Kor37 9 Posted January 16, 2007 Couple Seek 'Daughter' to Care for ThemReuters BEIJING (Jan. 16) - A retired Chinese couple have advertised for a "daughter" to look after them in place of their son who has emigrated to Canada -- and more than 100 candidates signed up to try their luck, a newspaper said on Tuesday. Tian Zhendong and Ding Shuhui, a former construction expert and a university professor from central Wuhan, felt "lonely and lost" after their only son moved to Canada with his wife, even though he called home every week, the Guangzhou Daily said. But he didn't want to come back to China. "I regret letting him leave," the newspaper quoted mother Ding as saying. The couple used to visit their son in Canada, but they could not get used to life there, it said. After six years of loneliness, the couple decided to seek a daughter to be with them and look after them, who would be given an apartment if she passed the trial period of three years. "We are not looking for a maid, but someone to be with us until we are dead," father Tian was quoted as saying. The "fierce competition" was entering its final stage as the couple were expected to choose the final winner from the last five candidates soon, the newspaper said. Unless this pays a whole lot of money, I don't see why so many people want to do it???.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted January 17, 2007 I wonder how many of the applicants were abandoned as children because they were born female and thus never had a family. With families only allowed one child daughters were not welcome - if they were lucky they made it to orphanages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angela 1 Posted September 26, 2007 As a parentless child I can understand the need for a family. It is only when you are completly alone in this world that you realize how much you NEED your parents emotionally as well as everything else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jadziaezri 0 Posted September 27, 2007 i think its a good idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites