‘My daughter Samairra is my biggest strength’
My shoulders are strong enough to be a single parent,” says Juhi Parmar, 39, who has been staying with daughter Samairra, after the actor’s separation from Sachin Shroff two years back.
“I think the biggest challenge of being a single parent is dealing with the guilt of not being able to be with your child as much as you would want to. Maintaining the work-life balance gets difficult but I am grateful to my parents who have been there and taken care of my daughter when I am not around,” says the actor of Kumkum: Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan fame.
Just like most of us, the lockdown has allowed the actor to spend quality time with her kid. “We try and engage in a lot of activities. For instance, I have never baked a cake in my life but since the lockdown, I have done it thrice as Samairra loves cake. I also came up with a makeshift salon where I gave my dad a haircut and did the eyebrows for my mother,” says Parmar, adding that her daughter has been her biggest source of inspiration.
“My daughter is the reason I’m able to look forward to life every day. I want to set an example for her so that when she grows up, she can confidently say that she is proud of her mother. Sachin and I have moved on, believing not to carry any grudges or have any animosity. We are all in a happy space where our daughter doesn’t feel any vacuum,” the actor signs off.