Hello 2019!

By: Asma Shmas
What have we got to offer each other?
What is our past balance sheet saying?
Are all our past accounts taken care of? Done with it ?
New game with new equipment?
By now many of us must have already made some new year’s resolutions and even
broken some as well.
Let’s have a look at some of them.
1. I will get up early
2. I will study hard
3. I will exercise daily
4. I will keep calm, won’t lose temper
5. I will not lie, cheat etc.
6. I will take out time for family and friends
7. I will…. etc etc.
You can add some from your own list too.
It is not hard to make a resolution but to make a nice, beautiful, sweet, intelligent resolution is one thing and to stick to it and achieve it another thing.
At the 3rd or 4th month of the year, our own glorious resolutions look alien to us. Still, as we are looking forward to keep traditions and customs alive. Let us look at some resolutions, (we wish) for parents from children’s point of view. As a good parent:
• I will lovingly wake up my children, with soft hello rather than shouting at them to get uo because its getting too late.
• I will not be eating their heads for taking proper breakfast on time, keeping dishes in the sink, not throwing towels and shoes here and there and so on and on.
• (p.s. if I can allow big boy called husband to do so then why not children? At least for sometime).
• I will not notice or say a word on untidy state of the room, in general or in particular.
• I will definitely think for thinking about allowing them for more partying with friends. (Really?)
• I will figure out some way for housework rather than asking children all the time for help.
• Dressing??
I will first look at fashion trends and other teenagers around and feel better that at least my children are still dressing decently.
• I will think positive all the time even if my blood group is not, even if it is rather boiling with their behaviour.
Come on guys! Wake up!
You would not like to see same resolutions from parent’s point of view. Let’s have some sensible and practical joint resolutions:
1.We as a family will be always standing with each other no matter what.
2.We all will have some routine, some schedule to follow and stick to it., let it be exercise, studying or working.
3.We all will meet at least once every day, have meal together.
4.We all will discuss about each other’s studies, work, ambitions and help and guide each other.
5.We will plan picnics, outings and trips with the family more often.
6.We will be more of a giver than expecting favours.
7.We will keep our family atmosphere loving, nice, sympathetic, open hearted and encouraging.
8.We will all keep some hobbies individually as well as together.
9.If we have some problems, we will discuss and sort them out.
10.We will respect each other and accept each other with all good and not so good points.
Let us all smile after all we are entering the year of sweet 2019
Info: Asma Shums <asmashums@gmail.com