When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says them to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets older. To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember when I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego aside and make the first move. After some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out the words, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a silence at the other end and he awkwardly replied, “Well, same back at ya!”
I chuckled and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and nervously asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father/son relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father narrowly escaped death following heart surgery. Many times since, I have pondered the thought, if I did not take the first step and Dad did not survive the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
相关单词：decided
decided解释：adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
decided例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词：ego
ego解释：n.自我，自己，自尊
ego例句：
He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。
相关单词：hesitation
hesitation解释：n.犹豫，踌躇
hesitation例句：
After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
相关单词：blurted
blurted解释：v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
blurted例句：
She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：chuckled
chuckled解释：轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
chuckled例句：
She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
相关单词：nervously
nervously解释：adv.神情激动地，不安地
nervously例句：
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
