AnshikaKashyap-123
Mumbai, 2000. The city hums with a new century's Aggarwal, the future feels like a weight. An engineering student, he navigates the crowded streets and teeming classrooms with a quiet meekness, his gentle nature a stark contrast to the world's aggressive pace. At home, he's a ghost in his own life, constantly overshadowed by his sister Sonia, the family's shining star. Their mother, Rekha, a woman of unyielding expectations, relentlessly holds up Sonia's achievements as a mirror to Sonu's perceived failures. Each comparison is a small cut, a reminder that in his parents' eyes, he is not enough-not smart enough, not ambitious enough, not "man" enough.
This is a story of a boy's quiet desperation, a tale that reveals the deep scars left by parental neglect and the insidious poison of constant comparison.
It's an intimate look at the emotional void created when a parent's love is conditional, measured out in grades and achievements. While exploring Sonu's journey, this book sheds light on the unseen suffering of countless men who are denied the warmth and validation they need, expected to be stoic and emotionless while their inner worlds crumble.
This story is dedicated to all the sons, brothers, and fathers who have been victims of these silent, suffocating expectations, whose stories are told in whispered comparisons and unfulfilled dreams.
🏅#1 in Parentalabuse
⚠️The story does contain some violent themes, but don't worry they aren't gore and are readers friendly 😊