“Mom has reorganized the kitchen so that the one room that was everyone's room is foreign to me. My visits are punctuated with me whipping around, angrily demanding, "Where are the forks, WHY DID YOU MOVE THE FORKS?" and she has to calmly open the drawer on the other side of the kitchen as if she moved it just to ruin my life. I just found out where she puts the bowls and their new location feels like such a personal attack that I can barely talk about it without raising my blood pressure.” HomeHumorFamily Book:One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter Source: One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
“The great irony of growing up is that it's often once you leave your parents' home that you understand them the most.” InspirationalWisdomLife LessonsFamilyGrowing UpReflectionParentingMaturity Book:One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter Source: One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
“If Indian weddings for Indian people are the furthest from “fun,” trips to India for Indian people are the furthest from “vacation.” When I told my friends about the upcoming trip, everyone purred about what a great time I’d have, told me to take a lot of photos, told me to eat everything. But if you’re going to India to see your family, you’re not going to relax, you’re not going to have a nice time. No, you’re going so you can touch the very last of your bloodline, to say hello to the new ones and goodbye to the older ones, since who knows when you’ll visit again. You are working.” FamilyIndiaVacationReconnectingExpatriates Book:One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter Source: One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter