在母爱边缘徘徊 2005-12-19

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三个月大的我被送去内蒙奶奶家养,初二接回来,两年后我考上住校的高中,所以我基本上没和父母一起生活过。

奶奶把我当成小女儿养,虽说在小城镇,可爷爷是当地百货公司的经理,走南闯北去进货开会,也带我出门多次,或带回大城市的新鲜东西,我从小也算见过世面。奶奶可是总把我夸得像一朵大花,什莫都是好的。我从小自信的很,念书也是一等一的好。奶奶心灵手巧,我从小的衣服都是绣着花,缝着精美的的段子边儿 (后来转到沈阳念初中时差点被古板的校长剪了喇叭裤腿是后话)。 奶奶每年夏天带我去沈阳看父母和弟弟,我就这样慢慢长大了。

我对妈妈很陌生。妈妈从来没有亲过我,至少我至今不记得。但她从来也没打过我。我无论取得怎样成就,我妈都能找出不好的一面。上学用的钱从来没少过我,但也没给我买小女孩喜欢的好看不中用的东西。

我人生的第一个打击是转到沈阳念初中。从全校第一名到全班第四十名,因为进度不同。从井井有条的爷爷奶奶家,到乱七八糟的双职工父母家。同学笑我没有沈阳口音,校长让我回家换掉奇装异服的绣花边裤子。我问妈妈邻居的女孩在哪里上学,妈妈说:育才中学,你就别想了,如果你能考上第x中学,我就心满意足。就着一句话,让我奋起直追,一个学期追到全班第二名。妈妈的讽刺一直也没有停顿。后来,我放弃第x中学保送名额,报考一所很好的高中。又让妈妈一顿臭骂。现在回想十四五岁的我还是很成熟的,有主见的。后来如愿以偿,考上那所全市最好的高中,妈妈就说,到那儿垫底吧。Can you believe it? I thought I was an adopted kid by then. I accidentally missed a famous university I wanted for years in college entrance exam, she said:” I always knew you don’t deserve it.” When I began to study TOFEL she commented:” Don’t even think about it.” I got my visa, she said:” You will starve in United States, and we couldn’t help you.” I got my first job her in US and she was afraid I would be fired the second day. etc….. 如此讽刺就一直跟在我身边。However as i said she supported me financially for all my educations.

She asked me to have baby earlier, and she said: 趁着我们没太老,能帮就帮你,把孩子生好送回来养,就象没生一样。It sounded like a bad joke to me. She knows the gaps between us and she didn’t send my younger brother to my grandparents for the same reason. She said she would only help me for 3 years to avoid the same mistake she made. I refused without any hesitation.

She never gets along with my grandparents. I asked her if you didn’t know your in-laws and you didn’t like them, how could you send your first-born kid away to strangers? She said something I didn’t remember. 在他们之间,我永远是三明治中间的那片肉。Very sad and painful.


Our relationship improved dramatically when they came to visit us after my son was born. They tried so hard. They spoiled my son. My mom always kisses him, hugs him, and spends time with him. And they did all chores without any complaints. When we got home, everything is in order. It was amazing that the third generation brought us together first time in my life. My mom finally praised me that I produced a perfect baby. After they left, I cried when I was doing laundry first time in six months.

我发现实际上我和妈妈还是非常相象。在外待人非常公平,有博爱的心,心直口快。连吃东西的口味都象。奶奶说实话是个爱小家的人,对我是绝对宠爱,但对别人的爱还是很有分寸的,这和我和妈妈不是很象。我从小奶奶不爱吃我没吃过的东西,现在我都非常喜欢,和妈妈一样,看来我不是抱养的。现在我就像哄小孩一样哄着奶奶,同时和爸爸妈妈也很亲,母爱在三十岁的时候才翩翩而来,让我感恩不尽。其实我真是幸运,妈妈当年的批评实际上一直是鞭策我前进的动力,奶奶的宠爱鼓励是我自信的源头。

后记:奶奶目不识丁,在那小地方教育出三个大学生(我爸是名校,姑姑被文革耽误,只上了师范,我离名校差一点点:-)可教育理念和咱摊子非常接近。
1。小宝宝要多说话。所以她每天和襁褓里的我说话。
2。和小宝宝说大人话,讲道理。她从来没打过我,失过控,可也很严。
3。双语教育。我从小讲蒙语。到4/5岁汉语不好把妈妈吓得半死,说我跟不上。我奶奶说上学前半年放出去和讲汉语的小孩玩就行了,果然如此。
4。在家什莫也不教。虽说她自己不认字,可家里还是有认字的人的。可奶奶说,依靠家里成了习惯,就不听老师的了。我7岁时比我小三岁的弟弟比我认字还多,可奶奶不以为然。
5。从小灌输学习重要的大道理。虽然上初中还给我洗脚,但学习到半夜她不会因为我少觉而心痛。
6。不大惊小怪。有时考试没考好,我奶奶也没施加额外压力,问我是粗心,还是不会。粗心下次就改,不会呢要去问老师搞明白。她说对我有信心。
7。家里井井有条。学习时间不看电视(没有),不听收音机。我做作业学习的安静时间最重要。
8。玩物丧志。(不知对错)所以我没学会蒙古舞,而我的绘画天才也没被重点培养。(没培养我水彩初中都拿过省级奖,可惜了。后来合某名校建筑学擦肩而过,为终身憾事)
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