Disposable Diaper – Freewrite #9 (Day 790)
“He’s three years old for Christ sake!”
“Well, he still doesn’t know when to ask to go.” I lifted his legs and slid the diaper into place.
“I just think you haven’t done a good job with him.”
Well, she would think that. She never thought that I did a good job, and raising Jimmy by myself was just another case in a long line of complaint.
Mom left the bathroom and went back to her shopping. “C’mon Jimmy, let’s get you settled.” I put his corduroys back on. A man came into the restroom as I was lifting the changing table back into place.
“Isn’t that woman’s work,” he asked with a grin.
“She died,” I said. I didn’t feel like joking around. He lost his grin. Serves him right I thought.
Jimmy felt the tension and clung to me when I left the bathroom. “It’s alright bud,” I said. “We’re gonna be fine.”
In the bright lights of Walmart, the people thronged for their Christmas gifts.
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Parenting is not an easy task @cliffagreen, even harder if the parents are fighting, you caught this very well in your story, keep up your great work, it's awesome.
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Thanks @cliffagreen, and keep on creating awesome content.
moms can be so critical. good that he is standing up for his boy.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the prompts.
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Well, @deirdyweirdy said it all! Great little story.
Thank you!
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This is great. So much said in so few words. You can really feel the narrator's frustration in his retort to the stranger's little quip.
Thank you. I'd use more words, but we only have 5 minutes!
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Hey this is a great story! I would love to see some more of that.
Nice free writing article.
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