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你是我的阳光MyFather’sShadow

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琳达·钦·斯莱奇LindagSledge

Myhusband,Gary,aoHawaiifromNewYorkCitytoshowourfive-month-oldson,Timmy,tomyparentsforthefirsttime.Butwhatshouldhavebeenamissionofjoyfilledmerehension.ForfiveyearsI’dhardlyspokentomyfather.Lovihemaypicalofesefathers,hehadmadeparticulardemahoughwewereverymuchalike,we’dgroart.

Wheeeherheldupmymotherasamodeloffemininebehavior.Butshewasgregariousandsocial,whileIpreferredbookstoparties.Hepressedmetomihhisfriends’.Iinsistedonyownpanions.HeassumedI’dfollowistepsandenrollintheloiversitytostudyteadthatI’dmarryihe-establishedesetheislaledown,asheandmymotherhad.

ButIdidle.Asbullheadedasmyfather,IescapedtotheUyofia,whereIfellihahaole,aswecalledsfromthemainland.Garyhadbluehaoleeyesandsandyhaolehair.Iaweweregettingmarried-iHawaii.Nohuge,clamorousweddingforme.MypareGaryjusttwodaysbeforeoursmall,simplewedding.AfterwardwemovedtoNewYork,asfarfromtheislandsaswecouldgetwithoutleavingAmerisoil.

Myfather’ssubsequeedroval.Hedidn’tvisit;herdidI.Wheelephoned,heospeaktome,andIneveraskedforhiWemighthavegohehabitofseparatiiestrahenTimmywasborn,aaidalpullbacktotheislands.

OnthelongflighttoHawaii,memoriesofmychildhood,whenIwasmyfather’ssmallshadow,camefloodingback.Iwasthreeyearsbehindhimashewalkedbetweereesiioaughthighschool.Wheired,hecarriedmeonhisshoulders.FromthereIcouldseeforever.“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine,”

hewouldsing.“Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregray.”

Ilaughed,takiionasmydue.

Naldaughterwasreturningwiththefirstborgeion-ahazel-eyed,golden-skinnedhapahaole(half-white(

childwholookedlittlelikehiscestors.Howwouldmyfatherreact?IfhedisapprovedofTimmy,ashehadofme,thebreauswouldbeplete,Iwouldurn.

Theplanelanded,andIgratefullyplacedag,hungryTimmyintomymerarms.Herewasinstantandunalaceofachildbyhisgrandmother.

Myfather’sexpressionassiveandhardtreeteduspolitely:“Goodtrip?”

TheiouslyatTimmy,whopromptlybegahersteppedbaalarDidhefihatthissquallibehisownfleshandblood?Afterdimyparents’house,GaryaomyoldbedrooMymothertuckedTimmyintoaborrowedaroomdo

Fourhourslatermotherinstinctpulledmefromsleep.ThiswasthetimeTimmyusuallywokeforabottle,buttherewerenocriesofhunger,fulwails.Instead,Iheardo,sleofbabylaughter.Itiptoeddo>

Inthelivingroom,Timmylayonapillowonthefloori,hisplump,tinyfistsaggleefully.Hestudiedthefa,anAsianfaeddarkbytheHawaiiansun,withlaughwriheersoftheeyes.MyfatherwasgivingTimmyabottle,tighistummyandgsoftly,“Youaremysunshine……”

Iwatthedarkwantihespell,theomyrooItwastheosuspectthatmyfatherhadwahebreachasmuchasIhad.Aroud,hehadn’tknownhow,aimmybecamethebridgeoverwhichwecouldreachforeachother.Fortherestofourstay,thetensionslowlymelted.MyfatherandIdidn’tdiscussourriftdirekstoTimmy,wedido.Havingclaimedhishapahaolegrandson,myfathernolongerdefinedourfamilybyuures.Curly-haired,hazel-eyedTimmywaslovedforhimself.

&otheislandsthefollowiimmy,nowatoddler,splashedihhisgrahesummerafterthat,theybuiltatreehouseoutofscraplumberablue.

Sopleasedwasmyfatherwithhisnewgrausthathetookearlyretiremeimmywasfour,tospeimevisitinghis“NewYorkfamily.”

Mysonandmyfathermadeahandsomepairastheywalkedtogether-theesegrandfatherhappilytrailedbyadifferent,boungshadow.

我和丈夫加里要从纽约乘飞机去夏威夷的父母家,为的是让五个月大的儿子蒂米与我们的父母见第一次面。

然而,这次本应快乐的旅行,却让我忧心忡忡。

五年了,我几乎没有同父亲讲过话。

中国父亲典型的慈爱而又严厉的特性,使得父亲对我的要求很苛刻。

尽管我们父女性格很相像,但是我们还是变得越来越疏远。

我十几岁大的时候,父亲就把母亲树立成我的女性行为典范。

母亲擅长社交,而我更喜欢读书,而不是参加聚会。

父亲强制要求我与他朋友的孩子们打成一片,而我坚持要自己选择自己的朋友。

他设想着我能步母亲的后尘,在当地的大学学习师范专业,之后与一位夏威夷群岛上定居已久的某个华人家族的男子结婚,就像他和母亲一样。

但是,我并不安分。

像父亲一样倔强的我逃到加利福尼亚大学去读书,在那里,我爱上了一个白人,也就是我们所说的外族人。

加里长着白人所特有的蓝色眼睛和沙色头发。

我告诉父母,我们马上就要在伯克利结婚了,而不是在夏威夷。

我的婚礼并不盛大,也没有众多亲友参加。

在我们简单而不盛大的婚礼举行前两天,父母过来与加里见了个面。

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