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Under the Neem tree of Life!

It is amazing how obvious facts dawn on you in the simplest of moments. One such ordinary moment was coke with a school friend in Mcdonald’s! A simple evening just to catch up on each other where we talked about the age old saga of saas-bahu animosity... She talked about how her mother in law drew her insane with petty issues like what to cook, what all work she should be expert at after one year of marriage, a concept which I am still trying to digest as to how a girl is supposed to master the art of running a house as efficiently as her mother in law within just a year while the husband is still in love with the TV and couch! Anyway, I was introduced to a world where the mother in law would mute up on random occasions leaving my friend clueless about what her crime was, and suddenly become over-friendly leaving my poor friend wondering if it were a scene of Rajneeti! By the end of the 20min one sided conversation I gasped and asked my friend how she managed to keep her cool and