督促小儿完成学校为纪念马丁路德-金布置的作文。如往常一样，在我不断催促，他心不在焉的情形下，涂鸦而就。检查时，发现他许多句子仍有缺胳膊少腿的“残疾”。 看到我的脸色开始转阴，他把笔一扔，长长地舒了口气，正色道：“Mom, I have a dream.”
“噢？” 金前辈的梦不知引出了他什么白日梦，激起了我无穷的好奇心，“说来听听，妈没准还可以帮你圆梦呢。”
“My dream is----” 他眯细着眼，沉浸在无限美好的向往中，“Tomorrow will be the last day of the school. Then the day after tomorrow, the long, long, never-ending Summer Break will begin. I can play whatever I like and never ever need to do homework again.”
原来这小子思维奔腾，跳过春梦，直冲夏梦而去了，而且还美得想长梦不醒呢。在我们家，适当的臭美还是允许的，于是我也装着与他同憧憬那个美好景象，搂着他道， “What a beautiful dream! I am so so… happy for you.” 停顿一下后，又说， “Baby, Mom has a dream too，and this dream I am sure you can help me to make it come true.”
“Really? What is it?” 他两眼发亮。
“My dream is someday you finally can remember that after each sentence, there should have a little period. I have been nagging you daily just for that tiny black dot. You know I have been praying many years for that. Please make my dream come true. Please----.” 我故作可怜地求他。
他看我那样，乐了：“No problem at all. When my dream comes true --- no school, no homework, and there will be no need for period. Then your dream will come true too. Both our dreams will come true at the same time. What a wonderful world that will be!” 他的两眼又幸福地眯细上了。
