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People often ask me whether I feel sad about not having a ‘normal’ child. No, I don’t; I am fortunate to have an adorable daughter like you.
When my fledgling flies away from my nest will she crane her neck back to catch a glimpse of me? Did I crane my neck back to see my amma (mother) after taking flight?
She was allowed to go back only after her brother-in-law, at the behest of her elder sister, intervened. ‘He was a patriarchal man; he couldn’t say no to his son-in-law.’
The Hindi word 'parvarish', which means the 'correct upbringing of a child', is often considered only a mother's responsibility, especially in case of married women considered to be 'stepping out of line'!
I remind her that she talked me into doing things I did not want to do. To that she replies, “I am the mother and will always be, however old you may grow.”
The parents are donating their daughters openly and proudly with 'kanyadaan'. Why? What’s the need for such a custom? Is it any less than human trafficking?
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