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Two Diverse Reactions To Ding Dong

Ding dong

Child runs for the door
Eager, excited, thrilled
With whoever is there
Expecting the best possible scenario

Adult has completely different reaction
Slowly gets off of couch, heads toward door
Home invasion? Religious pamphlet-distributor?
Girl Scout Cookie sales? 

Experience and knowledge have taken their toll.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020

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M. L. Kiser Date: 8/13/2020 6:36:00 PM Never answer that ding-dong unless it's a girl scout...cookies are very important to preserve sanity these days. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/14/2020 3:24:00 AM Girl Scouts are selling them now at store locations, which I do agree is safer.

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/12/2020 6:49:00 PM Yes. How true... Yet it gives us such hope for the future to see the enthusiasm of the young ones, doesn't it? Seriously, they inspire me. Great contrast here, Caren. Thanks, Gershon Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/14/2020 3:24:00 AM They are so much fun to watch! So much!

Rico Leffanta Date: 8/12/2020 11:37:00 AM Well done! Thanks for the laugh! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/12/2020 6:23:00 PM Love it that you laughed!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/12/2020 7:34:00 AM LOL! True and comical! Heaven will not be so. We can take those long hikes through the woods, answer the door — perhaps no doors at all! We will be those innocence once more, with nothing to fear! Love ya, friend! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/12/2020 6:23:00 PM I have nothing to fear. I have had a great life!

Sigrid Ermine Date: 8/12/2020 4:47:00 AM Yes. Heartbreakingly so. Good verse to capture the phenomena of aging scale. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/12/2020 6:24:00 PM It was an observation I always make. Children are always the first to get the door and eagerly.