Originally posted by: Catmittens
I do agree that Kokila has largely controlled the decision making process. But it was explained in episodes years ago that it was Hetal and Baa's choice to grant Kokila that right because of her shrewdness. I think this was mentioned again after the first leap when Gopi returned to Modi bhavan with little Vidya... Hetal and Baa reiterated that Kokila had always been the most neutral, i.e. saw good from bad, hence them placing her in the most important position, but they said her decision to marry Ahem to Radha was the first time they had ever disagreed with her views.
I don't agree Kokila is the root cause as most of the turmoils have been through evil people deceiving everyone, not just her. Even Hetal, Baa, Ahem, Gopi etc are guilty of placing trust in bad people. When Madhu returned, Kokila was the only one who cottoned onto her deception - but still the others were blinded by Madhu's sob story and pleaded to let her stay in the house.
Modis didn't get Tolu married in a hurry - remember Tolu and Sona both fell in love with each other and then got married behind the backs of all the family members. So Paridhi was not alone in her stance, but the problem was that by the time she returned home, all the others had grown to accept Tolu's choice. I can understand Paridhi's hurt feelings completely. But her anger was completely misplaced. She should have understood her own stepson's feelings instead of being upset that she didn't get to choose her ideal bahu.
My point was that if it wasn't for the saas-bahu duo, Paridhi would not have the privileged existence that she enjoys. I wonder who's looking after her ill father! 🤔
I agree Sona married Tolu forcefully and nobody accepted her and as soon as she helped gopi she was accepted and none bothered to inform Paradi including Jigar. I know that baa said we let kokila take decisions and it was mainly to maintain peace in the house. Later on it was changed to show that they have given as she was great. Many decisions taken by Kokila are wrong like forcing Ahem to marry Gopi, getting Radha home after her marriage with Umang inspite of her parents being alive and keeping her with them when they threw gopi out, forcing for cVidya marriage with Shravan inspite of gopi and Ahem objections the list can go on.I know many are kokila fans but I somehow don't like her high handedness. My post was not to hurt anyone but trying to understand changes in Paridhi's behaviour