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Fall of Shame
My entire life can be described as a series of fractured fairy tales that are strung together by stand upon strand of unconventional pearls of wisdom. These unique, opaque orbs are a collection of life lessons that one would never expect to learn in the ways I fatefully did. Some of them are true tragedies that resulted in profound learning experiences that I wish I could have avoided all together. Others are so bizarre and comical that they take people off guard by their sheer ridiculousness. Then I have the jagged little barbs that fill the spaces in between. These are strictly mortifying events that taught me nothing, except how to pray to god that they would never happen again.
By Wendy Sanders5 years ago in Confessions
[The Laundry Can Wait]
Lets take a small trip back in time pre pandemic when our lives were full of running. Full of sports, full of school and packing lunches. Weekends were spent in crowded grocery stores. Stopping by your loved ones houses to stop and say hi! Running to your grandmother's because she made "extra" of your favorite dessert. Now, lets add in a full time job on top of it all and making sure you remember snacks for little league! You were invincible , your schedule was engraved in your soul and you knew no different . This is your life you made and are proud of and have become so used to !
By Katie Gilliland5 years ago in Confessions
I'm not him
I was just 18,we all remember what that was like. I had met this girl at a party. We all know that feeling, when you see someone and your thinking wow, I could spend the rest of my life with them. This might just be that person that I marry. It's like the whole world just disappears and all you can see is them. I know we all have those very special moments, that moment you think you're going to remember it forever, so you can tell your children, and grandchildren about that first time you met their Mom, Dad, Grandmother or Grandpa. That moment when your heart is filled with so much Love, you feel like your walking on clouds. I think we can all remember those moments. That very first time we fall in Love, the first kiss or your first time. You couldn't eat or sleep they were all you thought about. Thinking about them still today, takes you right back to that moment. When your heart was filled with Passion and Desire.
By David F Anderson5 years ago in Confessions
The Formality of Dance
The Formality of a Dance I’ve got to believe women invented dancing, men don’t have that kind of freedom in themselves, and formal dances like Homecoming and Proms couldn’t of come out of the mind of a guy. The fear I had was almost to much to handle, sure I was interested in females, but generally from a distance. And it started early for me, I got invited to a Homecoming my freshman year and how does a guy say no to a girl, unless of course it’s your sister, and she doesn’t really count.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Confessions
Being Me
Being Me My mind was a kaleidoscope of the absurd, brilliantly colored, opulent, but with no intent. My plate was always worth more than my meal, for my ideas were dreams without a pillow to lay my head, I was a ship with no port in which to moor. I hustled a flurry of nothingness, flight without wings, the sky and the earth upside down, inside out, reversed as you know them.
By Gregory Dolan Dies5 years ago in Confessions
You’ll Never Believe Who I Talked To Today
The year was 2011 I had recently inherited a …sum …of money, it wasn't so much that I was gloriously rich, in fact to some people I suppose it would've been a generous contribution to their savings. To me, however, having grown up low income in a middle class neighborhood, it seemed like ALOT of money; for the same reason, I had the money management skills of a large, overripe spaghetti squash. Granted, there were certain things I really did need, the 42-inch tv I bought from Walmart to replace the 20-inch, 15-year-old tube tv that sat in my rented single room was one, clothes were another. There were things I didn't need, 8-hour writing sessions with Chardonnay and ham sandwiches at the local art cafe, for instance. I also didn't necessarily need to keep my friends fed with fast food for 3 months. There were some good times too though, and one mortifying moment that I think about at an unhealthy frequency of about once a week.
By Sabrina Johnson5 years ago in Confessions
10200 Emergency
You ever work in a high security job? I have... The job can be dangerous, exciting, and full of adventures. It has the potential to make life long friends and pals that would support you no matter what. It also has the potential to create the most unimaginable incident a human male could have.
By Thomas R Dorsett Jr5 years ago in Confessions
The day I got a black eye
I have yet another entry into the embarrassing moments challenge. I am actually healing through sharing my cringeworthy experiences in print. I hope someone else who reads them might feel as if they are not the only one who was humiliated as a child. I am still amazed that so much happens in school and teachers are not aware while it takes place. Looking back I suppose bullies know just when to strike just like a serpent. If an instructor was at the chalk board or steps out of the room for just a moment the mean girls use this as their time to pounce.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Confessions
How To NOT Wear Your Mask. Top Story - April 2021.
First, I would like to say sorry that it's been over a year since the pandemic hit us all in different ways and I'm just now sharing these helpful tips. But, I think once you finally read through them, you will see that I needed to go through a lot of embarrassment in order to compile a great list for you. Also, it's not easy to let everyone know that you've done some wild things with this face accesory! Lastly, feel free to laugh. If I can make you smile during these times, it's a pleasure...
By Alexis Dean Jr.5 years ago in Confessions
Butterflies of Shattered Things
I love the Ocean beach in the morning. Especially that one summer a few years ago with Jake. The summer I couldn’t sleep until we left, counting down every hour until we finally made it to the airport. Landing to the long awaited white sandy beaches and the clear blue waters.
By Deborah Walker5 years ago in Confessions
Samson's Story
Micha had assumed the role of man of the house after his father had died. It was a long journey to normalcy but the family had started to live again. The pain had retreated to a more distant place. Micha was now 20 years old and a day trader and been doing quite well. After some discussion, his Mom allowed him to invest some of their money. He was at first conservative. But as his confidence in his research grew so did his gambles. And then the stock market took a down turn and kept going. Micha lost all the family investment. He would not, could not tell his Mom. His guilt at losing the family’s savings was too much to bear.
By Libby Brien5 years ago in Confessions
