Desi mothers. They’ll be your best friend one day and then your arch enemy the next. You’ll spend lifetimes trying to please them but it’ll never be enough. Deep down, there’s lots of love but sometimes it gets a little tough to deal with them.
Here are 13 things desi mothers say versus what they actually mean:
1. Doston ke sath khoob maujein ho rahi hain, haan?
Tum tho apni maa ko bhool gaye ho bc.
2. Parh bhi liya karo kabhi.
Agar parhoge nahi toh mujhe kaun sambhaalega bhudape mein, tera baap?
3. Yeh zabaan kahan se sikha hai?
Ye tumharay dost bohut hee behooda log hain.
4. Apne Abu se poocho.
Agar mein inkaar karongi tho mujhse nafrat hojaygi tumhe… apne abba se kar lo woh theek hai.
5. Sochoongi.
No.
6. Tumhari umar mein yeh kabi nahi karti thi.
Karti toh thi, bas pakri nahi jaati thi.
7. Kaheen girlfriend ke saath tho nahi phir rahe?
Meri pasand ki naa hui toh khabardaar uss se shaadi ka socha bhi agar.
8. Paisay kahan gaye sab?
Haye mein marjaon, nashe aur chars mein urra rahi hai meri beti apne saaray paisay.
9. Log kaise hain tumharay college mein?
Namaz parte hain? Sharaab kitna peethe hain?
10. Ab tum jawan hogaye ho.
Ab shaadi hi kar lo bc.
11. Phone kar lena jab ponchoge.
phone karna mujhe jab niklo, jab ponchoge, jab phir se nikloge, agar ziaada saans liya toh mujhe phone karna, jis waqt khana khao mujhe phone karna, jab wapas aoge tab phone kar ke batana.
12. Kal ka kaan pakha hai, woh khaalo
Mood nahi hai kuch pakaane ka, kya naukar hoon tumhaari?
13. Karo jo karna hai, hum kaun hote hain tumhe rokne wale?
Aaja zarra ghar, tuhje sahi tarha chittar maaroon gi.
What else does your mother say that she doesn’t really mean? Or maybe you’ve heard some other desi mothers say some interesting stuff? Sound off in the comments below.
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