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    shirleyxu  54, Female, China - 301 entries
10
Mar 2007
7:03 AM EST
   

我用十年完成的作业

2007 39

今天是敦敦的十岁生日。我必须承认,十年来我和孩子一起成长。孩子也是我的老师,他教我成为一个母亲,教我成为一个完整和快乐的人。

孩子很小的时候,我给自己留了个很长也很难的作业:在孩子十岁之前我要培养出他自己寻找快乐的能力。当今社会里,这比让他多认几个字,多会几道数学题,多弹几个曲子要重要的多。

敦敦两岁时,我过生日,敦敦第一次自己向我说:‘妈妈,生日快乐!’,当他那油腻的小嘴亲在了我的脸上的时候,我的眼泪夺眶而出。

记得儿子三岁时, 敦敦刚上康乐园国际学校幼稚园,有半年时间,他在学校表现自闭,不讲话。老师,是个年轻的英国姑娘,她告诉我,因为照顾着班上二十多个孩子,对敦敦的问题,她无能为力,让我自己看着办。当妈的我,别无选择,感谢我多年对心理学和社会学的兴趣,我也有信心能搞定这件棘手的难题。冒着被大学炒鱿鱼的危险,每天早上八点赶到幼稚园,观察孩子到九点,十点才赶到办公室。一周之后,我 ‘诊断’ 完闭,对症下‘药’ ,不出两周,孩子开口说话了。还小声地给老师讲了一个很长的故事 ‘Jack and Beans’

敦敦四岁时,有一天夜里,急性喉炎发作,半夜三点,我发现敦敦跪在床上,已经说不出话来了,摇醒熟睡的老公,急送医院,敦敦呼吸极其困难,恐惧的泪水流了一脸,我大声告诉敦敦不要怕,轻轻的浅呼吸。眼睁睁地看着挣扎在生命线上的孩子,这8分钟的车程是我有生以来最难熬的8分钟。到了急诊室,吸氧,喷喉,孩子的命保住了。医生说,再晚几分钟,后果不堪设想,我暗自庆幸,我没有在那一天为了我的‘事业’ 出差。

敦敦五岁时,老师说这孩子很难集中注意力,我带他去港大作 IQ 测试,他们用了六岁儿童的题目,敦敦在三小时测试中全神贯注,由于高度紧张,他中间还不得不上了两次厕所,结果测试出来他还竟然是 gifted child。 我通知老师,盼望老师对他有信心。

SAS 泛滥香港时,我在中大工作很忙,记得一次给学生们考试前上复习课时,我的手机响了,我告诉同学们,我没关掉手机,是因为家里有个高烧的孩子。我的学生们不是医生就是护士,个个都投来关切的目光,学生们说:‘老师我们自己复习,你赶快早点回家吧’。其中一个学生是玛格丽特医院的急诊主管,两周之后,他为救病人,患重症SAS 住进了 ICU.

敦敦六岁那年,成了康乐园国际学校圣诞节专场演出的主角。台上一百个孩子表演,台下一百多个录像机开机。‘稻草人’ 的演出取得了空前的成功。看着舞台中心充满自信,载歌载舞的敦敦,享受着众多家长投来的羡慕的目光,我陶醉了整整一个星期。至今我还保存着当年的节目单。孩子真正意义上的自信是从那一天开始的,我感谢康乐园的老师和校长,是她们用爱心,看到了孩子晶莹,闪光的一面。

儿子到了七八岁,我们转战新加坡,为了孩子有一个中文基础,我们为他选择了当地的好学校。后来在敦敦的一封电子邮件中,他谈及他新加坡两年的小学生活,他居然用了torture 这个词,我和老公看罢,不禁倒吸了一口凉气。我去过学校几次,早晨教导主任的讲话犹如典狱长在做狱中中训导。我真想告诉新加坡的母亲们,再聪慧的孩子,也会被当地学校愚蠢的压力变成俗人。由于受不了新加坡学校的压抑,敦敦只有从书中寻找快乐,不论我买几本书,一星期内,他必定读完。为了逃避新加坡的酷热,我们带他游历了十几个国家。年纪不大的他,确实有读千百卷,行千万里的纪录。

由于广泛阅读和游历,敦敦思维敏感开阔,思辩力和认知能力远远超出了他的年龄段,与他对话常常让我和老公难以对付,我一方面是欣赏孩子的悟性,一方面也意识到,培养好这样的孩子我要花更大的心力,也更富有挑战性。在他七岁生日那天,我写了首小诗曰:小儿七岁,才思深邃,人生几回,不饮自醉。

九岁的敦敦到了上海,几经历练的他,如鱼得水,他的写作能力开始显现,他的英文老师告诉我,他写的文章有独创性和他自己的风格。之后这孩子的创作激情一发不可收拾。他在博克和网页中纵横,到了不写不快的地步。我很高兴,孩子在这样的年龄终于发现了自己的爱好。不管他将来成不成得了作家,有理想的孩子是幸福的。

今天早上,我看着我的要交出的‘作业’,窗前那美丽的晨光映在孩子稚嫩的脸上,刚起床的敦敦,静动之间流露着幸福,眉宇之间闪烁着快乐。我真幸运,我的这篇作业及格了。

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    charlax  71, Male, Arizona, USA - 744 entries
09
Mar 2007
1:01 AM MST
   

eye got sober and
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    Lost  39, Female, Washington, USA - 76 entries
09
Mar 2007
3:40 PM EDT
   

ahhhhhhhh what shuold i wear i dont know i'm all lost and i'm still kinda thinking if i should call and see if he wants to go and if i do ask him should i ask if my home girl wants to go cause she called last night when he was here and she was like what are you doing and he was like chillin with Diamond and then she was all OH so you want me to let you go and he said yeah so now i'm not to sure how its going to be should i chill just me and him tonight again caused i loved it but i don't know how it will be now with her and the two of us you know what i'm tripin nothin happen nothing even came close to happening so its all good imma go find something to wear now
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    Lost  39, Female, Washington, USA - 76 entries
09
Mar 2007
3:30 PM EDT
   

okay so i want to go out tonight to see three hundred and i want to go to dinner i think i want to go with the guy cause we had fun last night we he came ouver i just feel so comfortable around him and he has such a smooth voice he talled me to sleep last night he was such a gentlemen about it though he got up as soon as i reawken and said he would let me go to sleep and he would come back over tomorrow i thought that was so cool but anyway yea i like it will him but anyway i have to shower and get all dolled up and dressed up because i just feel like it i haven't been all done up in a while so imma go for it it my home boy will let me barrow his truck when he is at work
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    Tikasiamese  59, Male, New York, USA - 28 entries
09
Mar 2007
2:30 PM EDT
   

well its finally the weekend. I took my math test on thursday and I felt alittle more confident. Not sure what I got but I know I didn't do terrible. I will be seeing a tutor at the college once a week until I am officially finished with the class. I am just hoping that the failing grade on my first exam will make me pass.I need to graduate with my associates in may!Cross your fingers.
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    Kittywitch  52, Female, United Kingdom - First entry!
09
Mar 2007
5:57 PM GMT
   

Just started this blog thing so that I can write interesting things when they happen to me..which isn't very often;P
We changed desks in the office this week, and my new view allows me to see a patch of rather attractive grass adjacent to a few parking spaces. Nature really does takeover the smallest space though, there are squirrels, blossom filled trees ( too early alas and the blossoms are flying everywhere) and a pair of Magpies who are obvioulsy mated and hopping around collecting nest building materials. It's quite lovely watching them hopping around together and I can't wait to follow their progress:)
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    liailian  32, Female, China - 15 entries
08
Mar 2007
8:52 PM HAY
   

while i heard this news make me very sorrowful!
i never thought that winter can brings pains.
i hate winter!!!

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    Wallflower  42, Female, Virginia, USA - First entry!
09
Mar 2007
11:07 AM EST
   

Okay, well this is my first entry in my journal. I don't
have much to say at the moment except I've been feeling
different. I don't really have anyone to talk to. My
husband is ther for me but doesn't seem to be. I feel like
my feeling are a bother to him as well as to my sister and
mother. I know they all love me but I can't tell them how
I feel sometimes. TO ME it seem like i'm bothering me or
they just not listening to me. I've been very moody this
past week mostly to my husband and I don't really know
why. I don't know hopefully I'll figure something out.
1 comment(s) - 02:42 PM - 03/16/2007
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    manindra  50, Male, India - 129 entries
09
Mar 2007
9:24 AM I
   

"Through the use of books,I had tghe whole world at my feet,Could travel anywhere , meet anyone, or do anything"
You are friendly, kind and caring
Sensitive, loyal and understanding
Humorous, fun, secure and true
Always there... yes that's you.

Special, accepting, exciting and wise
Truthful and helpful, with honest blue eyes
Confiding, forgiving, cheerful and bright
Yes that's you... not one bit of spite.

You're one of a kind, different from others
Generous, charming, but not one that smothers
Optimistic, thoughtful, happy and game
But not just another... in the long chain.

Appreciative, warm and precious like gold
Our friendship won't tarnish or ever grow old
You'll always be there, I know that is true
I'll always be here... always for you.
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    manindra  50, Male, India - 129 entries
09
Mar 2007
9:19 AM I
   

"Through the use of books,I had tghe whole world at my feet,Could travel anywhere , meet anyone, or do anything"
You are friendly, kind and caring
Sensitive, loyal and understanding
Humorous, fun, secure and true
Always there... yes that's you.

Special, accepting, exciting and wise
Truthful and helpful, with honest blue eyes
Confiding, forgiving, cheerful and bright
Yes that's you... not one bit of spite.

You're one of a kind, different from others
Generous, charming, but not one that smothers
Optimistic, thoughtful, happy and game
But not just another... in the long chain.

Appreciative, warm and precious like gold
Our friendship won't tarnish or ever grow old
You'll always be there, I know that is true
I'll always be here... always for you.
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