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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for her Friday Fictioneers
Please note: 100% Fiction!
Mum liked the fake roses. Then again, she preferred everything fake from her men to her boobs. Her smile fake as she politely nodded. Even in the bedroom, her pleasure questionable. Thanks Dad, way too much information. What can I say about my mother? She liked shiny things, they motivated her. Bling her language. No problem too big with the instant magic of cash. Kids didn’t offer her possessions to stay, her husband unable to afford her; the painter, the fireman and the butcher offered a thicker wallet.
The casket rests in the earth open – take your fake flowers Mum.
(100 Words)
Tannille 
Dear Tanille,
What a tragic end. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle!
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What a bitter sentiment. How sad that a child can feel that way about their mother. Good story, Tanille.
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Happens way too often. Very sad.
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A sad tale, full of bitter anger beautifully rendered
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Thanks Neil. It’s rather depressing!
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Vividly depicted.
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Thanks Sandra!
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Well, she sounds like she led a full life, even if it was an empty one in the end!
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Like a bulldozer!
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Seems Mum was quite a gal!
Good portrayal of a shallow life.
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A party gal!
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How sad. Always seeking, never able to satisfy her craving for more. Bitter woman, defeated husband and father, cynical offspring.
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A caution story; how not to live life.
Thanks Granonine!
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Very tragic. Well-written.
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It is tragic!
Thanks Lisarey.
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A good story filled with anger and bitterness, but above all, pain.
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100% yes 🙂
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Hard hitting. A lot of anger inside. Nicely done.
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Thanks Abhijit!
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A sorrowful tale for sure.
Click to read my FriFic tale!
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Great voice. No illusions here. Did you want to say “to” rather than “with” in the second line?
The (adult or at least teen, I assume) sounds like he could have used a bit more love and attention from his rather selfish mom. And Dad sounds like no prize, either.
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Oops, thanks for that, fixed the error. 🙂
Hoping Dad was a better parent, doubt it would be hard.
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I wonder if there was more to this as the child is so bitter sounding.. Very nice write!
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Thanks Violet.
It’s a story that could be explored more!
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Wonderfully written, Tannille. The child wished for a mother who cared; can’t blame her for feeling so bitter at her mother’s death. If she felt nothing then, that means she didn’t care either…
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Thanks Dale.
Strangely, I think she may have cared, hence the resentment and pain. When people cease caring I think it turns into indifference. Everyone is different though.
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I agree. At least that’s what I took from it.
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Great minds think alike lol
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Yay!
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Very sad for a child who felt unloved by her mother to have closure at her death. Hopefully, she can find a way to work through those feelings of abandonment and come through it. Well-written!
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I hope her mother’s death just triggered her and she is leading a great life. Success is the best revenge!
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That’s certainly true!
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Poor kids to have such a shallow mother, maybe she reflected her own upbringing in hers
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Could be. Or she may have been spoiled rotten as a child and never grew out of it.
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A bitter inner monologue for a bitter woman’s life.
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Thanks StuHN
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Powerful and true for all too many and oh-so-sad.
Well done.
Na’ama
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Thanks Na’ama.
\I think she’ll find her peace.
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Intense!
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It is!
Thanks Msjadeli
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Gee, that seems harsh. Poor mom, so misunderstood! 😉
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A different way of looking at it. 🙂
Thanks Dawn
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Such a sad tale of a miserable life
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Agreed!
Thanks Larry
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A clever piece of writing with so much said “Between the lines”. You made the most of the 100 words.
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Thanks Pete :). Not my usual quirky flash style.
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