Cleaning up the house

Last weekend was the time slotted to clean up the house by throwing away old items. Hmm… here’s another difficult task. I had to convince my mom-in law to throw away all old ‘khandaani’ stuff, which was almost a perseverance test in itself!

Me: mom, I’ll throw this jar, looks very old and unused
Mom-in law: Nah… it’s such a useful thing
Me: when have we last used it?
Mom-in law: aammmmmmm (thinking)
Father-in law with a twinkle in his eyes: I remember, we used it some 5 years back
Me: what??? Ok, cool, I m throwing it off
Mom-in law: waittt. It’s needed whenever ur aunt-in law gives her special pickle (?)
Me: ahaan, and how often does this aunt give her “special pickle”?
Father-in law again helped: She’s already left India, ha ha!
Me: ohhhh! DONE! I’ve thrown it off!

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This was just one incidence, here’s another one.

Me: dad, what do we do with these wires & the broken cordless phone?
Father-in law: heyyy u ladies don’t understand importance of such things
Me: Hello... plz explain the use of rusted wires
Father-in law: Ohh, they r rusted is it? Hmmm, ok, throw the wires but not the phone
Mom-in law came to rescue: Listen, u have kept this broken phone since years and occupied this space, let her throw it off
Father in law: I am going to make a wonderful thing out of its parts
Mom-in law again: you’ve been saying this from 2 years; I am fed up maintaining such useless things (screamed)
Me: Yes mom, I understand ur plight :)

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Now the next incident was heart-breaking for me :( :( :(

Me: hey, what r u gonna do with this toy-gun, give it to ur cousin
Shan: no way! I want the gun
Me: WHAT??? Are you going to play with this gun?
Him: Not like James Bond off course!
Me: then what?
Him: I’ll make a target & practice shooting the bulls eye; And I am keeping it in my drawer, ok!
Me: CRAZY! :(

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As they say: "Housekeeping ain't no joke." :)