Were tied with a wire,
Our lives were free,
We parents had time for our children.
Now slowly we are making our children dependent on smart phones,
Willingly leashing them to silent oppressors termed as mobiles  touch screens ipads...
We have replaced our children's Teddy bear,
Meant for comfort and a sense of belonging with a mobile.
Children don't wait eagerly for us to come home,
But to get our mobile or our old one ,
And we easily give in,
Using  mobiles as a pseudo defence system against our children.
At a tender age,
To make our work easier.
We give them mobiles to distract them when they are whining about something,
To get rid of their tantrums.
To shut them up instead of good parenting,
When we are too busy to give them time or interact,
Truly we need technological detox ,
For you reap what you sow,
As we age
Our children will have no time for us,
Cause we never had time to bond with them
Or understand the beauty of a relationship.
2/12/2022