Controlled by my parents

According to the 43rd "China Internet Development Statistics Statistics Report" released by the China Internet Information Center, as of December 2018, the number of Chinese online game users reached 484 million. Studies have shown that the prevalence of game addiction is about 27.5%, of which young people are the "hardest hit areas" for Internet addicts. Internet addiction is an important killer that endangers the physical and mental health of teenagers.

The following is the story of Internet addiction teenager Cooper and his parents. Cooper likes to play games like many children of the same age. He didn't care about other things. Until a day he found a weird thing ...

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Cooper returned home from school as usual. As soon as he entered the house, he was stunned by his parents' behavior.

Mom is immersing in "My World" and it is difficult to extricate themselves, and Dad is also playing with "Candy Crusting Legend".

Cooper thought, when did his parents like to play games? What happened in the middle?

He was looking for clues at home, and finally found the yellow leaflet on the door of the kitchen refrigerator, which reads:

"Feeling more and more alienation with children? Worried that they will be taken away by video games? Don't worry, Cyber-Parents will solve your problems for you. What are you waiting for? Today, place an order to buy our products."

Cooper seems to understand something. He returned to the living room and found a yellow bracelet on his parents' wrist.

He quickly came to the computer, knocked on Cyber-Parents on the keyboard and clicked on search.

When I came to the Cyber-Parents website, Cooper learned that the company tried to control the parents through the bracelet on the grounds of helping their parents into the inner world of their children.

Sure enough, the question lies in this bracelet, but how do you take it off?

Reading down, Cooper also found a warm reminder: Do not let the bracelets get water. He seemed to know what he should do next.

Suddenly, he heard a scream of his sister. Cooper rushed over and found that her sister accidentally cut her leg. But the mother did not respond at all.

"Anto, shouldn't you go to perform class?" Cooper asked while posting her mouth stickers.

"Mom said I won't go today." The sister replied with tears.

Cooper realized the seriousness of the matter. It is not too late to solve this problem immediately.

However, how should he rescue his parents from the conspiracy of Cyber-Parents?

Cyber-parents

Controlled by my parents

By Jo Mularczyk

Audio graphic authorization: Highlights

COOPER FELT GOOSEBUMPS break out all over his arms. He looked at his mom in disbelief. She was wearing his video game headset and staring at the TV screen. There was a vein in the side of her neck that he had never noticed before. It found public. But none of that was the most terrifying. The cause of the Goosebumps was what heard coming from his motory.

"Yess!" She his experienced triumphantly. "I get the emerald sword! I’ m coming for you, dunder dragon! "

"MOM? What are you doing?" He asked.

"OH WASSUP, Honey? NO! Look Out! The Creeper is Right Behind You."

Cooper ’s Mom Covered the Mouthpiece and Spoke to his out of the size of her motHout tearing.

"A noob? Mom, since when do you know what a noob is, or a creeper? And who are you talking to?" Now that the shock was wearing off, his brain was full of question His mother just IGNORED HIM. She kept playing as if he had even spoken.

Cooper backed away from the disturbing scene in the living room. “Daaaad!” he called, trying to keep the panic out of his voice. He walked into the kitchen and stopped dead. The screen of his dad's phone showed Candy Crunch, and he Could hear the unmitakable tune.

"What are you doing, dad?" Cooper Whispered.

"I do n’t know how to tell you this dude, but your old man is pretty op at this game."

Dude? OP? Cooper Lenet Back Against the Wall, Afraid that he might sink to the group withthout its support. His Phone vibration, and he raised it to his ear activity.

"Hello?"

“Cooper, I’m freakin’ out. My parents are acting really weird. They’re playing ForthRite. And dude . . . I saw them doing the floss!” Cooper heard the same panic in his friend’s voice that he was feeling.

“Mine are playing Mineshaft and Candy Crunch. I don’t understand what’s going on.” Cooper looked around the room desperately. His eyes landed on a bright yellow leaflet stuck on the fridge door. He walked toward it and read:

Feeling Disconnect from Your Kids? Sick of Losing Them to Screens? Cyber-Parent has the Answer. Order your solution on our website today.

“Jay, I think I found something. I'll call you back.” He tore down the leaflet and poked his head back into the living room. His mom was working the controls furiously while raving about slaying the Dunder Dragon. As her thumbs flicked the buttons, he noticed a bright yellow band on her wrist. His dad, who had now joined his mother in the world of Mineshaft, also wore one.Cooper raced to his bedroom and sat in front of his computer. He typed in the Cyber-Parent website from the leaflet. An unsettling beat began playing. A balding man with an unnaturally huge grin appeared on the screen and started speaking in a recorded voice. “Feeling disconnected from your kids? Sick of losing them to screens? Wish you Could Enter their World? Cyber-Parent has the anger. Just file in our online order form, and we'll send your very next day.

So now he knew why his parents and Jay's parents were acting so strangely, but he didn't know how to fix it. Would removing the wristbands be enough? Maybe they needed to be deactivated. And what if his parents didn't want to take them off? They sure seemed to be enjoying themslves.

He return to the HomePage and SAW A Tab Taking Care of Your WRISTBAND. He click it and scrolled download.

"OK," Cooper Mutered to him, "I need to get the wristBands."

HIS SISTER ’s Cries Could Suddenly Be Heard from Her Bedroom.

Cooper grabbed a bandage from the cupboard and went to tend to his sister. “Amber, shouldn't you be at drama class?” he asked as he smoothed the bandage onto her leg.“Mommy said not today,” she murmured, wiping Her tears.

Cooper ’s fears spiked further. He had to fix this now!

"Amber, Do you Still have that water pistol you get for Christmas?"

"Yes!"

"Can I please borrow it?"

"If you let me play, too!" She Chirped, her tears forgotten as she run to find her too.

While he waited, Cooper grabbed his phone and typed a text to Jay. Check if your parents are wearing yellow wristbands. They’re from some freaky company, and I think they’re messing with their minds. Wet the wristbands.

"Here it is, cooper!" Amber Cried as she run back into the room. "Let’ s play! "

"Let’ s spray mom and dad first first, "He who grabbed the water pistol.

"Mommy Says We can’t play with water in the house," amber warned.

"Do n’t work. You wait here. I’ ll do it, so you wON n’t get in troughts. Then we’l go outSide and play. "

Cooper Filled the Pistol at the Kitchen Sink and Walked Into the Living Room. Both his pains now wore headsets.

"Watch out for the mobs!" His mom shrieKed.

Cooper Crept CLOSER, Although He was confident he core as a much noise as he liked and not disturb his pains.

He aimed at his mother's wrist and squeezed the trigger. Water soaked his mom's arm and started dripping onto the carpet. He kept squeezing. His mom squealed and looked toward Cooper with glassy eyes that didn't seem to recognize him. As the pistol emptied And the wristBand Got Wetter, Her Eyes Slowly Cleared. She Shook Her Head and Spoke in a Drowse voice as if she'd just woken up.

“Cooper honey, what's going on?” Then she collapsed onto the couch.Cooper stepped forward in alarm, but his mother started snoring and he realized she'd fallen asleep. His dad hadn't turned his attention from the screen. Cooper refilled The Pistol and Wet His Dad's WristBand. His dad's reaction was the express, and he fell asleep beside his wife. Cooper Quickly Rembands and Threw THEM InST

His Phone vibrald with a message from jay. All good, dude. THANKS!

He heard voices from the living room.

"What happy?" His dad asked.

"Why am i wet? What are the headphones doing on my head?" His mom asked.

Cooper peered into the living room. His parents stood, controllers and headsets in their hands, looking slightly confused. Cooper wondered if he should tell them what had happened or if that might make everything worse.

"Hey Guys," He Said as he entered the Room. He casually walked over and grabbed the controllers and headsets from his paints.

"Are you going to play for a bit before dinner?" His dad asked.

"Nah," Cooper Said as he put the controllers and headsets away.

As he left the room heard his dad say, "That’ s a nice Surprise. "

His Mom Answered, "I’ ll Never under Understand WHY He Loves Those Video Games so much anyway................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .. ".."

This article is published in "English Salon" (original reading) August 2022

Editor in charge: ZAN

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