family-dynamics
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Better Late Than Never | 迟做总比不做好
A father learns that his daughter cheated on exams to fail, hoping to quit the swim team under hi...
A Year Behind Sister and Forty | 姐姐四十，我紧随其后
The author reflects on growing up eighteen months behind her seemingly perfect older sister, Vick...
A Fish for Benny | 班尼的鱼
Joe resents his new stepbrother Benny for intruding on his time with their father. A planned deep...
Birth Mother vs. Stepmother | 生母与后母
The same medical treatment is judged differently based on whether it's performed by a birth mothe...
Raccoon Relocation | 浣熊搬迁
A wildlife department employee recounts a caller's concern about separating a monogamous raccoon ...
It's Part of the Game | 游戏的一部分
A mother questions her daughter's noisy play, only to learn the children are role-playing a domes...
The Perfect Woman | 完美女友
Bob searches for a girlfriend his mother will approve of. Following a friend's advice, he finds o...
Arithmetic of Affection | 爱的四则运算
A humorous poem uses arithmetic metaphors to describe a romantic encounter between a boy and a gi...
The Hearing Aid and the Will | 助听器与遗嘱
A man regains perfect hearing with aids but keeps it secret from his family, using his newfound a...
Your Children and My Children | 你的孩子和我的孩子
A man with five children marries a widow with six, and they have three more together. One day, hi...