6 Word Memoirs

Everyone has a story and obviously everyone wants that story told.

When I was home over Thanksgiving my mom and I visited my brother's 5th grade class (my brother being their teacher). We had just gotten new puppies and the kids were bouncing all over themselves with excitement to pet the furry babies. And they all had their own story they were desperate to tell.

"I have a cousin that has a dog like this... well not really like this one cause its actually white not black, and its a lot bigger than this but its a dog... and one time i got to play with it and it was so cute. Like this one."

"My friend's brother wanted to get a dog but he couldn't so he got a turtle."

"I once had a puppy but it bit someone. And it wasn't really my puppy but my neighbors puppy but i liked to pretend it was mine cause it was cute and i really never had a puppy cause my dad is allergic but i did have a cat and my dad wasn't allergic to that at first but then one day he sneezed so then we thought he was allergic afterall maybe..."

The stories went on and on and within 5 minutes my head was exploding with stories that these kids were convinced were just about the most important stories i had probably ever heard. Because doesn't everyone think their story is as vital to everyone else as it is to themselves? i keep a totally self indulgent blog filled with information that pretty much has nothing to do with anyone other than myself so i know how these kids feel...

There's a tale that Ernest Hemmingway was once prompted to write a story using only 6 words. His response, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Maybe we should all start trying to tell our stories with this in mind instead.

My roommate came up with this one over breakfast, the story of her life is 6 words:
"It is all my parents fault"

To sum up my own life, i've come up with just this:
"I still don't have the answers"