A man went beyond the norm just to test his wife and girlfriend. But things didn’t go as he’d expected, and he faced harsh truth. Don’t you think it’s getting too much, Courtney?” Courtney’s husband, Dilan, nearly yelled at her. “I mean, this is the third time this week that you’ve arrived home so late.”“We can discuss that later, Dilan,” Courtney said quietly. “I’m tired as hell.”Dilan gave her a serious look. “But what about dinner? I’m not going to order food again!”At this point, Courtney lost her cool. “Are you serious, Dilan?! Can’t you just manage something by yourself?”…
Author: town gist
Tom and I had been married for 35 years. Our family was very happy and close-knit. But everything changed the day Tom disappeared. My daughter Angela and I were driving home from her painting lesson when she noticed Tom’s car parked across the river. The car was locked, and nobody was inside.I thought Tom may have gone fishing in the river. But when we arrived there, he was nowhere to be seen. Angela suggested Tom’s car may have broken down, and he walked home. But that wasn’t the case. He didn’t come home from work that night, and his phone…
My sister shocked the family when she placed her disabled son in a nursing home without our input and cut us out of her life. But then, she surprised us once again. My sister, Samara, gathered the family around for dinner for the first time in two years. Our parents and I were excited because she had been through so much during this time, and it looked like things were going back to normal.Two years ago, her husband, Josh, was in a horrible car accident with their son, Jackson. Unfortunately, my brother-in-law passed away, and Jackson was in the hospital…
Stephanie wanted to get home early to prepare for her husband’s birthday, There was still one kid left on the bus after her final stop, so she told him to get off, never imagining what happened later. “Yes, Linda, I’ll be home early for Gary’s birthday. Don’t worry, it’s not that cold anyway. I mean for Minnesota. It’s definitely not the worst weather we’ve had,” Stephanie told her friend, Linda, on the phone.Linda was her husband Gary’s sister, and they were planning on surprising him for his birthday that night at another friend’s house. But she needed to be there…
Do you believe in gender roles where the woman juggles house chores while looking after her children and the man steps out of the house to earn a living? Or is it OK for parents to switch roles? A stay-at-home dad shared his six years of experience on Reddit, and the online community was more than inspired after reading his post. Statistics tell us that the number of stay-at-home dads has nearly doubled since 1989. It’s becoming common for men to stay at home and care for their families while their wives become the breadwinners. Research shows that women are…
My wife left me and our two kids to be with another man because things got very rough after I lost my job. She got what she deserved when karma caught up with her. My kids were crying again. It had become normal to always return home to meet them crying, but they sounded sadder than usual that day. When I entered the living room, I noticed my daughter Cece standing next to her baby brother’s cot, trying to comfort him even though she was also crying. The scene pulled at my heart. Where is your mother?” I asked Cece.…
My little son cried all day, no matter what I did. I already wanted to take him to the hospital, but then I looked in his diaper and was shocked Living with family is never easy, as my husband Roger and I discovered when we moved in with his parents, shortly after our son Kevin was born.I’ll be honest, I didn’t want to move in with my in-laws, but money was short, and with the baby, we just couldn’t stay in that tiny studio apartment anymore. At first, Kevin was tiny, and it was OK, but as soon as he…
I learned that I wanted my future wife to become my sister. The truth turned up 15 years later… I had problems with my immune system since I was a child, and I often fell sick. But sadly, that wasn’t the only problem I had to face as a kid.The children in my school and neighborhood often bullied me and mocked me for my poor health. “Look who’s here! It’s sick Patrick the prick!” they would often say.One day, their bullying crossed the line. I was barely a few minutes away from getting to school when four boys surrounded me.…
Madeleine Scott was very upset. Her little grandson Harry wasn’t as bright as she thought. He’d just come home from school with his very first report card, and the results were disappointing. Madeleine wasn’t really supposed to have seen the report card since Harry had put it on his mom’s desk, but she sneaked a peek. Yes indeed, Harry was very disappointing and Madelaine was sure it was all Helen’s fault. Her son James was an extremely intelligent man, of course, but Helen was so quiet! Madeleine was sure her silence was to hide a less than brilliant mind, a…
We Need A Child But My Husband Thinks My Inability To Conceive Is A Punishment From God I got married to my husband when I was twenty-two years old. When we first met he was divorced with three children. He told me his marriage didn’t work out because his ex-wife tried to poison him. Fortunately for him, someone saw her and reported it to him. “We were having problems but I didn’t think she hated me that much. I never thought she would go to the extent of trying to take my life,” he said. I felt bad for him…