Trust No Aunty

Based On Her Popular Instagram @Hatecopy And Her Experience In A South Asian Immigrant Family, Artist Maria Qamar Has Created A Humorous, Illustrated Survival Guide To Deal With Overbearing Aunties, Whether TheyRe Family Members, Annoying Neighbours Or Just Some Random Ladies Throwing Black Magic Your Way.WeVe All Experienced Interference From Our Aunties-They Are At Family Parties And Friendly Get-Togethers, Finding Ways To Make Your Life Difficult, Trying To Get You To Marry Their Sons And Telling You To Lose Weight While Simultaneously Feeding You A Second Dinner-And It Has Stunted Our Social Growth And Embarrassed Us In Front Of Our Friends And Cool Cousins For Years.This Tongue-In-Cheek Guide Is Full Of Advice Designed To Help You Manage Aunty Meddling And Encourages You To Pursue Your Passions-From Someone Who Has Been Through It All. Qamar Confesses To Throwing Sweatshirts Over Crop-Tops To Get Out Of The House Without Being Questioned, Hiding Her Boyfriend In A Closet And Enduring Overbearing Parents Endless Pressuring Her To Become A Doctor, Lawyer Or Engineer.Holding Onto Your Cultural Identity Is Tough. Always Interfering Aunties Make It Even Harder. But Ultimately, Aunties Keep Our Lives Interesting. As An Aunty-Survivor And A Woman Who Has Lived The Cross-Cultural Experience, Qamar Defied The Advice Of Her Aunties Almost Every Step Of The Way And She Is Here To Remind You: Trust No Aunty.