It’s time to post my response to the Six Sentence Story prompt, where the given word was MUNDANE
All Those Pedestrian Cares
“Hey Dad, my pal Abby just sold me his old Honda, so I wanna see if Tianna will go with me and we’ll split from this Dullsville, all these stifling rules and restrictions, and go see the world.”
“So you think you can head out, just you two, and live a free and easy life on the road? What about food, clothes, a roof over your head when it rains– all those mundane things your mother and I are now supplying?”
“We can crash in campgrounds where it’s safe; for gas and food money I can probably do the pedestrian stuff for awhile, pick up a little work here and there along the way.”
“Tires and repairs can be costly, you know – and if you should happen to have a baby you’ll need baby food, diapers, clothes.”
“Actually, Dad, I was hoping you’d let me have a credit card, too – me being your son and all.”
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A credit card from dad would be real helpful! 😂😂😂
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As long as Dad keeps working to pay it, right? Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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Yup! Just a simple request 😂
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Nowadays they’d probably just do a “Go fund me.”
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Yes, many do it.
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Hahaha! Right, kid. Good luck with that one!
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Glad my tale gave you a chuckle. 🙂
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🙂
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I can’t figure out how to get that ROFL emoji on here. Well, you get my drift 🙂
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I knew you’d like this one. 🙂
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They’ll need the credit card, but his dad probably shouldn’t give it to him.
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Now what kind of hard-hearted Dad would deny the boy his chance at freedom — and the necessary funds to achieve it. 😉
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Let ’em go. They’ll learn all those life lessons, just like we did, provided they do it on their own money. 😉
A brief personal anecdote if I may. I did a similar thing when I was 20 and a friend gave me 50c to put in my wallet so I was never broke. I spent that last 50c on a train ticket to a job interview, where I desperately lied my way into getting a start. 🙂
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A job is a wonderful thing when we need money to finance our “freedom.” 🙂
Thanks for reading and commenting.
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This reminds me of the comment by Erma Bombeck about how her first child moved away to college taking half the house with her and said, “I have to get away from your shallow materialism.”
Excellent six!
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Life has a way of teaching us what’s shallow and what’s not. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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I wonder if it was wishful thinking on the credit card 🙂 I enjoyed those six sentences very much!
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Thanks for reading. Wishful thinking or a spark of reality. While the son wanted to live free, a little twinkle of common sense told him he might not make it on his own, so he wanted a safety net. 🙂
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You’re most welcome! I enjoyed it! I would definitely be that son. I don’t go too far outside of my safety net.
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sometimes i find myself deeply shallow…good six.
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Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked it.
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Making it simple for you, dad.
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Exactly. Easy peasy. Just a tap–and one monthly bill to pay.
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Ah, the bank of Mum and Dad!
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I’m afraid by now it might be borderline diabetic. 🙂
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Of course he’ll be there to bail his son out!
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Depends how much foresight the Dad has. If he’s seeing a lifetime of bailing them out, he may decide not to take that first step. 🙂
Thanks for your comment.
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Ohhhh, kids–reminds me I’m glad I didn’t have any. Great story!
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I’m very thankful for mine, but yes, some kids turn out to be a big disappointment to mom & dad. In the case above, Perhaps he grew up feeling quite entitled.
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Sounds like this kid has it all figured out. There’ll be time enough for the mundane, but he should seize the day and see the world. With or without that credit card. Fun Six!
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Thanks for reading and commenting. I think it’s great for a young person to get out there and see the world, but do it solo. Don’t take on the responsibility for someone(s) else unless you’re ready to protect her/them from harm and pay the bills, IMO. I hope Tianna has a bit more foresight.
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And boom! We want to hit the road, see the world, be independent and oh yeah, could we use your cc card, Dad? This was priceless, lol.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Ah parenting of adult children! Where we place one hand on their shoulders, the other over our mouths, which makes it much harder for us to pull that credit card out of our wallets> 😀
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Sounds like a good plan. 🙂
Thanks for reading and commenting.
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