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This Can’t Be Us – Terri Ann Johnson


This Can’t Be Us – A House Divided…

Greg and Karen have found true love after years in empty marriages, but their children have no desire to blend into one, big, happy family. Meanwhile the six siblings, who appear to dislike each other, have formed an alliance fueled by the respective exes, to disrupt what their parents thought would’ve been a happy union. Just at the point the parents learn their kids are in cahoots to sabotage their love because they’re more comfortable with their ‘new’ parents being apart, a near tragedy serves to put everyone in the household on notice when an emergency school lock-down forces the oldest teen to realize that there is more to lose than just time away from his mother and his homies.

Story Notes for This Can’t Be Us

When I begin a story, I think of plot lines that are relatable to everyday people. Then I add a mix of conflict and humor to it. My goal is to dangle my protagonist over a cliff and watch them recover. This story, the Black Brady Bunch was no different. This time it was the parents trying to regain control of their family before all is lost.

Terri Ann Johnson is a national bestselling author for her contribution to the Brown Girls Books anthology All I Want for Christmas. Her enthusiasm for reading blossomed into a desire to write. Terri is a mom and loves to travel. She is a finance professional in Washington, D.C.
www.TerriAnnJohnson.com.

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Playing Favorites

Everyone has favorites.  Maybe a favorite color (purple) or a favorite food (lasagna).   You may even have a favorite person.  This person is typically considered your best friend.  But what about when it comes to family?  Should you have a favorite?  More specifically, should you have a favorite child and/or grandchild?

I hate to generalize, but I believe in most families with more than one child, there is a favorite.  Family dynamics may vary but everyone typically knows who this child is.  From the gist of this post, one can assume that the “favorite” child status is not me.  And I was cool with it.  I can accept a loved one shortcomings even if said shortcoming meant that I was considered the level-headed one that didn’t demand a lot of attention.

And then I had kids of my own.   I love my two girls in different ways but I love them the same.  Hubby and I are very sensitive about showing favoritism.  What we do for one child, we do for the other.

Other people, family members included, may not show the same restraint.  What to do about a grandparent that shows blatant favoritism toward the other grandchildren?   What do you do when your child has been hurt by the callous disregard from a grandparent?  Talking doesn’t help.  This person doesn’t think they did anything wrong.  My only recourse to protect my children is by keeping them away from their grandparent.  Somehow that doesn’t seem right either.

Playing favorites.  Everyone has them.  But in families, playing that game can only push people apart.