My sister, now married and mother of a 7 month old baby girl, suddenly had the urge to go bowling. She and I were at our parents' home. She bluntly refused the company of my Brother-in-Law, and ordered me to come along. She wanted to bowl, just like old times! It came as a surprise to all of us, as she never leaves her baby behind wherever she goes and she had stopped having fun, two years ago. At the bowling alley she was bubbling with excitement as she lifted a light ball with the brightest color. It had been so long, the poor thing had forgotten how to hold one. Her first shot hardly touched few pins, but she came back grinning. I wanted to let her win, like we do with kids, but thought of giving her a good competition. At the end, I led the score with only a couple of points. I saw the widest smile on her face when she announced she wanted to play another game! I was tired coz I just recovered from viral fever, she was kind enough to let me go. She played the next game alone but was very distracted when she started to think about her baby she left back at home. I called my mom who was baby-sitting and assured my sister the baby is doing fine. After the second game, she called her husband and proudly announced her score. Later we played few games at the video games arcade and she won them. When we returned home, she was rejuvenated. Made me wonder why women forget to have fun when they settle into a family of their own.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Child Woman
My sister, now married and mother of a 7 month old baby girl, suddenly had the urge to go bowling. She and I were at our parents' home. She bluntly refused the company of my Brother-in-Law, and ordered me to come along. She wanted to bowl, just like old times! It came as a surprise to all of us, as she never leaves her baby behind wherever she goes and she had stopped having fun, two years ago. At the bowling alley she was bubbling with excitement as she lifted a light ball with the brightest color. It had been so long, the poor thing had forgotten how to hold one. Her first shot hardly touched few pins, but she came back grinning. I wanted to let her win, like we do with kids, but thought of giving her a good competition. At the end, I led the score with only a couple of points. I saw the widest smile on her face when she announced she wanted to play another game! I was tired coz I just recovered from viral fever, she was kind enough to let me go. She played the next game alone but was very distracted when she started to think about her baby she left back at home. I called my mom who was baby-sitting and assured my sister the baby is doing fine. After the second game, she called her husband and proudly announced her score. Later we played few games at the video games arcade and she won them. When we returned home, she was rejuvenated. Made me wonder why women forget to have fun when they settle into a family of their own.
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I know...its quite sad. But I think the women themselves are to be blamed. They change their priorities after marriage, which they really dont have to. What they should learn is to manage all their prioroties well enough so that they get a bit of everything. After all, marriage isnt the ultimate destination for a woman...I dont understand why its even referred to as settling down.
Yeah! I shouldn't call it "settling down". Its just a beginning of a different chapter. And yes, its really sad, my Mother had great aspirations to do her masters and she gave that up when she got married, even though my Father completely supported her.
Yeah, as pooja said, it is you girls put up the boundary after marriage. We shoudln't forget to have fun, whatever state we are in. We may not have these sort of refreshments regularly. At leaset once in a while, taking a break will be interesting!
hey deepthi,
its been one of those fortnights for me. Too much work and no play. I was getting bored on a sunday and random clicking of next blog landed at your blogsite. i had a smile on my face after seeing some of your blogs. keep the blogging going. you made me smile after a long time especially the "what men want" one. I will write my opinion next time i come here
TIME ... we are so bogged down by our daily routine that we don't find time for having "fun" ... and once in a while when we can't take it anymore we break free ... even if it is for a single day :)
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