Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you for all that you have done. During my travels with Auntie, she told me that when I was little and hurt myself, you just kept an eye on me from a distance but let me figure out that the "boo-boo" was really not that bad. Whilst I still complain about things to you, I have become a much more self-reliant individual because I know that I can solve things on my own or that they are not as life threatening as I had imagined.
Here in China, everyone loves their mother. And they make no attempts to hide that fact. All of my students immediately answer that they like their mothers better than their fathers because their mothers were the caring parent and they associate their psychological development with their mothers. In talking with my students and with the stories Auntie told, I cannot deny that you were probably also more responsible for how I turned out as an individual.
So, thank you again for putting up with the many angry conversations and acts of rebellion. But thank you for all the food, clothes, and other life lessons that have helped me become a decent person.
Thank you for all that you have done. During my travels with Auntie, she told me that when I was little and hurt myself, you just kept an eye on me from a distance but let me figure out that the "boo-boo" was really not that bad. Whilst I still complain about things to you, I have become a much more self-reliant individual because I know that I can solve things on my own or that they are not as life threatening as I had imagined.
Here in China, everyone loves their mother. And they make no attempts to hide that fact. All of my students immediately answer that they like their mothers better than their fathers because their mothers were the caring parent and they associate their psychological development with their mothers. In talking with my students and with the stories Auntie told, I cannot deny that you were probably also more responsible for how I turned out as an individual.
So, thank you again for putting up with the many angry conversations and acts of rebellion. But thank you for all the food, clothes, and other life lessons that have helped me become a decent person.