Chapter 7 talk about independence

When someone rings the bell outside, you can’t just call your parents to open the door, but you have to deal with it yourself; when someone calls, you have to carefully write down the name and phone number of the other party... Your eyes will become brighter and brighter, with the gentleness of a girl and the majesty of a hostess. be your own master I came back from Asia last week and brought you some small gifts from mainland journalists. "It's so beautiful!" You shouted when you saw a paper-cut gift from a Guizhou girl. "This is also very interesting! How did they think of using the embossing method?" You said again holding a book note from a girl in Shanxi.

I'm so happy to hear you say that, and I think mainland readers have really sent it to your heart.But in a blink of an eye, you went upstairs, and the paper-cuts and books were all left on the coffee table. I think you forgot to take them. Unexpectedly, the next day, and the next day, those things were still downstairs, reminding you twice , I don't see you in action. "Don't you want it?" I asked you. "I want it!" you say. However, things are left on the coffee table. The afternoon before yesterday, I was planting flowers on the balcony, and I stopped by your toilet to wash my hands, and saw that you had neatly arranged the negative-shaped glasses case, toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash cup.But suddenly I felt something stepped on under my feet, and I looked down, it turned out to be your underwear.

"Why don't you put away your underwear?" I asked you after school. "Because it's time to wash." "It's time to wash, why not put it in the laundry basket?" "I don't have a laundry basket, and Mom will take it," you say confidently. This afternoon, while I was writing an article, the phone rang, and the caller ID was Mama Wang. I think you would answer it, because you know Mama Wang is making an appointment for you to meet with an accompanist. But the phone kept ringing, and you didn't answer it, so I had to answer it in the end, but Wensi was interrupted because of this, and it took a long time to recover.

"Why don't you answer the phone?" I finished writing the article and came out to ask you. "I thought you would answer." You said disapprovingly: "And if you don't answer, you will get on the answering machine. Mom will listen." It seems very reasonable. Boy! Now I can't stop talking about you. Do you know why American law stipulates that children over the age of thirteen can stay at home alone, or even go out as a baby-sitter? That means that children over the age of thirteen can not only take care of themselves, take care of the family, and even take care of others.

You are fourteen years old, you should have learned to be independent long ago. To be independent, the first thing is to be responsible for yourself. You can no longer be like a child and leave everything to your parents. You have your own room and your own desk. Since those books and paper-cuts were given to you and you have accepted them, you should take them to your room and become the owner of those things from now on; even if you are the only one at home. Kid, you can't treat every corner as your domain, or wait for us to put something on your desk. Independence also means that you have grown up and have a private life.You can't throw underwear around like a baby, or run around naked.When you get up in the morning, you have to comb your hair before leaving the room. Even if it is a holiday, it is not suitable to wear pajamas until the afternoon.

You should even learn to wash your underwear when you take a shower. It is a girl's close-fitting clothing, and it must be particularly clean and private.Therefore, not only Chinese people avoid hanging their underwear outside, but even Western society regards it as a taboo. Think about it, what would people think if one day a guest came to the house and went into the upstairs bathroom and found your briefs thrown on the floor? People may say that we have spoiled you, or they may say that you are uneducated. I even want to tell you that although you arranged the toothbrush and toothpaste on the sink, it is very neat, but it is not all right.

why? Because it belongs to everyone. Although 90% of the table is used by you alone, you have to consider the remaining 10%. If you occupy all the tables, what else will others use? This afternoon, if I'll be careful, can I not knock down your standing electric toothbrush? What if I accidentally knocked it down, and unfortunately, it rolled into the toilet? In the end, I would say that independence is when you face problems alone. When someone rings the bell outside, you can’t just call your parents to open the door, but deal with it yourself; when a telemarketing call comes, you can’t leave the microphone to your parents, but you should deal with it yourself; it’s pouring rain, and you find water on the balcony Now, and your parents are not at home, you have to come out in the rain, grab the rotten leaves piled up at the water outlet and throw them away; when someone calls, you have to carefully write down the name and phone number of the other party, and if the other party wants you to tell the matter, you have to Write it down immediately, and say it as soon as we walk in the door.

Son! You don’t have to be unhappy to hear me tell you so much, you should be happy! Because it means that you have really grown up, and you are no longer a kitten sleeping on my belly and sitting on my lap” Little girl riding a big horse. You have become the little hostess of our family. As long as your parents are away, you will be the sole head of the household; you will help the parents-in-law translate, call a taxi, answer the phone, and even supervise the gardener to cut grass and trees. Your eyes will become brighter and brighter, with the gentleness of a girl and the majesty of a hostess.

Don't you think you should be very proud?