Little Sindhu came crying home. Daddy Raghu hurriedly lifted her asking what had happened? " My friend Meenu pushed me. I fell down and got hurt. " she answered crying. "Come . Let's go and scold her. " Raghu said to her. Sindhu stopped crying and started smiling . Both of them started to the door. '' All these fights are a part of their playing. We need not interfere . Leave them'' said Kavya entering into the house. Sindhu was just five years old and she was their only daughter. Both Raghu and Kavya loved her so much and never scolded her. But recently Raghu noticed that Kavya was slightly insensitive towards Sindhu. The other day Sindhu had cut her finger while sharpening her pencil and Kavya had behaved as if nothing had happened instead of panicking.
One day Sindhu came home from school and asked her mother to buy mobile phone similar to the one she saw with her friend. Kavya strongly refused to get her one and even slapped her when Sindu started crying badly for it. That night when Raghu returned from work Sindhu complained to him about Kavya. He said that he would talk to her mother and get a phone for her. Later after Sindhu went to bed he started discussing the matter with his wife. But Kavya strongly opposed the thought of buying a phone for her daughter. '' What is wrong in it . Nowadays children are so techie savvy and they are very intelligent too. All the children of this generation know how to use the phone . Our child should not be left behind.' Hearing this Kavya was silent for a second and then started saying. 'I do not want my child to be victim of over confidence, pride or bad behavior in future . If we start providing her all the luxuries and whatever she asks she will grow into a adamant lady in future. Let her learn adjustments with others, with nature, with environment. Let her grow naturally. We will not be with her all the time to save her from her difficulties. Let her learn to face the harsh realities, hardships as she grows so that in future she is ready to face any dire situation.'' Raghu hearing her words understood that Kavya was the best mother in the
