“If You Were The Sharmaji Ka Beta, Whom Did Your Parents Compare You To?” 11 People Share

eWe all have that one Sharmaji ka beta in our lives who our parents have compared us to ever since we were kids. But have you ever thought who did Sharmaji ka beta get compared to? Almost, never, right? Well, we found a super interesting thread on Reddit where 11 different Sharmaji ka beta and betis answered this question and man, you need to read it. Indian parents leave no one, whether you’re a Sharmaji ka beta or not. Read ahead and find out.

1. The one who was in lower KG

Mountainarrowhead answers on Reddit: I was Sharmaji ka beta until I joined lower KG. Has been pretty much downhill from there.

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2. The one who befriended an ‘awara’ kid

ElGenericoNumeroUno answers on Reddit: I was a Sharmaji ka beta till the 8th. My parents didn’t compare me to anyone. Then I befriended an ‘awara’ kid in 9th. And scored my first zero in the unit test. I didn’t tell my parents. That guy left a huge impact on me. And I thank him for that. He basically gave me a spine… And I owe him a big one.

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3. The one who got compared to his own past self

VitaminSex answers on Reddit: Well, when you’re the Sharmaji ka beta, you’re usually compared to yourself-of-the-past. Suppose, you scored a perfect 100% in all subjects till 8th (after which teachers stopped giving full marks in language subjects), your 9th and 10th scores are compared to your 8th scores.

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4. The one with a brother

Fckdup2017 answers on Reddit: My own brother for crying out loud!

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5. The one with another Sharmaji ka beta

Strangerguy942 answers on Reddit: Another Sharmaji ka beta.

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6. The one with cousins

Monsultant answers on Reddit: I was bright at school and a Sharmaji ka beta for my younger cousins. But, I had a highly successful older cousin who my parents always compared me to – even though he was in college by the time I was in primary school.

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7. The one with Sharmaji ki beti

Hemi answers on Reddit: I was a Sharmaji ki beti. I topped my class till 8th grade and was still in the top five for the rest of school, made it into a government medical college my first try. But I was also highly introverted and my parents used to compare me to more outgoing kids of friends and relatives, which only added to the pressure of my existing social anxiety.

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8. The one with Shuklaji ka beta

Certified Deshbhakt answers on Reddit: Shuklaji ka beta.

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9. The one who doesn’t understand what makes a Sharmaji ka ladka

Jon Doe One answers on Reddit: I was a school topper till the 10th. But I was also pretty good in sports – the captain of three teams and played pretty much everything that is played. But no parent ever wanted their kid to be like me. I guess it was the sports bit or they didn’t like my outgoing and free-spirited nature. So I don’t really understand what makes a Sharmaji ka ladka.

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10. The one with average Sharmaji ka beta

The Dude With No Name answers on Reddit: My cousins. I was usually the average kid who scored in the 60% range while the cousins never scored below a 90% so that was the benchmark that my parents always judged me on.

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11. The one whose parents didn’t give a f***

Cabinet Minister answers on Reddit: I was (or am, probably) Sharmaji ka beta. My parents didn’t give a fuck. It was my friends’ parents who did every comparison.

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