Tuesday, 1 April 2014

26 Greatest loves of my life. Let's call him Barnaby. #atozchallenge

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The whole class was standing in a circle. Baranaby stood in the East and I was in the North. His blond hair framed his head like a halo. His smile was timid but genuine. I was watching him bounce from one foot to the other, when before I knew it, I zipped across the room and gave him a kiss.

Mrs Mean was facing the other way.

I don't know what I was thinking.

I scurried back. No time to look. Can't get caught.

I wondered who saw me and what he was thinking.

Act normal. Nothing happened.

A stolen kiss. We both blushed. I'm in love.

I don't know who got the biggest shock. We never spoke about it, and it never happened again.

Mrs Mean would have smacked me if she saw me.


Whether your 7 or 70 has love ever made you take an enormous risk? What was the outcome?

Was it planned or a did it take you by surprise?







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51 comments:

  1. shelly1 April 2014 at 15:10

    I have some really embarrassing tales to tell and probably a bit inappropriate, too.

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:47

      Don't worry - mine get a bit more embarrassing the older I get too ;)

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  2. Munir1 April 2014 at 15:31

    This is sooo cute.

    I think most of us have had at least one Mrs Mean while in elementary school, eh?

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:50

      My sentiments exactly Munir - ours wouldn't let children go to the toilet and then smack them for wetting themselves.

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  3. bubblesandbandanas1 April 2014 at 16:15

    We all have a Mrs Mean. But I don't think I wouldve been brave enough to steal a kiss from my sweetheart.

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:50

      If i had put a single bit of thought into it I wouldn't have been brave enough either... I still remember how shocked and out of control of my own body I felt

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  4. William Kendall1 April 2014 at 17:08

    I've had a Mrs. Mean. The woman could have taught cruelty lessons to Hitler.

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    1. Miss Bates2 April 2014 at 02:27

      I wonder why those women became teachers at all….

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    2. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:47

      I couldn't describe this woman any better William and you got me wondering the same thing Miss B :)

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  5. Kate @ Another Clean Slate1 April 2014 at 19:35

    I think we all had a Mrs. Mean! Too cute!

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:51

      I really wonder what made them think it was ok to be so mean!

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  6. Zoe Byrd1 April 2014 at 21:38

    Hahaha! Barnaby was mikie and Mrs. Mean was Sister Norma....out on the school yard! Sigh.

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 05:53

      I'm glad I have learned to control those compulsions - otherwise a few people might have ended up with a cup of tea poured all over them :)

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  7. bemuzin.com1 April 2014 at 21:47

    Only on your second great love, and these are such fun. Of course love has made me take risks. But I want to hear all 26 of yours first!!

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  8. Suzanne Sapsed2 April 2014 at 00:26

    Love your choice of themes!!! And loving your real life story even more :)
    Suzanne @Suzannes Tribe
    xx

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  9. Natasha Duncan-Drake2 April 2014 at 00:45

    Another lovely tale, I am so enjoying your recollections :). Risks...hmmm... I think falling in love is a risk in itself and it's such a wonderful one. I have to admit I'm more of a planner than a risk taker and my more impulsive moments are usually in defence of those I love rather than expressions of affections, those I contemplate first.
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 07:31

      Love is indeed a risky business. It's easy to get defensive on impulse when we protect people we love. If more people took the time to contemplate expressions of affection, it might never have to be so dramatic or painful. Well said.

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  10. Archana2 April 2014 at 02:28

    Thoroughly enjoyed this post! Of course, love has made me do some impulsive things. Things I would never ever had done otherwise. And yes, the outcome was good. Looking forward to further posts. Following you now on Twitter! :)

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  11. Miss Bates2 April 2014 at 02:29

    Another day, and you've done it again.
    I'm hanging on the edge of the cliff, super excited to see the rest.

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  12. Beloo Mehra2 April 2014 at 03:21

    Awww....now isn't that a sweet post! Keep going... :)

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  13. iamstri2 April 2014 at 03:44

    Love makes us thief, liar, spy, and what not!!! Great post!

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 08:52

      I'm not sure love makes us do any of those things - many things have been done in the name of love though :)

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  14. Rajlakshmi2 April 2014 at 03:52

    aww that's a so sweet :D
    I fought a storm for love.. so yeahh took lots of risk :)

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 08:55

      I'd love to know more. The Captain fought a volcano for me - well technically he found a way to catch a plane during a volcano that bought him closer to me :)

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  15. Shailaja V2 April 2014 at 03:53

    Now that is adorable. What a horrid person Mrs. Mean must have been ;) I have not DONE anything to speak of, in terms of love mishaps. Thought about.. well, let's not go there ;)

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 08:56

      It's amazing what we remember when we put some thought into it... Mrs Mean was horrid

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  16. Sheethal Susan Jacob2 April 2014 at 04:38

    Awee.... that was such a romantic story! I missed doing all this!!!

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 08:56

      I don't miss it but I have fond memories :)

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  17. belinda reger2 April 2014 at 04:56

    Such a nice story, funny yet romantic. All the best for your April posts.

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  18. Swathi Shenoy2 April 2014 at 06:09

    That was so cute :)

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  19. Loni Townsend2 April 2014 at 06:53

    Heh, the closest I've come to a stolen kiss is tackling a boy on the playground. :)

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  20. Richa Singh2 April 2014 at 07:20

    Of course yes we have done this all :D stolen a kiss or two in classes :D

    Richa

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 09:08

      I'm glad it only ever happened once to me.

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  21. caringforaveteran2 April 2014 at 08:14

    the biggest risk in love I ever took...
    5 days after I met TheHubs, he asked me to marry him.
    I said yes.
    A month later, we were married.
    That was over 24 years ago. :)

    Jamie Dement (LadyJai)
    My A to Z
    Caring for My Veteran

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 09:10

      That was a huge risk...Congratulations - I could never be that impulsive.

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    2. Mars2 April 2014 at 10:39

      How fabulous! Congratulations!

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  22. Jillian Lisa Pearl2 April 2014 at 09:32

    I don't think I've ever been that brave! How old were you? My usual MO was to admire from afar...I suppose that's why they didn't notice me.

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 10:03

      I don't think I was ever intentionally that brave either... I was only 6 at the time. Sometimes admiring from afar can be heartbreaking or save us from embarrassment :)

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  23. Susan Scott2 April 2014 at 10:01

    Bless Barnaby with his halo like hair. And you for having the inspiration to give him a kiss.
    Oh yes, in the name of love, lust, passion great risks have been taken .. by me, my shadow and I.
    Garden of Eden Blog

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 15:46

      I see a lot of that colour hair in the part of the world I live in now - it reminds me of him so often. My shadow was definitely in charge that day....Bless her too :)

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  24. Damaria Senne2 April 2014 at 10:04

    I've taken big risks, but not in relationships. And when I was a kid, I was too chicken to have acted impulsively like that. Looking back, I wonder how my life would have turned out if I had. I don't regret the life I have.. I love it in fact, but the creative in me wonders, what if?

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 15:50

      With out wonder there would be no wisdom, is fast becoming one of my favourite sayings of late. I wish I had have been more sensible at times, but like you I have no regrets :)

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  25. Mars2 April 2014 at 10:44

    In my 20's I once spent the rest of the night (after a night out) talking to a friend I really fancied but daren't do anything about it, he left and I went to work with about an hour's sleep... I always regretted it.

    Next time I saw him (he'd moved away so not someone I used to bump into) it was the end of a night out, we said hello quite instinctively by kissing passionately, it was like the months inbetween hadn't existed and we'd naturally done what we both (I found out later) had wanted to do the first time we met...

    Still gives me goosebumps thinking back...

    Mars
    Curling Stones for Lego People

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  26. Kajal2 April 2014 at 10:47

    Yeah, I've faced a Mrs. Mean in my life. :/

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  27. Aditi2 April 2014 at 11:45

    Hehe..Ida sweet post! Err...yes I have risked what-not for love!! ;)

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  28. Inderpreet Kaur Uppal2 April 2014 at 12:48

    Stolen moments and sweet kisses.........beautiful memories.
    Thanks

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  29. Romi C2 April 2014 at 13:20

    Nice to meet you, Ida.
    It's a great theme for the blogging challenge.
    I agree with you in that love makes one take an enormous risk.

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  30. Lena2 April 2014 at 13:52

    This is brilliant! Short, sweet and very entertaining. You sound like so much fun - really feisty and fierce.
    Quickly becoming a huge fan,
    Lena

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  31. Cristina T2 April 2014 at 14:07

    Perfect! Yes, I've moved all over the place for love. To places where I didn't even know where to buy groceries. Fumbling in the dark for anything and everything, but it was ok...I had My Love.

    :)

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    1. Ida Chiavaro2 April 2014 at 14:10

      I moved to another country, just 4 years ago... I could do an A-Z of the struggles I've had shopping :)

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