傻气的生日卡在我们家很常见。看到表达爱意、充满温情的卡片,我们感到有点难为情。回想过去,我不记得我们曾说过“我爱你”三个字。在我还不到29岁时,我爸爸退休了,爸妈从澳大利亚的维多利亚搬到了昆士兰。我是他们唯一的孩子,他们竟然搬到离我如此遥远的地方生活,我的朋友们对此都感到惊讶。我只是耸耸肩,完全不感到担忧,反而把这当成一个可以到温暖的地方度假的机会。但六个月后,我妈妈打电话来说有个坏消息: Silly birthday card is very common in our home. We felt a bit embarrassed to see cards of affection and tenderness. Looking back at the past, I do not remember the word “I love you” which we said before. When I was under 29, my father retired, and my parents moved to Queensland from Victoria, Australia. I was their only child, and they actually lived so far away from me that my friends were surprised. I just shrugged, totally unaware of it, but instead took it as a chance to go on holiday in a warm place. But six months later, my mum called the bad news: