Mrs Funny Bones aka Twinkle Khanna pens her thoughts without mincing words. She loves to speak her mind and mostly it is added with a touch of humour making it a fun read. Well, with the lockdown, and no maids available to our service, the debate over equal responsibilities of the home shared by men and women have picked pace. The topic of Twinkle Khanna's latest write-up is the same - myth of equal partnership. As the Mela actress pens her views, she speaks about behavioral trainers for family.
In a column for Tweak India, Twinkle has written about how she learned a few things from psychiatrist Dr. Syeda Ruksheda about the behavioral traits of men. When asked how one can get men and children to sweep floors and share the work, Dr Syed said, “The other day, someone posted about women toiling away in the kitchen, all dressed up. Saying that we should salute them because with all the men folk at home, the number of chais and meals she makes have increased. Please don’t salute her, tell those men to get up and take equal ownership of the house as well,” as penned by the actress.
Twinkle wrote about the three tips that the doctor shared and one of the tips reminded the actress of what her dog trainer used to say. She wrote, "Her last tip reminded me of what my dog trainer asked me to try with Alex the beagle after he chewed off parts of my stationary bike. Though ‘the dog ate my pedal’ was really the best excuse to stop anyone from pestering me about not exercising, I have to admit, with a bit of training, I did see an improvement in my dog’s behaviour."
The actress then recalled Amy Sutherland's, the author of What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage, experience. She spent time with animal trainers while in college. Amy used the same technique used by animal trainers called the Least Reinforcing Scenario with her husband who had the tendency to forget keys. While she got the results, in return her husband started training her the same way. And that's when Twinkle realised that the best way to go about sharing the responsibilities is empathetic communication. "We may not want an anglerfish in our life but nor do we want trained dolphins, where we use whistles and treats to get them to jump through hoops," she wrote.
Here's Twinkle's column. Read on.
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