The first time I saw…
This was written for this week’s Trifecta Writing Challenge.
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/
They want 38 words, one syllable each including the following snippet: “The first time I saw. . .
Sleeping Baby In His Mother’s Arms, www.123rf.com – 1203 × 798 –
The first time I saw him in Mum’s arms his face was red.
“This is Joe.” she said.
“But he’s a boy! I told you, I want a girl!”
“You take what God gives.”
“I don’t like God.”
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That is a good one. Nicely done Catherine.
Thanks Joe. Liked yours too.
This made me laugh, and wonder if my brother had the same reaction when I was born… having wanted a brother.
Probably!
Ha! Joe has a long life of forced Barbie time ahead of him.
No… with 3 brothers and no sisters I learned to love toy cars!
Ha! We had one of each in my family. Equal parts Barbies and cars.
thanks for the grin
Always glad to provide grins!
And he turned out great!
Great!
Thanks
Great punchline!
Gracias Guapo.
Ha ha, this sounds like a scene from my house 🙂
And many another house as well!
Hahaha! That is precious. 🙂 Fabulous little story!
Thanks.
That’s sad 😦 For Joe too ! Nicely done 🙂
Not that sad… he turned out fine.
Kids can say the worst things, at times but, I’m willing to bet that Joe was well-loved and hugged and held…..eventually! 🙂 When we took our three year old to see her newborn sister, we had a trophy waiting for her that declared that she was the “Best Big Sister”. Since it was her first real trophy, she was too distracted by that to fret over the little rival for our affection, who lay snoozing in her little crib. The games parents play! 🙂
Yeah It’s why I make sure to have a big brother/big sister gift when a new baby arrives.
Haha! I got a bit of a giggle from this. Nicely written. 🙂
Give ’em a giggle … best gift ever.
“You get what you get … and you don’t have a fit!”
That’s what they taught my daughter in kindergarten. We try to subscribe to this little expression whenever necessary. But it works better if you say it like a country bumpkin (“git”) so it all rhymes. 🙂
Great job, Catherine.
Depends on which country your bumpkin lives in! Here, (Dublin Ireland) it would be “Ye ge whacha ge!”
sometimes it is hard with new arrivals…i enjoyed your story. ☺
And they get over it!
too cute!!!
♥
Thanks Dani.
Ha! That’s what my daughter said. Except for the god part 🙂
And you know something… despite the fact that i got on well with my brothers I STILL want a sister!
Amazing! Just how poetry needs to be.
Poetry… wow… flattered.
And yet not many can capture such a poetic effect in prose. Well done!
I may just have to curl up in a ball and blush! Thank you for your kind words.
Ah yes. The vagaries of the birthing. Great post.
Gotta love kids’ spunk.
Yeah… they’re so honest.
I hear you, kid. Sometimes those decisions are hard to understand.
Sure are!
This is adorable and so realistic. Very cute piece!
Thank you Mommy Dourest!