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一天晚上,我正在准备晚饭,我的10岁的儿子走进厨房递给我一张纸,他在纸上写了一些东西。我在围裙上擦了擦手,仔细地看了看,上面写着:割草,5美元;这一周整理自己的床铺,1美元;去商店,50美分;你去购物我照看小弟弟,25美分;倒垃圾,1美元;取得了优秀的成绩单,5美元;还有打扫院子,2美元。看着他满怀期待地站在那里,千万个记忆一瞬间闪过我的脑海。我接过那张纸,翻到背面,在上面写道:怀你9个月,免费;为你熬夜,请医生为你看病,免费;多年来花在你身上的时光、为了你流过的泪、抚养你成长所付出的一切,免费;日日夜夜为你担忧,将来还要为你操心,免费;
One night, I was preparing dinner and my 10-year-old son walked into the kitchen and handed me a piece of paper. He wrote something on paper. I wiped my hand on my apron and looked closely. It read: mow, $5; this week, finishing my bed, $1; going to the shop, 50 cents; you went shopping and I looked after the younger brother. 25 cents; litter, $1; excellent transcripts, $5; and yard, $2. Watching him stand with expectation, ten million memories flashed through my mind. I took the piece of paper and turned it to the back and wrote on it: 9 months for you, free of charge; for staying up late, asking the doctor to see you for your doctor, free of charge; the time spent on you over the years, for you to flow through Tears, raising all you have to pay for growth, free of charge; worrying about you day and night, and worrying about you in the future, free of charge;