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Sunday, February 3, 2013

SETTING AN EXAMPLE

For The Sunday Whirl: Go, Again, Fuss, Straight, Wish, Miserable, Interest, Prove, Sweet, Bust, Figure, Enough.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE



Here we go again...!
But what's all the fuss about?
I'll tell you, straight up...

You wish I'd lay off...
You're miserable as sin...
Show some in-te-rest!

Just to prove my point
I'll give you some sound advice
Got to keep things sweet!

It's not 'shit or bust'!
(to use a figure of speech)
...Have you had enough...?
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19 comments:

  1. Laurie KolpFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Teenagers?

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  2. Stan SkiFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    Thanks Laurie; You got it!

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  3. vivinfranceFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    I remember those argumentative adolescents. Come to think of it, I was probably one myself once.

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  4. Stan SkiFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:10 PM

    Thanks Viv; Me too!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    One of the things I like about getting older: I can look at this from both sides, child or parent, and laugh about all of it,

    Elizabeth
    http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/

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  6. JulesFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Close to home from both sides, my own teen years, and those of my children. Thankful I can say been there done that.

    I went in a different direction:
    http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2013/02/sw94-judgement.html

    Also added to the story, link is in SW reply section.

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  7. Stan SkiFebruary 4, 2013 at 1:36 AM

    Thanks Jules; we always reap what we sow... ;)

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  8. Stan SkiFebruary 4, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    Thanks Elizabeth; good to be able to look back and laugh... :D

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  9. Sharp Little PencilFebruary 4, 2013 at 4:33 AM

    Oh, Stan, this is GREAT. I used to tell my daughter, Riley, that swearing was "lazy language," used by people who couldn't think of adjectives fast enough, and so let the F-word describe everything. Of course, she didn't really need this advice, since she kept a thesaurus in the bathroom... (Valedictorian of her class, and that was BEFORE she was diagnosed with Asperger's!!)

    This is just too rich for all us parents, especially those whose children have moved on, like mime. Of course, I'm sure she swears a blue streak with her friends, but NEVER in a professional setting. Peace, Amy

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  10. brenda wFebruary 4, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    Teenagers... one is full of angst at our place. The other is blossoming into something more mature than I will ever be. ha! I like your perspective. This will all pass too quickly, right?

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  11. Stan SkiFebruary 4, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Thanks Amy; Swearing is an art form... if used 'correctly'... ;)
    Thanks Brenda; Approaching 50 ... and still a teenager at heart...

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  12. Veronica RothFebruary 4, 2013 at 11:32 PM

    Yup, I thought teenagers too. Tell you one thing...when they get older it doesn't get better, it just gets more. :) Love your "Sunday Whirl is here" shoutout! :)

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  13. Stan SkiFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:21 AM

    Thanks Veronica; I'm one four who were all teenagers together... must have been hell!

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  14. Ann (bunnygirl)February 5, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    Makes me glad I don't have kids...

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  15. Stan SkiFebruary 5, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    Thanks Ann; I thought that was what was good about heaving them... ;)

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  16. flaubertFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Stan, how the hell did you manage to conceal those wretched words so well? You did a great write in this concise piece.

    Pamela

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  17. Stan SkiFebruary 5, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    Thanks Pamela; I gather the words, throw them in the air, and see where they land... pot luck ;)

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  18. Walt WojtanikFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Did that rant work, Stan? I have a daughter with an edge that needs a little rough sanding! ;) I love the 'tude here.

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  19. Stan SkiFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    Thanks Walt; And there's only one 't' in a(tt)itude... ;)

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