“Clutches are getting smaller, and party dresses unpredictable.” Fiona is struggling with her off-shoulder outfit.
“Have you seen a woman’s handbag without a safety pin? Pins fit in anywhere.”
“Grow up, Mom! We use Velcro tapes and adhesives.”
“Yet, the gaps left are gaping.”
“That is your perspective.”
“Don’t forget, I’ve been a fashion photographer.”
“I’m glad I’m not a model.”
Fiona and I have never seen eye-to-eye on any issue, yet I feel obliged to help her. She is grieving a broken relationship.
“There is no pin or adhesive invented to put together a broken heart. Change the outfit.”
Reena Saxena 
Nice story Reena! Nothing can mend a broken heart not even a safety pin! Well written and wistful!
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Thank you, Nan!
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Very true, there is nothing that can mend a broken heart other than time. It’s good she has her mother. Nice story, Reena!
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Thank you, Brenda!
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The gaps left are gaping. So true, of living with loss.
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Thanks so much!
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I read an advert of a Quick Fix adhesive that said, “fixes anything other than broken heart.” True, broken heart cannot be fixed with a glue.
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Reminds me of the old adage “once broken can be mended, but the crack is always there”.
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Such true sentiments about the threads of our lives. Loved it.
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Thank you, James!
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I can imagine that conversation between my wife and daughter, i’d run downstairs and do something to make men look busy! Good stuff
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Haha! Thanks a lot!
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Mothers daughters, fathers sons. We all think we know best. The dialogue was spot on Reena.
Here’s my story!
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Thank you, Keith!
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Excellent dialogue!
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Thanks so much!
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Must say I loved the dialogue
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Thank you, Pallavi!
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Hah..tough love it seems. 💕
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Thanks 😀
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Great one, there! Loved it. Some ladies today should carry around a bottle of “Spirit Gum” to hold what little bit of fabric they wear in place.
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It appears to be sheer willpower 😀 But wardrobe malfunctions do happen.
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Yes, they do. I was dancing (Native American Jingle) at a competition powwow (gathering) and as I jumped up, the string on my jingle skirt broke and it fell off. I was so into the prayer/music/steps that I didn’t notice and kept on dancing. When I did realize, I was so embarrassed and ashamed that I went to my tent and cried all night. The jingle is so very sacred that such a malfunction is an extremely disrespectful action on the part of the dancer. I lost the right to dance for a year and had to go through all the steps to reconcile the wrong I had done (even though it was accidental). It was horribly humiliating. Still brings tears just thinking about it.
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OMG! I can imagine the humiliation. Thanks for sharing!
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One day she’ll learn to listen to her mother.
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Mothers live in that hope 😀
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I loved the dialogue! 🙂
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Thank you, Na’ama Yehuda!
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There are many tiny little analogies in this short conversation, which defines the relationship between mother and daughter. This is clever, complicated, and emotional. Good one, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Linda!
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You’ve really caught the terse, acerbic conversation between mother and daughter. ‘Change the outfit’ may be sensible, but sounds rather heartless; the wounds from broken relationships take time to heal.
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Tough love is needed at times.
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And not at others. Young people are too prone to feel they’re on their own with the pain of a broken romance. A little tender loving care can help a lot!
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Fashion-mom is always right, which might be the reason Fiona doesn’t see eye to eye with her 😉
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It appears you don’t like fashion moms 🙂
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they say
they own it
then why not
raze
and rebuild
heal
to feel
the thrill
of another day aliiive!
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I wish it was as easy as it sounds.
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nothing worthwhile is easy. love of self. love of others without it affecting or being about the self.
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Great story. I think it would be even stronger if you just had the dialog. The exposition seems unnecessary.
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That is another way of writing it. Thanks for the suggestion!
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This was lovely – and unexpected. Well done, Reena.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you, Susan!
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The mother has a fashion metaphor for every situation
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Yes. It is a thread that runs through the conversation. Thanks, Neil!
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