Comments | runaway_tales: Vanilla 4, chocolate 13, strawberry 28: Swimming Lessons

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Vanilla 4, chocolate 13, strawberry 28: Swimming Lessons

Mar 13, 2010 18:16

Title: Swimming Lessons
Main Story: In the Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Vanilla 4 (I can't believe you (don't) know how to ___), chocolate 13 (humility), strawberry 28 (waves).
Word Count: 1174
Rating: PG.
Summary: He who teaches must be careful what he teaches. Or, how Summer learned to swim.

( Swimming Lessons )

[challenge] chocolate, [inactive-author] bookblather, [challenge] vanilla

Comments 20

iamintroversion March 14 2010, 02:40:36 UTC

This is adorable and perfect and what a devious fantastic child. :))))

I was like, what the h?? when she "beat Aaron's time" and then, oh. Which is a nice feeling to have in stories. :) And that first line is killer.

bookblather March 14 2010, 09:27:08 UTC

Summer is a very, very intelligent little girl, and Lars should know better than to underestimate her by now. :D Thanks so much for reading! I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and that you got the "oh" feeling.

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bookblather March 14 2010, 09:27:37 UTC

What's the wrong way, getting pitched into the water and yelled at?

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you liked it.

fluorescent_x March 14 2010, 03:30:34 UTC

Ah-hahahahha! This was incredibly fun to read. And I feel sort of weird, Summer knows how to swim and she's way younger than me, I can barely float on my back let alone doggy-paddle my way through water. *sigh*

Teehee, I really liked where you wrote that Summer beat Aaron's record. It was great. This whole piece is great! ♥

bookblather March 14 2010, 09:29:14 UTC

Summer has overprotective older siblings (and an overprotective pseudo-older-sibling, Lars) so she learns things early. And of course she beat Aaron's record. She's persistent that way.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for all your kind words.

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bookblather March 16 2010, 06:53:14 UTC

Heh, well, if by know-it-all you mean profoundly gifted and has Asperger's, then yes. They come off the same way sometimes. :D

...I didn't even notice I did that, with Lars and Summer. I MEAN. THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. *cough*

Thank you so much for your compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

hi_falootin March 14 2010, 19:11:41 UTC

aw, I like the rest of this family so no surprise I like Summer too. Sneaky little thing that she is ;)

bookblather March 16 2010, 06:53:39 UTC

She's Ivy's baby sister, what did you expect? :D

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it.