FF – Granny’s Stuck!
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Linda Kreger.
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“Broken leg at my time of life, that table left where anyone could trip over it…”
“Your table, Gran.”
“That house is a tip…”
“Your house, Gran.”
“Now I’m stuck on this hill, no strength, you youngsters…”
“Maybe if you’d been more careful…”
“The cheek!”
“Pull yourself along a bit?”
“At my time of life?”
“Drop your shopping, we’ll carry it.”
“You will not!”
“Please, Gran, we need you to help out here…”
“Be more careful, pull myself along, drop my shopping, help out… didn’t happen in my day… no respect, youngsters today… be telling me to release the brakes next…”
“GAAAHHHH!”
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hehehe! The nerve of those youngsters! Don’t argue with Grandma! 😀
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It never ends well 🙂
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Oh, that’s a good one.
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I’m glad you liked it!
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I didn’t know you knew my gran! What a coincidence 😉
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Heh! Yours too, huh? 🙂
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I’m sure she thinks she has the right to be difficult. She’s paid her dues
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She certainly has. Time for the young ‘uns to take the strain.
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I agree. “No respect!”
From either generation. ;0)
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I certainly don’t understand the youth of today 🙂
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So funny to think of them as the youth of the day. WE used to be the youth of the day.
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Ha ha – great dialogue!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Ha ha! Yep. Grandma earned her “being difficult”!
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I’m quite looking forward to being a “grumpy old man”. I’m mostly there 🙂
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Haha! My son says he will be!
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If you need any pointers I’m your man!
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The voice of experience!
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That last line is very clever. Had Nan (my wife) and I laughing for 5 minutes. When she was in a wheelchair a year ago, it was common for her to NOT release the brakes. So your story hit home.
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I’m glad you both enjoyed it 🙂 I’m imagining the pair of you now, wondering why the chair is so hard to push!
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Oh come on! If she released the handbrake, the wheelchair might have rolled backwards and squished them 😀
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She’s doing them a favour, really 🙂
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LOL exactly 😀
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I think I’m better than that at least.
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Me too. But I’m getting there 🙂
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I’ll bet Granny complained the whole way down after they pushed her off that cliff….
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… didn’t even think to give me a parachute… if I break a hip don’t think I’ll let them look after me… no respect these CRUMP
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Dear Ali,
Granny could use a lesson in respect as well. Just sayin’. As always you leave me laughing.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
She is being a bit hard on them, they’re only trying to help and she’s no help at all 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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Hehehe. This is perfect. The dialogue is perfect. Still cackling…
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I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Good old Gran, she makes then work hard, it will come back and bite her. Am I in her will?
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I reckon you’re right.
And, no!
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Goodness. What a cranky old dame! I’m happy to say that’s NOT what was really going on–I was laughing right along with my sons and their wives 🙂
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I’m sure you remembered to release the brakes 🙂
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grandma is still a little feisty. methinks, she has more years to live. 🙂
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I think she does 🙂
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Release the brakes – FUNNY – Hilarious and clever story!
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Ha ha! I thought it looked like the brakes were on the chair. They need to push her to the top of a hill then let her go…. (Fictionally speaking, of course.)
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I bet it’s then that she remembers to release the brakes 🙂
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Haha too funny. Shall we set your story gran and mine on a play date?
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Ha, that would be fun to watch!
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Brakes are important, plus young people need all the exercise they can get. Nice one 😉
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Yes, she’s doing them a favour 🙂
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One feisty female! I bet the youngsters loved her though.
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Yes, quite a character!
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Grandmother is not an easy person to deal with. Goodluck!
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I’m sure they have their coping mechanisms!
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😂 Too funny that she still had the brakes on!
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And she’s not in the mood to release them, either 🙂
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Ha… I think respect has to be earned (even if you’re old)… and it’s easy to lose it.
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Yes, she needs to be careful she doesn’t end up pulling herself along in the future.
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Brakes can make all the difference. Great character sketch of a broad who won’t let anyone push her around, so to speak, broken leg or not!
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She brooks no nonsense 🙂
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It seems Gran still rules the roost. She’s never going to be wrong in her mind. Poor family.
A good story with great dialogue, Ali. 🙂 — Suzanne
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She’s certainly still very much in charge 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Tell her to release the brakes… That’s just plain old rude!
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Yeah, who do they think they are? 🙂
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LOL…
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🙂
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I was glad to hear that the brakes were working, loved the banter
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Yes, that’s good news! I’m glad you liked it.
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Haha, the brakes! 🙂 Love your Gran!
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She’s a right one 🙂
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That’s the spirit! Always find something to complain about. 😉
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It’s the British way 🙂
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Haha! That is relatable. Great story. 😀
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I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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