Why Does Freedom For Daughters Come With Terms And Conditions?

Indian parents follow strict parenting to protect and raise them well but end up ruining the parent-daughter bond.
Indian parents follow strict parenting to protect and raise them well but end up ruining the parent-daughter bond.
I am not saying that one shouldn’t look up to a successful person for advice and inspiration. But this should be done without downplaying the less successful person or pedestaling the most successful person. Â
Decision-making is a privilege in Indian households which comes with huge accountability, especially for young women.
Dear parents, we understand your stress of raising a daughter in a patriarchal society. But please do not deprive your daughters of their ambitions and basic rights.
Does the togetherness of family depend only on physical closeness? Does it not depend on the healthy environment of the house where everyone has the freedom to be themselves?
Give a shoutout in your classroom or at your workplace and you’ll hear many stories from women on lack of choice and sacrifice when it came to love, marriage and dealing with patriarchy at home.
Many parents see marriage as a safety net for their daughters that will provide them with social status and economic stability. But is this a good reason to tie the knot?
Must kids feel obliged and indebted by the support they gain from their parents? And do parents know the amount of stress such an approach inflicts on their children?
If a woman decides to get married early, it is her choice. What it shouldn’t be is a cause of worry for parents with unmarried daughters.
Kids have their own individuality. Parents cannot make always make decisions for their kids or impose their opinions. So here are a few things kids say that parents must listen to with a non-judgemental attitude