9 girls tell us secrets that they have forever kept from their parents
‘No! I can’t tell them’
Every face has a number of stories to tell and a number of secrets to reveal. But the side that our parents get to know about is naïve and we play a never ending game of hide and seek with them.
Most girls ace at the art of manipulating a story. Why are we so hesitant and tight-lipped about these things when it comes to our parents? 9 girls reveal their secrets to Swadha Mishra, the secrets that they would never be able to tell their parents.
1. “I can’t tell them I am depressed. They’ll get hurt.”
Aditi was a child whose wish was her mum and dad’s command. She always came across as a happy-go-lucky girl till a bad relationship changed everything. Aditi was hurt both physically and emotionally by her ex.
2. “My life is as grey as smoke. I can’t face my father so I don’t tell him.”
We all fall for bad habits and are influenced by others around us at some point or the other. Mansi is still in her sweet sixteen and feels trapped by her addiction to smoking. Although her dad is a smoker, yet she can never be open about this habit with him. She fears that if her parents come to know, she will be kicked out of the house.
3. “Mummy ordered me to be a virgin till marriage.”
There comes an awkward time in your life when your mother or your elder sister will provide their own version of ‘sex education’ which is actually synonym to ‘no sex before marriage’ policy and hence avoiding the need for precautions.
Sex is considered a taboo before marriage and Ashima was told the same. She, however, thought otherwise and decided that all is fair in love and hence doesn’t regret it. For her, telling her parents about sex equals losing their trust forever.
4. “They think I am working for a magazine.”
Richa’s parents thought that she was working for a magazine but the truth is a little harder to accept. This money funds her brother’s education, their monthly rent and is now playing a significant role in putting together a decent wedding for her sister. Whenever she gets a call from home she closes her eyes and tells them as many lies as possible. She fears that her parents will die if they listen to the truth.
5. “It was casual for me but not for them.”
Some parents either play the role of a teacher or a guardian but often forget to be your friend. According to Ankita, her parents feel that their kids can survive on lots of pocket money but no attention and this is where they go wrong.
6. “I have a multi-storey house so they couldn’t catch me making out.”
Then we also have parents who know everything but prefer to remain silent. Maybe they have barriers similar to ours. Tanvi’s parents knew about her boyfriend and they were cool with the idea.
They obviously knew some romance was cooking upstairs but never spoke about this openly.
7. “He turned out to be my cousin but he was hot!”
Many of us have randomly made out with people without caring to know who they are, especially during the times when we had no control over our hormones. But Rashi laid her finger on a guy who turned out to be her cousin.
8. “I left him for my parents.”
Inter-religion marriages are a strict no no in the Indian society. Many of us had to leave the love of our lives simply because we didn’t have the guts to stand up to our parents. It’s sad that even though we have progressed so much, some of our parents still hold on to the orthodox thinking. Swati too had to leave her boyfriend for her parents would have never agreed to their togetherness.
9. “I do it cuz it gives me pleasure.”
Nishtha is single, thanks to something that keeps her life nooky. Many of us have tried it once in awhile and we can’t deny that it’s good experience!
Disclaimer: The names of the girls have been changed to protect their privacy.
-Swadha Mishra
9 girls tell us secrets that they have forever kept from their parents
‘No! I can’t tell them’
Every face has a number of stories to tell and a number of secrets to reveal. But the side that our parents get to know about is naïve and we play a never ending game of hide and seek with them.
Most girls ace at the art of manipulating a story. Why are we so hesitant and tight-lipped about these things when it comes to our parents? 9 girls reveal their secrets to Swadha Mishra, the secrets that they would never be able to tell their parents.
1. “I can’t tell them I am depressed. They’ll get hurt.”
Aditi was a child whose wish was her mum and dad’s command. She always came across as a happy-go-lucky girl till a bad relationship changed everything. Aditi was hurt both physically and emotionally by her ex.
2. “My life is as grey as smoke. I can’t face my father so I don’t tell him.”
We all fall for bad habits and are influenced by others around us at some point or the other. Mansi is still in her sweet sixteen and feels trapped by her addiction to smoking. Although her dad is a smoker, yet she can never be open about this habit with him. She fears that if her parents come to know, she will be kicked out of the house.
3. “Mummy ordered me to be a virgin till marriage.”
There comes an awkward time in your life when your mother or your elder sister will provide their own version of ‘sex education’ which is actually synonym to ‘no sex before marriage’ policy and hence avoiding the need for precautions.
Sex is considered a taboo before marriage and Ashima was told the same. She, however, thought otherwise and decided that all is fair in love and hence doesn’t regret it. For her, telling her parents about sex equals losing their trust forever.
4. “They think I am working for a magazine.”
Richa’s parents thought that she was working for a magazine but the truth is a little harder to accept. This money funds her brother’s education, their monthly rent and is now playing a significant role in putting together a decent wedding for her sister. Whenever she gets a call from home she closes her eyes and tells them as many lies as possible. She fears that her parents will die if they listen to the truth.
5. “It was casual for me but not for them.”
Some parents either play the role of a teacher or a guardian but often forget to be your friend. According to Ankita, her parents feel that their kids can survive on lots of pocket money but no attention and this is where they go wrong.
6. “I have a multi-storey house so they couldn’t catch me making out.”
Then we also have parents who know everything but prefer to remain silent. Maybe they have barriers similar to ours. Tanvi’s parents knew about her boyfriend and they were cool with the idea.
They obviously knew some romance was cooking upstairs but never spoke about this openly.
7. “He turned out to be my cousin but he was hot!”
Many of us have randomly made out with people without caring to know who they are, especially during the times when we had no control over our hormones. But Rashi laid her finger on a guy who turned out to be her cousin.
8. “I left him for my parents.”
Inter-religion marriages are a strict no no in the Indian society. Many of us had to leave the love of our lives simply because we didn’t have the guts to stand up to our parents. It’s sad that even though we have progressed so much, some of our parents still hold on to the orthodox thinking. Swati too had to leave her boyfriend for her parents would have never agreed to their togetherness.
9. “I do it cuz it gives me pleasure.”
Nishtha is single, thanks to something that keeps her life nooky. Many of us have tried it once in awhile and we can’t deny that it’s good experience!
Disclaimer: The names of the girls have been changed to protect their privacy.
-Swadha Mishra
