We all know that, girls are taught moral lessons from very tender age on how to look after elders, how to suppress their wishes to fulfill other expectations, how to silently do everything they dislike without complaining, how to be respectful towards other no matter how much they curse them or how to tolerate everything regardless of the fact people are biased and discriminate. They are asked to keep their mouth shut from childhood. They are always preached that it’s good to sacrifice and never give voice to your perspectives to become an ideal daughter-in-law.

It is worth to mention. However, it’s a dream of every girl to get married someday with her soulmate but all these things that taught to them from their parents and elders drive the interest away of females from the social institution of marriage. And the situation worsens when they enter the new home and got partial treatment from their in-laws in whom they aspire to get a new set of parents.

Yes, harsh but true. A daughter-in-law is treated differently. No matter how many times they say it before marriage- “Hume bahu nahi beti chahiye..” but as soon as a bride enters her new home having million of dreams in her eyes, she notices that she is not given fair and equal treatment like a daughter gets. Each and every member of the family taunts her if she fails to get up early from bed, buys anything she needs, talks over phone with her friends, requests to meet her parents and relatives. She gets humiliated when she forgets to add salt to a veggie or sugar in tea and gets to hear- your mother not even taught you all these basic things. But if the same mistake is committed by their own daughters, they covered it up by saying- mistakes do happen and everyone learns through practice. She gets scolded when she forgets where had she kept the receipt, bill or letter but if the same piece of paper gets misplaced by their own daughter, things get different. The list is endless if I start to mention every minute incident.

To sum up everything, it’s heartbreaking to say that a daughter-in-law is cursed on every action; no matter how hard she tries to become a perfect in-law.

So, my question here is-

Which girl doesn’t wish to get the extended loving family members in her in-laws? Which daughter-in-law wants to live separately if her in-laws treat her with the love she deserves? Which daughter-in-law wants to bad mouth her in-laws if she gets equal treatment like their real daughter?

So, It’s a sincere request to all the in-laws and soon-to-be in-laws that Stop being judgemental. Treat your daughter-in-law with equality, In the same way, you treat your real daughter if you desire to get love and respect in return.