Tina, although she was a rabel as a teenager, she actually is quite traditional. She gives me a new angle of looking at parent-children relationship. I totally agree with her that when our children uplive our hopes and will, we would proudly say, they are my sons/daughters. But when they walk some weird path (at least from the parent’s point of view), she would call her child – friend.
Do you have a friend or have a son or a daughter?
When Tina’s only daughter told her mother she wanted to change into the male, Tina just asked her daughter to do more researches and discussed with her later. Tina, is quite traditional in this area. She considered changing sex was against the nature. However, she compromised with her daughter’s decision. And her daughter became her “friend”.
Parents: Have you ever noticed the way you say “your” or “my” when you addressed your son/daughter with your spouse? Let me give you an example. When my son did something wrong, I would subconsciously, told my husband, “go get YOUR son”. But when my son showed me his report cards with all As, I would say, “come, look at MY son’s results.”
How many of you are like me? Picture below is My son and Your son.



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