N, E, W & S were four senior women
who belonged to the four parts of India- North, East, West & South
respectively, but stayed in the same neighborhood in a cosmopolitan city in
Central India.
The four were best-friends, who had many points in common –
- Their husbands worked in the same office
- Each of them had 1 son & 1 daughter
- Each of them had 1 Daughter-in-law (DIL)
- Each of them loved watching daily soaps- Saas-Bahu TV-serials.
- Each of them loved kitty-parties & planned a monthly party at one of their homes
- They gossiped about their DILs- How their DILs were never good at whatever they did and how their daughters were better.
They decided to celebrate this month’s
party at E’s place on 8th March – International Women’s Day (IWD).
N, E, W & S were four young women
who belonged to the four parts of India- North, East, West & South
respectively, but stayed in the same neighborhood.
The four were best-friends, who had many points in common –
- Their Mothers-in-law (MIL) were best-friends (described as above!)
- They gossiped about their MILs- How their MILs were never satisfied with whatever they did and how they always treated their daughters better.
In the conference-call they had last
evening , one of the DIL friends proposed, "No matter what, starting
this IWD, we will always behave our best, and try to treat our MILs even
better than we treat our own Moms."
DIL E was concerned how this month’s
party would turn out. She remembered that four months ago, when the party was in E’s place,
everyone had criticized DIL E indirectly viz. asking for extra salt & sugar
in the food. DIL E had taken extra care in the preparation this time as she
didn’t want any complaints.
But, despite her best attempts, one of
the dishes got a bit burnt & DIL E discarded the burnt portion. But, the
remaining food did have that smoky smell & taste. As there was no time to
prepare another dish or order for home-delivery, DIL E was left with no choice
but to serve it. This time all the senior women were so delighted and full of
praise for her that DIL E was confused.
Her DIL friends also observed a
drastic change in their MILs.
They didn’t know of the text conversation
their MILs had the previous day-
One of the MIL friends proposed, "No matter what, starting
this IWD, we will always behave our best, and try to treat our DILs even
better than we treat our own daughters."
The four MIL friends had unanimously replied, “k”.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
This is quite a feel-good piece! Much more than "k" :) Creative and socially meaningful at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Beloo :) Glad you liked it!
DeleteHey this is a great post! 'K' is used creatively & conveys a relevant msg for Women's Day! Happy Women's Day to U! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Women's Day to you too :) Thank you so much! :)
DeleteHow cleverly you fused together both the prompts.
ReplyDeletek....okay excellent.
Thanks! Means a lot :)
DeleteVery clever...
ReplyDeleteAwesome post :)
Happy Women's Day to all...
Thankyou so much. Happy Women's day :)
DeleteWow!! A wonderful post! :) Happy Women's day! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteHappy Women's Day :)
creative one!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you ended it :)
Thanks for stopping by & sharing your view :)
DeleteK that felt good. Lovely post
ReplyDeleteK :) Thanks for reading :)
DeleteWhere are you living?Utopia?
ReplyDeleteJust kidding.Good one and imaginative too but very few practise
Actually, Sir :) At least "it happens in my Blog!"
DeleteWish it happens in reality :)
Feel good write up :) Happy Women's day! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :) Delighted you liked it!
DeleteGreat post , great way to celebrate the Womens Day!
ReplyDeleteWish all MILs & DILs read your post.
Happy Women's day!
Thank you so much! :)
DeleteThought I'll make an effort & inspire change :)
More than a 'k' for sure. I'm gonna get my MIL to read this!
ReplyDeleteLovely post Anita! :)
Happy Womens Day to a wonderful women, whom I have had the privilege to know via the wonderful world of blogging! :D
Thanks Soumya :) Means a lot!
DeleteHappy Women's Day to you!
Even I feel blessed to be in such elite company :)
Nice Post
ReplyDeleteThis was certainly a feel good post :)
ReplyDeleteWish all MILs and DILs did the same..:)
Thanks! Yes, we all wish that! Wish our wish comes true :)
DeleteNice way of linking the prompt and the theme! It's about time women stopped being each other's enemies...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by & for your appreciation :)
DeleteYes, high time! Waiting for a change in our thinking...
Very interesting and thoughtful post.
ReplyDeleteHappy Women's Day.
Thanks a lot, Ushaji :) Happy Women's Day!
Deleteaaha :) That was a feel good post, Anita. Appreciate the thought. I wish this was true. Sometimes, a woman is a woman's worst enemy. Its high time that stopped !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sreeja :)
DeleteYes, that's the point I wanted to include in my post...-a woman is unfortunately another woman's worst enemy... Indeed, high time for a change...
This is touching. May there be unity among women!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle.
DeleteUnity amongst women all over the world! We are sisters! :)
Wonderful post Anita... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my Blog :) Glad you liked it!
DeleteAwesome post...I hope this happens in reality :)
ReplyDeleteTrue Doc! We need this medicine to improve Society's health! :)
DeleteSaas-Bahu became united... That spells doom for the tv serials..!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Women's day Anita..
New serials then, Preethi- How Saas-Bahu unitedly achieve progress for the country rather than causing impediments in the path of one another! :)
DeleteHappy Women's Day!
Nice post on IWD.
ReplyDeleteHappy Women' Day Anita.
BTW is that DIL you? :-)
Thank you so much for your appreciation & wish :)
DeleteI feel every DIL & MIL has faced this before! But, exceptions do exist! ;)
Fantastic one! Liked it very much!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sindhu :) Glad you liked it!
DeleteThat was a nice story - and I so liked the title.. I enjoyed reading it, nicely written and left me with a good feeling:-) Thanks:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Eli for your kind words.
DeleteAwesome comments leave us with good feelings :)
Lovely delightful story!
ReplyDeleteThanks Indrani :) Glad you liked it!
DeleteVisiting here after may incognito days. surely this one is a wonderful read, Anita. loved the idea too. Happy Women's Day..!
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Thanks Meera! Happy Women's Day to you too :)
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very happy happy post felt good.hope all say similar "k"this iwd.dxbnidblog
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I love to be the reason of everyone feeling happy & good! :)
DeleteHonoured :)
DIL MIL Gaye ... highly creative, the way u hv used "K" word is simplyy superb ..
ReplyDeleteThanks Bhavana! Mile Sur mera tumhara :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by & reading :)
ReplyDeleteCleverly done. Oh dear what will the daughters do now! Hopefully their MILs are k.
ReplyDeleteActually, Suzy! The chain has to continue everywhere to be fair to all!
DeleteHow can we inspire such change?!!!
Nicely put into story. The conversation killer "k", put to a nice use :P
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my Blog! :)
DeleteGlad you liked my use of Blogadda's prompt!
fantastically framed write up keeping in mind IWD,well done
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Cifar :)
DeleteHaha! Very interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my Blog! Glad you liked it :)
DeleteVery nice post! How beautifully you have conveyed the best way of improving a relationship!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ratna :) Delighted the idea appealed to you :)
DeleteA feel good post on IWD. What it takes is a lil understanding on our part to make each other feel so beautiful and wanted in life. Well done, Anita:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vishal. Glad you liked it :)
DeleteYes, understanding is needed.
And the twain met :P a very cleverly done post as well!
ReplyDeleteRicha
True Richa! Wish such meeting is forever :) Thanks!
DeleteThat's really creative.. very nicely written. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Payal & for the appreciation :)
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Thanks a lot Namrata for thinking of me & tagging me.
DeleteYes, I am aware of Arti's contest :)
But, Preethi has already done so 2 weeks ago & I will be responding to her tag :) As we can just send 1 Post, hence I'm afraid I can't honour your tag :)
Mutual respect and care goes a long way in cementing relationships..
ReplyDeleteBhavya @ Ishithaa
Yes indeed Bhavya. Thanks a lot for stopping by at my Blog! Welcome! Do visit often :)
DeleteIt is a very nice and warm post, creative with a golden mantra for happy relations.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteWish everyone would follow this... Life would be better for women :)
This post definitely is creative and along with it, it promotes domestic harmony and love among family members. A woman should support another woman. But many a times I have seen that in a typical Indian household this much needed support is missing. United we stand is the perfect title given. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Namrata for the appreciation. You are right indeed that we must support one another. Then, Society will be better.
DeleteVery positive and we need a lot of that!
ReplyDeleteTruly Ilakshee. Much needed :)
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