Deepika Padukone Quashes Pregnancy Rumours. Haven’t We All Been There, Done That?

Padhai kar lo, naukri kar lo, shaadi kar lo, bachche kar lo...all of us had to face these statements from our parents, relatives, family friends, and heck, even our friends and acquaintances. While the pressure to conform to the sanskaari way of living is also upon men, women have to bear the brunt even 10 times more than them. The pressure to get pregnant even when you don’t want to is a bane of a woman’s married life. People are quick to judge your sex life (No good news yet? Is everything okay?), question your weight gain (Hey, you are looking plump-is good news on the way?) and judge you even if you decide to have it in your own sweet time (a baby so soon/so late, what’s wrong with you?). Do they realise that they have no right to question us about this as it’s too personal?

Deepika, You Too?

Well, even celebs are not spared the question and it is a double-edged sword for them as getting pregnant has consequences for their career as well. News about pregnancies travels fast, even if it is a rumour which can at times lead the directors to drop them from projects. After Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai’s spokespersons had to deny the news of their pregnancies as they were spotted with a so-called ‘baby bump’, now it’s the turn of Deepika Padukone to shut up people with overactive imagination. Deepika got married to Ranveer Singh in November 2018 and had to recently answer about the speculations on her being pregnant. Talking about it, she said that it willhappen when it has to happen. The actress also said that she has heard that motherhood trumps being married from people who have had kids.

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She also pointed out about the pressures of getting pregnant that it is unfair to put a women or a couple through it. "I guess the day we stop asking the questions is when we will bring about change,” she added.

The Clock Is Ticking...

Soon after marriage, a couple is under the scrutiny of every person. As days go by, people become more concerned about the couple following a traditional timeline than being happy. But is bringing a child into this world out of peer pressure the right thing to do? What if you are not ready for this big responsibility right now? What if you are taking the time to be financially strong and have better health to give the right support to the child? What if you need more time to be mentally prepared to take care of a child? But these things don’t matter and these questions are often posed to women by women and around women. As if only a woman is responsible for it all. When will our society be able to come out of this regressive mindset?

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