Graeme Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Okay, American kids are weird. Imagine being made to feel better by being told that they'll be going to school. Either that, or American schools are just so much better than Australian ones I really enojyed this story. I agree with Jeff on how his parents treated him, but I know parents aren't perfect Unlike fourteen-year-olds. Just for the record, I own a 64MB USB. I lent it to someone one day and they that made extra sure I got it back because they thought it was 64GB... Link to comment
Gee Whillickers Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Well done story. It would definitely be interesting for a kid to have a birthday on Halloween. I knew a guy a while back who's birthday was on New Year's Day (the inspiration for Northern Lights, actually), and I remember his stories about when he was a kid feeling a bit shortchanged on his birthday when he compared himself to other kids. Link to comment
colinian Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 My cousin Carol's birthday is December 24th. Talk about someone who would have been sure she was shortchanged! So her folks moved her birthday celebration to November 24th. Thanksgiving (the US version) is on November 24th in a whole bunch of years, 2005, 2011, 2016... but in 2010, which was the year I started writing my story A Totally Smashing Thanksgiving, the 24th is on the day before Thanksgiving. So I used that year and the day for David's 15th birthday (he's the protagonist). After writing the story I merged the chapters into one file, printed it with wide margins and had them cut down (at FedEx Office) to 9" x 6" and then bound into a paperback book complete with a cover in full color. I gave it to Carol for her birthday in 2013 which was one of the years when Thanksgiving was on her birthday. Colin Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 I do love a story with a happy ending. At the beginning I thought he would never stop being cross about being denied his party. But what a great way to compensate him! Lovely, thanks Colin - and I'm so flattered, touched, embarrassed, blushing 'cos of Ryan's Green Guardian costume! So glad he likes the story! Link to comment
colinian Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 I love the Green Guardian story, Bruin. He proved he was a Hero and there should be Green Guardian costumes for Halloween. Colin Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm so pleased you liked The Green Guardian it's one of my favourites too. Thanks for the plug! Link to comment
Merkin Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Count on Colin to remember the nuts.Great job. Why can't parents master simple communication skills with teens? Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Wrong language. Colin is the gate keeper to the younger generation. Link to comment
colinian Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Wrong language. You nailed it with those two word, Lugz. Teens and their parents speak two different dialects of English and because they each hears what they want to hear there's little understanding and thus little communication. Colin Link to comment
ChrisR Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Colin is the gate keeper to the younger generation. Well thank goodness SOMEBODY is keeping those little monsters at bay! Link to comment
colinian Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 You have that wrong way around. We're keeping you the BIG monsters at bay! Colin Link to comment
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