Showing Off!!!


While dropping off my lil daughter to her school, I see across many faces and observe them too (its a habit now), from humble to over-the-top.

 

For a few days now, I am observing a parent couple, who are dressed up too much coolly to drop off the kid to school, and the way they bid adios to their child, is just too much for me to handle.

 

The style, they almost scream when they say, BYE-BYE, the manner they say, I LOVE YOU, I WILL MISS YOU etc, makes me feel....C',mon your child is going to be back home in 3 hours.

 

Is showing off that indispensable???

 

Is the school, the perfect place to display your emotions towards your child???

 

 All this love can be practised at home too. Isn’t!!!

 

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