No Fighting

Yes, my new year resolution is not to fight with my husband. I know it is the most difficult task to achieve. I am also aware that my best friends are going to tease me thoroughly but I want to show the world that I can achieve the most unachievable task.

With utmost determination, on the morning of the1st of January, I announced my resolution.

My husband was making tea for both of us.

"What," he said sarcastically, " How can you renounce your religion at this age? "

I wanted to yell back, "Fighting with me is your religion, not mine. " But I smiled back remembering my resolution. Pouring the tea in the cups, I said to him, " See we always fight on who will make the tea, so from now onwards, you make the tea and I'll serve so no fights on this issue. "

"OK , " Said he.

Both my children rang up to wish us and I told them very proudly, " No more fights with your father this year. " The elder one just said, "Hmm, " whereas the younger one, who is very used to giving me motivational lectures, stated, "Mummy, why to keep such resolutions which will never make you feel happy and triumphant! " I had never felt so abandoned.

"How can my own son want me to fight with his father?" I wondered.

But I was inclined to keep up my resolution. No fights means no fights! Come what may!!

Every morning he would make tea and I would serve. Lunches were prepared by me and served by him. Vegetables were cooked by me for dinner and parathas were made by him. He would put the utensils in the dishwasher and I would take them out. Washing clothes was my job and drying them out was his. No issues were there for us to fight. Life was not the same when we used to fight over anything or everything. So much of peace I'd never imagined!

For months together this routine continued and I started having the feeling that nothing is unachievable in this world. I can definitely keep up my resolution, I was confident.

But there was something amiss in not only our lives but the lives of our children,maids who worked in our house, my two loving sisters and my dear colleagues.

"These days you are less irritated mummy! " My younger son remarked. "Is this because of your resolution? " And I would feel that he was so wicked.

Our maids had lost their source of entertainment. After all our fights were more than a T. V. serial for them.

Talks with my sisters were shorter now as there were no mentions about my never ending fights with their beloved jijaji.

"Have you started suffering from low B.P. Aparna Ma'am? " My colleagues would joke, as now there would be no participation from my side in the morning news about how all husbands could annoy their wives!

Above all, I could also feel the boredom in the voice of my father whenever we talked, as now there would be no more grumblings from my part against his favourite son in law. Now he was getting no chance to sermonize me on how to adjust in life.

My husband was the happiest as now he had more time to play badminton which is his passion and think on solar energy, which gave him the utmost thrill.

Life was getting boring but the feeling of accomplishment was greater which boosted me to keep up my resolution till the end of the year.

And today is the 31st of December. The last day of my resolution. I'm so happy not because I have been successful in not fighting with my husband for one complete year but because tomorrow I'll be able to fight with him once again and life will become smoother and happier and definitely less boring not only for us but people surrounding us. No such resolutions this year!!