(This was an e-mail to a friend with a few modifications)
When I heard from my son’s second grade teacher saying he is a great writer I was not sure what she meant.
Yesterday my wife handed a pile of my son's English writing work and I was amazed for what I read. Here are two pieces I would like to share with my friends in the city.
"About Me, Sad Times"
Sometimes I am sad. When I am sad I usually do not feel like saying anything or arguing.
Some of the saddest things that have happened in my life are when my Dad spanked me really hard when I was bad, and when I can not play. When I am sad I usually sit doing nothing. Something that helps me feel better when I am sad is being treated nicely and kindly.
Now you know a little about what makes me sad.
=== End of 1st Piece ===
The second piece doesn’t have a title and is about a picture he picked from a calendar. He received an “Excellent” award on this.
"(No Titile)"
I chose this picture because of its pretty wave and magnificent sea. The first things I notice when I look at this picture are the little, white, fantastic waves and the yellowish, brownish rocks.
Just looking at this picture makes me feel beautiful and as calm as the sea and makes me wish I could be there with all my friends. Something especially beautiful in this picture is the nice water splashing against the rocks in the middle. When I close my eyes and imagine myself in this picture, I can almost hear the sound of the water splashing against the rocks and smell the magnificent smell of algae.
It is so beautiful and I hope it can stay there forever, just for me.
=== End of 2nd Piece ===
[回複melly的評論]
謝謝Melly 的comment。是啊，看了自己都覺得很傷心。有那麽一次是重了點。記得小時候父親常對我們說，他祖父是用的鎯頭揍他的父親，他父親用的是竹尺，而他則用手對付我們。到了我這兒就隻揍屁股。不過體罰就像原子彈一樣，主要起個威脅作用。有了那麽一次深刻的印象以後就一直可以受用了。其實收益最多的還是心疼的太太。每當對付不了兒子的時候就會聽她說：“那我就叫爸爸來管你噢？”當然我也沒那麽傻隨便就加以幹涉：一來我不願老是扮演“黑臉”的角色，二來那也會有損做媽媽的威信吧？
一次在中央四台一個節目裏看到一個做父親的，在女兒小的時候體罰她以前先體罰自己。從那以後這也成了漫遊的 Standard 。漫遊常提醒兒子， Monster Evil Daddy 其實都在他的掌握之中。兒子靈的很，知道如何避免 Monster 的出現。至今兒子還隻見過一次漫遊對自己這樣的體罰。
至於父親節的禮物嘛，通過城裏的信箱前兩天倒已經意外地收到了一份。Too late. ：）
