爸爸的红毛衣

-精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 1 爸爸的红毛衣 Many years ago， my mother gave my father a red V！ neck sweater for Christmas. He looked so handsome in it with his black hair and dark brown eyes. I was the oldest child and used to ask to borrow his red sweater. It looked good with my black”and#gray skirt. Daddy never said no. Mom used to wear it sometimes， too， especially in the middleofthewinter. 中国论文网 /9/view-13005729.htm As my sisters and brothers grew up， the sweater became one of their favorite things to borrow as well. Eventually， Daddys red sweater -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 2 settled in the hands of myyoungest brother， Andy. He took it to college and kept it. As all five of us kids went about the business of our adult lives， the red sweater became a memory of our youth， a source of laughter and story swapped at family gatherings. The Christmas of 1989， with Daddy increasingly beingincapacitated due to a series of strokes， Andy had a dilemma： what do you give a homebound senior citizen who chooses to live modestly？ The answer came like a revelation. On that Christmas morning， packaged neatly in the finest holiday wrappings， Daddy received his red sweater as a Christmas present for the second timetwenty$one years after hed first received it from our mother. When Daddy died in August 1991， my stepmother asked if there was -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 3 anything of his I wanted.“Oh， yes. Please may I have Daddys red sweater？”I could not bear to think of losing that family treasure. It was given to megraciously. I knew that I could not be selfish and keep the sweater all for myself. Frankly， I wondered whether it might have meant more to me than to the rest of my brothersandsisters. That year as a gift for my sister， Joey， I put the sweater in a Christmas box with a tag on it that said， “A gift to Joey from Daddy.”Inside the box was a card with a message to keep it for a year， and then pass it on the next year to the next in birth order， Ray. Ray passed it on to Jean，andthenJeanpasseditontoAndy. As the holiday crept nearer， Joey and I discussed whatweweregoingtodofor Christmas. Ofcourse， thered sweater -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 4 was the topic of conversation.“I wonder why we never bought our own red sweaters， ”I said. Both of our eyes lit up like cartoon characters with light bulbs over their heads.“Red sweaters for Christmas！”we said in unison. Then， she said， “We never bought our own because we never needed one. We could always borrow Daddys.”We needed six identical red sweaters. It took several trips， but I had six identical red sweaters. I was so excited that I could hardly wait for the six of us to get together and for the others to opentheirsweaters. Joey gave Ray the box that Daddys sweater was in. He opened it and said， “I just might have to wear this sometime this year.”“I dont think so， ”Joey handed out the packages to everyonetoopen.Jean started to cry. Andy laughed with joy. Ray chuckled -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 5 and said， “I was just wondering if I could find sixredsweatersforeveryonefornextyear！” Mom said， “You got me one， too！”“Well， Mom， you have to have one， as you started it， ”one of us reminded her. The new red sweaters that each of us now owns have alreadybeen shared with others. Rayswife has worn his； Joeys boyfriend has worn hers. My daughters want to knowwhentheygettoshareDadssweater. My father has been gone for ten years now， but his love and memory join us together each year at Christmas. Daddys red sweater has become a living symbol of a hard！working， generous father who taught us the joy of sharingandfamily. -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 6 许多年前，母亲送给父亲一件 V 领红色毛衣作为圣诞礼物。父亲有着一 头乌黑的头发和一双深棕色的眼睛，穿 上那件毛衣显得格外帅气。我是家里最 大的孩子，经常会借父亲的红毛衣穿。 它跟我的黑灰色裙子搭配起来十分好看， 而且父亲从来不会拒绝我的请求。母亲 过去有时也会穿，尤其是在深冬时节。 随着弟弟妹妹们逐渐长大，这件 毛衣也成了他们最喜欢借用的物件。最 后，爸爸的那件红毛衣传到了最小的弟 弟安迪手里。他把毛衣带到大学 里，并将它收藏起来。随着我们兄弟姐 妹五人都长大成人，忙于日常琐事，那 件红毛衣就成了我们对青春的记忆、家 庭聚会时的笑料和谈资。 1989 年的圣诞节，由于多次中风， 父亲逐渐丧失了行动能力，安迪提出了 一个难题：像父亲这样为人低调，又出 门不便的老人，你能为他准备什么礼物 呢？我们找到了答案，就像得到了上帝 的启迪一样。那个圣诞节的早上，我们 -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 7 用最好看的节日包装纸把红色毛衣利落 地包了起来。就这样，父亲再次收到了 t 色毛衣的圣诞礼物，距离他第一次 收到母亲送给他的红毛衣已经 21 年了。 1991 年 8 月，父亲去世了。当时 继母问我是否有父亲的东西想留着。 “哦， 有。可以把父亲的红毛衣给我吗？”想 到要失去我们的“ 传家宝”，我就难过。 继母体恤地将红毛衣给了我。我知道自 己不能太自私，将毛衣占为己有。老实 讲，我想搞清楚，相比其他兄弟姐妹， 这件毛衣对我来说是否更有意义。 那一年圣诞节，我把毛衣装进了 礼盒，将它作为圣诞礼物送给了妹妹乔 伊，盒子上附了个标签，上面写着： “父亲送给乔伊的礼物。 ”我还在礼盒内 留了一张卡片，写着让乔伊把毛衣珍藏 一年，然后按照我们的出生顺序，在下 一年圣诞节传给雷。雷把它传给琼，琼 再传给安迪。 随着圣诞节的渐渐临近，乔伊和 -精选财经经济类资料- -最新财经经济资料-感谢阅读- 8 我一起讨论我们圣诞节该做些什么。当 然，红毛衣是我们谈论的焦点。 “我想知 道，为什么我们自己从来不买红色毛衣。 ”我说。我们两个人的眼睛都闪烁着兴 奋的光芒，就像卡通人物头上闪烁着灯 泡一样。 “这个圣诞节买红色毛衣吧！” 我们齐声说道。接着，乔伊说：“我们 自己从来不买，因为我们从来都不需要 买。我们以前总是可以借父亲的毛衣穿。 ”我们需要买六件一模一样的红色毛衣。 走了好几家商店，我最终买到了六件一 模一样的红色毛衣。我非常兴奋，迫不 及待地想看到我们六个聚在一起，然后 看着他们打开各自的毛衣包装。 乔伊把装有父亲毛衣的盒子给了 雷。他打开盒子说：“ 我今年刚好要穿 这件毛衣呢。 ”“我觉得不需要了。 ”乔伊 把包装袋递给他们几个，让他们打开。 琼哭了起来，安迪开心地笑了起来。雷 轻声笑着说：“ 我正想着明年能不能给 我们六个都买一件红色毛衣呢！” 母亲说：“ 你