Another one of those priceless Mother-isms...
Mom: Your grandma says you shouldn't be going out for walks at night.
Me: Ummm..Why?
Mom :You know there are bad things hovering the air that'll upset you..
Me: Like what? ghosts? Bad spirits? What kind of strange stories you come up with!
The mother looks to the father for moral support (and mostly for someone to endorse her view). The chap
and the father are trying their best not to get drawn into this conversation.
Mom : Ok, be like that and not listen to me as usual . Even grandma and xyz aunt says you need to tuck a
small leaf of neem into your hair before you head out after dark. Neem wards off bad things, you know.
You won't get startled if you see bad things on the road.
Me: Bad things like what ? A man smoking and another one peeing against the tree. Ma, neem is just an
antiseptic. I don't think it can keep away bad things , even if there are bad things in the air!
Mom : Oh, you stupid girl. Always arguing and asking questions..We oldies say things from experience.
By now the father and chap are rolling their eyes (a tad inconspicuously because they don't want to be caught
out) and I am trying my best to control my laughter.
Mom : Of course , it is true - that's why even grandma and xyz aunt also said the same thing.
By now I can't control it any longer and burst out laughing , followed by strange guffaw-type sounds. Yeah,
the menfolk decided that a good laugh outweighed the merits of showing solidarity and all.
Mom: Ok, all of you laugh at me! But it is true.
The best course of action, I decide at this point , is to say ok to her.
Me : Fine, I'll do it.
The mother relaxes finally and a look that can only be described as "Finally she sees sense!" settles on her
face.
So if you are out in the streets of Chennai and see a girl with a neem leaf tucked into her hair, you know who
that is :-) Yeah, mothers are priceless !
17 comments:
Yeah... Mothers are, well, mothers...
But, thats a new piece of info I shud say...
hahaha..yeah, have heard this before..:-)
:-), i'll have to second that thought !
Well, this was the first time I heard of that !
yeah.. i too had this advice.. actually everyone from my mom's street gave this advice.. it was a funny read.. thank you so much for the award and the tag.. i have done by best.. thanks, i am honored
The best part or writing a blog will be when you become a parent and your child will throw all this back at you. I am right there right now. And my poor Mom who used to say, that my kids should be like me, now pities me ;). If Mom wants a neem BRANCH stuck in your hair, you will do it, so you will get children who will listen to you. ;). Or so we can all hope. Eat well and be happy. Listen to Mom.
My3
LOL.....humorously written, i visualised this post, happens in most semi-orthodox homes.
indeed they are pricelss .. no wonder they are called mothers :)
Bikram's
LOL. Hilarious! Imagining you keeping the neem leaf over your head :D LOL!
hema.. Nice.. dropping by your space to read it.
yeah , i bet .. another twenty five years down the line i'll probably read this and wonder why kids dont listen to their moms..
:-) .. caught between devil and deep sea.
yeah, guess so !
Sahana...Its not that sad actually , because the leaf is actually tucked inside..Still hilarious to imagine! welcome here!
That is an interesting thing I have come to know! Moms.. I know!
:-)..
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