I see Ishwari as making the right effort while Sona is making no effort at all. Ishwari did promise Sona that Soha will still have the same place as before and she did exactly that. She didn’t vacate Soha from her room, but added Ayush there as being equal to Soha. She tried to use Soha’s thing’s for Ayush as her way of saying they are equal and have the same place.she even prepared dum aloo which is Soha’s favorite.
Ishwari is trying to compensate for what Sona is not doing. Sona is the one who went to Ayush’s house, not Ishwari. Sona did both hug him nor even touched him while there. Dev shouldn’t have had to tell Sona to sit in the back, that should have come from Sona herself. Same with the vase. Sona did not go to Ayush and that was the reason why Ishwari had to go and comfort him.
This is all on Sona and is nothing to do with Ishwari. She was so quick to get Soha to their room and give her that sense of safety which she is not making an effort to give to Ayush who really needs it at this time. Sona is the adult here.
If you say Sona needs time to accept this new reality because of who Soha meant for her, then that was the same thing with Ishwari. She needed time too to accept Sona as Dev’s reality. But was criticized in every possible way for her reluctance. Sona cannot be right for the same thing where Ishwari is considered wrong. Sona should be held to the same standards as Ishwari.
Ishwari is trying to be what Sona should be. And she is doing that only because of Sona’s attitude. It is a spiral. One’s behavior feeding the other. Neither Ishwari nor Sona are doing right. Blaming only Ishwari is unfair.
As far as my understanding goes,
1. Ishwari is not making the "right" efforts. She is over enthusiastic in her pampering & that is making Ayush feel suffocated. Ayush was not eager to come, he was brought here against his wish. Because Ishwari wanted her apna khoon delivered at her doorstep, right away. Yes, Sonakshi had gone with Dev to see Ayush & after hearing about his bond with Rohit, she asked to give Ayush some time. Because she was worried Ayush was not ready for such a life altering situation right after losing his father. She was worried Ayush wouldn't be able to handle it. Ishwari is turning her worries into reality. That poor boy is among a new bunch of people whom he never met before & he isn't even being given the time to adjust. Ishwari's constant hovering & over pampering is suffocating him. He is already scared of her. Sonakshi is hesitating because she's not sure how to approach him. She wanted to hug him today, but instead hugged that soft toy because she was not sure whether it was a good idea. She didn't pressure Ayush to call him Maa because she didn't want to be demanding of him. She wants to give him a chance to adjust to things at his own pace. Also, Soha needs to be taken care of because she needs to be prepared for the prospect of having Ayush as her brother. The way Ishwari is going about it, it wouldn't create any bond between them. It will create bitterness. Imagine you being the centre of attention till today but suddenly a stranger comes & you are told to share your stuffs with him. Would you like it? Suhana would grow animosity towards Ayush that way, just like Neha did for Dev. Sonakshi is trying to prevent history from repeating itself.
2. How are Sonakshi's situation & Ishwari's situation even comparable? 😳
In Ishwari's case Dev was getting married, not stop being her son. Every mother out there knows that one day her son/daughter would grow up & get married. Call it societal norm or whatever....but it is the obvious future. And most of the mothers don't go berserk over it. They prepare themselves for it & accept it gracefully. It's a regular occurrence that every mother has to go through some day or other. Nothing new or unjust.
On the other hand Sonakshi is being told the child whom she knew to be her daughter for past 10 years is not her child. This another child is! This is so different. It is not something that could be predicted & certainly not something that any mother can prepare herself for. This unfortunate thing happens in rarest of the rare cases. This is not a norm, not something every mother has to go through. Only few unfortunate woman faces this situation & it is hard for them.
You are equating two completely different situations which are not even comparable.
Try telling Ishwari that Dev is not her son at all. Rather some random girl is her daughter & then imagine how loving caring Ishwari would be to that girl. That would be a comparable situation.