The one thing that irritates me about desi culture (what I’ve noticed)…is how in the event that a father dies…they will quickly label the children is “yateem”…when the word refers to “orphan” in the literal sense (as having NO parents at all).
I find this offensive because as hard as it may be for a single mother to support her children…she’ll do what needs to be done for her family. They’re not completely bay-sahara…and to label the kids as yateem is just messed up. Even if the both parents are alive but not together…desi society can make it challenging…because of the negative assumptions about children who were raised by a single parent.