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'New neighbors change the tenor of a street. A quiet neighborhood rallies against a potential threat. I feel even more welcome and accepted.'
| 'We have new neighbors, right next door. I\'ve lived here 16 years, not the longest by far in this little area, but established. I own my home. I have planted many flowers, repainted it myself and reroofed a formerly run-down rental. The new neighbors put up a religious sign, from the local hate church. You know, the k... |
'I got invited to join the International Honor Society of Nursing. My parents offered to pay the fees for me, and my two friends accompanied me to the initiation ceremony.'
| 'A memorable event in my life that happened recently is when I was inducted into the International Honor Society of Nursing. This actually just happened 2 days ago. I am a senior in college majoring in nursing, and have worked hard the past 3 years to do well in my classes and get good grades. As a result, I have a hig... |
'I did some walking meditation one evening. During the walking I managed to let my mind settle down, which led to a deep sense of peace.'
| "I don't remember the exact date when this happened, but it was within the last couple weeks. For the past year I've been trying out various Buddhist practices - particularly a lot of different meditation techniques. Sitting meditation can cause a lot of pain to arise in the body for me, and instead of working through ... |
"It was a table tennis tournament. I beat higher rating player and he was a cry baby about it. Couldn't loose like a man with class and character. Felt really good to tease him afterwards."
| "Table tennis is so easy. I don't know why he made such a big deal about it. He stunk at table tennis. I don't know why he even challenged me to begin with. Too bad he was such a loser about it. You should have seen how red his face got when I started teasing him about it. I made sure the girl he has a crush on was the... |
'My husband and I went on vacation. We were able to rekindle our love after just one day. We had fun shopping and doing VR, and then ended the night with a fantastic dinner.'
| 'The first day of vacation we left with high hopes of being able to be closer to each other, as it seemed we had been growing apart over the last year. We flew to Florida, and the excitement was palpable. We went straight to our room to change and then headed back out to the shopping district. I had a special surprise ... |
'The main thing to take away from this was the fact I was able to be around family members. Me and my uncle had bonded really well and talked about his terminal illness. Everyone around us in the family reunion had one of the most memorable days and moments of our lives.'
| "A lot of the things that we talked about had to do with how to cope with his eventual passing. That one was hard for me but it was a reality that I had to remember and not forget, he seemed to cope with well it. He told me that he literally was okay with death. I guess because had dealt with it and made peace with the... |
'I had to pass a tech program within six months to keep my standing at work. I left it a little late and had to stress out over the whole thing. I had basically one day to pass the thing.'
| 'I was focusing on trying to pass my technician test at work. I was hired in November and you had six months to complete the course so my deadline was less than a month away. Your boss or someone else is supposed to help you but I was on my own. There was no study book or no specific time set aside for me. Anyways, I h... |
'There was a young kitten in my neighbors yard that I rescued. My initial plan was to just leave the kitten in my yard but my plans changed from that to taking it to a shelter to keeping it and taking care of it myself.'
| "There was this little black cat that was in my neighbors yard meowing at her door. As I was walking up my steps to go into my house my neighbor asked if I could please take the cat in. I didn't really want to but I wanted to help my neighbor. The plan in the beginning was to just put the cat into my backyard. But she ... |
'I recently graduated college after returning to school as an adult. It took me about two years to finish. When I graduated I received a big financial gift from my mom which helped significantly.'
| "I finally graduated college. After trying more than once! You see I dropped out when I was younger, because of certain reasons, and now I went back to try to get my degree when I'm older now. But the good news is that I finally managed to graduate on my second try. Not too bad, I'll say so myself. It actually took me ... |
'I am a professional photographer. I recently had my first portrait published in a magazine. It was very exciting and a huge milestone for me!'
| 'In the last 3-6 months I had some of my photography work published in a magazine for the first time. I was very excited. When I first found out that one of my photos was going to be published, I was so excited and overjoyed that I cried happy tears and could not thank God, enough! This was a huge milestone for me as a... |
'The summary of this story is about finding someone that captures my interest. The person who I got involved me did that for a while then nothing else.'
| "A memorable event that happened at least 3-6 months ago was that I had started a new relationship with someone. The relationship at first started off real good. We saw each other every day. We did some things together but not enough to keep me interested. He was a good person and we would watch movies every night. The... |
"My family and I went on our first beach vacation to Destin, Florida with our kids. We also went with friends and family. We spent most of our time hanging out on the white sandy beaches. I also got to meet up with an old Marine Corps friend of mine that I haven't seen in a long time."
| "During this family vacation to Destin, Florida, I took my son on an offshore fishing trip. This was a private charter fishing experience so we had a captain and one of crew member on the boat and then it was just my son and I. This was an extremely memorable experience as this was my first time ever going on a fishing... |
"It was my son's birthday. We had a great time. He smashed his cake and made a mess. The year has gone by so fast!"
| "It was my son's first birthday. I planned his birthday party and invited some relatives over. I made his cake for him to smash. He made such a mess! He was so cute I didn't mind cleaning it up though. Plus the dog came in and cleaned up the spots I missed on the chair. We took a lot of cute photos. I can't wait to hav... |
"The story was about my husband and I's relationship. A memorable part of our relationship was when we celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. We celebrated by going to eat dinner at the resort we got married at. It was very special"
| "Within the past six months my husband got into RN Nursing School, and we celebrated our third wedding anniversary. It is emotional for me, because we've been together for eleven years so celebrating an anniversary with someone I love so much makes me happy. A lot of people don't last in relationships, and to have a lo... |
"This was my friend's bachelorette party where we rode a huge buggy/bike through the town, while drinking and having a good time. We ended up with two of our party drugged by another party and going home. We filed a police report but we never heard anything."
| "Two months ago, my best friend was getting married, so me and several of our mutual friends decided we will throw a bachelorette party for her. She was the kind of person that was a bit reserved, but we convinced her to have the party after a bit of prodding and promising not the go too far (*fingers crossed*). The se... |
'My favorite aunt passed away very suddenly. We all felt blindsided when it happened, and we still cannot believe that she is gone. My family is still trying to come to terms with the loss.'
| 'Two months ago, I lost my favorite aunt. It happened all of a sudden and the family is still in shock. What happened was, she had been complaining of back and hip pain. The doctors were not able to help or correctly diagnose her. A day before she passed away, she had fallen in her home. We had been trying to call her ... |
'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 received a phone call three weeks ago. It was the firm. They told me that I was being put in charge of the Goodman Pants account. A relatively new upstart company, Goodman Pants is well known both for the quality of their product as well as their generous charitable contributions. I was to lead a team responsible fo... |
"The other week my best friend and my boyfriend finally met for the first time. We went to dinner, and afterwards met up at my friend's house and played with her dog. It went really well, and I'm glad they got to meet after all this time."
| "Two months ago my boyfriend and my best friend met for the first time. We had been dating for 7 months at the time, but had known each other for nearly a year. This particular friend is probably my closest female friend. We share a lot about our love lives, even though we don't see each other super often. She knows th... |
'There was an almost accident among four cars in a T-junctionwhere it resulted in a serious challenge among all the drivers.This was all because one driver wanted to overtake another.'
| "there has been a serious accident at a T-junction. the accident occurred among 4 cars there's no specifics of the cars in question. why did this accident happened in the first place? base on the information gathered, one car caused it. the car which caused this accident wanted to overtake another car. there's no much ... |
'I meet a beautiful person. This person shinning personality has changed the way I looked at friends forever.'
| 'About two weeks ago I met this beautiful person. This person also has the most amazing personality. They are smart. They are funny and witty. This person is just so amazing. We spent the whole day together. We went to some famous landmarks. We ate some good food. We talked a lot, and got to know eachother pretty well.... |
'This event involved going to eye doctors to find out what was wrong with my eyes. The outcome was that I needed eye surgery.'
| "I was so surprised that I needed eye surgery so soon. I thought I would have a few more years before it was needed. I scheduled the surgery on one of my eyes first. The other eye would have surgery later after the first one healed. I was so nervous the day of surgery. I was fortunate to have a family member with me be... |
"It was a table tennis tournament. I beat higher rating player and he was a cry baby about it. Couldn't loose like a man with class and character. Felt really good to tease him afterwards."
| 'That cry-baby table tennis player was Albert. Since that event, I was telling about him to all the players I had a chance to talk to. All the people I was speaking with said they are not surprised. Albert is acting like that not only to me. Every time he looses, he always has some excuse. Floor is to slippery. Light i... |
"fall in love with my colleague. it's great to have such a girl friend. we are pursuing great relationship."
| "We spend a lot of time with our colleagues. In fact, we probably spend more time with the people we work with than almost anyone else. we tend to have sex more often. we tend to share all things together. we used to hangout at coffee shop. we used to visit lot of tourist place. we would chat at our leisure time. we lo... |
'The day of my grandsons birth, and how wonderful my daughter did while she went thought birth with her family there with suport.'
| 'If someone were to tell me that I would witness an absolute life changing experience 3 months ago, I would not have believed them. 3 months later, here I am a person who feels reborn through the birth of another. The birth of my own children was monumental and shaped my life for the next almost 30 years. As my life we... |
'The time I woke up in the worst stomach pain imaginable. And found out my appendix was about to rupture unless I immediately got it removed.'
| "Have you ever felt pain so intense it makes you cry? I do. I woke up one morning about 6 weeks ago with the worst stomach pain imaginable. It was beyond belief. I am such a deep sleeper I knew it must be bad to have awakened me. It made me curl up in a fetal position and cry. I knew something was terribly wrong. But I... |
"My cousins are from England and it was two week visit. We took them out of town to Indianapolis to see the children's museum and zoo. It was a nice time, the weather was beautiful."
| "Last month my cousins from England came to my home in Chicago to visit for two weeks. We decided to take a little road trip with them to Indianapolis to visit the children's museum and zoo for the weekend while they were here. The trip wasn't too far and the traffic wasn't bad either, we made pretty good time. The wea... |
'Two women decided on this day to be together from the rest of their lives. They did so in a ceremony attended by friends and family.'
| "About 2 months ago, I went to my little sister's wedding. It was a simple affair in the backyard of a friend's house. She was marrying her girlfriend of 5 years. My parents were there as well as my dad's sisters. Also in attendance were her girlfriend's family and friends. The service was lovely. Both brides tried to ... |
"When I was working a big company event at my work, I met a professional baseball player. I didn't realize who he was at first, but at the end of the event I realized who he was and was mad at myself."
| 'When I was working for the MLB team in the spring, I was working for a company event at the stadium. There were barely any workers there, but I was with some past professional players. One of them, my boss, went to introduce me to a guy named (let\'s call him Al). I didn\'t think anything of this man. When I went to s... |
'After volunteering at a marathon I decided to run that same marathon the next year. I trained, froze my butt off, kept at it and then accomplished my goal. I finished the marathon in 8th place.'
| 'A friend of mine asked me to volunteer at a race she was involved. She asked me to help hand out water, direct people and pretty much just be a a Jill of all trades during the race. I agreed, mainly because she is a good friend and I wanted to keep her, and helped out during the running of the marathon race. I watched... |
'the story captures the death of my young sister who succumbed to death due to an illness that she has been suffering from a while now and it was very painful watching her die without knowing what to do to help her'
| "it was about six months ago when my youngest sister started getting sick. suddenly at first it started off as a cold and we took her to hospital but after being checked by the doctors she was diagnosed with malaria. so the doctors prescribed some medicines for us we went to the chemist and bought the medicines and the... |
'Substance abuse is a life-threatening habit and illness. This event summarizes one of the first events that led to me realizing that enough is enough.'
| "I used to be a drug addict. I don't mind admitting it because I know it's a taboo topic and just talking about it might help someone. I want to help as many people as I can with my story. I started using as a teen. I had a bad home life and somehow fell into a bad crowd. I was at a party with my best friend when she o... |
'I got hit by a train driving to work. It changed my whole perspective. Sometimes you need a wakeup just ot realize your alive and not on autopilot.'
| 'This incident happened 3 months ago. It was an unusual fogy morning. I was running late for work and I was in a rush for the meeting that I had at 9 am with my boss. I was driving kind of fast and when I was crossing the train tracks I got stock and my car would not move. I was terrified because there was a train comi... |
'I recently moved from Louisiana to Colorado. My dad came with me to help me move. We had a bunch of different experiences, some good and some bad.'
| "Moving a long distance is a very stressful process, especially when you are moving away from home. It's hard not only physically, with having to sort and pack and sell your things. It's hard emotionally too - leaving behind family and friends. I left behind all of my family and most of my friends - minus a few that li... |
'We got married with our children and my grandparents present. It was a good day overall, though it wasnt all I expected/'
| 'It was six months ago and I was very happy about my big upcoming day... my wedding! My second wedding to my most wonderful husband ever.. our 10th anniversary. Maybe people think I should have waited another 10 years but there are key people in my life I wanted to witness us renew our vows and as morbid it may sound, ... |
'I got fajitas. The waiter almost tripped with the fajitas but the meal was good and I had a good day.'
| "A week ago, I almost got into an accident. I went to the restaurant for a nice meal. I started the meal with a nice glass of water. It was very refreshing. I then got a bowl of queso to eat. It was the right temperature. It was very good to eat. It came with chips and salsa. They were both delicious. I then ordered fa... |
'A crazy bachelorette party that ended with a finger nail in my drink, a lot of embarrassment, and being cut off.'
| "My sister's bachelorette party. What a night. 3 months later and I still can't believe she got married, never thought she'd get over her last boyfriend. Decided to go out downtown, which I don't really know that well but it's what she wanted. Luckily she knows how to get around since I was already tipsy before we left... |
'I moved out of my families home and got a new apartment and went shopping and did laundry all for the first time on my own.'
| 'dear diary, this is the best day ever. i finally made a decision to move. i decided to move to a whole new apartment in the city. it is a great place to be. there is a whole foods down the block. a best buy two blocks away and a huge park a few blocks away. i love it here. this is a great change in my life. this is re... |
'I spent vacation with my family and siblings in Canada which is one of our family vacations. We went to different beautiful and mesmerizing tourist spots.'
| 'Last July of this year, my brother and his family who lives in the Philippines, Me and my family, my mom and our youngest brother, all met up in Vancouver, Canada where my sister and his family lives. We were all there for 3 weeks for our annual family vacation. Our stay there was very memorable because we went to pla... |
'My dad has a history of medical issues. He was diagnosed with kidney failure, but is getting a new kidney.'
| "Two weeks ago, we found out that my father needs a kidney transplant due to kidney failure. He is the rock of our family, and the idea that he needs surgery is scary. He will undergo a full transplant on Thursday morning. The surgery begins at 8:00am and ends at 11:00am. He will be in the hospital for about a week bef... |
'After my boyfriend began acting suspicious, I took it upon myself to figure out why. I followed him one night, only to discover he was cheating on me.'
| 'Since this event has happened, I have since reconciled with my boyfriend. I was incredibly angry and upset with him at first, I wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. But, as time passed, he continued to try to contact me. Eventually, I gave in, and we are now back together. I do not regret my decision, and I do be... |
'My house burned down in April. Because it took the fire department so long to get to our house, almost everything was ruined by the time they put it out. Despite that and the fact that everything I owned was destroyed, I am just thankful that my family made it out okay.'
| "My house burned down and I lost everything I owned. One night I heard a loud noise and jumped out of bed, running to the living room because I thought the noise had come from out there. Seeing nothing and returning to my room, I saw that the area right next to my bed was on fire because my phone or laptop had overheat... |
'it is my engagement day ceremony.i going to marriage with my lover.i really looking for that day become more lovable and memorable.'
| 'Three months ago I was sitting on a barbecue pit, waiting for my mother to pick me up froma friends house. Within the 30 minutes time period, I spotted two men working on private well in the yard. One of the men was a bit older than I, but I kept watching him because he was so handsome! He must have been watching me a... |
"I separated from my husband who divorced me. My life has gone on and I still have hope. If you're in an abusive relationship, you can get out and stay out."
| "6 months ago I left my husband, who 4 months ago divorced me. I am going on 8 months not living with him or seeing him much and my life has truly gotten better. It was really hard at first because I kept hearing things from others that surprised me. He was seeing another woman. He was using illegal substances. He clai... |
'I found out my friend died from brain cancer while I was teaching. The kids, who normally misbehaved, where much more compassionate than I expected.'
| 'A good friend of mine, had been sick for a while. She was young only 24, and she had brain cancer. It was sudden, and spread fast. One weekend she got married to her fiance. I wasn\'t there, but saw pictures, and she was clearly very sick. The following Thursday, I got a text from my partner. She had died. I dropped m... |
'After graduation, my partner and I took a celebratory vacation. We toured the Southwest and rounded back up to Missouri.'
| "After graduation from our Masters programs, my partner and I took a road trip style vacation. We toured the Southwest United States and rounded back up to Missouri from Tennessee. We got to see a lot of interesting characters along the way. First, we went west to Colorado where we stayed with a friend studying aerospa... |
'My family and I moved over the summer and bought our first property. It is a difficult and stressful process but there has been so much good to come out of it. There is always going to be an end to the moving and then the good stuff can happen!'
| "This summer we moved! However, we did not just move we bought our first house. We didn't move very far from the townhome that we were renting but the process of buying a house and moving when you have kids is all very challenging for sure. I am 47 years old and I catch myself thinking that I will be able to do these t... |
'We went to help our grandparents. A person entirely unrelated to us got out of hand. We feared for our lives and decided to wash our hands of the situation.'
| 'When i went to my grand parent the other day it was a mess. My cousin decided to bring this friend. At first he was cool and down to earth. However, when alcohol was involved I saw them take a turn for the worst. They started to provoke my family in ways that made me mad. I thought I should just try to remove him from... |
"My dog passed away recently. It made me think of how unfair it really is that dogs live for so little. They really deserve to live as long as us, they're so good."
| "2 months ago, I lost one of my best friends. Buddy, my German shepherd that I've had since I was 10, died after 15 years. I was lucky he lived so long, but still. 15 years is so short. Why do they only live so little? We deserve more time with them right? They deserve longer lives, but that's not what they get. I'm gl... |
"My grand child experienced her first 4th of July in a truly awesome way. She had the best time of her live and couldn't stop smiling about it."
| "Wow, I can't believe it's already been two months. My grand daughter just turned four. This was her first fourth of July celebration. She had never been to a celebration because she was so small. But now, she was ready. We went to a parade first thing in the morning. We watched the fire trucks and band members and hor... |
"An old girlfriend of mine is dying of breast cancer - just found out today. I have not been in contact with her - heard it through a mutual friend - and we haven't been together for 20 years, but it still hits me rather hard to hear she is doing so poorly."
| "Today, I learned that an ex girlfiend of mine has stage 3 breast cancer. She and I were together shortly after high-school, and though the relationship didn't end all that well, I thought of her often. We had some good times and she was around for a part of my life when I really needed someone. She moved on, as did I.... |
'Our family was walking at the lake. I needed to rest. My grandson surprisingly decided to join me in my rest, and in the end, it sort of saved the day.'
| 'I was hiking near Lake Ontario with my partner and our two grandkids. It was a beautiful sunny day. The lake sparkled brilliantly. I have a bad knee, so I was struggling with some of the physical activity. My partner suggested that I rest a bit on a fallen log. I was nervous, because I would not be able to get up by m... |
'The passing of my brother in law. A favorite relative of mine. This was very emotional time for me as we enjoyed each others company ofte.'
| "I don't really know what to say right now. I feel like someone reached into my guts and starting pulling everything out. Three weeks ago my brother passed away suddenly. The shock from receiving the news still hasn't worn off. I still think that the phone is going to ring and my brother will be on the other end, askin... |
'A warm summer morning with a Humming Bird. How I had a communal moment with nature by misting a Humming Bird with a garden hose.'
| 'Every saturday i tend my garden. I started putting up feeders around to see some of the nature. For the first few weeks I got nothing and no activity, then about a month ago animals came. Mostly squirrels at first and a few deer, and one tiny humming bird. I was out misting the peonies and the bird kept flitting in an... |
"Taking the morning off of work to go and see a bear in my friend's basement. Yes, he really did have a bear in his basement."
| 'Ah yeah. I was getting ready to go to work one morning. It was the usual deal, making breakfast and the lot. I get a call from a buddy of mine, "Hey, man, I need your help." We\'ve been friends for an age and so I was fine with it. I figured he needed some input on something. No bid deal. "Sure man, what\'s up." "Ther... |
"I usually hate birthdays. But my girlfriend made it awesome. Maybe birthdays aren't so bad after all."
| "I usually hate birthdays, but last month my girlfriend made my birthday awesome. She made reservations at a hotel and restaurant in a nearby city. She drove me to the city on Saturday. We spent the afternoon shopping. She bought me the smartwatch I had been looking at for several months. After we went shopping, we che... |
'I took my five year old shopping to prepare for Kindergarten. He is going in a couple of weeks, and there is a lot to do in that time.'
| "Well today we went back to school shopping! It was so much fun to see him choosing all of his supplies and really realizing that he will be all grown up and in school here soon. He chose a Minecraft backpack which was pretty surprising to me because I didn't realize that he liked it so much. It was really cute though ... |
'there was a full time opening at my position a few months back. i applied for it along with several others. after a grueling process, i was granted the promotion.'
| 'dear diary,today I was told that i finally received the promotion. it was a tough interview process, and it has really stressed me out lately. i was legitimately going to quit if i did not get the promotion, i certainly deserved it the most. it means so much to be able to get this job. i can finally be independent if ... |
'I went camping with my family and we had fun in the sun. It was a time of relaxation and recharging when I though it would be tiring and hard work.'
| "Today we went camping in the Great Smokie Mountains. The weather was a little bit cooler than at home, which was nice to get away from the summer heat. We had never taken our daughter camping before so I was not sure how well this was going to work out. Turns out she really likes it! When we arrived we found our campi... |
'The event is about the loss of my pet dog, Jesse. I lost him unexpectedly one morning when I woke up. The story is about our adventure the day before and my final moments with him before he passed.'
| "A few months ago, I had an experience that I will never forget. My beloved dog, Jesse, passed away while I sat with him in his final moments. He was 13 years old and I never expected to lose him at that age. I always thought he would be with me for many years and that we would share many memories together. Unfortunate... |
'I got a promotion and it changed my life. I was struggling with depression and anxiety and change of work time is helping me a big deal.'
| "I finally got a promotion! After years of asking for a change of shift from graveyard, I was finally given the opportunity to be free from it. But also got a promotion. I was working graveyard shift for almost one and a half years... In that period I was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety, which wasn't fun... |
'This is a story about me and how I decided to stop loving on auto pilot. I chose to change everything.'
| "Life happens so quickly that sometimes you don't realize how much of it has passed. You just wake up each day and go through the same routine as though you're on auto pilot. You wake the kids, walk the dog and go to work then the next thing you know the work day is over then it's back home to get ready for bed and sta... |
'A Forth of July Birthday Party. The Party included fireworks and a cookout. The whole family came and had a good time.;'
| "The event I'm going to write about is a birthday party that we had for my husband on the forth of July. The thing that made it special was that both children and their husbands were able to be there. We shot off fireworks on the front patio and cooked hot dogs on sticks in the fire pit. The girls gave their dad gifts ... |
"My birthday celebration in June was the beginning of healing for my family. Since my mother's death, I have leaned on my extended family more for support. We have been able to heal old wounds and come together again."
| "I was estranged from my extended family for a long time. We have recently started to spend time together again. My birthday was in June. Traditionally, I would spend my birthday with my mother. We would go to a movie, and then out to eat, and we would end the day with birthday cake. Since my mother died two years ago,... |
'We traveled to D.C to drop off my friend at the airport about a month ago. We ended up getting lost in a parking garage.'
| "My friend was traveling to Los Angeles from Washington, D.C and needed a ride to the airport. We readily agreed because we thought we might see some of the sights of our nation's capital while there. The drive itself was uneventful. As was dropping our friend off for his flight to Los Angeles. The fun happened when we... |
'A story about how random events and circumstances came together and I met my now boyfriend. Our history is short, but it has been very fast-paced and wonderful.'
| 'The Monday before the 4th of July, I went out for a drink at a local bar where one of my friends was working. I did not expect it to be an eventful night or anything, I had just had a long day and wanted to go out for a drink. While I was at the local bar, my friend, the bartender, mixed up my drink order and later re... |
'A mass shooting happened in our community, and over a year and a half later - the scars are fresher than ever.'
| "So, this was actually a follow up to a tragic event that happened to my community. A bit over a year and a half ago - our community changed as we knew it. There was a mass shooting at our local high school. It left 17 of our students dead, and many more injured. It has been really, really hard for us as a community. W... |
'I came to visit my mother in the hospital during a prolonged and terminal illness. I arrived to find her terrified and hallucinating due to a medication she was given. It was very upsetting to see.'
| "During my mother's end of life, she made several trips between care facilities and the hospital. One day when I went to the hospital to visit my mother, she was clearly very disoriented. She appeared to have no recognition of my presence and appeared to see something off to her right. She seemed alarmed and frightened... |
'This was basically about my dog dying. How he just went no matter what I did. The feelings I had about this horrid event.'
| "Well, unfortunately this event happened to me a few months ago and it will always be with me. It's not a happy tale. But it is memorable for it was the day my beloved dog died. I was doing everything I could for him. Yet, his 20 year old body just didn't want to go on. It couldn't defy time I guess. I carried his emac... |
'My grandson and I went on a camping trip together. We ate, talked, and got wood for this winter. I enjoyed spending time with him, it was fun getting there, being there, and coming home.'
| "Last month, just before school started I went on a camping trip. It was just me and one of my grandsons. He lives near by and wanted to have a last adventure before he started back to school. He is 14, and started high school a few weeks ago. We drove to the mountains and hiked another mile into the forest where we se... |
'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.'
| "When I was growing up I could not stand dealing with this person. We really didn't get a long very well in school to the point that we had become rivals even though we were of opposite genders. We would go out of our ways to mess with each other and just do things to make the others life more difficult while we were g... |
'My neighbor passed away about three months ago. I am still sad about it. I attended her funeral and met with her family.'
| "My neighbor and I had always gotten along really well. For the most part, it really started when I moved to the neighborhood. I was cutting my grass on a really hot day and this little old woman walks over to me and hands me some fresh lemonade. I had really never seen much of this woman aside from her getting the mai... |
'I am a much happier, wiser, safer, and more confident person after meeting him. I am glad that I met him and I would want to keep on meeting him in all of my future lifetimes.'
| 'You hear people tell you about how some significant event or person in their lives came along and changed everything. You hear of some fantastic revelation some day up on the mountain, or a close encounter with nature, even a brush with some insane disaster, bringing the person onto the doorstep of death. Most people ... |
"I have been in cancer remission and was told I reached the five year mark. This means I don't have to go to the doctor every three months. It means I beat the odds and may see my children grow."
| "Five years ago I was treated for cancer. It was a grueling process and I came out of it a much changed person. Something like this really gives a person new perspective. It's been an emotional journey for me as well as for my loved ones. Well, two weeks ago I reached the five year mark! I have been in remission for fi... |
'I reunited with a woman I had met in the past and went out on a double date. The double date went well for us, but not for our friends. We have started a relationship since then that I hope lasts a long long time.'
| 'I have started a relationship with a someone I went out on a date with a few weeks ago. I actually knew her from high school, but it has been years since we have even seen each other at all. We went out on a double date with a couple of my friends and really hit it off immediately. We went to dinner in a quaint little... |
'I volunteered to the Animal Defense League. I enjoyed comforting the cats and dogs. I adopted a dog.'
| 'A month ago I started noticing I had a lot of free time on my hands. I had been playing a lot of video games. I decided to do something that would contribute to society. I considered volunteering at the homeless shelter but they wanted a bigger commitment than I could give. I had cats growing up so I decided helping o... |
"My daughter's first day away from home. My family and I drove her to her new school. We stopped at a Chinese restaurant and had lunch together after dropping her stuff off in her new apartment."
| "My husband and I drove our daughter to her dorm for her first day at college. My husband borrowed his brother's pickup to be able to carry all her stuff. The dorm had a list of all the stuff that she needed to get. Of course, we bought everything on the list. So did the other three set of parents. The dorm was set in ... |
"I came up with the realization that i can save money by making my own nicotine e-liquid versus buying it at the store. It is much cheaper. I'm also excited about taking it up as a hobby."
| "4 weeks ago I found an article about making your own e-liquid. I been vaping for a while now. Vaping is very enjoyable to me. Vaping helps to calm me down during stressful time. It also relaxes me when im not stressed. Although I enjoy vaping, at times it can be expensive. I was amazed when I read the article about ma... |
"I was excited to plan and setup for my son's birthday party. It was going to have fun games and lots of food."
| 'Recently, my son had a birthday. We celebrated and I was in charge of doing the party. I was excited, as the party theme was to be Avengers. So I went to the party store and grabbed a bunch of supplies. I got streamers, balloons, favors, a few prize toys for some of the games. Once, I got home, I started working on pr... |
'I bought a wedding dress this summer with my mom. We got to name the dress after my grandmother, and it was an emotional and exciting experience.'
| "I bought my wedding dress two months ago! It was an amazing experience! When I was planning my wedding dress shopping trip, I invited my mom, sister, maid of honor, future mother-in-law, and future sister-in-law, because I wanted them to share in the experience. We made two appointments in a town near my home town for... |
'To celebrate our anniversary, my wife and I went to the White Mountains for two nights without kids. During that time we had the opportunity to reflect on the past 10 years of our life and I came to realize how much I love the experiences we have had.'
| 'To celebrate our 10 year anniversary my wife and I travelled to the White Mountains. The white mountains hold a special place in our hearts and I have fond memories of going to the shops and restaurants there when we were out of college. My wife and I stayed at the the white mountain resort where we were able to final... |
'My wife delivered our twin baby girls. One of the twins needed to be taken to the intensive care. Thankfully she recovered and we were able go home as a complete family.'
| 'Dear Diary,It\'s hard to believe, but Jessica and Joanna are now officially six months old! Although every single day is a milestone from where we started this I\'ll never stop taking steps each day. I remember the events of that day above all others in my life and won\'t forget it any time soon. Jessica came first in... |
"My sister moved out of the country for a new job. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer a little over a year ago and after an exploratory surgery they decided that they couldn't safely remove the entire tumor, but also that it was a less serious form than they had initially believed."
| "Sleeping in surgical waiting rooms is the worst. I mean, I never met a medical waiting room I liked, but at least in a doctor's office or the emergency room, there are other people, things happening, a sense of progress. Surgical waiting rooms are separate, special, and if you're in one in the middle of the night it's... |
'A feral dog with our animal rescue named Elsa passed away today. Her life was so impactful that it brought a whole group of people together and turned us into a family.'
| "Here we are a group of people. We all barely speak. We all go about our business. The one thing we have in common is we all work at the same place. We work with animals. One day we get this feral dog named Elsa. Everyone loved Elsa. We were very intrigued by her actions and loved her very much. About a week ago Elsa p... |
'I got invited to go to Disneyland for the first time in my life. It was day like no other at the happiest place on earth.'
| "I had a memorable day earlier this year that i would never forget. It was my sisters birthday. I got invited to go to Disneyland with her and some other family members. I was excited but i also didn't know what to expect. The trip getting there was not too bad. Only about an hour from where i lived. It was a maze just... |
"Almost 5 months ago, our company let us know that in two month's time, we will be losing our jobs. Our job hunt involved an emotional roller coaster of confidence and self defeat. I also spent a lot of time mourning severed relationships between me and my colleagues."
| 'I had been working for the same company for 17 years as an accounts receivable supervisor. I supervised a staff of 6 associates. In the first week of May, our company let us know that they will be shutting our department down and we will all be losing our jobs. The next couple months were stressful and sad for us. On ... |
"It happened in an auditorium and I wasn't sure in what order events was going to happen. It was hot and crowded."
| "My daughters graduation was in a city that I was not familiar with in an auditorium. I didn't know what to expect when I got there or how the events would unfold. It was very hot and I felt sweaty. the auditorium was crowded. I felt uncomfortable. I was watching what others were doing so I could see what i should be d... |
'A large group of friends got together for a part and barbecue at a friends house. We were able to all be together on the same day which is a rare occasion.'
| 'A friends birthday party a month ago. It was a big get together with a bunch of friends. We met at one of their houses and had the party in their backyard. It was a standard barbecue in the afternoon next to their pool. One person cooked on the grill, cooking hamburgers, sausage and hot dogs. Then the rest of us broug... |
'A month and two weeks ago, I was promoted to the position of a Senior Developer for my diligence to work, and the ability to put in my best even under pressure from home. I never expected the promotion, but I am happy it happened the way it did.'
| "Six weeks ago, I got the best news! Because of my hard work and diligence, I was getting a promotion. I honestly wasn't expecting it, because I had been under a lot of pressure at home. My mother became sick, and moved in with our family. At the same time, I discovered my husband was having an affair. He announced he ... |
'My friends and I drove to Croatia for a music festival, ended up getting lost then being able to ride with a celebrity in there car.'
| 'June of this year my friends and I decided to road trip from Munich Germany to Croatia. My friends and I had tickets to ultra music fest and decided that a road trip would be the most fun way to go. The ride should have lasted about 9/10 hours give or take. We left the hotel in Germany at around 6 in the morning, we d... |
"I won my first amateur boxing match in Wisconsin. I whupped the other guy's ass pretty bad. It was great."
| "I like the idea of fighting for myself. I had always grown up in the fighting world. I just think there was something primal and satisfying about it. I recently have been trying my hand at boxing. I felt comfortable enough with the training I had received that I could succeed. I worked my butt off, not just because I ... |
'An enjoying day at the Aquarium during the summer. Fun for both me, my family, especially my nieces. First visit to the aquarium for them.'
| 'Went and rented a van that could fit 10 people. Picked up my brother, sister in law, his 2 daughters, my mother, sister, and wife. We all went to Boston to the New england aquarium. Dropped everyone off. Then went and parked. Met up with everyone and went inside. Spent a fun filled 3 hrs there. My nieces had a great t... |
'My daughter biggest day was a big disappointment. I had prepared for this day my whole life but I forgot the most important thing the day of her graduation.'
| "So I was hanging out with my friends at the movies. It was fun. We watched an action movie and it was just great. I loved it so fun. We had so much fun. It was just great. I don't know. When we were watching it we had popcorn. They tasted so good. It was such a nice experience. We loved it so much. At one part of the ... |
'A few months ago, my mom suffered a stroke. The initial hospital visit was heartbreaking and difficult, however she seems to have made amazing progress and we can now say she survived it.'
| "Dear Diary,It's been 4 months now since mom had her stroke. I still can't believe it at times that this happened. She was so healthy before this, no warning signs, no symptoms.. it was shocking to everyone. I found her in her room one day after school. She was on the ground and having trouble speaking. I called 911 an... |
"In my cousin's wedding, we enjoy to prepare and celebrate that function. We are make a lots of fun in that function with my friends in that before night."
| 'A celebration in a family gives pleasure to all the Members of the family. Friends and relatives also attend the occasion and share the pleasure. Pleasure multiplies when there is a wedding in the family. I drew immense pleasure when the marriage ceremony of my cousin was held. It was performed on 23rd of the last mon... |
'Earlier this year I traveled from America to London, England. It was my first time out of the country and I was meeting a friend. We had a great time together and I enjoyed my first trip outside my home country!'
| "I have always wanted to travel in my life. I didn't have the chance to really until just recently. About four months ago I took the plunge. I decided to visit a friend who I had known for a while and felt comfortable flying across the Atlantic for. I traveled from the US all the way to London, England. Traveling this ... |
"Over the summer, I took my infant son to his first swim lesson. It was a very positive experience and he didn't cry at all."
| "About four months ago, I took my son to his first swimming lesson. My son was about six months old at the time, so this was really his first introduction to pools or any sort of water outside of the bath. He was very receptive to the whole experience. He didn't cry, and was more interested in observing the other kids ... |
'In an ideal world, there would be infinite computing resources. These resources would be free and sustainable, with no impact on the future of our planet. They would run services that would be accessible'
| '3 weeks ago I had the most frustrating experience! It has taken me that long to be able to write about it. I was sitting at my computer working on my company\'s facebook page when I received this totally unexpected message on my screen from my internet provider. It said, "You have exceeded your allowed data usage and ... |
"It was a table tennis tournament. I beat higher rating player and he was a cry baby about it. Couldn't loose like a man with class and character. Felt really good to tease him afterwards."
| "I was at this table tennis tournament. My rating was around 1750 so I didn't have much chances against other 2k players. There was this one asian guy Albert with rating over 100 points bigger than mine. He wanted to warm up first... after regulatory 2 minutes of warm up I asked him is he ready. He said he is not, so w... |
'I had to take a licensing exam for my profession it took many hours to actually do the exam and even more time to study for it. Taking the test was very stressful and difficult. After I was done with the exam I was very happy to be done.'
| "Man I was really studying hard for that exam I had to take a month ago. It was super important for my profession. I took me way too many hours to do the exam. I felt like I was literally there all day. Don't even get me started on how long it took me to actually study for it. That took literal days if not weeks. I fel... |
"We had an opportunity to move south, something we'd both dreamed of. We just didn't realize how much it would cost us in the end, both financially and emotionally."
| 'My whole life I\'ve felt a pull towards the south and about 3 months ago I was finally given an opportunity to move there with my wife. My job offered me a higher paying position in Texas and my wife had just been laid off her job, so we figured "Let\'s do it!". We were both pretty excited about the move and I knew I ... |
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