"V"ictory of Adoption Process: Is it genuine or to meet one's vested Interest?

Atharva tried not to look into Tanvi's tearful eyes out of the fear that she will notice them in his eyes too...She has had a third miscarriage last night and felt shattered and hopeless, Atharva though trying to cheer his better half , the best he could was heartbroken too!

They have been happily married for 10 years and have taken all the ups and downs of life beautifully in their stride except for they have waited for too long to embrace parenthood...Even the medicine science couldn't aid them much...

Deciding not to prolong their agony any further and after giving it a deep thought , they decided to adopt a child... Their families welcomed their decision and thus 2 months old Aryan entered their  life...Words fail me to describe what great joy the tiny soul brought to the couple...time flew and for the next 5 years they immersed themselves in the joy of parenthood...perhaps they even forgot Aryan was not their biological child

Then a miracle happened...They were on Cloud Nine to discover that Tanvi has conceived and Aryan would soon welcome his new brother or sister into the world... By God's grace and may be the luck that Aryan brought to the family , they were soon blessed with twin boys... Their joys knew no bound and the world would not have been a better place. 

But this was not the perfect ending of this fairy tale...Having their biological kids made Tanvi and Atharva's love fade for Aryan and be more focused on their twins...As the three boys grew up, Oblivious of the truth Aryan could never understand this bias in every little thing from food to clothing to schooling....He did all the household work thinking that being the elder brother he was helping his parents never realising once the shallow thought process of the couple...

While Aryan grew up to be a shopkeeper, his twin brothers became big lawyers...Today while the twins live with their parents in their Villa , Aryan lives in the outhouse, still trying to figure out his fault! Does no one remember the joy this little soul brought to their life once...can his parents not feel his pain??

Why such hypocrisy and such a change of attitude.. If they didn't possess a heart big enough to let Aryan reside there forever, it would have been really better if they had not adopted him at all☹️...

And thus this question lingers in my mind that though it is heartening to note that the number of adoption cases are multiplying and many homeless kids are giving life and getting life with the childless couples, does true cases like the above depict the true victory of the noble adoption process???????

Author's Note: This Post is a part of #AtoZChallenge 2016 under my theme #FaceofChange

You may also like to read the earlier True Tales of Indian Women in this series, some heart wrenching while some truly inspirational but each giving a genuine lesson...

"A"trocities in The Disguise of Tradition : The Shut Doors

"B"attered....The Remorse of a Daughter

"C"ircumstances: What made Sona a thief

"D"are to Defy The Destiny

"E"nd of Roads sometimes marks a New Beginning

"F"ailed Marriages: Should they be given a Second Chance?

"G"o Girl Get The Sky

"H"ere and today lay the foundation right: To end rapes perennially

"I"nspiration Absolute: No Calamity could Humble her Spirits

"J"ustified? You're not a woman if you can't bear a Child...
Touch Me "K"not: Please Let me Marry When I am Ready for it
"L"ost Paradise : The Tale of an Indian Bride
"M"otivation Galore: Widowed at 2 years of age, she gave next 70 years to save little girls from it
"N"o You are not Guilty: An AirHostess Mom's Tryst With Destiny
"O"nly if everyone loved everyone else, this world would be such a beautiful Place
"P"riorities when given as a Reason for Extra Marital Affairs
"Q"uestioning the Conscience of the Male Colleagues of a Pregnant Woman
"R"
ole Reversals : Behind every successful woman, their is a man too 😊
"S"alary Saga : What if a Wife Earns more than her Husband
"T"ime Imbroglio: Why does Age Always run out in everything, only for Girls ??
"U"gly Race to give birth to a Male Child

"U"gly Race to give birth to a Male Child

I have long concealed this heart wrenching tale for years umpteen buried in the darkest corner of my heart...as I was pained to even think about it but it's high time it is brought in front of the world and is questioned for it's sanctity...

My aunt and Mira Maasi were best of friends and neighbours and thus Mira Maasi's kids Vivek and Veera were our very close summer vacations pals as we mostly used to be at our aunt's place during our summer break...

Me and my brother often built sand castles in the large heaps of sand outside Mira Maasi's house and ran inside to get to drink Rasna whenever we felt very hot..Both Mira Maasi and her husband were well educated as well as very loving who never reprimanded us during our long hours of play in and around their house.Vivek and Veera were absolutely adorable too...While Vivek was a genius who excelled in everything related to studies and mind games, Meera was more into music...I connected with Vivek more probably as he was my age and an extrovert like me

...Considering his intellect, he was surely to make something big in life as was evident from the number of medals he was amassed at such a young age..He was surely the apple of his parents eyes and loved by everyone  alike...

In the coming year, as we were back and started school, aunt shared with mom that Vivek has contracted Polio...I  asked my mom what was it and she explained to me what could have been told to a 8-9 year old...I really felt pained for my friend...

I could earnestly understand it only next year when I met Vivek in next summer break...He was in a wheel chair but his spirits were not dampened.. Physically he looks weaker but his brain was as sharp as it always was... We played like before helping Vivek only when he needed!

In the coming years I saw my friend , his pride , his confidence shattering gradually and that was because his parents who were year on year trying to give birth to another boy who could take care of them in old age and in turn gave birth to 3 more daughters... This crippled mental block of the parents ,they didn't realize, made Vivek feel so helpless and useless for them... His parents took care of him and even got him all the treatment done but what what they forgot was to love him and motivate him....He stopped studying, his grades fell and after tenth, I heard his parents opened a shop for him! 

This was the last thing I could have imagined for a brilliant champ like Vivek... The last time I met my once extrovert and always giggling friend, he didn't even lift his  head properly and uttered a silent hello ! I was heart-broken...I don't know what went thru' the brains of his educated parents or was it societal advice... Why did they not show confidence in their son and went in for an ugly race to bear a male child...in my eyes it was the viral infection which stripped Vivek of his ability to walk but it was his parents' behavior that stripped him of the zeal to fulfill his dreams and live life.....His parents did have a male child, but here came the second premise, that he must be free of any physical disability!I have always believed that parenting is a beautiful journey but than their are such parents that baffle my faith....

Even till today, after so much of education has seeped in our roots and when daughters are actually taking more care of their old parents than sons, I see that couples still want a son, it's for their feel good factor I believe because otherwise I don't see any reason for this ugly race to have a male child continue.......

Author's Note: This Post is a part of #AtoZChallenge 2016 under my theme #FaceofChange

You may also like to read the earlier True Tales of Indian Women in this series, some heart wrenching while some truly inspirational but each giving a genuine lesson...

"A"trocities in The Disguise of Tradition : The Shut Doors

"B"attered....The Remorse of a Daughter

"C"ircumstances: What made Sona a thief

"D"are to Defy The Destiny

"E"nd of Roads sometimes marks a New Beginning

"F"ailed Marriages: Should they be given a Second Chance?

"G"o Girl Get The Sky

"H"ere and today lay the foundation right: To end rapes perennially

"I"nspiration Absolute: No Calamity could Humble her Spirits

"J"ustified? You're not a woman if you can't bear a Child...
Touch Me "K"not: Please Let me Marry When I am Ready for it
"L"ost Paradise : The Tale of an Indian Bride
"M"otivation Galore: Widowed at 2 years of age, she gave next 70 years to save little girls from it
"N"o You are not Guilty: An AirHostess Mom's Tryst With Destiny
"O"nly if everyone loved everyone else, this world would be such a beautiful Place
"P"riorities when given as a Reason for Extra Marital Affairs
"Q"uestioning the Conscience of the Male Colleagues of a Pregnant Woman
"R"ole Reversals : Behind every successful woman, their is a man too 😊
"S"alary Saga : What if a Wife Earns more than her Husband
"T"ime Imbroglio: Why does Age Always run out in everything, only for Girls ??