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1、女儿写给父亲的一封信 DearDad， TodayIwasattheshoppingmallandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather’sDaycards.TheyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranotherreflectedhowIfeelaboutyou.YetasIselectedandread,andselectedandreadagain,itoccurredtomethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywant
2、tosaytoyou. You’llsoonbe84yearsold,Dad,andyouandIwillhavehad55Father’sDaystogether.Ihaven’talwaysbeenwithyouonFather’sDaynorhaveIbeenwithyouforallofyourbirthdays.Itwasn’tbecauseIdidn’twanttobewithyou.I’vealwaysbeenwithyouinmyheartbutsometimeslifegetsintheway. Yo
3、uknow,Dad,therewasatimewhenwewerenotonlyseparatedbythegenerationgapbutcompletelypolarizedbyit.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIontheother,fatheranddaughtersplitapartbyageandexperience,opinions,hairstyles,cosmetics,clothing,curfews,music,andboys. TheFather-Dau
4、ghterDuelof’54shiftedintohighgearwhenyoutaughtmetodrivetheoldDodgeandIdecidedIwoulddrivethe’54Chevywhetheryoulikeditornot.Thepoliceofficerwho6escortedmehomeafteryoureportedtheChevystolenlateoneeveningwastooyoungtounderstandfather-daughterpoliticsandtoooldtohavemuc
5、htoleranceforasnotty16yearold.Youweresodecentaboutit,Dad,andIthinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife. OurrelationshipimprovedimmenselywhenImarriedamanyouliked,andthingsreallyturnedaroundwhenwebeginmakingbabiesrightandleft.Wedidn’thaveatelevisionset,yo
6、uknow,andwehadtoentertainourselvessomehow.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpectofyouandMomasgrandparentsbutIdidn’thavetowaitlongtofindout.Thosebabiesadoredyouthenjustastheyadoreyounow.WhenIseeyouwithallyourgrandchildren,Iknowyou’vegiventhemthefinestgiftagrandparentcangive.You’v
7、egiventhemyourself. Somewherealongtheline,thegenerationgapevaporated.Ageseparatesusnowandlittleelse.Weagreeonalmosteverything,perhapsbecausewe’velearnedthereisn’tmuchworthdisagreeingabout.However,Iwouldliketomentionthatflyfishingisn’tallyou’vecrackedituptobe,Dad.
8、Youcansaywhatyouwantaboutwristactionandstanceandblah,blah,blah. I’vebeenhappilydriftingforalotofyears,Dad,andIdidn’tseeyougettingolder.6 IsupposeIsawu
