Yet she remains the mainstay of the family, looking after her mother-in-law and taking care of the grandchildren when necessary, even as she is called on to perform at important cultural events. In this, mother has to face the dilemma of family demands versus the opera.
奉養婆婆、照顧孫子，母親這幾年還是家庭的支柱與依靠，尤其當兄嫂外出謀生，小孩子需要人看護時，政府機關的開會通知、重要藝文活動的展演，都讓母親面臨家庭與戲曲傳承的兩難。