“How does Katie appear to you today?”
“Same as always, sullen.”
“Is she still all emo with that black fringe covering her face?” She asked, throwing around the Urban Dictionary word like she knew what it meant.
“No, it’s green now. Well, actually more of a teal,” I explained. “But, she wears the same black lipstick, and with her pale complexion and that shade of hair, she has a perpetual seasick cast about her.”
Expelling an exasperated sigh, she just shook her head.
“She can’t even swim!”
I didn’t know what she meant by that, but it seemed the best argument against the unnatural hue of Katie’s hair she could summon.
“Her whole look is not very fetching,” she said, glaring at me as if I had control over the dye job. “She should’ve outgrown this rebellious stage ages ago.”
“Don’t be aggravated at me,” I said, holding up both hands in surrender. “She never pays attention to anything I say, I’m just her daughter. Maybe she’ll listen to you Gramma, but I doubt it.”
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Oh so very amusing! Loved it loved it loved it! The comment about not being able to swim in remark to her looking like she’s seasick killed me!
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Great twist as everyone says.. I laughed too when she said, ‘she can’t even swim.’ Good one!
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ha! great twist. nicely written response to the prompt.
best,
MOV
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I like to think that if my Grandma Helen was still alive that she would have a conversation with me about my mom at various times. My mom was her only child and a little wild by her standards for sure. My mom is sporting a gorgeous rusty hue among her highlighted hair right now, she enjoys a cigarette and a small glass of whiskey and an off color joke , my grandma would have been proud and mortified at all once.
it was a great take on those relationships…three generations. 🙂
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A chuckle, a turnaround, a really good job on the prompt. I laughed out loud when I read the plaintive: “She can’t even swim!”
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Loved the twist at the end. I’m still giggling. Thanks for sharing.
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Ahaha! I love the play on expectations here. Poor gram. Poor mortified daughter!!
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Excellent. Well executed twist at the end!
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I like how the modern language fits this piece. and great tutnr in the last few sentences. I liked it a lot.
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Nice twist at the end Tara. I enjoyed that they were talking about the mother, instead of the child.
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