A Chinese father's letter (信) to his son to "end their fatherson relationship" and become "brothers" becomes hot online.
In the letter, the father first told about the moments he and his son shared when his son was a child. "When you were a boy, you said I was your hero (英雄). Whenever I went to work, to parties, or to travel, you were always by my side. "
"I taught you how to play Chinese chess, card games and pingpong"
"As you grow older, we talk less and less，" the father said in the letter.
"You start ignoring (忽视) me. You stop me from your WeChat Moments. You hardly come back home and when you do, you always look at your mobile phone. There seems to be a cloud between us—the harder I try to get closer to you, the farther you will go. "
He learned things the teenagers are interested in. He came to know the websites and video games they like and the popular stars they love.
"In my eyes, our relationship should be like brothers, hand in hand and doing great things together. In the past 20 years, you were my son; in the next 60 years, you will be my brother！" the father also wrote.
A. You liked to follow me almost everywhere. B. We played video games late into the night. C. The father tried to walk into the world of his son. D. The letter first appeared in a local newspaper in Hangzhou. E. When I call you, you leave the phone on while doing homework. |
