Originally posted by: aye-masakalii
I said the other day, that why does Jaya have to displace Sharda as 'mom' for her and Pallavi's bond to be extremely warm, supportive, and beautiful? In fact, it shows that MIL/DIL relationships can indeed be extremely wonderful- I'm sure we've all witnessed those in real life. Similarly, Raghav doesn't have to fill Mandaar's void for Sharda. That is a space in her heart that's uniquely his, but Raghav and Sharda can still have a wonderful bond. Just because the relationship is one of saas/damaad, and not labelled as maa/beta, doesn't have to make it any less valuable or special.
Jaya has a daughter, Pallavi has a mom- so the Jaya/Pallavi dynamic doesn't have to compete with Jaya/Kirti or with Pallavi/Sharda. It's uniquely theirs, and it's wonderful the way it is. Same applies to Raghav/Sharda. They have a lot of potential, which would be interesting to explore.
Exactly Ashi, this is what I also was thinking. When I said to fill up that vacant space, I didn’t mean for her to forget Mandar. No mother can do that but she can always a special bond with Raghav where she can still fulfill her small desires and share happiness with him. I know someone personally who went through this scenario and seeing Aayi always reminds me of her. I feel happy seeing her now enjoying the life sharing the small talks with her SIL which she maybe have done with her son. The fact is Raghav isn’t replacing Mandar in her life but being that person around who she can still share her thoughts and happiness with. Vaishali, I agree Pallavi is there but remember the clock scene. I felt Aayi was glad that Raghav was there to fix the batttery for her. That doesn’t mean Pallavi is there for her but for me it’s added happiness that Raghav is also there now.