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Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]

Auntie has burned the Eggos again. We assume our positions on the floor in front of the television, legs hidden under plastic tray tables. The butter doesn’t melt because the waffles aren’t hot since she toasted all three pairs before serving them. Had she not, my brother certainly would have stolen mine rather than waiting. The price of hot waffles was too high, I knew. The plates adhere to a film of dried syrup from Saturday mornings past.

My sister rolls curlers into what’s left of my Uncle’s hair as he naps. My brother and I spill our enormous LEGO bin out over a sheet in the living room. We search through 62 lbs of assorted pieces for the monkey figure that came with the pirate set. I discover it and the perfect Saturday is achieved.

In 22 years Michelle will be pregnant with her second child, Chris will be recovering from a life of addiction while Ada and Sam will have been dead for over a decade.

When I grow up I want to serve my children waffles just to reclaim some of that magic.

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Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Steve Fairweather
Posted 4 months ago

I know this doesn’t match the tone of the other entries, but whenever I think of my childhood these Saturday mornings are always at the forefront of my memory. Simple, enjoyable days like those are all I ever want as I grow up.
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Browncoatben
Posted 4 months ago

I think the imagery and randomness if childhood was really captured.

then the sudden sobering moment if adulthood.

nicely done!
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Saint Chuck
Posted 4 months ago

Hey who cares if it’s not like the others? For me that’s a plus point. Very nicely written!
LoA
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
John Perkins
Posted 4 months ago

Good job. Nice memory there, and I echo Saint Chuck’s comment about being different is often a good thing.
But, cold waffles? Eewwww.
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Trann
Posted 4 months ago

Really effective. Saturdays were powerful for me as well.

And the LEGO ref? Spot on! Nothing beats buckets of raw LEGO with plenty of wheels…
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Mistress Elsha Hawk
Posted 4 months ago

I love how you had to empty the WHOLE thing to find the ONE piece you needed to have a complete building (ship). Such a childlike thing to do!
Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]
Laine the Grey
Posted 4 months ago

No, it wasn’t like the others, but I still liked it a lot.
I just had a problem with the fluidity of the last sentence and the rest of the ficlet.