佚名/Anonymous
IlistenedtothemwhileIatemybreakfast, ayoungboyandaman, apparentlyfatherandson, 'svoiceseemedsmallandquiet, 'svoiceboomedabnormallyloudincontrast.
Themanhaddonenothingduringallthattimebutdenigratehisson, belittlinghimforwantingtoliftweights, forwantingtoreadhisfather'snewspaper, foreverythinghedidandsaid.“Jerk,”Ithought, thenwasoverwhelmedbyawashofpityfortheboy, alwaysseekingandneverwinninghisfather''tthismanseewhathewasdoingtohisson?
“IthinkIcandoit,”theboymumbledinthatdull, , lookingdownatthetable, , 'sabilitiesasclearlyasanywordscouldhave.
“Youain'tsmartenough,”hetoldtheboydisparagingly, andtherewasanotherpealofmockinglaughter.
, howcouldheeverbeexpectedtosucceed?
Onanafternoonwithnothingbutsportsontelevision, mymomandIhadwatchedadocumentaryononeofthefirststudentswho'dshotupahighschool, 'dtried, 'dsimplysnappedwhenhelosthisgirlfriend, ,“Iwastiredoflettingeveryonedown.”
Ifthatkid, fromaloving, nurturingfamilycouldgoberserk, whatshouldweexpectfromboysliketheoneinthenextroom, constantlybelittledbyhisfather?
'tdistinguishthewords, buthisfatherbeganthatcruellaughteragain, saying,“You'llnevermakeit.”
Itmademeangry, andIfeltafreshwaveofsomeotheremotionIcouldn', totellhimtogivehissonachance, thattheboycouldn', togivehimsomepossibilityofpleasinghisfather.
Butinoursociety, peopledon''dseenitcoming.
BythetimeI'dfinishedmybreakfast, , , whengrownwithchildrenofourowncanatonetimeoranotheridentifiesourparents'.
