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Things We Assume Our Children Will Understand

1 min readMay 17, 2025

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My daughter just texted me a few hours ago. “We’re in Sydney,” she said.

“That’s lovely,” I answered. “You both need the break. Enjoy x.”

“I’m here with the girls and the children,” she replied.

“Oh! I was going to say you and Jeremy should get involved in musicals.” (They’re both excellent singers).

“I wonder when Annie will get here?” she texted back.

And then I remembered all those years ago when she and I went to her first musical, Annie.

We were sitting in the front seats, waiting patiently, and she stage-whispered,

“I wonder when Annie will get here?”

So many people laughed and clapped.

And that response saw her being invited onto the stage to meet the real Annie.

She was quite a shy little girl, and this was such a feather in her cap.

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Maria Rattray
Maria Rattray

Written by Maria Rattray

Writer, author, teacher, fun-loving poet. Trying valiantly to make the world a better place. Helping you to guide the future. Find me at: https://ponmyword.com

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