Are You Getting the Royal Bawi Treatment You Deserve?

Dear Bawis, it’s time to park the bun-maska, mute the family WhatsApp group and simply take a seat in private. This Women’s Day, we are conducting a completely unofficial, highly accurate, emotionally revealing ‘Bawi Status Audit’. For years you’ve been managing homes, careers, in-laws, children, budgets, Navroze menus and other people’s drama with Olympic-level skill. But the real question is: are YOU being treated like the Queen of your castle… or have you been morphed into the Chief Utility Officer – the Permanent Backup Plan?

Do they respect your authority? Fear your silence? Or are you the unpaid event manager, emotional counsellor, Uber driver, financial planner and leftover recycler of the house? Do they value your opinions and act on your advice? Or simply assume you will handle everything while they search for the remote? Today, we find out… Answer honestly. No overthinking. No adjusting answers to look noble. If your husband or children are nearby, tilt the screen away. This is classified Women’s Day material… Let the Bawi Power Assessment begin:

1. When dinner is served:
   Everyone waits for you to sit first. You are Her Highness.
   B. They start eating and shout, “Mummy bring the achaar!”
   C. You are still in the kitchen frying udvada-na-papad while they discuss politics over papri-ma-kavaab.
2. When there is a family crisis:
   You calmly issue instructions like a seasoned Field Marshal.
   B. You handle it after everyone has made it worse.
   C. You solve it, but nobody remembers that you did.
3. At work, your colleagues treat you like:
   The CEO in disguise.
   B. The dependable donkey who never says ‘No’.
   C. The office agony aunt and unofficial HR department.
4. At your parents’ house (or when you visit):
   You are still Princess Perinaz of Pedder Road – nothing you do is wrong.
   B. You are immediately handed errands because “you’re free only!”
   C. You are gently reminded of your childhood mistakes from 1994.
5. As a mother, your children think you are:
   Super-Mom – the ultimate legend.
   B. The 24/7 service centre for food, money, WiFi and emotional repairs.
   C. The background soundtrack of constant reminders on permanent loop.
6. When guests arrive unexpectedly:
   You transform into MasterChef Parsi Edition and produce snacks from thin air.
   B. You smile sweetly while mentally rearranging tomorrow’s entire schedule.
   C. You glare at your husband and whisper, “Why didn’t you tell me?”
7. On WhatsApp family groups, you are:
   A. The admin with power who occasionally removes people for ‘technical reasons’.
   B. The one who replies “Ok” and regrets everything.
   C. The official fact-checker who types, “Source?”.
8. During Navroz cleaning:
   A. You supervise with a list and a whistle.
   B. You clean while everyone gives suggestions.
   C. You threaten to throw away twenty years of junk.
9. As a single Bawi, society treats (or treated) you like:
   A glamorous, independent icon who “doesn’t need anyone.”
   B. A long-term community project that must be urgently solved.
   C. A target for constant matchmaking ambush.
10. When you fall sick:
    A. The entire house collapses within hours because the operating system has shut down.
    B. They say, “Take rest,” but still ask for tea, the charger and their missing socks.
    C. You still get up and manage everything because chaos irritates you more than fever.
11. During Baug Committee meetings, you are:
    A. The calm voice of reason who has already read the circular, the bylaws and the fine print.
    B. Strategic whisperer influencing decisions from the second last row.
    C. The one mentally calculating how nobody here should be in charge of even a potted plant!
12.  Your gym membership status is:
    A. Active, disciplined and occasionally Instagram-documented.
    B. Paid for with optimism and visited emotionally.
    C. A generous annual donation to the fitness industry.
13. Deep down, your greatest superpower is:
    A. Emotional intelligence.
    B. Organisational brilliance.
    C. The ability to run an empire quietly while others think they are in charge.
14. At home, your pet loves:
    A. You. Because you are the only emotionally stable adult.
    B. Whoever is holding food at that moment.
    C. You publicly. Your husband secretly.
15. Your self-care routine looks like:
    A. Scheduled and sacred. Nobody interferes.
    B. “I’ll rest after everyone sleeps.”
    C. Spa-Day cancelled because the son got loose-motions.

Results:

Mostly A’s – The Royal Bawi Supreme: You are the unquestioned Queen of your Castle. The household trembles lovingly when you raise one eyebrow. You have mastered affection with authority. People may argue, but they ultimately obey. When you fall sick, the entire house shuts down because the operating system has crashed. You’re not merely important, you’re infrastructure! Continue ruling with style. Just remember to occasionally let someone else fetch the achaar. Even Queens need to sit down.

Mostly B’s – The Overworked Empress in Disguise: You are the backbone, the support beam, the shock absorber and the unpaid consultant of your household. You fix crises after everyone else has created bonus problems. You are respected. Quietly. Taken for granted? Occasionally. Underestimated? Frequently. It’s time to upgrade your status. Demand respect. Start small. Refuse to make choi at least once this week and observe the panic!

Mostly C’s – The Silent Volcano:
You are dangerously close to Bawi-Burnout! You manage fever, chaos, loose-motions and society politics without blinking. You are the ultimate peace-maker during family-feuds, wondering how evolution skipped this room. If you disappeared for 48 hours, the building society would issue a circular, the family would call three relatives and one caterer. The gym would still not notice. It’s time for boundaries. Strategic silence. And possibly one dramatic dining table speech!

Conclusion

Dear Bawis, whether you are Royal Supreme, Overworked Empress or Silent Volcano, remember one thing. This ecosystem survives because of you. Homes run, crises resolve, meetings conclude and Navroz actually happens because one woman somewhere made a list. This Women’s Day, remember – Royal treatment is not requested. It is expected. If you are the Queen, own the crown. If you are the backup plan, resign from the position immediately. And if anyone in your house doubts your importance, simply take one Sunday off and let the experiment begin!

Happy Women’s Day, Your Majesty!