Missing going places!
Pussy cat pussy cat...where had you been?
I had been to London to see the Queen!.....
My younger son was watching YouTube and this rhyme played in the ad. He gloomily said We haven't been anywhere Mumma!
His droopy face and sad eyes said it all...
Due to the pandemic, we haven't been anywhere. Previously, we all loved travelling. Exploring different places, scenery and enjoying the stays at hotels.
Now, the scene is changing, sending our kids, even to play at the playground or a park has become difficult. We are hesitating and avoiding crowds, as yet.
We as adults may be finding solace in staying at home. But kids are losing their childhood, the interactions at this stage are very important to them. Going to school, studying, exploring new topics, and getting punished by the teachers for doing masti, all this and much more, is part of growing up. The uniforms hanging in the cupboards are catching dust. My sonny opens the cupboard and watches his sports uniform and wishes to go back to his school turf, to play, to run, wishes to jump into the swimming pool, playing in the water with his friends, teasing each other, racing with each other. His face turns sombre, he wants to sit on the school bench with his friends, chatting, sharing tiffins, fighting for marks, competing, sometimes taking sides, other times quarrelling.
Ah! They are missing so much!
My elder son hasn't seen anything except his screens. Tonnes of studies to do...exams, tests, assignments.....and is missing his friends too...it's his last year of school, 1 year was wasted already. The synergy is missing!
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself!" ~ John Dewey.
When they sometimes meet their friends, they don't want to let go. It feels like just an hour even if they are together for 4 hours.... Einstein's Theory of relativity!
Children want to be challenged, entertained and thrilled. They won't get all this sitting at home, so they have to be where they have to be!!
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