The granddaughter unwraps the gift on her 15th birthday. “Awesome!” she exclaims, holding up red pleather pants to show her mother.
The mother flashes back to 1997—when she was forbidden to wear them to school but slipped them into her backpack anyway. She side-eyes the gift-giver.
The grandmother smiles.
Cindy Harum’s publications include winning six Hallmark greeting card competitions, in which her cards were sold in stores and online, as well as an honorable mention in a Writer’s Digest magazine contest. This is her first published short story.
Brava!
Hahaha! Good one!! Interesting bio!
Ah, payback! Funny, well-written story!
Nailed it!
Sweet. Some things do get rectified with time. Congratulations on your first story publication! 🥳😎
So good!
As a grandfather of two granddaughters … nicely done, Cindy!
As the mentioned “granddaughter,” this made me laugh. Sorry mom…but those pants were cool in 1997. 🤣
Such a great story, in so little words! You have a gift. Please submit more!
My mother did the same exact thing to me—with a drum set. I responded by hiding my son’s sticks in her purse. Hahahaha
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Oh, this one made me smile. Love it!