Meeting distant relatives and extended families is not just an event, it is an entire hullabaloo in itself, for reasons unimaginable.
The following were overheard at one such get-together, I kid you not ( someone I know was at the receiving end). Reasons what a KANYA, ahem girl, is expected to be when she crosses the catastrophic age of 22.
In a nutshell, I present you, THE TORTURE unmarried women (like me) endure at family affairs in the hands of bulbuous aunties.
The following were overheard at one such get-together, I kid you not ( someone I know was at the receiving end). Reasons what a KANYA, ahem girl, is expected to be when she crosses the catastrophic age of 22.
- That you are a girl, now a woman. You have to be married. Becuase 'log kya kahengey?'
- That you are old enough to earn in five figures and still haven't made a headway on the career front. 'Ghar pe hi baithi hain'.
- That too much academics will take you nowhere. 'Itna padha likha husband kya aasman se tapkega?'
- That cooking is ultimately where all your skills converge. 'Pati ke dil ka raasta, uske pet se jaata hain!'
- That you have to adore children no matter how uncouth and naughty they be. 'Bacche toh bhagwaan ka roop hote hain!'
- That retorting is a sin. 'Zabaan sambhal ke'
- That reading shall now confine to magazines about Re-decorating houses, Homemaking, Better parenting and Health/Fitness. 'Apne parivaar ka khayal tum nahi rakhogi toh kya tumhara padosi rakhega?'
- That you have to learn to obey. 'Pati jo bhi kahey, sab sahi'
In a nutshell, I present you, THE TORTURE unmarried women (like me) endure at family affairs in the hands of bulbuous aunties.
