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Once you become a parent, in some ways you lose control over many things associated with your day-to day life. For instance, everything from what time you wake up to how well you sleep at night, what is being cooked at home, what is being watched on the television, what music is being played on your car stereo, how you spend your weekends, where you plan your vacations, what books you read and what’s on your shopping cart, etc – your little one pretty much controls everything in life and everyone at home! It’s surprising to find how quickly the power equations shift at home, when the new boss takes over!
Today, I read the book titled “The Boss Baby” by Maria Frazee. When the new baby arrives home, it becomes clear from the first moment as to who is the boss at home! The boss baby makes his mom and dad work round the clock with no time off! He sets up his office right in the middle of the house and creates a fit when he does not get what he wants. He makes unreasonable demands and does not care if it’s in the middle of the night. One day, when he calls for a meeting with his 'subordinates', he does not elicit any response. Annoyed, the boss decides to do take matters into his own hands; He gets out of the box and takes a first step towards his mom and dad who are ecstatic over this new development! For the first time since his arrival, the boss baby seems to be pleased with the way things have turned out. But make no mistake – he is still the boss! Abhay liked the illustrations of the corporate styled boss baby dressed in a black suit but missed the underlying humor that may appeal more to adults than to kids….who are the actual bosses of our lives!
Very true Divya!
ReplyDeleteThese days the nuclear families settling for one child, every things revolve around the child for a long period of time and parents have little chioice but to sacrifice lot of things including solitude. You will have wait for many years before to be "self" I mean master of your time & decision.
Till that happens, be happy & enjoy being a subordinate?
kedlapurandar
Did you feel the same with me appa?
ReplyDeleteDuring your growing years, being away for from the family quite often, amma perhaps taken the brunt of it! She may be right person to answer this?
ReplyDeletekedlapurandar
Divya,
ReplyDeleteAppa said it right.He was not there and he was not sensitive to these things.Now he is sensitised and can feel these things.But i never felt the bossy baby nature of you!
Amma.
Vasudeva kutumbakam!
ReplyDeleteThat was my belief & mantra those days!
As experience teaches you over the years, you become smart and realise all white is not milk.
You can imagine what I mean.
I am now sensitised to an extent.
kedlapurandar