In our society (10 buildings, 500 flats), many residents are connected to each other via a google group. we are not a part of this group.

My son is down with throat infection for last two days and is now getting better.

our maid, also works at some of other houses in the society.

Now this maid, went and talked about somebody being not well in one of the houses to one of ladies where she worked.

This lady told to her husband who quickly uploaded this info on google groups saying that one of the residents in our building who stay in the lower floors (we also stay on the lower floors) is not well with symptoms of swine flu.

Very soon, people started putting all this half baked info together and arrived at a conclusion that my son is down with swine flu.(same maid, same bldg, my son down with fever).

couple of my wife's friends called to confirm and she categorically told them that it is a throat infection - certified by a reputed doctor of gurgaon. however this info remained within my wife's friends.

Gradually there were hushed whispers in the society that my son has swine flu.

When my wife came to know about this mail which is floating around, she wanted to confront the guy who was the originator of the mail - that why did he spread a word around without confirming, and only relying on second hand info of a maid.

I told her not unless she herself see's the mail. this was yesterday.

however she called me just now to tell me that she spoke th this guy on the phone and blasted him for 15 mins for spreading baseless rumours. she told him that because of this our family was subjected to mental tension and truama. how could he rely on a maid's word and not confirm it.

She made the guy apologise and also made him promise to circulate a apology mail on the same group.

I was amazed and speechless - she said- if someone says anything wrong about my son, I will not tolerate and tear him apart.

I really admire her for tackling the sitautaion in a way that she has... Probably I would not have done so.

Hats off to you, meetu (that's what I call her)....