T: Do your parents treat you as a child or an adult? When I was in your age, I didn’t like to be treated as
a child.
– Are you respected by your parents?
T: S1, are you respected by your parents? S1: I am not sure. I hope I am. T: Is your partner respected by her parents? S1: She says she is. They treat her as an adult.
T: Now, I have a question. Do your parents tell you to study?
– Do your parents tell you to study?
T: S2, do your parents tell you to study? S2: Sometimes they do. T: They often tell you to study? S2: No, not often. T: Do your partner’s parents tell her to study? S2: No, they don’t. They never tell her to study. T: Wow, that’s great. I try not to tell you to study, but sometimes I can’t help telling it.
T: O.K. Let’s go back to the first topic. Do you want to be treated as a child or an adult?
– Do you want to be treated as a child or an adult? Why?
T: S3, do you want to be treated as a child or as an adult? S3: I want to be treated as an adult. T: Would you tell me why? S3: I want to decide things on my own. I don’t need too much advice from others. T: Does your partner want to be treated as a child or an adult? S3: He wants to be treated as an adult, too. He doesn’t like to be treated as a child. He says he wants
freedom.