“You have me bending over backwards every day and I am sick of it!” Meghan stomped out of her and her husband’s house. They had another daily spat over one more thing and one more thing was enough to break Meghan’s ever patient mind.
“It’s unacceptable to be constantly running around all day long and not get anything done; look at this house, it is a pigsty,” exclaimed Clarence right before Meghan ran out on him.
Looking at the house, there were the morning’s dishes piled in the sink and yesterday’s laundry in the basket to be folded, while Clarence sat at his computer and played games, waiting for Meghan to wait on him, while he also ignored the children; and that’s when things got loud; Clarence opened his mouth and asked when would lunch be served. This was right after Meghan just got home from picking up their children at school, along with running errands for groceries, gas, getting his list of “necessities” and not grabbing a latte.
As Meghan drove away, she heard this song and made one of her own.
Just a little bending
Takes so little effort
Putting down that plaything
Would be more acceptable
Over unacceptable responses
Killing chances at harmony
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There you have it! This is my Six Sentence Story – Double Feature 😉 A little prose, a little poetry and away we go! Want to join us? Go to Girlie on the Edge and have a shot at at.
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There will be that straw. Well told, i can see the whole situation.
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There are a lots of husbands like Clarence all over the world, aren’t there?
I didn’t know the idiom, “bend over backwards” and I took it literally, until I googled it. 🙂
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Uh oh…It’s old like me lol
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Good, if not difficult decision, on Meghan’s part. Ole Clarence doesn’t appear like a person likely to change, seems way to comfortable with the status quo.
(Good music choice as enhancement of the story.)
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I was going for the music choice from my generation, but when I found this one, I could not resist! I had no idea it went back further.
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Not a difficult decision to make as Meghan had no choice. Yet I imagine at one time, she may have wished Clarence would change. Sad that he appeared unwilling to make that effort.
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I am hoping that if she goes for a coffee and danish (must have the danish) that when she gets back they can turn it around. If not, she may be sending him and his games packing.
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Lisa, we are seasoned, not old.
Great post and I googled it too. YIKES! Have a great day and thanks for this good six
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I am well seasoned, but not ready to cook as yet 😀 Thanks!
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Double prompts!!!
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Gotta change it up, sometimes!
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Excellent six. So much imbalance in this relationship and all due to the weight of Clarence. If communication doesn’t work… ‘laying ones cards down on the table’ then Meghan may have no option to make a big change. Nice use of the cue word.
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Go Meghan, go. It sounds as if she’s already a single parent…
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She sure feels like one.
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Ya gotta have two! One doesn’t make it in a marriage. Good short story & good sounds.
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