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Only Child (only read if only child. if not i know you'll read it anyway BRAT) |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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I’m a messed up individual I don’t have a place to begin You see I don’t have siblings No nutty folk to call kin I’m an only child Of an only child Of an only child My temper is wild! You see it’s a shame When your dolls have names You’re a twelve-year old boy and you still gottem So estatic they’re signed all on their bottoms Monopoly and twister With no brother or sister Who spins the board? Whose hand’s on blue? Who gets to be banker? Who gets to be shoe! Who really is winning? When it’s me against you! I guess I’ll be spinning What else can I do! My baseball and glove Ball drops from above No umpire will doubt He’s safe! He’s out! Really quite eerie I won the World Series What else to make up? Slapshot from the hole Now the Stanley cup! Then the Superbowl! But then there is Christmas When I run to the tree There isn’t a mix up All the gifts are for me! Every race I’ve entered I’m the winner-to-be I’m so self-centered When it’s me against me! I never drove a kid sister up to the mall Not knowing her any, I haven’t missed her at all My big brother never took me to show and tell Matter of fact I think I’ve turned out quite well See here is the problem it’s been mounting for years My wife has a sister and several cousins as peers And I must be cordial when they come over to stay When they get on my nerves I can’t hide and go play I bring out the monopoly and I bring out the twister My wife rolls her eyes and the laughs from her sister An only child makes social disaster somehow So I phone my mother, “Make me a sibling right now!” [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 12-28-2000).] |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Walty, enjoyed your poem.... But then there is Christmas When I run to the tree There isn’t a mix up All the gifts are for me! ........ this would be the part Daniel would love best!!!! all the pressie for him  Maree "If my words could blanket the skies and fill every corner and crevice of this earth, still this wouldn't be enough" "Maree Russo" |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Ever tried to play scrabble or ludo by yourself? It's not fun looking back...HAHAHAHAA But yes - christmas pressies...I'd FORCE Mum out of bed at 6am - and then she would FORCE me in turn to eat toast and have a hot drink for breakfast before I could open all those presents...lol Mothers ~grumble~  I once ate dry toast I remember haha (Oh and I am ALWAYS the boot in monopoly - because I boot people off the board when I go past them heh...) K |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
Very cute, walt! No, I'm not an only child, but I really enjoyed it anyway!  sp I won't go; I won't sleep; I can't breathe until you're resting here with me... |
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Skyfire 
since 2000-12-27
Posts 3381Riding |
I'm not technically an only child, but all my siblings are over 14 years older than me. The poem works, though. After my sister moved out, I didn't have any mix up in the presents!! ~*Skyfire  *~Always Canadian*~ ~*~I used to be an idiot, but I'm all right now~*~ |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thanx to all the brothers and sisters in the house |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Okay, so I'm a BRAT!! I have several siblings. I guess I can see the advantages to both situations, though I wouldn't give them up!! Delightful poem, Walt!!  Denise |
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elisaseyes Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 196fort worth texas |
If I had been your mother I would not have had any more children either. This is one of my favorites Walt. Love you. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I'm the proverbial middle child.. ya know .. the one your parents forget that they have???... Even my birthday was forgotten... cuz everyone else's was near Xmas - so they had to pay special attention to them.. nope - mine's in May... nothing special about that... Monopoly? Twister?... Scrabble?.. nobody will play with me... they say it's no fun cuz of the words I use... What was my name again?????...... |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
Walt, I hope you solved this problem by having a houseful of children. There is no sense in continuing the single child syndrome. By the way, I think you are still being spoilt by your wife!! |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Walt, I stand with Nan on this one, I was the proverbial middle child three times in a row. But I like this poem and I can see where Twister would be a problem. Funny thing is even with sibs there were still times I'd play me against me and I'd always win. write on Keth Religion is for people frightened about going to hell - Spirituality is for people who have been there. Anon. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
I am an only too so I can REALLY relate. Ups everything is yours and you don't have to share!! LOL Downs - bathtime, when all the other kids went home. Generally I didn't mind it too much, though I might have been a smidge needy friend wise you know?? But I found my bio families and now have 3 sisters and a brother, so I've more than made up for it LOL Great read Walt Isis *The heart of education is the education of the heart...* ~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit. |
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Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
LOL, you're a funny one walt..I loved the last line, hehee. Awesome poetry, as always my friend! *Krista Knutson* I'm a slow dying flower In a frost-killing hour The sweet turning sour and untouchable... -Natalie Merchant |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thanks Krista and Isis |
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