Aug 27, 2024
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juliaa I was also sent away to a boarding school when I was 6 years old. I've lived and grown up in boarding schools/hostels living away from my family for most of my life. 3 years during the COVID lockdown is probably the most time I remember spending with my family so the feeling of abandonment really hits me in my deepest core. That's why this movie is so special to me š¢
juliaa Iām from Odisha and my school was in Tamil Nadu so we had 4 months of study, 2 months holiday, 4 months study, 2 months holiday.
I used to cry every time my parents would leave me at school after the vacations ended. I used to cry until class 7-8ish until one day I realised that my parents arenāt gonna be around for all my life so I started treasuring and enjoying the time I had with my friends and classmates instead. I even started telling my parents not to come see during mini-holidays we had like for Diwali and stuff.
There are moments that I remember in boarding school when I was sick and was admitted to the school hospital. Itās when we feel the most vulnerable and desperately crave the love, affection and comfort of our parents and I used to miss them and think of them so much that I used to look out of the hospital windows and look at the birds and monkeys on the trees and basically comforted myself by telling that those obviously not humans were actually my family watching over me while they couldnāt be with me physically.
Itās a very sad and depressing thought to think about and it planted very deep seated abandonment issues in me š¢
Going to therapy really helped me process all those emotions and feelings I had and helps me not blame my parents for what they thought was the best idea for me at the time.
one of the best to come out of bollywood that does a great job representing a neurodevelopmental disorder!
Dec 29, 2024
