I am going to write a shorter take today because I am a little confused about the episode and what it was supposed to achieve. I feel like it is very much "to be continued" and until we see what happens as a result of this interaction with Yash tomorrow, I feel like it is really difficult to comment conclusively on what we saw. Nevertheless here are a few stray thoughts about the episode:
Aarti was a little better on the parenting front today but what I really liked about the episode was that the focus shifted from Aarti's perspective to Ansh's and today we could really see his side of the story and all the turmoil and hurt involved in it. Yes, he is not acting any differently but seeing things through his eyes really helps to justify his behaviour as well as vindicate Aarti to some extent (though far from totally...she is still a dangerously indulgent parent).
It was so refreshing to see Ansh being managed today by someone capable, ie Pankaj. But Ansh has his limits too, poor thing. It tickles me to think how similarly Ansh and Yash are behaving. Both of them are being made to adjust to changes that are not properly justified to them. Yash had to give up his side of the bed, his bathroom time and find his room in a mess (when it was made even clearer that he is OCD about things with the kheer not touching the plate) and he is reacting with anger. Similarly, Ansh was rudely woken up in the morning (and kids can get cranky if their sleep is interrupted), alienated by Payal and Palak, saw his mother shouted at by Gayatri, has been trying desperately to follow instructions, but seems to be doing something unintentionally wrong at every turn, to top it off Gaya compares him to PayPal, which is the worst thing you can do to a kid, and getting reprimanded and Yash's firm words were the last straw, with insult added to injury by his usually boisterous mother being utterly silent. That must have been a disappointment for him.
So I get the idea that he is not at all spoiled but that this is exceptional behaviour in the face of new circumstances that have not been properly explained to him. His frustration is understandable and I was so glad to hear so many perspectives on the same issue from those at the dinner table. Have I mentioned that I ADORE Prateek and Paridhi individually as well as together because I do! Both of their separate reactions to things that happened to Aarti and Ansh today were sort of the saving graces of those scenes.
Now to the Aarti-Ansh scene. This really confused me so I am not going to write much about it but just discuss it as it comes up in the thread. I can sort of understand what Aarti was trying to do. It must have really shaken Ansh up to see his fiesty mom go so quiet and refuse to defend him. She was trying to set at least that right by the whole display so that at least one part of his little world and the most important part at this stage, righted itself. This is also why she shouted at Yash despite all the awkwardness of the situation. But I don't know if she knew she was doing this...😕
A big part of me thinks that she is a natural nurturer, no doubt about that, and so certain things come to her naturally, but she is not aware of what she is doing as a parent sometimes. Her instinct is to make her child comfortable and that is good, but a little more self-consciousness when she is dealing with Ansh is what I feel she needs. Like we discussed yesterday, it is very sweet that she treats him like an equal but that gives him a sense of overwhelming responsibility that he does not need to shoulder as a child, especially such a young one.
What confused me the most was how seriously she took Ansh's threats to leave. She was strong at first, before she said "chocolate cake" and I was happy but then she sort of caved completely. She does know that a four-year-old can't actually leave on his own, right? RIGHT? 😕 But then again I guess the whole deal of "leaving" is a huge sore point with her after Prashant so maybe that accounts for her being so sensitive to Ansh saying the same thing and desperate to make him change his mind. It is not only important that he stays but that he wants to stay.
Ah the ever inscrutable Yash. I have grown very fond of this expression of his, which I call his "digesting expression" because he is just taking in all that he is hearing and processing it. I love the fact that he came to the room though which clearly signals that he wanted amnesty with his little opponent. I hope that we get AarYa's first parenting moment tomorrow where Yash says sorry to Ansh and talks to him about how things are different in this house and how he will help him understand. And then a sorry from Ansh back for wanting to leave and calling his "naye papa" a "bad boy" 😆 And a manly handshake?
I guess this got quite long after all but things got a little clearer as I wrote.
How tense was that AarYa moment when she touched his shoulder after touching his foot with hers? I forgot to breathe for a little while after that.
I loved Yash's expression when Gaya was telling Aarti about the kheer and Yash's OCD. He looked like a teenager whose mom just whipped out his baby album in front of a girl he was trying to impress. I could hear the "MO-OM!" in his head. 🤣
Edited by Samanalyse - 13 years ago