Meat or muscle


儿子把身上捏起来柔软的部分叫meat,能用力鼓起来的部分叫muscle。经常和老爸比谁的muscle多。常常捏捏老爸的腿，说：“All muscles.”

周六和儿子去印第安那州的Turk Run StatePark。父子俩和同行的朋友们爬了５英里的山路。到最后的７０级台阶，儿子实在不行了。俺说：“Keep going, son. You know, this is the time that your muscle will build up.”

儿子说：“I know, dad. Muscle is on my legs now. Meat is only on my butts and tummy.”

Slave的滋味


周六本来计划全家去印第安那州的Turk Run State Park，可女儿的summer job是玉米育种，现在是最繁忙的季节。她不得不取消计划，周末加班。老妈自告奋勇地留家里，接送女儿。早晨六点半老妈送到玉米地里。到老爸傍晚７点到家，女儿穿戴整齐，等老爸带她们出门吃晚饭呢。

“Come on, I am tired. How about tomorrow?” 老爸和女儿商量。

“Daddy, I worked from 6:30 AM until 5:30 PM. A long, long day. You promised. So take us out now.” 女儿抗议了。

“Ok, Ok. Let's go. You know the taste of being a slave now, huh. Still want to be a farmer in the future?” 老爸开玩笑。

“Definitely not! 11 hour work, still the same hourly pay! This is unfair. I guess this is what a slave experienced.”


The meaning of mating

周日和儿子坐在Breakfast Nook吃晚饭。看到后院两只兔子追来追去，就叫儿子：“Look, son, there are 2 rabits in the back yard.”

儿子抬头一看：“They are going to mate soon, I bet.”

“How do you know this?”老爸迷惑不解了。

“I read somewhere from a book.” 儿子回答。

“What does mating mean?” 老爸还不死心地问。

“I forgot.” 儿子想了想。

“Making baby?” 老爸试探一下。

“Yes! But disgusting!”。。。。。。

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