Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Relocating to a new life

I was born in a joint family.My father had a transferable job so we shifted from Delhi to Bangalore away from our big family.I was very small when we moved to Bangalore.I had more experience of a nuclear family now than a joint family.After finishing my MA I got married in a joint family.My in-laws family consisted of 6 brothers and all of them were involved in the family business.They mainly dealt with the cloth business.My husband was the youngest son.It was not very easy for me to live in a big family.I was the most educated amongst the daughter-in-laws and this was not welcomed by the other bahu's (daughter in laws) in the family.I was under constant pressure to prove myself.My cooking skill was questioned and criticized.My only hope was my husband who supported me always.On the other hand my husband faced the same treatment from his brothers.He was good in his business skills but his brothers treated him as a slave and imposed their decisions on him.My husband wanted to have his own business which was not acceptable by others.They told him clearly that if he wishes to have his way in the business, he has to leave the family business and the family home.Ours was a new marriage.We didn't had much of money reserves with us.There was no end to the taunts and I was soon loosing my patience and on the other hand my husband was helpless.Our bond of friendship was new which has just started.We didn't know when and how to share our thoughts with each other.One day as usual at the dinner table my food was criticized and I lost my calm and rushed to my bedroom with tearful eyes, without eating my dinner.My husband followed me to the room and consoled me and told me that he liked  my cooking and there was nothing wrong with it.He held my hands and for the first time we were really together with each other and felt we are one and there was a special bond between us.We trusted each other and shared our dreams with each other.He shared with me the way he wants to start his own business and I told him my dream of teaching children.But as it was not allowed in a joint family. It was hopeless.Our eyes locked and twinkled.We decided to move out to a new house.It was not an easy decision but our support for each each other was strong.Others criticized us for this decision.My husband was made to sign that he is moving out of the family business and home with his free will and he is no longer eligible for any share.We were determined #StartANewLife. Our family and friends doubted our decision.At last we rented a small house.My husband started his own garment business with the reserve money and I started home tuitions.We worked hard day and night.Today my husband has his own garment factory and I have a tuition center.We together achieved our goals just because I took the bold step of moving to a new house and creating a new identity for myself.
#StartANewLife.
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