Tag Archives: Moral Mondays

Moral Mondays: “Say No to Drugs”

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Michael

My mother picked me up from rehab. She knew the way, the routine, the process, the steps I had to take. I usually lasted a week at best, then the decline started. I missed the high, the rush, the escape. … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Look, don’t touch”

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Michael

Brenda Fawn was the most beautiful girl I knew. She was a class ahead of me at school and to me she was perfection. That she was older than me meant she would never have looked my way and why … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Spare the rod, spoil the child”

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Michael

Mr Carson believed in not sparing the rod. Every night you’d hear him dishing it out to his sons Paul and Steve. He’d been brought up the same way and thought himself an ok sort of guy and he wanted … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Harsh Words Stir Up Anger”

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Michael

It was always the Tupperware cupboard, a walk in cupboard floor to ceiling with plastic of every description. Always it was untidy, easier to throw in when not being used. His job was to tidy it. No amount of hours … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Listen Before You Speak”

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Michael

It’s hard living with someone who knows everything. Worse when they make that fact known and tell you that any knowledge you have is useless. So when the time came to build the garden it was another case of this … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: Mommy Lessons

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Michael

Nothing good ever happens after 2AM   My mother never liked waiting up or me. If I said I’d be home at midnight she expected me to drive in at midnight. If I was late there was a frostiness the … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “There’s No Place Like Home”

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Michael

There was so much to see in so few days. Twelve days of non-stop travel, sights to see people to meet. It was all go and he loved the history of it all. The thought of standing upon hallowed ground … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Don’t Take On More Than You Can Bear”

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Michael

For the umpteenth time that day he found the child huddled in the corner. Withdrawn and forlorn, the child, ragged and bedraggled stared at the wallpaper between sobs and sniffles. He knew the issue at hand. The child was thinking … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Never Talk to Strangers” – Defiant Child

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Michael

Defiant child stamped her feet. Arms folded, pouting lip there was no telling her. Stranger danger she ignored and so often in the street she would disappear only to be found in earnest conversation with a person unknown. No amount … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Blood Is Thicker Than Water” – Uncle Joe

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Michael

My Uncle Joe was a waster. He disappeared one day after an argument with his dad. Never heard of again we all wondered what happened to Uncle Joe. My dad would take me to the park to wander around among … Continue reading →

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