孩子需要爸爸！
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
男人工作的很晚， 疲憊又惱怒地回到家， 發現他5歲的兒子在門口等他。
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“爸爸， 我能問你個問題麼？”
“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.
“當然了， 什麼事？”男人回答。
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“爸爸， 你一個小時賺多少錢？”
“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.
“這不關你的事。
你為什麼要問這樣得問題？”男人生氣地說。
“我只是想知道。
請告訴我，
你一個小時賺多少錢？”小男孩懇求道。
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“如果你非要知道， 那好， 我每小時賺20美元。 ”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”
“奧，
”小男孩低著頭回答。
又抬起頭看了看，
說“爸爸，
我可以向你借10美元麼？”
The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior.”
父親很生氣，
“如果你問問題的原因是你要借錢去買無聊的玩具或其他亂七八糟的東西，
那麼你可以直接去房間睡覺了。
想想你為什麼那麼自私，
我每天為這種幼稚的行為費勁工作。
”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.
小男孩靜靜地走進自己的房間，
關上了門。
男人坐下來，
對小男孩問的問題開始更加生氣。
他怎麼敢問這樣的問題，
只為了得到一些錢？大約一個小時後，
男人平靜下來，
想：也許他真的需要10美元去買什麼東西呢，
平時他很少要錢的。
The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.
男人走到小男孩的門口， 打開門。
“Are you asleep, son?” He asked.
“兒子， 你睡著了麼？”他問道。
“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.
“沒有， 爸爸， 我醒著呢。 ”
“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10you asked for.”
“我一直在想， 也許我剛才對你太嚴厲了”男人說， “今天是漫長的一天， 我把怒氣都發洩在你身上， 喏， 這是你要的10美元。 ”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
小男孩坐直了，
面帶微笑。
“哦，
謝謝你，
爸爸！”他大聲說。
然後，
他把手伸到枕頭下，
拿出一些皺巴巴的鈔票。
男人看到男孩已經有了錢，
又開始生氣了。
小男孩慢慢地數了數他的錢，
，
然後抬頭看著他的父親。
“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.
“為什麼你已經有了，還要更多的錢幹嘛？”父親抱怨道。
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
“因為我的錢不夠啊，但現在我有了。”小男孩回答。“爸爸，我這有20美元了，我能請買你一個小時的時間麼？明天請你早點回家，我想和你一起吃晚飯。”
故事講到這裡，我想後面的也許不用多說，如果你是一位父親，請記得抽時間一定多陪陪孩子，你是他們的成長過程中不可或缺的一部分。
很多時候孩子被問到“你是喜歡爸爸還是媽媽？”好多孩子會回答“都喜歡啊！”但若問及“爸爸媽媽誰陪你更多？”，回答多是“媽媽”。
也許，爸爸承擔著養家糊口的重任，一天的辛苦工作以後，回家想玩玩手機，睡睡覺，不太願意打理家務照顧孩子，但請你再辛苦一點點，陪伴一下成長的寶寶，因為：
“爸爸，你再不陪我，我就長大了～”
“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.
“為什麼你已經有了，還要更多的錢幹嘛？”父親抱怨道。
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
“因為我的錢不夠啊，但現在我有了。”小男孩回答。“爸爸，我這有20美元了，我能請買你一個小時的時間麼？明天請你早點回家，我想和你一起吃晚飯。”
故事講到這裡，我想後面的也許不用多說，如果你是一位父親，請記得抽時間一定多陪陪孩子，你是他們的成長過程中不可或缺的一部分。
很多時候孩子被問到“你是喜歡爸爸還是媽媽？”好多孩子會回答“都喜歡啊！”但若問及“爸爸媽媽誰陪你更多？”，回答多是“媽媽”。
也許，爸爸承擔著養家糊口的重任，一天的辛苦工作以後，回家想玩玩手機，睡睡覺，不太願意打理家務照顧孩子，但請你再辛苦一點點，陪伴一下成長的寶寶，因為：
“爸爸，你再不陪我，我就長大了～”