HKphooey
Senior Master
I hope the title grabbed ya to take a look.
I know this short story will seem corny, but I had to write this to help a 10 year old understand why some idiot made a negative comment concerning a patch the child was wearing on his gi. Long story short, he mentioned something to the fact that the school/organization he belonged was a joke.
Figured it seemed fitting with some of the posts going around.
So here it goes...
Who baked the best cookies? Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Doe?
Both mothers had made the tastiest cookies around. People would rave about how great their cookies were. Mrs. Jones had taken a very old family recipe and made many changes to make them taste even better and more appealing to her children. Mrs. Doe also had an older family recipe, but decided to keep the recipe as close to the old recipe as possible. Both cookies were great and liked by different family members and friends.
As time went by, the two mothers grew apart. The two families no longer got along too well. Eventually one of the mothers passed away. After the funeral, Mrs. Joness children fought over finding the recipe book, but Mrs. Jones had committed it to memory. Some of it was jotted down, but she kept some parts in her head. Mrs. Joness children began to grow apart and each tried to make the best of their own recipes. Each came very close, but they were unable to match that great taste their moms cookies.
While all this was going on, Mrs. Doe kept making her cookies as she had. Never claiming that her cookies were better that her old friend, Mrs. Jones just different. Still, her two families continued to grow apart.
I knew both families, and tried both cookies. They were both awesome each in their own way. And now each of the children had their own recipes, most had conjured up their own good recipes. Some tried to guess or figure out the missing ingredients, others tried to combine the tastes of the two mothers recipe. One or two of the kids decided to try to make money off their recipes, but never really saw any success.
To all the children of both families, both your mothers were phenomenal bakers. Getting together from time to time may help find the missing parts of Mrs. Jones famous cookie recipe. And remember, both your mothers wanted you to one-day come up with your own recipe to pass on to their grandchildren.
To this day, I love cookies. I will always remember how Mrs. Jones cookies tasted, but I will never have them again. And while Mrs. Doe is alive, I will continue to enjoy her cookies while I can! I have even tried to come up with my own recipe, including all the ingredients that appeal to me; but I know they will never taste as good as Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Does.
There are some many recipes out there! Try them all before you decide which one you like or dislike. Do not take anyone elses taste test as gospel.
*Written back (90's) when things were a little "unsettled" between the Tracy and Parker followers. The child I wrote this for went on to acheive black belt ranking in American Kenpo and Tracy Kenpo. This story can easily fit into a few organizations and styles.
I know this short story will seem corny, but I had to write this to help a 10 year old understand why some idiot made a negative comment concerning a patch the child was wearing on his gi. Long story short, he mentioned something to the fact that the school/organization he belonged was a joke.
Figured it seemed fitting with some of the posts going around.
So here it goes...
Who baked the best cookies? Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Doe?
Both mothers had made the tastiest cookies around. People would rave about how great their cookies were. Mrs. Jones had taken a very old family recipe and made many changes to make them taste even better and more appealing to her children. Mrs. Doe also had an older family recipe, but decided to keep the recipe as close to the old recipe as possible. Both cookies were great and liked by different family members and friends.
As time went by, the two mothers grew apart. The two families no longer got along too well. Eventually one of the mothers passed away. After the funeral, Mrs. Joness children fought over finding the recipe book, but Mrs. Jones had committed it to memory. Some of it was jotted down, but she kept some parts in her head. Mrs. Joness children began to grow apart and each tried to make the best of their own recipes. Each came very close, but they were unable to match that great taste their moms cookies.
While all this was going on, Mrs. Doe kept making her cookies as she had. Never claiming that her cookies were better that her old friend, Mrs. Jones just different. Still, her two families continued to grow apart.
I knew both families, and tried both cookies. They were both awesome each in their own way. And now each of the children had their own recipes, most had conjured up their own good recipes. Some tried to guess or figure out the missing ingredients, others tried to combine the tastes of the two mothers recipe. One or two of the kids decided to try to make money off their recipes, but never really saw any success.
To all the children of both families, both your mothers were phenomenal bakers. Getting together from time to time may help find the missing parts of Mrs. Jones famous cookie recipe. And remember, both your mothers wanted you to one-day come up with your own recipe to pass on to their grandchildren.
To this day, I love cookies. I will always remember how Mrs. Jones cookies tasted, but I will never have them again. And while Mrs. Doe is alive, I will continue to enjoy her cookies while I can! I have even tried to come up with my own recipe, including all the ingredients that appeal to me; but I know they will never taste as good as Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Does.
There are some many recipes out there! Try them all before you decide which one you like or dislike. Do not take anyone elses taste test as gospel.
*Written back (90's) when things were a little "unsettled" between the Tracy and Parker followers. The child I wrote this for went on to acheive black belt ranking in American Kenpo and Tracy Kenpo. This story can easily fit into a few organizations and styles.
