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In your eyes, my parents are less than yours are. In spite of these years, we have not come together very far. I have very few days to see mine. While you have many and this to you seems just fine.
In your eyes, my parents are less than yours are,
In spite of these years, we have not come together very far.
I have very few days to see mine,
While you have many and this to you seems just fine.
Why do I have to argue and sacrifice each time?
Every two steps I move forward, you push me one behind.
Why is it one rule for your sister but another for me?
Why was I misled that we are both equal, now no one I can truly believe.
Your mother says this is how it’s always been done,
Now I understand her behaviour, why she has friends none.
I won’t bring up my children thinking they are not the same,
I do not wish to be caught in their later years of the blame game.
Teach your son to wash, help and make his own tea,
Teach him to be kind and look after his own needs.
Did he marry a wife or a maid?
Did he want a partner or someone to enslave?
Teach your son not to raise his hand against his partner,
If these lessons are not taught earlier, life will get harder and harder.
It’s not okay to push her around,
You will lose your treasure, before you realise what you’ve found.
Think of your mother how your father treated her,
Is it clear in your mind or just a big blur?
Was he kind, did he speak to her gently?
Or did he abuse her physically and mentally?
Will you break the cycle, break the mould?
Or will you follow in your parents’ footsteps, waiting to be told?
What to do? How to behave?
Do things differently if you want your marriage to be saved.
Be better, Do better don’t follow other’s rule,
Do what you think is best, don’t be other people’s fool.
Take care of each other, be true,
Always remember, do unto others what you would have done unto you!
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Chitra Govindraj grew up in Dubai, was educated in the US and now lives with her family in Bangalore, India. She dabbled in the corporate world as a banker and a soft skills trainer and read more...
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
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