父母给我的最好礼物
<p>虽然父母有时候也有争执，但是我从不认为他们会有不能解决的分歧。关于爱和婚姻，他们教给我的最重要的一课就是如何在外人面前谈论你的另一半。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p><span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="argued">argued</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span>.</p><p><span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outgoing">outgoing</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span>! <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="shy">shy</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="oriented">oriented</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> "<span word="about">about</span>" <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="unkind">unkind</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> "<span word="only">only</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>," <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="teach">teach</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="negatively">negatively</span>.</p>
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