A Cup of Tea

A freshly prepared cup of tea is hot to touch, and may hurt to touch. But when one likes to drink hot/warm tea, don't they just risk the hurt and take the cup and the minute they take that sip, it's peace finally...

Isn't it just how women have to convince their mildly conservative but also open minded parents?

Though in today's world, most parents aren't against the idea of working women but they still feel it's the woman who compromises..isn't it?

Being a strong headed girl one would feel irritated and hurt everytime our parents say that even if you're independent, you'll have to stay suppressed.

And so we stop trying, right? We stop trying to convince them that it's ok to believe to get a man who would let us be the same strong headed girl even after marriage. Because everytime the topic is brought, their counter words hurt so much when we realise they still don't understand us.

But just like we love to have a hot tea and risk the heat of the cup for it, why not keep trying to make our parents show our side, risking the heat of their words?

Our parents have grown up in a world of patriarchy, so we need to try harder, make them understand our perspective. 

Just like we touch the hot cup even when we know it's going to hurt, only for that sip of the soothing warm liquid; why not risk their stinging words when there's hope to get that one "Well done" from them one day?

Hiding from them, not telling them our goals will only wound them even after we've achieved them. Because they'll feel left out of your life and think they shouldn't have been even a little open-minded. But what if you risk the hurt, and slowly make them understand your side?

Your independence, your voice for yourself, your success all will be sweeter once you've your parents' understanding.

The fight for feminism will never truly end, but it's just that we've moved from stage 1 to 2: changing the mindset.

-DP Writes