Originally posted by: guddi01
No She does not have to forgive Mita.
But why the holy attitude, she never made any effort to make her Marriage work. But instead gave 100% to being the ideal daughter in law, washing and cooking looking after them. Listening to taunts from neighbours about her absent husband and even Mini pinning for her Father and requesting to go to London.
She did not even give 50% to make her Marriage her work. So why the attitude towards Mita.
I don't think CVs on ITV have the guts to show a FL who is flawed and is willing to acknowledge/accept it. She will always be whitewashed and while she can be told off by HS for the mistakes she makes in parenting or taking other decisions, I doubt they will go so far as to explore her side of the coin as you mention. Fine, she was really young when she got married but what happened as both Minnie and she got older? 17 years is half her life and that seems to have been worth what?
Look at Kammo! She might be less cultured and on-your-face but even she knows how to deal with someone like Khatri. She also knows how to stand up for herself even though she's has always been tied to the traditional mentality of being a typical housewife. Once she tasted financial freedom she learned from it and found a way to make things better for herself, all the while keeping Khatri in check. It was a great contrast we saw the other day when Kammo said she'd leave along with the shop, whereas Babita didn't fight or even ask for her rights when she was married to Ashok and even afterwards during the divorce proceeding. Had it not been for HS and Lala she would not have asked for alimony. No wonder Minnie is like this, trying to be her mother. As she rightfully says everyone's happiness is in their own hands.
I don't have an issue if she never falls for or marries HS. That's her prerogative, but I hope she learns from her mistakes one day. I agree with your post. Frankly, her holier-than-thou attitude got on my nerves in her attitude towards Meeta even after bringing her to HS' house. I don't expect her to like or befriend Meeta, but the way she still behaved bothered me too. Even Meeta's parting scene... I don't know how to explain it but I lost my sympathy for Babita.