The house was always noisy- a big family lived here. While it looked perfect from the outside, it was quite a contrasting situation within the 4 walls.
Daily tiffs which blew up into major fights. Thats’ when Grand Dada decided he had to bring in change.
He started a new ritual. Every member of the family had to write something nice about every other member in a chit and put it in a jar. However tough this seems to think good of someone you have not been on good terms with, think of a good memory.
The magic jar has become an integral part of our lives, the house is now filled with bouts of laughter.
Linking up with Rochelle Wisoff who hosts a weekly flash fiction challenge for writers. Thanks Priya Bajpai for the photo.
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Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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Well, this is quite relatable. We love our family but we do find it challenging sometimes to like them. Liking and loving are two different things after all! I enjoyed reading your story.
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Aptly summarised . Thx for stopping by
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This was a sweet solution! I am glad it worked! 🙂
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Glad it worked too!!
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That’s a good idea.
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It is! Thanks
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Love it! Clever Granddad for finding a great way to mend family rifts. 🙂
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Indeed a clever guy
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A simple yet effective solution! Delightful.
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Thx so much
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Wish I’d thought of it in our big family.
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Thanks for writing in! It’s never too late
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sounds like a good idea for some families I know of!!
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As a storytelling coach, one of the things I lead my groups in feedback is: say anything you liked first. Nothing about ideas, where something should be fixed, etc. Positivity can work if all involved work on it. As did your house. Nice.
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That’s a wonderful way to get people to bond
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Sweet idea 🙂
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Thx!!
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Very well put together. A delightful piece.
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Thx a ton
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Dear Akshata,
What a lovely idea. I wish I’d thought of that when my kids were growing up. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a lovely idea for getting a family together. Nicely done.
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Thanks for stopping by. Truly a novel idea
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what a lovely idea. every family could do with a magic jar!
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True we all could do with one!
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Grandad knew a thing or two, well done him
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Thanks! Yes he knew quite a lot
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Loved the idea. Wise Grandpa!
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Thx Priya! Indeed the wise man
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