The Family Secret

She stood by the graveside holding her mother's hand determined not to cry. Her mother might cry but not her.Her mother may have loved him but not her. If anyone had have asked her how close they were she would vehemently reply that they weren't.

Appearances can be deceiving. People thought they were the perfect family but she knew the truth. And so did he.

She would remember for a long, long time what he made her do. And sadly her mother seemed oblivious to what was going on.

It started out infrequently but then grew until it would occur daily. And she hated it. It was the worst kind of thing that could happen between a father and a daughter.

When her mother turned to her and asked how she would remember her father she was quick to answer.

"I hate him. He always made me eat my vegetables."

The clue from the folks at Studio30+ this week was vehement/aggressive and believe me I vehemently hate vegetables too.

Comments

The Polka Dot Door

A long time ago, when I was 22, my first child was born. That kid grew up on a little Canadian kid's show called Polka Dot Door, produced by the TV Ontario network. And Dad, more often than not, sat through those shows with his little one. Nine or so years later when a brother, and a year after that when a sister came along number one son was moving on to Knight Rider and The Dukes of Hazzard. But there was a nice overlap where his siblings picked up where he had left off with Polka Dot Door. And Dad was right there to welcome them. So you're looking at a Polka Dot Door veteran. The show began in 1971 and ran to 1993. I didn't watch the full run but I did get in my fair share. The formula was pretty simple. A young male and female host, which seemed to change every week, sang songs, told stories, made crafts and generally did their best stimulate little brains. The show opened as follows... Imagination Day! Oh boy! ...

30 Days of Photos III #4 Sour

Check out Ziva's Inferno for the rest of today's photos.

30 Days of Photos - #11 - Wheels

Hey it's Wednesday and time for Pause Ponder and Pun . You can find our latest pictorial punfest over at dufus daze today while we continue here with 30 Days of Pain Photos . So, welcome once more to 30 Days of Photos , where 18 self-flagelists bloggers are participating in posting a photo a day for 30 days. Here are the other 17 you can visit after you've been here: Ziva , Mike , Nicky & Mike , Mo , Meleah , Bryan , Mariann , Malissa , Nora , Laughing Mom , Tanya , Elizabeth , 00dozo , Cheryl , Kristen and Katherine I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love to watch them roll No longer riding on the merry-go-round I just had to let it go (John Lennon) I gave this bike to my wife for her 50th birthday not too long ago. It's one of those retro bicycles made by Electra . Kinda cool. Oops, I just reali...

nonamedufus

Search This Blog