Mother's Baby
Mothers always come through21 total reviews
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I absolutely loved this story, and it certainly surprised me! It's a lovely story for the contest, and funny too. You've done a good job at not letting the reader guess until the claws come out! The was hilarious! Well done and good luck in the contest. :)) Sandra xxx
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2024
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I absolutely loved this story, and it certainly surprised me! It's a lovely story for the contest, and funny too. You've done a good job at not letting the reader guess until the claws come out! The was hilarious! Well done and good luck in the contest. :)) Sandra xxx
Comment Written 12-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2024
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Thank you. I feel happy that you enjoyed the story. I love to write about cats.
Comment from Begin Again
Way to go! Let the reader believe the story was being told by a child and then bingo! it's a fluffy irate cat with it's claws set for battle. Good job and quite humourous.
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Way to go! Let the reader believe the story was being told by a child and then bingo! it's a fluffy irate cat with it's claws set for battle. Good job and quite humourous.
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 12-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you, Carol. I have been on this site sparingly lately. I miss reading your marvelous writings, but I will return when things slow down here.
Comment from Tim Margetts
This is great, I love the little surprise twist at the end that meets the brief perfectly.
As a dog dad and also someone who is owned by 3 cats, I agree.
Love me, love my fur family. And never come to my house unless you are ready to leave with plenty of fluff.
Tim
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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This is great, I love the little surprise twist at the end that meets the brief perfectly.
As a dog dad and also someone who is owned by 3 cats, I agree.
Love me, love my fur family. And never come to my house unless you are ready to leave with plenty of fluff.
Tim
Comment Written 12-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you for reading and commenting. I love cats and find them easy to write about. Glad you enjoyed the story.
Comment from Natureschild
A great flash story, well crafted and amusing. I love that you kept me guessing until the middle before revealing the protagonist is a cat.
I hope you do well in the contest.
Regards Terry
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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A great flash story, well crafted and amusing. I love that you kept me guessing until the middle before revealing the protagonist is a cat.
I hope you do well in the contest.
Regards Terry
Comment Written 12-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you, and thanks for the six stars. I have a cat who is picky about who he welcomes to the house. Cats are excellent judges of character.
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You're welcome
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
Mission accomplished! I was definitely surprised! lolol I was convinced this was a little kid we were talking about but then the claws came out and I was like...hey! wait a second. It's a cat! lol Good job.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Mission accomplished! I was definitely surprised! lolol I was convinced this was a little kid we were talking about but then the claws came out and I was like...hey! wait a second. It's a cat! lol Good job.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you. I love writing cat stories. They are excellent judges of character, too. Once, a man in a lovely suit came to our home, and my cat went straight to him and climbed on his lap. I was horrified the guy would be angry about the cat hair on his suit, but he just laughed and petted my cat. He was a genuine cat person.
Comment from Sallyo
Little horror... This is a genuinely funny piece of flash, which works because of the common habit of people to refer to their pets as "kids" etc. My daughter is "Mummy bird" to her parrots, and calls me "Granny bird" when I come to visit. Therefore... well, the story works!
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Little horror... This is a genuinely funny piece of flash, which works because of the common habit of people to refer to their pets as "kids" etc. My daughter is "Mummy bird" to her parrots, and calls me "Granny bird" when I come to visit. Therefore... well, the story works!
Comment Written 11-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you. Yep, I have five cats and love them like children. They have a lot of love inside their little, furry bodies.
Comment from DonandVicki
A clever flash fiction that has a twist at the end. Well done and fun to read. You had me fooled from the start, I was sure it was a child, in addition to the cat, being abused.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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A clever flash fiction that has a twist at the end. Well done and fun to read. You had me fooled from the start, I was sure it was a child, in addition to the cat, being abused.
Comment Written 11-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you. I live with five cats and have found them to be excellent judges of character. If they don't like a person, they don't hesitate to let them know.
Comment from royowen
You certainly spring a surprise which is what the contest was designe to do, but I certainly didn't know that before it was expressed, we've owned 12 cats in our married life, and remember every single one them. Great post, good luck, Blessings Roy
Typo : Aaaagh, Fred (screms) screams?
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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You certainly spring a surprise which is what the contest was designe to do, but I certainly didn't know that before it was expressed, we've owned 12 cats in our married life, and remember every single one them. Great post, good luck, Blessings Roy
Typo : Aaaagh, Fred (screms) screams?
Comment Written 11-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you, and thanks for catching the typo. I will edit and correct it. I'm sure you can relate to the pet parent thingy if you have owned cats.
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I do
Comment from joann r romei
This was very cute and perfect for the prompt. I would not put it past some animals, they are very possessive of their moms and daddies, good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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This was very cute and perfect for the prompt. I would not put it past some animals, they are very possessive of their moms and daddies, good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 11-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you. I love writing cat stories and often base them on my experiences with the cats in my life.
Comment from Brenda Strauser
I enjoyed this story. I really thought it was a kid in the beginning. The ending was quite a surprise. It was actually a cat. Well written. Great job.
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reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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I enjoyed this story. I really thought it was a kid in the beginning. The ending was quite a surprise. It was actually a cat. Well written. Great job.
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Comment Written 11-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2024
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Thank you. I love to write cat stories. I rescued cats for many years and witnessed some uncharacteristic behavior in some of them.