u/FamousSomewhere4204

Hi guys. Due to recent heatwave in Delhi, my birth certificate has spontaneously combusted leaving me with no formal proof of my recorded birthdate.

Unlike the birth of Buddha and other enlightened beings, there is no celestial event corresponding to my birth and thus secondary sources are unviable.

I am not on talking terms with my family members who level fake allegations on me such as I engage in shtposting and what not. I can't ask them.

That only leaves the option of carbon dating or enamel dating to ascertain my age of birth.

As soon as I our eyes locked I had this strange tingling of my senses and I instantly knew that you have picked my pocket and stolen my mobile phone. Please report to the nearest Metro Station and handover my phone.

Mehrauli road - returning from Gurugram in the evening. My car got rear ended and these terse looking guys got down. I feared they might be angry and this might escalate. But they simply came up and started saying 'teri maatcha denge', yahin par denge, bahar nikal etc etc. Anyway I politely countered the offer saying nahi nahi mai aap sab ki maatcha lunga.

Anyway, pleasantly surprised by the growing mannerisms and cosmopolitan outlook in my beloved city.

My dad’s best friend, say S Uncle, has basically been the backbone of our family’s manufacturing business along with my Dad. Now, he’s offering me a settled life as a new partner, and the chance to keep my father’s legacy alive in our hometown.

The catch? He wants me to scrap my plans to join a a startup in Bengaluru. He calls my career choice a "distraction" and says I’m being irresponsible by walking away from the sweat and blood my father put into this factory.

If I stay, I’m the good son but I’m stuck in a traditional mindset that doesn't excite me. If I go, I’m the disloyal kid who abandoned the family’s oldest ally.

Should I give heed to my father’s friend or be independent?