As my family and I drive to my grandmother's house, my dad point out all the houses he lived in as a kid. I count 12, probably missing one or two along the way.
At 16, my dad had to drop out of high school to support his mom, sisters and brothers. One time, he came home from school to find an empty house and a notice that his family would have to move out of the house. We start to understand why he has no pictures of his younger self. His dad spent all his money on gambling （赌博）. There is no anger in my dad's words.
His little sister would cry at birthday parties because she could never have one of her own at home.My brothers and I have had one every year. We couldn't imagine it any other way.
We've heard it so much that sometimes we roll our eyes （翻白眼）,but his words now are still in my head, and I find new meanings every time I recall them: "There's nothing you can't do if you stay in school and work hard. " I wonder how differently my father's life could have turned out if he'd had just one person saying those words to him.
My dad works 16 hours a day He's gone just as I'm falling asleep. He works hard so we can have a good home and do the things he never could.
For 18 years, my dad has always told me this, but now it's my turn: I am so proud of you, Dad.
| A. However, his dad lost everything he had. B. He tells us to work hard and stay in school. C. He tells my brothers and me stories of when he was at our age. D. We threw my dad his first birthday party when he was at least 40. E. It makes me think the world is at my hands and nothing is impossible F. Instead, there is a sense of longing （渴望）as he recalls the very little time with his father. |
