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这是我来美国后过的最快乐的一个母亲节。

其实母亲节之前的那些日子，我并不快乐。各种各样的事让我不快乐，其中也包括儿子的事！总觉得大儿对我太冷淡，另外，学习不够用功努力，等等。

三件事猛然提醒了我。

一是朋友的话。朋友从中国来，跟我说：自然瘦了，也没有以前阳光快乐了，是不是你们给他过多压力了？

二是我自己的文章，在《母亲手记：我的儿子自然》里我写道：

自然的性格里，就象他阳光般的笑容和清亮的嗓音那样，没有丝毫阴影昏暗，没有丝毫忧郁。作为母亲，自然的那份欢乐和单纯，是我心底的珍藏，是我想竭尽全力去保守和保护的美好。……

尽管我也抓住机会勉励督促孩子要刻苦努力，但是常常半途放弃，因为我不想把孩子逼得太紧，不想让他有压力；我喜欢看他无忧无虑开怀笑的样子。自然的笑，从来都是甜蜜的；那笑本身，就是母亲的欢乐、安慰和骄傲。

三是圣经的话：爱永不止息；爱永不失败。

所以这个母亲节周末我回家，短短有限的几个小时里，我抓紧时间和孩子们接近，和他们聊天，为他们做事，给他们笑和关爱，还和他们分享了一个母亲靠为人洗衣服支持孩子念书的故事……

周日上教会前我照例去超市购物。超市照例给每位母亲一朵康乃馨。虽然只是一朵花，我心里却感到满足和欢喜。我小心翼翼把花插在了购物车前端。不料，由于时间紧杂事多，把东西放车里时，竟然忘了带上那朵花！

我相当懊恼。可是很快，云开雾散，喜再上眉梢，因为，我读到了小儿这封信。原信是手写的哦，这个信息时代里能读到手写的信，几乎是个奇迹。

Dear Mom, 

For the thirteen years I have been in this world I have always seen you as a loving parent who has cared for me since the moment I opened my eyes.  So now on Mother’s Day, I would like to give you this note as a sign of my gratitude and appreciation.

To begin, I would just like to clarify that all the things you have done for me in my life are just too much to fit on this small, crude piece of paper. However, I do want to touch base on something that you have been supporting me for.  Now as far as I can remember, I rarely see you on the weekdays. But seeing you during the weekends is enough for me to know that you are there loving and supporting me.  And while you are not here on the weekdays to give me full support on my school works, you do whatever you can for me when it comes to one thing: church.

Since I was young, you would always think of the best for me and take me to church. And while I stopped going for a period of time --- you know the story --- these past months, under my requests, you have been consistently taking me to church; every opportunity I get, you do your best to ensure that I get to church. Also you have been supporting me in the church’s youth group program. Now it is apparent that there is just so much you support me for --- and this is not even half of it.

Overall, I just want you to know that I am thankful and appreciative towards how you love and support me. Even though we have our occasional quarrels, we always manage to pull through.  I love you mom. Happy Mother’s Day.

Sincerely

Alex