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Waste of Time
Walt’s Dad had built up the tent. He had worked for three days constructing it.
That pesky hurricane had came and wiped all his hard work away. Walt’s Mum couldn’t help but joke about it. His Dad pretended at least to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.
Secretly Walt knew he was distraught. The ten-year-old spent the next few days constructing the tent again with his Dad. Only for another pesky hurricane to come.
It wasn’t a complete waste of time. Twenty-five years later, it was one of the best memories Walt had about his late father.
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Making memories when they thought they were making tents. Sweet
Thank you for reading Neil. 🙂
Only good dads get to make memories like that.
Thank you for reading. 🙂
I like that these hurricanes are only “pesky”…
Thank you for reading Dale 🙂
Those sort of memories are the best ones, even if we don’t realise it at the time.
Another book to add to my list of ‘to read’, will check it out at some point 🙂
Thank you so much Iain. Much appreciated. 🙂
Dear Lisa,
Hence the silver lining in every pesky hurricane. 😉 Sweet story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. 🙂
A touching story Lisa, I like the way you show the boy’s point of view and how good memories are made.
Thank you. 🙂
Oh my goodness – there I was reading a ‘fluffy’ story when you went and hit me with that last line! Well done for surprising me.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thank you Susan. 🙂
It’s the shared experience that counts, it doesn’t really matter about the result. Nice one!
Thank you. 🙂
time can indeed smoothen the rough edges of a past experience and turn it into a sweet memory.
Thank you for reading. 🙂
A lovely story about sharing experiences, Lisa. Well written. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you Suzanne. 🙂
Congratulations on the new book! 😊 great take on the prompt. Memories are a valuable commodity
Thank you so much Laurie. 🙂
Kids get enjoyment out of the smallest things.
Thank you for reading. 🙂