Committed to being an attentive daughter-in-law, Maud always made a Black Forest gateaux when Teresa came to dinner.
“No gateaux today, Teresa, because Colm ate the cherries—again!” The two women glared at Colm.
‘How can I stop him from stealing the cherries, Teresa?’
‘I have a plan,’ Teresa replied.
Next time Teresa was due a visit, thoughts of juicy cherries bursting between his teeth made Colm drool. He caved.
When he lifted the ring of the can and peeled back the lid, the sight and the smell of beef and liver dogfood, put him off cherries for good.
Written for Charli Mills #99WordStory Challenge. July 25, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story based on the phrase “commitment in a can.” What is the commitment and to whom? Describe the can. How does it expand the story? Go where the prompt leads.
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Ingenious and evil does the trick!
😉😂😂
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My mam had to do that once. My brother used to eat the Ambrosia creamed rice. So, one day she changed the labels. He got dog food instead of rice. 🤣
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Tricky wicket that. I knew a gent who used to eat two slices of fresh baked pie… until one day he ate the whole thing and his Mom… wouldn’t make it anymore.
Tough lessons…
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I’d be that mom 😆
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Gotta learn some how…
That’s when you learn to make it yourself and appricate ‘Mom’ 😉
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I’m not sure which is the meanest, but perhaps Colm learned his lesson – the hard way.
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Mother knows best! 😄
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Always! 😉
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