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- Kevin Phillips Bonnnnng (SS-TX) (
gallo_de_pelea) wrote in 
little_details,
Hindi or Telugu expression of parental disappointment
In the scene I'm currently working on, MC is speculating on best case and worst case scenarios of seeing his parents again after a major falling-out. When he's quoting what they might say (His line is "I can expect to hear a LOT of [__phrase here__]"), I'd like to have him use an expression with the same sort of feeling as "where oh where did we go wrong?", that sort of melodramatic parental complaint.
Is there a common expression like this that could work?
Thanks in advance. :)
[Google searched various combos of Hindi/Telugu/Hinglish parental/family expressions of disappointment/disapproval, and looked through a BUNCH of personal blogs by kids/young adults in similar households. No luck yet.]