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Posted on August 12, 2019 by beth

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credits: Rebecca Rupp, author – the dragon of lonely island , candlewick press

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Filed under children's literature, literature and tagged books, children's literature, dragon of lonely island, life, literature | 33 Comments

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Susie Sexton on August 12, 2019 at 5:09 am said:

ha! hilarious, beautiful and poignant! and ironic, too!

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 6:34 am said:
  
  children’s lit knows what’s going on
  
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Carol Anne on August 12, 2019 at 5:50 am said:

Hahaha! I love it! <3

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 6:33 am said:
  
  thanks –
  
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Norah on August 12, 2019 at 7:19 am said:

Interesting. Sometimes I seem to be getting nowhere. Sometimes nowhere is the best place to be. :)

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 7:46 am said:
  
  I think we all have those moments of realization
  
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  - Norah on August 13, 2019 at 6:03 am said:
    
    :)
    
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Solitaire on August 12, 2019 at 7:27 am said:

Like the thought!😀

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 7:45 am said:
  
  Me too
  
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Sadje on August 12, 2019 at 9:01 am said:

So true for so many of us!

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 4:01 pm said:
  
  Yes!
  
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  - Sadje on August 12, 2019 at 4:54 pm said:
    
    👍
    
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tedstrutz on August 12, 2019 at 10:48 am said:

That is an interesting quote. I do not think it applies to you, Beth.

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 4:00 pm said:
  
  I think we all have those moments
  
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smilecalm on August 12, 2019 at 11:21 am said:

feels like i
am headed
in that direction :-)

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 4:00 pm said:
  
  Easy to get lost
  
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stevieslaw on August 12, 2019 at 1:00 pm said:

good one.

Sent from my iPad

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  It made good sense to me
  
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Martha Kennedy on August 12, 2019 at 2:11 pm said:

Funny I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I might write about it.

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 3:57 pm said:
  
  I look forward to it
  
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  - Martha Kennedy on August 12, 2019 at 5:02 pm said:
    
    Definitely bubbling up in there. :)
    
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Chatter Master on August 12, 2019 at 5:19 pm said:

Irony at it’s simple truth.

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  Exactly, Colleen
  
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Jodi on August 12, 2019 at 6:47 pm said:

:)

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 7:34 pm said:
  
  ))
  
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Monica St Hillaire on August 12, 2019 at 7:06 pm said:

So simple and true… Love it!

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- beth on August 12, 2019 at 7:34 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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rothpoetry on August 12, 2019 at 9:33 pm said:

I guess this would describe our life here on earth!

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- beth on August 13, 2019 at 5:10 am said:
  
  yes!
  
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tric on August 14, 2019 at 4:27 pm said:

Love it. Although a nun told me regularly I was probably destined for Hell. :)

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- beth on August 14, 2019 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  So funny. I once announced to my family while at the beach, that I’d rather go to hell because there were less rules to get there and living this life would probably be more fun.
  
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  - tric on August 16, 2019 at 3:33 pm said:
    
    Hahahaha no wonder we connect!
    
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    - beth on August 16, 2019 at 3:57 pm said:
      
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