EP-4: Last character of my story: Carol. Carol was B.Sc. and her elder brother an Engineer. Mom was housewife and Father retired army officer. From the beginning there had been strict discipline routine at home about eating habits, cleanliness, health and behaviour. Carol was 23 and brother 25. It was a Sunday afternoon and Carol’s mom was busy cleaning and cooking, as a boy with his family was expected for lunch for Carol’s marriage proposal. Mom asked Carol to be ready and neatly dressed up in salwar kameez and not jeans 🙄. It was 12.30 in the afternoon and soon the Singh family arrived. Mother, Father and a handsome boy named Jason. Of course they liked each other as my story have to continue 😅 and their marriage date was fixed. Within 4 months they got married. Jason along with his Parents were resident at Bangalore in a two BHK apartment.. Like usual the initial days of marriage were top of the world. Love was in the air. In that Carol and Jason were not knowing each other from the beginning as theirs was arranged marriage so both were exploring and trying to know each other. Jason was an engineer and Carol a teacher. Both were busy in their own assignments and work schedules.. It had been one and half year by the time and both were promoted to be Parents. They were blessed with a baby boy and they named him Alex. Carol was having a hectic time managing school, kid, in laws and husband. Her day began at 5.30 am in the morning and ended at 11.00 pm, course her mom in law helped her. Alex was 3 years old going to a preschool.. Same routine was going on and now Alex had turned six years old. Carol came home from school as she had headache and vomiting, but it was not acidity, she had conceived. She was on crossroads of keeping or aborting. She already had a tough schedule now one more addition to it in all aspects was confusing her. Jason was very happy about the news and he assured we will manage it. Here comes the Alisha the baby girl. Now it was full fledge family with in laws, husband and wife along with two kids Alex and Alisha. Now Carol had a tough time managing all. As soon as she reached bed she snored. She couldn’t leave the job as all the budget was managed by both the incomes i.e of Jason and her. They had liabilities, which could not be managed in one income in that now two kids, in laws with old age. Carol’s life had become monotonous. Work, kids, eat, sleep and repeat. Weekends used to be more hectic as everyone was at home and so lot of work.. Jason was also busy working, taking new projects and working more harder to manage all but he would relax when at home. What about Carol? What about women’s like her, who manage work, home, kids everything without any vacation for a day also?? Hat’s off to the will power and strength women’s have so only they are warrior women’s . Actually also when women’s along with family goes for a vacation, its not a relaxation time for her. Its only change in place, kids their tantrums, eating, potty, and all sorts of things she has to manage. Now there were many gaps formed between Carol and Jason, as they were only concentrated being Parents and forgot that they are Husband and wife first. They never got time to even discuss anything. No body is going to come and tell you all that we will take care of kids u spend some time as a couple….. We have to take time from our busy schedule as a couple to discuss to pour out heart to each other and spend quality time. Now Carol and Jason had lots of arguments and disputes sometimes reached till their parents room, as they had gone so far from each other physically, mentally, emotionally in handling or dealing with role of “Parenting “only. Carol used to be tired, frustrated managing everything and wrote a beautiful poem as peom has to be there 😊: I am blessed as I am mother of two, but even I get tired sometimes but no one has a clue waiting for kids to understand the efforts of mother as they grew. I have no weekends or vacations, everything I do without any expectations, with only one thing in mind that’s love and affection. I express this not as a complaint or grumble, just pouring my heart so I may not fumble. Understand me little that’s the only prayer, I will doubly get up and manage and take care……. In the busy schedule of managing work, kids their classes and doing everything, do not forget to be a Husband and wife first, as everything began with this relationship only…….. Always remember love has power to conquer every thing..