We all are exploited in one way or the other. By our bosses, by our husbands, by our maids. But more than all these, we are exploited by our children. You don't agree? You say my child/ren is/are a gem. He/She/They love me so much. How can you even think that I am being exploited by them? Let me explain how.
When you start cooking what do you do first. You keep aside brinjal. Why your child hates it AND it makes a hell lot of fuss if brinjal is in the lunch. You make a point to make raitha 365 days because your child likes it. It does not matter much, if a certain dish is not liked by your husband. He can always be silenced by out-shouting. But not the child. So every day you cook the favorites of your child.
When you are out to buy something for yourself, you visit hundred stores looking for a bargain and buy the CHEAPEST one. Let us say a mobile. You tell yourself that mobile is a device to listen to FM songs/take some pictures of your garden/kitchen/put some reminders /wake you up at 4:45 so that you can wake up the child and prepare his lunch box AND to receive the your child's phone calls so that you are always there for him. So as long as these conditions are met you are happy. Looks, features, etc who is bothered. So you buy a mobile which is cheapest with these things.
But when your child wants a mobile. He sees the features 3G, WiFi, GPRS, GPS. You haven't heard them. Even I am not sure what these are. But he knows and he WANTS all these and he wants Nokia and red mobile. So even he searches 100 shops and finally buys a 12k mobile.
Now you tell me. Children now a days know much more about tech gadgets than us. They use them. What is exploitation in that? The exploitation is it is your money. AND after buying he won't let you touch the mobile!!!
When you start cooking what do you do first. You keep aside brinjal. Why your child hates it AND it makes a hell lot of fuss if brinjal is in the lunch. You make a point to make raitha 365 days because your child likes it. It does not matter much, if a certain dish is not liked by your husband. He can always be silenced by out-shouting. But not the child. So every day you cook the favorites of your child.
When you are out to buy something for yourself, you visit hundred stores looking for a bargain and buy the CHEAPEST one. Let us say a mobile. You tell yourself that mobile is a device to listen to FM songs/take some pictures of your garden/kitchen/put some reminders /wake you up at 4:45 so that you can wake up the child and prepare his lunch box AND to receive the your child's phone calls so that you are always there for him. So as long as these conditions are met you are happy. Looks, features, etc who is bothered. So you buy a mobile which is cheapest with these things.
But when your child wants a mobile. He sees the features 3G, WiFi, GPRS, GPS. You haven't heard them. Even I am not sure what these are. But he knows and he WANTS all these and he wants Nokia and red mobile. So even he searches 100 shops and finally buys a 12k mobile.
Now you tell me. Children now a days know much more about tech gadgets than us. They use them. What is exploitation in that? The exploitation is it is your money. AND after buying he won't let you touch the mobile!!!
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