Dear Annie:
The 15-year-old son spends a vast amount of time text messaging, listening to music or watching TV. His conversational skills are poor and his grades are not good. On several occasions, money has disappeared from purses when the boys were present, and I am terrified to think what the money is purchasing.
If I try to talk to my daughter, I risk being excluded from her life. But if things don't improve, her family will fall apart. What can I do? - Troubled Grandma
stay up 熬夜 conversational adj. 对话的 terrified adj. 恐惧的 exclude v. 排除 fall apart 破裂