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英语阅读-SayingILoveYou英语阅读-SayingILoveYou英语阅读：SayingILoveYouWhenIwasanewmommy,Iinventedaquietlittlesignal,twoquickhandsqueezes,thatgrewintoourfamily’ssecret“Iloveyou.”Longbeforeshecoulddebatethemeritsofpiercedearsortheneedtoshaveherlegs,mydaughter,Carolyn,wouldtoddlenexttomeclaspingmyfingerforthatmuch-neededsupporttokeepherfromfallingdown.Whetherwewerecasuallywalkingintheparkorscurryingonourwaytoplaygroup,ifCarolyn’stinyhandwasinmine,Iwouldtenderlysqueezeittwiceandwhisper,“Iloveyou.”Childrenlovesecrets,andlittleCarolynwasnoexception.So,thisdoublehandsqueezebecameourspecialsecret.Ididn’tdoitallthetime--justeverysooftenwhenIwantedtosendaquietmessageof“Iloveyou”toherfromme.Theyearsflewby,andCarolynstartedschool.Shewasabiggirlnow,sotherewasnoneedforlittlesecretsignalsanymore...orsoIthought.Itwasthemorningofherkindergartenclassshow.HerclasswastoperformtheirskitbeforetheentireLowerSchool,whichwouldbeadauntingexperience.Thebigkids--allthewaytosixthgrade--wouldbesittingintheaudience.Carolynwasnervous,aswereallherlittleclassmates.Asproudfamilyandfriendsfiledintotheauditoriumtotaketheirseatsbehindthestudents,IsawCarolynsittingnervouslywithherclassmates.Iwantedtoreassureher,butIknewthatanythingIsaidwouldruntheriskofmakingherfeeluncomfortable.ThenIrememberedoursecretsignal.Ileftmyseatandwalkedovertoher.Carolyn’sbigbrowneyeswatchedeachofmystepsasIinchedcloser.Isaidnotaword,butleanedoverandtookherhandandsqueezedittwice.Hereyesmetmine,andIimmediatelyknewthatsherecognizedthemessage.Sheinstantlyreturnedthegesturegivingmyhandtwoquicksqueezesinreply.Wesmiledateachother,andItookmyseatandwatchedmyconfidentlittlegirl,andherclass,performbeautifully.Carolyngrewupandourfamilywelcomedtwoyoungerbrothers,BryanandChristian.Throughtheyears,Igotmoreexperiencedatthemotheringgame,butIneverabandonedthesecret“Iloveyou”handsqueeze.Whethertheboyswererunningonthesoccerfieldforabiggameorjumpingoutofthecaronthedayofafinalexam,Ialwayshadthesecrethandsqueezetosendthemmymessageofloveandsupport.Ilearnedthatwhe
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