My Mother (part two)

After I graduated from high school and went to a distant city for college. My grandma passed away in 2010. The heavy burden of having to take care of an elderly parent was suddenly lifted from my mother. I do not know how long it took her to get used to her newfound freedom. But it seemed that this was when she encountered her middle-age crisis. It wasn’t until the last trip home that I began to notice that. The started this was that she suspected my father of having an affair. After she described the circumstances of this matter, she suddenly cried. She told me how unhappy and trapped she has felt in past years. Words such as freedom, happiness and trap are far too individualistic and thus a rare sight especially for people in my mother's generation. Their personal lives are closely intertwined with others and this makes it difficult for them to jump out from the daily lives and to reflect upon it. I was at a loss as to how I could comfort my mother.

It certainly makes it easier to translate with the chinese. I hope this helps!