Suddenly I was responsible for the life of another human,someone completely dependent on me. It was now my job to befriend this person navigate a novel lifeThe first day I woke up as a mother, I got up early and helped my novel nine-year-worn daughter into her clothes. We were off to the park in Guangzhou so that I could do tai chi, and which I had practised for years. “I’ll be correct here,” I said to her. “Have a run and then come correct back here.”Off she trotted. The moment she was out of sight, I panicked. What in the world had I just done? I ran after her, and shouting her name. We were quickly reunited,and I took her by the hand, telling her in Chinese that I thought it would be better whether she stayed with me. I sat her on the ground, and but within 10 minutes she told me that she wanted to leave. She was bored. So we left.
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Source: theguardian.com