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Her books stymie me。 Dr。 Seuss; Sweet Valley High; R。 L。 Stine; Baby…sitters Club; Shakespeare; The Odyssey and The Iliad; romance novels; historical novels and textbooks。 A lifetime of reading;each book beloved。 I want to be heartless; to stuff them in paper sacks for the used bookstore。 I love books as much as she does; I cram them onto a single bookshelf to deal with later。txt电子书分享平台
她留下了一团糟(4)
I will turn her room into a crafts room。 Or create the fancy guest room I’ve always wanted。 But not for her benefit。 When grown…up life proves too hard and she es crawling back; she can stay in the basement or sleep on the couch。
My ruthlessness returns with a vengeance。 Dresses; sweaters; leggings; and shoes she hasn’t worn since seventh grade are crammed into garbage bags。
Her thoughtlessness appalls me。 Did I raise her to be like this? To treat what she owns—what I paid for—as so much trash? No; she left this mess to thumb her nose at me; as payback for treating her like the child she is。
“Fa la la; Mom; I am off to conquer the world; off to bigger and better things。 Do be a dear and take care of this piffle。 ”
I am a plague of locusts emptying the closet。 Two piles grow to clumsy heights:one for Goodwill; the other trash。
There are more shoes; stuffed animals large and small; knick…knacks; felt pennants; posters; hair bands; and pink foam rollers。 The job grows larger the longer I am at it。 How can one girl collect so much in only twenty years?
It’s obvious she doesn’t care about me; her father; our home; or anything we’ve provided。 We are the flotsam and jetsam; the detritus of childhood。
I stuff garbage bags until the plastic strains。 I haul them down the stairs two bags at a time。 Donations to Goodwill go into the trunk of my car; trash goes to the curb。 Sweat and sore shoulders fuel my irritation4。 My husband has left the house; perhaps to avoid the same fight I wish to avoid。
She left the bed rumpled; the forter on the floor; the sheets in a tangle。 I strip off the forter; blanket; sheets; mattress pad; and pillows。 Once she starts feeding quarters into Laundromat machines; she’ll appreciate the years of clean clothes I’ve provided for free。
I turn the mattress。 A large manila envelope is marked “DO NOT THROW AWAY。” I open it。 More papers。 I dump the contents onto the floor。 There are old photographs; letters; greeting cards; and notes filled with sappy sentiments; bad puns; and silly nicknames。 There are ics clipped from newspapers and book reviews。 Every single item had passed from my hand to hers。
“DO NOT THROW AWAY。 ”
Darned kid knows me too welt。
I read over a lifetime of inside jokes and shared sentiments。 Maybe the pickup wasn’t such a bad idea; after all。 Maybe it helps her to feel less small in a big world。 Maybe; too; the awful summer wasn’t for my benefit; but for hers。 It’s easier to leave when she’s convinced she is too angry to stay。
I retrieve garbage bags from the car and the curb。 Clothes and shoes go back into the closet。 I remake the bed and pile it with stuffed animals。 The cat slinks into the room and looks around with suspicious eyes。 Finally she makes a place for herself between a Christmas bear and an Easter bunny。 My husband es home and calls up the stairs。
“Just straightening up; ” I tell him。 “Can you find some boxes for her stuff?”
He brings up cartons from the basement。“She left a mess;” he says。“I don’t mind。 ” I reply。“She’s not ing back;” he says。 His anger is gone; and now he’s sad。
My little baby; my dependent child; isn’t ing back。 Someday my daughter; the woman; will return for a visit。 Mementos of childhood will await her。 So will I。
亲爱的母亲(1)
克丽斯汀·古尔德
30年之后,我才终于感受到一直以来您是怎样的一位母亲。尽管嘉娜只有10个月大,但是我觉得,比起我几十年的慢慢成长,直到离开您的这几十年,她出生之后的这段短暂的时光却让我对您有了更多的了解。
我开始了一种全新的生活——照顾嘉娜,然而我却不断地想:是什么让您做到了这一切?您养育的不是一个孩子,也并非两个,而是六个。现在,我依然能够感受到一个小孩给我的生活带来的剧变。我明白,与您为养育我们所付出的一切相比,我所经历的这些事情无非是冰山一角,根本无足挂齿。
“当你有了自己的孩子,你就会学会牺牲。”在我成长的岁月中,这是您经常挂在嘴边的一句话。在您的眼里,牺牲是必须具备的一种美德,是为人父母必须接受的一部分。而那时的我却并不这样认为。我不仅觉得没有必要做出牺牲,并且认为牺牲是一件并不时髦的事情,更无吸引力可言。
唉,母亲,如今我又能说些什么呢?我正在逐步地学会这一切。
最近一段时间,我开始把为母之道看作是迈入“真实生活”的第一步。我觉得,直到嘉娜出生的那一刻,我才认识到之前我所过的那种相对而言轻松自由、舒适安逸,并且衣食无忧的生活——并非大部分人所过的生活——不管是过去还是现在。如今,我也成了一位母亲,就像其他所有母亲一样,有了诸多的限制、困难以及不确定性,并且很容易受到伤害,有时候,还会遇到一些无法解决的难题。当然,其中也有无限乐趣。
每当嘉娜从午后小憩中醒来,她都会很高兴地看着我,对着我露出灿烂的笑容。而我也会微笑着看着她,此时此刻我能感受到的是,自己脸上的笑容正是您脸上所展现出来的微笑,那正是以往的某个早晨醒来时,我经常在您的脸上看到的。有时候,每当嘉娜做了一些特别可爱的动作时,我都会抬头去看加利,我们之间相互交换的眼神就好像坐在餐桌两端的您和父亲的四目相对。直到今天,我才体会到这其中所蕴含的深情厚谊。
每当我紧紧地抱着嘉娜,低下头去看我紧紧抱在她胸前的手;或者是当她熟睡时,我为她轻轻掖好毯子,触摸她的脸庞时,我都会看到您的双手(那双有着椭圆形光滑指甲的手,那双辛勤持家、从容不迫而又能干体贴的手)也在做着同样的事情。于是我就会感到,仿佛此时自己的手中就握着您传递给我的母爱和安全感。而如今,我又把它给了嘉娜。
前几天,嘉娜在我的臂弯里沉沉地睡着。我必定花了足足15到20 分钟的时间来欣赏她。我为她那麦色的秀发,柔滑的肌肤以及那睡梦中动来动去的小红嘴唇而惊奇。一种激动之情从我的全身掠过,爱、赞叹、关心、幸运以及更多的复杂情感
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