I have a nine-year-old son who loves me a lot. My trouble is he doesn’t like, let alone love, his stepmother. She is a great support system as well as a very nice person. I don’t understand why my son doesn’t get along with her. The other day he was extremely rude to her. This particular behaviour worries me as he never shared his thoughts when I introduced her to him for the first time. I assumed he was okay with my marrying someone I find solace in. Maybe he thinks I’ve forgotten his mother which isn’t true.
— Namod

Illustration/ Amit Bandre