"Ah! I am sorry, I did not mean to give a speech. I just get riled up seeing how parents don't even realize when they start making puppets out of children. My parents were like that too, so I have to make conscious effort to not fall into the same rut as mine," Ms. Gao reminisced as she twirled the empty tea cup.
Then she picked a wine glass from the waiter and continued, "I am happy that Xin Yu is turning into such a happy child because of that. I keep taking her feedback as well on my parenting skills. And so, as a daughter, she is open enough with me to share everything going on in her life. We talk about boyfriends, her hobbies, her friends, I have already had birds and bees talk too with her. I have always dreamt of such a relationship with my kids. I hope, my younger one turns out to be the same." She scratched the back of her neck in embarrassment but there was pride and joy in her expression when she bragged about her quite sweet relationship with her daughter.
