
He’d wanted a picture-perfect life: a happy family and well paid job with all the perks. Instead, young voices argued yet again while bills piled high. He sighed as gentle hands massaged the stress away, accepting reality – his life might not be picture perfect, but he wouldn’t change a thing.
This post is for Sonya’s Three Line Tales Challenge. This week’s prompt was provided by Grant McCurdy.
A warm embrace in three sentences. Impressive.
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I’m glad you like it, Jeanne. 🙂 Thank you!
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very warm!!
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Thanks, Cybele. I’m glad you like it. 🙂
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Life is not always as we picture it, however, we manage to find happiness no matter what it looks like..😊 Great story.
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Exactly! Thanks for reading. 🙂
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This is wonderful, Louise! Reality vs the dream. 😀
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Thanks, PJ. I’ve always felt that being able accept the worth of what you actually have is an important step towards finding peace and happiness. 🙂 I’m glad you liked it.
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I love the sentiment at the end. Not wanting to change a thing sounds a good way to go through life 🙂
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While it’s always good to strive for better, to do so at the cost of your current situation, and being unable to recognise the worth of what you already have, is, I feel, a mistake. I’m glad you enjoyed it, Ali. 🙂
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