| General Flash Fiction posted September 19, 2023 |
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Motherhood reflected.
Silence is Sometimes Golden
by Laine Carson
Arjaye, sat gazing out the window. Memories filled her vision. The house was quiet. After raising seven children; silence was welcome at times, but these days time was over-saturated by it.
The house was once filled with laughter, music, dancing, praying, discussions of love, life, right, wrong, world issues, homework problems, band instrument practice, bragging, discipline.
Time was sacrificed to teach driving, cooking, reading, writing and arithmetic. Money was sacrificed for doctors, dentists, summer camps, and prom dresses or suits.
Arjaye sat gazing out the window. Memories filled her vision. The house was quiet.
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Arjaye, sat gazing out the window. Memories filled her vision. The house was quiet. After raising seven children; silence was welcome at times, but these days time was over-saturated by it.
The house was once filled with laughter, music, dancing, praying, discussions of love, life, right, wrong, world issues, homework problems, band instrument practice, bragging, discipline.
Time was sacrificed to teach driving, cooking, reading, writing and arithmetic. Money was sacrificed for doctors, dentists, summer camps, and prom dresses or suits.
Arjaye sat gazing out the window. Memories filled her vision. The house was quiet.
The house was once filled with laughter, music, dancing, praying, discussions of love, life, right, wrong, world issues, homework problems, band instrument practice, bragging, discipline.
Time was sacrificed to teach driving, cooking, reading, writing and arithmetic. Money was sacrificed for doctors, dentists, summer camps, and prom dresses or suits.
Arjaye sat gazing out the window. Memories filled her vision. The house was quiet.
Empty nest can feel good until you start to wonder why the kids never call or come by. Then you start to question why?
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