Time to Let Go
Saying farewell to a daughter about to be married13 total reviews
Comment from Dawn Munro
Awwwwww, this is so melancholy but beautifully written. I hope you are not still experiencing this dream. I hope, too, that your daughter visits (likely with her family now, yes?)
Best of luck in the contest with this sweet entry.
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2023
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Awwwwww, this is so melancholy but beautifully written. I hope you are not still experiencing this dream. I hope, too, that your daughter visits (likely with her family now, yes?)
Best of luck in the contest with this sweet entry.
Comment Written 12-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2023
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I never had the dream again. I believe it was a reflection on what a mother feels as she send off her daughter into the future. We have been blessed to see each other often, even when an ocean lay between us.
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Yes there are times like that when you know they step away into their future. This was well told Ginda. Your emotions come through well in this flash fiction.
Cheers
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2023
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Yes there are times like that when you know they step away into their future. This was well told Ginda. Your emotions come through well in this flash fiction.
Cheers
Comment Written 11-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2023
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Thanks so much for your review.
Comment from Annmuma
This must be a contest contender. The non-fiction aspect gives me chills as I truly believe are given signs, opportunities and insights via our dreams, contacts from the other side, whatever it might be. They provide comfort, understanding and peace. Good luck in the contest. ann
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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This must be a contest contender. The non-fiction aspect gives me chills as I truly believe are given signs, opportunities and insights via our dreams, contacts from the other side, whatever it might be. They provide comfort, understanding and peace. Good luck in the contest. ann
Comment Written 10-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Thank you, Ann, for your generous six stars and for your super review. I had this dream over 25 years ago and have never forgotten it.
Comment from jessizero
Your true story flash was lyrical and lovely. I felt a little sad when my baby sister (and best friend) was married. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story, and best wishes to you.
I accidentally wrote that this was a poem, but I know it's not!!! I made an error. Sorry.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Your true story flash was lyrical and lovely. I felt a little sad when my baby sister (and best friend) was married. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story, and best wishes to you.
I accidentally wrote that this was a poem, but I know it's not!!! I made an error. Sorry.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Thank you, Jessi, for your super review.
Comment from zanya
Yes - this seminal life moment is so effectively told here- a moment we parents all experience - a moment of letting go - the setting of the train journey enhances the theme
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Yes - this seminal life moment is so effectively told here- a moment we parents all experience - a moment of letting go - the setting of the train journey enhances the theme
Comment Written 09-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Thank you, Zanya, for your kind review.
Comment from LJbutterfly
Your story is about a dream, but it speaks to an experience adults and their children often have...separating. It is as difficult for the parents as it is for the child to cut the apron strings. You've expressed this well in this one hundred word story. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Your story is about a dream, but it speaks to an experience adults and their children often have...separating. It is as difficult for the parents as it is for the child to cut the apron strings. You've expressed this well in this one hundred word story. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 09-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2023
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Thank you, LJ, for your positive comments and good wishes. Have a great Sunday.
Comment from Wendy G
You conveyed so much in this short piece. The desire for independence and being an adult in the young. The sense of grief and loss in a parent and the awareness of a very different chapter of life to come. A moment filled with emotion and awareness, frozen in time. Best wishes for your entry.
Wendy
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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You conveyed so much in this short piece. The desire for independence and being an adult in the young. The sense of grief and loss in a parent and the awareness of a very different chapter of life to come. A moment filled with emotion and awareness, frozen in time. Best wishes for your entry.
Wendy
Comment Written 08-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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Thank you, Wendy. It was my hope to convey this in 100 words.
Comment from Carol Clark2
The train and its tracks is a great metaphor for your daughter's separation and new beginning in marriage. Well written story for the contest. The reader can feel the emotional tug, with the two of you unable to move as the train pulls away. Best wishes in the contest. Carol
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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The train and its tracks is a great metaphor for your daughter's separation and new beginning in marriage. Well written story for the contest. The reader can feel the emotional tug, with the two of you unable to move as the train pulls away. Best wishes in the contest. Carol
Comment Written 08-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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Thank you, Carol, for your super review. It was my hope to convey these emotions in 100 words.
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You did that very well.
Comment from w.j.debi
That is an interesting dream. I guess it was preparing you for letting your daughter go off into the world, all grown up but still asking advice from her mother.
Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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That is an interesting dream. I guess it was preparing you for letting your daughter go off into the world, all grown up but still asking advice from her mother.
Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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I dreamed this over 25 years ago, but I still reflect on it often.
Comment from JSD
That's lovely and sad at the same time. The analogy of the parent and child slowly moving apart is superbly delineated and, of course, heartbreaking. Well done and good luck!
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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That's lovely and sad at the same time. The analogy of the parent and child slowly moving apart is superbly delineated and, of course, heartbreaking. Well done and good luck!
Comment Written 08-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2023
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Thank so much for reviewing.
