In all fairness

When the test result papers are given to us, it is always semi thrilling. Not knowing how my parents are going to react makes planning the presentation of the mark sheets that much more interesting.

Well, in a term test, I had done decently (that's what I thought). But you never know!

madhurA - appA, answer sheets indhA (Here are the answer sheet)

appA - ok... (looking keenly) - inga nee pochu 1 mark.. konjam gavanam venum (Here, you lost one mark. You should have shown attention)

appA - What is the spelling of "Environment"?
madhurA - (tells the spelling correctly) yen kettA?
appA - nee thappa ezhudirkka AnA onnoda teacher "tick" potturukkA (You have written it wrong but your teacher has put a tick against it)

appA - onnoda teacher kkum attention porAdhu. eppadi sollikudupAlo! ida kAmi and mark koraikka sollu (Even your teacher does not show attention. Don't know how well she teaches. Show this and get you marks reduced)

madhurA gets visibly upset. The next day while going to her music class...

madhurA - nee-um appA-um thappey pannadhu illayA (Have you and appa never made a mistake?)
ammA - Of course thappu pannirkomey. ellarum edAvadhu thappu pannuva. thappey pannAdhavA pArkardhu romba kashtam ( Of course we have done mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. It is hard to find a person who does not do any mistake)
madhurA - appA-um thappu pannuvA nA, appo appA eppadi yen teacher patti appadi sonnA nethikki (if appA also makes mistakes then why did appA say something like that about my teacher)

madhurA - yen teacher good person and nanna sollikudupA. oru mistake dhaane. appA sonnadhu ennaku pidikalai (My teacher is a good person and teaches well. It is just one mistake. I did not like what appA said)

ammA - correct madhurA... namba appadi judge panna kudAdu (We should not judge people like that) (feeling proud of madhurA's respect and love for her teacher and in awe of how her teacher has won her heart that madhurA comes in her defence standing up against her parents)

P.S. - appA sincerely apologised to madhurA for the comment

Argumentative me

ammA - Madhura, poi ippo violin practice pannu (go practice violin now)
madhurA - (completely ignoring and continuing to do what she is doing)
ammA - (a few minutes later) - nAn enna sonnen? (What did I say?)
madhurA - practice panna sonna (You asked me to practice)
ammA - nee enna pannara (What are you doing?)
madhurA - vilaiyAdaren (playing)
ammA - (agitated with the disobedience) - madhurA (loudly!)
madhurA - ennA (what?)
ammA - thiripiyum solla matten (I won't say once more) enna pannanum (what are you suppose to do?)

madhurA - violin vAsikanum (I should be playing the violin)
ammA - yen pannala innum (Why are you not doing it yet?)
madhurA - onakku nAn violin vAsikkanum (You want me to play violin) AnA nee enakku enna pannanum nnu ketkalai (you did not ask me what I want to do) ennakku ippo violin vAsikka vendAm (I do not want to play violin now)
madhurA - enakku yenna pannonamo adhu  important dhaane? (What I want to do is important right?) onnakku enna venumo nAn pannanamA? enakku enna venumo adhu pannanumA? (Should I do what you want me to do or should I do what I want?)
ammA - okay ( what next? will she lawyer up! :)