Love the highly relatable ‘mother with sign’ Instagram page? Here’s how it all started

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySanya Budhiraja

Updated on: Aug 30, 2020 08:33 am IST

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The post features both Poonam Sapra and her son Pranav Sapra.

If you are a regular user of the Internet, then you may have seen a post or two by Poonam Sapra, who is more popularly known by her Instagram alias ‘mother with sign’. On her Instagram account, of the same name, this hilarious desi mom posts pictures of herself holding placards which often have words that are inspirational, funny, and well-intentioned, often all at the same time, written on them. Now, Humans of Bombay has shared a post about her and the tale may melt your heart while evoking a chuckle too.

The image shows Poonam Sapra aka ‘mother with sign’.(Instagram/@officialhumansofbombay)

Posted on Instagram on August 29, this post consists of four individual pictures. The images have been shared alongside a caption which details her story as narrated by her son Pranav.

“Growing up, I’ve subjected my mother to a lot of uncomfortable situations. I remember, when admissions were happening in the top schools, I was just 3 years old. In one of the interviews, for some reason, I said, ‘Mein goli maar dunga,’ to the teacher! After that she didn’t let me watch any crime shows, and made me watch Ramayan!” reads a portion of the caption. The post further talks about other such moments the mother and son duo had experienced together.

It then says, “So, when I went to my mum with the idea of starting an Instagram page together– her first response was literally, ‘Why?’ I convinced her saying that it’ll be fun. I’m pretty sure she had her I-told-you-so face locked and loaded in case it backfired– which thankfully it didn’t!” explaining the beginning of the beloved ‘mother with sign’ page.

Check out the full post and some cute photographs of the mother-son duo:

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"Growing up, I’ve subjected my mother to a lot of uncomfortable situations. I remember, when admissions were happening in the top schools, I was just 3 years old. In one of the interviews, for some reason, I said, ‘Mein goli maar dunga,’ to the teacher! After that she didn’t let me watch any crime shows, and made me watch Ramayan! Another time when I was 8, my uncle visited our home. When he asked, ‘Beta what is your name?’, I said, ‘First you brush and then I’ll answer.’ His teeth were red because of eating paan! My mom tried so hard to keep a straight face, but covered up for me! All this was just the beginning– I’ve definitely had my share of mishaps! This one time she asked me not to play Holi in the local park, but I did it anyway. We played with dirt, tomatoes, eggs, golden and silver color. When I got home and rang the bell, she didn’t recognize me and said, ‘Pranav has gone out to play!’ Once, I even burst crackers during Diwali without her supervision, and had a classic Tom & Jerry cracker-burst-in-the-face scenario! My face was literally covered in balck soot, and I got a heavy scolding while she wiped my face with a towel! She’s had quite a few I-told-you-so moments– like when I got a super expensive pair of shoes stolen, even though she warned to be careful! So, when I went to my mum with the idea of starting an Instagram page together– her first response was literally, ‘Why?’ I convinced her saying that it’ll be fun. I’m pretty sure she had her I-told-you-so face locked and loaded in case it backfired– which thankfully it didn’t! People loved her and found her super relatable. In just 8 months, we’ve gotten 99k followers– she became the Indian mother-with-a-sign and went viral! Her bio on the page reads– ‘If your parents tell you about Sharmaji’s son, tell them about Pranav’s mom.’ How cool is she?"

A post shared by Humans of Bombay (@officialhumansofbombay) on Aug 28, 2020 at 10:31pm PDT

Since being shared on the photo and video sharing platform, this post has received a whole lot of love. It currently has nearly 55,000 likes and many supportive comments.

Here is what Instagram users had to say about the post. One person said, “Super”. Another individual wrote, “So cool,” and we cannot say we disagree.

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