One woman's search for knowledge, truth, beauty, serenity, peace, harmony and all that crap.
Published on April 25, 2006 By Ms Mitchell In Writing
She became her mother against her own will.
The words she swore she would never say to her own children spilled out of her mouth.
And the children's response was like a slap,
"You sounded like Grandma just now."
NO! Make it stop!

She listed all the things she did that her mother would NEVER do:
Fast dance in the kitchen
Drop everything for a lunar eclipse.
Offer the UPS man a cup of cocoa.
Let people come over even when the house was messy.
Do Tarzan yells at the beach.
Go to the beach...in a swimsuit...cellulite and everything.

Then she realized that the kids were making a list of things
They swear they will never do to their kids.

Comments
on Apr 25, 2006
My humble apologies for the double post. I timed out so clicked it again...Sorry
on Apr 25, 2006

The other is gone, and time outs are a fact of life.

But I love it!  I actually realized I was my mother BK - Before Kids.  When I started spewing the stuff to my younger siblings that I had heard from my mother!

on Apr 25, 2006
Another slice of uniformly great writing. You have this real talent for taking a moment and sketching it perfectly, from a few different angles, gently highlighting an insight, and then, moving on (thereby leaving your readers wanting more). (For an example of how NOT to write this kind of piece, please see Link).

Maggie, I want to read more and more of your work. You're one of the two best writers I've read here. There is a confident, unhurried integrity to your writing: like a cup of really strong ginger tea. Hope my gratitude shines through. Moskowitz
on Apr 25, 2006
Another slice of uniformly great writing. You have this real talent for taking a moment and sketching it perfectly, from a few different angles, gently highlighting an insight, and then, moving on (thereby leaving your readers wanting more). (For an example of how NOT to write this kind of piece, please see Link).

Maggie, I want to read more and more of your work. You're one of the two best writers I've read here. There is a confident, unhurried integrity to your writing: like a cup of really strong ginger tea. Hope my gratitude shines through. Moskowitz
on May 01, 2006
like a cup of really strong ginger tea


Buddha, I was actually drinking ginger tea when I wrote it. Weird, huh? Thanks for reading and liking it.
Maggie