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Submitted to Contest #296
“I’m gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket. I’m, I’m, I’m huntin’, lookin’ for a come up-” The ringtone of Macklemore’s 2013 hit song “Thrift Shop” abruptly ends when a hand searching for the source of the sound finds its target. “H-hello?” the sleepy voice of a woman asked. “May I speak to Jason?” The voice on the phone asked back. The woman shot upright from her sleep daze and grabbed the arm of the person lying next to her. “I think you have the-” “Ma’am, I’m not the one you must worry about. If you want to live p...
Submitted to Contest #295
Having a job where you must watch someone else’s kid is one of the most emotionally tiring jobs one can have, especially if you like the kids, let alone the parents. My job gives me the feelings and joy of motherhood, but I also have to experience the heartbreak of stepping to the side when their mom is around. I don’t get to raise these kids my way, instead I am forced to follow the rules set forth by the parents who are too pre-occupied to oversee parenting themselves. The rewards are great though. You get to create amazing memories that ...
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