Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

Erika quickly said, “No, I need to get back and help the kids with their homework.

There’s so much of it during winter break.

If I don’t keep an eye on them, they'll just play games on their phones.” Kathryn nodded.

“You're right, sister-in-law.

Make sure to stay on top of it.

Don't let them get lost in gaming and watching videos.

If you have the time, it's best to supervise them yourself.

Kids can't be expected to have that kind of self-control.

Even we adults struggle to put down our phones.” lt was adults who set the example for kids’ habits with electronics.

Parents often occupied themselves with their phones, avoiding interaction with their kids.

And when the kids got restless, parents handed them devices to keep them quiet so they could continue using their own in peace.

But that just led to children becoming glued to screens.

When their school performance dropped, parents suddenly laid down strict rules, taking the devices away.

Chaos followed.

to extreme behavior, threatening to harm themselves if

even carried out those

as a blank

it? People always say parents are a child's first teachers, and their actions and words

Erika sighed.

and now it’s hard

ease up, they're sweet

push them on

like it’s going to give me a heart attack.” Kathryn

and Mr. Fraser should

keep you

you do decide to leave, let me know ahead of time so we can have one last

not be sisters-in-law anymore, but we can

Erika knew Kathryn planned to

ways in

her car, watching until Erika was out

at a cafe near the hospital, nervously sipping his second cup of

know how Erika’s conversation with Kathryn had gone or if Kathryn had been willing

manage his expectations, telling himself not to

squash, and it

in, Marco stood up and

across from

get you a cup,” Marco offered, trying to sound

I'm fine,”