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About: Xianmin Chen, Shandong Province, mother of a left-behind child
Playing games
Family portrait
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, my husband’s
aunt called my mother-in-law and said she missed us very
much and would like to have a family portrait. So we took
our first family portrait with my parents-in-law, myself, my
husband and my son. The whole family was very happy!
Making a snowman
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, I visited my relatives
in my mother’s village with my husband and my son. After
dinner, my brother, his wife and the three of us went to a
gaming arcade together. My husband taught my son to play
one of the games and they enjoyed themselves so much.
When we went back home, my son told me, “Mom, I had a
great time “. Seeing his happiness also made me happy.
Learning how to take a picture
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, we woke up in
the morning to find it had snowed. My son begged his fa-
ther and me to help him build a snowman. After we finished
it, he asked me to take a photo of him with the snowman.
He even struck a pose. My son was so happy and we were
also very happy to make it with him.
On the 2nd day of Lunar New Year, after completing the
snowman, my son asked me for my phone to take photos.
“Grandmother, I know how to use the phone to take
pictures now!” he told his granny excitedly. At the same
time, he pulled his grandmother over to stand next to the
snowman and took this photo. His grandma praised him by
saying: “Xincheng, you are so great!” My son answered her:”
Grandma, I am the greatest, I can take pictures now!” At that
moment, I felt my son had grown up and realised it was
really not easy for the elderly to bring him up at home.
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