daughters don't touch their elder's feet for respect

March 8, 2017 2:05 PM

A mother throws her daughter a surprise party for her first Women's Day. (In Hindi, English subtitles available)
posted by divabat (18 comments total)

A+++ Thank you so much for sharing that.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 2:10 PM on March 8, 2017 [1 favorite]

Why you gonna make me cry on such a fine evening?
posted by 1adam12 at 3:02 PM on March 8, 2017 [2 favorites]

Not even a tissue warning? That was lovely.
posted by Lyn Never at 3:03 PM on March 8, 2017

It's a fine thing to cry on such a fine evening.
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:05 PM on March 8, 2017 [2 favorites]

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posted by nixon's meatloaf at 4:02 PM on March 8, 2017

Just about as lovely as it gets.
posted by datawrangler at 4:27 PM on March 8, 2017

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this!
posted by wiskunde at 4:56 PM on March 8, 2017

Oh my that gave me such a good feeling. Thank you.
posted by kinnakeet at 5:42 PM on March 8, 2017

Holy crap. Didn't see that coming, burst into tears.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 7:00 PM on March 8, 2017 [2 favorites]

This was very heart-warming - also, side-nod is a bonus.
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 8:07 PM on March 8, 2017 [5 favorites]

Best thing I've seen all day.
posted by lilies.lilies at 8:46 PM on March 8, 2017

Love love love this. Thank you.
posted by mayurasana at 8:55 PM on March 8, 2017

Oh thank god for things like this. I feel like the best thing, the really great thing that I can point to for the last so many years, is this welcoming of our sisters and brothers who are teaching us to understand gender and sex and openness in a new and better way. Thank you to the brave people that make our world richer and more full!
posted by eggkeeper at 9:12 PM on March 8, 2017 [3 favorites]

A million blessings to you Divabat for sharing this video. It finally gave me the perfect opportunity to discuss transgender issues with my young sons. In a few days I will explain that their aunt is transgender (she has told me I can explain however I think is best).
posted by biggreenplant at 4:09 AM on March 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

OH yes. Excellent.
posted by gaspode at 7:03 AM on March 9, 2017

This is so wonderful!
posted by MissySedai at 7:43 AM on March 9, 2017

Loved this. Thank you.
posted by rtha at 8:04 AM on March 9, 2017

Thank you for posting this!

A few years ago I was hanging out with my mom and -- sometimes I want to talk with her, because I love her, but I don't know what to say, so I sing to her or I read something to her. I was reading aloud some short stories and poems from Jaggery, and I came across "Draupadi" by Janani Balasubramanian and read it aloud to her. I saw that Balasubramanian's pronoun is "they" and mentioned that to my mom, and this opened up the conversation for her to ask me a bunch of questions about gender nonconforming people, and about trans lives, and about queer lives more broadly.

I hope this video helps a lot of families have that conversation.
posted by brainwane at 10:16 AM on March 9, 2017 [2 favorites]