What Women Want: Kareena And Soha Talk About The Struggles Of Motherhood

Kareena Kapoor continues to wow us with her gyaan on What Women Want. After interviewing the likes of Malaika Arora, Sunny Leone, Karisma Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar, she turned to her sister-in-law Soha Ali Khan to talk about the ups and downs of motherhood.

The Maa Classification

According to Kareena, there are 3 types of mothers in Bollywood: One is the Sooraj Barjatya maa, who teaches her kids to be sanskaari, second is the Karan Johar mummy who grooms her kids to be very stylish and third is your Anuraj Kashyap maa who lets her kids do whatever the hell she wants! But on her show, she decided to tell audiences about the fourth and fifth kind of moms – the celebrity and non-celebrity kind of moms. Soha Ali Khan Pataudi, who recently delivered two babies – Inaaya who also happens to be Kareena’s niece and her book The Perils of Being Moderately Famous, talked about her experiences as a mother in the recent episode.

How Much Attention Should a Child Get?

First of all, Kareena Kapoor asked Soha about the amount of credit that Kunal can take for Soha being a good mother. Soha elaborated on this saying that she and Kunal had very different upbringing and how the two compromise on several things to arrive at a balance. She even talked about the amount of attention that should be given to a child. The two actors compared notes on how the dads Kunal and Saif still think that women should be one going on playdates and kids should not be showered with attention all the time while the mothers do so. Also, there should be no need to constantly entertain your child as they should learn how to do that by themselves.

Do You Need A Nanny?

As for the role of nannies, Soha said that not everyone can afford nurses or nannies but kids need a nurturing figure around them when they reach a certain age. When Soha was born, her father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi retired from sports and took care of her when her mom Sharmila was away shooting.

Parenthood Lessons From Parents

On being asked what she learnt about parenting from her parents that she is now applying to Inaaya, Soha said that her parents never ordered her around and it was more about them setting an example. Her dad never told her to not raise her voice; rather he never spoke in loud tones in the household, which set an example for her as a child. As for her mother, she taught her how to be a working mother while developing a close bond with the child even if you are away from them.

Coming to the topic of celebrity kids growing up in a digital age, Soha and Kareena expressed their fears about their kids always being followed and growing up being treated differently among their peers.

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Kareena also asked Soha about how her equation has changed with husband Kunal after she embraced motherhood. There is a rocky period and times when both feel a little jealous with a third person around them to take away their attention from each other.

As for people who shame celeb moms, Soha had just one thing to say that trolls should be mostly ignored but a few people can be rationally explained. Also, you can’t please everyone so just be yourself! Which is just the right mantra for any mother out there. Don’t you think so?

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