One husband
One son
One daughter-in-law
One granddaughter, married
Three great-grandchildren
One grandson married
One grandson married
One granddaughter married
Five grandchildren too young to marry
Hug, hugs, hugs
Talk, talk, talk
Laundry, laundry, laundry
Chicken, potatoes, broccoli
Apples, pears, oranges
Long table
Lots of chairs
I, an only child
Miriam Stein is a social worker, advocacy consultant, and author of Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary. Her writings have appeared in local and national publications, including 50wordstories.com. See more at makeyourvoicematter.com.
as an only child, i can relate! this made me smile.
As the 4th of 8, I can also relate to this. It is truly wonderful. Thank you, Miriam.
Great piece
Showing you at the top of the pyramid
What a great story construction! Wow! That was awesome!
Well done, Miriam! Well done!
I LOVE list-stories and list-poems! Fantastic.
Very well crafted. Growing up as an only child with hardly any cousins around, and now having twin boys, I can totally relate.