父亲的拥抱 In Praise of Hugs
<p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> – <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chilly">chilly</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Burdett">Burdett</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="doubted">doubted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>…</p><p>从小到大，不论是平日接触还是情感交流，<span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Burdett">Burdett</span>对冷漠的父亲总有疏离感，致使她常常怀疑父亲对自己的感情，直到父亲弥留之际……</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="bereft">bereft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hugs">hugs</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cuddly">cuddly</span> <span word="type">type</span>. <span word="Greetings">Greetings</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="kissing">kissing</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wince">wince</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugging">hugging</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span>.</p><p>我的成长过程中没有拥抱，因为我的父母都不是喜欢拥抱的人。寒暄时的亲吻让我畏缩，而拥抱则会使我陷入尴尬。</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="my">my</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="stitched">stitched</span> <span word="torso">torso</span>.</p><p>而后来的一个拥抱将一切彻底改变。我40岁生日前的那个月父亲接受了心脏手术。几天后，当他苏醒过来时，他抓着我并紧紧地拥抱了我，他是如此用力以至于我使了好大力气才推离他的身体，而那上面有着新近才缝合的创口。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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