Photo Prompt @ Dale Rogerson
She knew when I arrived today it would be dark; the light broken.
I always knock; I never buzz.
Is it a lark, or deadly intent? The doorknocker from hell.
An allergic reaction could be the end of me.
I don’t know why she hates me. Perhaps I’ve joked too often when partaking at her table.
My comments could be softened.
Blasted woman. I’ve tolerated much. Too many words, embittered. Too much emotion, littered upon the plate she offers.
Her daughter treasures me. Grandchildren dote on her every word. BUT, mother-in-law today, I see, has finally had enough of me! (100 words)
RANDOM THOUGHTS by Trish 
I’m wondering how a knock on the door with a garlic bulb could even be heard. . . .of course, if MIL doesn’t hear it, then she can’t be faulted when someone else finds the SIL dead of anaphylactic shock!
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Well, he was arriving in the dark, so she was hoping that he wouldn’t notice the doorknocker was garlic and so wasn’t planning on listening for the knock?
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Aha! Sneaky 🙂
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There is certainly no love lost here. How will he overcome and make peace with the mother-in-law, perhaps give her a prickly rose bush for Christmas and a complete set of Harry Potter; don’t all witches just love those stories?
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As it seems she actually tried to kill him, I don’t know if there’s coming back from that. But at the very least he can keep his head down. She’ll drop off the perch eventually 👀
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Poor man – you can choose your spouse but not their family! I like that you turned the rope of garlic into a door knocker. Nice take on the photo prompt.
Susan A Eames at
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Thank you Susan!
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Poor mothers-in-law… They so often are vilified. Of course, some of them deserve it ..😉
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She could have hung a mirror on the front door, I suppose. But some mothers-in-law have an artistic bent.
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Aw… I hope that one day she’ll come around. A very emotional story. You can feel the narrator’s frustration.
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Dear Trish,
Some mothers-in-law will never accept their children’s choices. Sad for him.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great use of the prompt
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Mother-in-laws can be like that! 🙂
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Yep. There are good ones. I believe …
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I saw this prompt and thought – door knocker!
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