孩子给我的爱

　　A CHILD'S LOVE

　　孩子给我的爱

　　I was off to go back to work one evening when I saw my two children were busy sewingthings on the sewing machine. My 11-year-old daughter was, in the midst of her project, going toassist her elder brother in making a little cushion. I left, and after a few hours returned to find amess in the kitchen and in the front room, and both children sitting in front of the television.

　　Having had a long day, I was too tired to greet them and then I noticed the material mydaughter had used. It had been purchased to make a color-coordinated baby blanket, and now hadchunks cut out of almost every piece of fabric. Not stopping to listen, I exploded at the childrenand explained how angry I was at what had been done.

　　My daughter listened to me sheepishly , not trying to defend herself at all, but the pain couldbe seen written across her face. She retreated to her room, and spent some time there alone beforeshe came out to say good night and once again apologized for the mistake she had made.

　　A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to bed, I found that there on my bed lay abeautiful, little cushion made out of the forbidden fabric, with the words “I LOVE MOM”.

　　Alongside it was a note apologizing again, and the innocence in which she had taken the fabric.

　　To this day, I still get tears in my eyes when I think of how I reacted and still feel the pain ofmy actions. It was I who then went to her and apologized for my actions. I display with great pridethe cushion on my bed, and constantly used it to remind me that nothing in this world is greaterthan a child's love.

　　一天晚上出门上班的时候，我看到两个孩子正忙着用缝纫机缝制东西。我那11岁大的女儿，作业写到一半，就要帮哥哥做小垫子。我出门了，几个小时以后回家发现厨房和客厅都乱七八糟，两个孩子正坐着看电视。

　　忙碌了一天，我根本没精力跟他们打招呼。我注意到女儿做小垫子用的材料恰恰是我买来要做成颜色协调的宝宝毯的，现在几乎每一片布都被剪成一块一块的。没有听他们解释，我就开始大发雷霆，告诉他们看到这一切我有多生气。

　　女儿战战兢兢地听着，没有为自己辩解，但是看得出来，委屈就写在她脸上。她回到房间，自己待了一阵，然后又出来跟我说晚安，再次跟我检讨了自己的错误。

　　几个小时以后，我正准备睡觉。这时我发现床上摆着一个漂亮的小垫子，是用我不让孩子们用的布料做成的，上面还写着“我爱妈妈”几个字。垫子旁边还有一张再次表示歉意的纸条，说明她当时并不知道这些布料不可以拿来用。

　　直到今天，一想起当时的反应，我就想掉眼泪，对自己的所作所为感到很痛心。应该找女儿道歉的人是我。我自豪地把小垫子摆在床上，时刻提醒自己在这个世界上没有什么比孩子给的爱更珍贵。

 

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