我们竭尽全力想让我们的儿女们过得更好，而结果却是适得其反。对我的孙辈们，我就明智得多了。我真的希望他们能够了解什么是兄长传下来的旧衣服，家制的冰淇淋，以及吃剩的肉糕。我真的希望。我的宝贝孙子，我希望你在经受失败的考验之后能学会谦卑，也希望你能学会诚实，即使在没有人注视你的时候。我希望你能学会自己叠被子，自己刈草坪，自己洗车--我还希望在你满十六岁时没有人送给你一辆崭新的轿车。假如你至少有一次机会看见小牛犊出生，假如你不得不为你的老狗送终，那时有一位好朋友在场为你作伴--那样该有多好啊!我希望你能为自己的所信仰与人斗得眼青脸肿。我希望你能和你弟弟共一间卧室--即使你在卧室中间划一条分界线也没关系。可是，当弟弟因为害怕而要爬进你的被窝时，我希望你会接纳他。当你要出去看迪斯尼电影，你的小弟弟想做你的小尾巴时，我希望你能带上他。我希望你能和朋友们一起爬山，而在你所生活的城市里做这项运动不会有什么危险。如果你想要一把弹弓，我希望你父亲能教你怎样自己做一把，而不是为你买一把现成的。我还希望你能学会挖泥巴和读书;而当你学会使用电脑时，你也应该学会加减法的心算。当你第一次恋上一个女孩时，我希望你会受到朋友们的嘲弄;而当你跟你母亲顶嘴时，希望她叫你尝一尝象牙肥皂的滋味。但愿你能在爬山时弄破膝盖上的皮，或者在炉子上烧伤手，或者让舌头粘在结冰的旗杆上。我希望吸烟者对着你的脸上喷吐烟雾时，你会感到恶心。如果你尝试喝一次啤酒，我不会在意;但是我希望你不会喜欢上它。如果有一位朋友请你吸一口含大麻的香烟，或者任何毒品，我希望你明智地意识到他不是你的朋友。我当然希望你能抽时间来陪你爷爷在门廊上坐一坐，或者陪你叔叔钓钓鱼。如果你把捧球扔进了邻居的窗户，我希望你母亲惩罚你。如果你能剪掉指甲，用石膏做一只自己的手的模型送给你妈，我希望她会给你拥抱和亲吻。我希望你能经历：艰难的岁月，挫折和失望;希望你努力工作，幸福快乐。i d rally lik for thm to know about hand-m-down cloths and hom-mad ic cram and lftovr matloaf. i rally would.my chrishd grandson, i hop you larn humility by surviving failur and that you larn to b honst vn whn no on is looking.i hop you larn to mak your bd and mow th lawn and wash th car-and i hop nobody givs you a brand-nw car whn you ar sixtn.it will b good if at last on tim you can s a baby calf born, and you hav a good frind to b with you if you vr hav to put your old dog to slp.i hop you gt a black y fighting for somthing you bliv in.i hop you hav to shar a bdroom with your youngr brothr. and it is all right to draw a lin down th middl of th room, but whn h wants to crawl undr th covrs with you bcaus h s scard, i hop you ll lt him.and whn you want to s a disny movi and your kid brothr wants to tag along, i hop you tak him.i hop you hav to walk uphill with your frinds and that you liv in a town whr you can do it safly.if you want a slingshot, i hop your fathr tachs you how to mak on instad of buying on. i hop you larn to dig in th dirt and rad books, and whn you larn to us computrs, you also larn how to add and subtract in your had.i hop you gt razzd by frinds whn you hav your first crush on a girl, and that whn you talk back to your mothr you larn what ivory soap tasts lik.may you skin your kn climbing a mountain, burn your hand on th stov and stick your tongu on a frozn flagpol.i hop you gt sick whn somon blows smok in your fac. i don t car if you try br onc, but i hop you won t lik it. and if a frind offrs you a joint or any drugs, i hop you ar smart nough to raliz that prson is not your frind.i sur hop you mak tim to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncl.i hop your mothr punishs you whn you throw a basball through a nighbor s window, and that sh hugs you and kisss you whn you giv hr a plastr of pard mold of your hand.ths things i wish for you-tough tims and disappointmnt, hard work and happinss.