complexities of being married with children

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Posted: 13 years ago
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I have started this topic as I want to express my thoughts on this EK story which I just started following a few weeks back. It relates to our modern era of complex relationships and independent womanhood. In contrast to previous generation where most of the women spent their lifetime dealing with saas bahu saga's and serving their working husbands', today's woman is more expressive about her needs and wishes and also while following cultural traditions raises a voice against inequality in/outside of relationship. One such woman is Mona who took a stand when her husband left her for another woman. She also had a choice but she was the committed one and so far as I know the story she has not gone astray from her character and committments towards her children and extended family. Most of the family respects her for being who she is. However, she is at the roads where she has to start a relationship with someone for whom she has not yet felt romantic interest and also has not yet overcome completely the setback of the broken relationship. And that is because of the three children from her first marriage. For any woman like Mona in the world, the fisrtmost is her children and the maternal instincts and love for her children is so much that at this time in her life, when she feels financially independent and stable, she is unable to love anybody else or is ready to go back to her previous relationship who has started to show signs of remorse.
For those who say ooh aah for Vineet as he has been shown the perfect bachelor fallen in love with Mona, you have to realise that marriage is an intimate relationship, Mona has three children with Pradeep and even though Pradeep is a jerk, Mona is a normal and balanced human being. At this time point her children are her priority and again, no woman like Mona inthe world would keep her family's or her happiness before her kids' happiness. I feel it is perfectly okay for her to rejoin with Pradeep in a relationship if that makes her children happy. Remember she is not the one who is in love with Pradeep, she is till trying to know where she stands and how to move forward alone. Psychologically if there are minor children in the middle of a broken relationship, they get the priority above any other emotion because as a parent, their future and emotional well being is your responsibilty. This applies to both the parents, and that means to Pradeep too. For this Anushka doesn't have to be shown as negative, she doesn't want to deal with pradeep Mona kids is good enough reason for Pradeep to quit that relation for his kids' sake.
Rahiman dhaga pyar ka mat toro chatkaye, toote se phir mile nahi, mile ghandh par jaye- it might take years of counselling for Mona and Pradeep to get over this phase of life, but I root for their union for the childrens sake (and also because Mona is not ready to get in to a new relationship while not being over from teh pain of the previous one). This will be her setback no matter under which complusions she takes this step of second arranged marriage.
Looking forward to the forum's comments -

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Posted: 13 years ago
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I agree and disagree.
I agree because everything you've said about a women in today's world & the complex relationships is absolutely true.
But I disagree because I don't think Pradeep has remorse. He simply wants both worlds. He cannot "live happily" with Mona but it is his Zidd to not let Mona move on. He viewed Mona as a "poor, boring and housewife material". Until she proved herself capable of far more.
To unite for the children MIGHT be the right thing to do for the children today - but it is not the right thing to do in the long term.
Honeslty - i don't think the "children" are the problem. I think Bulbul is the problem. For a girl who is mature and sensible enough to be a responsible sibling, she seems to have forgotten how much pain he rmother has gone though. Right now Mona needs her support - not her anguish.
With regards to Vineet - he is the symbol of light in a women's broken life. Don't get me wrong - I am not gaga over him :) But showing a smart and sensible, good looking guy fallen for a woman like Mona lets the viewers feel that there is hope in a woman's life even after something this painful. Pradeep made Mona feel useless - Vineet brought into her the confidence that she needed to stand up on her own feet. Pradeep didn't leave a single opportunity to embaress her - Vineet reminded her that her strengths were her greatest asset and her pride.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Originally posted by: sdhk

I agree and disagree.

I agree because everything you've said about a women in today's world & the complex relationships is absolutely true.
But I disagree because I don't think Pradeep has remorse. He simply wants both worlds. He cannot "live happily" with Mona but it is his Zidd to not let Mona move on. He viewed Mona as a "poor, boring and housewife material". Until she proved herself capable of far more.
To unite for the children MIGHT be the right thing to do for the children today - but it is not the right thing to do in the long term.
Honeslty - i don't think the "children" are the problem. I think Bulbul is the problem. For a girl who is mature and sensible enough to be a responsible sibling, she seems to have forgotten how much pain he rmother has gone though. Right now Mona needs her support - not her anguish.
With regards to Vineet - he is the symbol of light in a women's broken life. Don't get me wrong - I am not gaga over him :) But showing a smart and sensible, good looking guy fallen for a woman like Mona lets the viewers feel that there is hope in a woman's life even after something this painful. Pradeep made Mona feel useless - Vineet brought into her the confidence that she needed to stand up on her own feet. Pradeep didn't leave a single opportunity to embaress her - Vineet reminded her that her strengths were her greatest asset and her pride.

Totally agree with u here.
I dont think Mona should get back together with Pradeep onoly for kids. I know kids r important and do influence our lot of decisions but as a parent our responsibility is to sit down with them and make them understand rather that give in to their unreasonable demands. Many parents dont live together but still are able to raise exceptionally well rounded kids. I have seen lot of examples.
On the other hand Vineet has given her confidence to deal with life and the circumstances.
In all Mona's arguments with pradeep, Pradeep kept on saying that she is worth nothing, she does not have qualification, she does not deserve the job or does not deserve to be where she is but Vineet is the one who gave her the job not because of the sympathy coz he thought she deserves it and just kept on encouriging her to atleast to try. And who says the step father cannot be a good father. Vineet might be able to prove a better father than Pradeep. I know people will say that no matter what Pradeep is teh father but after the seperation Pradeep realised the importance of his kids whereas he never had the time for them when he was secretly having affair with Anushka.
Edited by zarmeeno - 13 years ago
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Would you rather give your kids a happy mother or a trapped mother?
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Posted: 13 years ago
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today's kids are more than sensible, they would rather b happy if parents are separate than being in a house where their mother is constantly being degraded by their father...😭😭😭😭😭
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Thanks for all your comments. My point is not that Mona stays in an abusive relationship as it would have a negative effect on kids especially on Bulbul as she is more aware of the situation. My thoughts are based on the fact that here both Mona and Pradeep genuinely feel for kids on today's date ( Pradeep has ignored the family before). Pradeep, not that I condone what damage he has done to Mona, does feel for his kids. I am sometimes surprised at how some of us point fingers at Bulbul. Again, very rarely are there humans who are black and white. Most of us are the grey shades and in that context we can not expect from Bulbul to understand what Mona went through personally,the pain she endured and teh decisions she made. Bulbul see her parents in one light only and tha tis they should stay together no matter what, also she is being misled by the cunning ones in teh family. Its not easy for her to see her mother get married to another man for whom she has not yet started to have any fatherly feelings. I live in US but grew up in India and I understand some of the comments onthe forum about Mona to just get in a relationship with Vineet and be happily ever after. I also listen to Dr Laura Schlesinger on sirius radio, who is totally against being in a second relationship too early and especially when you have minor kids. I do not agree with her on all she says but she does talk wisdom when it is about the complex feelings of love, intimacy, broken hearts and kids. I do , however, agree that Mona and Pradeep can live separately and take care of kids, but I strongly feel that at this time when their kids are minor, their welfare and happiness should be the priority for all the adults inthe family. Love happens and will happen for Mona one day, when she will feel space in her heart, right now, I strongly disagree that she should go with Vineet no matter how much supportive he has been for her.
But thanks once again for pouring in your thoughts -
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Posted: 13 years ago
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I applaud you on your well thought-out analysis, but would still disagree. I have seen families where the couple stayed together only because of the children, only to have the children grow up resenting one/both of the parents, and having psychological issues. Besides, seeing their parents in a loveless marriage can make kids think that is the norm--that it's okay to stay married to someone for reasons other than love.

If the children were being sent away to boarding-school it would have definitely made them feel alienated, but here both the parents have pledged to stay close to their children and be there for them. Moreover, they are surrounded by loving grandparents and friendly neighbours in a familiar setting. Despite this, if Bulbul still wants her parents to reunite, I can understand but not justify her anguish. It would be emotional blackmail on her part to force Mona to go back to Pradeep.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Mona should stay single she still loves Pradeep and can't love anyone else because she's just that kind of a woman who once gives her heart to someone can't ever give it to anyone else

She shouldn't go back to Pradeep because she won't ever be able to forgive him and trust him and too much has happened

She shouldn't marry Vineet because it's against her wishes and won't make her happy, for too long she has compromised her happiness, so she should do what she wants, not what anyone else thinks is best for her

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Posted: 13 years ago
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I can understand mona because i know her feeling as i been through all this but i didnot remarry because i feel getting remarry is again going through all this
i am raising my 2 children by my own.
he decives me thats why i am sacred of remarrying too.
i am raising my kids alone without his money. i have seen here so many story some kids dislike their father as he did wrong to their mother
i have seen one story father mother get separted and father get married and first kids ike him
then as they grown up they understand what is going up. then they start dislikig their father.
their father doesnot have children so he starts loving them. but now girls getting marreid she didnot even invited her father on her marrige. she starts hating him as she came to know all truth
another story is one women givien birth to girl child and her husband was abusive
so she took divorce and starts living her life untill she found a nice man now she is remarried and happily living her life .
her new husabnd loves her and her daughter and they are enjoying their own life
once you divorce it is really difficult to go back as for me i am divorced and 2 kids really difficult to go back to him thinking that he can again decive me further your believe is gone
married life is totally on viswas or trust but if viswas or trust is gone no reltionship left
Edited by amarjeet73 - 13 years ago
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Originally posted by: amarjeet73

I can understand mona because i know her feeling as i been through all this but i didnot remarry because i feel getting remarry is again going through all this

i am raising my 2 children by my own.
he decives me thats why i am sacred of remarrying too.
i am raising my kids alone without his money. i have seen here so many story some kids dislike their father as he did wrong to their mother
i have seen one story father mother get separted and father get married and first kids ike him
then as they grown up they understand what is going up. then they start dislikig their father.
their father doesnot have children so he starts loving them. but now girls getting marreid she didnot even invited her father on her marrige. she starts hating him as she came to know all truth
another story is one women givien birth to girl child and her husband was abusive
so she took divorce and starts living her life untill she found a nice man now she is remarried and happily living her life .
her new husabnd loves her and her daughter and they are enjoying their own life
once you divorce it is really difficult to go back as for me i am divorced and 2 kids really difficult to go back to him thinking that he can again decive me further your believe is gone
married life is totally on viswas or trust but if viswas or trust is gone no reltionship left

utmost respect to you

i can understand by imagining but only those like you who have been through it can truly understand, to the rest of us it looks simple and easy but it's not like that as you have stated

hence I don't think Mona should remarry when she herself is still grieving

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