…..I will pull out the cable…..
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😂 😂 😂. The deed’s been done, I’ve chopped on those chops, poured out the last drop, and I’ve dined well on both TV and wine. So you’re late 😝
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better late than never….isn’t it…?
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Yesss
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Oh I believe it’s the right of the woman of the house to be able to do this every once in a while. The man should do the homely works too, for the boundaries are getting blurrier by the day. 👌
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It’s not about boundaries. It’s about the fact that the house and the kids belong to both of them. Then why should only one be encumbered by it?
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Maybe I wasn’t as articulate there as I ought to have been. My point was, in this day and age, both partners work sometimes. So if she can go out and be the co-breadwinner, why can’t he step into the kitchen? Or do the laundry?
And yes, everything is shared, so the household chores should also be shared.
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Exactly. And it’s also about the fact that if there’s a role reversal too, it shouldn’t be looked down upon by others. It should be completely fine for a woman to be the sole bread earner and the man to be a home maker, because we don’t live on the kind of world anymore where the physical strength of men was the sole reason why they were the protectors and foragers for the household. When times have changed, then why we do we still cling onto the archaic idea that women need to be at home because of their gentle natures and weak bodies? It’s absurd.
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Absurd, yes. But archaic, sadly no. Our society still isn’t comfortable with the idea of a house-husband, so to say. That will be looked down upon and jokes will be made at its expense. Sad, but that’s the reality.
And coming back to your poem, I think housewives or women who balance work and domestic chores deserve breaks from time to time. It is a reaffirmation of the bond of love and care between the two people.
BTW, the featured image, are you aspiring to that physique?
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Yes it’s true that real life is miles behind what it ought to be. If ‘should be’ were that easy to turn into ‘is’ we’d be living in an utopian society. But that’s not the case sadly. As for the featured image, I can’t dream of that. My weight loss goals are pretty realistic. I know my limits and I know I can never be like Kate Moss 😁
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Yeah, not an utopia this!
That ain’t Kate Moss, is it? Being realistic is good, but no harm in aspiring to achieve a body like that. Maybe after the achievement of “this” set of goals, “that” could become your next aim. 😁
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Ha! Not a chance. Though there’s no harm in drumming but I know by experience that dreams gave gotten me nowhere, but taking each day as it comes and doing my best each day has 😀
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Maybe in your state of reduced movement, you could try yoga. Who knows where that might lead?
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Actually I’ve been asked to lay off yoga because of lot of asanas put pressure on the knees. My Physio has kept me on a tight exercise schedule that concentrates on increasing mobility in that knee and regaining strength in the leg muscles and the core. So any exercises that put strain on the knee per se, or requires me to bend the knees beyond a 45 degree angle are, for the time being, ruled out. I’ve already regained quite a lot of strength in that knee but recovery is pretty slow because I keep hurting myself and then all the progress becomes useless. So I have to be careful for thanks for the suggestion 😊😊😊
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When you are already undergoing physiotherapy, you don’t need to depend on yoga. It’ll take time but the benefits will be lasting, and permanent.
All the best. That physique isn’t beyond you. Nothing is. 👍
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Gee thanks a lot for that unwavering support and encouragement 😊 😊 😊 😊. One can always win when they’ve got the right attitude and the right friends 😊😊
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Love this!
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Thanks love. How have you been? Better? Recovered?
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Feeling better. Just had a rough emotional week. And you are welcome! xoxo 🙂
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Glad to know that. Welcome back and I hope everything turns out just fine for you 😊 🤗
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Thanks Pradita! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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You’re welcome 😊
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Haha this was absolutely amazing!!! The heavy loads of the tasks listed out perfectly with the rhymes on point!!
The chips.. the milkman and bills and the unfed kids and unwalked dogs!
Loved it!
Bet your hubz was fascinated by this piece of writing! 😄👌
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Load* 😑 I hate WordPress typos!
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Hey, I feel ya! 😊
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Thanks gurl. Oh my husband was like – this is not true… You dont have to do this and that and blah blah blah 😂
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Hahaha I can totally imagine! Bet he realized all the work after he read this!
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Oh no…. He didn’t budge from his place… Some people just never learn 😉
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ohhh… so many times i put my hubby to baby sit my son.. and it end up with me baby sitting both of them.. when am I ever gonna get to watch TV all by myself..??
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Never is the answer… Because once they grow up, they grab the TV rights from you. Or wait till the dead of the night
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