The Bright Side
Leaving the bastard was easy. The hard part was telling her 8-year-old son.
Just before moving day, she nervously drove him around their new hometown. The back seat was uncharacteristically quiet, until Mikey suddenly shouted, pointing out the window with excitement: “Oh good! I always wanted to live in a town with a dark alley!”
Goodie!! I'm first to comment on this wonderful piece of 55...good job!!
ReplyDelete8 year olds have their priorities straight...
No accounting for taste! Some people are easy to please, eh?! Loved picture/story combination.
ReplyDeleteGotta love a kid with such low expectations!
ReplyDeleteJust like I Loved your 55!
Thank you so much for this Most Excellent contribution this week...You Rock!
Have a Kick Ass Week-End...Please!!
Great Monte Python lead in.
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Kids are such innocence , so easy to please and adjust so well, don't they?
ReplyDeleteLovely 55!
My kids used to reassure me that Divorce was the best thing for them too.
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Great 55 - I loved that the "bright side" had a "dark side" - like life!
ReplyDeletegotta love the priorities of kids...it is that simple thoguh i imagine one day he will have greater questions. hope you have a great friday. wonderful 55.
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Gotta love the 55s with super effective last lines! Nice work.
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This is so creative! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI remember the Life of Brian! They were singing that on the cross if I am not mistaken!
ReplyDeleteThe innocence comments kids pop out are priceless. Love the photo too.
ReplyDeleteKids say the cutest things.
ReplyDeleteI like that. That was a lot of fun. and it gives me hope.
ReplyDeletethey know, more than we think they do.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to look at the world again through the innocent, inquisitive, fabulous eyes of a child. Great 55.
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Very good, Patti! I think I lived this scenario once with my 9 year old. (who is now 33!) D
ReplyDeleteAh, those expectations. Enjoyed that - and the Python quote, of course :-)
ReplyDeleteYou never know what a child will say. Love it my friend. Well done. Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeletevery nice i used to watch art linkletter don't know if you knew of him or not it was a long time a go but I watched him just because kids say the darndest things.i'm up too just follow the link below please.
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Thanks for reading.
Larry@"this Blog Of Mine".
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ReplyDeleteLove the picture of the "dark alley" and the lead-in. Kids see the mystery and excitment that we sometimes miss as adults.
Good job!
Kids are precious... and so is this 55! And Monty Python never fails to put a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, everyone. While slightly fictionalized, but the basic story is true, including the final line. Kids truly are amazing. Would that we could all hold on to that uncomplicated view of the world.
ReplyDeleteKids -- just when you think you should worry about them they prove how resilient they really are.
ReplyDeleteI am whisteling that Monty Python tune now, thanks a lot... :) I liked this very much. Kids are great! Wow, imagine that, getting to live in a town with dark alleys... how awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat 55! /Jo.
..."For life's a piece of sh#%...
ReplyDeletewhen you look at it.." :)
Monty Pythohn forever!!!
Great to meet you on my blog the other day. Thanks for the visit.
Kids are so sweet with the dear things they say.
xo
whoops, Python typo.
ReplyDeleteIt really doesn't take a lot to please kids does it? LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat 55! Love the child's attitude. They always see the good in everything, don't they? Yes, my dad does have Alzheimer's. Nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteIt can be so simple for children. Frighteningly so.
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Monty Pythan, i can usually only take him in small doses -- although my son thinks he's pretty *amn funny. i loved the pic and the 55!! very well done! :-)
ReplyDeletethank you for the wonderful comment, with the right lines, i can rock it ... lol. mind, heart, body, and soul!!
warm smile,
This was a cute 55. A friend of mine is going through a separation right now and has an 8 year old son. I was with them both on Sat. and he asked the question from the back seat of the car. Mom, what does gay mean? There was a pause ...I said it means happy...but, she gave him a simple, not complicated, but true answer. Out of the mouths of babes!! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great week...
Love it! I wonder what else goes on in Mikey's mind??
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful and a good strategy.
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