we all know nano as a ball of love. which she is. no doubt. but there are times when we clash. i think it's when nana ji's not around that she turns from my mellow walking talking belly that always has an idiom or a dessert up her sleeve to an aggressor who quotes the local crimes from a tabloid. at these times she brings up

a. i haven't ever lived in pakistan so i don't know what it's like [sidenote: i was raised here and spent summers here and in my adult life i've been here since nov '03]

b. some new extreme scenario involving a woman [if you've ever witnessed me getting scolded by her then you know what i'm talking about right now]

c. she's not as liberal as mummy and she's sorry but she does it because she loves me [this is where she delves into the story about how once mummy wanted to go to her friend's wedding and she didn't let her so mummy didn't speak to nano for 3 days]