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My Reflection

November 27, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 27 Comments

my reflection

Yesterday he flashed a bright smile and rushed out into the world smelling faintly of pancake syrup. I saw my reflection as he walked away.

Today he’ll pull into the drive with stories of fall semester and bags of dirty laundry. I wait for his smile, his strong hug.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.

talya

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Musical Pairing:

Landslide, Stevie Nicks


This was written for Write Tribe Wednesday Prompt: The Boy (Photograph).

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: childhood, creative writing prompt, growing up, Thanksgiving

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Comments

  1. NWStyle&Co says

    November 27, 2013 at 5:12 am

    Happy Holidays! Such a heartfelt post!!!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Cohen's Mom says

    November 27, 2013 at 5:27 am

    Oh goodness, this is a sweet post!

    Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

      Reply
  3. Debby Rogers says

    November 27, 2013 at 6:00 am

    Beautiful!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:39 am

      Thanks Debby!

      Reply
  4. Pary Moppins says

    November 27, 2013 at 6:12 am

    So sweet. Have a happy Thanksgiving and don’t get too bogged down in dirty laundry. 🙂

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:39 am

      Oh he always does his own:) Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

      Reply
  5. Gayle Glass says

    November 27, 2013 at 7:08 am

    Aren’t those shippets from the past such sweet memories? Great ‘reflection’

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:39 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Bhavya says

    November 27, 2013 at 7:23 am

    Happy Holidays Talya 🙂 May he bring in much more joy and memories than just the dirty laundry

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:40 am

      He always does. Plus he does his own laundry:)

      Reply
  7. Kalpana Solsi says

    November 27, 2013 at 8:00 am

    the smile and the hug make life worth living. happy holidays.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:40 am

      For sure!

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  8. Shilpa Garg says

    November 27, 2013 at 10:34 am

    Aww!! That’s so sweet! Happy Thanksgiving, Talya 🙂

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:40 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  9. Cindy "Lu" says

    November 27, 2013 at 10:52 am

    So priceless. Love you – happy Thanksgiving to you and all…..

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 27, 2013 at 11:40 am

      Happy Thanksgiving Cindy Lu. Love you too!

      Reply
  10. Robyn Greenhouse says

    November 28, 2013 at 2:16 am

    It happens so fast! Smiling at the smelling of pancake syrup – I remember those days!

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  11. Michelle Liew says

    November 28, 2013 at 8:35 am

    They do grow up fast, Tayla. A happy thanksgiving to you!

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  12. Swaytha Lejo says

    November 29, 2013 at 4:08 am

    Lovely! So many emotions captured in so few lines!

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  13. Bryan Jones says

    November 29, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    Very Nice!

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  14. Dorothy Johnson says

    November 29, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    Wonderful! I hope you had a good time with your family.

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  15. dreamzandclouds says

    December 2, 2013 at 4:16 am

    Simple & effective! 🙂
    Do check my take on the prompt here – http://wp.me/p2Aqoq-i5

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 4, 2013 at 4:44 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  16. Kathy says

    December 3, 2013 at 11:51 am

    WOW, time really did fly in this post. Brilliantly written. I loved this one Tayla. It was awesome! ♥

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 4, 2013 at 4:44 am

      Thank you Kathy!

      Reply

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