(Untitled)

The daughter learned how to make flowers out of construction paper by watching videos on youku.com. She got frustrated at first but stayed with it since her objective was clear and her motivations were strong. Over the next week she perfected her skills and she made a purple, a green, and a red rose. The red rose was for her father.

A few weeks passed and the daughter asked the father to come home for dinner after work, which he did. Sometime later the mother also came home at which time the daughter beamed with excitement. The daughter called for the mother and father and had them face each other. The parents stood two feet apart. The daughter said "ok, give the rose to mommy" and the father did so. "ok, give the flower to dad", and the mother did so. The daughter then took the father's arm and placed on the mother's side and pulled the parents together. She smiled, anxious now, not seeing the result she had so hoped would come through.

After dinner the father picked up his bag, placed the paper rose inside, and took a taxi to his home.

Valentine's Day, 2014