高中三年級英語寫作：父親

The only thing on my husband‘s description would be the word fun written in big red letters along the top. Although he is a selfless caregiver and provider, our children think of him more as a combination of a jungle gym and bozo and clown.

Our parenting styles compliment each other. His style is a nonstop adventure where no one has to worry about washing their hands, eating vegetables, or getting cavities. My style is similar to Mussolini. I‘m too busy worrying to be fun. Besides, every time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband.I bought my children bubble gum flavored toothpaste and I taught them how to brush their teeth in tiny circles so they wouldn‘t get cavities. They thought it was neat until my husband taught them how to rinse by spitting out water between their two front teeth like a fountain.I took the children on a walk in the woods and, after two hours, I managed to corral a slow ladybug into my son‘s insect cage. I was cool until their father came home, spent two minutes in the backyard, and captured a beetle the size of a Chihuahua.

I try to tell myself I am a good parent even if my husband does things I can‘t do. I can make sure my children are safe, warm, and dry. I‘ll stand in line for five hours so the children can see Santa at the mall or be first in line to see the latest Disney movie. But I can‘t wire the VCR so my children can watch their favorite video.I can carry my children in my arms when they are tired, tuck them into bed, and kiss them goodnight. But I can‘t flip them upside down so they can walk on the ceiling or prop them on my shoulders so they can see the moths flying inside of the light fixture.I can take them to doctor appointments, scout meetings, or field trips to the aquarium, but I‘ll never go into the wilderness, skewer a worm on a hook, reel in a fish, and cook it over an open flame on a piece of tin foil.

I‘ll even sit in the first row of every Little League game and cheer until my throat is sore andmy tonsils are raw, but I‘ll never teach my son how to hit a home run or slide into first base.

As a mother I can do a lot of things for my children, but no matter how hard I try--I can never be their father.

我丈夫的描述中唯一的一件事是，在大紅色的字母上寫着有趣的字。雖然他是一個無私的照顧者和供應商，我們的孩子更認為他是一個組合的叢林健身房和傻瓜和小丑。

我們的父母教養方式互相恭維。他的風格是一個不停的冒險，沒有人會擔心自己的手洗，吃蔬菜，或獲得腔。我的風格類似於墨索里尼。我太忙了，不讓人開心。此外，每一次我嘗試，我不斷地超越了我的丈夫。我給孩子們買泡泡糖香味的牙膏，我教他們如何刷牙的小圓圈，所以他們不會得蛀牙。他們認為這是整潔的直到我丈夫教他們如何漱口吐水的兩顆門牙間的噴泉。我帶孩子們到小樹林裏去散步，兩個小時後，我好不容易逮住一個遲鈍的瓢蟲放進我兒子的蟲籠。我很酷，直到他們的父親回家，在後院花了2分鐘，並抓獲了一個甲蟲的大小奇瓦瓦。

我試着告訴自己，我是一個好父母，即使我丈夫做的事情我不能做。我可以確保我的孩子是安全的，温暖的，乾燥的`。我會站在五個小時，這樣孩子們可以看到聖誕老人在商場或第一次看到最新的迪斯尼電影。但我不能線的錄像機，讓孩子們看他們喜歡的視頻。我可以把我的孩子在我懷裏時，他們累了，放在牀上，親吻他們道晚安。但我不能翻轉過來就可以走在天花板或支撐在我的肩膀上，讓他們看飛蛾在燈具。我可以帶他們去看醫生，參加童子軍集會，或者帶他們去參觀水族館，但是我永遠也不會進入曠野，串在一鈎蚯蚓，釣上一條魚，煮了一塊錫箔明火。

我甚至會在每一個小的比賽，第一排吶喊助威，直到我的嗓子疼，我的扁桃體發炎了，但是我永遠無法教我的兒子如何打一個本壘打或滑入第一基地。

作為一個母親，我可以為我的孩子做很多事情，但無論我如何努力，我永遠不會成為他們的父親。