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#1: All shall be well Author: Joey, Location: Cambridge

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:25 pm

This snippet just came to me & I decided to brave the CBB by posting. Good practice for when I start posting my long drabble! This is definitely complete.

I know how much I owe them.

I know how much they love me & depend on me, especially Joey. Of course she has Jack to lean on, and the kiddies, but she’s the kind of person who needs to lean.

They’ve babied me so much. They still called me “the baby” when I was ten – even though we had Peggy, Rix and David by then! I know I probably wouldn’t still be alive, if it weren’t for all Oncle Jem’s care of me. They always pretended I was too little and not bright enough to understand when they were doing all those tests, but I am bright and intelligent and I did understand, and it wasn’t funny.

I didn’t mind so much till we got to Wales, and I was so much stronger. But then I began to resent it, very quietly, and much as I tried not to. It was I who had to look after the triplets when Joey was grieving for Jack. Madge and Jem had no time for them, only for Joey. And I did more than help with Daisy and Primula.

Even after I was Head Girl – after I had proved that I was dependable – they still insisted on pretending I was so much younger than my age. They tried to stop me growing up, and that wasn’t fair.

I love them all so much, and I am so grateful, I really can’t put it into words.

But my real place, my real home is with my God – not with earthly friends. I know that’s true, and I can’t deny it any more – however much it may hurt them.

If they really love me, and really know me and care about me, they will understand, won’t they?

Won’t they?

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

They will understand.

I'm going to tell them.

#2: Author: karry, Location: somewhere cold and miserable! :(

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:36 pm

This is so nice, Joey! It really brings out some of the resentment at being babied, as well as the certainty of her faith and vocation! Thank you.

#3: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:09 pm

Lovely. I always saw Robin as finding it hard to tell the family about her vocation, worried about how they would react.

#4: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:21 pm

nice one joey.

can anyone remember if EBD wrote the scene where Rob tells them all?

#5: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:21 pm

Lovely fill-in - so nice to see Robin's POV - and I'm sure she would feel some resentment!

Thanks Joey - will wait for main drabble with anticipation.

#6: Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach)

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:46 pm

Thank you Joey Very Happy

#7: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:47 pm

She doesn't. The first we hear of it is in Wrong I think, when Joey hints something about Robin in a letter to H&N with the words "it's her life." Then in Shocks, Jack breaks the news to Hilda and Rosalie and Matey; and finally in Joey Oberland Robin tries to explain something of what was going through her head.

All of which is to say that this ties in beautifully!
More please Very Happy

Unlike some people, I never had a problem with Robin. Twisted Evil

#8: Author: Amanda M, Location: Wakefield

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:00 pm

That was a lovely insight into Robin's charcter and thoughts. Thank you.

Star Wars

#9: Author: Kelly, Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:55 pm

Thank you Joey.
This ties in wonderfully.

#10: Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:40 pm

That was really powerful writing Joey, thanks!

#11: Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:43 pm

I've had that quote running through my mind all day - spooky

thankyou so much Joey

#12: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:09 pm

That was lovely! Thank you!

#13: Author: Helen P, Location: Cheshire

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:09 pm

That was fabulous Joey - looking forward to your long drabble now!

#14: Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:22 am

That was brilliant Joey - are you sure it's the end?

Liz *once made the mistake of posting something saying it was complete*

#15: Author: Joey, Location: Cambridge

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:41 am

Thank you for the nice comments everyone Embarassed

Liz, I was sure this was finished, but in bed last night I started thinking about Robin actually telling them. I have five and half hours on the train on Friday & eight hours on Sunday (cos of engineering works - bah humbug), so I might see what I can do. Absolutely no promises though!

#16: Author: Ruth B, Location: Oxford, UK

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:50 am

That was lovely Joey, very realistic

Also, one of my favourite quotes from an amazing woman

#17: Author: keren,

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:14 pm

where is the quotation from?

#18: Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September)

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:25 pm

Brilliant, Joey - thank you! I always thought Robin might feel resentful.

#19: Author: Ruth B, Location: Oxford, UK

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:59 pm

keren wrote:

where is the quotation from?

The quote is from Mother Julian of Norwich, a medieval religious mystic

#20: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:52 pm

Lovely Joey. Thank you so nice to see something from Robin's point of view.

#21: Author: Charlotte, Location: Casterton, Kirkby Lonsdale

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:04 pm

big thumbs up!! Very Happy

thank you!
also looking forward to your next drabble!

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