Its nice to know that your relationship went very well with your sisters. May be world has a name for them " step sisters" but then isn't it true that sometime real siblings have greater aimosity then the step ones?
But in any case one should be always protective about their family never matter even if they are wrong and I feel bad b'coz you were unable to defend your relationship though people were wrong.
I am shocked at how insensitive neighbours and friends can be. Ofcourse the author is too kind hearted to tick off such people but nonetheless who gave permission to such people to go nosing around in someone else's family matter. Sympathizing with the family would be an insult, so I wouldn't do that. However I do feel angry at the society. And having three elder sisters! Wow, would have been such fun!
This article stirred something deep within me. The passion and love the author has for her family is so evident and how hard the world tried to destroy this family! Hats off to your family to have so much love for one another which sometimes people with one marriage and no stepchildren cannot have. Just a little info about me- although I have had only one marriage and no children yet, the unhappiness, torture and rejection I face due to the conspiring in-laws and abusive husband, I will do anything to have peace. What counts is peace and love- it does not matter whether uou have had one marriage or a hundred or if your siblings or parents are step. Just my two cents.
THIS!!!!!!!!!!! this as rediff.com's top headline at 6:12 pm on 11th july. what your editor had a bout of !@$%@#%^$#!#%#!#%. had an overdose of viagra or what
hi shalini.. a gud piece of ur life there... really appreciate it. even in these times, people tag a step daugher/sister tag n luk down upon them, and u jst proved that. i really wish that people realise that getting remarried is in no way a social stigma... n its one's choice to live with a partner, even when the previous one isnt there with him/her anymore. whts wrong in moving on? atleast fr the sake of oneself and one's family? this is smthing out society needs to understand
I couldn't have agreed more with the writer that it is the misunderstanding that the outsiders (includes relatives, neighbours, etc.) create which poses as a biggest threat to the successful development of any relationship.
This particular story in a way reminded me of my own upbringing when I along with my two younger sisters had lost my mother when I was less than 10 years old.
When my father remarried after sometime, there was no one who assured us that this was best in the family's interest and that things would work out well in the future.
Growing up with a step family has its own ups and downs but I strongly feel that the society's role should be all the more positive so that the family remains united in a strong bond.
Nevertheless, this kind of upbringing in life did teach me some valuable lessons and today I feel proud that we all have come out successful from this relationship.
I really liked your story. I feel really sorry for all that you and your family had to go through. At the same time, I feel you yourself are partly (mostly actually) responsible for it, since you chose to get hurt again and again rather than hurting them once. I, in your position, would have shown them their place with my hand. NO ONE, and i mean NO ONE, comes before my family. And I thing we all feel the same. I wish you and your sisters a lot of happiness together.
