Bella believed she had reached an age of illumination
while riding home in a raucous school bus.
Ah ha! Now life all makes sense!
At her age of 16, Bella viewed events with profound
insight. Of course! Wild fires are results of droughts! Children are monsters because their parents
are idiots! Ice cream melts when it leaves frozen conditions!
Walking home with her insipid brothers, another profound
thought occurred. My brothers’ favorite past
time is teasing me. I hope they
develop massive face-covering case of pimples, and they could die of septic poisoning. This seems to be a correct punishment, unless they also got poison oak.
The above underlined words are from Elephant's Child. back in 2008,
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I think Bella can find a better way to get back at her brothers.
ReplyDeleteWell, I did try some things that were reasonably suitable for them.
DeleteThe link to elephant's child needs fixing. You have http://myjustsostory@blogspot.com/ like it's an email. Change the @ to a dot (.) 😊
ReplyDeleteLife didn't make any sense to me at 16 and frankly it's still a puzzle at 69. However, siblings do grow up and you appreciate them and all their antics!
ReplyDeleteWe did grow up, thankfully. That is not to say that they continued to be jerks.
DeleteNow people can understand why I don't wish to be 16 again. It can be agonizing to be so right about everything.
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to tell my progeny what it is like to have a 14 year old.
DeleteAh, 16. Yes, they know everything at that age.
ReplyDeleteOh, they do know everything.
DeleteSometimes it does make sense, but then the blur moves in again.
ReplyDeleteBinging 16 is pure misery.
DeleteI'm thinking her wisdom is more profane than profound...
ReplyDeleteI wonder if her wisdom rolls around in her brain.
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