Comments | sarahblack5: flash fiction saves boy from nagging mother!

sarahblack5

flash fiction saves boy from nagging mother!

Mar 14, 2011 08:50

A Towering Taco Salad of Love

He brings home a note from the school nurse, height and weight. 6’5”, 245 pounds. I can smell cookies on his breath, and I spot a bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper sticking out of his coat pocket. I do a quick sweep of his bedroom, find an empty bag from Albertson’s, chocolate chip cookies, ditto Doritos bag, (family sized, ( Read more... )

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marasmine March 14 2011, 19:42:28 UTC

That produced very vivid mental echoes. The sons aren't as bad as their father - yet.

sarahblack5 March 16 2011, 00:03:50 UTC

now I think about it, that's a worthy goal!

treva2007 March 15 2011, 23:34:46 UTC

I assume there are midnight raids on the kitchen. There certainly are here with the almost-twenty-year-old.

sarahblack5 March 15 2011, 23:59:54 UTC

midnight raids for sure, or, "a boy gets hungry, Mom!"

He's asked me to stock the freezer with chicken pot pies as well as the Skinny Cows.

sarahblack5 March 16 2011, 02:38:27 UTC

some days I feel so lucky to have this kid, the very best kid in the world for me. Some days I feel like quietly getting on a greyhound bus going anywhere else- but I suspect he feels the same. He said we could go to Fiji! I've got a solar charger for his Nintendo and my kindle, so I think we're ready to go!

elena_62 March 20 2011, 20:10:51 UTC

Hi, Sarah!

As I was younger I tended to rant about how parents were treating their children, one way or the other: too tight or too permissive. Now I've finally noticed how difficult is to be a parent a I keep my moth shut, unless I'm asked about my opinion. Even on such occasions I try to be very non-judgemental.

Ciao

Antonella