Me: “I seriously need to start eating better and start exercising. I need a change of lifestyle.”
Mom: “oohh kumbe níúrahonokire?”

Sometimes I wonder what I do to deserve this kind of sarcasm. But then I stop bc the answer is exist.

Me: *looking for bottled water in the kitchen*
Mom: “níkíí úretha?”
Me: “Maí..ndiramona na makoragwo haha”
Mom: “nímarathirire..thií rúí”

I’ll continue this thread with funny (& very relevant) commentary my mom makes in kikuyu.

Today it went like this in response to people going to the beach in Florida: “Imagine marahingúrire beach andú acio marathií ta túcaú túrahingíirwo”