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1、WhentheSunStoodStillRememberhowtimeusedtostretchforever?Wearewellintosummernowhereinthecity.Anearlymorningalarmgetsmydaughter,Morgan,upforsummerschool.Myson,Patrick,hasgoneoffwithhisuncle,andmyhusbandandIhavetogotoourjobsandtrytofindawaytocramavacationinsomewhe
2、re.Summerwasn’talwayslikethis.WhenIwasgrowingupinasmallCaliforniatowncalledLagunitas,aperfectstillnessawaiteduswhenwesteppedoutofschoolinJune.Wehadnosummerclasses,nocamps,norelativestovisit.Thecalendarwasablank.EverydaythehillsofLagunitaspressedinandthelightpre
3、sseddown.Itwasasiftheplanethadcomelazilytoastopsowecouldallhearthebuzzingofthedragonfliesabovethecreek —andthebeatingofourownhearts.Junewasfaraway,Septemberadistantblur.Withoutschooltotelluswhowewere—fifth-gradersorsixth-graders,goodstudentsorgood-offs—wewerefr
4、eejusttobeourselves,tobuildforts,tomoonaroundtheneighborhoodwithaheadfulloffantasticalschemes.Therewastimeforeverything.Minuteswereasbigasplums,hoursthesizeofwatermelons.Youcouldspendaquarterofanhourwatchingthedustmotesintheshaftofsunlightfromthedoorwayandwonde
5、ringifanybodyelsecouldseethem.Idon’treallymissthoselong,slowdays.WhatImississummertime,theillusionthatthesunisstandingstillandthefutureiskeepingitsdistance.Onsummerafternoons,nobodygotanyolder.Kidsdidn’thavetoworryaboutbecomingadults,andadultsdidn’thavetoworrya
6、boutrunningoutofadulthood.Youcouldlieonyourbackwatchingcloudsscudacrossthesky,andmaybelaterwalkdowntothestoreforaPopsicle.Youcouldloseyourwatchandnotmissitfordays. ThesebusykidsI’mraisingtodaydon’tknowwhatsummertimeis.Theyareoncitytime.“Mylifeisgoingtoofast,”Pa
7、trickoncegrumbledashegotintobed.“Thiswholedaywentbyjustlikethat.Ididn’thaveenoughfun.”He’sacitychild,achildwhosefunispackedintoshort,hurriedweekends.Eveninsummerhishoursgrowshorterandbegintoruntogether,fasterandfaster.Itwon’tbelongbeforeanhour—onceaneternity—is
8、forhim,too,awalktothegrocerystore,threephonecalls,halfamovie.Maybethat’swhywestillneedlongschoolvacations—toanchorkidstotheearth,keepthemfromrocketingtoofastoutofchildhood.I
