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"A cousin's child died and made me question life and death. The years of trauma and being able to accept that trauma and move on with my life."
| "The death of my cousin's child was unexpected. Her child was only 5 months and was found dead one morning due to suffocation. The funeral was rather bleak and lasted for several days. My cousin suffered severe depression after discovering her child and was extremely upset. The coffin was pure white and small. Listenin... |
'We went to the picnic. But we got panicked and started shouting. But our daughter was missing. She was sitting and playing in the shore.'
| "That was such a frightening day. I was so worried that she had drowned in the water for a few minutes. Seeing her on the shore really helped me calm down. I was so glad to see her there. I was so nervous that she wasn't going to be alive. It was one of the worst panics of my life. The way I felt was pure terror in my ... |
'Our large family picked up and moved 1,100 miles north of everything we have ever known. Change is not always a bad thing.'
| 'My family of five and three fur babies moved 1,100 miles from Southwest Florida to Southwest Pennsylvania. The only people that we knew in Southwest PA is my in-laws. They live about 30 minutes away from us. It was a huge change to say the least! I figured that being a stay at home mom in a new spot would be just the ... |
'There was an arrest. I bailed out my friend. It was a surprising event. Lucky for us things turned out okay.'
| "About a week ago a received a phone call from a friend of mine saying that he was in jail and I had to go bail him out. He hung up the phone and I barely got the details of his arrest. I rushed over the police station where he was being held to try bailing him out. I called a few friends that would help and our lawyer... |
'We planned a well needed vacation to Las Vegas. A time that my husband and I needed to rekindle our relationship after having kids.'
| "About two weeks ago my husband and I decided to plan a beautiful trip. We recently had children and we have been so busy raising them that we have not been able to spend much time together. After having a long talk about what kind of vacation we deserve we came up with the location of Las Vegas. We thought Las Vegas w... |
'A relative was diagnosed with a health condition. The health condition presented major challenges for the person. The long journey ended in tragedy.'
| 'On a cold morning three years ago, I received a call that I knew was not going to end well. I woke up that morning as usual, got dressed and was about going out foe work. I received a call from my sister that my cousin had fainted that morning. We all grew up together, and the said cousin grew up with us in the same h... |
'My guitar teacher gave me a very moving compliment about my determination and forward progression when I was having a hard time with my playing. He helped to motivate me to keep going with learning a song when I was really stuck on it and not feeling like I was getting anywhere with my abilities.'
| 'A few months ago I was at a guitar lesson as is my usual weekly activity - I go there every single Friday and have been doing so for about the past year. At the end of my lessons I usually chat a bit with my teacher, as it\'s difficult to fill up an entire half hour lesson with nothing but teachings about guitar and g... |
'Procrastinated getting my pickup registration renewed that had an issue that would prevent it from passing the required fuel emissions test. Managed to find a solution to the emissions problem and am able to drive the truck for another two years.'
| "Not too long ago, 3 months ago, I had a predicament! It all started when I realized that I needed to get my pickup registration taken care of, but was really lazy about going about it. This was all because I needed this to go through so it would pass a required fuel emissions test that was mandatory at my job. If I di... |
'special memory games with sweet treat awards from my grandmother when i would get the correct answer. a game i use to play with my mee maw ( my grand mother) that has now become a tradition that carries on as a family tradition now with my husband and our children'
| "Whenever I went to visit my Mee Maw, she would have ongoing lessons teaching me to crochet as well as memorizing scripture. When I could say, for example, Psalm 23 or Psalm 100 from memory, she would give me a special treat that she baked. My mom and I used to go walking together and talk. We would end up at a local s... |
'We decided to go camping to Southern Utah. The truck broke down on the way. The truck is still broken down.'
| "My family and I went on a trip to southern Utah to check out the rock formations and the unique environment. We brought our trailer house and we had plans to get to the campground in Duck Creek Village around 3 PM on the day of arrival. On our trip down, about 2 hours into the drive, we were in the middle of nowhere w... |
"I helped my brother move into college and the experience was nostalgic to me because I remembered moving myself 11 years ago. He had a fun time decorating his dorm, which is something that I didn't really do when I moved."
| "Three months ago I helped my brother move into his college dorm room. I didn't realize how many emotions it would stir up from my old college days. When I moved into my dorm room I was so nervous about what my room mate would be like and how well we would get along. My brother on the other hand was excited at the thou... |
'I went back to playing magic again. I did well at the event that I went to. This was surprising and I think I am going to go back to playing magic on the regular now.'
| 'I recently got back into play magic. I played the game a lot as a kid, but have not for several years. There had been a recent meta shift with the release of a new set, so I figured now would be a good time. I watched some of the arena streamers to get an idea of what was good now. I ended up settling on Bant Lands. I... |
'I met my friend at the zoo with our kids. We went and walk around and then went to play in the water. The kids had fun and it was awesome.'
| "My friend and I took our kids to the zoo. They absolutely loved it, we saw so many animals and got to hang out with other people. It is one of the few times I wasn't stressed out at the zoo, but thinking about it I should have been. We didn't get to go to the reptile house but I think going to the water area made up f... |
'I helped with Vacation Bible School this summer. I enjoyed the experience. I hope to participate again next summer.'
| 'I was a volunteer with Vacation Bible School. This is a church program for children to experience a drama, Bible stories, crafts, games, music and snacks. It is held for a week in July from 9:00 am to noon each day. There is a closing program and a picnic on Friday. My role was to be one of four people leading a group... |
'My father took our family cabin off the market. He had placed it on the market a year earlier after being diagnosed with cancer.'
| 'Approximately four months ago my family took our cabin off the market. It had been on the market for a year. It was a very memorable and happy occasion. This place that I have called a summer home for 44 years was placed on the market after my dad got cancer. It was a flip decision that he made. No matter how hard we ... |
"I was experiencing a period in which nothing made me happy, so I gambled all of my money on a Basketball game. I thought that I had a solid chance of winning, but I lost. I had a gambling problem, and didn't realize until months after. I decided to get some help and have been doing better since."
| "I had been dealing with depression for a while now. Nothing was making me happy. I tried to control and get myself in a positive mood. Nothing I did could shake me from the way I was feeling. I decided to try to live a little so I placed a large bet on a basketball game. I thought that it was a for sure thing. I was a... |
'I meet my wife online and got married. I never think i would get marry again after 16 years of divorce.'
| 'I never think of getting marry again all my life until i found her. I was divorce for 16 years and not knowing i will found another girl who will complete me and love me as much as i love her. I meet this girl online and she was living far from me ( other country) , i love her smile, her generosity and kindness. I kne... |
'I was not mentally well after the loss of a person. I grew stronger and became capable of functioning again.'
| "In the past six months, things have changed so much. I have lost so much respect for so many people, and gained that respect for others. I have lost the love of my life, only to have them come back into my life. Not talking to this person was the most mentally handicapping thing, and physically destroying thing I've e... |
'Son and our family went on and Off-roading experience. On this journey we encounter a steep hill, and flip the Jeep, all of us were fine. And now we all have a cool memory.'
| 'it was one of those moments that happened all at once, but also felt like it time stood still. it was me and my wife, and our precious son, he had just turned 14 that spring and he always wanted to hit the trails and go mudding. Living in the south it\'s always been popular among the boys, especially when i was younge... |
'I adopted a new puppy and feel like she is a blessing to have in my life. She has changed my perception of dog lovers everywhere.'
| "I recently adopted a new puppy. She is such a sweet and obedient dog. She has truly enhanced the life of all who live in my household. I feel better just looking at her and playing at her. I know she will always be there to support those around her with unconditional love. I have always been more of a cat person but a... |
"When visiting my friend's new office location at night in a downtown district plagued by homeless people, my friend was upset by a homeless man who was eating food on his office doorsteps. The man chased us down, throwing rocks at us in the car, injuring me."
| 'Oh, God, have I ever had a bad experience with this kind of thing! I went downtown with a friend to go see his new office, yeah? It\'s in a pretty decent part of town, but for some reason there\'s homeless people everywhere! On the corners, on bus stops, everywhere! You can\'t go three steps without seeing another one... |
'A very close companion of mine took me to a park and to a waterfall. It was a series of intimate moments with her. She looked into my eyes while we were relaxing near a river and it was very memorable.'
| "Over the past month, I have come to know someone very significant in my life. I already consider this person a very close friend and lover. Our circumstances of how we met are unusual and not a coincidence. We believe it was meant to happen. Last week she took me to this park.. It's a beautiful park. She took me along... |
"My wife and I were going to Paris for a friend's wedding. We had problems getting there, with cancelled flights and know-nothing airline employees hindering us. Eventually we made it to our destination and despite missing a lot, we made it for the main event and had a great time."
| "Six months ago, my friend Jonathan from Paris send invitation to inviting me his marriage function. My wife and me planned to join in this ceremony. After planned this trip , we faced many of problems. Such as difficult to book flight tickets .Selecting most acceptable gift .Becuase of delaying flight ticket booking, ... |
"I had chest pains for two days but as a mom, I ignored it because mom's aren't suppose to be sick. It got worse and landed me in the ER. It was a scary moment in my life."
| "I can recall an event that happened to me three months ago that made me take a step back on my health. I had a mild heart attack that caused nerve damage on my left side. I knew I had to make some life changes. That's when I knew I had to work less, stress less and pray more. I had always worked hard and alot of overt... |
'Sometimes in life, you have an opportunity to try and change your mundane life. This is what prompted me to make the changes I did. Sure, most of them started pretty bad, but I am hoping for a happier life in this move.'
| "After having a career-ending stroke 2 years ago, I had to have many operations in 2018. I then was placed on disability social security and suddenly found myself retired. Luckily, I just lost some use of my legs and went blind in my left eye, but better than those that suffered far worse then I. Within this time, I be... |
'I went on a plane trip from my home state to the state of North Carolina. On that trip I discovered how different where I grew up and where this new place was. It made me understand that the world is a big place and there is so much opportunity out there just waiting to be found out and grabbed.'
| "A striking event that happened to me in the past 3-6 months was getting on a plane to visit the state of North Carolina. It was a memorable occurrence to me because so many things that changed how I viewed life happened on the flight. To begin with, the two airports were completely different. The airport in my home st... |
"My long backed dog was suddenly paralyzed one morning. My horrible vet said to just kill him. But, he's almost completely fine now."
| 'I have a dackel/wiener-dog. I woke up to him paralyzed a month ago (June). I took him to the vet, as one does, and she was just "Put him down. That\'s not a good life. He\'ll never get better." since I could not afford the 10k for surgery. Went home, cried about it, thought about it, looked up paralyzed dog forums all... |
'The story of selling my childhood home. How I at first was very sad. But eventually I have come to terms with the decision. The journey to accepting the inevitable decision of selling.'
| "Dear Diary, A month ago i sold my childhood home. It was a really difficult thing for me to do and i had a lot of memories in that place but it just wasn't feasible for me anymore. when i finally go down to selling it i was pretty bummed out. this was the home of my childhood and i was never going to see it again. But... |
'After going to a company work outing with my boyfriend at a baseball game. My boyfriend proposed to me in the middle of the courtyard of the stadium and I had said yes.'
| 'It finally happened! I got engaged! I knew that the day was coming I just wasn\'t sure when. I was hoping he would do it on my birthday, but the day came and went and nothing. I was nervous that he was going to do it on our big family vacation in August but he did it last night right after the baseball game! We had be... |
'The last game of the season is always rough. I hope to have more core players continue to return and help leader our team to success.'
| "At 34 years old the last game of our townball season is always a tough one. It's gotten harder due to a lack of young players willing to commit. I started playing in 2005. During that time i have played for two teams and missed one season due to an army deployment. I have always remained committed and loyal to the tea... |
'I left home. I moved across the world to start my life over. I moved from the US to a Muslim country.'
| "In July I left the United States for the first time in over 10 years. I went first to the UK but that was just a layover. I was leaving the US to move to Morocco so that I could meet a man I had met online and get to know him with the intent of working together and starting a relationship. This was so important to me ... |
'I found out in March that my Sister who struggled with alcoholism throughout her life only had a short amount of time to live. I was able to fly home to see her in May, this would be the last time I saw her.'
| "My sister passed away last month but I found out she was dying about 6 months ago. It has been a long sad process although this fate has been in the cards for quite some time now. She was an alcoholic for most of her adult life and things had gotten quite bad over the past several years. She disappeared and was out of... |
'A visit with a friend from college goes from normal to creepy. A student friend starts getting too physical, and abusive behavior becomes apparent.'
| "Back in April of 2019 I went on a trip down to my college to visit some of my friends that I went there with. I was kicked out of that college at the end of the Fall 2018 semester, and had been missing them for a good few months. At first all went well, and we hit it off with some ordered pizza and video games. Things... |
'Have you ever delivered a baby? I mean, we may think about what that would be like... but let me tell you, that was one wild scenario that I will never forget!'
| 'Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that something so mind-blowing, heartwrenching, and beautiful could ever happen to me. I mean, I was present when my sister gave birth to my first nephew and I got to witness him come into this world... but never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have to deliver ... |
'My auntie Ann passed away two weeks ago suddenly and I never got to see her before she left us I never got to make it to the hospital. Autopsy found it was the hospital fault as to why she passed away.'
| "An event that happened to me recently that I will never forget was August 18 2019 my favorite auntie passed away unexpectedly. I've never been really close to my family besides my grandmother and she passed away 9 years ago. What hurts the most with my aunt passing is that I did not make a way to go and see her and no... |
'My memorable story is about my marriage. I intercepted a text message from a strange woman professing love to my Husband and when I confronted my Husband, he told me there was nothing to lose sleep about, But there is a part of me that feels he is not being honest.'
| "I recently experienced the worst in my marriage. About a month ago, I intercepted a message from a strange woman professing her love for my husband. My heart shattered on seeing the message. I was so confused I didn't know how to react. I felt like my world was coming to an end. I was so confused about how to treat th... |
'Long time enemy become my life partner in single party. That is the short of this story. I feel so lucky for that moment for life time. I am blessed to have that wonderful day and life.'
| 'I am very interested to share my story . Four months before I was forced to attend my friends party. I was not at all in interested to attend party because my enemy is also invited for that party. How ever my best friend take me to the party with lot of confusion. I entered to the party hall and met all friends. We ha... |
'During a Christmas Party a well-known bad employee harassed me as I tried to work. This led to me standing up to her and quitting when no one else would.'
| "During a Christmas Party, my co-worker was having one of her worst days. She usually always harassed the other people in the kitchen but today she decided to harass me more than anyone else. I think why she disliked me the most was because I made it clear her behavior was unacceptable to me, while everyone else would ... |
"While on a trip to Walter Reed for my husband's back surgery, we got to spend a day exploring downtown Washington D.C. We saw several national monuments, and genuinely appreciated it more than I expected to."
| "Almost a year ago, my husband herniated his back and was referred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington D.C. for surgery. We have two girls, and usually only travel within a day's driving distance, and have never been to the Capital before, so we were looking forward to this trip, especially si... |
'I wrote about my move to another state because of my work situation. I expressed my opinion about true friendship and how it is so important to have good friends who can support you when you are down'
| "5 months ago I went on a trip to another state. I had a complicated and hectic work situation--I needed a job. I felt so alone and hopeless at that point in my life--I didn't have anything or anyone to lean on. Or so I thought. Not many of my friends stuck with me after my move, they just faded out of existence; howev... |
'I got a new job. We moved and I am starting next week. My whole family is excited and happy for this new chapter in our life.'
| 'I was getting burnt out at my job of many years and was looking for a change. On a whim I decided to apply for a job that was related to my field but that I had no experience or expertise in. The job was far above what I currently had in terms of position, responsibility, and salary. The job was also half way across t... |
'It is about the spoilage of birthday cake. The cake got spoiled when coming from kitchen in the midway. It was all on the another friend who was there at the party.'
| 'I had a memorable event when I was having a party for my retirement. The cake that was bought for me on the day of my retirement by my wife was awesome. The price of the cake was very high. But, while the cake was coming form the kitchen to the hall were the party was going on, it was spilled on one of my friend as th... |
'my graduation ceremony with a little set back,my dry cleaner did not deliver my cloth of the day on time which gave me sweat feet. .But it was successful eventually and we celebrated it in a grand style with family and friends.'
| 'Nine months ago, I had a little panic. My graduation ceremony was set back. The cause was my dry cleaner was late on delivering my cloth of the day. This made my feet sweaty. This got resolved and I had the ceremony. I celebrated in a big style with my family and friends. My mom gave me a big hug and had some tears. M... |
'After several years of very minimal communication my daughter has reached out to me and we are seemingly moving towards a better relationship. I had made a custom walking stick for her a couple of years ago and she finally accepted it and really likes it,'
| "I think very much due to the influence of my ex wife, my daughter had refused anything more than just bare communication for the last several years. However with the encouragement of my sister in law I periodically kept texting Hannah and just a few months ago she began responding. I am most thankful for her advice an... |
'My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant and finally made that dream a reality. We went out to breakfast together on the morning that she told me and discussed the future.'
| 'About two weeks ago, I had the most amazing breakfast. Usually for me that means I had some amazing food at some super trendy brunch place with artisanal waffles or something, but I honestly can\'t remember the food this time. I remember getting up early that day and starting to pour some cereal, and my wife stopped m... |
'I went car shopping the the local car lot a while ago. The car that I decided to test drive broke down. I will never shop at that, or any, buy-here-pay-here lot again.'
| 'Five weeks ago, I was fuming at the car lot and the sales guy that suggested that this was the perfect car for me. I admit, the car was my style. I got in the car and took a right turn out of the dealer parking lot heading down Main Street. I saw a friend of mine walking towards the coffee shop and honked hoping they ... |
'The weather was not ideal for an outdoor wedding. However, once the guest went outside it cleared up.'
| 'I went to a wedding on the beach once, and it was very windy. The wind blew sand everywhere. It was my cousins wedding, and we were in Hawaii. All the dresses and fancy clothes people had on were blown all around. Sand was everywhere. However, buy the end of the vows the wind died down. That was a good thing because i... |
'My wife gave birth to our child. It was a great and memorable experience that I will never forget. I was so happy to hold him for the first time.'
| "I remember going with my wife to her normal prenatal appointment, expecting just a normal day. The doctor wanted us to go to the hospital to check my wife's fluids. The fluids were low, so it was decided that she would be induced later that day. The labor itself felt long a century, it was about 16 hours. Once the bab... |
'I bought my first house earlier this year. It took a long time and a lot of hard work. It was the most exciting and stressful event of my life.'
| 'At the end of April this year, I bought my first house. It took over a year of searching to find this house. I had found several others previously that I liked, but my offer was turned down or I changed my mind after beginning the process, during the inspection period. It took a lot of patience and effort, but I final... |
'my husband and i got married in florida. we honeymooned in disney. we had a great time and it was the most fun i have ever had.'
| "My cousin got married in Washington. We enjoy a lot. It makes me very happy. I met many family members in this wedding. I also met my school friends in this wedding function. We take many photos. They are good memories to me. This wedding function is one of the memorable day in my life. Me and my friends are speak wit... |
'My step father molestation injured made me emotionally frustrated. But I thank God for allowing encounter Christ Jesus via Mr Smalling who God used to approach me one Sunday evening this year May while I was at the park and converted me into christianity'
| 'I am young woman who went through alot when i was growing up. My dad died when I was two years old and my mum remarried and my wonderful step father molested me right from the ages of thirteen. This went on for 10 years and i was emotionally frustrated but I thank God for allowing encounter Christ Jesus via the Cathol... |
"the story about the event of coordinator interview Organizing events is a stressful job and you can't do it alone. But growing your team can also be stressful, especially when you've already got a million things on your plate."
| "The past few months have been so stressful. I love my job but I just keep getting more and more things piled on my plate and it is starting to wear me out. I have always had a passion for organizing events. I was thrilled when I finally interviewed and landed my dream job. I organize events for a huge client in New Yo... |
'I was recently put in charge of a team responsible for trying to land a big client for the firm.I decided the team formation for the task. I also decided to be on top of every decision made in this project.'
| 'I was recently put in charge of a team responsible for trying to land a big client for the firm. It was a great vote of confidence my superiors gave me. I decided the team formation for the task. I also decided to be on top of every decision made in this project. All the hard work paid off at the end because we got th... |
'The death of my best friend was very unexpected, and how I learned about her passing was one of the most difficult times in my life.'
| "My story is about when my best friend passed away. We were very close and her death was extremely unexpected. After a vacation was supposed to be back at work on Monday morning. Upon arriving at work, my boss brought me into the office. He told me she had passed away in her sleep the prior night. My heart dropped. How... |
'My ex-husband is upset that our daughter took a job at his workplace. He is threatening to sever our friendship. His wife is upset, but mostly because my ex-husband is complaining to her.'
| "In the end, my daughter ended her employment with that workplace. She was having trouble dealing with the crowds in that store, and she began college shortly afterward. She was happy at the job and made some friends among the employees, but she was also quite upset with how some customers treat retail employees. Perso... |
"I worked on a project that didn't go as planned. I don't think it was my fault, but it served as a good reminder to keep expectations managed."
| "About three weeks ago. That's when it happened. I have been working on this big project. It was my first as a Program Specialist. But things just didn't go as planned. I don't think this was my fault. There were things out of my control. I tried to reel us back in as best as I could. but sometimes expectations exceed ... |
'I randomly fall in love with someone I did not know. That love was spilled over to my life and joy with others'
| "I remember I was very upset about my life and just feeling like I've failed my parents. I walked through my city and I went inside of my local Starbucks. I saw this fascinating woman ordering her coffee. I know nothing about her, I'm sure that we've never talked before. But for some reason she just looked so familiar.... |
"I retired five months ago and am as happy as I've ever been. Not only can i do what i want to do, but i spend four days a week with my two year old granddaughter. Things are so good for me now; it's a feeling i have never had before."
| "I planned my retirement a year in advance after I gave my notice at my place of employment that I was ready to retire. Everyone at work was sad to see me go and I knew it was going to be tough leaving work because I had developed special bonds with many coworkers since I had a couple of decades working there. I though... |
"My husband was in a severe accident a year ago. Three months ago he was given the okay to walk again. I'm glad to have that chapter of our life behind us."
| "Three months ago, my husband was told that he was able to start walking again. He was in a car accident about a year ago, and he was been getting around with a knee scooter. It's been difficult, but we are grateful that he is still with us. The damages to the vehicle were extensive, and it was totaled. He had spent 1 ... |
'I met my wife after talking for a bit with her. We met at IHOP. I knew right then and there she was the one for me.'
| 'The day I met my wife I will never forget. We had been flirting and talking for a few weeks prior to that and it was nice. We decided to finally meet, it was nice. We went to IHOP for a nice brunch and to finally see each other in person. I enjoyed seeing her in person and knew it was real then. We sat down and had a ... |
'I went on a cross state trip to San Diego. I went to visit Sea World which is a aquatic themepark. I ended up having a memorable trip and also spent time with a family member.'
| 'I will make a diary entry about a very memorable moment, close to me. What I find memorable is when I went down to Sea World for a recent trip. The trip was well over due and was infact a weekend vacation. I drove down from my town in Central California but first I needed to buy a GPS. I found one on sale online for a... |
"A kid was being bullied and I stepped up for the kid. His parent became apprehensive because of the kid's race."
| "3 months ago I was teaching math and science at my new job and I began noticing the way one of the children was being treated by a particular group of boys. This kid is Asian and the other boys were making comments about his race but it was obvious that they were mostly intimidated by him because he consistently outpe... |
'My sister and I took a trip to Universal Orlando to celebrate her 40th birthday. While we were there, we enjoyed the rides, attractions, and food, especially those located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.'
| "Dear Diary,I just can't stop thinking about the wonderful trip that my sister and I took to Universal Orlando! We had such a great time, and it was a memorable bonding experience for us. It was like we had stepped onto the movie set of the Harry Potter movies. We really felt like kids, walking around with our custom-m... |
"I welcomed my daughter into the world. Know she's my whole life. I'm the biggest doting dad in the world."
| "I remember when i brought her home from the hospital. Everyone had high hopes back then. It didn't take long for reality to come crashing back down on us all. All i do is pray that things get better. There's nothing left to do. I go to work and come home to an empty house, the sound of a baby crying is now a distant m... |
'I meet a beautiful person. This person shinning personality has changed the way I looked at friends forever.'
| "I remember about a few weeks ago a meet a stunning lady who shinned brighter than a star. She was so absolutely beautiful and rich in personality. Even though she was my type - I found he irresistibly attractive. She loved the music I loved. She even knew the lyrics to my favorite songs. She was perfect in so many way... |
'A few months back, I started training with the US census bureau. The entire thing was an incompetent mess. It took way longer than it should have, and I regret doing it.'
| "Dear Diary, a few months back I started training for my new position with the US Census Bureau, and I wanted to tell you about my experience. Firstly, it took an incredibly long amount of time and too much energy. I don't think it needed to be as stressful as it was. It was strenuous and tiring, all for a job that is ... |
"I went to a friend's birthday party on my own where I would not know a large majority of the other guests. I broke out of my shell and made a lot of new friends and had a blast."
| "It happened about a week and a half ago, I never knew I could be so open and that I could actually enjoy such a company. So my friends birthdays was definitely a highlight of the last month, I still have some good memories about it and I smile every time I do. This even showed me different sides of of and what I could... |
"I went to my baby nephew's first birthday party. I had a fun time with family and friends. We ate plenty of delicious food and had birthday cake. We sat around the fire and enjoyed the evening."
| "3 months ago I went to the funnest birthday party of my life. It was for my baby nephew's first birthday, and it was my first time getting to meet him. I moved away from my family a few years ago, so when my brother had his first child, I was so very proud of him, but so sad that I couldn't be there. I've been traveli... |
'I adopted Chloe when she was a puppy. We had so many great times together. She recently passed away in her sleep.'
| 'I adopted Chloe when she was just a puppy. I went to the shelter and instantly fell in love. She was a pit bull and it seemed no one wanted her. The shelter workers said that she was often overlooked. People were afraid that she would grow up to be violent, so they chose other dogs instead. She was the sweetest puppy.... |
'My sister in law goes into labor. I am alone with her so I have to take her to the hospital and a lot of family come to visit after.'
| 'I was with my sister in law and she was pregnant at the time. I remember she was still not due for a couple weeks or more. Her water broke when I was with her and she went into labor, I was the only other person with her at the time. I remember being so worried and scared because I had never been in such a situation b... |
"I am introducing my daughter to Kindergarten. The start of the next stage in my child's life is also marked by my own growth as a parent."
| 'A memorable event that occurred in the past 3 months was preparing my eldest child for kindergarten. I worked really hard over the summer helping her set a schedule and routine that would be similar to her school day. She worked on many activities in order to memorize her contact information, writing, reading, and bei... |
'I had always admired and loved hearing the story about how my grandparents fell in love and how my grandmother received her wedding rings. I was deeply touched when on my birthday, my mother gave me the rings. I now wear the band as part of my set.'
| 'My grandfather grew up working on the family farm. My grandmother grew up in the city. My great grandmother was a stay at home mother while my great grandfather worked as an accountant. My grandmother was taking a walk through the city one day and accidentally bumped into my grandfather. They hit it off instantly. The... |
"After just a few days of marketing my new online business, I have already brought in numerous clients. I'm happy, but also worried about the pace of growth. I hope I can provide the best services."
| 'I started a online business a month ago but did not customers till a week. One of my friend suggested me to start the marketing campaign on social media. I started marketing about my online business three weeks ago. After the marketing of 3 weeks my clients base have increased in a very numerous ways. I was surprised ... |
'The story of my brothers very unexpected wedding day on a boat. It was a surprise to me that he got married and when he did they got married on a boat because his love of fishing.'
| 'Sometime two months back, my brother had a very unexpected wedding. He has always loved fishing. Therefore, he figured he would have his wedding on a boat. This was not as surprising as the wedding itself. We knew about his girlfriend. However, we did not know they were that serious. He informed us one week before the... |
"The event was a wedding. It was my old college roommates' wedding and I got to see many college and high school friends there. It was a very nostalgic night full of laughs, alcohol, and dancing."
| 'It was wonderful to see Jen again. I was actually surprised to hear she was getting married. In school we all thought she would be the last person to settle down and start a family. The wedding ceremony was beautiful as was her dress. The reception was simple but nice. The best part of the day was being able to catch ... |
'I finished work and was on my way back to my apartment to relax and call it a day. Thats when I got in a car crash that changed me forever, it was terrifying! I learned to move on from it and learn the ways.'
| "It happened about 3 months ago when I was driving back from work to my apartment. I was on the most busy road that day near my apartment and there was a lot of traffic. I should have been more careful but I did not see this coming. It was around 3pm right after I got off of work and I was trying to rush home so I coul... |
"The main idea of this story is that I've been struggling to balance both making money and suppressing my emotions for my best friend. Post college life has been filled with more stress than during stress, surpirsingly."
| "Lately, I've been struggling with juggling both my professional life and my emotions. I am constantly trying to earn money from various jobs so that I feel like I am being product with my time. A couple months ago, I just graduated from college and decided to take some time off before applying for graduate school. The... |
'I was an alcoholic and I got kicked out. Caught pneumonia and found out how bad it is. Morphine was a plus.'
| "I am an alcoholic. I had been a drinker for most of my life but I had gotten worse over the last few years. I was staying with some family while staying dry but I slipped up and secretly started drinking again, which was actually no secret to the family I was staying with. I was kicked out, no where to go but my vehic... |
'Surprise party for my 45 birthday. Family and friends surprised me at one of my favorite restaurants .'
| "What a day , August 8, 2019, It was my 45 birthday and I thought it was going to be just like any other birthday I have had. But this day my family and friends decided to throw me a surprise party. I was in total shock, never expected s surprise party. It started off like a typical day waking and getting ready for wor... |
'I bought my first house earlier this year. It took a long time and a lot of hard work. It was the most exciting and stressful event of my life.'
| 'Earlier this year, about four months ago, I bought my first house. It was an exciting occasion to be the proud owner of my own house. It was not easy though because it took a long time and a lot of hard work to make this a reality. It first started when my financial planner so many years ago told me that I should inve... |
"How i lost my job over the 4th of july and how comapnies don't care about people and you are just a number to them."
| "For most people the fourth of july is about BBQs, cookouts and spending time with your loved one and having a 4 day weekend. However my 4th of july was different this year because i got a lot more vaction time because i was laid off. The sad thing about it was that i knew it was coming as i saw one by one people not s... |
'I basically solved a dire problem for a client very quickly saving the company a lot of problems. My IT team promoted and thanks me in front of everyone. My immediate team all got an awesome lunch and some perks.'
| "Me and my team were sent out to run a program. This consisted of me and a few fellow coworkers. Our job was to run and make sure a large recruiting event goes smoothly as planned. We had access to about 5 large event rooms in a hotel. All filled with a total of 300 potential recruits/clients. This was a very big deal,... |
'We purchased a country home that my daughter could have a horse on. We told her of this at her 8th birthday party.'
| "We had a birthday party for my daughter. She inviting some of her friends from school to celebrate. We had about 10 kids total come. We celebrated by having a pinata for the kids to hit, a hula hoop competition; it was really fun! I made the party as girly as possible. There was a lot of pink decorations, like flaming... |
'My life was endangered for doing research on people. I suffered a lot because of this. I like to that myself for the subsidy of my actions.'
| "I was on vacation because I visit Southeast Asia once in a while. Every few years at least. I was in a small tourist town in Thailand right by Pattaya Beach. I was out fairly late one evening and decided to just roam around the city and take some pictures of the citizens there, the shops, nightclubs etc. I found mysel... |
"On a regular Friday evening with my niece and nephew, I lost a cherished pet. To my surprise, despite my niece and nephew's young age, they helped me find comfort in a sad moment."
| "Every day evening I'll jogging with my pet dog. On a regular Friday evening I was jogging with my pet dog in a park near by my home. Surprisingly my old friend was walking in front of me.I was so happy. I called him. he also surprised. so we hugged each other.Then we seated on the empty bench near by me. we started to... |
'special memory games with sweet treat awards from my grandmother when i would get the correct answer. a game i use to play with my mee maw ( my grand mother) that has now become a tradition that carries on as a family tradition now with my husband and our children'
| "I can remember back to when I was little. I used to love when my grandmother would come over to babysit me. She always had the best stories to tell and would love to play games with me all the time. One game she loved was her special memory game. She would have these different colored cards with strange words on one s... |
'Today I bought a horse who is the most perfect horse ever. I have looked long and hard for one just like him and he has made my dreams come true.'
| 'Today I bought a new horse that I think is going to be my heart horse. He is beautiful with this long blonde mane and tail and a gorgeous yellow body. He seriously looks like he is right out of a fairy tale. He is the absolute sweetest boy ever. I think he would spend hours just letting you brush on him and give him a... |
'While I was working on the psychiatric unit of a hospital, a schizophrenic patient attacked me. My shoulder was immediately dislocated, but fortunately he was unaware enough to strike me, and myself and a nurse escorted him to the seclusion room for unit safety.'
| 'One time, about five months ago, I got severely injured at work. I was working at a hospital on the west coast—specifically, on the psychiatric unit. I had been assigned to a schizophrenic patient who had displayed severe aggression in his last admission. I had remembered this specifically from his last admission, and... |
'My husband received money. We decided to go on an unexpected vacation. We won several dollars. We stayed an extra day.'
| "My husband got a huge bonus sent to him in the mail as a check. We both look at each other and smile. We both knew, we'd be off to Vegas for some fun! We packed up our clothing. We packed up our kids. We head to the local grocery store. Off we go to Las Vegas Nevada. Right away walking in the door, I stick a dollar in... |
"My wife and I had trouble coming up with a cool place to take our son for his birthday. We watched a bunch of video's to see what he liked without directly asking him. We stumbled upon a good place and had a great time."
| "Two weeks ago, we had a birthday party with the son. It took a while to find a great place for him. We finally found a nice arcade and pizza place. The pizza was great. I had a large meat lover's and shared it with the family. They enjoyed it as well. There were many games in the arcade. I played some Ski ball. I let ... |
'I lost the job that I had with my long term employer of nearly twenty years. The termination was abrupt and painful, especially considering that I was always rated as a solid performer.'
| "I had an idea that there might be something coming up jeopardizing my position at my former employer. One morning I received a note from my manager advising me that she was flying into town to meet with me. I of course was nervous and feared for the worst. Unfortunately I was correct. When my manager arrived she alrea... |
"I had attended my grandfathers funeral. I wasn't familiar with how the service was going to be done as it was not a traditional one. I spoke a tribute to him that I had prepared the night before."
| 'I was really nervous, as I am not great with speaking in front of others. My sadness had overtaken my nervousness and I had tried my best to remain composed while reading. When I saw the look on my grandmas and dad\'s face, I instantly started crying. In this moment I knew that I was never going to see my grandpa agai... |
"I was very nervous about attending a baby shower where i wouldn't know people very well. I ended up having a good time in the end."
| "A few months ago I attended a baby shower for a friend. It was a friend of a friend of my husband's so we aren't super close but we've gotten closer over time. I felt very nervous about going because I often feel like the third wheel in such situations. Everyone has a history while I'm the new girl. When we got there,... |
'My story is about helping my daughter prepare for an audition for a musical, and what the results of the audition were.'
| "I am very proud of myself as a father. I have two kids; a wonderful boy and a beautiful daughter. My little princess is only eight while her brother is five. My daughter is one who is enthusiastic about music even when I thought music is not her thing. I wanted her to love computers like her brother. Her mother helped... |
'All and all it was a great memory for both of us! Going to the Bahamas is a great place to get relaxation and spend time with someone you enjoy and love. Going to all the events offered there is very exciting!'
| "One of my favorite things we did is rent a boat and did some island hoping! Very exciting on the beautiful waters and pure white beaches Some of the beaches we just anchored out boat and swam to the shore. We found some huge rocks we could swim around and look at all the colorful fish. We also rented four wheeler and ... |
'Fought for custody for three years. Felt like I was discriminated against because I was a man. Ended up winning full custody of my children last month.'
| "I fought for custody, and won after what felt like 3 years of hell. The process was long and soul crushing. Me being a man fighting for full custody was not respected in the same way it would be if I was a woman fighting for custody. Things eventually worked out for the my children and I, but i'm in a lot of debt beca... |
"My Pa passed away and the first night was really rough. I couldn't stop thinking about him and this made sleeping nearly impossible that night."
| "I can't breathe. I can't sleep. All I can do is lay here and think. I go over and over in my head, every memory I have of my Pa. The good memories and the not so good memories. I think about how he adopted me and treated me as his own. I think about the movies we watched together and the days spent outside. I don't th... |
"I want to a bar after work to socialize, which I don't usually do. I met a woman, we had a one night stand."
| "Four months ago, I went to a bar after work. I went there to socialize. I talked to a bunch of people. We had some jokes to tell. They were mostly funny. I did meet a pretty girl. We had some connections and I had a one night stand. I hope to see her again. I decided to go to the bar again. I had a fun time with lots ... |
"I got fired from my job at a meat department for stealing. It made me really ashamed of myself and I've become a better person."
| "I woke up today, still with no job and still feeling like a failure. I got fired from my job at the meat department four months ago for stealing. While I do understand why I was fired for this act, I really do wish that the store would have given me a second chance back then or even a second chance right now. I was go... |
'THE EVENT WAS THE SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY THAT I HAD ORGANIZED FOR THE WOMAN I LOVE. THE EVENT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT IN OUR LIFE. THE EVENT HAPPENED LAST MONTH. I ORGANIZED THE EVENT IN AN ORPHANAGE.'
| "That was very surprising moment for every one i never want to forgot that moment for my entire life so that was happened. That birthday party planned to my self and i planned it very surprisingly actually it is planned on a expensive hotel. me,she and some of friends came that time to that party on that time my sister... |
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