Back!

Back home after visiting my in-laws. Even after so many years I'm always a little apprehensive going there because it's pretty much a shift from normalcy in many ways; weather, food, language, culture, scrutiny, privacy, mobility etc. Families are bigger, their worries and priorities are different and one feels helpless as a spectator of a long drama. To make matters worse, families are at war now and we get caught at crossroads not having taken a side yet but almost compelled to do it soon. Being out-of-touch with local news, one has to also take care not to broach up on touchy topics. It's a tight-rope walk really. I feel happy for Anu whose world revolves around her little cousin there. Rishi on the other hand is anxious as one of his cousins got chickenpox while we were there. As for me, I feel silly even to sulk after I see how hard people work and yet are so cheerful. I don't know if it lasts year-long though.

Met L at the station and it felt great, as always.