A grumble
The ME clan has been making great strides .
My 21 brother has landed a job with engineering firm a semester away from graduation
My 23 year old sister is applying for her Ph.d
Early in the morn, I receive email from random relative:
"Congratulations ME. We are so happy. Now we are just praying for your parents that you children will see sense someday and get married fast."
Because you see in the Mallu social circle of relatives and random family friends, the ME clan is sadly lagging far behind.
What have we been trumped by?
1. Overweight cousin's pregnancy
2. College drop out cousin's wedding in December
3. Snooty uncle and aunt's Swiss vacation courtesy of half Mallu, half Banglorean but full Christian son-in-law
The ME clan is now reviewing applications for new social circle, one that doesn't judge you by the contents of your womb, marital status and vacation benefits.
A note: I have nothing against overweight people, college dropout people, Switzerland visiting people. At various points in life, I have been/am one of each. What I do have problem with is random people pitying the ME clan.
12 comments:
but come on ME, full christian? It's hard to compete with that:)
Mallu's can be so ridiculous!
So to cheer you up I'm hereby tagging you to do the picture tag.
I am not a good person am i?
Jealousy and spite often masquerade as pity, so comfort yourself with the thought that they cannot come to terms with the grey cells being loaded so much in favour of your clan. In this case, given the choice, I’d rather be the “pitied” than the sadly deficient!!
hey...i have to tag her first!! Me, i'm tagging you as well. so now you got a double tag. sorry, would have told ya earlier, but Beks is always a step ahead!!
and yeah, about that new social circle application...where do the interested folks get the application forms?? :)
OO!! Can I be in your clan?!?
You can join my mallu clan. One Christmas we had 1 white son-in-law, 1 white fiance, 1 gay Spanish doctor (was new to my dad's job and didn't know anyone in town so dad invited him), 2 drunk uncles (1 of whom is homophobic) and a dog who was blind in one eye. It was like Norman Rockwell on crack.
Proudly we have never appeared on an episode of COPS. : )
(laughing at mint chutney)
Can I apply for your clan? I need a degree. LOL
These same reasons are the exact reasons I don't talk to well over half of my family.
Don't pity me, don't condescend to me.
Try accepting me.
Norman Rockwell on crack...I like that!
Isn't it odd on what we look down on others for?
The ME clan should rightly be proud of their accomplishments!
Mallus, mallu Suriyanis!! Success is measured in such weird ways.
...hey mallu me where are you?
...hey mallu me where are you?
Where you been? Everything ok?
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