Sunday, April 3, 2011

Journey

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 19; the nineteenth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton.


If it was up to me, I would be climbing trees just for the heck of it …

But then Mama said, “We will buy you some pretty frocks for your birthday this week "

Frocks never made it easy to climb those trees.

If it was up to me, I would come home with muddy feet…

But then Mama said “You ought to be playing at home. Give up your tom boyish ways."

If it was up to me, I would be whistling away melodies.

But then Mama said, "Young girls ought to have a shy demeanor. How can you be so un fille?"

If it was up to me, I would be playing cricket in the gully…

But then Mama said,” Pretty girls ought to have a fair complexion. You ain't going to play with those boys no more".

If it was up to me, I would never be cooking …

But then Mama said "It helps to start early. Good wives make perfect Rotis"

If it was up to me, I would never give up so much..

But then Mamma said "You are turning into a fine young Woman, Simi!"

If it was up to me I would never be on this Journey…

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24 comments:

  1. T F CarthickApril 2, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Hm.. Gender stereotypes that were valid in an agricultural age .. Indian society finding hard to shrug off... Well expressed.

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  2. dreamerApril 2, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Yes we may like to believe that we are slowing becoming a modern society but if you look closely , we have a long way to go ..

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  3. Someone is SpecialApril 3, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    yes your are right, If it was up to me I would have been a novelist not a software engineer.. what to do we always travel for others.. hmmm mine is a dream a journey of...

    Someone is Special

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  4. the criticsApril 3, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    nice......some have an option of choosing theor journey and destiny...some are left with none..true

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  5. sApril 3, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    So True. Even with all our Modern habits, lifestyles, poses, styles.....somewhere inside we do occasionally display signs of the Gender Discrimination that our society has hammered into our minds.

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  6. Miss DApril 3, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Come on, I bet Mommy would be proud if you contradicted her to fulfill some of your wishes, only to show her the true standing of women.

    Yes, this is a male dominated society but unless we raise our voices against it, nothing can change.
    Plus, lets not forget this society itself has been made to believe that it is gender biased, because a bunch of people raised their voices to support so!

    The post was really touching, though and stirred the rebel in me!

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  7. D2April 4, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    Since the society is quite parochial, it takes a great deal of effort on the part of a lady to show that she's at par with the men or even better. The childhood of a girl trying to meld into a society that is mostly boys is very well shown.

    All the best for BAT.

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  8. dreamerApril 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Thanks a lot everyone..This is my first BAT..your comments are encouraging..

    @Enchanta The rebel in me relates more to you than Simi :) You are right we have to fight but this piece is about people who are not strong enough to do that or are conditioned to believe that they do not have a choice ..Glad you liked it :)

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  9. Vinay Leo R.April 4, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    this is a journey that a lot of women go through I think.. following their own thoughts isn't an option. a little sad, but rebellion isn't part of the Indian society; not then, and not a lot even nowadays?

    btw, please change your timestamp to April 3. BAT votes for your post will not count otherwise.

    Here's My Blog-a-Ton Journey

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  10. dreamerApril 4, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    @Vinay, I would like to believe that more and more women today are finding their voices ..We all have our parts to play to bring about a major change though ..Thanks for your inputs ..

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  11. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    loved it!!!...

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  12. dreamerApril 4, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Thanks Jerin :)

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  13. SureindranApril 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    It's a big challenge that we have to face in this world today, to go against all odds, to be what we always want to be. It's tough. I find your post brilliant and yes, I liked it. Keep writing.

    Sureindran
    www.sureindran.com

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  14. dreamerApril 5, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Thanks a lot Sureindran :)

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  15. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    Nice writing Mugdha...did not understand what you meant by the last line though...;-)

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  16. dreamerApril 7, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    Thanks Steve :) Someday I will make you understand ;)

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  17. aativasApril 8, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    Echoes what most girls must be saying to themselves .. wonderfully written!

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  18. dreamerApril 8, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    Thanks for visiting aativas..Glad you liked it :)

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  19. AmityApril 8, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    This is soooooo cute a post!

    And if it was up to me...I must be like you in your post! A girl might have gone through with one or all of it...:) BUt it would be a beautiful journey of growing up, right? I would not have second thoughts of trying to be one "if it was up to me"! I'd surely enjoy the journey!

    Lovely post and very girly...:) ATB!

    Amity

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  20. dreamerApril 9, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    Thanks Amity :) But some time girls have to grow up too soon .. Also we should be able to choose our own paths and not just expected to fall into line , don't you think ?

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  21. Yamini MeduriApril 9, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    wow...this is the best entry i read so far...wonderful dear..i like it alot..!!!
    i felt it was my story..!!

    I really miss gully Cricket and the 7 stones we palyed...wow those days were awesome..now its more about playing with irregular shapes of Rotis..but i bet i can make the rotis in the shape of every continent of Planet Earth but never the shape of the Earth itself.!!!

    its fun this way too..!!!

    All the best for BAT..!!!

    here's mine..!!!
    Yamini Meduri- Journey

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  22. dreamerApril 10, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Thanks Yamini :) I will definitely check out your entry ..

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  23. KaranApril 17, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Nice share. my first visit and first post . A thoughtful way of sharing and expressing . But, don't know , why the ads keep popping...

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  24. dreamerApril 17, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Karan..You can ignore the adds :)

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