A+ to Veer for pointing out that his brother's nose incident had more to do with the friends than the fact it was a football match. He is quiet and wise - quiet people always do big things later in life 💕🙌

This is my favorite family in all the social media / entertainment world.

ahhh to have a family like this…where every member participates in conversation and bringing out their thoughts on table so transparently….these kind of family conversation session literally must be a therapy…and there are family like mine where we don’t really talk…let alone deep talks….it’s hardly once in a blue moon we share things!! we don’t and can’t express to each other what we are thinking or feeling in as normal tone as you guys are doing so eloquently, keeping your points out so that the other person understands…i mean of course there is love between my family as well…but conversation like this is a far-fetched idea..wouldn’t end without a heated argument or silent treatment at the end…so, you guys as a family is a blessing cause conversation is key for you guys in literal sense, that many family units sadly does not posess….listening to ya’ll is always riveting and I always look forward to your family episodes…thanks for putting it out for us🤍

I love watching Zarna Garg and the family. Because it feels like I am sitting and watching the future. I have a 4-year-old, and all these conversations have made me understand what she will think in a few years and how I should navigate. Admire the strong, independent kids they three are.

Loved the emphasis of finding joy in what we do, rather than chasing it. Zoya is my personal favorite because she does a great job of putting everyone’s perspective in a nutshell- and Shalab’s dad jokes are a total treat. ❤

I agree with Zarna 100%. There is nothing wrong with living a simple life. Social media has manipulated people into thinking there is something wrong with you if you don't live an exciting life. Boring doesn't equate to unhappy.

“You’re going to have kids!” 😂😂

This is a fantastic episode…your entire family is so inspiring to me…the respect and love you all have for each other is mind blowing!…this is how a family should be!.,,able to talk about anything, agree to disagree and be able to talk in a civil tone to each other…you all did an amazing job today!…My A+ grade goes to Brij 💯 percent..he brought so much to the conversation today that was insightful and wise..,he is going to make good choices in life, but still have fun and maybe try some “risky” fun activities as he gets older.,he has a clear head on his shoulders to know the difference!..,this is my favorite family in an extremely long time to watch on social media!!!!…we are SO blessed by you all!…much love and appreciation for you all!..Zarna thank you so much for sharing your family with us!.,,as I always say. “This is the family America needs right now”!!💜💜💜💜💜💜

Totally get what Zarna is saying about the amount of stress that the mother has to endure in these seemingly picture perfect and harmless holidays. On a family holiday to Fiji, my daughter and my husband went snorkeling in literally like waist deep waters around the reef right outside our villa. They moved quite far and it started raining and I couldn’t see them. I was in such panic, I thought I lost my family in this vacation!!! I told the guys at the boat shed about my predicament and they all seemed amused because they knew just how shallow the water was. I was really annoyed. They told me not to worry. A few minutes later I saw my little family swimming back. They were fine, they had a great time while I was palpitating at the shore😅😅😅 So yes, these getaways are fun but my fun as a mom is mixed up with fear too.

Shalab is a riot!! his facial expressions!!

I am not your fan Zarna, in fact I have mixed feelings for your comedy content based on topic. However, when it comes to family podcasts,,, “I am addicted to Garg family”,,, the fact that you guys are so vocal/honest and well put,,, 100% credit to you guys 🎉 as a family ,,, you rockkkkkk 🎉

Such an intelligent, thoughtful family. I love to watch these episodes.

Veer rocks, he is so smart for his age

I came to US as an immigrant student and at that time I was quite a risk taker..so I see Brij’s side of seeking thrill assessing your strengths and weakenesses but agsin when I was doing all that stuff my parents are oceans away! Now with two kids..will I panic when they get on a king dhaka or ocean kayaking themseleves..I certainly will..so In my opinion it has not much to do with immigrant or non immigrant..once u become a parent u see and value life differently! good podcast! A to Zarna because the maturity and the care she brings on is spot on! Brij and Zoya, good points!

uggghh this episode made me cry, esp when Bridge said that he is able to take risks because of his mom, because of her he has breathing room...well done family.

This family is just the absolute best. The way the parents are raising their kids is fantastic. I'm almost 79. My husband and I sent all 3 of our boys to overnight camps for the entire summer every summer. They loved their experiences and I loved the freedom I had for all those weeks. I was an inner city school teacher my entire career and, looking back, I knew I needed that "me" time. My sons are now 46, 48, 51. They're all very successful and, believe it or not, are still in contact with quite a few people they attended camp with all those years ago. I realize we were probably outliers but it worked for us.

I hate traveling period. The stress of packing, booking flights/hotels/car rentals, organizing activities, etc. Even as a kid, I hated not being able to sleep in my own bed. To me the purpose of a vacation is to relax, I don't want to over complicate my life.

First podcast where I hands down agree with Aunty Z! My message to a friend yesterday, “I’ve realized that being a PhD student and scrambling to publish and applying to Assistant Professor positions is thrilling enough… I am good with a boring life otherwise… where I take walk in the parks, watch Netflix and comedy shows, work out regularly and meal prep.”

Zarna is so reluctant to let her kids grow up 😊 it’s cute

Listen to your mom kids. Everything she said is true. Life is precious. Don't fall into the traps. All wisdom. Zarna A.

And dad mostly sits quietly in pride watching his beautiful family. The core of the family. Mom is delightful and a true family mom.

Shalab is another kid! The things he says are so unexpected.

I resonated with every word spoken in this podcast . I agree with Zarna completely in terms of taking extra risks just to show you are cool or know how to have fun . For me the summary was in “ Boring is so underrated “ . I was brought up in a similar way and after seeing the world independently for more than 35 years I agree with all the principles I was brought up on, which were find happiness in meaningful things . For me too Brij was the star , his summary and eloquence today was top notch . This is my favourite family after my own . So real , so grounded , so brilliant! Well done Zarna and Shalabh !

Boring does not mean unhappy. Nailed it, Zarna. And for that I give you an A in this episode. There is something to be said about Indian culture in this regard. Because Indian culture regards preserving and celebrating life (not just human but life all around us) as a top priority and it is frowned upon to waste precious life on frivolous activities. So it is very much an Indian thing to not partake in thrill-seeking activities IF it also comes with a certain level of risk. No judgement here, just an observation. In my opinion it is a good thing. But how far should one take that and not enjoy simple pleasures along the way is a matter of one's judgement.

I love this show!! Every episode is wonderful, no exceptions!! I don’t usually give grades because I think everyone always does a great job giving input. Today, I’ll jump on the boat! My A goes to Zarna! I’m not an immigrant but I am a Mom. I understand the mother’s heart and I really enjoyed hearing her perspective on why she thinks about things the way she does and how she reaches decisions. Zarna articulated her thoughts perfectly and gave me better understanding. I also enjoyed hearing everyone talk about their views. Great show!!

Oh please adopt me Zarna .. you make me laugh you make me cry. I admire you both as parents. A+ to all of you. I would love to be bored at home with all of you.. life in your family is a Gift..

A+ for veer and Zarna. Zarna for keeping kids safe to the level where Zoya starts agreeing and understanding and Veer for seeing through the clutter.

They don't understand how fortunate they are to see a grandparent. My mother was one of 11 and only one brother met their grandmother. But, only because he was there as a US soldier in Germany at the end of WWII!

This was soo goood ❤✨⭐.... honestly everyone adds so much to the table i just cant choose whom to grade !

I so look forward to this podcast, thank you !!

zarna’s sarcastic attack on shalabh 😂 when zoya said she is coming home “i know its shocking”.. you are soo funny!

This is just the 2nd podcast of yours I am watching and I love this topic. As an immigrant and a mother, I can relate to all the questions, perspectives and answers. I agree about spending time as a family together, American adventure sports, vacations that break bank and social media. Very well rounded conversation!! 👏👏

As a 30 yo female and being raised in urban India, I feel like all those necessary conversations which were sometimes never had as a family are expressed wonderfully in these episodes and they're articulated so well yet simple.

I particularly loved this episode and wanted to comment since you mentioned family therapy. I'm one of those "scam" 😉 therapists, although I'm not a family therapist. Your family is both lovely and loving and obviously very intelligent. Auntie Zarna, I really appreciate what you said about parents wanting to be cool. I'm ashamed to say I'm a bit too much that way myself. My daughter is 27 and my son is almost 25. My son is a cautious person, and always has been, but he bought a motorcycle last year! Ugh...he assures me he always wears a helmet and took the necessary classes, but still. I hate motorcycles and always have. I totally understand the fun part, but the danger utterly terrifies me. Thank you for your spreading your love and humor! ❤

What an incredible episode, so many insights!

Loving these conversations absolutely. In my home my husband is just like you Zarna,living hypersafe life He is super happy,with kids at home at dinner table. No exotic vacation for him. But I love to explore places

What great kids! All's well with the world because of the partnership between mom and dad!

I teared up when Brij gave his vote to mom and how beautifully he spoke. My vote goes to both him and Zarna. And I'm with you Zarna as far as skipping high risk stuff. Just love these episodes and your beautiful family, you guys are awesome. 💕

A definite A grade to Brij...everybody brought up such great points.. thank you so muchh

Zara you look so much younger with your beautiful hair down. Zoya, you are such a kind sister.

I relate to zarna so much in all theses episodes I have 2 boys and 1 girl about the same age. It’s so stressful planning a vacation the money and research and expectations. The family just gets to go along like everything magically happens

I totally agree with ZARNA. Moms always worry and want to keep our kids safe ❤ My A goes to ZOYA…for being the best eldest sister..

If Zoya doesn’t have kids it’s a loss to humanity

It's true, vacations do put a drain on the money. Zarna is so right. I actually feel it's so much less stress relaxing and exploring together with the family.

I think its a generational thing rather than immigrant. My parents generation and my mom thinks like auntie Z. I am more pro bungee jumping. Having said that i do side with Zoya and Aunt Z that mums are never on vacation and need a vacation of themselves. But i love staycations too. You guys are lucky to have such a beautiful family.

A+ to Auntie Zarna because you reminded me of my mom with your comments today❤️

Your podcast is addictive!! I always wait for the next episode

After living more than half her life in America, Zarna still refers to India as home. 🙂 Loved this episode. Both Brij and Zarna deserve the A grade..

Zarna is so good at arguing her point - she for sure was a helluva lawyer. Dont believe her story that she was fired!

Love you guys and this discussion from Oz

Good discussion. Enjoyed it.

Adorable family and great show 😊

I sooo love ur family! The only podcast I listened

I could relate so much!! Mom of 2 kids and I don’t like these so called adventurous outings. Sometimes I just feel like I am becoming a villain between my kids and these adventures. Just want to protect them and spend quality time with. These adventures cause me stress!!

Zoya and Brij are smart. But I'm 100% sure Veer is the exceptionally intelligent one! ❤️

God bless these kids. I didn't realise the number of vacations the kids have to travel the world as well as do SAT prep and just about everything and anything else.

I am so in with Zarna! Only mom suffers in this whole scenario ! You told what I feel during all the vacations.

Entrepreneurship is the most adrenaline pumping thing. You are already doing it. Zarna, I don't feel your life is boring. You try lot of things. I am the one, who stood first in the class, been successful with career, and successful in an Indian way but I admire how out-of-box what you are doing. As far as our kids, we have always encouraged them to play sports, try new stuff and at the same time we took academics seriously. They ended up good, so I guess kids can still do it all.

This is my benchmark now for how well Indian families can be build abroad

I always wanted to live in New York cause a show I watched when I was a little boy. I still wanna go. But now living in Los Vegas.

I agree Zara, these sports have minimal safety because perhaps too much safety reduces fun!!

I totally agree with Zarna on the stay cations.

Woohoo Maldives shoutout! 💛😆Whenever you get back to India, please do a short trip and come to Maldives. 😅

Great episode

Brij’s insight is so profound and accurate. For immigrants there is no room for error.

On lighter note it seems that this point of my husband of 25 years is something of a surprise in US 😊

Guys Montreal/ Quebec this place is really pretty and the food is amazing. This may never be on your radar but Nova Scotia is beautiful and the restaurants are amazing. The history has similarities to NY, think about it.

Visit Cape Town South Africa ❤

A ++ grade for Brij for this episode!!

Very nice video . I really had fun watching it. But I also would love to know if kids enjoy going on vacation with parents or not? Like if I take my kids to Toronto or Mexico, will they still love it?

Since you think skiing is dangerous - my Canadian husband wants to know what you all think about ice hockey.

My youngest son used to love to do all kinds of outdoor adventures when he was in high school. He loved downhill skiing, raced his mountain bike down hills so steep and terrain filled with logs, boulders, etc., that I couldn’t even watch. Of course he had a skateboard, went hiking in the Olympic Mountains where cougars, bears, coyote or mountain goats will happily kill you. But now that he is an adult and is responsible for earning money to pay rent, car payments, insurance, groceries, etc., he realizes he cannot afford to take the risks he did when he was a teenager and mom would take care of him if he got hurt. Of course I agree that we don’t want to live in such a way that fear of injury prevents us from having any fun, but I have to side with Zarna on this one. BTW, I struggled with mom guilt too. My phone was always with me just so my kids could contact me whenever they needed me. You have a wonderful family and an amazing woman steering the ship, but please lighten up on her a bit. She loves all of you so much and truly wants the best you.

A+ to Veer , he can see others viewpoints and judge the merits, demerits and it comes easily to him

I’m with Shalab. Go to Europe. May I recommend Portugal! 😊 You’re a wonderful family!

Do come to Canada, especially Toronto with a large Indian/Pakistani diaspora. Shalabh would like our food street in Mississauga. Ridgeway Plaza....

Ñice show keep it up 🌺

Zoya I love ur room

Brij “that was my favorite vacation”. Zarna “no, that’s not your favorite vacation”. She is going to be the mother in law she hates.

❤❤❤

Brijj , 💯 on POV. Mom definitely started some conspiracy around low maintenance in the theme parks.... Accidents happened doesn't mean they were designed to be..

Zarna A+, motherly love and loved shalab’s humor

A+ to Bridge!

Yes….drink water 👍👍👍❤ and no sking and dangerous things for my family too ..

I fee Zarna has lost weight! ❤❤

I am kinda those boring ppl but my parents every year dat too twice , always blackmain me emotionally and makes me travel with them and two other families together in different places . Those places are beautiful no doubt , but its so uncomfortable for me to get up early and run to see different places and in some places dr r no proper places in hilly areas to eat, its just chaos for me. So ,i prefer to stay home alone , n i did that thrice giving excuse of exam but couldn't give excuses the other times .

Well my daughter keep going to Florida for spring break then bake in the sun! I don’t understand the fun in frying in the sun.

This is better than Kardashian’s 😂

Veer is a quiet one but i am sure he is going to be the most successful one in all five of you. Stay blessed,safe, healthy and happy. 💯👌👏👍☝🤞😍😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤎💝💜💛🧡fm- England 🇬🇧 U.K.

Why does Veer barely react??

Love Brij too love the entire family

Veer is soo cute!! omg

Day 1198 of thinking I deserved a family like this too.

Guys go skating in hudson park and dine at some place overlooking the river, or go to the wall street pier, take a ferry ride and then go to one of the seashacks overlooking the docks and gorge on maine lobsters, or go to the natural history museum and take their zero gravity space ride or to the metropolitan museum and after enjoying the exhibits, buy some wonderful things from its gift shop, or visit every borough and eat food typical.of that borough like pastrami sandwiches and other deli food or dim sum in chinatown. Or go to the coney island fair and eat hotdogs. Or to the hamptons for a luxury weekend stay in a hotel. New york is so big, i think they even have wineries around where you can spend a day drinking wine and eating. Or take a ride across the bridge into canada and back in one day. Or spend an evening at the theatre on broadway or helping out in a soup kitchen or walking and feeding dogs at a shelter. Or listen to an open air concert or watch a live performance in central park and pack a picnic basket to take with you to sit on the grass and eat there or a hamper from fortnum & masons with some bubbly or eat at one of the delicious food stalls around central park. Or all of you go together for a spa day.

Zarna you have to let your kids struggle a bit in the real world where they have to fight for their survival so that way they understand the realities of life. The issue is that you shelter them so much that they are out of touch from reality and hence come up with cringe happiness theory, crave adventure and need therapy. As a 20 something I would request you to please give your kids some space to explore themselves and the world around them, an opportunity to take risks and develop self-autonomy.

Love Zoya ❤

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Zarna gets an A++++++ for this episode

Zoya is so much like me… I miss my family so much and I am 36… I feel like a loser 😢

To each his own, fun is subjective, do your kind of fun. Now, if you're a minor and a dependent then of course you have to listen to your parents. But as an adult you should be able to enjoy the things and experiences that you yearn for. It's true that physical sports/adventures can be dangerous, but you can't really live life being overly cautious all the time, you got to let go and live life. After all, life is unpredictable, if your time is up it doesn't matter if you're in the safety of your home or bungee jumping in Macau Tower, if it's time to go then you go :)

Team boring with occasional riskssss >>>>