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i am my father
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i am my father |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore 
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searching frantically for my wallet i remembered distinctly i had placed it around s o m e w h e r e.... seconds gallop, then minutes "they are going to slaughter me!" muttering absentmindedly, i turned on the lights, waking up my mum, (she's a light sleeper), rummaged my piles of paper i should have thrown out a long time ago and other assorted mess, started sweating, cursing and repeatedly reminding myself this won't happen again (the skeptical back of my mind going "yup, as if!") my mum, in a lousy mood, groaned audibly (this is how she chooses to communicate) "you are just like your father" i paused, defended my case passionately, smiled He would have been proud |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
I love it.  Cold hands means a warm heart |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
There are some things that the geneticist will never remove... and this is one of them! Thanks, faterider... |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
well kaile. . . you know that this one speaks volumes for me. . . so, I'll just leave it at that my friend. . .  ----------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Sounds like it...enjoy this...James |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
This is just adorable, Faterider... I hate it when I do something which is so much like my mother would have done, especially since I always said that I never wanted to grow up to be like her. Not that I don't love her...I just don't want to be exactly like her because some aspects of her personality really annoy me....and yet, I seem to have inherited them along with her flat feet.  ~ genetic hugsLyra |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (giggles in delight) Oh Heng, this is delightful, sweet friend, I too wouldn't want to be exactly like my mom or dad because while without a doubt I love them very much, it would be boring to be exactly like them when we all are unique and have our dreams! (sigh) This is wonderfully said and humorous, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Heng, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
thank you Julie for always reading my work and leaving kind comments... Lady in White, oh yes, but i find it weird how it seems that we inherit aspects of our parents' personalities, along with their genetic make-up....i wonder if there is a scientific basis to such a theory.... John, yes i do realise(i know your dad means a lot to you)...and i will love to read a poem about how you are like your father... thanks James for reading Lyra, thank you for sharing yourself! really enjoyed reading your reply anyway, as i grow older, it amazes me how much i have evolved to be like my father...he is absent-minded, finds it hard to be generous with money, loves karaoke, doesn't own a temper etc. and i can find myself inheriting such characteristics also......please write us a poem to tell us what aspects of your mother's character you have inherited... |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
Noah, you snuck in while i was replying to the rest!  anyway, i have learnt about your mother through one or two of your poems and feel that you are blessed to have such a kind patient soul around...you are right though...it is boring to be exactly the same person as our parents...unfortunately, try as i may, i don't think i can ditch my absent-minded nature aside... |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
Funny how maturity creeps in to smack you in the face...my smack? it was probably harder than the rest!! spent my ENTIRE teenage years trying to be just the opposite of my mom...and now? yeesh I strive to be the person she is!!! very much enjoyed you here!!! Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
Yes yes yes, the legacy lives on! An interesting poem you've penned! mycafe Keep counting your blessings |
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