COVID-19, which swept the world, has brought many changes to our daily lives. As we learn about personal hygiene and “social distancing” through TV news, newspapers, disaster notification messages, etc., the time we stay at home is getting longer.
As we had never stayed only at home for a few days, at first I was worried about how we should spend time together. What is more, it was not an easy task to set the table three times a day for my children, who were having a very long winter vacation. One day, my youngest son said during a meal.
“Mom! Come to think of it, housework is not difficult but a little bit annoying.”
Then, he asked me not to do housework alone but share it, and decide what each wants to do by playing the rock-paper-scissors game. Since my children had helped me out with the housework, I tried not to make them work for me as I have time to spare these days. But as they volunteered, I had no reason to refuse.
So we divided the roles by playing the rock-paper-scissors. I was in charge of making side dishes and cleaning, my first son in charge of washing the laundry, and my youngest son in charge of cooking rice and washing dishes. Thankfully, the jobs my children were in charge of were what they usually found it easy to do. As my youngest son said, housework was a little bit annoying rather than difficult. Now it has become much easier to do as we divided it up. I am grateful to my children, who are considerate of me, and I came to laugh more often thanks to them. Even my husband has joined us and helps me prepare for dinner whenever he comes home early, so the table is set more quickly.
While everyone is having a hard time due to COVID-19, family harmony encourages each other greatly. We pray that we will be able to quickly return to our normal daily life, practicing family love all the more.