One Saturday morning, I did things smoothly. By 10 am I'd already taken a shower, made breakfast for my kid with a special diet, been to the bank and 1 produce at the farmer's market. Before heading to the laundromat (自助洗衣店), I decided to 2 the living room.
I 3 my way steadily around the 4 until I got to the window. As I wiped the window frame (窗框) I noticed, with some 5, that the window was not locked. I had 6 my son to re-lock the window, telling him that the one point of 7 for robbery in NYC is through open windows.
I 8 waking him from his teen-deep Saturday morning sleep to make him lock the window. Before I did so I noted I was also 9 to have discovered the unlocked window before a robber did. 10 mixed feelings, I chose to 11 first on thanking God for the terrible 12 prevented from happening, and to speak to my son when I was less 13. So I did my 14 and considered what to say to my son, and how, and when. By the time I was done, I had a plan that 15 me to talk to my son calmly, so he could hear my words instead of reacting to my 16.
Giving myself 17 turned out to be a good choice. Over the years I've learned that anger is 18 an effective lesson plan for teaching responsibility. I was far more thankful for my unlocked-window discovery than angered by it. So as I moved on to the next 19 on my to-do list, I, in a heated moment, 20 and prayed over a situation of gratitude.
