DearDad
TodayIwasattheshoppingmallandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather’sDaycards.TheyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranotherreflectedhowIfeelaboutyou.YetasIselectedandreaditoccurredtomethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywanttosaytoyou.
You’llsoonbe84yearsoldDadandyouandIwillhavehad55Father’sDaytogether.Ihaven’talwaysbeenwithyouonFather’sDaybutI’vealwaysbeenwithyouinmyheart.
YouknowDadtherewasatimewhenwewereseparatedbythegenerationgap.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIontheother.
TheFather-DaughterDuelshiftedintohighgear(档位)whenyoutaughtmetodrivetheoldDodgeandIdecidedIwoulddrivethe'54Chevywhetheryoulikeditornot.ThepoliceofficerwhosentmehomeafteryoureportedtheChevystolendidn'thavemuchtoleranceforastubborn16yearoldwhileyouweresotolerantaboutitDadandIthinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife.
OurrelationshipgreatlyimprovedwhenImarriedamanyoulikedandthingsreallyturnedaroundwhenwebeganmakingbabiesrightandleft.Somewherealongthelinethegenerationgapdisappeared.IsupposeIsawusandourrelationshipasagingtogetherratherlikeafinewine.
Butthestrangestthinghappenedlastweek.IwasatastopsignandIwatchedasyouturnedthecornerinyourcar.Itdidn'timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyoubecausethemandrivinglookedsoelderlyandfragilebehindthewheelofthathugecar.Itwasratherlikeaslapinthefacedeliveredfromoutofnowhere.PerhapsIsawyourageforthefirsttimethatday.
IguesswhatI'mtryingtosayDadiswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirDadtoday.HonoringafatheronFather'sDayisaboutrespectandsharingandacceptanceandtoleranceandgivingandtaking.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansayandit'swishingthatneverhadtoend.
IloveyouDad.
Love
Jenny
【小题1】HowdidJennyprobablyfeelonthenightshewassenthomebythepolice?