Todd, my husband, turned 35, and I had planned a fancy dinner for him. But just before the guests came, he skipped the party to watch the game at a bar. What did you do next? To put it simply, I won. After six years of marriage, you’d think Todd would learn to be thankful, but he hasn’t. I would throw my whole heart and soul into his birthday every year, but he would never notice. But this year, he felt even more entitled than usual. Six years. That’s how long I’ve been married to Todd. It’s not all bad…
Author: World Wide
A “short” but important work trip took my husband away just two days before Christmas. I drove to the nearby hotel when I found out he had lied and was there. But I was sobbing when I walked into that hotel room. The face that looked back at me broke my heart and shook my whole world. I thought my husband and I shared everything. Every joke, worry, and dream that isn’t important. We knew each other’s flaws and quirks, shared our joy when we won, and helped each other through hard times. Or at least that’s what I thought…
Emily is shocked when a text message she sent to her husband about fixing a decorated bathtub panel causes him to act out of the blue. What could he be lying about inside? Emily needs to find out. Have you ever heard those stories about people coming home and finding strange things? Recently, something like that happened to me, and what I found out changed my life forever. A few weeks ago, one of the wooden pieces that was on our bathtub for decoration came off. Not a big deal, right? David, my husband, was away on work at the…
The best day of my life should have been when my son was born. Instead, it was the start of everything falling apart. When my husband finally got to the hospital, what he said shocked me deeply and made me question everything. We had been married for 21 years. During most of that time, we were having trouble getting pregnant. It was a fight full of hope, despair, and unending tears. In the beginning, Ethan seemed helpful. He went to all of my doctor’s appointments and held my hand through the ups and downs of treatments. But something changed over…
I believed Ethan when he said that a family trip wasn’t possible, until a $3,000 charge for a fancy spa showed up on our bill. I followed the trail because I was determined to find the truth. What I found broke my trust and made everything different. I always thought that trust was like taking care of a yard. You give it your love, pull the weeds, and water it often, which helps it grow strong and healthy. I did that for my marriage to Ethan for 12 years. I had faith in him. I had faith in us. I…
In his last days, Mr. Lewis could see through his family’s empty moves. No one saw the twist coming when a young girl’s simple kindness turned the reading of his will on its head. Mr. Lewis sat back in his favorite leather chair, which had seen him through many late-night work sessions, and thought about the life he had made for himself. He had seen everything at age 83. He had built his business from scratch and worked hard all the time. By the time he was in his 40s, he was famous all over the world. He was…
Anna’s dad gives her a nicely wrapped Christmas present and tells her she must not open it until the next morning. She doesn’t expect her sneaky stepmother Melanie to open it first. But Melanie’s desire for power sets off a chain of events she didn’t see coming… Would you like some good luck for Christmas? I used to love Christmas the most. There are colorful lights, gingerbread cookies, and the fresh scent of pine trees. There are also presents full of treats. It all felt like magic. But this year there was no magic. A few months ago, my…
“Ten years from now, Christmas Eve, Times Square. I promise I’ll be there,” Peter vowed to his high school sweetheart Sally on prom night. A decade later, he showed up with hope in his heart. But instead of Sally, a young girl approached, bearing a crushing truth that would change his life forever. The music was soft, a gentle hum of violins blending with the muffled laughter of their classmates. Peter tightened his grip on Sally’s hands, his thumbs brushing over her knuckles like he could memorize her touch. Her mascara had smudged from crying, black streaks lining her flushed…
After a long trip, I got home to find a strange child in the living room. The boy told me he lived there, and as I followed his innocent directions to the bedroom, I found out something about my husband that broke my heart. My kids ran past me and into the house, saying “Surprise!” as I opened the front door. It was loud inside the house. But something didn’t feel right. Shoes that didn’t belong to us were by the door. Some pairs were very small and looked like they belonged to kids, but not my kids. I went…
