Little Worries

Every time my little girl tells me she has an activity in school there is pandemonium in my household.

The last time it happened was a week ago when she told me she had to make some salad in school and she needed to take the paraphernalia.

I racked my brains and could not come up with anything more original and easier than the 'good ole fruit salad'.

After all the ingredients were in place, started the usual parental worries, my child has never used a knife, how could I send a knife to school, how will she manage it all by herself. etc.

I took out my little chopping board, decided her plastic 'birthday cake' knife will have to do and started a demonstration on how to cut the fruits.

She in turn also practised under my supervision and finally I packed her an extra bag with chopping board, plastic knife, washed fruits, a big bowl for mixing the ingredients, salt/pepper, fruit cream and disposable plates and spoons for serving and finally retired to bed.

The next morning I got up early and checked through the contents of her bag just in case I had missed something.

In the afternoon I waited anxiously for her school bus to arrive and excitedly asked her how it all went.

She said it went off okay, except that she was the last one finish her salad preparation.

She said that while some had cut the fruits/vegetables at home itself, others had come prepared with the entire dish and only had to serve it in the classroom. They just stuck the extra spoons into the bowl and offered it.

Amazing! How very innovative! And I never even knew this option was there. If there is any one who needs to be educated, I think it's me. Hello school! Here I come.