I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn't spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(节目)for teenagers. Whether you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(相信)it or not, that weekend{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(改变)my life.

    About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.

On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(叫作)"Chocolate or Toys". He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(选择)chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(在…之间)chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn't have a choice.

    This exercise told us that sometimes we don't have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).

    A girl stood up and started talking about how much she hated her mum.

     "I want a new mum, "she cried. "{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(不幸的是), you can't have one. You have to accept the mother that you have, "said the leader.

This {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(打击)me hard. I realized(认识到)that, for better or {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(坏的), my mum is my mum. I couldn't choose another mum, but I could try to make the best of the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(处境).