Hi all ,
Nice to see you all after a gap of 3-4 months.....
I am going to write my experiences of being the single daughter....you know it is actually very special...
When I was four years old, I always used to complain to my Parents......for not giving me a brother or sister to play....you know, how long will a child like to lay with barbie dolls and teddy bears? Then, when I started going to school, I assumed that all these dolls are my dolls are my students and I started teaching them ABCD.... I was rather a cruel teacher. I used to beat my 'students' with long sticks.
When I was ten years old, I had friends who had brothers and sisters. But they always used to complain,
" oh my sister, she is like a ghost....she will beat me, kick me......",
" I have n't studied a thing.... that little vampire, my younger brother hangs around me all the time and disturbs me when I study"
I used to listen to all these with a wide opened mouth. I used to tell them- you don't know the value of a brother or a sister.... that is because you don't know how you will feel, when they are not with you. And they used to congratulate me for being the single daughter.
I always liked to read about stories of brothers or sisters, where there is always a feeling of love and warmth. I love babies very much( you can see a lot of baby pics in my profile). And babies too, used to come to me when I call them.... ( that may be to take off my specs and play with it), but I like to believe that it is because of my srong love for a brother or sister. I still remember the day when a baby was not ready to play with her sister who was my friend, but she was ready to play with me......and my friend was so shocked that she gave a nudge to that baby.......
And when I became a teenager, the first thing others ask my Parents when they see me is- "Otta molano?" which means - is she your only daughter....?Then they will look at me very specially......with a feeling of rather....jealousy.... I used to ask my Mother why are they asking so? And my mother smiles, and smiles.
Now in most of the Matrimonial columns in Malayalam newspapers, the words "single daughter" will be printed in bold and italics....I used to think why these people are printing all these? Are single daughters having tails or horns?
But then I heard about the scholarship the Indian Govt going to introduce....And in that newspaper I read some shocking facts.
First thing, in many parts of our country, female children are killed just after a few seconds they are born or when they are in their Mother's womb. As a result the female ratio in our country has declined. They think that their family will only propogate through a male child.... They are also worried about their future...about the dowry they have to give when she is married.......even if they are born they are trated like animals without giving them any food or clothes, and they finally die at a small age.
I don't understand, will they ever get peace of mind after this brutal activity? Will the cry of that baby ever stop in their mind? NO, and never.Their are millions of people who are longing for a child...... why are they killing them.....they could give them to those who need them.
The first thing I did after reading all these is I thanked God for giving me such wonderful parents.......I thanked my parents for not.......
This is one case, the next thing is that in many parts of our country, even if the girl child is ready to study, and her parents are ready to sent her to school, they are not having enough money to sent her to school... I think the Govenment has taken the right deision to give scholarships to these children.
Anyway, now I feel that not only the single girl children must be protected.....all tjose who are in need of education and health must be proioded with the same.
Now I feel great . I AM THE SINGLE DAUGHTER OF MY PARENTS........
