They wrangled back and forth.
Neither would accept the result.
We waited for violence to escalate.
In the end, Saskia won and Scooby-Doo went on. Dad would have to watch the football later.
Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Wrangle. Click on the link to read more stories by other writers.
Dear Iain,
I’m surprised Dad lost that round. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Not in my household, I always seem to miss out! Thanks Rochelle.
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Laughing.
Nice one, Iain.
My piece has the same title…
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Thanks CE. I hope yours has a more democratic outcome!
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Thank you for the chuckle.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Hopefully it was an episode without Scrappy. 😉
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🙂
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Ha! Clever Iain.
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Thank you 🙂
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Ah, Dad being the grown up in the room! 😉 Nice!
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It’s easier to concede defeat! 🙂
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Yep. For some … (then there are those who prove they cannot be an adult, let alone the adult in the room … 😉 )
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Made me LOL! 😀
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Thank you 🙂
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Nice misdirection there, Iain. What a relief it was just a wrangle over the telly!
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Thanks Dora – if only others admitted defeat so easily!
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Things are never as simple as we want them to be, especially when the stakes are so high.
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LOL! Yay for Scooby Doo! 🙂
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Yeah, Scooby is pretty good too! 🙂
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I hope the result was worth waiting for! Nice one Iain.
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Scooby-Doo was pretty good too.
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Something that happens in real life, Iain? LOL!
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I have watched a lot of Scooby-Doo recently! 🙂
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There are worse things… Though my youngest started rewatching them a couple years ago (age 18-19 at the time 😏) and the laugh track made me nuts!
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There are plenty of worse kids programmes I could be stuck watching. I can live with Scooby!
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Oh, I know it! Do you guys get Caillou? I know they did an English version that was as annoying as the French one!
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We’ve managed to avoid that one, but I’m glad we’ve moved on from Paw Patrol at least!
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Oh gawd. You could not pay me enough to go back…
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Intriguing! Thank you for sharing, Iain. Have a beautiful week ahead. Michael
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Thanks Michael, and you 🙂
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