{"id":5171,"date":"2021-06-18T09:23:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T09:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exlibrismeis.com\/?p=5171\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T05:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T05:12:29","slug":"tangled-emma-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismeis.com\/en\/2021\/06\/18\/tangled-emma-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"“TANGLED” by Emma Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u201cWhen my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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And then guess what? I came along.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nSurprise.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

I was her miracle baby.
\nHer precious angel from God.
\nHer granted wish.
\nHer answered prayer.
\nAnd she wasn\u2019t the only one who thought so. My father was thrilled, just as grateful to have another child\u2013and a son at that.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

I was what my family had wanted and waited five years for.
\nI was the little prince.
\nI could do not wrong.
\nThere was nothing I wanted that I couldn\u2019t have.
\nI was the most handsome, the most brilliant.
\nThere was no one kinder, none sweeter than me.
\nI was loved beyond words\u2013doted on and catered to.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

So, if you think I\u2019m arrogant? Selfish? Spoiled? You\u2019re probably right.
\nBut don\u2019t hold it against me. It\u2019s not my fault.
\nI am a product of how I was raised.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

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\u201cDeep down\u2013I\u2019m a momma\u2019s boy.
\nI\u2019m man enough to admit it.
\nAnd trust me, I\u2019m not the only one.
\nExplains a lot, doesn\u2019t it?
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span>That\u2019s the reason your boyfriend can\u2019t manage to get his socks or underwear actually in the hamper\u2013because he grew up with mommy doing it for him.\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/em>That\u2019s why your pasta sauce is good, but not great\u2013because his taste buds have been finely tuned to Mom\u2019s Sunday gravy.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kindle, 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“When my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids.<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\n And then guess what? I came along.<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\n Surprise.<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\n I was her miracle baby.
\nHer precious angel from God.
\nHer granted wish.
\nHer answered prayer.
\nAnd she wasn’t the only one who thought so. My father was thrilled, just as grateful to have another child–and a son at that.<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\n I was what my family had wanted and waited five years for.
\nI was the little prince. I could do not wrong.
\nThere was nothing I wanted that I couldn’t have.
\nI was the most handsome, the most brilliant. There was no one kinder, none sweeter than me.
\nI was loved beyond words–doted on and catered to.<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\n So, if you think I’m arrogant? Selfish? Spoiled? You’re probably right.
\nBut don’t hold it against me. It’s not my fault.
\nI am a product of how I was raised.”<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Deep down–I’m a momma’s boy. I’m man enough to admit it.
\nAnd trust me, I’m not the only one. Explains a lot, doesn’t it?
\nThat’s the reason your boyfriend can’t manage to get his socks or underwear actually in the hamper–because he grew up with mommy doing it for him. That’s why your pasta sauce is good, but not great–because his taste buds have been finely tuned to Mom’s Sunday gravy.”<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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