H – Homework Trick
H – Homework Trick
Dad peeked over his newspaper, to check what Arjun (His son) was doing. Narrowing his eyes at the suspiciously quiet corner of the room he saw his son reading a storybook hiding below a sofa cushion.
Dad: “Did you do your homework?” (He stepped silently near Arjun.)
Arjun: (dramatically jumping onto the couch): “I tried doing it Papa, but… despite my good intentions, my pencil boycotted me and said it needed a nap!”
Dad: “Your pencil needed a nap? Oh! That’s unbelievable.”
Arjun: “Yes, poor thing. The pencil got so exhausted because I used it to do my hefty homework. All that writing last week besides my tuition tasks wore it out.”
Dad: “OK I understand. Do you mean that two lines you wrote last week for your science project, made your pencil tired?”
Arjun: “Exactly! That was practically a marathon for my pencil. It is now recovering from high fatigue.”
Dad: “High fatigue?” (There was a sense of wonder in his eyes)
Arjun: “And it burned out emotionally. You must see its little eraser face Papa. You will feel so sad about it. So flabby.”
Dad: “Mmm-hmm. And what about the pen I gave you?”
Arjun: “Oh, Papa don’t ask me. I know what you want to say now. Why didn’t I use my pen to do my homework? Well, Papa, that one joined a protest. It’s on strike against spelling errors.”
Dad: (trying not to smile) “What about your notebook? What’s its say on this situation? “
Arjun: “Tripped and fell behind the bed. It’s emotionally wounded and refuses to come out.”
Dad: “So, you are trying to say your entire stationery set is emotionally unavailable right now?”
Arjun (nodding solemnly): “Exactly. It’s a very sensitive group. We’re planning a support group meeting at 4 pm. Are you joining us? Snacks included, and I already told mumma about that.”
Dad: “Fine. But if your pencil doesn’t wake up in five minutes, it’s getting grounded. By the way what your Mumma said, when you told her about the meeting? “
Arjun: “I will make it wake up- No worries. Well, mumma said Papa will decide if Snacks will get served in the meeting or not. So, Papa, tell me, what snacks will be there?” (He made a cute face)
Dad: “Then I suggest you let it nap while you do your homework with my pen. But the meeting is cancelled, and you finish the homework by borrowing my pen right away.”
Arjun: (sighing): “Fine. But if it cries mid-algebra, I’m not responsible.”
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What an entertaining conversation between father and son! This is modern parenting in every way! 😊
This is hilarious! Every child and every parent will find this relatable. I wonder if my pencil is tired of sitting in the pencil stand and not being used.
Haha… this is such a cute convo! Smart kid, but smarter papa.
Oh this is so cute! Now I would say it to myself: my fingers want to sleep or the laptop wants to sleep! This was super funny!