This is about something that I saw a few days back while I was shopping. I was going through Banerjee Road in a bus and that’s when I saw a young lady walking along the road with a small child (presumably her daughter) and I saw to my horror that child was walking along the outer side (close to the traffic) and the lady was not paying any attention to the child’s daring ventures. Even after the bus in which I was sitting passed them I couldn’t forget the danger to which the child was exposed.
Unfortunately that wasn’t the only time I was forced to see such neglect from the part of an adult. Wherever you go, you can see such scenes if you really keep your eyes open. Sometimes I have even seen some young mothers grooming their hair or fixing their dupattas in the middle of the traffic leaving the hands of their children. I am not sure whether there have been any unfortunate events due to this carelessness. But I am bothered about the changing attitude of young mothers of today.
Women are so careful when it comes to their career, looks… even their husbands... but in many places or rather houses I’ve seen mothers caring very little for their kids. Once I even asked a mother and she said that she’s preparing her child to have an independent life in the future. I found it ridiculous. I do understand the pressure and stress with which the women of today are living. They are actually living like super humans. For most of them life is a marathon between office job and house hold chores. But does that justify the absence of small caring gestures like walking your child along the inner side of the road, keeping their dirty hands of their mouth while traveling in filthy buses and trains, giving them seats by choosing to stand when there is only one seat available.. etc etc… I can go on. I have known women of the previous generation who were working women, who had more number of kids and had to lead their life under less favorable conditions but never this neglect.
The only conclusion that I can come to is that women are being more and more self centered now a days and they see their children as just another responsibility. Their minds are always preoccupied with several thoughts that they have no time to give their kids… not even while they are in the midst of heavy motor traffic.
Unfortunately that wasn’t the only time I was forced to see such neglect from the part of an adult. Wherever you go, you can see such scenes if you really keep your eyes open. Sometimes I have even seen some young mothers grooming their hair or fixing their dupattas in the middle of the traffic leaving the hands of their children. I am not sure whether there have been any unfortunate events due to this carelessness. But I am bothered about the changing attitude of young mothers of today.
Women are so careful when it comes to their career, looks… even their husbands... but in many places or rather houses I’ve seen mothers caring very little for their kids. Once I even asked a mother and she said that she’s preparing her child to have an independent life in the future. I found it ridiculous. I do understand the pressure and stress with which the women of today are living. They are actually living like super humans. For most of them life is a marathon between office job and house hold chores. But does that justify the absence of small caring gestures like walking your child along the inner side of the road, keeping their dirty hands of their mouth while traveling in filthy buses and trains, giving them seats by choosing to stand when there is only one seat available.. etc etc… I can go on. I have known women of the previous generation who were working women, who had more number of kids and had to lead their life under less favorable conditions but never this neglect.
The only conclusion that I can come to is that women are being more and more self centered now a days and they see their children as just another responsibility. Their minds are always preoccupied with several thoughts that they have no time to give their kids… not even while they are in the midst of heavy motor traffic.
