99 word prompt : whiny unicorns
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February 22, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a unicorn. It can be realistic or fantastical. Go where the prompt leads.
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“Dad says you’re daft,” My 10 year old grandson advised me with a face so serious I had to smile.
“He believes in rainbows and unicorns,” I chuckled. “I love your dad very much, but he has the common sense of a turnip.”
“That was mean,” my grandson said, bottom lip quivering.
“The world is a violent place. If words make you cry, I don’t want to see what happens when you’re punched in the face.”
“You hurt my feelings!”
Footsteps, quick with anger, followed the words, “Out of my house, Ma!”
“Gladly,” I chuckled.
I walked to my Cadillac, considering the perfect gift for a family of whiny atheists. I’m changing my will and leaving everything to my church.
That’ll teach the whinging lot of them….
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LOL! I love writing about dysfunction. 🙂
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Goodness, that seems like an overreaction.
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One both parts. 🙂
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Ha ha ha, don’t you think she over-reacted a tad bit there? And I loved the quote at the beginning, I hate whiny kids.
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Thanks. 🙂
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I would have thought you were teasing? Isn’t that your job as grandma? Surely you don’t need to go to church to believe in something? Cheers,H
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Never could find a church I fit into. It’s a grandmother’s job to annoy the snot out of her kids and make the grandkids laugh. 🙂
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You write dysfunction so well, Joelle! I got a kick out of Grandma’s exchange with her grandson.
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Thanks. 🙂
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