1. First of all, you never listened to their career advice.
2. You wanted to study something "useless".
3. Because of this, your parents don't understand what you do.
4. It's not like you're even in the family business.
DESI parents be like
5. So they are forced to make their own assertions about your job.
6. They have to go to great lengths to shut down the competition at family gatherings.
7. Because you don't even drive a Mercedes, Audi or BMW!
8. Your relationship status also doesn't do them any favours.
9. And you won't let them set you up with that doctor whose parents come from the same village as your Dad.
10. Probably because you'll know what will happen three months later.
11. Or because you're already with someone they don't approve of.
12. You're incredibly awkward at family events.
13. Probably because you don't know who half your family are.
14. Because that's what happens when you don't visit the cousin of your cousin's cousin when you're in town.
15. You have yet to figure out how to eat constantly and not gain any weight.
This is when you know you're parents think your fat #goodlife
16. Probably because you don't know how to cook any of your traditional "healthy" foods properly.
17. Or you just show zero interest in cooking, period.
18. You don't react well when your parents say exactly what's on their mind.
19. And you refuse to surrender to their religious superstitions.
20. Or home remedies.
21. You left home way before you were supposed to.
22. And you don't call or visit your parents enough.
Because even though you don't have a six-figure income, they still miss you and will brag about you until the end of time.
