TELL ME A TALE IN (EXACTLY) 120 WORDS – Family

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Michael

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Today’s prompt is:  Your family dynamics growing up.

I am the second child of four. My older brother is five years older than me, and for the most part growing up, I was his irritating little brother. At times I excelled at it.
Below me were a brother and a sister. My younger brother and I played a lot in the backyard, and my sister was sent to annoy me and has done that so well throughout life.
My dad was the head of the family unless mum took over when there was some crisis. I used to go and watch and ‘help’ my father with jobs, and after I’d irritated him to the point of distraction, he would say: “Go and tell your mother she wants you.”
Written for: https://rantingalong.blog/2018/10/04/joelles-tales-first-thursday-of-the-month-tmat120-writing-prompt-for-october-2018/
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13 Responses to TELL ME A TALE IN (EXACTLY) 120 WORDS – Family

  1. floridaborne's avatar floridaborne says:
    October 5, 2018 at 2:17 am

    LOL!! I love the last line. There are phrases we remember from childhood and “Go and tell your mother she wants you” is priceless. 🙂

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  2. pensitivity101's avatar pensitivity101 says:
    October 5, 2018 at 10:21 am

    Brilliant last line Michael.

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  3. rugby843's avatar rugby843 says:
    October 5, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    I might have used that same phrase once or twice🤗

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  4. willowdot21's avatar willowdot21 says:
    October 11, 2018 at 7:47 am

    Brilliant, I was the youngest so I managed to annoy all my brother and sisters and exasperate my mum and dad 🤔💜

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