Dear Relatives. I am sorry.
At a gloomy night.
I was just gaping out of the balcony out of agony cause My Aunt C is arriving tomorrow and I can’t wait to see her.
The one species out of the whole bunch of my extended family who cares for me the most and I can’t thank enough.
On my birth, she disappointingly and disapprovingly sighed “Ladki Hui Hai!”. I understand now, cause back then she knew this devilish world is not made for the angels.
When I scored a 91 percentile in my boards. She was the only one to praise for my smartness. She really said. “No man needs a smart woman. No one will marry you”.
When I wanted to go for my graduate she repeated herself and that motivation made me score high and gain enough rewards.
When I wanted to go out she was the only one who had shown concern. “Aise Ladki ko akele chorna thik nahi h”.
When my mom has a chill attitude towards my late night parties. She is the one who repeatedly reminds my parents not to permit me otherwise I would turn out to be a spoiled one.
When I was 23, she perfectly had sense of my age. And had this big list of 100 perfect man that would fit for my dreamy prince.
She goes all nuts when my face look a little dull and suggests all kinds of facial masks that would rejuvenate me.
She is the one who is dreaming to play with my kids cause otherwise that poor soul would be alone all the time.
She is the one to constantly remind me of my feminine status and how protective we have to be for ourselves.
Because.
If it wouldn’t have been for the obstacles. I would never be motivated more to break the chains. To think in the bright. To escape out of the conservativeness. To feel worthy. To dream to be more.
All I want to say to these kind of relatives. Thank you for showering and shouting your concerns all the time.
But sorry that we are not sorry.