It was a father's lament. He was fed up that his only son and a Chartered Accountant did not find time for his parents. He sadly remembers that when his son was young, he'd left him and his wife with his parents as he was subjected to frequent transfers by virtue of his professional requirements. In the process, the boy had grown up to be a 'mama's boy' pampered to such an extent that he could do nothing without his mother's back up in every which way!
Today, the youngster is married and both, he and his wife are busy with their respective professions. They've a two year old daughter, who's dumped(yes, this was the word used by the grandfather, in utter disgust of the entire affair) everyday from 9 to 6 with the grandparents for care while they fulfilled their professional requirements. What makes the old man feel miserable is that the first floor of his house, which was specifically built and furnished for the son to live after marriage, is lying vacant while the young couple have rented a house, a few kms away! He's under the control of his wife's diktats, the father utters with a far away look!!
Probably, his son and the daughter-in-law would like to have a bit of 'freedom'(?) from their parents and hence have taken a deliberate decision to stay away without understanding or giving a damn about their elders' anguish.
On the flip side, aren't the parents going overboard in their expectations? A bit hard to take the call.
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