A Mother’s Dilemma
How can she possibly give equal attention to her children when one is passive and the other is overly aggressive?
Looking at people from close quarters can serve as a crash course in understanding basic human nature. The more you observe them and notice the manner in which they react to situations and the emotions on display therein, the more you become aware of their innate tendencies. Observation also throws up quite a few topics, like the one me and my better half are discussing at this point.
As it happened the other day, we were heading home on a suburban train when a lady with two very young boys entered the compartment and occupied the seat in front of us. Her elder son looked unwell, and was coughing and sneezing at regular intervals. He was also struggling to repeatedly wipe off his runny nose, and it is natural that the mother was paying more attention to him. This was making the younger child restless.
It was a matter of time before he made his displeasure clear. Not willing to create a scene inside a moving train, the mother grabbed hold of him and devoted her entire focus to curbing his antics. Unfortunately for her, the elder son started coughing severely again. Once she had finished attending, the young brat got into the act.