Parents are indeed a breed apart ,, they see nothing but their own children and will go to any extent to show them off .. my morning walk brings out so many of these...
There is the angry young man who wages a war with his neighbour over even a leaf falling into his balcony.. when he comes out with his little one in the morning , it is a new avatar altogether. Every passerby is either a grandma or aunt who has perforce to say hello to his child and listen to all his banter.
Then there is the Mercedes owner who believes all the roads are exclusive playgrounds for his twin sons.
One is always on a bicycle with training wheels and whizzes around as if he is the sole inhabitant of the planet while the other is a cricketeer in the making. All three occupy the two ends of the society gate with scant regard to the risk they pose to the rest of the traffic - cars, two wheelers and pedestrians.
The third one is the most interesting - every morning the school bus stops at their gate - the conductor gets down and walks up to the gate and opens it. Then the door of the house opens and two boys of about 8 and 11 rush out with their mother in tow. The conductor has to arrest the speed of the two to ensure that they cross the road safely while the mother shouts instructions to the conductor, the driver, the two children and the rest of the school in the bus - the best part is, this is not just a one day occurrence, I see it almost every morning and wonder how long the drama will continue.
There is the angry young man who wages a war with his neighbour over even a leaf falling into his balcony.. when he comes out with his little one in the morning , it is a new avatar altogether. Every passerby is either a grandma or aunt who has perforce to say hello to his child and listen to all his banter.
Then there is the Mercedes owner who believes all the roads are exclusive playgrounds for his twin sons.
One is always on a bicycle with training wheels and whizzes around as if he is the sole inhabitant of the planet while the other is a cricketeer in the making. All three occupy the two ends of the society gate with scant regard to the risk they pose to the rest of the traffic - cars, two wheelers and pedestrians.
The third one is the most interesting - every morning the school bus stops at their gate - the conductor gets down and walks up to the gate and opens it. Then the door of the house opens and two boys of about 8 and 11 rush out with their mother in tow. The conductor has to arrest the speed of the two to ensure that they cross the road safely while the mother shouts instructions to the conductor, the driver, the two children and the rest of the school in the bus - the best part is, this is not just a one day occurrence, I see it almost every morning and wonder how long the drama will continue.
Children are weakness of the strongest.
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