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妈妈,我希望您会喜欢这些花。”
说着,他从背后拿出一束雏菊。
“噢,马特,”
我大声叫了出来,把他紧紧地抱在怀里,“我非常喜欢这些花!”
Iwashersentmeflowers.Ihadbeentakingtap-danglessonsforsixmonths,andtheschoolwasgivingitsyearlyrecital.Asaedmemberofthebeginners’e,Iwasawareofmylo>
Soitrisetohavemytheendoftheshowalongwiththeleaddaofindmyarmsfulloflongstemmedredroses.Istillfeelmyselfstandingonthatcasestage,blushingfuriouslyandgazihefootlightstoseemyfather’sgrinasheapplaudedloudly.
Thoseroseswerethefirstinaseriesebouquetsthatapahemilestonesiheybroughtasenseofambivalengcaughtbetweenpleasureandembarrassmehem,butflusteredbytheextravagance.
Notmyfather.Hedideverythinginabigway.Ifyousenthimtothebakeryforacake,hecamebackwiththree.OhertoldhimIneededaydress,hebroughthomeadozen.
HisbehavioroftehoutfundsforothermoreimportantthihedressiherewashewiIreallyheesI>
&imesIwouldbeangrywithhim,butn.Iablyhewouldbuymesomethihme.ThegiftarentlyanofloveheotverbalizethatIwouldthrowmyarmsaroundhimandkisshim—anadoubtedlyperpetuatedhisbehavior.
Thehbirthday.Ityo.Iwasfatandhadnoboyfriend.Andmyarentsfurtheredmymiserybygiviy.AsIehediningroom,thereoableomycakewasahugebouqueterthananybefore.
Iwaohide.NoweveryohinkmyfatherhadsentflowersbecauseIhadodoit.Sweet16,butIfeltlikeg.Iprobablywouldhave,butmybestfriend,Phyllis,whispered,“Boy,you’reluckytohaveafatherlikethat.”
Astheyearspassed,otheroslikebirthdays,recitals,awards,graduationsweremarkedwithDad’sflowers.Myemotionsuedtoseesawbetweenpleasureandembarrassment.
WhenIgraduatedfromcollege,though,mydaysofambivalencewereover.Iwasembarkingonanewdwaseobemarried.Dad’sflowerssymbolizedhispride,andmytriumph.Theyevokedopleasure.
NowtherewerebrightemumsfivingandahugepiChristmas,whiteliliesatEaster,ayredrosesforbirthdays.Seasonalflowersiscelebratedthemovetoourfirsthouse.
Asmyfrew,myfather’swahisgiftsofflowersueduntilhediedofaheartattackafewmonthsbeforehis70thbirthday.Withoutembarrassment,Icoveredhiswiththelargest,reddestrosesId.
&hedozenyearssiaogooutandbuyabigbouquettofillthelivingroom,butIneverdid.Ikwouldhesame.
Thehday,thed.IwasfeelingbluebecauseIwasalone.Myhusbandlayinggolf,andmytwodaughterswereaway.My13-yearoldson,Matt,hadrunoutearlierwitha“seeyoulater”
,ioningmybirthday.SoIrisedtoseehislargeframeinthedoor.
“Fotmykey,”
hesaid,shrugging.“Fotyourbirthdaytoo.Well,Ihopeyoulikeflowers,Mom,”
hepulledabunchofdaisiesfrombehindhisback.
“Oh,Matt,”
Icried,hugginghimhard,“Iloveflowers!”
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