Sometimes you wonder, whether are you surly a product of the family you belong to? I too often ask myself this question. Not because i don't love my family or that my family doesn't love me but with uninvited judgement sessions that happen really make me rethink my existence. I know somewhere down the line what they say is true, a fact and many a times for my own benefit, however they fail to understand that the way they explain things to me is exactly the wrong way to approach me.
They are my family right? Aren't they supposed to know me or understand me far better than what others would? But then in my case i have no clue why it is the other way round? Maybe I am wrong, may be this situation arises in every household possible. But frankly speaking this totally is just a very unreasonable way of dealing with people of my generation. I especially come from the school of thoughts which say “do the exact opposite of what you are forced to do". Now here lies another twist in the story. When you do this you are accused of being “not responsible", "spend thrift" and a useless creature that exists on this planet.
Let me take you through some characters that I am sure exists in every family. Let’s begin with a good one:
A befriend er : This character is mostly the person you are generally super close too. "SHE" in my case but also can be a "HE” and is approx of your age or belongs to the same age group. You share anything and everything with this person. And therefore in the family you are accused of doing wrong things and keeping it to yourself and this befriend er. Sometimes makes you feel like you are dating HIM/HER when in reality this bond cannot exist. Caution: Other family members may not like it and You shall climb one more milestone in becoming the " Black sheep" of the family.
An Intelligent legend: This character can be of any age group but is mostly recognised when he/she is elder to you. This character does not initially have any extra will to be the best but to the family he/she might be called as a family "GEM". "Humara naam roshan kargi types" This character is often brilliant in academics, an excellent cook, an excellent daughter, sister, maasi, naani, maa etc etc. HE/SHE ends up setting examples which can be very injurious to the other kids of the family. Therefore termed by family these creatures are basically an intelligent legend. Caution: You can be compared to this creature any time in your life and your life can be miserable.
An ideal wife: Now this is a special case in the family. This "SHE" in the family is basically every mother’s dream. She loves to be at home, she in her life only has one aim and that is to be a perfect house wife. And then show the world how great, motherly and loving I am. Generally with this species there is a problem, mostly they are an insecure breed, therefore the moment they are frustrated they exactly do what is wrong and that is put the blame on someone who cannot or will not back answer. This is the way they try hard to express their love. Caution: The target of this creature is mostly younger siblings and children.
A timid soul: This character is one who is intelligent however is timid is nature. HE/SHE knows almost everything about her work and the profession that HE/SHE is in. However this poor soul has never explored the world and therefore does not know that the world is not just in between pages, it’s far beyond our reach. This character is mostly known in the family for being simple and down to earth. Caution: The repacaution of this is only realized by this character which then HE/SHE passes on as learning lessons to her siblings.
A wicked witch: This character mostly arises from the paternal side of the family. Generally its seen that this character is a female who is influenced a lot from the Ekta Kapoors “K Serial”. She makes faces; she is cruel and will not leave any chance to let you down. She is superb at acting therefore in front of other members of the family she is as innocent as you can imagine and only you know how cruel she is. She has one more great quality and that is she can cry anytime and she make you cry anytime too. Caution: She is like an unchanged Cruella De Vil. Therefore avoid contact as much as you can.
A gossip monger: This character as the name suggest is an ultimate gossip sharer and receiver. This character has a special skill and that is HE/SHE can make you puke all the juicy news that you are aware of and then it shall not only be spread in the family but everyone around you shall know what you have done. Caution: This character is fondly know as BBC, however there isn’t anything much about being “FOND”
If you wonder and look back I am sure you shall find such characters in your family. They are patented members of the family. The rest of the members however do not have a strong say, so they can be easily neglected or be heard off. Do let me know if any more important character I need to focus on. Caution: There can be many such creatures floating around you, “BEWARE”.
