Wonderful story.

The scene with Andy's father almost had me thinking that the story would take a dark turn, but everyone lived happily ever after.

Thank you Walt...

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Some people never learn.
Occasionally there are those that do.

Bunners

occasionally... but only just...

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That was such a good story... Sometimes it takes an outside view to wake you to the beauty that you don't see.

so very true...

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I agree with Femmpaws. And an "outside view" can also make you aware of many other things in life. Great story! It lit up an otherwise wet, cold and dreary day.

*smiles very big... well I am glad for that... it is very nice down here... I had a good day of making bacon and then cleaning... and then a nap.

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It's sunny this morning...and 24 degrees with $#&$#^@ snow on the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my... beautifully sunny down here and a cool 68...

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Very nice. One man's ugly can be another's beauty. And sometimes you have to rub their noses in it (or hose them down ) to get it through their rather thick skulls ...

so very true Red... and thank you very much...

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Touching story.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems a commentary on the way children are often taught to see the world through their parents' eyes. It takes the better part of their lives to change perspectives, if they manage it at all. Much the same way people develop prejudices and discriminate others, but we all know that the majority of the time that behavior is "learned" not "discovered".
I do enjoy that this has a happy ending, and it is a cheery ending we all want to see. People learning to enjoy life and share the company of others.
Thank you!

you're very welcome... and thank you for reading and the nice comment...

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What may seem to be one's eyesore is beauty to another...

Brings to mind the time when I showed you that chapter of mine, and we initially had contrasting opinions of it.

this is so true... like my messy house... but it is my house...

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My house is similar, or at least my room... *chuckles*

I forgot to mention this in my initial comment, but I found this story even more amusing because it brought this to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzxsYy8OD0M

Now that was just plain cute...

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You took Harry Chapin's "Cats in the cradle" and turned it on its head. Of course it took a semi-sentient plant, a squadron of defensive bees and a love interest to set him on the right road. Still, if there's hope for Andy, maybe there's hope for all of us.

*hugs*

I love that song... I cried when I first heard it because it was exactly what my father was... thanks so much Wire - yes, HOPE is what we all cling to; without it we would simply not survive...

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