"My childhood was spent with my cousins, aunts and other people around me. My parents were away because of their work. Hence, I couldn't have a stable state of mind.
My first day of school was terrible. My parents were getting me ready for school, but an accident happened at home and my mother was admitted to the hospital. My father took her and I was left at home with my grandmother. Amidst the mess, I remember my father telling me, ''Try to wear those clothes[uniform] and shoes, Beta''. My father came home, took me to the school and we were an hour late as there was no one to take me to school. The teachers weren't allowing me into the class. After heaps of requests made by my father, I got in.
Life has been a struggle mentally. My mother used to stay out of the city for years for work. We used to stay apart from each other always. As I grew up, I realised this was not common in other families. Though we had all the things we wanted or we thought of, a certain distance had developed between the family members. My friends had become my family.
Then, lockdown happened. This was the time when four (parents, sister and me) of us stayed home and realised what staying together as a family means. Lockdown taught us how relationships work and it gave us time to introspect. During this time, I also found my happy place in cooking, credit goes to my dearest friend. We also started an Instagram page (Clueless Flavours).
Life feels smooth right now. My family and friends help me in making my dreams a reality. I can see the tight knot in our family's relationship thread loosening up and the distance between us fading." - Shalini Tirkey.
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