Originally posted by: G259
Sorry for responding so late.I am just bored of the show and watching it out of habit.The episodes don't evoke any strong emotion in me to write about them.
same; I am also just watching on and off out of habit. I feel like I am watching some kitchidi of some firengi based Indian show and so I can't connect at all. some of the arcs treatment are just strange -- like they picked out scenes from some random english movie and plonked them here.
I have cribbed about the dress which is not typical office wear here. now, we have weird fella in delivery room and fatherhood lessons journey that don't sound true to me in Indian context.
look at the preview.
why do we have a babysitting track? does keith have no family at all? does amrita have no family at all? in the south, a newborn and mother do not step out of the house for 40 days unless needed; they even discourage visitors other than the super close relatives and friends. this is to avoid infection and give time for the newborn and mother to settle in.
so no random person will be babysitting because both mother and child are at home. even if there was an emergency or some need to step out, why would you call inexperienced person to babysit? what about your relative such as mom or mom-in-law or aunt or cosister or anyone else helping out? even if that option is not available for you because you live far away or estranged from your family, you can always hire a nanny or ayah. you are not going to call random friends who may not even know how to hold a baby.
ofcourse when you are abroad or living far from home, you may not have much help. but then most travel home for the delivery and stay couple of months. why is amrita not at her mom's house?
also, the way these guys freaking out makes me eye roll. 🙄
I was babysitting my mom's friend baby when I was 11/12 so she can step out for a few hours to do groceries or whatever. when I told my mom that I am too young, she eye rolled and told me that she was taking care of her baby sis when she was 8/9 and I am old by comparison. 🤣🤣🤣
so what instructions did I get from my mom?
-- just sit there with a book.
-- if baby wakes, engage/play. no need to pick up baby necessarily but can just play in bed itself.
-- if baby cries, give bottle. still crying, pick up baby and walk for a bit till baby settles and put back on bed.
-- if really needed, change diaper/nappy.
happy to say I never called my mom in panic. 😂 for the most part, it wasn't bad even if baby cried. eventually they settled in and liked me and just gave me a toothless grin.
and my mom is such a good friend that she happily volunteered me to her friends even though I kept saying 'no' -- my mom was like "you are just reading a book. you can read there also" 😂😂 but I was a great babysitter. sometimes, in addition to baby, there was another toddler or two.
so: babysitting is not rocket science that you need to call lecturer madam FL for guidance. all babies do is eat, sleep and poop. even a young teenager can do it! 


Edited by mango.falooda - 2 years ago