Monday, 10 February 2014

On the Rocks

I've taken on the challenge from Trifecta to write 33 words about love gone wrong but without using love, sad, tears, wept, heart or pain.  Here is my take...

I'm trying to explain to the kids why mummy left, why there is no money and why she left a pile of whisky bottles behind her.  We are abandoned for her next drink.

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18 comments:

  1. Kir10 February 2014 at 15:40

    Oh such sadness and tragedy in such few words, but so well done.
    Your heart hurts for these characters.

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  2. JannaTWrites10 February 2014 at 15:53

    This is a sad situation and definitely hard to put into words kids can understand.

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  3. brudberg10 February 2014 at 19:45

    To be left to her hunt for liquor.. can't be more sad than that.

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  4. Unknown10 February 2014 at 19:55

    That is sad when you choose your addiction over your kids! ♥

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  5. kymm10 February 2014 at 23:40

    Yow. No good explanation for that one, nope.

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  6. troy P.11 February 2014 at 02:59

    And there's always a next drink to be found. Many, much younger than the first...

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  7. Trifecta11 February 2014 at 18:00

    Wow. Tragic, harsh, just very, very sad. Thanks for linking up and don't forget to vote!

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  8. Gina11 February 2014 at 18:09

    Love Troy's response above. Indeed! This is a sad reality sometimes, I'm afraid.

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  9. glynis rankin11 February 2014 at 22:01

    Abandonment for any reason is so terribly sad for the kids, but for an addiction, equally so.

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  10. garrisonjames11 February 2014 at 22:49

    Ouch. Truly sad stuff.

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  11. Anonymous12 February 2014 at 05:47

    Ugh. What a sad circumstance.

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  12. Ivy12 February 2014 at 15:15

    Oh, wow. The realness of this makes it a heartbreaking tale.

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  13. Anonymous12 February 2014 at 21:21

    Ouch, that's painful for sure. Having to deal with it is one thing; having to explain it to the kids... Nice job.

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  14. Anonymous13 February 2014 at 07:38

    Such a sad piece with heartbreaking words. Very good job on the prompt.

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  15. Draug14 February 2014 at 15:07

    That's heartbreaking.

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  16. Anonymous14 February 2014 at 19:21

    Powerful, heartbreaking, and yes, near impossible to explain in a kid-appropriate way.

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  17. Atreyee15 February 2014 at 20:06

    Heart breaking piece!

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  18. Anonymous15 February 2014 at 23:48

    That is wrong.

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