儿子的小时工进展顺利。周六老太太又约了儿子去帮助打扫卫生。老爸老妈按约定的时间把儿子带到老太太的公寓，老太太说最近房东添置了不少新的电器，需要比较长的时间来清理。希望儿子能干一个半小时。周末丢了刚刚挣回来的20块钱（上州替出门休假的同学一家照看宠物猫挣来的钱）的儿子一听有机会多挣钱，自然一口答应。
到了约好的时间，老爸老妈来接，远远地看见儿子推着一辆车去倒垃圾呢。知道这是老太太打扫卫生的最后一道工序，我们来得正是时候。儿子看见老爸老妈开车过来，推着车子挥手，一脸笑嘻嘻的。停好车，老妈上楼去接，老爸在车子里等。几分钟后儿子跑过来，给老爸看他挣的十快钱的票子，告诉老爸老太太下楼来，要和老爸说话。
老爸连忙从车里出来，迎着颤颤微微的老太太说下午好。老太太说： I want to tell you that your son is a good boy. He worked all the time without stopping or rest. He is really good.
老爸老妈谢完老太后，告辞上车。和儿子说：Great! You can count on her to write you a good recommendation letter if you look another hourly job.
儿子的第一个反应就是： I am not going to take janitor as my career.
老爸会心一笑: Then, you better study hard. Nobody wants to be a janitor since it pays so low. Only these who has no other skills have to take it. Also, a good recommendation letter can tell how responsible and reliable you are, and that could be used for any job. Keep your money in a safe place. Don't lost your money again. You are responsible for your extra spending for the trip to DC in June.
嗯，打工挣的钱重要，但更重要的是开始思考将来要干什么。
（二0一二年四月三日）
