My boyfriend always texts when he leaves work—every day without fail. One night, nothing. I called a few times, no answer. Two hours later, the door was knocked. I rushed to the door and froze at what I saw. He was with a woman I didn’t recognize—soaking wet, barefoot, and holding a crying toddler on … Read more
Once, when I got back home from school my mom called and asked me to bring her some food to work, because she was not given lunch. We didn’t have any food at home, so my sister and I made a vegetable salad. We were hungry too, but we put the container into a bag … Read more
At 4 a.m., I woke up to a singing voice on my baby monitor. It repeatedly said,“Hush now, baby, I came for you.”We were alone. I ran to my baby’s room, and she was asleep. I tried to calm myself, saying it was a bad dream. But as I adjusted her blanket, I noticed something … Read more
I spent the night in the hospital with my youngest, while my eldest stayed home. I was awake for 26 hours by the time we got home. I needed an hour nap. When I woke up, the front door was wide open, our dog was missing, and my 16-year-old daughter, Sayla, was nowhere in the … Read more
I went to lunch with friends and saw my husband at the restaurant. I was going to say his name but he was staring at his phone so I watched him. He was smiling. He typed. Then he looked up like he was waiting for someone. I froze. We hadn’t talked about him going out … Read more
I grew up very poor. Dinner was toast with some cheese. At 12, I went to a then-friend’s fancy house. Her mom set up a nice table with hot meals. As I was cutting my meat, her mom freaked out. She looked at me and shouted, “Are you using a KNIFE like that? What kind … Read more
About 2 months into dating, he randomly showed up at my house.Unfortunately, I was stuck on the toilet with a UTI. I embarrassingly explained this to him through the bathroom door and he says, “No problem, hold on a minute.” Then he disappeared. Ten minutes later, I heard the door open again, then a knock … Read more
I caught my ex-boyfriend cheating.I was lying on the couch with my face turned to the wall and accidentally noticed a small hole in the wallpaper.I dug deeper with my nail and got a mouthful of drywall dust and something I didn’t expect—a clear view into his “man cave,” which was supposed to be a … Read more
Months after my wedding, I started finding receipts for fancy dinners in my purse. My husband found one, accused me of cheating, and threatened to divorce me. I cried and swore that I had no clue where the receipts were coming from. One day, while cleaning out the car, my blood ran cold as I … Read more
I was once showering when I heard something ping and hit the floor. I looked down and saw a penny. I was perplexed but decided to keep it in my wallet for good luck. A few years later, while at a festival, a girl in our tent woke up with a weird look on her … Read more
