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With two and a half women in America - Part One

A few weeks ago, I decided that the time was ripe for me to bestow my gracious presence upon the United States of America. To tell you the truth, they have worked hard to deserve me. Over the last few years, they have shown considerable improvement in their economy, brought in sweeping healthcare reforms, and also, much to their credit, recovered from that terrible calamity—the Twilight series. I think. Of course, there were other minor factors that swayed the decision in America’s favour. For one thing, Suchita had to travel there for work and she felt she would need some support since we couldn’t bring along our cook, house maid, chamber maid, parlour maid, nanny, governess, or butler. I told Suchita flatly that while I was equal to the job, I in turn would need my own support system. So we packed my mother along with our bags (note that I say ‘along’ not ‘in’), put Sia in the cradle of her arm, and set out for the airport. Okay, okay. You are sharp. That is the condensed f...