I remember when I was little. When we cooked our meals with a kerosene stove. I was never the patient one because I was always in a hurry to finish any house chores quickly and rush outside to play with other kids. I could forgo food once I was consumed with play.
The result of my impatience always gives me a scolding from Mama. I made the same mistake whenever I had to pour kerosene into the stove.
Mama’s voice will always pierce through the kitchen walls as she calls out to me to be careful as I pour the kerosene. Her voice travels with speed from the parlour where she usually sits to sew into my ear-lobes.
“Make sure you pour the kerosene into the stove with the funnel.
“Yes Ma”, I replied
Did you hear me?
“I said make sure you use the funnel so the kerosene doesn’t spill on the floor like the last time”
“Yes Ma, I heard you.”
But my stubbornness at that time will not allow me to do the right thing. Instead of pouring the kerosene carefully, I end up spilling the liquid.
Sitting down now, as I type this post, I recall my childhood experiences with nostalgia.
Submitted to the Daily Prompt Funnel.
Peace and Love!
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Aww, I bet you would also teach young Stella a lesson in obedience, right? Nice story. 😀
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Thanks. Sure. Our life experiences become our book of reference. 🙂
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I love how you compared that to our reality. This is a really good quote that needs to be printed on a picture. There’s an idea for you. 😀
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Oh wow! Thanks so much for making me take a second look at those words again. I see what you mean. Will do. ❤
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Terrific description of that memory.I love the way you say “sits to sew into my ear-lobes”!
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Thank you so much. One of those period in time that shaped my today’s lifestyle. ❤
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This is a me too
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Lol. Those things we did as kids… Some of them are sweet memories now. 🙂
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🙂
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NOW, you can sit down. How about when she got out her stick, over the spilled fuel?
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Hahaha. You knew my mother, dont you? Any bad behaviour was tamed for us and that cane wasn’t any good. Lol. 😃😃
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Lucky you.
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How lucky with that?
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You said the cane was no good- as in, it broke?
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It means using the cane didn’t yield any result. So it wasn’t an ideal way to correct the child.
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No, it isn’t. I learned, early on, how to avoid the lash. When it came my time to parent, spanking was of minimal value, if any.
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Spanking as a corrective measure is on the decrease. Most parents have understood that being hard on the child isn’t the best policy to adopt. Rather subtle persuasion and talks does the magic on the child’s psyche.
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Yes, indeed!
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