Dear Wang Lei,

I’ve heard from you that you are feeling down because of frequent quarrels with your parents.
It’s quite normal since we are experiencing the period of adolescence rebellion, which makes it hard
to communicate with our parents. I had the same problem before, however, I managed to improve
the situation through these ways. From my perspective, we can absolutely build a close relationship
with our parents.
First of all, listen and talk to each other genuinely. It’s commonly accepted that interaction
helps strengthen the relationship, so having a friendly as well as frank talk may be a good choice. It
is through heart-to-heart talks that we can both get to know each other better, thus decreasing
quarrels between us.
Secondly, put ourselves in their shoes. The main reason why we always quarrel with our parents
is that we don’t understand the way they think and turn a deaf ear to their suggestions. Trying to
think about them more helps us understand their care and thought, as well as promoting a better
parent-child relationship.
Last but not least, we might as well communicate with them by texting messages. During
adolescence, we may be ashamed to show our love or admit our mistakes face-to-face. Texting
messages is also a good choice, helping express our inmost feelings. Only with better and deeper
communication can we have a closer relationship and less quarrels.
All in all, we can have a harmonious relationship with parents and what matters most is our
attitude. As long as we’re willing to make a change and be patient to them, it’s not surprising to find
out that they can be our good friends too.
I’m really glad to receive your e-mail and hope my suggestions will do help to you. Looking
forward to see you soon.

Wish you the best,

Li Ming