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I
do not know how my mom could take in people
and just take care of them, but she did. |
Caring for Others
关心别人
作者：Nick
Emanuele
[美·宾夕法尼亚州，14岁] 来源：www.skippingstones.org
日期：2008-08-20
责编：美味英语
My mom used to be
a foster parent for children who had been neglected or abused.
At first, I did not understand why she would want to take in
more children because she already had four of us to take care
of, and my dad too. I really did not want to have to share our
things with others, but I soon changed my mind. I did not always
get along with the kids who came to stay with us, but I learned
how to accept them.
My mom explained
to us that she felt sorry for kids who were abused or neglected
because their parents were alcoholics or drug addicts who could
not even take care of themselves, let alone their children. She
did not like to see a child go through all the hurt of not
having anything to eat or not even having clean clothes to wear.
She felt that everyone needed a safe place to go because the
world can be scary. She wanted us to help her make these kids
feel at home with us until their parents could get help for
their own problems.
Our whole family
has learned how to accept people for who they are. We try to
understand how they ended up the way they did, and we do not put
anyone down for not having as much as we do or for having a
different life style. My mom feels that being loved and accepted
is the most important thing in the world, even more important
than money. She thinks that love gives you the confidence to go
out and try new things even if it means making mistakes. She
knows what it feels like to be abused because she was once, and
she wants kids to realize that the abuse is not their fault.
I do not know how
my mom could take in people and just take care of them, but she
did. We had kids with us who ended up going back to their
parents and kids who had to go into group homes because they
just could not accept help. We also had kids here who just
stayed for awhile because neither of their parents wanted them.
Some kids had disabilities because their moms took drugs while
pregnant with them.
Even though my mom
is not a foster parent any longer, we have a teenager living
with us right now because his mom did not want him to stay with
her anymore, and he had nowhere else to turn. He is now looking
for a job to help out at our house. Everyone knows that they can
come here and stay whenever they need a place to go. We always
have someone sleeping over even if it is just a friend. My mom
takes in stray animals too. We've had birds, cats, frogs, fish
and dogs.
My mom taught us
how important it is to care for people. I think that we will be
better people for helping others.
Discussion/讨论：
1.
Why did the author's mother want to take in children?
2.
What was the author's attitude towards what his mother had done?
3.
Where did the kids fostered(抚养) by the author's mother go?
4.
What does the author learn from his mother?
5. Have you
ever heard such moving stories? Share them with your partner.
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