Here is what Mira Rajput, Shahid Kapoor's wife
said" “I love being at home, I love being a mother to my child, I wouldn’t
want to spend one hour a day with my child and rush off to work, why did I have
her? She is not a puppy; I want to be there for her as a mother.”
Does her line bother me? Like the hoards of posts out there, of how her thoughts are antiquated. Honestly no!
I think it’s a very matter of fact line and often I have felt the guilt of only spending one hour with my kids and just hugging them before jumping back on a conference line. So Yes, it’s actually a true statement. I
have wondered why it feels like I am juggling the world to ONLY get an hour
with the kids. Is it worth it?
What Mira says is actually true. Whether I like it or no,
for us mothers the guilt follows no matter what our path.
Privilege of not working, privilege of making a choice of
working, privilege of husbands pitching in, not having the privilege to choose,
all aside. I think as mothers, if one thing we have not learned is being
supportive of each other as mothers!
I have my own village of friends, my mom friends and it’s
not based on if they work or not, it’s based on 'we genuinely like each other
and have shared core values (yes cussing and bitching is also a shared common
value)'.
Our friendship is based on ‘Please can you pick up my child
since I am not well', It’s based on, “Can you talk to her, I am loosing it right now with her” Its based on 'I am just too tired today, can you please.. .' It’s
based on ‘Let me pick up the school play costume for your daughter”.
Its a village of MY friends and trust me working or not has nothing to do
with it. It’s just a support system in place.
I actually agree with every single thing Mira has said. So
let me break up her lines and give my two cents...
Mira: I love being at home...
Garima: and I am sure she has to go out
supporting her hotness-Greek- god- of- a- husband (Sumit, sorry!!!) in his media events, or
running errands or whatever. Don’t we
all? I do love being home and just
putting my feet up or folding laundry while Netflix binge watching on or just
having a board game night with my friends and family!
Mira: I love being a mother to my child...
Garima: I mean I have posts and
posts gushing on them and gmail accounts filled to the brim with their
pictures! I am who I am with my two beautiful kids in tow.
Mira: I wouldn’t want to spend one hour a day with my child and
rush off to work...
Garima: Oh yes, the mommy guilt. I even feel guilty when I am out
with my girlfriends on a spa party (true, I just think of them a little less
though while getting my nails done as compared to a conference call). It doesn’t
mean I don’t live my life, but I do miss them. And I do wish I could pause time
and just watch them sleep or just not be yelling 'Lets go we are late' ALL THE
TIME!
Mira: Why did I have her? She is not a puppy; I want to be there
for her as a mother.”...
Garima: I have had this similar feeling more than I would like to confess! This one I differ a little though. I feel with whatever I do, work or not, I
want to be there mentally, emotionally and physically for my child.
Currently I am a working mother of two, I have tried being a
Stay at home mommy for two and that really didn’t work out well for me, I was
really cranky all the time and snappy and generally nasty. I was there
physically but not happy emotionally.
And I realized FOR MYSELF (Yes Sumit you can now say
I-Told-You-So). I am better person and a happier person when I do something for
myself, be it working, be it going to the gym, be it sleeping in, be it sending my kids for summer in India and reconnect with my partner in crime.
And I very strongly believe in, If I am happy, it shows and
overall my family will be happier!!
My social media stream filled up with dishing Mira on a
platter and saying 'Its' not the right example for the daughters, it’s not with
today's age' etc etc. . I STRONGLY disagree; I am daughter of a home maker, a
very strong, extremely well educated and really awesome example of a mother.
And I think she has set an amazing example for me, and she reminds me and my
sister in law often: working or not, Be yourself, be happy and you need to be
there for your kids, for your family!
Me working right now does not make my choices wrong or
right. It just makes it something that makes me happier, more content! Of course,
I do fantasize about the other side, grass on the other side is always greener isn’t
it?
More diplomatically, every mother is a working mother.
Trust me, food does not magically appear, snots don’t get
magically cleaned up, laundry does not get magically folded, schedules don’t
magically work like a well-oiled machine, homework’s don’t get turned in on
time, family balance does not magically happen.
All mothers are working; it’s a lot of freaking work to be a
mother, a parent!
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