Today at dVerse Quadrille
our prompt word is ‘pinch’;
here is my 44-word response.
The day
I was born,
my father
declared
my cheeks
to be
as
‘rosy as an apple’
and begged,
“Someone,
please,
pinch me!”
My 4 year old
sister,
however,
was quite
annoyed
that I
was born
during
her
birthday party.
She’s
never
forgotten.
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44 Words
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Uhoh! Hopefully she’s over it by now.🤭
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I wouldn’t bet the house on it! 😂
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At least you didn’t burst out of her birthday cake!
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Hahaha!! 🎂
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Fond and funny memories!
I guess that could spoil a birthday party! My second child arrived four days before my older child turned 3. Fortunately, they’ve always been very close.
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Things like this happen more frequently than we realize. My two oldest grandchildren have close birthdays, one on May 4 and the other on May 6. We joke that they were conceived during “Magic Moments in Montauk”, our summer vacation spot at the easternmost point of NY 😊
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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My husband, his mother, and our kids were all born in February–so, it’s May magic here. 😉
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Busy month …. both February and May! 😉
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This is adorable. Love those rosy cheeks. Too bad on the sibling’s party though.
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Things were completely out of my hands!
Thanks for your great comment. 👶🏼
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Funny and cute, Nancy! Not the present she was looking for?
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In the words of Sir Mick, “You can’t always get what you want.” 😁
Thanks, Michele!
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Truth. My brother wasn’t too thrilled about my appearance either. 👼🏻
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That is unforgivable to wreck your sister’s birthday party….
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😂😂
I know! So rude!
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Ha! That was unexpected. Such a fun little twist.
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Thanks, Whimsy, for your comment and prompt.
I’m glad you enjoyed my Q today.
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Aww this made me smile 😊
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Oh, thank you, Angela!
Those are always the best reactions!
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I imagine it would be no fun to now have to share one’s birthday!
My sister was my father’s birthday gift, 53.5 years ago 🙂
This was wonderful, Nancy.
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Thanks, Dale. What a lovely tidbit about your sister and father.
My granddaughter and I are 1 day apart, happily for her sake! 😊
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Thank you. (One of the perks of blogging, methinks.)
Awww… would have been nice to share with her grandmother, I think! 😊
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Siblings!!!!
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Exactly!
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😂🥰
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And she never will.
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You got that right, D!
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There is always one
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Always! And I seem to attract them 😂😂
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Lol 😅😅😅
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What a story this Q tells and all in 44! Well done, S.S.
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Thank you!
It’s easy when
there’s nothing to make up.
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I love the characters here. Your 4-year-old sister is so relatable
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Thanks, JYP!
I remember how annoyed she was when our mother insisted I be allowed to attend her Sweet Sixteen birthday party (I was 12); in hindsight, she was justified.
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So cute 💜💜
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Apparently I was a real cutie pie;
my sister had a different opinion. 😒
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Lol! This was a fun read!
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Thank you, CA.
Glad you enjoy it!
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Wonderful use of the prompt. I understand your innocent predicament in my own way. 😉
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It was totally out of my control! 👶🏼
Thanks so much, Susan.
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Mine too. Jealousy is such a destructive emotion. I’ve never been able to understand it. 😉
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And yet it comes so easily to some.
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I wrote a piece many years ago called “The Jealousy Gene”. It was interesting to me how it seems to run in families. It could come from an environmental influence but within those families there were always some who weren’t “infected”. I consider it a genetic disorder. 😉
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Interesting take. I never thought of it as having anything to do with genetics. You might be on to something!
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It pertains to certain temperaments which are highly determined by genetics. A fascinating angle to me as well.
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My sister was born on my birthday. It wasn’t much fun when we were children, but we’ve loved sharing the day as adults.
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Ah, so you know how it feels when someone gives you a pair of ice skates and says “This is for the two of you.” 😂 😳 ⛸️⛸️
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hahaha. Yes. Or she gets the angel food cake and yours is devils food.
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How dare you! or How daring of you!
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And I’ve been making grand entrances ever since! 😂
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lol
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Nancy,
The humor and lasting impact of your sister’s reaction is wonderful!
~David
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Thanks, David.
Unless you’re twins,
sharing your birthday
(and the presents) is a drag!
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Yes, sisters can be like that. This is a lovely little poem – well done.
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Thanks, Kim!
You sound like
you’ve had practice 😂
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No sisters, but a pelthora of bickering Aunts…..
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That’ll do it!
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