Kids Series – 1: Agree to disagree

 Not a disclaimer: This is a not work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead, or actual events are purely intentional.

After some minor arguments over a period of time, one fine day: 

Wife: I want a 2nd kid

Husband:  I don’t want a 2nd kid

W: WTF !! 

H: Yes

W: Why?

H: Multiple reasons. I don’t want to see you go through that whole painful process again. Moreover, I am concerned about the future. Let us give the best to the kid we have. Let us settle down also, you get a life

W: I can start my career at any time later but my age is increasing, it will be more complicated if it gets delayed further

H: I don’t see in the farthest horizon of you doing something for yourself in the next 5 years atleast, if you have a 2nd kid and then it is impossible. Don’t you see how difficult it is to manage the first one? I don’t see the end of the tunnel and you are up for 2nd one. Don’t you see how expensive it has become? I am not even remotely interested to give another life. I don’t want to commit a second mistake

W: I have heard and seen lot of cases where 2nd one was is quite opposite to the 1st one. And raising a single kid affects the kid’s mentality. Will not know sharing. Will be left alone. We have to engage the kid if there is no sibling

H: I don’t know what is this kid will be alone thing? Kid will have friends

W: Having a sibling is different. They will be together and rely upon one another in needy times. You will not understand

H: Yeah, maybe I can understand after 100 years. So you want to go through the entire process of delivery a kid, having seen how painful it is after delivery, taking care of the baby ?

W: YES

H: What if the 2nd kid turns out to be more annoying than the 1st one? Does not eat? 

W: Nope, based on what I heard, what I saw, 2nd kids are not at all like 1st one

H: Are you crazy? That is bull shit theory

W: Blah blah blah 

H: Blah blah blah

Yet, after another set of days, nights, H succumbed, went ahead with W's desire.

Post delivery – for 1 week:

W: Oh my GOD, I thought it would not be painful to this extent. I cannot bear this

H: Blank stare

W: My cousin told me that 2nd delivery would be easy. Nothing to worry. This is so painful.

H: Blank stare

W: (crying) I don't get sleep during nights. I am getting crazier due to lack of sleep

H: Blank stare

After an year of birth:

W: Oh my gosh I cannot run behind the 2nd one. I am dying to manage these 2 kids with you being busy in office work. I don't have the energy

H: Blank stare

W: Kid is not even interested to eat, drinks only milk. 1st one atleast had food till a point of time obediently. I am suffering to make her eat something

H: Blank stare 

W: I am not even having a 30 mins of time for myself

H: Blank stare

W: I am not getting enough sleep; the kids do not even sleep peacefully. Have to watch them over even after they fall asleep

H: Blank stare

W: 2nd one is more dangerous than the 1st one. 1st one never did things like these. 2nd one is more naughty, destructive mindset than the 1st one. I never thought the 2nd kid would be like this

H: Blank stare

W: It is all because of you. You had all these thoughts in your mind and that is how the seed came 

H: !!?? 

(Never) to be concluded…

P. S: 

ఇవాళ బాగున్నది రేపు బాగుండకపొవచ్చుఇవాళ బాగాలేనిది రేపు బాగుండొచ్చు - కొత్త బంగారు లోకం

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