Love of a Mother-in-law.. - Page 2

A touching post Kukuraja. Blessed are those souls who have the good fortune to have mothers or mother in laws like Kaushalya.

There is a Jewish saying that 'God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers'. Mothers are Gods blessing in human form. They are probably God's greatest boon in our lives. Today Vaishali made a mockery of these truths.

As a mother in law Vaishali had the greatest opportunity to mend a broken soul- that of Radhika's by giving that soul respect and unconditional love. Vaishali snuffed that God given opportunity by asking Radhika to break this marriage.

As a mother she had the greatest gift a mother could hope for - her son Dev. Today she crushed that gift like one would crush rose petals.

Vaishali asked Radhika to give her back Dev. What she is yet to realize is that today her actions symbolically strangled the very thing she was asking Radhika for- her son and his happiness.

Originally posted by: deefan

your post bought tears to my eyes...why oh why are the creatives so cruel...and that too for such a special day..<br><br>personally, today is very emotional is that i will never experience the love that a mother in law has, since my love lost his mother when he was young, I only hope that I could one day give the same kind of love that MILs give their daughter in laws..<br><br>i know sbs has shows some scenes on radhika and dev's karva chauth, i am therefore hoping that this turns positive...little does vaishali realize that radhika needs her so much...<br>

Deefan - I am sorry that you will not have a MIL... However we must be grateful for what we have and learn to accept what we dont. I pray you get to experience being a MIL and are a very liberal one !!

This sometimes maligned relationship can be truly beautiful if you let go of your ego and learn the love the other person accepting their beliefs and respecting their desires - works both ways !

As someone who has been showered with love respect and affection from my MIL I can only say my MIL is the best !

And it doesnt hurt that she sends me very nice gifts either 😆 😆

Originally posted by: dg86

Thanks Kuku for a beautiful post as always. Having experienced both ends of the spectrum, I have a lot to say about MIL - DIL relationship.......but some other time.<br>

Would be interested in your thoughts ... especially as this story is taking a very particular turn.

When you feel like sharing !

This made me cry today. You have expressed so beautifully how we can love children/people who are not our blood. Both Vaishali and Devki should love Radhika as their own

I thought of this quote today as I read your piece. It is on the bedroom wall of my two sons, both adopted from India.

"I shall be called by a new name, embraced by a fresh pair of arms,

but I shall come and go, the eternal me"

(attributed to)
Rabindranath Tagore

I have this quote there because it reminds me that relationships are what we make in this world and what our heart honors. We have eventually no claim on each other except through the heart and memory as the body decays. Radhika, Shastriji and Dev know this on CB.

Kuku thank you, I had no idea of this relationship between Sita and her m-in-law

This is so beautiful. My MIL and I've had our ups and downs in our relationship but overall there's always respect and love. Of course, at times we get in each other's nerves but that happens even with my own mom..so doesn't mean I disregard her feelings. I still remember the next day our my marriage, when my MIL told my husband that now on she's your 1st priority and responsbility. She said that with a lot of pride and love...no feeling of jelousy or i'm loosing my son to another woman. It was very nice of her and I still remember that moment so vividly.

What lovely posts guys... though we do not celebrate KC, I wish everyone who do my best wishes...

Kuku that was beautiful... Loved the bhojpuri song.. brought tears in my eyes..

Very well written.👏 It is so true, especially in our Indian families, MIL can make or break one's connection to the family.

In my own life, my experience has been that love marriage does not always lead to complete acceptance by in-laws. I won't elaborate, tedious tale that it always is, but it takes a very generous woman to accept a daughter-in-law she would not have originally chosen for her son.

Mahika.

i think that in spite of all that vaishali has done, rads will be one of the few people who will forgive and embrace her MIL later on ... if vaishali would let her

JP: Thanks adding that beautiful quote from Tagore.

BaniBond, Mahika and Aviation - Thanks for sharing your personal stories with us. My own journey with my MIL started off on shaky ground because I was not her choice ( on that point well said Mahika). I was not a Punjabi or particularly beautiful (my husband is quite hot !) .. but I realized that if I didn't hold that against her I could win her over with my affection and I did :-). Aviation your story is particularly appealing to me because I feel that once you have experienced the bitterness in a relationship and yet you could find it in your heart and soul to forgive and keep the peace - then you have truly conquered your own ego !

Eva : Thanks for your kind words... Your appreciation means a lot to me. ! Let me take this chance to thank you for writing those daily reviews which allthough I dont comment on I never forget to read.

Rajsri - I agree Radhika will forgive Vaishali. Because Radhika has a pure heart and she will know that Vaishaili is doing this because she believes that some harm will befall Dev if he marries again. I feel that the baffled and perplexed expression on Radhika was priceless - she was clearly thinking in her head ' But I am married to him !'