Loveneedyetain
爱需要敢于再次尝试
"ButwhatifIbreakmyarmagain?"myfiveyear-olddaughterasked,herlowerliptrembliholdingontoherbikeandlhtintheeyes。Iknewhowmutedtoleareshewasleftoutwhenherfriendspedaledbyourhouse。Yeteversinceshe'dfallenoffherbikeandbrokenherarm,she'dbeenafraid。
"Ohho;Isaid。"Idon'tthinkyou'llbreakanotherarm。"
"ButIcould,'tI?"
"Yes,"Iadmitted,andfourugglihingtosay。Attimeslikethis,IwishedIhadaparturnto。Someonewhomighthelpfiwordstomakemylittlegirl'sproblemsdisappear。Butafteradisastreandapainfuldivorce,I'dweledthehardshipsofbeingasiaintelliriedtofixmeupthatIwasterminallysingle。
"Idon'tthinkIwa;shesaidandgotoffherbike。
ayandsatdowree。
"Don'tyouwahyourfriends?"Iasked。
"AndIthoughtytyourbiketosextyear,"Iadded。
"Iwas,"shesaid,hervoicealmostaquiver。
"Youknow,hon,"Isaid。"Myoudoeswithrisks。Youcouldgetabrokenarminacarwredtheoeverrideina。Youcouldbreakyrope。Youcouldbreakyymnastics。Doyouwanttostopgoingtogymnastics?"
"No,"shesaid。Andwithadetermi,shestooduparyagaiothebackofherbikeuhecetosay,"Let'sgo!"
&herestoftheafternoogaverybravelittlegirlovereafear,andgratulatingmyselffaself-suffigleparent。
Aswewalkedhome,pushingthebikeaswemadeourwayalongthesidewalk,sheaskedmeaboutaversationshe'doverheardmehavingwithmymhtbefore。
"Whywereyuinglastnight?"
Mymotherwasohemanypeoplewhotlytriedtofixmeup。Howmaoldher"no"tomeetingtheMr。Perfectshepie。Shejustkhemanforme。
"It'snothing,"Itoldher。
Sheshrugged。"Grandmasaidshejustwaofiolove。"
"Whatgrandmawantsisfuytobreakmyheartagain,"Isnapped,angrythatmymotherhadsaidanythingaboutthistomydaughter。
"ButMom。"
"You'retooyouand,"Itoldher。
Shewasquietforthees。Thenshelookedupandinasmallvoicegavemesomethingtothinkabout。
SoIguessloveisn'tlikeabrokenarm。"
Uoaherestofthewayinsilehome,Icalledmymotherandscoldedherfaboutthistomydaughter。ThenIdidwhatI'dseelegirldothatveryaftergoaSteve。