女儿寄来的信

昨晚,我收到了女儿写来的信。给我的。在此之前,我错过了女儿一个电话。等我打回去时,女儿正在图书馆读书。她淡淡地说,没什么,她只是想知道,我有没有收到她写给我的一封信。我问她写的内容是什么,女儿奇怪地说:你看了不就知道了吗?

 

  信只有一页纸,用黑色圆珠笔写的。字体很工整。文字没有讲述什么特别事情,通篇只有一个内容:爱。

 

  我读了两遍,都是读出声的。后来安吉娅回家了,我把信递给她,让她再大声读一遍给我听。安吉娅说我口气里带着不容拒绝的命令。其实,我的内心在那一刻格外 柔软,温暖,舒畅,怎么表达? 反正,当安吉娅带着夸张的表情大声朗读的时候,我却莫名其妙提着一桶水,跑去浇灌后院静静绽放的“永恒之爱“ - 那棵纪念父亲的玫瑰花。

 

  写信的日期是1028日,而发出信却是几天之后。我估计是她写完后没有买邮票,后来补了邮票就拖了几天才发出的。

 

  在我和儿女共同生活的日子里,孩子们更擅长用电邮的方式给我写信,当然生日的贺卡是手写的不算。儿子似乎没有写信的习惯,女儿有。不过,前几年写的两三封信,大都以检讨信为主题,而用邮寄的方式,手写一封信表达爱,却是第一回。

 

  这是一封家信,是女儿与我交心。在这封信中,我读到一个少女的成长,对亲人的思念,我读到了一颗感恩的心。



Dear mommy,

 

I miss you so much, I haven’t seen you since the last time you and dad came to visit me, but even though that was only 2-3weeks ago, it feels like months, I really hope that you celebrated your birthday well, and I am so sat that I couldn’t be there to celebrate it with you, I wish I could have given you hugs and kisses and made you  your favorite – banana bread, but when I come home for thanksgiving I will be more than happy to do that.

 

Ever since I have been at college, things haven’t been the same, I am a lot more independent, but I am a lot more homesick and reminiscent of things that I love and care about, like Kevin, dad, you, teddy, Joanne, Vivian, Michelle, Fremont high school, Andrea, our house, your chicken soup and dumplings, laying in your bed with Teddy, going out to eat sushi and pho together, and so much more being away from home ,really makes me appreciate the things I have a lot more, and that’s why sometimes I get so sad knowing that I could have treated you, dad, and Kevin better, I miss everything,… laughing and fighting, crying and loving each other, I just wish I could have been more appreciative at times.

 

I feel like you, da and Kevin have done so much for me, more than I deserve, and I  thank god every day for that support and blessing, I want to make sure I will always make you guys proud and to learn from my mistakes, I want to never take you guys for granted anymore and I always want to make sure we, as a family, will always stay strong.

 

I love you guys so much and I can’t wait to see you all during thanksgiving.


Love,

Emily


 

亲爱的妈妈,


   我很想念你,自从上次你和爸爸南下来看望我之后,我们分离也不过两三个星期,但是我却感觉与你们分别有一个月那样久远了。我真心希望你的生日过得开心满 足,不能与你一起祝福生日,我很遗憾。我多么希望能拥抱你,亲吻你,给你烤你最喜欢吃的香蕉面包。我想,等我感恩节回到家的时候, 这些甚至更多的愿望都可以为你去做了。


   虽然我上了大学后,许多东西都发生了变化,比如我更独立了,但是同时,我也害了思乡病,常常睹物思情。我想念哥哥,爸爸,你,憨豆,简,薇儿,米歇尔,弗 里蒙高中,我们的家,你做的鸡汤,还有饺子;我怀念我搂着憨豆躺在你床上的慵懒时光,还有你带我们一起去吃日本料理和越南河粉。。。


  更多来自家庭的美好回忆,让我越来越懂得感恩,也越来越体会到,原来我是那么的富有。 而所有这些珍贵的回忆,有时会让我陷入悲伤,我想,如果那时我能对待你,爸爸和哥哥更好一点,该是多么好啊。我想念过去的一切,欢笑和争吵,哭泣和彼此相 爱。我希望我能更懂得珍惜和感恩时光。


   我觉得,你,爸爸和哥哥为我付出的爱,远超过我的配得,为此,我每天感谢上帝的支持和祝福,我下定决心要做一个让你们深感骄傲的女孩,并从我过去的迷失中学习和成长。你们请放心,我不会再让你们担心和失望。在我的内心深处,我们这个家,将永远凝聚在一起。


爱你们,期待着与你们在感恩节的相会。

爱你的,美丽

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