NaPoWriMo 2021
Viewing comments for Chapter 6 "6. Privacy"NaPoWriMo 2021 Poetry Challenge
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Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
LOL!! That is so funny, Debra, I could just picture you sitting enjoying your privacy, doing the word search or crossword. (my mum did that) And then to be rudely interrupted! Not on, my friend. Hurry up and get that heavy duty bolt on. :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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LOL!! That is so funny, Debra, I could just picture you sitting enjoying your privacy, doing the word search or crossword. (my mum did that) And then to be rudely interrupted! Not on, my friend. Hurry up and get that heavy duty bolt on. :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 07-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Hello Sandra :)
Thankfully, this is not a problem for me anymore! The children respect my privacy a lot more these days. Either that, or they don't need to be where I am 100% of the time now! I drew from my past frustrations to write the poem... Thanks for your lovely feedback, Sandra. I don't take the puzzle book into the bathroom with me though, just a regular novel when I'm having a bubble bath!
Thanks for your support with this challenge, you're helping to motivate me!
Best wishes, Debra :)
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You are most welcome, Debra. You always were a fun writer. :))
Comment from Wendy G
Very humorous! Most of us have been through that time of one's life. Now I have a little dog - and yes, unless the door is firmly locked he will push it open with his nose, just so we can always be together! Well written.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Very humorous! Most of us have been through that time of one's life. Now I have a little dog - and yes, unless the door is firmly locked he will push it open with his nose, just so we can always be together! Well written.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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LOL! I also have a dog just like that, Wendy! Thank you so much for your feedback. Best wishes, Debra :)
Comment from Gloria ....
Ha, I remember this well. Nobody even thought about the powder room, until ... well you got the story.
Terrific poem, Debra with a most entertaining and yet serious message at the same time.
Sometimes a heavy-duty dead bolt is just the thing.
Gloria
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Ha, I remember this well. Nobody even thought about the powder room, until ... well you got the story.
Terrific poem, Debra with a most entertaining and yet serious message at the same time.
Sometimes a heavy-duty dead bolt is just the thing.
Gloria
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Gloria, for your lovely feedback. Best wishes, Debra :)
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Oh my! I can relate to your wry humor--my first house had one bathroom and three inquisitive kids. Very amusing--to me--that your kids can pick the lock!
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Oh my! I can relate to your wry humor--my first house had one bathroom and three inquisitive kids. Very amusing--to me--that your kids can pick the lock!
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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LOL! Where there's a will, there's a way!
Thanks for the empathetic feedback ;)
BEst wishes, Debra
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
I agree. Your poem says it all. That should be a place of peace as you wrote, Debra. Good job with the rhymes and smooth flow. How did your kids turn the lock from the outside to get in? You're doing a good job with your April poem a day.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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I agree. Your poem says it all. That should be a place of peace as you wrote, Debra. Good job with the rhymes and smooth flow. How did your kids turn the lock from the outside to get in? You're doing a good job with your April poem a day.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Hi Jan :) Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I appreciate your kind support with the challenge also...
The bathroom door lock is fit into the door handle. On the opposite side of the door, the back of the lock is like a circle with a slit across it (like a screw head) The kids used to fit a coin, or their thumb nail into the slit and turn it so that the lock opened! Thankfully, they don't do it anymore! Best wishes, Debra :)
Comment from nancy_e_davis
I remember those days. Now days it's our pet cats that come about opening doors to get a peek. LOL Nice little bit o' humor here Debra. Well done. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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I remember those days. Now days it's our pet cats that come about opening doors to get a peek. LOL Nice little bit o' humor here Debra. Well done. Nancy:)
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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LOL! Our dog tries to do the same when the door is off the catch!
Thank you for your feedback, Nancy :)
Best wishes, Debra
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Privacy
by Debra White
Hello, Debra,
I didn't know you are British :) I am Spanish, from Spain.
I love, love, love your poem about mother's boundaries. My kids used to do that when they were little and now is my grandson that follows me to the bathroom ... hah hah hah. Excellent rhyme and imagery. Well done!
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Privacy
by Debra White
Hello, Debra,
I didn't know you are British :) I am Spanish, from Spain.
I love, love, love your poem about mother's boundaries. My kids used to do that when they were little and now is my grandson that follows me to the bathroom ... hah hah hah. Excellent rhyme and imagery. Well done!
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Gypsy for your kind and empathetic feedback! I also appreciate your generous star rating - I am very thankful x
Best wishes, Debra :)
Comment from Sally Law
Those days return with grandchildren, just so ya know. Oh dearest, will peace on Earth and good will in the bathroom ever come? A fine write from the loo.
Sending you hope for a quiet moment,
Sal XOs...
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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Those days return with grandchildren, just so ya know. Oh dearest, will peace on Earth and good will in the bathroom ever come? A fine write from the loo.
Sending you hope for a quiet moment,
Sal XOs...
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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Hello Sal :)
Thank you so much for your empathetic feedback!
Best wishes to you as always, Debra :) x
Comment from Joanne Gill-Maddick
This is a nicely written poem ð???it has a great flow and rhyme scheme. If they need my attention then and there. They turn the lock from the other side and crash in without a care. Very well done.
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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This is a nicely written poem ð???it has a great flow and rhyme scheme. If they need my attention then and there. They turn the lock from the other side and crash in without a care. Very well done.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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Thanks, Joanne, for your lovely feedback. Best wishes, Debra :)
Comment from lyenochka
Ah, I remember those days. It seems that from the time of babies in utero, that fine line of distinct individuality is often unrecognized. I do hope you get some moments of peace!
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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Ah, I remember those days. It seems that from the time of babies in utero, that fine line of distinct individuality is often unrecognized. I do hope you get some moments of peace!
Comment Written 06-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Helen :) They're much better now than they used to be... I had to channel previous frustrations for this one!
Best wishes, Debra :)
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I remember my youngest as an infant would panic if I was ever out of her sight and my husband would bring her to the bathroom while I showered to reassure her. It's good to have those days over! Lol.
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Aw... bless her! x
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She's 28 now. Lol.
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Something to remind her of! ;)