DESPERATE DAD

In most Western countries， teenagers begin to distance themselves from their parents in the pursuit of independence， and it seems pretty normal. Things in China are a bit more complicated， but even so， one Hangzhou father evidently had a difficult time coping with distance from his university-aged son， judging by the full-page ad he took in a newspaper to extol the virtue of their buddy relationship. “Now we are no longer father and son， we are brothers，” he wrote in the advertisement， adding that he was concerned that his son had changed and was reluctant to talk to him. He also said in the advertisement that “the more I try to get close， the more you push me away.” If that is the case， then one can only assume this advertisement will catapult the kid to the other side of the planet.