PHOTO PROMPT © JENNIFER PENDERGAST
“Don’t get too close to that thing Ethan. Come back over here. He’s gonna be here soon.”
He was late. He was always late. Just this once, not for her but for Ethan, she had hoped he would come through. Ethan was getting older and needed to know his dad.
After an hour she shrugged, “C’mon buddy, doesn’t look like he’s coming.”
“That’s okay mommy,” Ethan grabbed her hand sensing her disappointment. “He’s prob’ly busy saving somebody or something.”
She smiled, “You’re probably right Ethan.”
“It’s better this way,” she thought, “absent fathers are always bigger than life.”
~kat ~ 15 March 2017
(98 words)
For Rochelle Wiseoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers Challenge based on this photo by Jennifer Pendergast.
like mercury colliding... 
March 15th, 2017 at 11:20 pm
It’s tough being a single mother. She doesn’t want to disappoint her child but she is helpless. Great take on the prompt. 😊
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March 15th, 2017 at 11:33 pm
Thanks…I walked in her shoes once upon a time. ❤
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March 15th, 2017 at 11:36 pm
You’re a tough woman. You inspire me. 😊
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March 16th, 2017 at 12:11 am
Hugs Vaidehi…❤
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March 16th, 2017 at 12:12 am
😊
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March 16th, 2017 at 1:17 am
Heartbreaking but can be so true. xo
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March 16th, 2017 at 6:39 am
It’s a story that too many live. ❤
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March 16th, 2017 at 5:36 am
Aww she sounds like a fabulous mum.
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March 16th, 2017 at 6:29 am
It’s an all too common story. ❤
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March 16th, 2017 at 7:50 am
aww I like it! Probably so true too
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March 16th, 2017 at 9:07 am
True for many little families…so sad.
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March 16th, 2017 at 1:40 pm
I like how the title and the photo and the child’s imagining that his dad is like a superhero all work together – nicely crafted.
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March 17th, 2017 at 2:51 am
submitted mine..let me know your review…
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March 17th, 2017 at 7:48 am
Dear Kat,
Smart mom to maintain the myth. Wonderfully written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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March 17th, 2017 at 9:23 am
Thank you Rochelle. I am familiar with this scenario. My ex had little use for our children when they were young. I speak from experience. The myth can backfire on a caring mum.
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March 17th, 2017 at 12:46 pm
Never a truer word. Good one.
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March 17th, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Sad but true. Thank you.
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March 19th, 2017 at 8:55 pm
Nice writing. It takes a strong woman to not speak badly of an ex-husband, especially when he is disappointing their child.
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March 19th, 2017 at 9:13 pm
Thank you. I know this on a personal level. It’s about protecting one’s child. ❤
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