SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
Logo
Tag

Her choice...her love

(Part 1/3) "Our daughter had gone missing for 15 days. We searched everywhere. We asked everyone. We found out later they had married in a temple. And it was not our place to tell her new husband,...

Published29 March 2020
Reading Time 2 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Her choice...her love

(Part 1/3) "Our daughter had gone missing for 15 days. We searched everywhere. We asked everyone. We found out later they had married in a temple. And it was not our place to tell her new husband,...

(Part 1/3) "Our daughter had gone missing for 15 days. We searched everywhere. We asked everyone. We found out later they had married in a temple. And it was not our place to tell her new husband, “You have no money, no property. Our daughter will suffer. And we will take her back.” So we just went along with their marriage. We calmed our unwilling hearts and accepted whatever the future would bring for our daughter. It was her choice, her decision, and her love. And as parents, we could not deprive her of that. They had two children - a daughter and a son, together.

When both her children were born we supported her with the rations and money because her husband and his family had very little to give. And we could not see those babies grow without proper food. My husband is in India and he has worked hard all his life and provided for us. We have never starved or had to stay without food. So we would send her rations and money. Eventually, I invited her to bring her children and stay with me. “Let me take care of you and the children. You can rest here for some time, gain some strength, let the children get some nutrition and when you feel good then you can return to your husband’s home. I will also have your company with your father and brothers away in India.” She came and stayed with me." 

Stories of Nepal X BlinkNow

Read Next

Similar Stories

View all in Nepal
Nepal

I Feel Settled

"Mother and father never showed me their tears. I knew they to sell a piece of land to buy gold and prepare the dowry money. I understood their fears. Many women who are married and go to their...

Nepal • 2 mins
Nepal

All The Words I Know

"I sell tea. But I also go to school. When I grow up and when I can read and write better, I am going to ask all the old and the young people here to gather and sit around me. Then I am going to give...

Nepal • 1 mins
Nepal

What My Mother Taught Me

"I wanted to play with my girlfriends more than I wanted to go to school. I cannot blame my parents for not sending me to school. They did. When my father passed away I was 13 years old. I remember...

Nepal • 2 mins
Nepal

Start a Dialogue

"The first question a lot of people ask me is if I know how to sing and dance. They attribute people with disabilities mostly with performance art. It is a stereotype used against people with...

Nepal • 3 mins
Nepal

A Smart Daughter

"She is already very smart. Maybe a bit more than I am and that is what I want. A smart daughter. But the future seems difficult with all the competition. In the future, I want her to be happy. And...

Nepal • 1 mins

Join the Archival Journey

Receive weekly dispatches from the field—stories of resilience, tradition, and the changing landscape of Nepal delivered quietly to your inbox.