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Love Means Queuing for Kids 
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2006-04-24 14:59:37
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If you really love your kids, would you be willing to do everything for them, providing them good education and making sure they live a better life, even when they are all grown-ups?
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Perhaps some Chinese parents are more willing to sacrifice for their children. Some grandparents in Shanghai queue up at the bus terminal very early in the morning just to get their children a seat on the bus.
Instead of exercising in parks or shopping in markets, some grandparents in Shanghai have a different routine every morning - they line up at a bus terminal so that their children can sleep longer and still get a seat on the bus to work place.
Many of these parents wait for at least a half an hour in the queue, then give the places to their late coming children.
Most say their children don't ask them to do it.
A 58-year-old retired teacher surnamed Zhang says it takes an hour for his daughter to get to her office every day and he only hopes to make her a little more comfortable along the way.
A mother surnamed Chen says she doesn't think her daughter will do her work well after being squashed in the crowds on the bus for an hour or longer. So holding a seat is not only for her comfort, but will also enable her to perform better at work.
Almost all parents in line have expressed the same wish for their children's comfort. They say young people work hard in a hectic society and need enough sleep to keep fit - time shouldn't be wasted queuing in line for seats.
A bus station employee says parents arrive at the stop and stand in line almost every working day. Some have been doing this for over two years.
Some people call it coddling children in one-child families, saying it makes young people less independent. Others blame the poor public transportation system.
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