Author: Emily Nguyen Le
As I sit at my desk one afternoon, I receive an unexpected delivery. When I opened the box, I found a cake with an unsettling message and the pregnancy test I forgot to hide. For illustrative purposes only | Source: Midjourney I was at my desk, half-typing an email, half-daydreaming about what to make for dinner when the office delivery guy appeared at my office door. He held a bright pink bakery box in his hands, grinning from ear to ear like he was in on some inside joke I didn’t know about. “Good afternoon, Emma!” he said enthusiastically. “This…
A mother with four children was worn out from handling all the housework, even though she worked more hours than her husband. She kept asking her kids and husband for assistance, but they often ignored her requests. In the end, she decided to take action and showed them the consequences of neglecting their chores. I’m Sarah, and my days are filled with real estate transactions and family duties. My spouse, Mark, is employed at a shipyard, and together we manage raising our four children: the 13-year-old twins Emma and Ethan, 12-year-old Lily, and our 8-month-old baby, Mia. Both of us…
Despite being a struggling single mom, I had to help the elderly woman I found out in the cold on Christmas Eve. I never imagined that my simple act of kindness would lead to a mysterious luxury SUV at my door — or heal my broken heart. I pulled my threadbare coat tighter around me as I trudged home through the thickest snow I’d seen in years. I was bone-tired from scrubbing floors in the Grayson mansion, but I was almost home. But I couldn’t complain. My job was hard, but the Graysons were kind enough for rich folk. Besides,…
After my son convinced me to live in a nursing home, I wrote letters to him daily telling him I missed him. He never replied to any of them until one day, a stranger shared why and came to take me home. When I turned 81, I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis, which made it difficult for me to move around without assistance. My condition also made it difficult for my son Tyler and his wife Macy to take care of me, so they decided to move me to a nursing home. “We can’t be tending to you the entire day,…
My mom kicked me out while i was pregnant 12 years ago — Yesterday, she showed up on my doorstep crying I remember that day with crystal clarity. I was 17 when I went to my mother and told her I was pregnant. The words she used cut so deep that I would never forget them. My hands shook as I stood in our fancy living room, clutching my stomach, while my mother’s face turned red with rage. “A baby? At your age? With Michael?!” she spat out my boyfriend’s name like it was poison. Her perfectly manicured nails dug…
My dad and my wife never got along, but when he had an accident and fell into coma, she always accompanied me to the hospital. We would bring flowers and would spend hours talking to him, hoping he could hear us. It wasn’t just my wife and I who visited dad. My mom, my daughter, and my brother were also there. We prayed for his recovery because he was our rock, the most important person in our lives, and someone we could always rely on no matter how hard things got. Weeks passed by, and just as we started losing…
Should Target Keep Selling It? Target has been intensely criticized when one of their sweater designs for Christmas seemingly mocked people who are diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. The sweater had ‘Obsessive Christmas Disorder’ on it, and a photo of it was posted online by Twitter user named Reign Murphy, who showed her great disdain for the retail chain’s lack of sensitivity. The store received backlash from customers who felt the sweater, which had the phrase “Obsessive Christmas Disorder” written on the front, belittled and mocked a serious mental disorder. “As someone with OCD I’d really appreciate it if you…
As I stepped into my house after a long business trip, I was met with a scene of utter chaos. The living room was a mess, with toys scattered everywhere, dishes piled up in the sink, and a putrid banana on the sofa. My heart sank, and I felt a wave of exhaustion wash over me. I had left clear instructions for my husband, Brandon, before I departed, ensuring that everything was organized and easy for him to manage. But it seemed like he had let things spiral out of control. The final straw was when he complained that I…
Rachel and Jack were excited when they found out they were expecting quintuplets. Jack worked hard as a truck driver, which allowed Rachel to stay at home and take care of their growing family. Life seemed perfect, but everything changed one day. One cold morning, Jack left for work as usual. But that evening, Rachel received heartbreaking news. The police called to say that Jack had been in a terrible truck accident and didn’t survive. Jack was gone, and Rachel now had to face the reality of raising five children on her own, without her husband. Even though she was…
Arnold sat in his aged recliner, the leather split from years of wear, with his tabby cat Joe purring sweetly in his lap. At 92, his fingers weren’t as steady as they had were, but they still made their way through Joe’s orange fur, finding solace in the old silence. He flipped through pages of recollections, each one like a stab to his heart. “Look at him here, missing those front teeth. Mariam made him that superhero cake he wanted so badly. I still remember how his eyes lit up!” His voice caught. “The house remembers them all, Joe,” Arnold…