前几天刚好在家，闲着也是闲着。
于是我让娃儿跟我一起去前院拔草。
我给他开出了一个条件：
拔完草，奖励三块钱。
他可开心了。
于是立刻非常认真地拔了起来。
从开始拔草到拔完草，他的嘴巴几乎就没停过。
一会儿提醒我：
“不要把漂亮的小花拔掉。”
他说：
“要保护大自然。”
一会儿又指着一些长得比较高的草说：
“这种也不能拔。”
有时候我不小心把高一点的草拔掉了，他还会很认真地把那些草“送回去”，说要把它们和它们的朋友放在一起。
仿佛这些草都有自己的小伙伴。
后来他干脆跑去车库，把各种工具都搬了出来。
显然，他已经在为自己建立一个“专业拔草装备”。
有意思的是，我还发现了他在和草说话。
那一刻我突然意识到一件事：
这个孩子的内心，其实非常纯粹，也非常有爱。
拔草本来是一件挺无聊的事情。
可他却把它变成了一件很好玩的事。
整整三个小时，我们都在院子里拔草。
我一边拔，一边听他在那里和草聊天、和自然讨论。
不知不觉，我也被他的那种正能量感染了。
或许在大人眼里，
那只是杂草。
可是在孩子眼里，
那是绿色的植物，
是大自然的一部分。
那一天，
原本只是一次普通的拔草。
却变成了一次很难忘的经历。
婷妈的亲子日常
创作于 2026.03.07
原创发布： tingtingma.com
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Tingma’s Parenting Journal | 209. Pulling Weeds
A few days ago, I happened to be home with some free time.
Since we weren’t doing much, I asked my son to help me pull weeds in the front yard.
I made him a simple offer:
If we finished pulling the weeds, he would earn three dollars.
He was thrilled.
And immediately started pulling weeds very seriously.
From the moment we began until the moment we finished, his mouth hardly stopped talking.
At one point he reminded me,
“Don’t pull the pretty little flowers.”
Then he added,
“We need to protect nature.”
A little later, he pointed to some taller grass and said,
“We can’t pull these either.”
Sometimes when I accidentally pulled one of those taller plants, he would carefully “return” them somewhere else, saying he wanted to put them back with their friends.
As if the plants all had their own little companions.
Later he even ran to the garage and brought out several tools.
Apparently he had decided to build his own “professional weed-pulling equipment.”
What amused me even more was that I discovered he was talking to the plants.
At that moment, I suddenly realized something:
This child’s heart is incredibly pure and full of love.
Pulling weeds is usually a very boring task.
But somehow, he turned it into something fun.
For three whole hours, we stayed in the yard pulling weeds.
As I worked, I listened to him chatting with the plants and discussing nature.
Without realizing it, I found myself being lifted by his positive energy.
Perhaps in the eyes of adults,
they are just weeds.
But in the eyes of a child,
they are green plants,
a part of nature.
That day,
what began as a simple task of pulling weeds
became a truly memorable experience.
Tingma’s Parenting Journal
Written on March 7, 2026
Originally published at tingtingma.com
Written for my child, and for the adults who are still growing.
Unauthorized reproduction is not permitted.
Originally written in Chinese by the author.
This English version was translated with the assistance of ChatGPT.