Baseball Socks and Cleats
Getting ready for the game32 total reviews
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello, John!
Ah! Saturday morning mayhem!
How I miss those days!
Sometimes I felt like I spent more time looking for our son's athletic uniforms and SOCKS than I did watching his games!
Humorous and relatable!
Thank you for sharing!
diane
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Hello, John!
Ah! Saturday morning mayhem!
How I miss those days!
Sometimes I felt like I spent more time looking for our son's athletic uniforms and SOCKS than I did watching his games!
Humorous and relatable!
Thank you for sharing!
diane
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Diane, we all lived it to some degree.
This is a super, super, really shortened version of chapter 1 of a baseball book I?m trying to write.
Thank you for your great reviews.
John
Comment from nomi338
A significant amount of our time as parents of children involve in sports or the arts, such as drama, dancing or band, is spent trying to help them find their equipment. You hope when they grow up and pursue any of these interests, they will do a better job of keeping up with their stuff.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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A significant amount of our time as parents of children involve in sports or the arts, such as drama, dancing or band, is spent trying to help them find their equipment. You hope when they grow up and pursue any of these interests, they will do a better job of keeping up with their stuff.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Either that or their children provide the payback!
Thank you for reading and sharing.
John
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Sometimes this is repeated when the parents grow old and they start to acting like their children once did.
Comment from Sally Law
Yes, as the mother of all athletes, I had the stuff to wash. All our boys were extreme skaters if you can imagine that. It hard to get that stuff clean. Most the time we just declared it lost and had to buy new stuff. I'm glad you had something simpler. ;))
Sending you my very best today as always and best wishes for the upcoming contest.
Sal :))
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Yes, as the mother of all athletes, I had the stuff to wash. All our boys were extreme skaters if you can imagine that. It hard to get that stuff clean. Most the time we just declared it lost and had to buy new stuff. I'm glad you had something simpler. ;))
Sending you my very best today as always and best wishes for the upcoming contest.
Sal :))
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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This is a super, super condensed version of the first chapter of a baseball book I?m trying to write. I want to get more chapters written before I start posting it.
Thanks for sharing.
Extreme skaters? Is that like Skateboarding?
Comment from Kaiku
That`s a house like many I knew growing up and trying to find the `seat of your pants` Short story that provided a lot of information. Nice work and don`t forget to brush your teeth.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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That`s a house like many I knew growing up and trying to find the `seat of your pants` Short story that provided a lot of information. Nice work and don`t forget to brush your teeth.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Thank you so much. I appreciate your stopping by.
John
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of course
Comment from Ric Myworld
I'm sure there are many of us who can hear every word of this story replaying in our heads. We not only had to buy the darn stuff, but keep it clean, and be about to find it within a moments notice. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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I'm sure there are many of us who can hear every word of this story replaying in our heads. We not only had to buy the darn stuff, but keep it clean, and be about to find it within a moments notice. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Absolutely. We did that with baseball, basketball and soccer.
Thanks for reading and sharing.
John
Comment from Mintybee
It's hard to write a story in 50 words, but here you have a typical family interaction done well. The parents have clearly been through this exchange before. The child is constantly losing things. The parents are trying to keep the morning routine going as the child interrupts, needing help. You covered a fair amount in 50 words. Well done.
Mintybee
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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It's hard to write a story in 50 words, but here you have a typical family interaction done well. The parents have clearly been through this exchange before. The child is constantly losing things. The parents are trying to keep the morning routine going as the child interrupts, needing help. You covered a fair amount in 50 words. Well done.
Mintybee
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Thank you, Minty. I appreciate this great review.
John
Comment from John Ciarmello
Hahaha! If you've had boys, you will understand this one! I smiled all the way through this, John! My boys both live on their own and still manage to confront me with (the last time you were here, Dad, did you happen to see my...) I love every minute of it, though! Great work here! I loved it! Best, JohnC
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Hahaha! If you've had boys, you will understand this one! I smiled all the way through this, John! My boys both live on their own and still manage to confront me with (the last time you were here, Dad, did you happen to see my...) I love every minute of it, though! Great work here! I loved it! Best, JohnC
Comment Written 17-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2023
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Regardless of there she?s, they?ll always be kids to us.
Thanks for reading.
John
Comment from jacquelyn popp
This is a great sports fiction story and I enjoyed reading it. I love the reaction from the brain fogged dad. Your writing prompt entry caused me to smile and took me back a few years. Your story was well written and you did a good job of telling your story in 50 words. That is not easy to do. Your story was a fun contest entry that I enjoyed very much. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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This is a great sports fiction story and I enjoyed reading it. I love the reaction from the brain fogged dad. Your writing prompt entry caused me to smile and took me back a few years. Your story was well written and you did a good job of telling your story in 50 words. That is not easy to do. Your story was a fun contest entry that I enjoyed very much. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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Thank you, Jacquelyn. I appreciate your stopping to read this post. This is actually a very, very, very short part of the first chapter of a baseball book I?m trying to write.
Thanks again. John
Comment from royowen
This sounds like my place when my daughters were living with us. I love the reaction from the brain fogged dad, (thst certainly sounds like me, beautifully written my friend John, well done, good luck, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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This sounds like my place when my daughters were living with us. I love the reaction from the brain fogged dad, (thst certainly sounds like me, beautifully written my friend John, well done, good luck, blessings Roy
Comment Written 16-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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Thanks a bucket of baseballs, Roy.
I appreciate your stopping to read.
John
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Bless you
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this writing prompt entry with us. I enjoyed reading and it caused me to smile. I can't remember going through similar things with my boys, but unfortunately, I still do with my husband.
Rebecca looked at her husband, "You're next." (period needed after 'husband')
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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Thank you for sharing this writing prompt entry with us. I enjoyed reading and it caused me to smile. I can't remember going through similar things with my boys, but unfortunately, I still do with my husband.
Rebecca looked at her husband, "You're next." (period needed after 'husband')
Comment Written 16-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2023
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Thank you, Barbara, for reading and the correction.
Always appreciated.
John
