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The perils of being in the Auntie sandwich generation. 
And now I am really feeling my Aunties, so you might as well, too. Here is Will Not Tell Your Parents Auntie, showing up just in time to save you public humiliation while offering enough private shame to last your entire 20s.
And Talks About You Like You Don’t Have Ears Auntie, the reason you gave up puff sleeves forever.
And beloved Saris and Sneakers Auntie, last seen hauling in barrels of gulab jamun from the back of a station wagon!
Fair & Lovely Auntie, who is neither. ☠️☠️☠️
Smokes Your Cigs in Secret Auntie, a.k.a my favorite auntie, who actually listens and asks really good questions (that require her to smoke a few more while she answers).
Warning: every minute spent with Asks Questions She Does Not Want Answered Auntie = an hour in therapy.
Oh look, it’s Get Over Yourself Auntie, casually saving *your life.*
That one time you honestly tried to get dressed up for a function and...
And last but never, ever least, the one we never stop watching...
Need more Aunties? GOOD TALK, a book I drew about growing up brown in America, is coming out on Tuesday and you can order it here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/543942/g…
