PHOTO PROMPT © Claire Sheldon
The motion of his hand was fluid and rhythmic. The sheer repetition of the mechanical action dulled his senses, numbing his mind till he felt nothing at all. There were only him and the tool. Nothing else mattered.
He stopped, slightly startled when his mother approached his desk. She stared at the paper cup, crushed by him just half an hour back, overflowing with removed stapler pins. “Yes!!! Well done!!” she said triumphantly as she hugged her now calm son. The trick had worked!!! She was certain that with love and patience, together they would overcome his issues with temper.
Word Count: 100
Flash fiction in response to Friday Fictioneers hosted by the lovely Rochelle Wisoff.
Thought trail 
That’s a thoughtful mom.
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Thank you!
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Interesting take on the prompt! Anger management.. The mom seems like a patient one
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Haha! Yes. Patience pays I hope.
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I think those thing might work… a trick to keep him focused.
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Yes! Mechanical actions are actually powerful calming tools.
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Less hard then nailing nails on a board… Good for her for finding the trick.
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Haha! Nailing nails! Perhaps in another flash fiction we can use this!
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Good for that mom. I’m not sure if it would work for me though. My mind might be whirling around thoughts of how unfair it is that I have to sit here and mess with this tedious task. 😣
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True that. It is hard.
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Good for that mom for finding something that works for her son. This is such an interesting take on the prompt!
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Thank you! I thought someone REALLY needed the patience to fill that cup. The story began there 🙂
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Dear Fluid Phrase,
Mom knows best. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you! 🙂
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That’s one clever mom. Well done
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Haha! Yes. Thank you!
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I wonder if this will work with my daughter!? Nice story.
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Haha! Depends I guess. Thank you!
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