Oshin Episode 144

Oshin made up her mind to leave her husband

Oshin is a strong woman. Under any circumstances, nobody would really be able to control her when she finally made up her mind to do something. People around her called her stubborn and I think her mother-in-law hated her partly because of that, because Oshin could do something not many women would dare to do, including herself. In the era where brides were told to obey their in-laws no matter what, Oshin was the one who stood up for herself and refused to do the thing she didn't like to do. Even her husband knew that he would never be able to control her completely. In this case, she finally made up her mind to leave and I know that no one would be able to stop her now.

It's painful to watch Oshin lose her daughter. It's even more painful to know that her baby would never be able to be alive even if she made it, because she was too weak. Oshin worked everyday without any rest or a proper meal. She blamed herself, obviously. I think every mother would blame herself for losing her own baby and I think she would never be able to forget about the child until the day she died. That's how my late grandma felt too. When she was about to pass away, she asked my mom if she could help her find the place where she buried her daughter who died very young as a baby or toddler. She had other children who passed away young too and she always blamed herself for everything that happened.

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