Before I post my story, I would like to request my fellow Fictioneers to please participate in my poll which I posted on my one year WordPress anniversary. To participate please click here.
And now for the story:
Hadia dreamt of becoming a successful businesswoman one day. But when she got married it was as if someone had clipped her wings. Her day was spent trying to please her mother-in-law and cook and clean.
One day she met a woman who said she could embroider but couldn’t find any work. Hadia at once employed her and some others to work with her. She gave them designs to make, and then sold the handicrafts at 3 times the cost in the city. Every month she would buy her mother-in-law a gift, help out with the running costs and pocket the rest.
She couldn’t be happier.
Pakistani embroidery. Photo Credits: Wikipedia
This story has been written for the Friday Fictioneers. For details see the link below:
http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/1-august-2014/
Dear Zainab,
A resourceful woman. However I’m a bit confused is she Hadia or Sadia? Or are these two people?
Nice story aside from my confusion.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you for pointing that out Rochelle. That was my mistake, sorry for that.
Zainab, Good and well-written story with a bit of humor. It seems keeping her mother-in-law happy worked beautifully. Congratulations on completing one year of blogging! Well done. 🙂 —Susan
Thank you Susan. As you must know keeping your mother-in-law happy goes a long way in a successful marriage 😉
I have recently “breathed new life” into my blog. I had left it a bit on it’s own for some months but am enjoying blogging regularly now.
I hope her mother-in-law appreciates her efforts. I doubt it though. 🙂
I suspect her attitude will be better with the monthly gifts.
Thanks for reading my story! 🙂
As we say here, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t NOBODY happy.” She got the best of both worlds and got happy all around. Inspiring, Zainab!
Lovely story of success and beating the demon. Kudos.
Thank you Alicia!
Finally everyone is happy and her aspirations of becoming a business women emerge through and she took the opportunity to work it both ways….where some stories are better off being fiction (like mine: http://paint-my-word.blogspot.com/2014/07/an-abrupt-journey.html)
I wish for your story to not just be a fiction but become a reality…
Thank you for the link and for reading my story.
All the best,
Zainab
Zainab,
It just goes to show that true happiness is attainable. Lovely tale, and it rings true
All my best,
Marie Gail
Thank you Marie!
Sometimes things work out.
Yes at least in stories.
A wonderful story about life and mother-in-laws. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you Doug.
MIL’s are, sometimes, not the easiest to please…enjoyed this piece!
Ellespeth
Thanks for reading!
Nice way of dealing with the mother-in-law. 🙂
Lily