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crescentdreams

Smashing Things

May 14, 2001 00:06

She was holding a glass jar in her hand, and her skinned knees were vivid in the moonlight against the rest of her skin. In fact, in the moonlight, it was hard to tell that it was August, and that her skin was as dark as a Mexican child who had been in the sun since day 2 after birth. It was hard to see the dust from the fields that she'd played ( Read more... )

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Without a care in the world... zorkfox May 16 2001, 02:32:43 UTC

"Because children never worry.. they live in a healthy, happy, painfree existence."

And if that were true, I might be a lot more like my mother expected me to grow up.

I hope, if I ever decide to have children, that they'll be as precocious and innocent and jar-smashing as you.

Re: Without a care in the world... crescentdreams May 16 2001, 02:45:52 UTC

Yes, well. That was sarcastic.

I wasn't innocent about some things. I wasn't all that carefree. And jarsmashing was safer and more healthy than hurting myself, although luckily it didn't occur to me that was an option. ;)

Re: Without a care in the world... zorkfox May 16 2001, 03:05:48 UTC

Lucky for a lot of us, I'd say.

Goodnight, beautiful. I'm glad you turned out the way you did, however that came about.