A note on vacations

Amma went on vacation to visit her mommy (my great-grandma). I did not approve this trip. I'm not sure why I was not consulted prior to the sudden departure. To make matters worse, she had the audacity to leave me for TWO WEEKS. Wrong.

While she was gone, Baba came to visit me twice a week. Each time, I looked for Amma because Amma and Baba always come visit me together. I didn't see her any of the times. I looked - and I even looked in our secret hiding places (in the bathroom, behind the curtain and in the sheets). I even looked behind my hands, where I like to hide! She was nowhere to be found.

Mommy told me that Amma had gone on vacation. It took me a few seconds to process this information as I racked my brain wondering whether I'd forgotten a vacation request. Having realized that the vacation request never came across my desk, I pronounced "AMMA VACATION NO MORE!" Mommy laughed so hard! So did Baba, when mommy called him to tell him of my new rule.

To avoid future problems, when Amma came to visit me directly from the airport (and before she had even gone home to take a nap after her 28-hour trip), I made it a point to shake my little index finger at Amma and say "AMMA, VACATION NO MORE!" Aunt Pook-Pook can go on vacation. So can Kasra. They just returned from a wonderful trip to China and Japan. But Amma and Baba? No more.