Every Mother's Nightmare

[charisstoma]

This is every mother's nightmare. Really. The child and I were adding voiceovers as we watched for the little fluff balls on legs.

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[clodiametelli.livejournal.com]

Poor tiny creatures! Such a relief to see them all get up and regroup, waddling calmly off.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

They are little scraps of fluff with legs. Loved the little dramas of the individual ducklings. All they needed was to be with one other of them and it was all right.

[meridae.livejournal.com]

I wrote you fic and put it on my LJ! Go read! (It's safe for work sadly).

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

*HUGS you all to pieces*

[saskia399.livejournal.com]

Poor little ducklings all hunched up when walking behind mommy, going somewhere safe, or at least out of the wind O_O

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

We thought this was utterly hilarious and nerve racking for the Mother. Was glad she didn't lose any of them and that they all seemed to be unhurt. Yes, they did seem to be all hunkered down in their walking and yet the Mother still presented that 'we do this with dignity, we are ducks.'

[ilovetobefree.livejournal.com]

OMG, poor ducklings (and their mother). I'm glad it ended well.
But the ducklings walking with the duck look adorable! Thanks for sharing. :)

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

The little fluff balls on legs are truely adorable. Not a lot of weight on those bodies.

[newsiegroylover.livejournal.com]

Cute! How old is your child?

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Oh this will be telling. He's a young 22.

We were going "It's okay. I'm here with you now." for the little duck that was dizzy and "MOM! MOM! MOMMY!" for the little one that raced back to the Mother.

[theskimblishone.livejournal.com]

Aw! Poor little ducklings!

They're surprisingly indestructable in some ways, though. My Biology class raised ducklings when I was in high school. The heights from which they could fall without harming themselves is quite surprising. (Let's just say I know this because high school students are idiots and put ducklings on desks rather than, say, on the floor...)

(OMG. I so need a duck icon in rememberance of my Houdini.)

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

You named a duckling Houdini? Am thinking that the duckling demonstrated to 'you' how ducklings can jump off desks.
I've seen documentaries of wood ducklings leaving the nest from up in their tree. Raining ducklings and they aren't hurt. *shakes head*

[saskia399.livejournal.com]

OMG Duckling rain... Now there's an image O_O ^_^ Plunny anyone? *innocent look*

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Get thee behind me plunny imp.


I'll think on it.

[saskia399.livejournal.com]

*BIG GRIN* *waiting patiently*

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

You do realize that ducklings are underage?

[saskia399.livejournal.com]

O_O Duh!

Duckling rain doesn't necessarily mean duckling sex now, does it?! *clucks tongue*
No need to go that evil, sweet 669 honey *hugs* ^_^

What about wizards causing freak rains, like frogs and ducklings and then having a housing problem? Or going off to search for the culprit of said freak rains tend to be fun as well ^_^ Peasant boys feeling sorry for ducklings and beating wizard up then having said wizard fall in love with peasant boy might be fun as well ^_^ Maybe the duckling rain is a hint from a fertility Goddess loving the slash?

Just saying *shrugs* *innocent look* *hopeful look* You choose ^_^

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

It looks like you have a story plot there that you've thought long about. *grins* Write.

Wood Duck is up under the Sunday Snuggles.

[saskia399.livejournal.com]

Nope, never thought about it @_@ honest!!
It just flows while I'm talking to you! See, it's just how you affect me *innocent smile*

*hugs*

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Awwww those cute little balls of fluff, I loved the one puffing up after his roll to waddles back to mamma. I was frozen until I saw them all gathered up safe to waddle off.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

After watching it for *shifty eyes* many times, the fear goes away but not the giggling and I still haven't counted to make sure they are all still there. My favorite is the little fast runner who travels so far so fast back to his Mother. That's the "MOM! MOM! MOMMY!" one.

[chris-king-2005.livejournal.com]

OMG!

I have angst! Poor lil ducks!

*facepalm*

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

First time it was OMG! But after I saw that they weren't hurt rolling like little fluff balls and they all came together with Mom it was okay. Mom seemed the most affected, she still had her feathers askew but she adopted that serene 'carry on attitude' of dignity and walked her little brood along; seeming to say, 'stay in line kids. We are ducks.' with bill in the air.

[bornof-sorrow.livejournal.com]

oh no!I can't watch it - poor ducklings!

Why do we only seem to talk over animal harm things? sucks :)

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

But they weren't hurt. I watched to make sure. The end where they all sedately walked off in line after Mom made everything okay. They were all hunched down against the wind and walked with the dignity that is 'duck'. The voice overs came after watching it many times when we could see the coping skills. If anything the anthropomorphizing places it into the context similar to watching clowns. One laughs because it could happen to us and as long as there's no harm done, which there wasn't, it is amusing.

[bornof-sorrow.livejournal.com]

That's good news. Safe ducks!

[theotherdibbler.livejournal.com]

Holy shit! O.O

Oh, those poor little duckies. That must have been a strong wind. At least they looked like they were fairly unhurt.