Watched this properly today....I just wanted to say that whilst I can watch this programme with an open mind and reflect ...positively...that I know its very hard for alot of our members who have lost so much..wheather through families disowning them,or limiting their involvement in family life...
I wanted to say this because I know that the reminders of good values and families uniting to support each other are still there for people, despite rejection of our mixed relationships, It can be very painful, to miss parents brothers and sisters,.
I know how long it took me to feel completly safe again, to live alone after leaving home is not only a release for us sometimes, but also a lonely walk..in hope that we will feel stability again.
It is possible to feel good again, and to recreate the same strength and fun and laughter with your new life that you experienced before, and with your own new family...
Shay on one level is very fortunate to be supported within her own culture, and has communication with some members of her family...but I do wonder if the revisiting with them of her situation on the phone is a hugh knock back each time for her, how she will really heal if this continues, and what effect it will have on her relationships esp as she lives with the reminders of her culture and links this with her mother...
I would have found it very difficult to have a traditional indian marriage without my own family therefor instance, but I am glad that Shay has the personality and support of the GREWALS be able to do this...Hopefully her mother will see how much she was needed by this programme.
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