| General Fiction posted May 24, 2023 |
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When life teaches . . . Listen!
A Defining Moment
by Cyndee Paulson-Heer
To my youngest son, who in being born taught me to become the person I most wanted him and his siblings to be.
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"Oh shit! I've gotta sort this lest my past become my future and I repeat the mistakes of my parents," I said to myself, breaking eye contact with my toddler. I knew then I must abandon what I thought I knew, and I tapped my white cane into the unknown.
50 Word Flash writing prompt entry
"Oh shit! I've gotta sort this lest my past become my future and I repeat the mistakes of my parents," I said to myself, breaking eye contact with my toddler. I knew then I must abandon what I thought I knew, and I tapped my white cane into the unknown.
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Writing Prompt Can you write a complete story with only 50 words? That's the challenge of this writing contest. |
This was one of the most profound moments of my life. It forever changed the way I parented and the way I lived . . . I knew I had to become the person I most wanted my children to be.
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