Re: Your appearance and desi culture
…And that was the whole point, the new generation parents must take proactive steps to stop their child being teased by their own relatives. Things are not so hopeless in my view here. My cousin has a 14 year old girl and she’s very mindful of the fact whats being said to her, why its being said and how her daughter’s taking it. And I’m beginning to across many new young mothers like her. I think its wonderful and its about time we start educating people and try to change their attitude for good. If I were in your position, I would ever so politely tell the parent to change her attitude because its simply very hurtful to the child’s esteem…its clearly not a right thing to teach. I feel quite strongly about this issue and I’d make sure that I chip in my point…the rest is upto them.
We can’t go back in time and reverse some of the comments being said to us by involving our parents or changing their attitude
Oh Pleasseeeee!! The choice of crowd was basically my own experience, that’s how I think I keep myself safe to a large extent. It works for me. If it doesn’t apply to you, it doesn’t apply to you. I think someone had also ask if relatives also make mean remarks and I gave an example. Wasn’t looking to receive collective approval or disapproval over my own personal experience. You can totally choose to ignore it, if it rings a bell for someone…cool. If not, then get over it. I