Have you ever come across the newly turned mall-obsessed parent? Sometimes, they are so engrossed in picking pickles and peanut butter that they show complete disregard for the tiny tot accompanying them.

Lately, I have noticed a huge number of careless Mums and Dads losing their kids in the malls.

I, myself, have on more than one occasion handed over a lost kiddo to his seemingly unconcerned parent.

It’s such a horror for the poor child weeping hysterically in search of his ‘Momma’ and ‘Papa’. Some of them can at least reveal their names. There are others who are so young; they can’t speak beyond ‘Mummy’.

Of course there are parents who really go miserable and look super guilty when such accidents take place. But the mall-obsessed variety is, more often than not, the irresponsible one.


Oh and on a complete tangent, let me share with you a picture I took on my trip to Rishikesh. It’s Ram Jhoola, and not the more famous Lakshman Jhoola, and it’s breathtaking. It had rained a lot that morning as you can notice from the mist.