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Sugar and Spice Meets Sword-Fighting Duel

Peter Pan (Madeline) daringly lunges at Captain Hook (Mommy) and nearly pierces his enemy with his unsheathed sword (a paper towel roll). Captain Hook laughs maniacally. “Ha, ha, ha! You didn’t get me this time.”

Peter Pan pauses in the midst of the fierce fight and inspects his unadorned sword. “Mommy, we can decorate these? With pretty rhinestones and stuff?”

I could be wrong, but I doubt most little boys would delay an action-packed, pretend brawl to decorate their swords with “pretty rhinestones and stuff.”

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· March 9, 2008 · · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice, Tales from the Trenches

Comments

  1. Andrea says

    March 11, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    That is great! =)

    I can’t wait to see the difference between my son and daughter. Landen is very boy, and I’m anxious to see the girl come out in Amelia. What a great post, I had to share with my hubby it was so cute.

Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

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