at Tejy and abc113: You are right. This way she has one more person to bully if Nitika is also home. I know she is not a negative character but she she is not positive either. its her daughters sons and bahus. she should be very affectionate towards them and try to teach them everything by love. she is lucky to have bahus who are very loving abd caring and more importantly they understand each other very well. we have old grandparents too who are old school but not like this.
Honestly, i didnt like it from the first interaction when she said to toasty, 'your parents havent taught you anything'. that was not required. personally i dont mind elders or anyone correcting my mistake, but if someone talks to me like that thats a biggest turnoff.. she keeps putting nitika down all the time. even the puja time, i felt that was ok since she was mad and expressed her feelings but she didnt bring any insulting comments to her parents. i really dont like that kind of comments and it pisses me off.I mean this is the reason why malti didnt want her mom right??
I like the way you have worded things...especially "she is lucky to have bahus who are very loving and caring..." and agree so much with second paragraph too...nani ma need not always be bitter and insulting when she is unhappy with someone or something. Just because she is older doesn't automatically makes her wiser too.
Thanks!