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Weekly Photo Challenge – Dialogue

Dialogue between a Mother and Son

Peyton – 2nd Grade – 2004

Peyton’s mom – 2nd Grade – 1973

My silhouette was cut out of special paper by an artist that my mother discovered in a magazine. She sent him a photo and he cut the silhouette and mounted it on the paper you see above. It is worn and a bit discolored. Peyton’s silhouette was created in his 2nd grade art class. The teacher placed a white piece of paper on the wall and took a photo. The children were given the chance to use an overhead projector and trace the outline of the shadow on a black piece of paper. The young artists completed their silhouette by cutting along their trace line.

Both of these silhouettes represent Peyton and myself at approximately the same age – 2nd grade. What has always captured my eye is how much he and I look alike. Through the years, I have thought these photos were in someway – communicating. Yes, they are not facing one another and one is larger than the other, but in many ways they are…

Peyton and I knew one another before either one us ever had the knowledge that the other would exist.

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August 30, 2014 at 12:51 am 13 comments

a factoid quote – by Jordan

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“The real reason the United States is referred to as a melting pot

is because

it has more active cultures than a cup of yogurt.”

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Words from my son, who is now heading back to school to begin his sophomore year in college. I said “I will see you soon” and hugged (squeezed) him very hard and left a few (okay, actually, many) tears on his shoulder. I know he is doing what he must and doing the grow up thing but I am still a mom who misses her Pnut and a very leaky faucet. Does any one have a number for a good plumber? 🙂

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