Tiny feet..teary eyes..mom i'am now gonna be wise!

She was holding my hand.. holding it tight! More than her it was me who was probably hesitant to let her go. To let her go where...to the life lying ahead of her..where she would see less of me, where she would be on her own! It was her first day of big school and she was all excited to go and make new friends, have a nice time and eat good lunch. That's all she was expecting unaware of the fact she is about to enter the real world now. The world where her parents will not be able to be besides her all the time..where she will have to deal with her problems on her own..fall and pick herself up all by her own.

We entered the school, i could see smiling teachers ready to welcome the students, there was warmth in the atmosphere, there were also anxious parents holding their wards close to themselves.. as if they would never let them go... keep them protected from all the perils of life...there were crying kids not wanting to go away trying to catch their mothers and ..may be only one finger! but as if wanting to say just don't go ma...what will i do without you. The teachers were wooing the students and taking them away.. the agony of the moment was hard...very hard!

My daughter is one happy go lucky child..all she said was bye ma..ill take care you don't worry! But how could i not worry.. i'am a mom..will it be considered normal in a society if a mom does not worry. In a society where our daughters are not safe ...rather very far from being safe. Instead of telling her to go and enjoy her new phase all i could instruct her was...darling don't go alone anywhere.. do not talk to strangers and god forbid if any one tries to touch you ...shout! I'AM compelled to think and rethink..what was my right to bring her into an environment like this.. and an open ended question in my head will this situation ever change... will our girls or kids for that matter be able to breathe in a carefree environment.. where we parents will not have to track them on GPS..and worry our heart out till the time they are back to us...