What rakshabandhan mean if you donot have brother?

Question

We are 6 sisters , I donot have any brother . From my childhood , I am seeing that for every sister birth my family got dissappointed that it is a girl child.

Every Rakhi make my family sad & relizes the absense of a brother.

According to Indian customs a brother has a very important position in family. All the indian customs & traditions are male dominated . Specially, I realized this after marriage , when I was taunted by my in laws , for not having brother . At many traditional customs, made me to realize the meaning of not having brother .I felt the need of a brother to give me protection at many times of my life.

Please help me to cm out of this pain which make me feel the need of a brother.

Today , when I see my parents alone I ask God , Why He has not given us a brother.

Am I wrong smwhere , that I feel this pain ?

Are the people who go for many girls in a wish of brother are wrong ?

Seeing my life & my family , I realized Why the ratio of girls against boys is decreasing ?

Answer 1

Well I'm indian too and I have a little brother and am really looking forward to rakshabandhan but I know what you mean by the high importance of boys in the indian community but I have plenty of cousins who don't have brother so on rakshabandhan they tie the rakhi on they're cousins instead. Luckily for me my parents have never seen a difference in me and my brother and treat me and him the same. I have a little brother so I don't know what protection he could provide. You just have to accept it. I understand where your coming from completely. My aunt just had her second girl and she cried and her whole family was upset. I guess they're isn't much that we can do. I don't have a sister so I always ask god why didn't give me a sister even though I'm very thankful for my brother. You can't change your family and just be thankful for your sisters.

Good Luck!!!!