On Parenting

I witnessed this scene at the airport a couple of weeks ago. There was this Indian family of four returning to US. It was obvious that they were living in the USA ( from their conversation). The father remained oblivious and indifferent throughout. The mother and the young daughter ( around 14-15 years) were having a conversation. The boy (12-13 years) was lost in playing a game on his cell.
The mother seemed to be the 'cool' kind initially throwing in the 'youth' lingo occasionally. Suddenly the cool mom turns into a vicious banshee. Obviously from her swear words and cruel tongue it was easy to deduce that the daughter had posted a few photographs of a recent party on Facebook. And yes the photos were not approved beforehand. The girl was trying to justify. The boy pitched in. Of course the father did not pay any heed as if it was happening in some other family!
As a bystander I was shocked at the language the mom used towards her daughter! All the common swear words... I cringed..

In the process of being a 'friend' the parent had not erased the boundary lines. Being friendly and being a friend differs in the parent child relationship.

A parent can be friendly. Please don't confuse it with being a friend. More on this to come in the following weeks.