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“我不知道。”我说道。有的时候,我真是气极了,我想走过去抓住艾莉,用力地摇晃她,冲着她大喊:“和我说话——不然,我就把你关起来,不让你离开!”我感到自己差点儿说出所有母亲所说的最恐怖的话:“想想我为你所做的一切。”

一天深夜,我在洗漱,准备睡觉。这时,艾莉走到卫生间,看我在那里刷牙。一瞬间,我觉得她必定看不上我刷牙的模样。但是,她说:“我想读点儿东西给你听。”她手里拿的是学校发的小册子,“这是给父母的小提示。”

我看着她的脸,她高声地读着:“上面说道,不要询问你的孩子是否想家。‘在最初的几周时间里,她也许会觉得不适应,可是不必担心,这是过渡期间的正常现象。多给她写信、打电话,给她送点儿好吃的’ ”

她哽咽着说不成话,走过来将头埋进我的肩膀。我轻轻地摸着她的头发,担心开口说话就会让她从我的怀里挣脱。就这样,我们站了很长时间,摇动着身体,心又凝聚在一起。

我明白,还会发生不愉快的事情,我们还会为了某些事而斗嘴。然而此刻,午夜时分,我能站在这里,已骗很知足了。我们都累了,都很伤心,我的下巴上沾满了牙膏。我紧紧地搂着——与此同时,也要放手——那个正试着和我说再见的女儿。

生活是一面镜子

Do You Have Your Wallet

à克斯曼·弗兰克 / Laksman Frank

This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way that I live my life. The teacher in the story did not scream, assign homework, give me tests or even grade me on my work. I was taught by one of the most effective methods of teaching, one that only people with lots of love can do.

"My wallet! Where is it?" were my first words when I found out my wallet was missing. I searched my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet at the library. Not only did I leave it at the library, but I had left it in the library' s public restroom! I distinctly remembered seeing it on the shelf as I went to the bathroom.