Shashank backward thinking mother!

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Posted: 11 years ago
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God, I just hate this lady. I find Shashank mother to be so disrespectful and "unsanskari". The fact that she wants her daughter in law to be nothing more than a house slave for Shashank and her husband is such backwards thinking. If a woman "chooses" to be a housewife, then there is nothing wrong with that. But for her to say that she wants only a daugher in law that will just take care of the household denies a woman the same oppurtunity as a man. There is nothing wrong with a woman working outside of the home. It is just as "sanskari" as a person working in the home. Does this woman not realize that if it wasn't for Ankita working these long hours, it would be Mansi who would be the "unsanskari" daughter. The one who gets home late. The one who has a career.Her definition of sanskari is a traditional housewife which is what Mansi wishes to be. The whole entire time, it was all about what she wanted, never what Shashank wanted. She had wishes for Shashank wedding, she had wishes about the type of bride Shashank wanted. But guess what lady? At the end, it is Shashank who has to get to married to her and spend the rest of his life with her. NOT YOU! So, ultimately it should be his choice.He loves ankita, not mansi and therefore he should only marry ankita. And the fact that she expects a girl's to forget about her mayaaka, the second she gets married. When a person gets married, they promise the 7 pheras, the vows, nikah to each other, not to the whole extended family. They priororitize their own family, which means eachother and their children. This prioritization does not extend to the in laws from EITHER side. And when in-laws are included, they must be treated equally whether it comes from the wife and the husband family. This may not be the way it works in the real world, but just bc it doesnt, does not make it corect. The current system of order derives from a sexist tradition that treats women as second class citizens and denies them autonomy of a full human being. When people get married, does anybody ever as the groom to forget his "mayaaka" or his mother and father. So then why is it that we not only ask women to leave the only home they have ever known, but also forget the only family they have ever known? Indian (includes, pakistand bangladeh, etc) tradition states that the parental relationship we have is one of the most sacred relationships. How important can it be if we are asked to cut that relationship out simply bc we are a girl? Is a man not bound to care for his inlaws just as women is for her inlaws?
I can agree with her concern that Ankita is just not ready to commit to any relationship right now. It is true that she had 4 other siblings to take care of, a job, and there is no way she can be in a relationship now. That is a legitimate concern. But to ask for Ankita sister in exchange and make Mansi out to be sanskari and Ankita the bad sister simply bc she was put in a position beyond her control just reeks of judgemental and bakcward thinking society that we should be moving away from.
Edited by nikki1591 - 11 years ago

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Posted: 11 years ago
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Do u mean Shashank instead of sushant?
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Do u live in this world or did u get confused with reel and real
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Posted: 11 years ago
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I think the tm meant Shashank and not Sushant
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Hi nikki, please change ur topic name to Shashank from Sushant.
But yes, I completely agree with what u wanted to say!

Shashank's mother is very backward in her attitudes and POV!
Shes the typical Indian saas! Wants a slave instead of a daughter-in-law!

The son has to look after his parents all his life but the girl, once she gets married has to forget that her maayka exists, forget that her parents and siblings exist... and devote herself to serving her sasural only!

This is the disgusting mentality that rules the male dominated society and that causes such crimes as female foeticide, dowry deaths, bride burning!
This mentality causes cases of domestic abuse of bahus and neglect of aged parents who have only daughters!
Daughters have no value in society as they will get married and leave the family and not look back to help them in any way. Sons are valued and wanted desperately as budhapey ka sahara! Thats why people kill female foetus and desperately wish for a son! 🤢

I have noticed that in the ads here in the US as well! Whenever they show ads abt money sending agencies they always show the son sending money to his parents in India, never daughters!.
Do they mean to say that earning daughters in the US dont send money to her parents?
Do only parents of boys have the right to their son's earnings?

This kind of unjust and lopsided views has diminished the position of women in society!

Ankita cannot look after her helpless brothers and sisters after marriage because that selfish woman wants her bahu to only look after her and her son! She doesnt look like she needs any looking after..😆 Definitely she doesnt look as helpless or innocent as Sonu and Pranav!

Shashank is not ready to listen to his mother's bakwaas as he really wants to marry Ankita, so his cunning mother has approached Ankita and is emotionally blackmailing her to refuse Shanky when he proposes to her again.




Edited by pallavi25 - 11 years ago
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Posted: 11 years ago
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I agree with your post but not every mother thinks the same. It is quite alright to be selfish when you have a choice.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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YEAH SORRY GUYS MEANT SHASHANK NOT SUSHANT. GOT THE NAMES CONFUSED😆
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Posted: 11 years ago
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When I was born my dad wanted a baby girl, the woman at the registry office asked him why he was so excited to register a 'baby girl' when all the Indian parents she had seen come through those doors were desperate for sons and this was in the late 80's!

I hate shashanks mothers character, but you know what this is just another twist on the classic ekta story: 'ditch the sibling and marry another'

So now what happens is shashank will marry the girl who he wanted as a sister in law, even going as far as wanting her to call him 'jeeju' and the girl that he loves and waited for two years will now become his sister in law and might even call him brother in law!

Ekta has no respect for love. I mean two years waiting for someone is serious stuff and then marrying the sister? Disgusting!
Edited by ambolove - 11 years ago
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Posted: 11 years ago
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True said..his mother is having very low mentality..but m happy that she reveals her selfish expectations in front of ankita so now ankita got fair chance to choose her priority...otherwise it will create more mess after marriage becoz we have already seen dat shadi k baad love nd trust pichli khidki se udd jata hai sometimes for parents or due to parents or due to sili misunderstandings.. Bdw ankita,should inform shashank abt his mothers selfish expections but should not marry to shashank if she is clear with her priorities than..
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Posted: 11 years ago
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She never said that she had problems with working bahu she said she had problems with the bahu who carries burden of her maayka.

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