兒子要出走！

星期五早晨就和兒子講好了，放學回家後，趕緊練習鋼琴。完成鋼琴練習，吃完晚飯，他就可以和鄰居的孩子們玩了。他的鋼琴練習的量不大，真能集中精力，３０分鍾不到就可以完成。大概是白天在summer camp裏玩了一整天，回到家也靜不下心來。吃飯前不想練習，吃完晚飯後，拖了大半個小時，三分之一也沒有完成。

鄰居帶孩子來了，老爸覺得兒子該記住這個教訓，學會集中精力，不然，該玩的時間就沒有了。於是告訴他，老爸去散步。他完成了再出來。兒子一急，跑回自己房間，關起門來發脾氣。

老媽在家看著兒子，看兒子又哭又鬧，幹脆來個火上加油：再這麽著，從頭來，每個練習十遍！好，兒子氣呼呼地出房門，找了個自己的書包，把裏麵的東西倒，裝了一些食品和水，要出走！

老媽說：“慢著！這食品和水也是老媽老爸掙來的，你也得老媽老爸批準才行。”

小人兒一聽，

又倒出來，想了一想，找了幾張白紙，一枝鉛筆放進去。然後背著書包走到門口，一屁股坐在門口，不走了。

老媽問：“怎麽不走了？”姐姐坐一邊，則偷偷笑起來。





老爸散完步，帶著鄰居的孩子來，發現兒子在自己練鋼琴呢。問：“怎麽還沒完成啊？”

“Mommy said that I had to do 10 time for each piece.”

老爸說：“Ok, still 5 times. You better get it done quickly. Your friends are waiting for you.”

等兒子練習完了，鄰居孩子走了，老爸開始給兒子上課：“ See, you lost a lot of playing time today. If you had been reasonable, you would have played video game with your friends.”

老媽插進來：“人家要出走呢。”

“Really, son? Tell me why you wanted to go to someone else's home.”

“Because mom was mean to me!”兒子餘怒未消。

老爸坐下來，和兒子聊天：“I am not mad at you at all. Just tell me what was your thought in your mind. Did you have a plan? Where did you want to go?”

“A stranger's home.”

“So you have no plan to be a homeless, right? Were you planning to live in a box?”

“No.”

“Then, let me tell you something. If the stranger was a good person, he/she would call police because it is illegal to keep a kid like your age at home. Then you will be sent home by police. If the stranger was a bad gperson, then he/she would not call police. You would end up with such a bad person. Do you want to stay with a bad person?”

“No. I don't want to stay with a bad person.”兒子連忙說。

“Good. Next time, when you decide to go somewhere by yoursself, you better let me know. I would not stop you. Howevver, I have to report to police. I can set up a box in the back yard now for you to sleep in it if you want to experience the homeless life.”老爸開始逗兒子。姐姐在旁邊忍不住笑出聲來。

“No, I don't want to sleep in a box.” 兒子急忙表態。

“Then, do you still want to go a stranger's home?”

“No.”

“Ok, You can stay here. Daddy and mommy love you, and we want you to stay. Mommy might be mean to you. However, it was you who did not keep your own words. We talked about the piano practice this morning,  and I even helped you to start this evening. But, you did not do your practice quickly. So you missed a lot of playing time with your your friends. This is a lesson for you. Now, tell me whether you want to quit piano. I have no problem if you want to quit. I can save money, you know that. ”

“No, I don't want to quit piano.”

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嘿嘿，每隔幾天，兒子就要來這麽一次。看來，大人也好，孩子也好，都是“鬥爭中成長”。

（７／１／２００７）

[A-mao]

Reply to Lanchan: Let kids know the danger. I am happy this came so early. It gave me a opportunity to educate my son.

[lanchan]

你家這一幕我好熟悉。
我覺得有點可怕，怕有一天長了主意就真的出走一把呢。

問好！