Nosey relatives

"Bhaiyya will call you today. He wants to discuss something with you," my dad informed me.

"Why would he do that? What does he want to discuss with me?" I watch straight up annoyed. I hate phone calls. I moreover hate speaking with the relatives putting that they are way superior than everyone. This cousin is one of them.

" He wants to know what you are doing right now. He wants to understand what I made you leave your job. He wants to discuss with you what you have planned ahead," my dad informed me as if this was a routine discussion. By this point I was a boiling with anger.

I did leave my job 6 months ago. I had several reasons to end my corporate career. I had informed my decision to my parents and my sister. They supported my decision. I started working on part time jobs immediately after leaving my full time job. There was just a gap of 15 to 20 days between starting new full time job. Though I am not earning a lot I am still making a living. It is enough for me to carry on with my daily life.

However god has gifted me with nosey relatives. They are interested in everything and want to interfere with everything. Now when I left my job every relative called me to ask for my next move. I was completely annoyed because of that. I believe as long as I do not ask money from them they should not ask me about anything. Let me be very clear. They were not asking me questions out of concern. They were asking me this questions to bring me down. I could sense that from their tone.

Not just that. They have an opinion about everything even though they have no knowledge about it. Everyone was against me joining the corporate. Because they thought that I was going to work in a call centre. Rather I was working in corporate in research and development. But nobody even tried to understand that and they were telling me not to accept the job. I did not listen to them and I accepted the job because I understood my job description. Now the same relatives are questioning me why I have left the job. It is really frustrating.

I specifically have problem with my elder cousins. They started working when there was no much competition in the job. They got into the IT sector when it was not crowded. This is one reason why dating that the job market is still easy. They believe that they are about everyone and they have the authority to tell what we need to do. I belong to a completely different field and I know that they do not have the knowledge to understand what happens in my field. I do not want to be lectured by someone who knows nothing about my work or my domain. Hence I am completely avoiding speaking with them. I know that if I speak there would be an outburst.

Sometimes this is how we get our family. In my case my family is extremely nosey. They want gossip. And I am not going to be the fuel for that gossip.