*Long post ahead, sit back and read with a cup of coffee or chai
I’m blessed to have Z as my daughter, and frankly I always
saw myself as a mom of a daughter from the time I got pregnant. I have been
brought up in a household with 3 daughters and we were never made to feel any
different. Our mom and dad never ever made us feel that we were any less. We
were pampered, at the same time, we were allowed to rough it out, take our own
decisions, make our mistakes and learn from them. Growing up we saw our parents
as partners. We were brought up as
confident ‘individuals’ and we were told we can do anything if we believe in
ourselves.
Though, in India, this was pretty unusual back then. I did
have people in the extended family who kept boys on a pedestal. Then there were
friends who were supposed to behave in a particular manner, just because of
their gender. I didn't quite understand
the hype about gender till I became a mom.
