Is Sonia Gandhi suffering from the mother-first syndrome?

April 04, 2015 18:48

As a woman, it is not uncommon to meet other women who when asked what they do will describe themselves as scientists, bankers, bureaucrats, doctors, teachers, activists, but will always slow down towards the end, hit a pause button on all those achievements, and softly moan: "but I am a mother first" with a strange mix of naivety and affectation. I call this a 'mother-first' syndrome.

Sonia seems to have fallen prey to the mother-first syndrome. Sonia sans Rahul is an independent minded, seasoned politician but Sonia with Rahul is definitely a mother-first.

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