(In the dining room)
Go and wash up, Lisa.
We’re having your favorite food for dinner tonight.
Mom, I’m too tired and stressed out.
I just want to sit on the sofa and watch TV right now.
Why the long face?
Are you OK?
No, I’m not.
I have to study seven days a week, and I never get a break.
I can’t even go to a barbecue or on a picnic with my friends.
This isn’t the life that I want.
Oh, Lisa. I didn’t know that.
I didn’t want to tell you because I don’t want to let you down.
What? I don’t care about that.
Not having the life that you want is not good for you.
Now, let’s sit down and make a plan.
I don’t even know where to begin.
What do you think I should do?
From Monday to Friday, you can follow your study plan and work hard,
but on weekends, you can do some activities that you like or start a new hobby.
Are you sure this will be OK, Mom?
Lisa, you’re the apple of my eye.
That will never change even if you don’t get good grades.
I want you to do well at school, but I also want you to be happy.