“I had boyfriends, I went out partying, I jumped of balconies… my parents didn’t get involved.”
Sounds like normal teenage stuff, but this is a unique story in India, where social pressures and family pride limit teenage rebellion.
In her late 20’s Geetu decided she needed some stability for her future. She was working as a lawyer at the time, and met her husband at the same firm.
“I seduced him!” She said with a laugh. “He’s a really nice man, he earned good money, and I knew he’d be a good father… and he could put up with someone like me.”
Geetu now has two kids of her own. She’s so different to many of the other Mums we’ve met, who’s kids are their sole focus. Geetu has her own career, she has her ex-boyfriends’ art all over her walls and a huge music collection featuring musicians from all over the world.
She’s the first to laugh at her ‘shortcomings’ as a Mum (working long hours, letting her kids run wild every now and then), and her honesty reminds us that there’s no such thing as a perfect Mum. Geetu is a great Mum, but she is also a real person, with her own desires, passions and flaws.
Challenge: Free Indian Mums from the pressure of perfection.
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