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　　My husband and I both work at home．We have four children, so the times when I am 　　1　　 in the house are few．Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a 　　2　　 to be by myself, I fill that time with more 　　3　　, whether it's related to my career or taking care of the housework．Most of the time, I don't mind．　　4　　, I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often 　　5　　 putting others' needs before my own．But, other times, I can't help but feel a little 　　6　　 because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it．My life 　　7　　 on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often 　　8　　 me a lot．

　　One day, when the kids were at school, I 　　9　　 for the movie theater-alone, I'd 　　10　　 been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous．Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑)by seeing a movie 　　11　　 so much work waited for me at home? I 　　12　　 myself to swallow these 　　13　　 and bought myself a ticket．And then I walked into the theater with my 　　14　　 held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie．I laughed and felt my good spirits 　　15　　 for a couple of hours, I was 　　16　　 wife or mother．I was just myself．

　　From that point on, I 　　17　　 that Fridays would be mine, 　　18　　 for a couple of hours．Some Fridays, I head to(前往)the beach with a good book．Other Fridays, I go shopping, 　　19　　 up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself．I really 　　20　　 my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family．

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　　Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting．It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 　　1　　：giving-away makes life so much more exciting．You need not worry if you 　　2　　 money．

　　This is how I 　　3　　 with giving-away．If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 　　4　　 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 　　5　　．If an accident takes place, the 　　6　　 of which I think the local police could use, I 　　7　　 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 　　8　　 here．One discovery I made about this world is to give 　　9　　 getting something back, though the 　　10　　 often comes in an unexpected form．

　　One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was 　　11　　 to me at my office．I wrote the postmaster a note of 　　12　　．More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 　　13　　．I was told at the window that there were 　　14　　 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 　　15　　 list．As I was about to 　　16　　 the post office, the postmaster appeared in the 　　17　　．“Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 　　18　　 delivery to your home?” I said it was．“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 　　19　　 we make one for you．You don't know what a letter like that means to us．We 　　20　　 get nothing but complaints．”

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　　Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to 　　1　　 world peace? Go home and love your 　　2　　 and love your friends．Love them without measure”．

　　A 　　3　　 story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary．All day she felt 　　4　　．Late in the afternoon she gathered 　　5　　 to see her employer．To her 　　6　　, the boss agreed to a raise．

　　The woman 　　7　　 her home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes．Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal．She 　　8　　 if he somehow knew that she would not get 　　9　　．

　　She found him in the kitchen and 　　10　　 him the good news．They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the 　　11　　 meal．Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note．It read, “　　12　　,darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I 　　13　　 you．”

　　Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to 　　14　　．She noticed that a second 　　15　　 had fallen from his pocket．Picking it off the floor, she read, “Don’t worry about not getting the 　　16　　! You deserve(应得)it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you．”

　　Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without 　　17　　．What this man feels for his wife is 　　18　　 acceptance and love, 　　19　　 she succeeds or fails．His love 　　20　　 her victories and soothes her wounds．He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction．

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　　I know it's not always easy to do well in school．I know a lot of you have 　　1　　 in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork．

　　I 　　2　　 it．I know what it's like．My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was 　　3　　 by a single mom who had to work and who even struggled 　　4　　 to pay the bills．There were times when I missed having a father in my life．There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't 　　5　　．

　　So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm 　　6　　 of, and I got in more trouble than I 　　7　　．And my life could have 　　8　　 taken a turn for 　　9　　．　　10　　, I was lucky．I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and 　　11　　 my dreams．

　　Some of you might not have those 　　12　　．Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need．Maybe in your family there's not enough money to 　　13　　 Maybe you live in a neighborhood 　　14　　 you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right．

　　But at the end of the day, the 　　15　　 of your life－　　16　　 you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home－none of that is an excuse for not finishing your homework or having a bad 　　17　　 in school．That's no excuse for talking 　　18　　 to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school．There is no excuse for not trying．

　　Where you are right now doesn't 　　19　　 determine where you'll 　　20　　．No one's written your destiny for you．You make your own future．

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　　There is a fine line between being a concerned parent and one that doesn't know when to let go．

　　As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I'm 　　1　　 how hard it is to stay on the right side of this line．　　2　　 I tightly hold the string(绳)connecting us, Nicole, 　　3　　 to taste her independence, 　　4　　 hard at it, trying to get out of my control．We act as if we were dancing kind of tango(探戈舞)．So we reached a(n)　　5　　．She accepted that as her mother, I had a right to express my idea and 　　6　　 suggestions．I accepted that I had to trust her 　　7　　 and respect her choices．I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares, 　　8　　 our agreement held．

　　Thank God! She was finally accepted by a great university．When the time came for registration(注册), we went to an introductory meeting together, but then parents and students were 　　9　　．“You may be paying the tuition(学费)．” a university 　　10　　 told the parents, “but choosing classes really is the students' 　　11　　．”

Obviously, I wasn't the only parent having a hard time 　　12　　．The night before, I had carefully read the course catalog(目录)and 　　13　　 classes I thought looked good．As Nicole went 　　14　　 to meet her adviser, we agreed to meet for lunch before registration．“　　15　　 those courses I marked．” I called to her．

　　We met three hours later in the 　　16　　 hall．Nicole was excited and said to me, “Mum, I have my 　　17　　 schedule figured out．It's great．Look at what I'm taking．” I examined the 　　18　　．Nicole had not taken a single one of the classes I had 　　19　　．Every class she had chosen exactly suited her interests．Though somewhat disappointed, I felt 　　20　　 that my daughter had grown into an able girl．