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‘We Two, Ours Two’ Happened in June
Everything was preordained
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“Hum do, humare do,” which translates to “We two, ours two,” was the Indian government’s tagline used to control the population explosion in the 1980s. Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to have two children. I didn’t know with whom, but it was also drilled into me that it should be before I turned 30. There is something to be said about early messages that stay on and shape the way we lead our lives.
I was a week past my due date with my firstborn and needed to be induced. Although my daughter arrived a week later than the due date, she made motherhood look easy. So easy that I managed to finish my dissertation study and graduate by the time she turned nine months. I would leave her with toys on the floor while writing my dissertation, and she entertained herself for good chunks of time.
I was 30 when I became pregnant with my second child. Yes, everything was working according to my preestablished timeline.
My husband had already moved to Tokyo while I was pregnant, and the plan was for him to visit for a week to be present for the birth of our second child.
