She'd always let him down. She was a firebrand feminist who never listened to him. Never heeded his words. He wasn't always right and she made sure to point that out to him.
Today, she regrets every single time she fought with him. And wants to make amends. Constantly trying, constantly hoping that things work out in such a way that she will get to make amends. That she will do something for him, something that he may remotely want.
Some children don't disappoint. They are the perfect children. She never was one, and never wanted to be one. She was proud she wasn't one, mostly. But today, she wished she had that blind devotion. That blind, searing love to stand up for him.
But because she is a she, she can't be that perfect child. Yet again, so someone else can be a perfect child. And that someone else is always a he.
Today, she regrets every single time she fought with him. And wants to make amends. Constantly trying, constantly hoping that things work out in such a way that she will get to make amends. That she will do something for him, something that he may remotely want.
Some children don't disappoint. They are the perfect children. She never was one, and never wanted to be one. She was proud she wasn't one, mostly. But today, she wished she had that blind devotion. That blind, searing love to stand up for him.
But because she is a she, she can't be that perfect child. Yet again, so someone else can be a perfect child. And that someone else is always a he.
5 comments:
:) its ok. we are as perfect as we can ever be. Oldest daughters are always the sons they dont recognize.
is passivity a sign of weakness or fighting a sign of strength.is silence no language?
different strokes for different folks.
seek what complements you.
Rads : I've been thinking on the same lines :)
Anon: No one said passivity is a sign of weakness. But in this case, it was just an observation of how a woman has to choose between her parents and him. And invariably, the woman compromises.
It's not a comment on anyone's way of life. It's a comment on the sexist society we live in.
last line made me read this in a totally different context.you can read your piece and see the same.'he' can be a father,husband or a son and you have mixed up contexts.
we never appreciate ourparents fully.
do we dear?
Fair enough :) Point taken.
Yes, we never appreciate our parents enough. I'm not sure that's even possible.
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