Nice Aunties

And I always have to brace myself before I go meet my aunties.

Like the last time I saw one auntie, she's like, oh, you look better last time.

You don't quite know what to say, you know, to that.

Yeah.

Or like your face looks bigger.

Yes.

A lot of people have messaged me saying they really resonated with that because firstly, they are aunties themselves.

Then the second group of people, they have aunties who insult them.

So it's something that everyone experiences, but they don't talk about it.

For the longest time, I just wonder about this phenomenon.

Why does it exist?

Maybe it's like a generation who have been taught that way, passed down from their parents.

It's like 2,000 years of Asian history.

Yeah, I think aunties make that sort of comment because maybe somewhere they feel like they have not done it themselves and they want the best for you.

So like they're trying to give you unsolicited advice or how you can improve so that maybe you could meet someone so that you won't be alone.

Yes, exactly.

Yes, exactly.

So they have been programmed to behave like that, programmed to think like that.

So it's all societal stuff, cultural stuff, family expectations.

And what I'm trying to explore is, do we really need it?