Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. "No he isn't. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk."
It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still recall the day that determined my fate. It was October in Ottawa and the summer breezes had given way to the autumn rainfall of leaves. The snow would begin soon. The crispness of coming frost was in the air. My casually mentioning Wyatt's behavior to Dr. Martin aroused his worries. He started asking me questions
I couldn't cope with that picture in my mind. I had to run to get away from this all too painful place that was reminding me of what was to be my child's life-being strange.
I could not remember how many times I told myself, "This is normal. He is a little boy who is not talking yet," when my asking questions met with his blank-eyed response in a restaurant; how many times I would brag, "He loves to play on his own for hours at a time and he never gets into trouble," when Wyatt was playing games that no one else could conceive（设想，考虑） of, let alone join in while other boys in the park were playing together or in small groups huddled around a sand pail or toy truck. My life was changing direction. So was Wyatt's.
I started to hide Wyatt from my friends and neighbor especially from a good friend. For eight months a friend and I had been pregnant together. Our boys were six days apart. We used to have long phone talks
It was a Thursday afternoon and I found one half of a great pair of kitchen scissors was missing. They were unbelievably sharp and could be taken apart so they could be washed or the blades sharpened. I knew Wyatt had taken the missing blade.
"Wyatt," I began as patiently as I could, "Do you see this" I held up the blade. "Do you know what this is?"
Wyatt stuffed a bunch of Fruit Loops in his mouth. No response.
"Wyatt!" I forced eye contact with him. "Where are the other scissors See these" I showed him the half pair. "These are in this drawer. Where are the other ones?"
He grinned big. Ate Fruit Loops. Turned the TV on and off. Still no response.
I didn't know what to do. It was really hard. "Wyatt," I tried once more, "Mommy wants these scissors. Can you go get them for Mommy It will make Mommy so happy if you bring me the scissors."
"Watch Spongebob" Wyatt asked as he slid down from his kitchen stool and ran off, leaving me shaking my head and wondering in exactly which way this situation was going to end badly.
Five minutes later, I turned my head to see Wyatt coming downstair his favorite doll in one hand, the missing half pair of kitchen scissors in the other. I immediately ran over and took it from him.
"Wyatt!" I hugged him. "Thank you for bringing me the scissors! Good job! You did it! These scissors need to stay in the kitchen. These are Mommy's scissors!"
Wyatt laughed, looked me straight in the eye and said, "Mommy so happy!"
I was on the verge of tears. A realization dawned on me that he was the best gift I had ever gotten even though he was not as normal as other children. And why did I hide him from others as if he were some dark and terrible secret No! He was my pride. It was a long, hard battle to get him to this point, expressing his wants and needs without resorting to violence in frustration. In fact, each new day brings out a new set of challenges and we have learned a lot
And that is the solution to my cosmic riddle.
相关单词：determined
determined解释：adj.坚定的；有决心的
determined例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
相关单词：casually
casually解释：adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地
casually例句：
She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
相关单词：sterility
sterility解释：n.不生育，不结果，贫瘠，消毒，无菌
sterility例句：
A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F1 progeny.种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性。
Sterility is some permanent factor preventing procreation.不育是阻碍生殖的一种永久性因素。
相关单词：belongings
belongings解释：n.私人物品，私人财物
belongings例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。
相关单词：brag
brag解释：v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的
brag例句：
He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
相关单词：huddled
huddled解释：挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）
huddled例句：
We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
相关单词：acting
acting解释：n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
acting例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
相关单词：blot
blot解释：vt.弄脏（用吸墨纸）吸干；n.污点，污渍
blot例句：
That new factory is a blot on the landscape.那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色。
The crime he committed is a blot on his record.他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点。
相关单词：verge
verge解释：n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
verge例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
相关单词：realization
realization解释：n.实现；认识到，深刻了解
realization例句：
We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。
相关单词：frustration
frustration解释：n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
frustration例句：
He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
相关单词：riddle
riddle解释：n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜
riddle例句：
The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
