A 24-year-old woman has approached a family court after she lost a Ludo game to her father. The matter came up before family court counsellor Sarita Rajani in the Madhya Pradesh capital here. The daughter has said that she has been experiencing alienation from her father ever since the outcome in the board game.
“A 24-year-old young woman had come to us and said that when she was playing Ludo with her siblings and father, her father killed her tokens (goti) and she felt it was a breach of trust. She said she had trusted her father a lot and didn’t expect to be defeated by him,” said Rajani.
Rajani told reporters that the woman has told her she has lost respect for her father and even felt hesitation in calling him “father”. She said the father daughter relation was better earlier and only the board game defeat led to the crisis.
“I had four meetings with the woman and now some positive changes have started taking place,” said the counselor, adding: “Nowadays, children are unable to endure defeat which is why such cases come up. They need to learn to accept defeat which is as important as winning.”
During the lockdown period, the young woman, her two siblings and their father used to play the board game. After losing a game, the young woman developed resentment against her father, which increased over time. Rajani said the girl did not share her feelings with her family and decided to seek counselling about the matter.
She said the young woman is currently pursuing her studies, and the family lives in Bhopal city. The girl does not have a mother and she is the youngest of three siblings. “She has been counselled four times till now and the situation is improving. We will find a positive solution,” Rajani added.
