Bonded Labour

Posted on Jan 9, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

The wife enters the room at night, bone-tired after the cooking, cleaning, washing and nursing routine.

Husband: Did you iron the shirt I asked you to?

Wife: I did not get time today.

Husband: Really?! You were at home all day while I was slaving away my life at work…

Author: Shaily Agrawal

I am an Instructional Designer, avid reader, small-town woman and working mother with a fish-eye perspective. I have just published my first book, The Forest Bed and other short stories. If you like my stories on this blog, feel free to Like, Comment, Reblog and Share. You can reach me at shailygrwl@gmail.com or through my Facebook page facebook.com/shailyagrawalwrites/ View All Posts

4 thoughts on “Bonded Labour”

Elizabeth says:

Jan 11, 2020 at 1:58 am

My mom had four children and did everything. This was exactly my father’s attitude when he came home.

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1. Shaily Agrawal says:
  
  Jan 11, 2020 at 2:35 am
  
  This is a pretty common attitude, if you ask me.
  
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vansh says:

Jan 9, 2020 at 3:19 pm

Really beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.

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1. Shaily Agrawal says:
  
  Jan 9, 2020 at 5:43 pm
  
  Thank you, Vansh. These stories are written to deliver a message. I hope it went across too. 😉
  
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