This lockout has been very extra rare for me.
I remember when this shutdown was declared we called our grandparents to ask them to stay with us because, thanks to all the constraints, it won't be possible for us to carry tiffin every day and part of me was incredibly happy that after so many years we'll have this chance to stay with them. I spent my childhood with my family and I never had this chance to spend time with them after we got split and this was the best opportunity for me and my dad. They agreed and we purchased them home.
Those 2 months have been the greatest for me so far. Together we had crazy moments, having them around, taking care of us, spending time with them, listening to their stories ... As in the days of childhood
Together we had this law of having breakfast, lunch and dinner and that meant so much to us. And play lots of games during free time, such as carrom, Ludo, choppat, cards, jinga. We have never had a day on which we did nothing. We also did other things like watching movies like phir hera pheri, chup chup ke, sketching, painting and making clay, while they didn't know how to do it, but watching them learn was just cute.
Not only us as a family, but also us as a joint family had so much fun as playing online houses with tasks to send our funny, smiling, strong, irritated pics, pulling legs, teasing each other, playing other stupid but memorable games as well. Doing video call zoom and listening and sentimental seeing those old images together. Community means putting an arm around and being together, so we realized during this moment, that though we're not together, we 're all hanging on to each other and we 're together wherever we are.
And on top of that Ramayan was shown on tv and we were all watching it together, listening on them speak about what would happen next, the anticipation of describing it to us was precious. I remember all the little things like daddy champi, daddy card lessons, daddy running behind me just to make me eat a little more sugar, and when I flee I call myself cutely 'paagaal.' I developed the habit of taking a bite from each of them, from mummy, mummy and daddy while we eat, and when I forgot they called me and gave me the bite and believe me, it was precious to me..
So this lockdown had been extra special to me because we as a family bonded, shared, cared and loved. We made memories for lifetime