Dear Diana,
I am 19 and studying architecture. I am the only child and my father works in the Gulf. My mother is after me all the time. She keeps tabs on me and treats me like a kid. I have to constantly remind her that I am no longer a child, but a grown up guy. As my grandparents stay with us, when my mother is at work, my granny takes on the role of my mother. I find it irritating and disgusting. Often I just disappear and do not answer their phone calls and SMSes for hours. Then there is chaos and they get agitated. When I return home, things get heated up and I often give them a earful. Often calls are made to my father to tell him about my misbehaviour. Why can’t I be left alone and treated like an adult as my pals are? I am so fed up of things at home.
— Naveen