My family appeared perfect from the outside. But inside, we were overwhelmed by constant 1 .
This particular fight started just like the others. I packed my bag for an overnight team-building event at my school club. I did everything to stall (拖延) to 2 my parents and a potential fight. However, I walked down the stairs only to find they were staring up at me.
My mother's brow wrinkled (皱起) with 3 ."You never tell me where you are going or when you will be home!" she yelled, staring at me coolly.
I pretended not to hear and left. That night I 4 myself in self-pity, unwilling to talk.
The next morning, my 5 handed me an envelope with my name on it. She explained she had asked everyone's parents to write a letter to their child before the team-building event. I walked to an empty classroom to open it 6 .
In the letter, I 7 the deep love from my parents. Their honesty made me 8 our relationship in the past sixteen years, the role I played in the arguments and our 9 of communication. In reality, everyone 10 . And it was time for all of us to make a change.
My family was 11 when I returned home. My parents and I had a newfound respect for each other. We still have disagreements 12 , but there are no more 13 stares. Even though we cannot change the past, each day we slowly learn how to 14 as a family, ensuring that another sixteen years won't be 15 as well.
