Noreen lived hundreds of miles away from her daughter who was expecting a baby. The time was about now. Noreen would have liked to have been there but parents too often stick their noses in when not wanted. She had to let this young couple do things their way and on their own.
At the first hint of trouble she’d be in the car and off. Just in case, the car had been fully fuelled, and water and oil and tyres checked. She need only turn the car key and be off.
Noreen waited all morning next to the phone. Her phone was still landline. Why hadn’t she updated herself? She waited all afternoon next to the phone. She waited for a good deal of the evening, and then…
The phone went. It’s a boy! All are well! Noreen said, “I shall be there first thing tomorrow.”
Weave a Web 
Wow, she gave them sooo much time to themselves. Her nose must be like Pinocchio’s!
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Now, I wonder why my daughter had our grandson half a world away? Hmmm…
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Wise woman!
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I wonder if she’d been quicker if it was a girl.
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If she had dawdled just a little it might have been trans.
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That’s a natural thing, I think.
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I’m sure it is!
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This seemed like a benign yarn, and then I read the comments!
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Ha! Everyone seems to want trouble in the world, whereas these stories try to spread peace and calm.
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Snicker.
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I was induced with my second son because of elevated blood pressure, and so there was just enough warning for my parents to get there. My mom had just arrived and was in the room when the delivery finally got going. She quietly sat down in a chair on the far end of the delivery suite and didn’t make a peep for fear she’d be told to leave. No way was that woman going to be moved. Strangely, of all her grandchildren, this is the one that resembles her most in just about every way, and they missed sharing a birthday by only a few hours.
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The similarity is proof that one should trust the daily horoscopes.
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