Wikipedia says that Keep Away is the same as Monkey in the Middle.

[conuly]

But that doesn't make much sense to me. As far as I've ever used it, Keep Away is bullying, and Monkey in the Middle is more of an organized game with three people, where (hopefully) everybody is evenly matched and the monkey keeps switching around, and all three got together and said "Hey, let's play Monkey in the Middle!" and counted out who'd be it first and whatever. (Plus, Monkey in the Middle is limited to three people, and Keep Away isn't, you know?)

What say you?

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[barnhengemama.livejournal.com]

No so lucky. Actually it was the boy on whom I had a crush - as detailed in said diary and the reason I was so frantic from it getting into his hands. :)

Interestingly enough, he found out anyway, was very gracious about it (as much as a 13 year old can be) and ended up being one of my best friends. He later married my other best friend.