Baseballs and Dinosaurs – 100 Word Story

What boy would not like a day at the ballpark?

“We’ll get hotdogs, popcorn, scream and yell. It will be great.”

“Are you sure?” Geoff’s wife Sue asked . “I haven’t seen him kick that soccer ball you left in the yard.”

He had to do something. Eight year old Brad had been with them a week already and still didn’t talk.

Finally at the ballpark, he spoke. He pointed to the upper deck.

“Looks like a dinosaur skeleton.”

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

We stayed a half hour then left for the museum Jurassic park exhibit.

That was the day we knew Brad accepted us.


Kids can be hard to figure out, especially those that aren’t ours and don’t talk. Today’s story applauds those who take in foster children and don’t give up on finding the ‘language’ the child speaks.

This 100 word story inspired by the photo prompt at Rochelle Wisoff’s Friday Fictioneers challenge. Stop by her site to read all the rest of the stories. They’re quick reads you know, only 100 words each.

22 responses to “Baseballs and Dinosaurs – 100 Word Story”

  1. ❤ ❤ ❤ Excellent story, Clare. You must meet them where they are.

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    1. Thank you so much!

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  2. A trip to the stadium is indeed curative. Nicely done.

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  3. Great story! You have to find out what makes them tick instead of assuming what will.

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  4. Oh, I love this story! Who knows what that child suffered to make him speechless, and now he is being cared for as he should be. Wonderful.

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    1. Glad you liked it!

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  5. I really like this uplifting story. I admire those who foster. It’s not easy and requires a special heart. Lovely!

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    1. Thanks Brenda!

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  6. Kids are tricky when they do talk. I can’t imagine trying to figure out one who doesn’t. It takes a special kind of person to temporarily take in a child and care for them.

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    1. So true!

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  7. Well done. Good of him to realize the way to go with Brad.

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  8. I’m with Brad, the Natural History Museum is much more interesting. Glad Geoff figured it out and didn’t make him stay at the game… Nice little theme to the story.

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  9. Having fostered children myself, I know how difficult it can be to break the ice, but rewarding when one does.

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    1. Thank you for investing in kid’s in need.

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  10. They are all so different. What a lovely story about highlighting those differences and celebrating them.

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    1. Thanks Dawn!

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  11. Lovely view of the love and work that goes into any kind of parenting, but especially those who don’t fit the mold.

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  12. Nice, it’s all about finding what works for them.

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  13. Understanding other minds is the trial and the beauty of human life

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