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Love is

the Answer

Stop texting! Let’s chat face to face!

arsity reporters were aston- The story is like a wake-up call for speaking to parents on phones? Or
ished after first learning about Varsity reporters who are involved in is it because most people only care
Va chat group with nearly 800 the reporting duty. Reporters begin about playing mobile phones even
parents as members, who are all main- to think about their own relationship when having family gatherings?
land parents with children studying at with their parents and realise they Perhaps it is time for both par-
the Chinese University of Hong Kong. might have neglected their parents’ ents and their adolescent children to
Out of curiosity, reporters decided to concern and care after leaving home to resume face-to-face conversation so
explore this issue and write a story study in Hong Kong. Young adults of- that they can learn more about what
about it. ten feel annoyed when responding to each other are doing even they are liv-
At first, Varsity reporters could not parents’ questions about their school ing apart. Instead of texting in chat
help thinking the chat group as a sub- life. Parents often complain that they groups with other parents, both par-
ject of ridicule, and thought such kind have not received phone calls from ents and children should make efforts
of chat group should not even exist. their children for days. Mainland par- to improve communication. If only
University students are already young ents in the chat group actually know university students can understand
adults after all. But it is very wrong for very well that their children feel an- how much their parents care and
journalists to make a judgment before noyed and they want to be free. This worry about them and if only par-
conducting research and interviews. is why the parents’ chat groups come ents can understand their children are
Indeed we were wrong. After finish- to its existence. Mainland parents try young adults now and it is time to let
ing writing the story, reporters are to share information about their chil- them be on their own to explore the
now touched by these parents’ over- dren’s school life among themselves world, their relationship will surely be
whelming love, care and sympathies and comfort each other instead of strengthened based on trust. Love is
for their children who seem to have “bothering” their children. the answer for their communication
failed to communicate well with their Parents always treat their children problem. Perhaps it is time for us all to
parents. These parents do not mean with patience and care whenever chil- put down our mobile phones and en-
to conduct long-distance monitoring dren ask countless questions. Why joy face-to-face chats with our loved
of their children. They simply want to parents would feel bad about asking ones. Love is the answer for all having
know what their children are doing their adolescent children questions? communication problem.
and what kind of school life they are Is it because young adults sound im-
having in Hong Kong – a city where patient when responding to their par-
mainland parents find very different ents’ questions? Is it because young
from any Mainland cities. adults always rush to hang up when Edited by Fangdong Bai