In my family

We are all friends on facebook.My sister’s status this very minute? MUMMY PLEASE CHECK YOUR INBOX. Never mind that they live in the same house.Dissing is normal.My aunt to my other aunt at breakfast one fine Christmas morning “ DB you know something? you look like a raccoon”Amazingness is assumed.Dyslexic sister runs into living room with results from school, all As and Bs. - Mummy, Yz, Fart, I did really well!Mother - That’s nice (returns to Buddhist magazine)Sis – What?! That’s it! That’s your reaction?Fart – Welcome to the Club. (turns back to Yz) . I didn’t even get a ‘that’s nice’ when I got a 2100 on the SATYz – Bambi leave her. Look what we can do is this. You go down to kitoro and buy me 5k airtime and get yourself 500/=…yeah?Overly dramaticness (new word, all mine) is either heavily employed or ignoredBat lands on aunt’s back. Aunt begins screaming and running around the living room, flapping her arms around“GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! AAAAH!!”2 yr old cousin – Auntie, it’s just a batYz ( to sister Fart) - she’s actually screamingFart – Mhmm. haha! you landed on a snake. don't cheat this time!Kaaka – (in ruchiga) DB stop jumping and shouting! I'm trying to watch the news!Denial in the face of defeat is commonMaid to 7 year old Fart – Fart! Why did you spit your tablet into the sink?Fart – Aah-a! Even Yz swallowed. Nga you haven’t asked her!Yz – Shya! Mine is here. I haven’t swallowed it yet!Fart – Ok fine but the tablet isn’t mine.Maid – But yesterday I caught you spitting the medicine in the toilet…Fart – That was yesterday! Today this is not mine.Maid – So this tablet at the bottom of your cup is not yours?Fart – YesMaid – So whose is it?Fart – I don’t know.Children are cheap entertainment Circa 1993, electricity had gone, mother dearest turns on the battery powered radio. Tshala Mwana begins to sing.“Dance children, dance!Dance we did. What choice did we have?Friends are familyStranger – So you’re cousins?Yz – BasicallyStranger – Basically?Yz – yes, but not technically. Just basicallyStranger – I’m confused