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My Mom Is 500 Years Old Oct 09, 2022

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I always wondered why we moved around so much. I was only 18 and we had moved 6 times already.

I have lived in India, Nigeria, Japan and so many cities in the U.S. People thought I was special because of this but I didn’t, I just wanted to grow up in one town.

One day, I was on my way to Target to get some groceries when I saw two men arguing in front of me. I wondered why they were arguing so early in the morning. As I inched closer to them, I realised that they weren’t actually arguing.

An elderly man, who looked like he was in his sixties, was trying to communicate with a cab driver, he was asking him where the closest restaurant was.

He said he needed to eat as soon as possible because he was starving. He hadn’t eaten the previous day. Because no one around there understood what he was saying and he couldn’t take it anymore, he started rubbing his stomach and describing somebody eating with his hands and mouth.

The cab driver smiled and brought out a dollar from his cab saying, “I’m sorry but this is all I have to spare. Go sort yourself out”. The old man threw the dollar at him and stormed off, grunting swear words.

I quickly ran to him and told him where he could find different restaurants. I even wrote their addresses on a piece of paper and handed it to him. I gave him my number and told him to call me if he ever needed any help.

“Oh, little girl”, he smiled widely. “God bless you! Mixed breed, you are? Parents are spanish?”

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My Beauty Created A War In My Family Oct 08, 2022

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"Bella! How many times am I going to wake you? We are waiting for breakfast."

My aunt Martha stood over my bed, an angry scowl on her face.

"Can't you make breakfast yourselves?"

Martha clutched the pearls on her neck as if I'd insulted her.

"Why would we do such a thing?"

I hated my aunt Martha.

My mom died when I was 4 years old and my dad left soon after.

I often dreamed of my mother and her beautiful smile. I looked just like her, I wanted to be a beauty queen like she was.

Growing up I used to wait by the window waiting for mom to come back and take me far away. But Martha made sure I knew that she was never coming back, neither was my dad.

Martha made me clean and pick after her and her daughter Annabelle. Whenever I complained, she told me I should be grateful that she took me in when nobody else wanted me. When I was younger she'd threaten to put me in a foster home. At the time, I had no idea where that was but it sounded terrible. So I did everything she asked.

Hi, my name is Bella. It means beautiful. All my life, my aunt Martha told me that I didn't deserve that name.

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My Parents Said I Was Born Blind I Found The Truth Oct 07, 2022

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"Mom! Mom! Please make it stop!"

I sat in my bed with my head between my knees. I thought my head was being split open. The pain was unbearable. I had no idea what time it was but it was eerily quiet, except for my quiet sobs and heavy breathing.

"Luke? What's wrong?"

My mom was at my side soothingly rubbing my back.

"It's happening again. The pain in my head. It's so bad mom. And my eyes. I feel like they're on fire. I can't take it."

My mom said something but her voice sounded so far away, like I was trapped underwater. I already knew this part. It was what happened right before I passed out.

My name is Luke Barrett. My parents told me I was born blind but they never told me the story behind it. Here's that story now. Trust me you do not want to miss this!

I grew up pretty much alone. Apart from my parents I had no one else to spend time or play with. I was turning 18 soon and I hadn't even had my first kiss. Before you start to feel sorry for me, my childhood was great. You see, I was a special child. I know that's what every parent says about their child but in my case it was true. I took my first step when I was 5 months old and I could read and write by my first birthday.

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My Annoying Sister Messes Everything Up Oct 06, 2022

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"Are you excited Luca? I wish I was going with you. I'm going to miss you so much big brother."

"Breath, Anna."

Ugh my little sister could be so annoying. As if I wasn't already embarrassed by my dad crying in front of my friends.

It was the night of my farewell party. In two days, I'd be flying to the United States to start college. My dad's former boss, Mr. Warren Campbell, offered to pay for my tuition and give me a job at his restaurant. Dad had worked as his gardener for over 10 years before his bad health forced him to come back home.

"Everyone, I'd like to say a few words about my boy Luca and show you something Anna put together."

"Dad you don't have to." I was losing cool points with my friends, fast.

As I listened to my dad, I wondered what kind of life waited for me on the other side. So far life hadn't been so kind to me and my family. Mom and dad struggled to keep us fed and in school. Dad said that we were a humble family. I called it like I saw it, we were poor.

Clapping and cheering erupted all around me. I looked up to see what the fuss was all about and nearly choked on my drink. Playing on the TV were videos of me as a child.

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My 8 Year Old Sister Is A Model, I Hate It Oct 05, 2022

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I’m not stalking her. I’m not being overprotective. I just want to make sure she’s fine.

You promised to give her more space, remember?

But what if she gets hurt or trips on something? What if something goes wrong?

Dude! She goes out all the time and nothing ever happens! Besides, she’s right in front of the house!

Gosh! She’s just a child! Anything could go wrong.

Two tiny versions of me were literally perched on my shoulder, giving me conflicting advice.

Not being able to cope with the indecision anymore, I stood up abruptly, rushing to the front door. Something occurred to me on my way and I decided to pick up a trash bag so Pat would think that I simply came to dispose of the trash and not to watch her.

Immediately I stepped out of the house with the trash bag, I heard Pat screaming my name, “Brian! Brian! Help me, help me!!!”

I ran towards her voice and I discovered the most terrible thing possible. If you stick to the end of this video, you’ll find out exactly what that was.

“Brian, what’s going on?”

“Huh? I’m uhh… Recording a video for StoryTime Animated, the best animated storytelling channel on YouTube”.

“Did they tell you to laugh like a witch and behave like a psycho?”

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I Was Ignored By Everyone Until I Lost 50 Pounds Oct 04, 2022

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“Bye, Mrs. Jenkins. Thanks for having me for dinner.”

“Bye Brent, tell your mom I said hi.”

I’m an ordinary teenager with a strange story or maybe not. Stick around and listen to the rest of my story.

My family always had issues with maintaining their weight. I figured this is why my best friend and I, Timothy, who lived next door, got along so well since we were the same size. Timothy had a younger sister, Sherry, who hung out with us. She wasn’t one of those whiney, little sisters, Sherry was actually pretty cool.

I never really thought about my weight, until that one time, when Granddad needed to go to the hospital and those firefighters had to bust those walls down with a sledgehammer to get him out.

Granddad had been bedridden because of his weight and when he got sick, Mom called an ambulance. I watched as the paramedics came to the room to get him and told Mom they needed help to move him. They called the firefighters and that’s when we lost the wall of the house. A crane was used to pick Granddad off the bed and place him on the trolley. Then they used an automatic pulley to pull him into the ambulance. The eyes of the neighbourhood families bore into my grandad as though he was some kind of spectacle at a circus. When they finally got Granddad in they whisked him away. Sadly, Granddad didn’t leave the hospital that night.

It was then and there I decided it was time to lose some weight.

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My Parents Think Sister Is An Angel Oct 03, 2022

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"Mom! Dad! Breakfast's ready."

My little sister stood at the dining table in our parents' house, waiting patiently to serve them breakfast.

"OH sweetie you shouldn't have!"

"Just thought I'd do something nice for your anniversary."

"Aww you're such an angel Angel. Get it?"

My mom laughed at her own joke. I rolled my eyes and fake-gagged.

"Mind your manners Adam. Your sister really worked hard on this."

"It's bacon and eggs mom. And it's not even your anniversary! She wants something."

Angel sniffed and wiped her eyes. I couldn't believe my parents were falling for her act! She had done it so many times.

"I'm really sorry I got your anniversary date wrong. I've been so busy with school and volunteering at the animal shelter I got confused."

"OH honey, no need to apologize. Our anniversary is not for another 4 months but it's the thought that counts."

"Wait for it…" I thought to myself.

Angel typed on her phone. A few minutes later she looked up.

"I had booked a weekend getaway for both of you. I'm trying to cancel but the resort says it's too late.This is not fair!"

"Don't be upset honey, we wish we could go but we are busy this weekend. How about we refund you the money?"

"And there it is." God she was good.

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I Do Crazy Things When I’m Angry Oct 02, 2022

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They were sweating, their eyes were red and looked like they would pop out of their sockets in any second.

My dad took a step closer.

Oh my God, he’s gonna hit me, I thought.

I was trapped on a huge sofa and there was absolutely no means of escape.

He took another step and this time, his face was right in front of mine. I could feel his hot angry breath right on my face and I started shaking, I shook so much that you’d have thought I just came out of an ice cold bath.

He looked into my eyes with his red eyes, it almost looked like he was going to cry? After looking at me for a few seconds, my mom laid a hand on his shoulder, “Come into the room sweetie, let me get you a cup of lemon tea”, she said, trying to calm him down.

My dad shook his head and started following my mom into their room. As he got to the staircase, he shook his head once more and muttered a few words that changed my life forever; “I can’t even believe she’s ours”, he said, looking at my mom.

I didn’t really care that my parents were angry, I was only scared they’d hit me. Once they left for their room, I went straight to the refrigerator, grabbed a huge box of pizza and started munching on it. I took it into my room, closed my massive doors and blasted on my speakers. ‘So What’ by ‘Pink’ was the first song to play, it was almost like my speakers read my mind.

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I Fell In Love With A Delivery Girl Oct 01, 2022

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“Tonight is beautiful.” I held Teagan’s hand as we looked up at the stars from the back porch swing. Suddenly, the door opened and Mr. Nelson, without a word, grabbed Teagan’s arm and dragged her inside.

I sprang into action and ran behind them, I held onto Mr. Nelson’s arm just before it came crashing down on Tegan. Mr. Nelson turned to me and snarled. He grabbed a handful of my clothing in his large hand and lifted me above the floor and threw me through the front door.

Tegan screamed as Mr. Nelson came after me on the lawn, “James! Please just go! I’ll be ok!”

Feeling defeated, I held my ribs as I hobbled to my car. Whether Mr. Nelson knew it or not this was not the end of it! If you want to see how I dealt with Mr. Nelson for his hospitality, keep watching til the end of the video!

Luckily for me, I was able to drive myself to the hospital where I called my parents and told them where I was.

"What happened?" Mom and Dad rushed into the hospital room just as I was pulling my tshirt on.

"Your son will be fine," Dr. King said. "A few bruised ribs but in a few days he'll be ok."

"Bruised ribs?" Mom gasped and looked at me wide eyed.

"Someone tried to rob me on the way home but I was able to get away."

Mom hugged me tightly and cried.

"Paula," Dad looked at my reddened face, "You're suffocating the boy."

Mom removed her arms hesitantly.

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My Devil Sister Gets Anything She Wants Sep 30, 2022

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I had the perfect life. My parents adored me, I had tons of friends and my boyfriend Alex was the hottest boy at school.

He was the captain of the football team and he drove a shiny new car. Every time he drove me to school, I saw a few girls turn green. I felt sorry for them, how did they even live?

Everyone loved me, except for my small sister Ivy. I didn't know what her problem was. Between you and me, I thought she was jealous. A few times I caught her in my bedroom trying on my clothes. Then there's that time I saw her drooling at Alex when he came over to swim in our pool. Ugh. As if he could even look at her twice. I bet he didn't even know she existed.

Ivy and I looked nothing alike. I was tall with naturally blonde hair. She was a brunette and her height was average. So was everything else about her. That's why what she did next took everyone by surprise. Want to know what she did?

It was the last weekend of summer break. I'd just returned home after being away all summer and I couldn't wait to see my boyfriend Alex again. I bet he'd missed me. Correction, I know he'd missed me. Why else would he be throwing me a surprise welcome back party at his house? I wasn't supposed to know but my best friend Olivia was the biggest gossip at school.

I'd just finished getting ready when mom announced that Alex had arrived. His timing was perfect. I even practiced my surprise face for when we arrived at his house for the party.

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