1. They won’t remember my birthday, but
they will remember the day results come out. And they will take an unhealthy
amount of interest in every exam I take, and will wait eagerly to hear how I
performed. The worse I do the better.
2. They will always pinch my cheeks at
weddings and tell me how ‘big’ I’ve grown. Apart from the pseudo-compliment
which is actually a snide nod towards my not-so-waif-like-figure, do they honestly
think I would still remain the diaper-clad, drooling baby they last saw me as?
3. They will always, laughingly no less,
tell me how difficult it would be to find a husband for me, since I’m ‘so’
tall. It’s all I can do to not point out that the average height of most people
in Europe is similar to mine, and marriage to me is as repulsive an option as
going out to jog in the morning. Very repulsive, in other words.
4. They will turn up out of the blue at
events and ask me ‘Do you remember me?’ displaying their molars to the fullest
extent and look at me with expectant eyes, as if seriously expecting me to
remember one of the clan I’d last seen at a distant cousin’s birthday party or
something.
5. They will bore everyone stupid about
how rigorously they’re dieting and yet will insist on a third helping of
everything. At least be considerate and leave some mishit doi for this ‘big’
girl.
Now I know they're family and I love them, but sometimes they do get on my nerves a bit. But what's life without a few (unintentionally) funny uncles and aunties? Do let me know the things your relatives do that annoy you.
See you next time, lovely people.
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