Not Quite Full Yet

After Li Yan, a full-time mom, was hospitalized from the stress of tutoring her child, she came to her senses and resolved to step back from parenting and return to the workplace to rediscover herself. Lu Ming, the doctor dad who believes in letting children enjoy their childhood, finally saw the clouds part and the moon appear. Just as their two kids thought a happy childhood was finally theirs, pressure from Li Yan’s former competitive-parenting group, other families their age, and the school’s teachers made it clear that stepping back would not be easy. So the two decided to form a “Fake Competitive Parenting Alliance.” But as they sparred and outsmarted each other, they encountered even more challenges and confusion.

Growing up has never been a one-way street. Being not quite there yet is also a way of choosing to live.