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學寫英文--梳理兒子的學習成長(3)

(2022-05-09 07:49:00) 下一個

那次醫生檢測後,得到的結論和我在網上查的一樣。問題需要通過一個激光治療解決。他們診所沒設備,要到更細的專業眼科診所做。他推薦了一位他說很熟,他認為很好的醫生。第二天,我就收到那位醫生診所的來電,約了評估時間。因為不放心,我在網上查了醫生的資料。看到是位隻有不到四十歲的黑人女醫生時,我心開始不安。於是開始在網上找關於醫生的信息。信息很少,隻有兩條,都是好評。但她行醫的診所差評一堆,隻得了個2星半。看到差評的原因,都抱怨前台接待人員服務差,或是言語不夠溫和,或是打半天也沒人接聽,或是等了幾小時,卻被告知今天看不了了。

我得到一個6/15日的約位。告訴兒子,兒子說能不能找個早點的。於是第二天我打電話,接電話的女生口氣確實不怎麽柔和。”我看看有沒有人取消,但可能性不大,你等等。“ 所以沒抱多大希望的我在聽到她說可以給我們提前到5/27日時,我真是高興感謝得不得了。口氣雖不那麽溫和,但能辦成事就行了。

給兒子匯報工作後,兒子問還能不能再早點。於是第二天又打。”GOOD MORNING, THIS IS JULIE, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?" 電話裏的聲音還是冷冷的。

“GOOD MORNING, THIS IS ANOTHER JULIE..."

"WAIT, LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND AN EARLIER SPOT FOR YOU."

結果,她給我找了個5/17日的。還說下周頭再打過來問看看,還能不能找到更早的。很令人滿意的服務體驗。

隨後再查女醫生的教育背景。

Graduated from Mayo medical school; residency in the University of North Carolina. GOOGLE, BAIDU雙管齊下,心安了許多。原來MAYO就是大名頂頂的梅奧啊。

這事後我得到幾個結論:

1。偏見人人都有

2。不能光看網上的評價就拒絕嚐試

 

上周陽了,吃完泰立諾很快微輕的症狀就消失了。第二天感覺如常,就照常出去走路。一路走,一路尋視著路邊的景物。看著春天裏日日常新的景顏,唯有感歎大自然的美妙神奇。思緒偶爾也會穿越回去年,前年,對比過往今朝周邊社區發生的變化。”嘿,你好嗎?“ 正在看著人家DOGWOOD的我,聽到一聲問候。停下來看,原來聲音是從身邊的車上傳來的。車裏坐的是那位走路時偶有遇見的黑人攝影師。認識他在2020年疫情年的行走中,我想因為疫情,讓人們更加珍視社區間的人際交往活動。”我剛得了COVID“ 我對他說。”沒事。最終我們每個人都會得。隻要你健康就好。”淡淡的聲音,平和的笑臉,他的反應還如往常一般。看來是這麽回事,這病毒很狡猾,不斷變異,以期捕獲更多的人。

和家人朋友說,他們對我這麽快好都很吃驚。我想或許是因為我平常幾乎不吃藥,所以一吃藥就見效。加上我常年在戶外行走,大自然增強了我的自身免疫力。想起過去幾年,隻在剛來這的前兩年,冬天躲進健身房運動,後來的幾年都是常年在外走。

 Year 2020-2021 was the most challenging year for schools and teachers. The coexistence of remote-teaching and in-person teaching exhausted educators. It’s understandable the schools couldn’t function as well as they used to be. His freshman year flied away quickly with not much interactions between school and parents.

I didn’t know much about his academy, but from his willingness being in school, I felt comfortable for him. I could tell he began attempting to be a hardworking person. That is all I care about.

One day, I read a story written by Sea breeze blows leisurely海風隨意吹 in Wenxuecity, a Chinese literature website. The story was about a young man who was 25 years now. He has been diagnosed ADHD when he was young in China. For the kid’s sake, the family immigrated to US. Since the kid’s ADHD, he didn’t get good grades in school. He liked playing computer games, his parents accepted who he was, let him play. After graduation from high school, he went to a community college. There his logic intelligence was found and boosted by his math teacher. His growing maturity, motivation, and encouragement from his math teacher led him to start being a hardworking person. He graduated from the community college with a degree in computer science, then got a job in local high school, being in charge of the computer and internet security. The salary is not high, but good enough to take care a family.

 

Since the similarity between my son and that young man, I felt the story very encouraging for me. I thought that might be the road my son will go just in couple years.  The young man’s story told me even my son wouldn’t be acceptable by any regular colleges, he will be fine. He can go to community college like that boy did. If only he learns real skills there, he can find a job. 

 

 The more dramatic part of that young man’s life was how he found his fiancée. After ten years knowing as teammates in many video game competitions, finally they met in person and found they liked each other.  

 

I shared the story with my son. He listened quietly and showed interesting. “Who moved to whom?”   when I finished my sharing, he blurted out.

His response surprised me.  Is there a similar story in this 15 year old boy's secret life?

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魏薇 回複 悄悄話 回複 'laopika' 的評論 : 謝謝皮卡老師!好得快得讓我感到神奇,後麵再無反複。我去年4月打針後,就沒再打了。一直沒太注意,也沒得,還以為我不會得呢。得了,和兒子分坐餐桌兩端,照樣送他去學校(開車窗,戴口罩),他也沒事。
laopika 回複 悄悄話 恭喜快速康複!相當於打了一針天然疫苗:)
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