What Else Could Go Wrong?
What A Messy House17 total reviews
Comment from CMac2
This pretty much sums up a parents world alright. I have been here, believe me. My children have all grown and left home now but as parents themselves, this is now their world.
Never have truer words been written. Trust me, you are not alone.
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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This pretty much sums up a parents world alright. I have been here, believe me. My children have all grown and left home now but as parents themselves, this is now their world.
Never have truer words been written. Trust me, you are not alone.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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Thanks. I thought it was a great poem. The contest is over.
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I don't know about any contest. I just wanted to comment on how apt your words are to parenthood. :-)
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Thanks.
Comment from jenintorre
I enjoyed reading your very cute poem and can really relate to it. I think it is a good entry for the 'what a mess' competition. Great artwork. Good luck and Best wishes. Jen.
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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I enjoyed reading your very cute poem and can really relate to it. I think it is a good entry for the 'what a mess' competition. Great artwork. Good luck and Best wishes. Jen.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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Thank you very much, the contest just ended.
Comment from Patty Palmer
That is a very cute poem about the house being such a mess. I think all of us mothers can relate to a sick kid, dirty clothes piled up, and paper all over the floor. When you said that you worked until two a.m. It made me think of how when the kids were little and they wouldn't tell me that they had a project due TOMORROW! Nowhere to buy what they needed. We learned how to fudge it to at least make it work. Halfway through making a volcano that can really erupt, he would fall asleep at the kitchen table and I'd be on my own. I finished that volcano around 3:00 a.m. and finally went to bed.
When we got up for school we found that the paper mache' had all slid down off of the volcano frame that I had made out of a metal clothes hanger. So I took a picture of the mess and I sent it to school with a note explaining how it fell apart during the night. The teacher accepted it and gave him a C on it. She told my son "I'm giving you a C because it looks like SOMEBODY really worked hard on this. Make sure you tell your mother that she got a C on her project. LOL
Patty
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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That is a very cute poem about the house being such a mess. I think all of us mothers can relate to a sick kid, dirty clothes piled up, and paper all over the floor. When you said that you worked until two a.m. It made me think of how when the kids were little and they wouldn't tell me that they had a project due TOMORROW! Nowhere to buy what they needed. We learned how to fudge it to at least make it work. Halfway through making a volcano that can really erupt, he would fall asleep at the kitchen table and I'd be on my own. I finished that volcano around 3:00 a.m. and finally went to bed.
When we got up for school we found that the paper mache' had all slid down off of the volcano frame that I had made out of a metal clothes hanger. So I took a picture of the mess and I sent it to school with a note explaining how it fell apart during the night. The teacher accepted it and gave him a C on it. She told my son "I'm giving you a C because it looks like SOMEBODY really worked hard on this. Make sure you tell your mother that she got a C on her project. LOL
Patty
Comment Written 02-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021
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I did not work until 2 am, it was a poem I wrote.
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This was a poem I wrote. I didn't work until 2 am.
Comment from C. Gale Burnett
This is so funny; real life and all its messiness. I enjoyed how each stanza kept building upon the chaos of everyday life. Yes, leave everybody at home and go fishing :)
Wonderful presentation and rhyme; enjoyed the numerous stanzas.
reply by the author on 02-Oct-2021
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This is so funny; real life and all its messiness. I enjoyed how each stanza kept building upon the chaos of everyday life. Yes, leave everybody at home and go fishing :)
Wonderful presentation and rhyme; enjoyed the numerous stanzas.
Comment Written 02-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 02-Oct-2021
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Thanks.
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What a great poem. You did good!
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You mean I did good with my poem?
Comment from Mary Shifman
This is a clever and funny poem about day to day life and all the ups and downs that seem to be thrown at us. Some days ... or even weeks are like that, but we manage. You maintain a nice rhyme and rhythm and your imagery is quite vivid. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 02-Oct-2021
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This is a clever and funny poem about day to day life and all the ups and downs that seem to be thrown at us. Some days ... or even weeks are like that, but we manage. You maintain a nice rhyme and rhythm and your imagery is quite vivid. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 02-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 02-Oct-2021
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Thanks.
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You are welcome.
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You are welcome.
Comment from Wendy G
It all rings very true - except that you will never have time to fish by the lake. Lol. Well written and humorous. Best wishes for your entry in the contest.
Wendy
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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It all rings very true - except that you will never have time to fish by the lake. Lol. Well written and humorous. Best wishes for your entry in the contest.
Wendy
Comment Written 01-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Thank you.
Comment from AliMom
As a person who often finds my house in complete disarray, I empathize with your situation. The desire to express your true feelings about the state of your home is often offset by the need to repress the immediate spoken words lest you say something you mean but don't want to say to spare feelings. I get it. I keep reminding myself that someday the children will be gone decreasing the mess. Well, they're gone. I miss them.
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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As a person who often finds my house in complete disarray, I empathize with your situation. The desire to express your true feelings about the state of your home is often offset by the need to repress the immediate spoken words lest you say something you mean but don't want to say to spare feelings. I get it. I keep reminding myself that someday the children will be gone decreasing the mess. Well, they're gone. I miss them.
Comment Written 01-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Thanks
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, What Else Could Go Wrong, presented with five AABB-rhymed quatrains, gives the readers this frantic cry from one who has had enough.
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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This poem, What Else Could Go Wrong, presented with five AABB-rhymed quatrains, gives the readers this frantic cry from one who has had enough.
Comment Written 01-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Thank you.
Comment from Mama Baer
Dear Mystery Writer,
You did it! You wrote a cute and funny poem! It is soooo relatable! I have been there so many times! Love this. Fun rhyme scheme the tells me things are going to be okay...in time! Hang in there!
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Dear Mystery Writer,
You did it! You wrote a cute and funny poem! It is soooo relatable! I have been there so many times! Love this. Fun rhyme scheme the tells me things are going to be okay...in time! Hang in there!
Comment Written 01-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Yes I did.
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
You certainly covered the gamut of what makes for a messy house and total desperation. Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of something totally unforeseen and wonder 'How did this happen?" Well done...
Good luck
Ralf
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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You certainly covered the gamut of what makes for a messy house and total desperation. Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of something totally unforeseen and wonder 'How did this happen?" Well done...
Good luck
Ralf
Comment Written 01-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021
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Thank you.
