
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
你1岁时,她给你喂奶、为你洗澡,你却以整夜哭闹来感谢她。
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away when she called.
你2岁时,她教你走路,你却在她叫你时故意躲藏来感谢她。
When you were 3 years old, she made all you meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
你3岁时,她用爱为你做好每一餐,你却以把盘子扔到地上来感谢她。
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table.
你4岁时,她给了你一些蜡笔,你却以在餐桌上乱涂乱画来感谢她。
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest mud-hole.
你5岁时,她把你打扮得漂漂亮亮地准备过节,你却以跑进最近的泥坑在里边扑通扑通乱跳来感谢她。
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming, “I’m not going!”
你6岁时,她护送你到学校,你却以尖叫着“我不去!”来感谢她。
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.You thanked
her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor’s window.
你7岁时,她给你买了棒球,你却以把棒球扔进隔壁邻居家的窗户来感谢她。
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your 3)lap.
你8岁时,她递给你一个冰淇淋,你却以滴满一身的衣服来感谢她。
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
你9岁时,她花钱让你上钢琴课,你却以从不练习来感谢她。
When you were 10 years old she drove you all day, from soccer to
gymnastic to one birthday party after another. You thanked her by
jumping out of the car and never looking back.
你10岁时,她整天开着车送你,从足球课到体操房再到一个接一个的生日聚会,你却以跳下车绝不回头看一眼来感谢她。
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the
movies. You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.
你11岁时,她带你和你的朋友去看电影,你却以不和她做同一排来感谢她。
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
你12岁时,她提醒你不要看某些电视节目,你却以等她走后接着看来感激她。
When you were 13, she suggested a 4)haircut.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
你13岁时,她建议你理另一个发型,你却以告诉她没品味来感谢她。
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at 5)summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
你14岁时,她掏钱让你去参加为期一个月的夏令营,你却以连一封信都忘记给她写来感谢她。
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
你15岁时,她下班回来想要和你来今拥抱,你却以锁上卧室的门来感谢她。
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
你16岁时,她教会你如何驾驶她的车,你却以只要一有机会就把车开走来感谢她。
When you were 17, she was expecting an important call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all night.
你17岁时,她在等一个很重要的电话,你却以整晚霸占着电话来感谢她。
When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
你18岁时,她在你的高中毕业典礼上激动得直哭,你却以参加庆祝晚会整夜不归来感谢她。
When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus,
and carried your bags. You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the
dorm so you wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of your friends.
你19岁时,她为你付了大学的学费,开车载你到学校,拿着你的行李,你却以在宿舍外和她说拜拜免得在同学面前丢脸来感谢她。
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, “It’s none of your business.”
你20岁时,她问你是不是在约会什么人,你却以回答说“关你什么事?”来感谢她。
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, “I don’t want to be like you.
你21岁时,她建议你未来可以从事的几种职业,你却以说“我不想和你一样”来感谢她。
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to
Europe.
你22岁时,她在你的大学毕业典礼上深情拥抱你,你却以问她能否资助你去欧洲旅行来感谢她。
When you were 23, she sent some furniture to your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
你23岁时,她为你的第一套公寓送来了一些家具,你却以告诉朋友们这些家具很丑来感谢她。
When you were 24, she met your fiancé and asked about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and 6)growling, “Muuhh-ther, please!”
你24岁时,她见了你的未婚夫并问你有没有为未来做打算,你却以瞪着她大声抱怨道“你别问了!”来感谢她。
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding and she cried and told
you how deeply she loved you. You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
你25岁时,她帮你付了婚礼的费用,在婚礼上她哭着告诉你她是多么深深地爱着你,你却以将家安在这个国家的另一边来感谢她。
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby. You thanked her by telling her,
“Things are different now.”
你30岁时,她打电话给你一些带孩子的建议,你却以告诉她“现在一切都不一样了”
来感谢她。
When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative’s birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were “really busy right now.”
你40岁时,她打电话提醒你一位亲戚的生日,你却以对她说“我现在正忙呢”来感谢她。
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by talking about the burden parents become to
their children.
你50岁时,她病了需要你照顾,你却以谈论父母如何成为孩子们的负担来感谢她。
And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did came
crashing down like thunder on your heart.
然后,有一天,她静静地离开了人世。所有你从未尽到的责任在心中像轰雷一样将你击垮。
If your mom is still around, never forget to love her more than ever. And if she’s not,
remember her 7)unconditional love and pass it on. Always remember to love your
mother, because you only have one mother in your lifetime!
如果你的母亲还在身边,千万别忘记要比以往更爱更爱她。如果她不在了,要牢记她博大无私的爱并将这份爱传承下去。永远要记得爱你的妈妈,因为在人的一生中,母亲只有一位!
