故事描述一位英文不好傳統又保守印度媽媽
她愛先生愛孩子認真照顧家庭
她的存在很重要先生孩子都需要她
但是一點地位也沒有
先生孩子不尊重她也不在乎她的想法及感受
還好
她離開印度獨自前往紐約協助姪女準備婚禮時
勇敢面對恐懼找到自我
最後得到家人的尊重
她像是許多全職媽媽的縮影
雖然她的工作地點在家中
工作對象是家人
但是她也想跟著家人一起成長進步
下面這幾段英文是女主角在電影中的台詞
文法雖然不對卻真摯提醒我們對待自己最親近的家人
要練習不批評認同彼此是平等
更要在乎體貼家人的心情
This marriage is a beautiful thing. It is the most special friendship. Friendship of two people who are equal. Life is a long journey. Meera, sometimes you will feel you are less. Kevin, sometimes you will also feel you are less than Meera. Try to help each other to feel equal. It will be nice. Sometimes... Married couple don't even know how the other is feeling. So... how they will help the other? It means marriage is finished? No. That is the time you have to help yourself. Nobody can help you better than you. If you do that... you will return back feeling equal. Your friendship will return back... Your life will be beautiful.
Shashi Godbole: Meera... Kevin... Maybe you'll very busy... but have family... son... daughter. In this big world... your small little world, it will make you feel so good. Family... family can never be... never be... never be judgemental! Family will never... put you down... will never make you feel small. Family is the only one who will never laugh at your weaknesses. Family is the only place where you will always get love and respect. That's all Meera and Kevin... I wish you all the best. Thank you.
When you don't like yourself... you tend to dislike everything connected to you. New things seem to be more attractive. When you learn to love yourself... then the same old life... starts looking new... starts looking nice. Thank you... for teaching me... how to love myself! Thank you for making me... feel good about myself. Thank you so much!
