for a long time during the pandemic neetu kapoors daughter riddhima had flown down from delhi to be with the actress from whipping up healthy meals to giving each other a haircut the motherdaughter duo was bonding big time in mumbai later ridhima returned to her delhi home and neetu kapoor continues to stay alone in the city while ranbir kapoor is reportedly residing with his ladylove alia bhatt speaking about how she manages her time with ranbirriddhima and without them neetu kapoor had told filmfare in a recent interview i want them to be busy with their lives i say mere dil mein raho mere sar pe mat chadho stay in my heart dont stand on my head when riddhima was with me for the pandemic i was so stressed for one year because she couldnt go back i used to get so restless i used to tell her riddhima to go back bharat is alone i was literally pushing her away i like my privacy i am used to this way of life neetu kapoor also reminisced the time when her kids left home to study abroad sharing her feelings as a parent the veteran actress added i remember when riddhima was going to london to study i used to howl for days if someone would even come to meet her and say goodbye i used to start crying but when years later ranbir went i didnt he told me mom you dont love me but it isnt that it was just that i had gotten used to that life of living away from a child so when it happened again i was prepared i think those times when they were abroad made me stronger and made me feel that i am okay being alone also they have to get on with their lives expressing that she is an independent person and does not stay with her kids neetu kapoor added i get happy when they come but i want them to go back to their homes and be settled i just say one thing dont meet me every day but stay connected i dont want them to be around me all the time i am very independent that way i love my life the way it iswatch neetu kapoor on not living with ranbir kapoorriddhima kapoor i say mere dil mein raho mere sar pe mat chadho