生日的承諾 the birthday rie (第2/8頁)
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Whichremindsme……doyourecollectthetimeIblewuthestovewhiletryingtoearnmyGirlScoutcookingbadge?Ittookayearformyeyebrowsandeyelashestogrowback.Yousletwithmethatnightandtoldmethatitwasntmyfault.Still，itwasalongtimebeforeyouleftmealoneinthekitchen.
Inevertoldyouthisbefore，butaftermybakingfiasco，yourowndearmothersharedwithmeasecretabouttheressurecookershedgivenyouasaweddinggift.Thefirsttimeyouusedit，youdsetthetimerto“high”andyourchickendinnerbecameartofthekitchenlightfixture.GrandmatoldmeittookDaddyaweektoscraeitofftheceiling.AtleastIonlylostfacialhair.
Yourmothermustnothavecriticizedyou，becauseyouneverlecturedorunishedmeforallthefoolishthingsIdidthroughtheyears.YousaidthateverythingwasalearningexerienceandthatasachildIhadanactiveimaginationandmarchedtomyowndrummer.
IthinkImstillthatway，MoAndthatisexactlywhatItrytofocusonwhenyourtwogranddaughtersareyankingmychain.Theyredoingfine，buttheymissyou.Bothofthemkeeahotoofyouintheirlivingrooms.Thegreat-grandchildren，allfiveofthem，willneverforgettheir“NanaVirginia.”
Youwerealwayssoroudofmygirls.YounevermissedachancetotellmewhatagoodjobIwasdoinginbringingthemu.IwantyoutoknowhowmuchyoursayingthatmeanttomeandthatIcouldnthavedoneitwithoutyou.
Yourgranddaughtersbothhaveyourtendernessandyourtenacity.Irememberthetimetheoldestonedecidedtorunawayfromhome.Sheannouncedoverdinnerthatshewasleavingtogolivewithhergrandarents，sixblocksaway，becauseIwasmuch“toomean.”IwantedtolockthekidinherrooYousuggestedthatIletherworkitoutonherown，thatitwouldbealearningexerience.Sheackedsuchaheavysuitcase，shemadeitjustthreeblocksbeforeshecollasedinfrontoftheneighborhoodbakery.Theownerdroveherhomeinthebreadtruckandgaveheradozendoughnuts.Hestilllooksatmeinafunnyway.
Mom，doyouthinkthelessonshelearnedthatdaywastoalwaysacklightwhentravelingadistance?Itworked，though.Shewastootiredtorecallwhyshewasangryandtoofullofideallydoughnutstocare.
Recently，yourothergranddaughterwaslookingatalltheicturesyoudtakenwhenthetwoofyouhadtraveledtogether.Idforgottenhowmanycountriesyoudvisitedovertheyears.Idoremember，likeitwasyesterday，thecallgotsayingthatyouhadtocutshortyourHawaiianvisionbecauseyoudbeenhurtbyasurfboardonthebeachatWaikikiandreceivedtwentystitchesinyourleg.Yourgranddaughterstayeduallnightandtendedtoyourneeds.Inthemorning，shemadealltheflightarrangementstogetyouhome.Shewasonlythirteenyearsold.Youweresoroudofher.
Iknowthatfeelingtoday，Mom，whenIseewhatwonderfulmothersmydaughtershavebecome.
