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Rick West's avatar

Wow, guys, thanks for the mentions! I really am not going for the tears with that story, that is very interesting to hear.

MJ Polk's avatar

It’s totally the connection, I think that we are really feeling the story.

Marty D. Snow's avatar

No shame in crying, MJ. As normal as smiling, and I’m guessing you do a lot of that. :)

MJ Polk's avatar

Yup😁 Smile like you mean it!

Gray's avatar

Oh thank The Lord I'm not the only one. I've always been tender-hearted, too, but somehow able to "dry it up" like my parents used to tell me. But this past year? Yeah. I cry. At anything good. Or bad. Or sad. Or whatever. And don't even get me started on Antique Bastards. Three sentences in each installment and I'm a blubbering fool. Can't figure out. Anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling the feels these days. "It's okay, I'm an artist..." 🤣 Perfect.

Harriet Corvine's avatar

I loved it.

I smiled as I was reading the interaction.

You are a cool dude! :)

MJ Polk's avatar

Haha, thanks H! I think you’re pretty cool too😎. So glad you enjoyed reading. Happy Writing friend!🤠🤙

Annette Sharp's avatar

I wish we raised boys into the men we would want our daughters to marry. Sensitivity allowed. Communicate feelings. Great post,MJ!

MJ Polk's avatar

Thank you Anne🙏

You are absolutely right. Gosh, this statement makes me very thankful that I had girls. I shutter when I think of how misled and mistaken I was as a young man, and what I would have likely passed down to a son. Bink is in a much better position, that’s for damn sure. Amor Fati🤍

Annette Sharp's avatar

A good point made indirectly, MJ. Awareness of raising ALL our children the best we can. Sons and daughters. I stand corrected, having raised two daughters of my own. My mantra as far as raising kids has been ‘Each generation tries to do better than the last.” I believe most if us do our best with what we have at any given time.