Thursday, August 28, 2008

Child Labor?

I'm excited that Yousuf is finally at the age where he can help me with some very laborious tasks- and does so quite skillfully at that. Now I'm not talking basic chores here-like say putting dishes away or folding clothes. See, I set the bar much higher. Think: stuffing eggplants for magdoos (pickled/brined eggplants) and coring squash for mahshi... :) Good old-fashioned child labor.




6 Comments:

Blogger Clif Brown said...

Did you see the article in the Wall Street Journal about the value of putting children to work on household tasks? Apparently it turns them into better helpmates as adults.

Here is the link to the story...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121978677837474177.html

10:58 PM  
Blogger Mystique said...

wow he seems to really enjoy it!

7:54 AM  
Blogger Jess said...

Hi Laila,

there is a blog listing 500+ women political bloggers -- I don't think I saw you there, but I think you should be. The link is http://politicsanew.com. Perhaps it will help you spread your word.

Best wishes!

6:43 PM  
Blogger Meriem said...

Aw, thats adorable. I was trying to send you an email earlier, but there is no link for one. I just wanted to ask you about some famous Palestinian dishes, specifically from Gaza? I'm sure you have a lot of amazing recipes and I just wanted to ask if you could share some with me :)

6:36 AM  
Blogger Dragonfly said...

He is so gorgeous.

5:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So cute! And I LOVE makdoos!

5:17 AM  

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