Women are considered weak. But time and again she has proved herself otherwise. Still a girl child is considered a bane. Let all daughters live in the minds of those who love them. They do not deserve physical existence. This world is not for daughters.

IT IS for boys. Girls are not supposed to be playing such games. Girls don’t use such expressions! They have to be refined in their words. Come home dear before it gets dark. You cannot be out in the street after sundown. Wake up my dear and help me in the kitchen. Girls should not sleep for long. There is a heap of clothes, just make sure you wash. Let them finish with it. We will sit later dear, are you hungry now? You are not. Make all the beds first and do some dishwashing when you finish with it.

Getting big degrees is not meant for girls. They need to get married fast and start a new family.

It has been six months since you got married! When are you going to give us that great ‘news’? We are so anxious to become grandparents. It is great to be a mom, dear. I gave birth to five children. It was not simple and is not for all.

Be careful dear, you are carrying a baby. You cannot walk and move so briskly. The baby may get hurt.

Is it going to be a baby girl or boy, dear?

A baby girl!

But, I want a baby boy! What do you say?

It’s a girl.

How do you know that? Mother’s can tell.

Are you sure or maybe you are confused.

No, I am not confused, but the baby in me seems to be in a dilemma.

I am sure it is a baby girl.

No, it is a baby boy.

Please stop it.

What if we go for a sex determination check?

What for?

We could have options dear.

What do you mean by options?

You can take it or leave it, dear, I mean, if you want a baby boy and you happen to have a baby girl in, you can opt it out, and go for a second innings. It may turn out to be a baby boy. Agreed?

How dare you say that to me?

Aren’t your parents anxious now?

They want a boy. We will try again if the test goes negative.

I am not convinced. What if it is not going to be up to your wish the second time too?

No problem, we can try again.

Again! I get a premonition that I am going to give birth to a baby girl for sure.

No way. Why not?

“My dilemma is whether I should bring her to this world or cede her right there.

It is a daughter’s dilemma, and only daughters understand it, because it is very difficult to be living a daughter’s life.”

Did you say something dear?

No honey!

But I am thinking of…er…. Of what?

Tell me. What if we go for a sex determination test? Are you serious? Yes, I am.

“That is the best thing I could do for my daughter. Let all daughters live in the minds of those who love them. They do not deserve physical existence anymore.

This world is not for daughters.

It is for sons,

brothers,

brothers-in-law,

husbands,

fathers and grandfathers.” and even for forfathers.

When are we meeting the doctor? Right-way?