It is all like old times when:

• dad forces you to eat roti instead of cereal for breakfast.

• mom says you are wasting space in the kitchen cabinets and vows to bring in some efficiency

• you get dressed for work and see that your lunch is already packed and ready

• the lil sister goes berserk shopping for tai(didi) and sends bag loads of yummy clothes

• all you do is vegetate on the couch…the parents even hand you water when you get back home from work, Have chai and chivda with them.

• you dont get back to an empty apartment.

• they think you have become too thin when you are beating yourself up over putting on weight, and they vow to make you ‘better’ before they leave

• they think you are the prettiest girl in town

• the cooker gets washed everyday

• you take fresh food in your lunch instead of raat ka khana

• they get bored the very first day of their one month long trip

• they sit and talk and say how you still talk like a little girl, and not like a woman…LOL

• you try to eat healthy food, track your nutrition etc, and tell your dad as much, but he still thinks you don’t take care of yourself!

• they think dishwasher is a waste of time and water and electricity )

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