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A New Normal in Family Age Gaps?
fū qī夫妻tǎo lùn讨论gāo líng高龄chǎn fù产妇jiā tíng家庭dedài jì代际cuò wèi错位shè huì社会guān niàn观念

A married couple discusses generational gaps and social views in families with older mothers.

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huā ér花儿kànzuì jìn最近nà gè那个xīn wén新闻lema48suìdemā mā妈妈shēnglexiǎoér zi儿子28suìdenǚ ér女儿yī xià一下biàn chéng变成jiě jiě姐姐sūn zi孙子háiér zi儿子dà sān大三suì

Huā'er, did you see that news recently? A 48-year-old mom had a new baby boy, and her 28-year-old daughter instantly became an older sister, while the grandson is three years older than the son.

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shuādàolepíng lùn评论zhàkāileguōyǒu rén有人jué de觉得shìqí jì奇迹fú qì福气yǒu rén有人jué de觉得jiā tíng家庭guān xì关系dōuhùn luàn混乱lelún lǐ伦理dōutiǎo zhàn挑战le

I saw it too—the comments section exploded. Some people think it's a miracle and a blessing, while others think the family relationships are all mixed up and traditional ethics are being challenged.

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qí shí其实yī xué医学què shí确实jìn bù进步lexiàn zài现在gāo líng高龄chǎn fù产妇shùn lì顺利shēng yù生育bù suàn不算tàihǎn jiàn罕见dànfēng xiǎn风险yī shēng医生shuōsì shí suì四十岁yǐ shàng以上deyùn fù孕妇rǎn sè tǐ染色体yì cháng异常fēng xiǎn风险shìnián qīng rén年轻人deshí bèi十倍

Actually, medicine has really advanced, and now it's not so rare for older women to give birth safely. But the risks are high too. Doctors say that women over forty have ten times the risk of chromosomal abnormalities compared to younger women.

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shēn biān身边yǒupéng yǒu朋友shuōzuìnándeshìyǐ hòu以后jiā tíng家庭dexiāng chǔ相处bǐ rú比如jiěxiàngmǔ zi母子sūn zi孙子guǎnqīnshū shū叔叔jiàodì dì弟弟hái shì还是shū shū叔叔tīngzhedōurào

Friends around me say the hardest part is getting along as a family later on. For example, siblings might look like mother and child, and the grandson—should he call his uncle 'little brother' or 'uncle'? It all sounds confusing.

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qí shí其实zhè zhǒng这种jiā tíng家庭mó shì模式huìyuè lái yuè越来越duōxiàn zài现在de90hòu00hòuwǒ men我们kuān róng宽容duōzhǐ yào只要jiā rén家人yuàn yì愿意shēng huó生活xìng fú幸福jiùhǎo

Actually, this kind of family setup will only become more common. The post-90s and 2000s generations are much more tolerant than we were. As long as the family is willing and happy, that's what matters.

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shìajiādào dǐ到底zěn me怎么zǔ hé组合qí shí其实méi yǒu没有biāo zhǔn标准dá àn答案zhǐ yào只要jiā tíng家庭néngzhǎo dào找到xīndepíng héng平衡diǎnměi gè每个chéng yuán成员dōubèiàizūn zhòng尊重jiù shì就是zuìzhòng yào重要de

Exactly. There's no standard answer for how a family should be put together. As long as the family finds a new balance and every member feels loved and respected, that's the most important thing.

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yě xǔ也许wǒ men我们gāishǎodiǎnpíng pàn评判duōdiǎnlǐ jiě理解měiyí gè一个xīnshēng mìng生命dejiàng lín降临dōushìzhí de值得zhù fú祝福de

Maybe we should judge less and try to understand more. The arrival of every new life is something to be celebrated.

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