Behind My Work: The Story People Don't See
First of all, I would like to thank mamun123456 brother for organizing such a beautiful competition. After reading the competition, I felt that there are many stories in the life of a housewife like me that are hidden behind the daily hustle and bustle. So today I want to share my story with everyone.
I am a housewife and I have a little daughter who is three and a half years old. My husband lives in Khagrachari due to his job. Due to work, he has to stay away from us. So I have to handle many of the daily responsibilities of the family alone. For many, the life of a housewife may seem very easy. They may think that since I stay at home, there may be no work all day. But it is difficult to understand from the outside how much work a housewife has from the beginning to the end of the day.
My work is not limited to just cooking or cleaning the house. We have cows at our house, and it is my responsibility to feed them, water them and take care of them every day. We have a vegetable garden in front of the house where different types of vegetables are grown and that garden has to be taken care of regularly. Taking care of plants and vegetables is also part of my daily life. In addition to this, I have to do everything from cooking to cleaning the house to taking care of everyone in the family.
And then there is taking care of my little girl. My daughter is still very young, so feeding her, bathing her, playing with her, putting her to sleep, fulfilling her needs are all my responsibilities. Sometimes she gets sick or upset for some reason, then I have to put my work aside and give her time. Only a mother can understand how hard it is to take care of a small child all day long. Along with this, I have to take care of my in-laws and other family responsibilities. When I try to manage everything together, I often feel like I am just running around working all day. I don't realize how much time passes from morning to night.
The biggest thing is that I don't have a fixed working time. I don't have any rules like working from eight in the morning to five in the afternoon and then taking a day off. Work starts as soon as the morning starts and continues until night. Even when I am sick, I have to do a lot of work myself. Sometimes I feel really tired and want to leave everything and go to my father's house. I remember those days at my father's house. Back then, there were not so many responsibilities and worries, and even if I sat there all day, I felt how easy life was. But now I can't leave everything even if I want to. Because the world's illusion holds me back, the love for my husband holds me back, and most of all, my little girl holds me back. When I look at his face, I feel like I have to be strong no matter how much trouble I have. It is because of him that I have to start anew every day.
My husband lives far away, so many times when there is a problem in the family or when I face a difficult situation, it is difficult not to have him by my side. Even then, I know that he is working from afar for our future. I also try to keep the family together from my place. This family has taught me a lot. It has taught me to be patient, take responsibility, and try to keep a smile on the faces of my family members despite my own hardships. Earlier, even small things would have upset me. Now I understand that family gradually makes people stronger. The biggest problem of a housewife's work is that the value of this work is often not visible to the eyes. When the food is cooked, everyone eats, when the house is clean, everyone lives in a clean house, when the cows are healthy, everyone is happy, when the vegetables in the garden are good, everyone benefits, when the children are happy, everyone is happy.
But many times no one calculates how much time, labor and thought goes into all this. Still, I am not ashamed of my work, rather I am proud of the identity of a housewife and a mother. My biggest dream is to raise my daughter well. I want her to grow up to be a good person. To stand on her own feet and fulfill her dreams. If my small sacrifices today are useful for her future, then my hardships will be worthwhile. Today I understand that work is not just about going to the office and getting a salary at the end of the month.
Some work has to be done with love, with a sense of responsibility. The work of a housewife is also such a job. My life may be very simple, but behind this simple life there are countless works, responsibilities, fatigue, sacrifice, love and many untold stories. I am a housewife. I do not have an office at work. There are no holidays, no salary but the well-being of my family, the smile on my daughter's face and the peace in my home are my greatest achievements. This is the story of my work that people usually don't see.
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