At Home in Mississippi
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Comment from Mary Vigasin
This is a well-told and delightful story of your day at the circus. Your dad seemed to jump into fatherhood with both feet wanting to give you experiences he never had.
He was so enthusiastic to give you adventures.
Great descriptions of the circus and your feelings.
Best wishes,
Mary
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2023
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This is a well-told and delightful story of your day at the circus. Your dad seemed to jump into fatherhood with both feet wanting to give you experiences he never had.
He was so enthusiastic to give you adventures.
Great descriptions of the circus and your feelings.
Best wishes,
Mary
Comment Written 25-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2023
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Thank you again Mary, My dad did try to give me some experiences but In a way I did't get to do things other kids did like take vacations and I was fifteen before I got to eat in a restaurant other than a short order cafe.
Comment from patcelaw
This is quite a delightful, true story that you have written, and I wish you the very best in the contest I was impressed with the way that you told a story about the various things that were happening at Circus. I'm glad you shared it with us. Patricia
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2023
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This is quite a delightful, true story that you have written, and I wish you the very best in the contest I was impressed with the way that you told a story about the various things that were happening at Circus. I'm glad you shared it with us. Patricia
Comment Written 25-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2023
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Thank you Patricia. I'm glad you liked my story about the circus.
Beth
Comment from jmdg1954
Wow. I can certainly feel the apprehension walking up those rickety bleacher at such a young age. You did a fine job in writing that.
Whenever we go to a baseball or football game, my wife will always be opposed to any of those last few rows high above the field!
Thanks for sharing the memory.
John
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2023
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Wow. I can certainly feel the apprehension walking up those rickety bleacher at such a young age. You did a fine job in writing that.
Whenever we go to a baseball or football game, my wife will always be opposed to any of those last few rows high above the field!
Thanks for sharing the memory.
John
Comment Written 25-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2023
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Thank you, John. Hopefully the ones on baseball an football fields are constructed to last and better put together than those temporary ones but I think you wife is smart to avoid the high ones.
Beth
Comment from lyenochka
Loved the humorous way you told this. And with the airplane ride and the tornado ride, you still found those bleachers more scary! That's so funny but of course, you were so little then. I am impressed that you as a little one would give up your play role to your "rival" and even though you didn't have a good time, you pretended to be so you could give your dad some sense of satisfaction. That's unusually thoughtful for a child!
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Loved the humorous way you told this. And with the airplane ride and the tornado ride, you still found those bleachers more scary! That's so funny but of course, you were so little then. I am impressed that you as a little one would give up your play role to your "rival" and even though you didn't have a good time, you pretended to be so you could give your dad some sense of satisfaction. That's unusually thoughtful for a child!
Comment Written 24-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thank you for the review. I'm glad you found some humor. I guess most kids would have been excited about the circus. It took my children to one when they were young. The most interesting part was after the show, we all got to sit on elephant. That was pretty high but not high enough that I freaked out. LOL
Comment from Anne Johnston
Your story about your visit to the circus and how scary it was for you, is very well told. I am sure your father felt he was doing something very special for you, but I can understand your fear of climbing and sitting on those seats.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Your story about your visit to the circus and how scary it was for you, is very well told. I am sure your father felt he was doing something very special for you, but I can understand your fear of climbing and sitting on those seats.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thank you Anne. I'm sure he thought it would be a real treat from me.
Beth
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You are welcome,Beth
Comment from royowen
But you were a good girl by trying to pretend your liked the outing to the circus with your dad, daughters mean a lot to dads, we love our precious daughters, this is beautifully written Beth, thanks for sharing, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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But you were a good girl by trying to pretend your liked the outing to the circus with your dad, daughters mean a lot to dads, we love our precious daughters, this is beautifully written Beth, thanks for sharing, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 24-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thank you Roy. I did seem to sense other people need to be appreciated when I was young. I didn't want to see my parents hurt by my me acting like I didn't like something they did for me.
Beth
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I could sense,that too.
Comment from Jasmine Girl
It looks like you are still traumatized by the tornado that destroyed your house and sent you and your mom flying. What a terrify experience and I'm glad you have survived and have had a good life. But you are willing to give up as a star at school in order to go to the Ringling Circuits show. I visited the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. It was amazing.
Well done.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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It looks like you are still traumatized by the tornado that destroyed your house and sent you and your mom flying. What a terrify experience and I'm glad you have survived and have had a good life. But you are willing to give up as a star at school in order to go to the Ringling Circuits show. I visited the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. It was amazing.
Well done.
Comment Written 23-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thanks for the review. Actually, storms no longer bother me. It is standing on a high place looking down that gets to me. It makes my heart speed up with I see other people do it. I don't like high wire acts.
Beth
Comment from Spitfire
Did you ever get over this fear of heights? I hated climbing those bleachers at basketball games in high school only because my balance was bad. An effective description of the three ring circus. Thank goodness they've gone the way of the dinosaurs.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Did you ever get over this fear of heights? I hated climbing those bleachers at basketball games in high school only because my balance was bad. An effective description of the three ring circus. Thank goodness they've gone the way of the dinosaurs.
Comment Written 23-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thanks for the review. I don't mind being airborne but if I'm standing on something looking down I get dizzy. Actually I saw they bringing back Ringling Bros. this year 3 rings but no animals.
Beth
Comment from Faith Williams
You always throw these matter-of-fact statements in your work that makes me laugh. Like, 'Maybe no one explained to him how to prevent that from happening.'
A penny a pound? If only! Rickety bleachers do not sound fun to me either. And I laughed at the description about your beating heart.
One suggestion: You may want to put 'greatest show on earth' in quotes since it was a slogan.
A trip to the circus was certainly an adventure or maybe more of a nightmare. Thanks for sharing, Beth.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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You always throw these matter-of-fact statements in your work that makes me laugh. Like, 'Maybe no one explained to him how to prevent that from happening.'
A penny a pound? If only! Rickety bleachers do not sound fun to me either. And I laughed at the description about your beating heart.
One suggestion: You may want to put 'greatest show on earth' in quotes since it was a slogan.
A trip to the circus was certainly an adventure or maybe more of a nightmare. Thanks for sharing, Beth.
Comment Written 23-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
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Thank you Faith, I really appreciate your words of support. I glad you found some things to make you laugh.
Beth
Comment from Ulla
Oh dear, I really feel for you. You were scarred for life, Lol. I can just visualise it, you write it so well. I'm so glad your father didn't know, at the time, how to prevent having you. It's a gift to all of us.
How lovely you went flying at the grand old age of five. I love it. A hug, Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 23-Jul-2023
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Oh dear, I really feel for you. You were scarred for life, Lol. I can just visualise it, you write it so well. I'm so glad your father didn't know, at the time, how to prevent having you. It's a gift to all of us.
How lovely you went flying at the grand old age of five. I love it. A hug, Ulla:)))
Comment Written 23-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 23-Jul-2023
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Thank you Ulla. I didn't realize until I started up those bleachers that I was afraid of heights. I always get dizzy but that time was the worse. Thank you so much for the six stars.
Beth