Kid Gloves
When my daughter Jill announced she was taking up boxing, I was skeptical. She had already been through horse riding and karate.
Nevertheless we went to the sporting goods store. I tried to imagine her in the boxing ring, but this was still a girl who has soft-toys in every available space in her bedroom…
“Excuse me madam?” the store assistant broke me out of my reverie.
“I’m looking for gloves.”
“Gloves?”
“Kid gloves.”
“Kid gloves?”
“For my daughter.” I replied. “Boxing.”
“Follow me.”
Of course Jill was already there selecting them. I wondered how long this would last.
Joanne Fisher
This was written with the prompt to include a story with kid gloves provided by the Carrot Ranch October 8 Flash Fiction Challenge.
©️2020 Joanne Fisher
😀 love it. Best kid gloves I’ve heard of.
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Thanks ♥️
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I thought women had too much intelligence to box…
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I believe in equal opportunity. If other women want to box, join the armed forces, drive racing cars, or do other activities I have no wish to do myself then it’s their choice.
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Good one. I hadn’t thought of those kid gloves. My son had a pair of those too.
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Jill’s next passion: swords!
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Or archery…
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This might be the activity that sticks! Good she has a mom willing to let her explore.
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Exactly.
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It’ll empower her. I hope she has a good coach.
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