教子故事之二：小刀趕鴨子

三刀的兒子確實淘氣，前幾個禮拜到北面遊玩的時候，在河邊看到一群鴨子，就嘴裡「duckie　duckie」地去趕他們玩。

我和老婆正在十幾米外弄船，忙的不亦樂乎。這時候，突然看到兩個嘴裡英國口音的男女，很NEAT很FIT的打扮，嚴厲地說：「Don't do that, why are you doing that!？".我聞聲一看，呦喝，這不是在說我兒子嗎？於是我走過去，以下就是步驟：

Step １：問兒子：Knife Junior, what did you just do? 小刀說：I was just shooing them around, I did not hurt them.　俺說：OK, stop doing that, you might scare them.

Step 2: 我轉過來對兩個英國人，這時候已經走開了３－４米，"Hey!! Excuse me!!"兩個英國人轉身過來，疑惑地看著我這個不客氣的人。

Step 3: 俺走上前說：Did you just speak to my son? If you've got something to say, you better say it to me. That was my son, not yours.

Step 4: 那個數落小刀的英國女人不吭聲，英國男人說：Excuse me?! 本刀再往前一步，離著那個英國男人的鼻子只有二尺之遙，說：I said，leave my kid alone, if you have anything to say, say it to me, right now.　那個英國男人盯了盯我，搖搖頭走開了。

Step 5: 我回到河邊對兒子說：What you did just now, was wrong! You should know better than that. But did you see what dad just did? I dealt with those people first. Remember son, we are family, we are always on the same side when facing strangers, but once that is done, you need to realize what you did was wrong and you have to fix that. Always get your priority right: your family first and then whatever after that. Get it? 小刀說：Yes dad. I'll remember that.

各位袞袞諸公，是不是這種事情，俺也該讓小刀深呼吸直接面對呢？是不是俺太護犢子了？大家討論討論。

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