The little girl said, “But mommy, monsters aren’t real, are they?”
Oh yes my darling they are definitely real said mommy
The expression on the little girl’s face changed from apprehension to astonishment
You are not afraid of monsters mommy?, she asked in amazement
No my dear I am not afraid of monsters that are make-believe
And neither should you be for those are just pretend monsters
Look out for those who try to trick you, cheat you or lie to you
These monsters are easy to spot, easy to avoid
Give them a wide berth and don’t believe in their honeyed words
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Written for FSS # 83, hosted this week by Jim
#Keepitalive
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My advice is the Hide Under the Bed. 😉
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Good advice 👍🏼
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Wise words!
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Thanks Ribana 👍🏼
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Beautiful share
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Thanks Tanvir 🙏🏼
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Wise advice from mother in this story. Indeed!
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Thanks Suzette 💗
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Thank You my friend.
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You’re most welcome
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More parents should be so honest with their kids. None of the “give a second chance” or “believe the best” lessons that gets you swindled because you ignore your gut. Just truth. Well done!
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Thanks Marla. Yes honesty is indeed the best policy while dealing with kids.
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I always thought so. But some parents think things like “the farm” for elderly dogs is an easier way for kids to understand. It’s not. My baby sister is 35 years old, and it was like 4 years ago that she was telling a friend of hers about the dog my parents sent to the farm to play with other old dogs and she realized “O..M…G!!!!” I was like “REALLY?” But, she didn’t think about it until that moment. Silly girl
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We should wait till kids are old enough to comprehend and then tell them the truth in a gentle way
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I agree. But sometimes, your smartest child is the dumbest one as well. At least that was the case with my baby sister! 😂
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Ah yes! Not dumb but naive.
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Depends. She can be downright dumb. She knows it. She’s the smartest of the three of us, and the dumbest. It’s funny, sad, confounding, and hilarious when it happens in real time lol
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Very interesting personality traits 😅
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We all have our quirks. I’m the most responsible and can be flaky. Middle sister is shrewd and sometimes just gives up thinking. It’s natural
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Yes, that’s true. Our strengths and weaknesses
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Sometimes, diametrically opposed.
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Yup! A joke from nature?
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Absoutely!
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🤣🤣🤣
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There are all types of people in this world and some of them turn out to be monsters.
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Very right Jim. Kids should have some warning to bed able to avoid such people
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Look out for those who try to trick you, cheat you or lie to you
Indeed, these are the real monsters. A lovely tale with a great moral👌
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Thanks a lot Destiny. The naïve children need to be warned
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For sure 🙏
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❤️
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The best advice ever and mama said right, Monsters are very much real
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Yes indeed. Thanks
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Agreeing with everyone. Honest advice
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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Beautiful share, Sadje👏❤
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Many thanks
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Good advise Mom!!!! ❣️
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I agree. Thanks Cindy
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The story of monsters or demons is common in our African stories Monsters are imaginary beings with ill motives, they are out to block and destroy. These monsters live amongst ourselves and so, they are mortal. Good Sadje.
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Thanks Peter for sharing part of your culture with us.
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Too true
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👍🏼🥲
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Good point. There are real live monsters out there, but they’re not hiding under our beds.
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Oh yes, that’s one hard fact of life
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Good advice.
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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A tough lesson but a very important one.
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Indeed it is important to teach the children about the evil lurking in the ordinary
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Oh so very well said, my friend.
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Thanks Jill.
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Good advice
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Yes, it’s vital to make them aware.
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Wonderful advice! Monsters do hide in plain sight and ignorance protects no one 💞💞💞
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Yes indeed! The children should be protected by giving them knowledge.
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Absolutely! 💞
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Wonderful advice 💕💌
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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