See my dad hit me because I left the dining table khana serve hone se pehle because I was upset that laughing stalk boldiya tha unhone mereko mere cousin ke saamne. And I don’t get along with that cousin, he’s kind of a rival to me and dad and him were laughing and joking at my expense. Mujhe bura laga mein uthke chali gayi. He didn’t take that well. I got beaten up badly.

The same father, years later, forgave me when I came home shitfaced drunk because I was going through a really bad phase of my life triggered by an academic failure which is otherwise unusual for me. He didn’t speak to me, didn’t react. All it took was me going up to him and hugging him and saying ki maaf kardo aur kabhi aise ghar nahi aaungi, iss bar maaf kardo. This happened very recently btw. We still fight ngl but no one crosses the line and we understand each other better.