Seema Sajdeh shared the importance of staying transparent with their children about the truth, recalling that her divorce from Sohail had confused their younger son, Yohan.
Seema Sajdeh has had her share of triumphant days and stormy nights. Despite the complexities of her personal life, Seema continues to shine brightly. Her recent appearance on the third season of the Netflix show, Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives has once again brought her into the spotlight, captivating audiences with her elegance and candidness. Seema recently opened up about the importance of transparency between parents and kids.
With the new season of Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, Seema Sajdeh was well aware that her relationship status post-divorce would be a hot topic in the show. Seema recently shared in an interview with Bollywood Hungama that she had prepared herself for whatever came in the show, and followed her mantra of being honest and compassionate. She said:
“Whatever is said to me, I will be honest and I don’t want to be insensitive because, at the end of the day, my actions have repercussions and consequences for my children. They are still young. One goes to school, one is on the brink of doing something with his career choices. I never want to be that person who affects them in that way. So, whenever these conversations happen, they are very organic, and real.”
Seema shared how she communicated her divorce from Sohail Khan with her kids. She described her son, Nirvaan as a free-spirited individual, much like herself, who often surprises her with unexpected responses and conversation directions. He was a source of comfort and understanding during her divorce, acting as a mediator between her and her younger son, Yohan. The fashion designer recalled:
“Nirvaan is a lot like me. He also has no filter. Half of the time, I don’t know what he is going to reply to me or in which direction the conversation will go. That (divorce) was the topic of the hour because we were discussing it and I was moving back and why I decided to move. My go-to person is Nirvaan because my younger one is like 10 and a half years apart from his brother. And a lot of time, mothers are the punching bag. You can say anything you want to say to mumma. Sometimes to get through to Yohan, Nirvaan steps in his shoes and explains to me his point of view.”
Talking about Yohan, Seema recalled that he was confused and seemed disoriented by his parents’ split. Though he was very young, Seema decided to not gatekeep her relationship status with Yohan as she wanted him to know the truth from her so that they could have a trusted relationship. Talking about the same, she added:
“He is very young… But, my relationship and rapport with my children from day one has always been that you can tell mumma anything under the sun and I will not be angry, I will try and understand from your point of view, but you will also have to try and understand mumma. Even though Yohan is young, I don’t lie to him, because I think there is so much information out there, he should never think that my mother lied to me. He needs to know that, good, bad, ugly, mumma will tell me the truth… The truth might be disturbing at first but they will know, ‘My mum didn’t lie to me’.
Seema makes sure that when anything happens in school or if he hears anything, Yohan is comfortable enough to come home and share it with her so that she can explain it to him.
As someone with a messed-up past, Seema Sajdeh does not want her kids to find out the truth the hard way or view their mother as a distant parent. She shared with Bollywood Hungama that parents need to keep an open line of communication and treat children like their friends. With so much information spread about, if she didn't give him certain information, he would get it at the click of a button anyway.
Seema does not want her kids to know about her personal life from somewhere else. With the world advancing, she suggested that today’s parents must keep an open mindset to ensure that kids can find comfort in having organic discussions with their parents and vice versa.
Seema Sajdeh is a celebrity fashion designer who married Sohail Khan in 1998, had two sons, Nirvaan and Yohan, and eventually parted ways in 2022 after 24 years of marriage. Currently, she is in a relationship with her childhood friend, Vikram Ahuja, whom she was engaged to before running away with Sohail Khan.
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