Originally posted by: elle45
You never did stray from the topic, and you're more than welcome to vent here 😊 Thanks😃
Pratigya has kind of been enabling Samar to accept Meneka hasn't she? She does ask him to eat with her sometimes, but I agree that it is not enough. Also, they do show that Pratigya wants Samar to be close to his real mother and she is making some effort by taking Samar to meet her every now and then. However, somehow somewhere, it feels like she is not doing enough.
@bold - I disagree. P doesn't look too happy about Menaka taking over. She is not seen appeasing Samar either - she's not actively or properly forming a bridge between them. She just stand there with a sad face not saying anything which could give Samar the impression that she doesn't agree with the change too but can't do anything - thus not helping making the transition easier/better.
I'm sorry but those 'meeting' are a joke in my opinion. She just go see Kesar once in a blue moon telling samar that she's his real mother but that's all!!! We never see her talking about Kesar, make an effort to really include Kesar (emotionally as it is not possible to do so physically) in the child's life. She plain happy tending to him as his real even calling herself as so!!!
I think P has gotten too attached to Samar to accept that he will leave her one day. She knew that she had to hand over the responsibilities one day, whether to Kesar or Meneka... but I think that over the past 4-5 years, she has naturally gotten so attached to Samar that it is not at all easy for her. She made Samar completely her own son, whether consciously or sub-consciously... and having him call her Maa is one of the things which shows that. If not chachi, she could have been Choti Maa as well, which would still be a good name for her. That is why when she claims that she has no problem with giving up Samar, her lips say one thing, but her actions are very different. I guess this all must be very natural for any woman to face, and really, I like that she has some character flaws. Just now, the CVs should show this as a flaw in her character, and not that she is perfect.
Having him call her maa shows that from the beginning P has been referring herself as so otherwise it would have been something like Pratigya maa, choti maa or chachi. Big mistake by the CVs. I can understand her attachment to the child but like you said she's portrayed as being perfectly right in claiming him to herself while it's not...
Even I agree that there should have been a scene with P attempting to get some treatment for Kesar. P is known for not giving up, and I don't understand why she has given up on Kesar's treatment now?
I understand about how Samar is too attached to Pratigya... again, she's his mother figure, and kids always stick to their mothers at this age. And he does seem to have a good relationship with most family members, but again, I do not understand why Amma plays no role in the caretaking of her grandson. I've usually seen that in such joint families, everyone shares the responsibilities, and kids are equally happy to be with any family member at anytime. That's not really the case with Samar, no? Most of the time we see him not partake in anything if P doesn't agree or isn't around!