Back from my in-laws' place and I guess it was a success as far as P was concerned. Of course he's still unhappy, but they were able to discuss it without making noise.
I feel as if I've returned to my childhood whenever I'm there. Not in a good way, though. I'm forced to relive some of those embarrassing memories and small fears which I had thought were behind me.
The primary and secondary education in that place has been pathetic for some time and kids study almost entirely through tuition classes, starting right from class I. It's sad to see them mired in school books till they sleep but I don't know if that'll change anytime soon. In our family there are four school-going girls now, aged between 7 and 10, two each of my younger brothers-in-law. For long now, there have been subtle suggestions that we bring the youngest one to Bangalore and raise her here. The kid already lives away from her parents for schooling so they don't see the separation as an issue. But I really don't know if I'll be able to raise another child, unless I leave my job. And P thinks it's unfair to bring only one brother's child and not other's and having four children, we won't be able to do justice to them. The years are just running this way, kids are growing up and I'll surely end up feeling guilty on this one.
The untimely rains are causing all sorts of troubles with the harvest. I was hoping that P would give up on his claims on the land after seeing how hard his brothers have to work for what they earn. But he only said the situation was far better now with all the machinery involved.
I feel as if I've returned to my childhood whenever I'm there. Not in a good way, though. I'm forced to relive some of those embarrassing memories and small fears which I had thought were behind me.
The primary and secondary education in that place has been pathetic for some time and kids study almost entirely through tuition classes, starting right from class I. It's sad to see them mired in school books till they sleep but I don't know if that'll change anytime soon. In our family there are four school-going girls now, aged between 7 and 10, two each of my younger brothers-in-law. For long now, there have been subtle suggestions that we bring the youngest one to Bangalore and raise her here. The kid already lives away from her parents for schooling so they don't see the separation as an issue. But I really don't know if I'll be able to raise another child, unless I leave my job. And P thinks it's unfair to bring only one brother's child and not other's and having four children, we won't be able to do justice to them. The years are just running this way, kids are growing up and I'll surely end up feeling guilty on this one.
The untimely rains are causing all sorts of troubles with the harvest. I was hoping that P would give up on his claims on the land after seeing how hard his brothers have to work for what they earn. But he only said the situation was far better now with all the machinery involved.
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