Author: Mr. Derrick
When my future MIL saw my white wedding dress, she sneered. “White is for pure brides. You have a child.” Worse? My fiancé agreed! But they went too far when they replaced my dream wedding dress with a blood-red gown, forcing me to take drastic action. I used to believe love could conquer anything. That when two people truly cared for each other, the rest of the world faded away. I was wrong. Daniel and I had been dating for nearly two years when he proposed. “Will you marry me?” hel asked, down on one knee in our favorite restaurant.…
Carly had her whole life ahead of her, but the prom seemed like the most important thing. Despite struggling financially, her mother and grandmother had saved some money for the dress of her dreams. However, one bus trip forced her to choose between her own happiness and helping others. Carly, a sixteen-year-old girl, lived with her mother, Dina, and grandmother, Holly, in a small, cozy apartment. Life had never been particularly easy for the family. Money was always tight, and they often had to make sacrifices to get by. But despite their financial struggles, the three of them shared a…
My neighbor’s undies stole the spotlight right outside my 8-year-old son’s window for weeks. When he innocently asked if her thongs were slingshots, I knew it was time to end this panty parade and teach her a serious lesson in laundry etiquette. Ah, suburbia! Where the grass is always greener on the other side, mainly because your neighbor’s sprinkler system is better than yours. That’s where I, Kristie, wife of Thompson, decided to plant my roots with my 8-year-old son, Jake. Life was as smooth as a freshly botoxed forehead until our new neighbor, Lisa, moved in next door. It…
I was running late. I had just received a call from another state hospital telling me a girl had just been born, and I was listed as the father. I would have discounted it as a prank, but I knew my wife was in that area for a short holiday I organized for her while I renovated our home — it was a surprise. We had no kids of our own and had adopted three because adoption was something we both wanted to be involved in, so we needed to add more rooms to our house, which was why I…
Fifteen years. That’s how long I was married to Josh. Fifteen years of building a home together, raising our two children, and believing we were a team. And then, one day, I came home to find EVERYTHING I owned thrown onto the street in boxes. I stood there, frozen, as strangers walked past, eying my life like it was a pile of discarded trash. My clothes, my shoes, my children’s handmade cards, and my wedding dress — all of it dumped on the pavement like I never mattered. A passerby slowed down, throwing me a pitying glance. “Are you okay,…
As Nathan stood at the altar, his heart pounded with anticipation, waiting to see his fiancée Jane emerge in the beautiful white gown they had chosen together. However, his excitement turned to shock when she appeared wearing a long black dress, a stark contrast to the expected bridal attire. Nathan had always envisioned his wedding day as one of joy and celebration, but the events of that day would instead leave a haunting memory. He and Jane had met through a mutual acquaintance and quickly became a couple, drawn together by their contrasting personalities—her vibrant extroversion complemented his reserved, introverted…
A while ago, an interesting story happened in Thailand. A cat left its owner for 3 days, and everyone thought it was missing. The cat came back, and the owner was delighted, but not before he noticed a note on the cat’s neck. So, let’s start from the very beginning. A young man let his beloved cat enjoy freedom by allowing it to spend time outdoors. Everyone in the neighborhood knew and loved this little fluffy friend. The man was sure that his pet was in no danger. As a rule, the cat returned home in the evening, so the…
Margaret beamed with pride as she carried her Thanksgiving turkey, ready to impress the guests. But her 5-year-old daughter shattered the moment by grabbing the tray and hurling the turkey onto the floor, shouting: “I SAVED YOU ALL!” The truth that followed left everyone frozen in disbelief. They say children never lie. When my 5-year-old daughter threw my meticulously cooked turkey on the floor on Thanksgiving in front of the entire family and said she was “saving” us all, my breath caught in my throat. At that moment, I didn’t know how true she had been… and how much I…
Seventeen-year-old Andrew is used to getting what he wants and treating people badly when he doesn’t get it, but his father decides it’s time Andrew learned a lesson about respect when he mistreats a flight attendant. “Do you think he’ll be okay?” Steven had been watching his seventeen-year-old son walk toward the airport boarding gate, but now he looked down at his wife. “Of course Andrew will be okay,” he replied. “I hope this new school can help him learn some humility.” “But what if they treat him badly in the dorms?” Steven’s wife looked up at him. “He’s never…
Andrey, a young chef with great talent and even greater ambitions, always dreamed of freedom. He wanted to create, to experiment, to break the rules. But working in a prestigious restaurant, where at first glance everything was in place—a good salary, a well-known name, and customers willing to pay any amount for dinner—turned out to be a trap for him. “The menu is too simple,” he heard over and over from the owners when he proposed his ideas. They were little concerned with his concepts or his desire to bring something new. Andrey felt like a cog in a large…