PHOTO PROMPT © Yarnspinnerr
“Wait ‘til your father gets home!”
I’m not sure what I’ve done this time, but something tells me it has to do with the baseball I just hit.
“How many times have I told you not to play ball so close to the house?”
Too many.
Against my better judgement, I run toward the porch. I’d rather hide at Billy’s house.
Mom’s pointing up.
I gawk and shudder.
The ceiling fan looks like the very claw approaching me—Mom’s hand.
She grabs my hair and pulls me inside. “Go to your room!”
Why, oh, why didn’t I hide at Billy’s?
THE END
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Jan Morrill Writes 
Of course, even hiding at Billy’s he’d be found
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True, Neil. It never worked for long, did it? 🙂
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Those dreaded words–“Just wait till your father gets home!” I wonder if fathers ever got tired of being the threat.
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Miscreants are always caught. It gives Mom a reason to not fix the fan.
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We’ve all done something like that as kids. It passes. Then we become our parents and mete out the same disciple to our own.
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This had an oh so familiar ring about it. I remember long afternoons filled with dread at the homecoming of our father after an enjoyable bout of morning mischief-making.
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Brings back memories of the smashed garage windows and my football (soccer) days in the garden! Nice story Jan 🙂
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Dear Jan,
Those of us who mothered boys can relate to this, can’t we? Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hehe.
What a lovely, fun story. Thanks for the smile, Jan.🙂
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Ah man… I never did get that “wait till your father gets home” thing… So not fair to dad. But as the mother of boys with two broken doors to prove it… I am right there in this story!
(you just dropped your “r” on your ;0) )
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You’ve written this with a lovely, deft touch. It brought a smile to my lips!
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Wait til your father gets home!!! The waiting was half the punishment! Good one Jan
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These moms, I tell you…Coincidentally, I too came up with a similar scenario, in spirit at least 🙂
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A very fun read.
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Ugh, he did it again.
Yet kids will be kids.
Let go of the hair, though. Okay?
Randy
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Wait till the bad cop gets home is more like it. I think we switched between the good-cop/bad-cop a bit in order to just mix it up 🙂 Nicely done.
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Reminds me of my grandson when he’s pretending he doesn’t know he broke something by knocking it over with a ball he’s not allowed to play with in the house, while the ball’s in his hand!
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The initial threat draws you in. I am sure his father done something similar once – so why worry, he hopes. A fun read.
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Oh dear trouble ahead but if his dd’s anything like mine was he’ll appreciate what a shot it must have been to do the damage.
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