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show don’t tell

children without any questions ~ are possibly heavenly bespoke parents with all the answers ~ very likely gave the angelic cloak By David Kavanagh

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I Am Anaya

Date: 1/30/2025 12:26:00 PM

Your cloaked in mystery. Show kids narrative techniques and most of all parents should be creditable when answering. If the parent is willing to listen, a two-way street. I'm hating on the controlling parents who demand obedience, are suspicious and shun meaningful dialogue and eschew healthy relationships. Also, parents can't hide vaping although they think they are, mind what YOU say and don't say don't smoke!! Unless you don't smoke. Words are cheap, not yours of course.

I Am Anaya
Date: 1/30/2025 2:42:00 PM

Big fan! All is good, for me anyway ty.

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/30/2025 1:45:00 PM

(Your pops caught you smoking, and he says, "No way" That hypocrite smokes two packs a day) you gotta love the Beastie Boys Anaya, meaningful dialogue, common sense seems to be the order of the day, I think your comment has shown quite a lot of it here, thanks so much for sharing, I’m trying to find my way back into the soup, of course I will have to see what you’re up to, LA has had its fair share of the news over here in the past few weeks, some shocking footage, stay safe, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 1/30/2025 9:52:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your fun write. Love your line, "children without any questions." That will never happen... Parents have the answers even when they make them up. Right??? Have a fun day as you write away..................

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/30/2025 10:32:00 AM

Ha! Thanks Paula, yes perhaps parents make up little stories to buy themselves a bit of time or get out of an awkward moment, but some parents really do believe they know everything? and woe betide any child that questions them, cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 1/30/2025 12:00:00 AM

"Read the above. You then have three hours to write your answer. Please include philosophy, sociology, religion, psychology and erm, parent craft" "can you check if I'm on the right track sir? I was going to extrapolate from known meanings and connotations of the word 'spoilers' and then work through the concept of how being knowledgeable is relative and in fact we all know nothing"

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/30/2025 2:24:00 AM

Ha I’ve finally written a monoku that has left the great Dilly Dally Bamboozled, I’m feeling quite devilish today so I’m only showing not telling :) the parents with all the answers will interpret this one their own way no matter what I say, but you look at it subjectively which indicates an open minded parent, :) cheers David