RIFLE RANGE BOY

Two events that happened recently got me thinking... In the first instance, a visibly disappointed mother of a 13 year old teenager is seen crying hopelessly in front of a policeman, saying that she is at wits' end. The mum had tried all avenues to keep him home to do what normal teenagers do at that unearthly hour - sleep. Her son keeps mixing with the wrong company. In that situation, he was stopped for being involved in an illegal motorcycle race at 2 in the morning and evading a road block. The helpless mother pleaded to the cops to imprison her son just so that he would come to his senses. All her previous endeavours have come to naught! hahahayoubi.blogspot.com Well, it is not so easy. Either way, she is bound to lose her son. If he were to be sent to prison, he would not forgive his mother. Prison may not be the best place for a 13 year old, anyway. If he were not reprimanded, he would think that his mother would come to his rescue every now and then. Pretty soon, h...

A few things involving youngsters hit the headlines. Their vocal expression of their opinion on a certain world leader (Amos Yee) and certain brand of politics in the country (Aisyah Tajuddin from BFM - it was not her opinion anyway but of the station ) got them lampooned with vile remarks. One of the caustic comments hurled by cyber-warriors was their bad upbringing. Their parents were accused of failing in their duties of moulding their offspring into socially acceptable beings. If only life was so easy. Forget about what they said and why they said the things that they said. Is it that easy to mould one's child the way one's will? No matter what facilities are available or not available, the path of their future may take different routes. It is not easy to bend one's likes and dislikes to the tune of society. We can inflict regimental punishments and rules for non compliance but if the mind is not willing, it may just shut itself from reality and whirlpool itself in...