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The Box
John held his breath as he opened the box, which had finally stopped rocking.
“Well the neighbours have stopped complaining about the noise,’ Jane whispered. Her face registered the concern she saw on her husband’s face, “Is he alright?”
“You know, Jane, I don’t think he is alright.” John’s forehead furrowed as he gazed down at their sleeping son. “I just don’t think it's normal for a three year old to sit in a box and rock all day. I’m sure something is wrong.”
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Comment by: sudipal - 2008-02-10 10:14
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... And I don't think it's safe, either- especially since it says that John opened the box, implying that it was closed while their three year old was inside.
Although, I am concerned, which I consider a good thing because it means that I was able to sympathise with the characters and wonder what'll happen next. |
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Comment by: wizzer - 2008-02-05 04:03
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tanx yet again wanda. yep 3 years is nothing for some people to realise all is not well.I have finally realised after boy going to high school...am really only finally realising that his life will always have to be safeguarded somehow.... kindy helps but still a lot of kids miss diagnosis even when in school.Parents misbelieve diagnoses,,,, ADD i may add (!) is highly over diagnosed as often it is a symptom of something else...........i was still thinking "delayed " for far longer than was obvious to all
xxx geo
ps my boy wasn't the subject of this story |
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Comment by: WLC - 2008-02-02 15:55
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| Oh geo. You do have a special way with few words. Poor dear John and Jane though---as it took them 3 years to decide something was wrong. |
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Comment by: wizzer - 2008-01-31 13:04
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thankyou Karjon! will fix! you have eyes like an opossum!/bush baby
xxxgeo |
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Comment by: karjon Online- 2008-01-31 06:47
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You do have a wealth of knowledge where these kids are concerned, Geordie.
A very interesting take on the title - opening the box to look at the child. It creeped me out a bit, I have to say - even though I knew it was about a 'problem' child, it still had a really eerie feel to it - I could really imagine that box rocking back and forth.
One typo - 'don't think it normal' - should be 'it's normal'.
Cheers
Karen |
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