'Who did? Show me!' I hold her hand and followed her...
There were bunches of girls and boys standing.
She pointed,' He is the one.'
I went near to him who was around 4 years. 'Did you push her?'
No answer came.
But a loud stern voice came from the mass, 'He is just a baby.'
My eyes and ears followed to that loud voice. The shout came from a girl clad in a frock(princess embossed on it), perhaps couple of years older than Rachi.
One girl in black suit, the biggest and perhaps the oldest in the group put her hands together and said, "Sorry!'ter what his age is, he should not push other. You should all play without hurting one another. And if
But a loud stern voice came from the mass, 'He is just a baby.'
My eyes and ears followed to that loud voice. The shout came from a girl clad in a frock(princess embossed on it), perhaps couple of years older than Rachi.
One girl in black suit, the biggest and perhaps the oldest in the group put her hands together and said, "Sorry!'ter what his age is, he should not push other. You should all play without hurting one another. And if
I felt both sorry and angry with the girl who tried defending the boy. I went near to the girl and tried to speak politely saying that no matsomebody unintentionally pushes or knocks the other, he must still say sorry.'
That girl, the one on the frock, still adamant, was not willing to say sorry for what she said nor she was convincing the boy to apologise Rachi. She further went talking rudely, 'I don't know what you are saying. He is just a baby.'
That girl, the one on the frock, still adamant, was not willing to say sorry for what she said nor she was convincing the boy to apologise Rachi. She further went talking rudely, 'I don't know what you are saying. He is just a baby.'
Another pretty girl of 7~8 years murmured something in urdu. God knows what she meant. The girl in the black suit kept saying sorry and sorry on behalf of other two girls while those two kept arguing with me. Manju who was surprised to see those girls said, 'Oh my god, look at these girls they don't even need their parents to take care of them. They can fight and defend for themselves.' Their parents were nowhere to be seen. They wouldn't listen at all. Everytime I tried to say something, the girl in the frock said,'I don't know what you are saying.' The girl of that age was mocking with me. It agitated me so much that I was angry so I said, 'Where are your parents?'
She hesitated a bit and said, 'In America.'She was still mocking with me.
The other translated to me saying not to tell theirs'parents. There were about 8 of them while two were arguing with me and defending the boy and the eldest girl apologizing me.
She hesitated a bit and said, 'In America.'She was still mocking with me.
The other translated to me saying not to tell theirs'parents. There were about 8 of them while two were arguing with me and defending the boy and the eldest girl apologizing me.
I thought it was too much from them, so I raised my voice in order to frighten a bit. 'Do you know the police?' There was silence. Now the mass began to scatter. And to the girl in black suit I said that I was only kidding.
Oh my god, it was very difficult dealing with them. Firstly, they were very stubborn. Secondly, they wouldn't listen. Thirdly, they wouldn't apologise. Fourthly, they wouldn't stop arguing with me. And the most difficult part was whatever I said they just ignored. I agree that I am no one for them but in terms of seniority, shouldn't they at least listen or apologise or at least be a little frightened?
On the contrary, what could be theirs'ignorances when their parents are ignorant themselves? What could we expect from the children whose parents could not guide, teach them, motivate them and pin point their wrongs? What more could we expect from children whose parents are not their role models?
Apart from parenting styles, friends and environment also play an enormous role on their behaviours and attitudes.
Eventually, it is parents afterall to shape up a child into a healthy, disciplined and learned individual.
Eventually, it is parents afterall to shape up a child into a healthy, disciplined and learned individual.
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