Bonnie promised herself she would never be like them. She did everything to avoid it, spent years away at college, moved 3,000 miles from home to Boston, but, sadly, she married her father, and turned into a doting mother.
Bonnie knew she needed to leave her parents and her small provincial town in the mountains. She feared ending up like her parents; although both were kind and loving, they prevented her from finding her true self. It was always what mom wanted and what dad thought was best. They forever told her how to live and with whom to associate.
Bonnie promised herself she would never be like them. She did everything to avoid it, spent years away at college, moved 3,000 miles from home to Boston, but, sadly, she married her father, and turned into a doting mother.
Sivan Pillai
1/1/2021 12:35:15 pm
Bonnie can't escape from her parents' influence. after all. Beautiful story, Mark.
Jennifer Duncan
1/1/2021 04:35:20 pm
But maybe not such a bad place to land after all.
Mary Wallace
2/1/2021 02:44:35 am
For her children's sake, I hope she retains a dim recollection of why she tried to escape.
Sue Clayton
2/1/2021 05:00:53 am
Perhaps she wasn't so sad after all and bet she tells her children how to live their lives.
Malcolm Marsh
26/1/2021 04:01:57 pm
You can run, but your inherited flaws will follow you! 27/1/2021 01:05:59 am
Wow! That is a grim ending. A doting mother.... the genetic implications of that are sinister as well. But it's a great twist at the end!! Comments are closed.
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