I keep hearing that she is a horrible mother to choti Anu, and that she prioritizes her three grown children over the young child. I disagree with that. How long has it been since she last visited Toshu? She does not even seem to remember his bad state, kam se kam she could have phoned the Shah family to ask about his welfare. As for Samar, she never encouraged him to be mentally independent of her and instead relied on him as an emotional crutch. For example, when he had an overseas job offer, she did not even encourage him to go even though he was hesitant about going because of family issues she is partially a part of. Now that she has Anuj, she does not give him as much importance and treats him like an after-thought (I am a grown adult and if I visit my mother to celebrate her birthday with her I will honestly be disappointed if she asked me to come on another day because she wants to spend time with "her" family. It is not their anniversary or Valentine's Day that she needs time alone with Anuj. You can spend your birthday with all the important people in your life on your birthday. I even bring together separate friend groups and they get along and mix with one another for my happiness.)
NGL I don't know what to say about Pakhi. I mean she and the Shah family raised her to be an ungrateful brat but that is a collective problem.
She keeps saying she loves Anuj more than anyone else in the world. Which mother keeps saying that and what is the reason for it? You love your partner and your children differently and it does not make sense to compare two different kinds of love. Whom does Anupama love? She loves herself and herself only. She keeps running to the Shahs because of the importance she feels there; they have made her think that they cannot survive without her (more like they choose not to).
Honestly, I just read the summaries and skip the episodes now, because I cannot tolerate Anupama's sharmana and Anuj's roadside Romeo wala romance.
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