春假快结束了，作息还有点乱了。
我想着，得慢慢把他往正常节奏带回来。
于是临睡前，我问了他一句：
“你今天，想感谢谁？”
我本来只是随口一问，没想到——
他像打开了一个开关。
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“感谢D和J，
他们告诉我们有复活节活动，
还给我准备了晚餐。”
“感谢A，陪我玩。”
“感谢车，
让我们可以去想去的地方。”
他停都没停。
“感谢鸡蛋，
今天捡到好多鸡蛋。”
“感谢玩具，
感谢sticker，
感谢钱，有一个蛋里面居然有硬币！”
“感谢阿姨，
她煮的面条太好吃了。
你能不能帮我问她，
下次能不能再煮给我吃？”
“感谢K和A跟我一起玩。”
然后，他看了我一眼，说：
“感谢你。”
这一句说得很轻。
但他还没停。
“感谢冰淇淋，
感谢树，
感谢天空，
感谢复活节活动。”
“感谢舅爷爷舅奶奶，
给我们那么多肉。”
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然后，最让我愣住的一句来了。
他说：
“感谢Grandma Wang和Grandpa Wang，他们把西瓜从窗户外面丢进来给我们。”
那是，至少四五年前的事情了吧。原来他心里早已把这些别人对自己的好分类清楚了。
我当时没说话。
看着这个八岁的小孩，
把时间和事件一层一层翻出来，
就在一连串“感谢”里，
他睡着了。
婷妈的亲子日常 创作于 2026.03.29
原创发布： tingtingma.com
写给孩子，也写给正在成长的大人。
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Tingma’s Parenting Diary | 217. Falling Asleep in Gratitude
Spring break is almost over, and his routine is still a bit off.
I was thinking I should slowly help him get back to his normal schedule.
So before bedtime, I asked him:
“Who do you want to thank today?”
It was just a casual question.
But to my surprise—
it was like a switch had been turned on.
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“Thanks to D and J,
they told us about the Easter event
and even prepared dinner for me.”
“Thanks to A for playing with me.”
“Thanks to the car,
it takes us to places we want to go.”
He didn’t stop.
“Thanks to the eggs,
I found so many eggs today.”
“Thanks to my toys,
thanks to stickers,
thanks to money—there was even a coin inside one of the eggs!”
“Thanks to Auntie,
the noodles she cooked were so delicious.
Can you ask her
if she can cook them for me again next time?”
“Thanks to K and A for playing with me.”
Then he looked at me and said:
“Thank you.”
He said it very softly.
But he still wasn’t done.
“Thanks to ice cream,
thanks to the trees,
thanks to the sky,
thanks to the Easter event.”
“Thanks to Great-uncle and Great-aunt
for giving us so much meat.”
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Then came the line that really surprised me.
He said:
“Thanks to Grandma Wang and Grandpa Wang. They threw a watermelon in through the window for us.”
That was from at least four or five years ago.
Somehow, he had already sorted and kept all these moments of kindness in his heart.
I didn’t say anything.
I just watched this eight-year-old boy
unfold time and memories, layer by layer.
In the middle of all those “thank yous,”
he quietly fell asleep.
Tingma’s Parenting Diary
Written on March 29, 2026
Originally published at: tingtingma.com
Written for my child, and for the adults who are still growing.
Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.
Originally written in Chinese by the author.
This English version was translated with the assistance of ChatGPT.