A Fly on the Wall
Viewing comments for Chapter 28 "On...Tattling"A journal musings and assessments about situations
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Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
Rachelle,
You are such a great writer. What a wonderful story about tattling. I think me and my sister never tattled on each other. She was the trouble maker and I was the good kid. We both always got in trouble, but we never ratted each other out.
Cecilia
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Rachelle,
You are such a great writer. What a wonderful story about tattling. I think me and my sister never tattled on each other. She was the trouble maker and I was the good kid. We both always got in trouble, but we never ratted each other out.
Cecilia
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Hahahaha. Now, Cecilia, if I asked your sister who was the good kid and who was the troublemaker, would she give me the same answer you did?
Thanks for the terrific review. xoxo
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She would. She was running with a crowd of drinkers and dope smokers. I was a lone wolf. The middle child syndrome.
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Ahhhh, yes!! The second-born is almost never like the rest of the family.
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No, we beat to our own drum. It's called survival.
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Hahahaha. I understand.
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I know you do.
Comment from Mrs. KT
Good morning, Rachelle,
Superb!
I enjoyed every morsel of your post.
What has become painfully true - time and again - is that the written word can often be deliberately misconstrued, misinterpreted, and intentionally skewed to forward nefarious intent to misalign and denigrate the sender.
But what do I know?
Thank you for sharing.
Still smiling.
fondly,
diane
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Good morning, Rachelle,
Superb!
I enjoyed every morsel of your post.
What has become painfully true - time and again - is that the written word can often be deliberately misconstrued, misinterpreted, and intentionally skewed to forward nefarious intent to misalign and denigrate the sender.
But what do I know?
Thank you for sharing.
Still smiling.
fondly,
diane
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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That's right! I hear you're an "operative," after all!
Thank you for this absolutely fabulous review. I appreciate it.
xoxoxo
Comment from Debbie Pope
As a teacher, I have always hated tattle tales--even when they are telling the truth. Maybe especially when they are telling the truth. That kind has a sincere desire to get others in trouble. I honestly did not come across many of the conniving ones like Linda. Basically, they are just liars who cannot accept the blame for what they do. I have to ask, can you trust Linda today? Is she just spunky or basically still selfish. I'd seriously like to know.
I enjoyed the humor in this piece. I was glad to see another Fly on the Wall post. You are such a good judge of character.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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As a teacher, I have always hated tattle tales--even when they are telling the truth. Maybe especially when they are telling the truth. That kind has a sincere desire to get others in trouble. I honestly did not come across many of the conniving ones like Linda. Basically, they are just liars who cannot accept the blame for what they do. I have to ask, can you trust Linda today? Is she just spunky or basically still selfish. I'd seriously like to know.
I enjoyed the humor in this piece. I was glad to see another Fly on the Wall post. You are such a good judge of character.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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You cannot possibly know how much I appreciate these words this morning. You have always been such an angel to me.
Linda is deceased now, but she never curbed her conniving ways. In fact, with time, she became more and more adept at The Blame Game. But Larry never stopped adoring her, and she was absolutely gutted when he committed suicide.
Thanks for this review that I will remember and cherish so very much!! xoxo
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You have such tragedies in your life. If your brother loved her, there must have been something to her. Larry sounds like an abused spouse.
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He never got married. Having a sister like Linda was all the relationship onus he could take, maybe!
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Everyone has an onus to bear. The saddest ones are people.
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Agreed!!! xoxoxo
Comment from Tom Horonzy
This, my dear, should have been included in the Idiocracy challenge. It's charmingly creative. I enjoyed it completely. That may be because I am over the top zany; however, I just think this story is brilliant. well done.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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This, my dear, should have been included in the Idiocracy challenge. It's charmingly creative. I enjoyed it completely. That may be because I am over the top zany; however, I just think this story is brilliant. well done.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I missed seeing that challenge, but thank you for the warm and entertaining review. Very much appreciated. xoxo
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Very well written, of course.
Unfortunately, some parents, and other authorities, are too harried (or lazy) to ferret out the truth and simply administer mass punishment. Some have long-held resentment against tattle-talers. They use the information but punish everyone anyway.
Thank you for the memories. (I think) smiley face here
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Very well written, of course.
Unfortunately, some parents, and other authorities, are too harried (or lazy) to ferret out the truth and simply administer mass punishment. Some have long-held resentment against tattle-talers. They use the information but punish everyone anyway.
Thank you for the memories. (I think) smiley face here
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Yes, a lot of time "punishment" is meted out without enough forethought. And that 'punishing everyone' concept is so counterproductive. Thanks for this well-thought-out review, Wayne. I love that about your reviews. They're never quick or breezy; there's always lots of meat of them, and that helps a lot. xoxo
Comment from Jacob1395
I haven't been following this story, but I thought this was really engaging. I liked that it was revealed that Larry hadn't been punished. I thought you captured this memory really well in your writing and you brought it to life. An excellent chapter. I'm looking forward to reading more.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I haven't been following this story, but I thought this was really engaging. I liked that it was revealed that Larry hadn't been punished. I thought you captured this memory really well in your writing and you brought it to life. An excellent chapter. I'm looking forward to reading more.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Jacob! This book I've been working on forever. It's really just little snippets of my life and how they've affected me or gotten me thinking. It's kind of like a never-ending journal. I appreciate your kind and thoughtful words here. They're very encouraging and specific, which, as you know yourself, helps me understand what part of what I wrote made a difference. Thank you for that. xoxo
Comment from Lori Mulligan
I very much enjoyed your tattler vignettes. Certainly gives insight into human behavior. Your vignettes are engaging and each one teaches a lesson about tattling as such an unattractive, ill-advised habit or behavior! Always a pleasure to read your varied work.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I very much enjoyed your tattler vignettes. Certainly gives insight into human behavior. Your vignettes are engaging and each one teaches a lesson about tattling as such an unattractive, ill-advised habit or behavior! Always a pleasure to read your varied work.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Yes, tattling starts young and, as we all know, in some people never stops! When continued through late 'adulthood,' it gets honed to an art form! Thanks for this very nice review. xoxo
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is an important lesson learned here Rachelle, often the one who shouts the loudest is the culprit. I have had to sort out squabbles between my Grandchildren, a boy of 9 and a girl of 12. The boy is open, boisterous, and cheeky and the girl is quiet and devious. I always know that it is six of one and half a dozen of the other in every argument! I never take sides and my attitude usual quells the storm. It always takes two to tango.
In social media we see personal attacks that everyone joins in with and when we get to the bottom of it, the truth is a different story. I usually only base my decisions on good evidence and this is why some trials in court are unfair as public opinion has been swayed.
Your post is pragmatic and honest and I enjoyed the sentiment. I wish I had a six for you as these are important lessons to learn in life generally.
Love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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This is an important lesson learned here Rachelle, often the one who shouts the loudest is the culprit. I have had to sort out squabbles between my Grandchildren, a boy of 9 and a girl of 12. The boy is open, boisterous, and cheeky and the girl is quiet and devious. I always know that it is six of one and half a dozen of the other in every argument! I never take sides and my attitude usual quells the storm. It always takes two to tango.
In social media we see personal attacks that everyone joins in with and when we get to the bottom of it, the truth is a different story. I usually only base my decisions on good evidence and this is why some trials in court are unfair as public opinion has been swayed.
Your post is pragmatic and honest and I enjoyed the sentiment. I wish I had a six for you as these are important lessons to learn in life generally.
Love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I KNEW you'd understand every facet of this, Dolly. Nothing but nothing is ever lost on you, which I love. Thank you for the encouragement and support. xoxo
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You are so welcome, I love your posts Rachelle x x x
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I always feel that from you, and I appreciate it immensely. And right back atcha, by the way. I look forward to your daily postings very much. xoxo
Comment from Jesse James Doty
I remember my second-grade teacher, who used what she called, a tattle-tail to hang on those who tattled to her. It was a string of yellow ribbons that she attached to those who told her about someone else who did something wrong. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Don't let the authorities know when something is wrong because they will assume it was you who did it. Sometimes we need to convey the problems that come our way even though it may seem like we are tattling.
Sometimes children are abused and don't tell for fear of retribution. We need to know the difference between right and wrong and sometimes we need to tell authorities.
Jesse
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I remember my second-grade teacher, who used what she called, a tattle-tail to hang on those who tattled to her. It was a string of yellow ribbons that she attached to those who told her about someone else who did something wrong. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Don't let the authorities know when something is wrong because they will assume it was you who did it. Sometimes we need to convey the problems that come our way even though it may seem like we are tattling.
Sometimes children are abused and don't tell for fear of retribution. We need to know the difference between right and wrong and sometimes we need to tell authorities.
Jesse
Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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I know what you're saying. That's why it's important to be discerning, when we're presented with a situation, because it's rarely "simple." The tattler oftentimes gives the bottom line, but it's like walking in on the last act of a play, never having seen on that went on before. Thanks for the review very much.
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I agree wholeheartedly.
Enjoy the upcoming weekend.
Jesse
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Same
Comment from T B Botts
Hello Rachelle,
your post had me laughing gal. I can see it all. I can't recall doing a lot of things that would get me in too much trouble; at least I didn't get caught doing them. I'm sure I did my share of questionable things, I don't really like to think of them I guess. Your story reminded me of my older brother and some friends throwing green clay into Santa Claus's beard while the teacher was out. It was a wall hanging and of course they thought it was hilarious until the teacher came in. Thanks for sharing this.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Hello Rachelle,
your post had me laughing gal. I can see it all. I can't recall doing a lot of things that would get me in too much trouble; at least I didn't get caught doing them. I'm sure I did my share of questionable things, I don't really like to think of them I guess. Your story reminded me of my older brother and some friends throwing green clay into Santa Claus's beard while the teacher was out. It was a wall hanging and of course they thought it was hilarious until the teacher came in. Thanks for sharing this.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
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Comment Written 24-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2025
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Hi, Tom!
So glad you liked this and it brought you some humor here this morning. I loved your story about the green clay into Santa's beard. It's all fun and games til the teacher returns! Did your brother get into trouble at home, or just at school for it?
Thank you for the delightful review. xoxox
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Hi Rachelle,
I think he just got in trouble at school. It runs in my mind that they took care of most in house issues unless something really serious came up.
Mark was the oldest, and always the most adventurous of us. It's panned out well for him in his life. He's a real estate developer in Sarasota and has done well. We're light years apart in lifestyle. He loves to play golf and drink wine with his friends, and I'd much rather be out fishing by myself on a saltwater bay. Strange how siblings can be so different.
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I find it so fascinating to hear "sibling" stories. Same DNA. Period. Nothing else matches. And yet the bond is so strong.
