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Astheyearsassed，otheroccasionslikebirthdays，recitals，awards，graduationsweremarkedwithDadsflowers.Myemotionscontinuedtoseesawbetweenleasureandembarrassment.

WhenIgraduatedfromcollege，though，mydaysofambivalencewereover.Iwasembarkingonanewcareerandwasengagedtobemarried.Dadsflowersymbolizedhisride，andmytriumh.Theyevokedonlygreatleasure.

NowtherewerebrightorangemumsforthanksgivingandahugeinkoinsettiaatChristmas，whiteliliesatEaster，andvelvetyredrosesforbirthdays.Seasonalflowersinmixedbouquetscelebratedthemovetoourfirsthouse.

Asmyfortunesgrew，myfatherswaned，buthisgiftsofflowerscontinueduntilhediedofaheartattackafewmonthsbeforehis70thbirthday.Withoutembarrassment，Icoveredhiscoffinwiththelargest，reddestrosesIcouldfind.

Ofteninthedozenyearssince，Ifeltanurgetogooutandbuyabigbouquettofluthelivingroom，butIneverdidIknewitwouldnotbethesame.

Thenonebirthday，thedoorbellrang.IwasfeelingbluebecauseIwasalone.Myhusbandwaslayinggolf，andmytwodaughterswereaway.My13yearoldson，Matt，hadrunoutearlierwitha“seeyoulater”，nevermentioningmybirthday.SoIwassurrisedtoseehislargeframeinthedoor.

“Forgotmykey，”hesaid，shrugging.“Forgotyourbirthdaytoo.Well，Ihoeyoulikeflowers，Mom，”heulledabunchofdaisiesfrombehindhisback.

“Oh，Matt，”Icried，hugginghimhard，“Iloveflowers!”

九歲時，父親送我一束鮮花。那時，我已經上了六個月的踢踏舞蹈課，學校要舉行年度實習公演。作爲初級歌舞隊的成員，我的心情格外激動，雖然我也知道自己參演的角色微不足道。