For Zarna Garg, building a close bond with her adult children meant ignoring everything you’ve ever heard about being gentle and hands off.

“Listen to an Asian mom who has worked with guilt and seen great results from it,” the comedian tells SheKnows in the first instalment Launch Codes, our video series with beloved celebrity moms of grown up kids who have the best advice for raising successful adults.

In the video above, Garg says that her friendship with her three kids, daughter Zoya, 22, and sons Brij, 19, and Veer, 13, comes down to a simple three-word phrase she told them often.

“All mothers, from the moment your kids are born, whisper in their ears: ‘You owe me,'” Garg jokes. “You owe me for life, you will grow up and take care of me. Earn a lot of money so you have the money to

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