社交媒体改变家庭关系
<p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="despairing">despairing</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosaic">mosaic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goggle">goggle</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="conceivable">conceivable</span> <span word="angle">angle</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="chirpy">chirpy</span>, <span word="handwritten">handwritten</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="inbox">inbox</span>!” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span> — <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p>最近，一位朋友带着一声绝望的叹息，把她的手机给我看。屏幕上是一个睁大眼睛的婴儿各个角度照片的拼接图，有的照片还附带了快活的手写信息。“这塞满了我的收件箱！”她嘟囔着，解释说屏幕上是她那4个月前刚出生的孙子。孩子和父母在另一个城市生活。若是换到10年前，她只能一个月见到孩子一次，比如在节日聚餐的时候。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doting">doting</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispatching">dispatching</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> — <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="bewilderment">bewilderment</span> — <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> “<span word="texts">texts</span>” <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="connect">connect</span>”. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="giggled">giggled</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="offence">offence</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="texts">texts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span>. “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>?”</p>
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