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Get to know this Chinese family who has just moved to Reading through W recently. Both the parents are illiterate, but decided to settle in England nevertheless. They were in Belfast for a year before moving here. Think the main reason was they didn’t want their eldest son, a 13-year-old, to suffer any more bullies from the local student there. Their children were brought up in HK until they moved to Belfast last year.

The eldest son looks grumpy and has bad attitude all the time. Who can blame him for behaving as such. He clearly does not like to live in the UK anymore, considering what he has gone through in Belfast, but he has no choice. His dad, who is ill with diabetes,  prefers to stay in the UK as a pensioner, as it’s probably a better option for the family. If one thinks that the child can surely choose to think and act more positively, this can only be true if he possesses enough wisdom. For a child at his age, can we really expect him to be rationale about his situation?

There are still options, but the parents need to act, if things aren’t working. There was this famous chinese story about a mum relocating three times, just so that her son could grow up in a decent environment. This trick worked years ago, and it will continue to work. I just hope the trick works soon enough, so that the child can start seeing the brighter side of life.