Mom tricks daughter into believing she's adopted for 13 years  

母亲为培养女儿独立性 13年来谎称"我不是你亲妈"

申女士和丈夫都有着一份不错的工作，家境非常殷实。她怕女儿在这样的环境中被宠坏了，就骗孩子说“不是亲生的，你妈早死了”，此后女儿变得十分独立，学习成绩突飞猛进，骄娇之气消失殆尽，等到女儿成家立业、事业有成，她才告诉女儿实情。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A mother in northeast China's Shenyang city convinced her daughter for 13 years that she had been adopted, a ruse to keep the girl humble, according to the Shenyang Evening News.

The mother named Shen said she had lied to prevent her daughter from becoming a spoiled rich kid. Shen told the girl when she was in primary school that her biological mother was long dead, and that she would only support her till college.

Shen's plan worked, as her daughter studied hard and grew up into an independent girl.

Shen didn't tell her daughter the truth until the girl found a good job and got married this year after graduating from a prestigious university.

Although questioned by experts, Shen expressed pride in her teaching method, saying, "If I hadn't motivated her in this way, she might rely on her wealthy family background and have no courage to advance."