Id really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover1 meatloaf. I really would.
My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility2 by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking.
I hope you learn to make your bed and mow3 the lawn and wash the car-and I hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.
It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf4 born, and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep.
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he s scared, I hope you ll let him.
And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.
I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
If you want a slingshot, I hope your father teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get razzed by friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and that when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won t like it. And if a friend offers you a joint5 or any drugs, I hope you are smart enough to realize that person is not your friend.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor s window, and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
爷爷的期望很简单 幸福快乐就好
大家竭尽全力想让大家的儿女们过得更好，而结果却是事与愿违。对我的孙辈们，我就明智得多了。
我真的期望他们可以知道什么是兄长传下来的旧衣服，家制的冰淇淋，与吃剩的肉糕。我真的期望。
我的宝贝孙子，我期望你在经受失败的考验之后能掌握谦卑，也期望你能掌握诚实，即便在无人注视你的时候。
我期望你能掌握自己叠被子，自己刈草坪，自己洗车--我还期望在你满十六岁时无人送给你一辆崭新的轿车。
倘若你至少有一次机会看见小牛犊出生，倘若你不能不为你的老狗送终，那时有一位好朋友在场为你作伴--那样该有多好啊！
我期望你能为我们的所信仰与人斗得眼青脸肿。
我期望你能和你弟弟共一间卧室--即便你在卧室中间划一条分界线也没关系。可是，当弟弟由于害怕而要爬进你的被窝时，我期望你会接纳他。
当你要出去看迪斯尼电影，你的小弟弟想做你的小尾巴时，我期望你能带上他。
我期望你能和朋友们一块爬山，而在你所生活的城市里做这项运动不会有哪些危险。
假如你想要一把弹弓，我期望你爸爸能告诉你如何自己做一把，而不是为你买一把现成的。我还期望你能掌握挖泥巴和念书；而当你掌握用电脑时，你也应该掌握加减法的心算。
当你首次恋上一个女生时，我期望你会遭到朋友们的嘲弄；而当你跟你妈妈顶嘴时，期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。
我期望抽烟者对着你的脸上喷吐烟雾时，你会感到恶心。假如你尝试喝一次啤酒，我不会在乎；但我期望你不会喜欢上它。假如有一位朋友请你吸一口含大麻的烟，或者任何毒品，我期望你明智地意识到他不是你的朋友。
我当然期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。
假如你把捧球扔进了邻居的窗户，我期望你妈妈惩罚你。假如你能剪掉指甲，用石膏做一只我们的手的模型送给你妈，我期望她会给你拥抱和亲吻。
我期望你能历程：艰难的岁月，挫折和失望；期望你努力工作，幸福快乐。
