Mustard Oil And Grandmas Of Pakistan

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One of my blogging friends Emma  asked particularly if mustard oil massage is beneficial.  This question stimulated some good memories actually and i wanted to share with you today . I don't knw about other houses or places but being from lower middle class family i observed that my mom would try her best to take advantage of natural resources available to support health of her family. We had no lotion at home so  Mustard oil was frequently used instead .We would apply it on head and skin regularly specially after bath (once a week in winter twice in summer) and after washing face or hands daily before leaving for school .Mom would apply it on our head and then would make very tight braid and she would apply  on it our faces as well but in lesser amount then she would apply on hair.

Like everything else mustard oil back then was on it's quite original course and smell great. The use of mustard oil would increase in winters when mom would ask us to sit in yard under sunlight we would feel annoy that now she will come with her irritating tools for ear cleaning ,nail cutting and mustard oil to massage our head. But i think massage was fun part at certain point honestly ,we would feel cozy and comfy and eyes would start to close as feeling sleepy. My mom was very hardworking woman and her hands were quite tough and this makes me say that she had most beautiful hands that ay not look perfect but the comfort and peace they delivered to her loved ones that was  divine! I often imagine her hands in mine and feel the warmth and love she had shifted to her kids. God will love her for her deepest involvement in her family  i believe!

After my marriage  when i moved here in small city  of southern Pakistan i saw mustard oil is popular here as well. I never saw my mother in law doing things that mom would do with us because the lotion was in house for winter dryness and her all kids were grownup too . 

But i witnessed another interesting tradition here .When my eldest son born my mother in law would give him bath and then massage him with slightly warm mustard oil. But watching how intense was her way to do this was terrifying for new mom like me. I was far from healthy woman so my kids born skinny and hardly with accurate weight. Eldest son was tall but very skinny and was avid Cryer already. When  mil would lay him on floor and massage him with all her power his whole body would get radish and his cries would get so loud and would make me cry as well. Mil would laugh at me that i was so stupid. But because my mom could understand she requested mil to take over and do it by herself . Honestly mom was not exception only little gentler . After massaging kids with mustard oil mom would give him bath and hand over to mil who would apply lotion  on whole body including face and powder between legs ,under arms, Kohl in eyes .After all this makeup the child was wrapped in shawl tightly and laid down on bed for soem nice long sleep. 

I was lucky to have mom and mother in law who could show how to look after babies. Mom was present for long period each time i gave birth to children and she would take all the responsibilities for one month completely or more sometimes. 

This is sad things has been ups and down and grandparents are no longer needed for help in basic upbringing of children .Some years back grandparents would not  just look after their grandchildren physically  but would nurture their mental health by sharing their wisdom earned in long journey of life .Apart from difference in human nature overall it was beauty of life that made life better and less stressed back then i think.

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Getting late to lunch sweet friends . 

we are out of power for week almost and it is today i got chance to post through laptop because  we got power i don't know till when though .

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