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《成長的煩惱》換位思考理解萬歲
【親子關系】要去上班的媽媽麥姬 & 舍不得媽媽的小兒子本
【雙語對白】
Ben: Mom, how come you had to go back to work?
Maggie: I didn't have to Ben, I wanted to. Ben, imagine you had to spend fifteen years in this house without ever going out to play. You'd go crazy, wouldn't you? (Ben nods。) Well, believe it or not, a lot grown-ups feel the same way about work。
Ben: That's sick, Mom。
Maggie: Ben, I know this has been a big change for all of us. And I worry about not being here for you because, well, you're the youngest. And I worry about not being here for Carol because she's a girl and she needs her mother. And I worry about not being here for Mike to keep him from accidentally blowing something up. And believe me I worry about leaving your father here to cope with all you monsters。
Ben: You shouldn't worry so much ,mom, you'll make yourself crazy。
本：媽媽，為啥你非要去上班呢？
麥姬：不是我非要去，本，我想去來著。本，想想看如果你在這房子里呆了15年一點兒都不能出去玩兒，你會抓狂的，是不是？信不信由你，有很多大人對于上班這事兒的感受也一樣。
本：這還真是有病咧，媽媽。
麥姬：本，我知道對我們來說這都是一個巨大的轉變。不能陪著你我也很擔心，因為，你是最小的嘛；不能陪著卡蘿兒我也擔心，因為她是個女孩兒，總需要媽媽；當然我也擔心不陪著邁克的時候他一不小心炸了什么東西。我也愁讓你爸來收拾你們這些個小惡魔。
本：你不該這么愁的，媽媽，你會把自己給逼瘋的。
【教育法則】六歲的本當然不理解媽媽為啥非要去上班不可，為啥不能在家陪著他。聰明的麥姬動之以情，曉之以理，用本比較熟悉的情境和他解釋，很快聰敏懂事的小本就會反過來體諒母親了。換位思考從來就是溝通的絕妙方式。
