THE WET HENS
When they were sitting here before me, I thought I was watching the latest SRK movie - 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. They were parents, and they had come to my office with their 17-year-old daughter for her admission. He seemed to have hailed from Mars - was desperately shy and avoided eye contact as he spoke. In fact, he hardly spoke. She seemed to be a direct descendant of Venus - out going and out spoken. That tells as to why she did all the talking. The daughter was cast in her papa's mould. She sat there just like a wet hen. After the admission formalities got over, we started talking about other things. The mother seemed very concerned about her young daughter's shy and withdrawn nature. "She should talk; should mix up," the mother told me looking at her quiet daughter. It was our first meeting, and I did not know them well. "She is fine ... a bright girl," I responded looking warmly towards our young girl. "She is smart in every respect, sir; bu...