Today I was at the shopping centre and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. But as I chose and read, and chose and read again, it seemed that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.

You'll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 56 Father's Days together. I didn't think that you were too old. But the sad thing happened last week. I watched as you turned at the corner in your car. I didn't realize at once that it was you because the man who was driving looked so elderly.

Fifty years ago this spring, we planted carrots together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa. This week, we'll plant carrots together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don' t understand why planting carrots with you is so important to me. Well, I don't quite know how to tell you this, Dad... I don 't like carrots.. but I like planting them with you.

I guess what I'm trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their dad today. Praising a father on Father's Day is about more than a dad who brings home money or shares a dinner. It's more about a dad deeply loving children who know everything won't listen to anyone. It's about sharing. It's about loving someone more than words can say, and I wish that it would never end.

【推荐2】Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it’s quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.

Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among(在……之间) them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to

their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

【推荐3】Are you the only child in your family? How will you feel if you have a little brother or sister? Having a new baby in your family is really great.

If you are old enough, you may be able to help your mum or dad look after the baby, help to bath it, or play with it in garden, but you should always ask Mum or Dad before you do anything for the baby, and they will show you how to help look after your little brother or sister. Your mum will be very tired of the new baby wakes a lot during the night. You might be able to help your mum by doing something nice for her, like bringing a drink for her while she is feeding the baby.

You may feel a bit jealous(妒忌)of the baby at times. Don’t think that you are a bad kid if you feel like that. It is very normal for any kids to have such feelings. But remember that you should love the baby. Because you are a family.

【推荐1】Lin Hai is a student of Grade 7. His brother is Lin Tao. He is a student of Grade 9. They are in the same school. The new term is coming. They come to a store and buy some school things in it. Let’s have a look. Lin Hai buys four notebooks and two pens. Lin Tao likes blue, so he buys a blue pencil box.

In your last letter, you asked me how to show love to your parents.     1    

★Make a picture for them. Whether with pencils or paints, it’ll be valuable to them forever.

★Cook them a dinner! It can be some rice, some cheese or some hot dogs.     2    

★Tell them that you love them very often. Your love can make them feel warm and proud.

★    3     Probably the biggest way to show them you love them is never to lie. This shows them that you not only love them, but also believe in and respect them.

★    4     Watch a film with your mom once in a while, or go to a sports match with your dad once in a while just to show them how much you care and want to be closer to them.

★If you do something wrong, say sorry to them and explain it! They will know your regret. You could do something for them to show that you want to make it up to them.     5    

Yours,

Agony

【推荐3】To many students, joining social media “circles” is now more important than making new friends in real life. And it’s easy. If you have a mobile phone, you can download many apps such as Weibo, QQ and WeChat.

“I love to check my friends’ updates(最新消息). I also enjoy news and jokes shared on social media,” said Wang Wei, 14, from a middle school in Shenzhen. While enjoying these, Wang distances(疏远) himself from real life. “I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing chess with my classmates,” said Wang.

Deng Yunyun,14, from Xuhui Middle School in Shanghai, said that social media had influenced their normal lives. Last month, his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy updating their blogs（博客）about the accident. “I think they need to learn to balance（平衡）their real and online lives, and what worries parents and teachers a lot is safety,” said Deng.

“Many students are happy to tell their interests and personal information to their social media ‘friends’. And this could bring them danger,” said Miss Wang, a teacher from Shenzhen. “For example, WeChat’s shake-shake function（功能）allows users to connect to other nearby users.” Also the police warn about the risks of making friends in this way.

“Be careful. Do not use the locating（定位）function at any moment, do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your community,” said Miss Wang.