Women of the past generation - Cant imagine how they can live life like they do (Hey , am not a feminist). They got married when they were very young. Never questioned anything. Kept their thoughts to themselves for they have been told that they should not raise their voice! Men dominated and took them for granted and never appreciated them for anything. May be I'm generalising too much, but I think it is true in most of the tamilian families.
Just found out that my mom is afraid of telling what she thinks to me or my brother because we argue about most of the things that she says (as we try to be logical and practical) . And she has got the stupid idea that she is not 'good' enough to please anyone in the family - talk about being insecure in life!!
This is what triggered the lines in the first para...