COVID-19 opened a can of worms. From health sector to education sector, bitter realties came in front of us. It taught us that there are lot many things to be done and lot many lessons to be learnt. Education sector took a 360 degree change and switched to online mode altogether. Usage of technology intensively in the education process was easy for some but unusual for several others. Parents put relentless efforts in terms of making arrangements for additional and updated digital devices, dealing with internet connectivity issues along with balancing their daily work, though, their efforts generally remained unnoticed. Against this background, the present paper looks behind in the time of COVID-19 to know the perspectives of the parents about the online classes, their issues and problems which further reflects upon the level of preparedness in the times coming ahead. Infection rate kept on increasing in one place or the other; therefore, it is important to learn from the mistakes of the past and makes the stakeholders resilient for any such uncertainty waiting in the future. The study is based on primary data collected from 160 parents whose children opted for the online classes during the second wave of COVID-19 in India. Findings showed that most of the parents admitted that online classes made them more stressed in comparison to offline classes along with putting a financial burden on them in terms of buying new phone or subscribing to additional internet packages. Parents also observed that children became lethargic and careless in their studies. The study summarises with relevant suggestions.