Isatwithafriendafewweeksagoasshescrolledthroughphotosofhercollegefreshmandaughteronherphone.Sheaskedme“Doesn’tshelookhappy?ShelooksOKright?”Herdaughterhadrecentlyhadadifficulttimewhichwasnowoverbuthermother–likeallmotherswould–stillworriedsometimesthatsomethingmightbewrong.

Forgenerationsofparentssendingchildrenofftocollegemeantknowinglittletonothingabouthowtheirchildrenweredoing.Otherthantheoccasionalletterorcallfromadormroomphonechildrenwhohadlefthomeweremostlyunseenandheardfrominfrequently.CollegekidscouldgetintoallkindsoftroubleandtheirparentswouldknownothingaboutituntilChristmasvacationorsummerbreak.

Nowofcoursethat’snotatallhowitis.ParentsofcollegestudentscanspendhouruponhourexaminingphotosonInstagramorFacebookoftheirchildren.Theylookforhintsofsadnessintheireyesthewaytheirclothesfitwhetherthey’rereallysmilingorjustsortofsmiling.

HoweverIdon’tthinkit’snecessary.Collegeisatimeofintensepersonalgrowth.Painisanecessarylessonfortheemotionalleapfromchildhoodtoadulthood.Mothersshouldn’tbeabletoseephotosinrealtimethatcapturetheirchildrenwhenthey’reattheirworst–whetherbecauseoftoomuchalcoholortoolittlehappiness.

Theblessingofsocialmediaistheabilitytoconnectatanytimewithyourchildnomatterwhereheorshemaybeintheworld.FacebookInstagramandtherestarekeepingourhelicoptersflyinglongaftertheyshouldhavelanded.Maybeitwouldbebetterforallofustobealittlelessawareofthestateofourchildren’slivesoncetheyleavehome.Betterforthechildrenandcertainlybetterfortheparents.

28.Thatfriendscrolledthroughphotosonherphonemostprobablybecause__________.

A.shewasboredandwantedtokillthetime

B.shewantedtomakesureherdaughterwasalright

C.shewantedtohelpherdaughterthroughthedifficulty

D.shewassuresomethingwaswrongwithherdaughter

29.WhatdoesParagraph2tellusaboutparentsofcollegestudentsinthepast?

A.Theywereoftenworriedabouttheirchildren.

B.Theyusuallylettheirchildrendowhatevertheyliked.

C.Th