meal deal

Posted on January 22, 2019 | 16 Comments

The

Neighbors

Locked their doors

They could feel the

Disturbance growing

Children everywhere froze

Staring at their plates blankly

It was a fate far worse than death

Strapped in high chairs, there was no escape

Mothers made them eat their vegetables

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

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16 responses to “meal deal”

  2. davidbruceblog | January 22, 2019 at 7:39 pm | Reply

    Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2 and commented:
    I thought this was going in a whole different direction.

    Liked by 1 person

  3. Bette A. Stevens | January 22, 2019 at 7:56 pm | Reply

    Love it! Oh, those meal memories… 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  4. Colleen Chesebro | January 23, 2019 at 12:54 pm | Reply

    LOL! What a fun Etheree. Are you enjoying the format? I’m still chuckling about having to eat your veggies. I was always fine with that as a kid. For me, it was that yucky navy bean soup. No way, Jose!! 😀 ❤

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  5. Dorinda Duclos | January 23, 2019 at 8:38 pm | Reply

    This made me giggle. Does every child hate veggies? lol

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  7. Vashti Q | February 2, 2019 at 2:39 pm | Reply

    Ah, ha, ha! I love your etheree, Annette! I remember being forced to eat red meat as a kid. I would stare at it for who knows how long. Compared to that veggies weren’t so bad. 😉 xo

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