Saturday, September 10, 2011

Saturday Centus #71

It's Saturday Centus again - in a nutshell, Jenny Matlock gives us a prompt from either herself or a guest submitter and then we have to write 100 or words less related to the prompt (the prompt doesn't count toward the 100 words) Then link it up to her blog. It's open until the following Saturday, so that means you have all week to participate by either reading or writing.  The prompt is in blue. 
http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/2011/09/saturday-centus-mother-may-i.html


They always had a stormy life together.  It was always her mom's way or the highway.  How she wished they could have had a different relationship.  She knew her mother loved her, but with the abusive childhood she had had, she could never truly show it. She missed the closeness she saw her friends have with their mothers. 

She sat at her mother's bedside in the hospital knowing that soon she would be gone and they would lose that chance.  Well, no matter she thought.  It was what it was.  She heard her mother groan.  "Mother may I get you something?"


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18 comments:

  1. JudieSeptember 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Vicki, this hit close to home for me, and I'm sure millions of other women had the same experiences with their mothers. So sad, isn't it? What a meaningful post.

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  2. To the Toy Box and BeyondSeptember 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Great take on the centus. Sad that many children have this type of relationship with their mother

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  3. AnnesphamilySeptember 10, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Love those scarecrows on your header! Ah...fall is in the air! Please please stay a while! I hate to see the snow coming. Anne

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  4. NonnaSeptember 10, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Beautifully written and so real Vicki !

    It struck a deep down nerve with me also. Forgiving and then serving helps heal unseen wounds over time.
    BRAVO !!!

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  5. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    There's a meaningful story here. Very nice use of the prompt and so few words.
    xoRobyn

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  6. SusannahSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Oooh that is sad. Nice use of the prompt though. :-)

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  7. jfb57September 10, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    You took a similar track to me in this one. Mothers can be such a difficult relation!

    You may like to have a go at this one!Still 100 words.http://www.theheadsoffice.co.uk/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week9/

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  8. Dazee DreamerSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    A very beautiful story. I can somewhat relate to that mother daughter relationship.

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  9. JoSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    oh my ... what a post ... filled with such relatable meaning ... how truly sad that some people can never truly move forward and open their hearts ...

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  10. Maude LynnSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    This is so moving. Great take on the prompt.

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  11. 21 WitsSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Oh this is so sad, sending you giant hugs! Great piece of writing and thanks for sharing this....have a great weekend too! Thanks!

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  12. Susan AndersonSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Sad and all too real for many.

    Well done.

    =)

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  13. Bargain Decorating with LaurieSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Oh how sad this was. I could feel the daughter's pain. Well done. laurie

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  14. AmesSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Aw this makes me want to cry. My own daughter and I have the best relationship now. I think my having to work all the time took so much from her. I hope she didn't feel this way!~Ames

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  15. gautami tripathySeptember 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    This is so sad..

    shreds

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    This is sad... it made me realize how lucky I've been to have a wonderful mother!

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  17. cj SchlottmanSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Viki, This touches a nerve with me. You have beautifully written down what so many of us have endured. Thanks.

    Namaste.........cj

    PS - Thanks for commenting on Ragtop!" Glad you liked it.

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  18. JennySeptember 17, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    This was such a poignant use of the prompt. I think we are all waiting for the words that can magically make up for a lifetime of pain.

    So tragic when they remain unspoken...even at the end of days.

    This was lovely.

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