NAPPY CHANGING TIMES

Phone rings brrrrr .. it is M telling H has gotten engaged.. hmmm that's hardly a news though since he was seeing someone for almost 3 years.. is that a news i say.. arree!! he is getting married to someone else. someone his mother chose.. Now that is a news .. i had all my eyes and ears ( just to rhyme). apparently the the one he was seeing belonged to a different caste and community and H's mother asked him to choose between them and her.. Interesting!! huh
two days down that i meet H's mother and she justifies" see what children make us do and give us after all the nights we woke up for them changing and washing nappies" hmmm even more interesting..
inference from the two conversations..don't think that nappy changing service comes cheap.. you may have to abandon the one you chose to pay the bill...
whoever's thinking i am joking needs to be reminded of the harsh reality of the time.
While being a mother to a toddler myself i sometimes ask this question if i can ever claim over his life and decisions just because i have to wake up nights to change nappies or warm milk bottles. can i??? do i have the right to make him like what i like, wear what i like , study what i like just because biologically he was made from my body cell( egg to be precise)...
And then i meet R from the second floor and i inquire about her job in the times of recession. To my surprise i am informed that she has left that job since her mother feels that she needs to spend some quality time at home learning cooking while they look for a suitable groom for her.. hmmm quite interesting.. i probe further asking if she is happy to do that.. " didn't have a choice didi, you have to listen to your parents . afterall they have given you birth" that might have qualified for an oscar speech in case they incluede a category for best child.. or may be for an audition of a K serial..
at least i have something to look forward to once i finish the nappy chores.. i can think of ways to get my dues for the job :)