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My two year old son refused to wear training pants. He always begged to wear a diaper. One day, out of frustration, I let him remain naked. He went to the potty and used it when I wasn't looking.

Now I don't try to make him wear training pants.

Child protection services removed him from the home.

Julie had a pretty pink ball that she loved to bounce outside. One day, it bounced too far and went into the street. It rolled down the hill and over the curb. It then rolled into the creek.

Next time she got a ball she was more careful with it.

She continued playing with the ball all afternoon.

John had just graduated high school, and was about to go to college. His mom helped him pack all his stuff, and he drove away. When he got there, he went to check out his dorm. His new roommate was there, and they hit it off.

They walked around campus and got invited to a party.

He thought college was going to be miserable.

Last night I attended a cocktail party. I wore my new white dress. Everyone at the party loved it. However to my dismay I spilled wine all over it.

I was so angry at myself!

I was wearing a red dress.

Jen wanted all of her family to be together for Christmas. She planned a fun party and invited everyone. All of her friends showed up, but not her family. Jen was very sad.

Jen decided to make the best of what she had.

Jen then spent time with her family.

Gina's dad came up from the basement furious. He found drugs on her teen brothers bed. What if one of the little kids had found these drugs. For her father this was the last straw.

Gina's father grounded everyone for a month.

Gina's father was proud.

John and Meg had dated for five Year's. John loved Meg, and wanted to marry her. He decided to ask her to marry him tonight, after a movie date. When they walked out of the movies, he suddenly dropped to his knees.

He asked her to marry him.

He started screaming obscenities at Meg.

Clara went to the mall. She meet her friend Sally. They had lunch at the mall. They shopped the rest of the day.

Clara was tired by the time she got home.

Clara felt very lonely.

Harvey's roommates teased him about being so thin. They were egotistical football players. They challenged Harvey to a ping pong game, expecting him to lose. But they did not know that Harvey was a nationally ranked player.

They all sat with their mouths open as Harvey beat them all.

Harvey choked, and lost every match he played.

The man at the deli wrapped a sandwich for a customer. He took out a brown bag and set it on the counter. The deli man took the sandwich and tossed it into the bag. The bag fell over when the sandwich hit it.

The man at the deli apologized.

The man at the deli said the sandwich would cost more now.

Amy saw a lovely black dress when she was shopping. She loved the dress, but it was too expensive. Just then a cashier walked by and told Amy the dress was on sale. Amy decided to buy the dress.

Amy was excited!

Amy was so disappointed!

The light bulb blew in Amy's bathroom. She went to the kitchen to get another, but they were all gone. Amy went to the store to purchase light bulbs. When she arrived the store was closed.

Amy was upset.

Amy rejoiced the store was closed.

It was a rivalry hockey game. The blues were playing the blackhawks. The blackhawks scored 5 in the first period. The Blues Trailed by 3 in the third period.

By the end of the match, the Blackhawks won.

The Blues won the baseball game.

Morgan loved tea. She bought a travel mug to bring tea with her to school. She drank all of her tea on the drive to school. So, when she got to school, she had to fill up with more hot water.

Morgan was glad she remembered to bring extra tea bags with her.

Morgan was glad the hot water tasted like coffee.

Karen had gone away for school, leaving behind her partner Sam. Sam was missing Karen, but he had a plan to fix that. On a long weekend, Sam took the train upstate to go visit Karen. Karen who was missing Sam, had a plan to fix it as well.

She traveled home to see Sam, and they missed each other!

She broke up with Sam, leaving him heartbroken.

Rachel loved to play on her piano. One day she was paid to play at a romantic event. She lit candles and put them on her piano. The candles started to burn low.

She caught them before they burned her piano.

She decided not to do anything.

Ryan used to work for mall security. He often worked the night shift. One day, he saw a raccoon in the mall. He stared at it for hours until it left.

Ryan decided his job was rather dull.

Ryan was blind.

Amy woke up extra hungry today. Unfortunately, she also woke up very late. She rushed around the house and had no time for breakfast. When she made it to work, she realized her coworker brought breakfast!

She was so grateful and promised to pay her coworker back.

She did not want to eat.

Jenny was at the store hungry one day. She wandered around thinking about what she wanted to eat. When she came upon the cookie aisle she knew exactly what she wanted. She grabs some cookies and heads towards the front of the store.

Jenny bought the cookies.

Jenny found the gum she wanted at the front of the store.

Ryan was at a park. And he saw a little girl holding a balloon. As he was leaving the park, he saw the same balloon stuck in a tree. He climbed the tree to retrieve the balloon.

Ryan then found the girl and gave her the balloon she lost.

Ryan then popped the balloon on purpose.

There was this amazing salad buffet right by my house. They have the best salads with the most varieties and the best prices. I used to go there almost every day on my lunch break. I found out last week that they shut down for good.

I was very disappointed to see that that restaurant had closed.

I couldn't wait to see some movies in the new theaters.

In 1997 I rode on an old bus. A local group rented a 1957 transit bus, painted in old colors. I rode on the bus as it went all over suburban Boston. I took plenty of photos.

I had a great time!

I am afraid of heights.

Dave painted in his bed. The splashed some blue on the canvas. The canvas then needed some red! He then threw in some yellow paint!

His attempt to fix the painting failed!

The painting turned bright pink!

Jane purchase a backpack online for her teenage nephew. She was pleased to see how excited he was when she gave it to him. He hurriedly ripped the plastic wrap off the backpack. When he tried it on it was too small.

Jane was disappointed.

Jane was relieved.

I decided after being a fan for along time to begin a fan club. I asked all of my friends to join and sent emails out. It wasn't long before I had people interested! We scheduled a day to meet and discuss the beginnings.

I brought lots of snacks and drinks for the meeting.

Everyone was sad that I brought snacks and drinks.

It was my first time ever playing football and I was so nervous. I had never been tackled before. I hoped it would not hurt. During the game, I got tackled and it did not hurt at all!

From then on, I felt more confident playing football.

I realized playing baseball was really a lot of fun.

Johnny rode his bike to the hobby store. He parked his bike out front. When he came out his bike was gone. Johnny looked all over.

Johnny found out his friend took the bike.

Johnny didn't care about the bike.

Jen was so confident in her preparations for the county spelling bee. She had spent the past month studying the dictionary every night. When the Bee started, Jen survived as others got knocked out. It all came down to the final two and Jen's opponent had messed up.

Jen won the spelling bee!

Jen lost the spelling bee.

My brother loved candy. He ate a lot of it. He left the wrappers on the counter. Our mother scolded him for it.

He didn't listen until we got a lot of ants one spring.

She showered him with praise.

Neil wanted to see ancient temples and ruins. He decided Asia was a great place to start. He flew to Cambodia and went sightseeing. He saw so many old temples in the jungles there.

Neil was happy he made the trip.

Neil was bored of the trip and went home.

Arnold was scared of frogs. One day he went out to his backyard. He started playing. He saw a frog jump out of no where.

He jumped, startled and ran for his house.

He jumped up and several of the bees stung him.

My family went to watch the fireworks for Independence Day. This is something that we do every year, no matter where we are. The kids love the bright bursts of light, but hate the loud bangs. My youngest fell asleep during the show.

We went home after a nice experience.

My family did not enjoy any of the show.

Tory loved Thanksgiving. She decided to make the turkey for her family's holiday feast. It was a lot of work, but finally the turkey was finished. When she took it to dinner, everyone loved it.

Tory was glad that she had decided to cook for her family.

Tory let the dog into the house.

Olivia went out with Harry on a date. Harry thought the date was going well. Olivia thinks he is a complete jerk. Harry raves about their chemistry.

Olivia is about to leave.

Olivia feels she is falling in love.

Amy was very stressed out all the time. A friend suggested that she try meditation. Amy was skeptical, but she agreed to give it a shot. She went to a class and breathed and focused.

It helped her mental state immensely.

She started teaching meditation the next day.

Christian's school was starting football tryouts. Christian decided to try out for the team. He practiced every day. He tried out for the team.

Christian got on the team.

Christian hates football.

Kim wakes up and decides to drive to the mall. She gets there and promptly spends 250$ on a pair of shoes. Later, she finds a purse to match the shoes. After buying an outfit to match, she decides to head home.

Kim loved everything she bought.

Kim put her things down and decided to go to a movie instead.

My mom came home sad today. I decided to ask her if she's alright. She didn't say anything. Being considerate, I decided to leave her alone.

She eventually came to me and apologized for being rude.

I walked toward her and screamed in her face for being rude.

A new band wanted for their song to get popular fast. They bribed several radio DJs to play their song all at the same time. When people tuned in the radio, the same song played on all stations. They became a huge success overnight.

They were very excited about being well known.

It made them depressed.

Janet was attending her last year at a University. She wanted to maintain her high GPA. Janet's professor told her that upcoming exams could impact her GPA. Janet began studying for an additional two hours each day.

Janet's studying paid off and she passed the exams swimmingly.

Janet dropped out of university.

Just as the storm approached, the power went out in the house. Ted went outside to investigate. Ted noticed that the entire block was without power. He quickly got on his mobile and called the electric company.

They repaired the outage.

Ted didn't pay his bill.

Meghan liked to eat subs at her desk at work. On Tuesday, she purchased a very juicy sub. She munched on it very loudly. In the middle of eating, she spilled the sauce on her shirt.

When she was done eating, she went to the restroom to clean up.

She wiped the ice cream off and looked up, sheepishly.

A man arrived at a construction site for his job. He put on his hardhat, grabbed his tools and walked into the site. While he was walking, a large brick fell and hit him on the head. The man was knocked out, and his co workers ran to help him.

His coworkers took him to safety and called their medic.

The man began to run towards them.

Jesse had always wanted to get a tattoo. Her parents were very against the idea of tattoos. One her 18th birthday she decided to get one. She got a small tiara tattoo on her shoulder.

Jesse's parents were upset with her.

Jesse's parents were excited to see the tattoo.

Mark and Molly had reservations for a popular restaurant. When they arrived the hostess seated them at their table. They ordered from the menu and waited on their food. When dessert arrived Mark asked Molly to marry him.

Molly said yes.

Molly laughed in Mark's face and left.

George had an internship. He really wanted to get a full time job with the company. George worked hard and proved to be smart. A position opened up that George wanted.

He eagerly applied for it and was ultimately hired.

So he decided to go home early that day and quit his internship.

Coming out of College, I was so nervous to start work. I could barely sleep the week before my start date. The day of, I was nauseous and jittery. However, a congratulatory text from my parents cheered me up.

I had a great first day of work.

I ended up leaving early because I was sick.

Today was Tim's birthday party. Since he was sick, he couldn't go out. However, the family decided to come to his out. We brought him a cake and take-out food.

Tim was very happy to be remembered.

Tim was annoyed by the attention.

Kevin was getting ready to leave for school in the morning. But he couldn't find his sneaker anywhere! He looked everywhere with no luck at all. Then he decided his dog had probably hidden the sneaker.

He looked for his dog and then found his shoe.

He found his cat, but the cat didn't have the shoe.

Jake had recently gotten a new cell phone. The very first thing he tried to do was take a selfie. He dropped his phone on the pavement while trying to do so. His phone was scuffed up on the back side.

Jake returned to the store for a plastic cover for the phone.

Jake was depressed when he saw the condition of the old house.

John had been looking at houses. He had not found one he was in love with. He finally found one in his price range. He put in an offer.

The seller accepted and John was the proud owner of a new home!

John rented the apartment after putting down a deposit.

Steve was very sad. Steve's girlfriend broke up with him. He decided to write a song to her. He poured his heart into the song.

Steve wondered if they could ever get back together.

Steve drove an hour away to go to a strip joint for drugs.

Barbara was excited to get her ears pierced. Barbara's mother took her to the jewelry store at the mall. Barbara picked out her earrings. The worker pierced her ears with a piercing gun.

Barbara loved the earrings and loved wearing them.

Afterward, Barbara decided not to wear the earrings.

The suspect saw that the cell door was unlocked. He pushed on it and it opened. No one was watching him so he made an escape. He calmly walked out of the front of the police station.

No one seemed to notice the suspect.

The suspect decided to turn himself in.

Sally was trying to take the dog for a walk. She had her phone in her hand. The dog jerked hard on the leash. The phone went flying.

The phone broke.

Sally was happy.

Jane closed her eyes and counted to twenty. Kate ran to hide in the cupboard. Jane already knew Kate's favorite hiding places. She took her time before approaching the cupboard.

She didn't want Kate to be disappointed.

Jane couldn't find Kate anywhere.

Brandon woke up this morning with his tooth missing. All excited he ran into his parents room. Brandon jumped up and down on their bed. He ran back to his room to put his tooth under his pillow.

Brandon checked the next day and found 50 cents under his pillow.

Brandon bought a bar of chocolate.

Josie found a spider underneath her bed. She sprayed a can of lysol all around the bed frame. Josie saw the spider crawl up the wall. She swats the wall with a piece of paper.

Josie hated spiders.

Josie loved spiders.

All of the registers were full at the grocery store. Joe picked the shortest line and waited. When it was his turn he threw all his food on the belt. Joe barked at the cashier to scan his food quickly.

The cashier unhappily obliged.

Joe was happy to be having such a good day.

The puppy came into the house with its paw bleeding. One nail was broken, but no one could determine what happened. The blood drop trail was followed through the back yard. The trail led to a low wire fence.

The puppy had been scratching at the fence and hurt itself.

The kitten contently scratched its scratching post.

Tom was jealous of his brother. His brother was older and stronger. His brother went wherever he wanted. One day his brother was grounded for staying out too late.

This made Tom really happy.

My brother wore a red shirt.

This morning I was running late for work. I decided to get a coffee at the gas station. They only had decaf left. I was really upset while pumping gas.

I decided to head to Starbucks instead.

I never drank coffee.

Travis needed some fast cash. He thought about it and decided that selling his car was a good idea. Travis listed his car for sale in the local paper. After only a couple weeks he found somebody very interested.

He sold the car and solved his money problems.

Travis gave it to the man for free.

Abe failed at his current project of creating allure. He was really bummed but decided to take action. Abe spent Years in studying cosmetics and marketing. He then gave creating allure another go.

He was successful this time and made a lot of money.

Abe hated working in the cosmetics field.

Kelly's car battery died. She tried to have it jumped but it didn't work. Eventually she took it to the auto store. They checked it for her and it was dead.

Kelly reluctantly paid for a new battery.

Kelly was relieved that the battery was still good.

Lance wanted to have a romantic evening with his wife. He put the kids to bed early and started dinner. He forgot to check the cooking and burned down the kitchen. His wife arrived to the fire department.

His wife was so angry she took the kids to sleep at the Grandmas.

Lance's wife felt very romantic and loving when she arrived home.

David's father had painstakingly assembled a collection of rare coins. One day, he found some of his prized coins missing. He questioned Davis about their absence. David had taken them for lunch money!

David was grounded by his father.

David's father then thanked him.

Todd played hockey. Tonight was the big game. All his friends would be there. He was nervous.

Todd's knees shook as he skated because he was nervous.

Todd wore a silly costume to his hockey game.

Sam bought a new SUV. It was all wheel drive. He figured he would take it off road. He hit a few hard bumps and broke his suspension.

Sheepishly, he brought it to the dealership for repair.

The SUV drove perfectly from that point forward.

After I got out of the bus, I walked to the front of the school. I was happy to see some of my friends again. When I walked into first period, it was very familiar. The teacher seemed very good.

I was relaxed and happy.

I started having a panic attack.

I always wanted fancy socks. For my birthday this year I decided to treat myself. I went to the store after reading some reviews. Once there I bought the pair I thought was best.

I loved my new socks.

I was ashamed of what I had done.

A heterosexual couple approach the checkin desk at a hotel. The woman excuses herself to go to the bathroom. A second man walks up to the desk and stands next to the first. The concierge assumes the two men are together.

The men realize the concierge's mistake and laugh uncomfortably.

The men fall very much in love and get married.

Jimbo has been working at the same job for Years. He always takes his smoke break at the same time. This week they got a new boss. The new boss doesn't allow smoke breaks.

Jimbo sneaks into a back room to smoke.

Jimbo is pleased his boss does not allow smoking.

My dad took me to a baseball game when I was little. He spent that night teaching me all about the sport. He showed me every position and what everything meant. He introduced me to one of my favorite games ever.

Now, playing or seeing baseball on TV reminds me of my father.

I can't sit through an entire baseball game without boredom.

Jimmy's dog had gone missing. Jimmy put up missing posters everywhere around town. A few weeks later, Jimmy received a call on the phone. Someone had found his dog!

Jimmy and his dog were soon happily reunited.

Jimmy was afraid he'd never see his beloved cat again.

Maggie had her first piano recital tonight. She was very nervous. When she got on stage she was shaking. Thankfully she ended up playing perfectly.

Maggie was encouraged to do more.

Maggie gave up the piano.

Ray wanted to get into a good college. He had to write an essay. He tried very hard. He put in a lot of effort.

Ray hoped he would be admitted.

Ray hoped they would not admit him.

Tim wanted to travel overseas. He had never been on an airplane before. He decided to travel to China by air. He actually enjoyed the flight!

Tim started traveling a lot of places by airplane.

Tim vowed never to get on another plane again.

Kelly was nervous today. It was her first day of school. She was the new kid. Thankfully however she made new friends when she got there.

She realized she was going to like the school.

She was in a class with the same kids from last year.

Karel always wanted to tap dance. Her friends thought it was nerdy. She still pursued her dream. Eventually she became really good.

She won a tap dancing contest.

She never danced again.

Last week my girlfriend and I bought three lottery tickets. It's not something we normally do. We were desperate for money. Even a long shot was worth it.

We were happy to win a small amount of money from the tickets.

We decided to go to the zoo.

Jorie went with her family to visit Anne Frank's home in Amsterdam. She read the book beforehand. She thought the home was quite small. Her mother cried while watching through the museum.

Jorie admitted it was a very emotional tour.

They decided to visit the comedy club upstairs.

There was a black widow hiding in my shoe. When I tried to put the shoe on, the widow stung me! I began to feel intense pain and sickness. My mom called the ambulance and I was rushed to the hospital.

They immediately gave me anti-poison drugs.

They immediately gave me a band aide.

A squirrel had been visiting Joe's backyard. It would get a few feet from Joe then scurry away. Joe was trying to get it to take a peanut from his hand. One day the squirrel finally did.

Joe was happy.

Joe was very frustrated.

I heard that dog parks were good for dogs. One day, I decided to get my dog and go to the park. I put my dog on a leash and got in the car. We finally arrived at the neighborhood park.

My dog seemed to really enjoy the experience, so we went more.

I then turned around drove back home.

Clayton wants a car so that he can feel more independent. He begins saving more money from his job at the library. Clayton researches different car types. Finally he decides to buy a small sedan.

Clayton is very happy with his new car.

Clayton gives his car away.

Jackie had been a long distance runner for many Year's. Despite her very full iPod, she became bored with music. One of her running friends recommended an audible book. She loaded a new release to her iPod.

She listened to a book while she ran.

She was glad she is never bored of music.

My dad had just gotten a new car. To celebrate we all went for a drive. Another car ran a stop sign and crashed into us. I smacked the window hard enough to break it.

I climbed out and me and my dad were ok.

We were both flattened by the vehicle.

Ben was babysitting. He had never babysat before and he was nervous. He found that the little boy was fun to watch, though. Soon he and the kid were laughing and playing games.

He ended up babysitting to pay for college.

He was accused of pedophilia and sent to prison.

Amelia was getting ready for a date at a nice Italian restaurant. Amelia's friend had set her up on a blind date a week prior. She got to the restaurant early and waited for her date. Thirty minutes had passed and her date did not show up.

Amelia went back home.

Amelia was very happy.

Burke doesn't have many friends. He always walks around with a scowl on his face. One day, a stranger tells him that he should smile more. Burke decides to try smiling.

Burke soon reverts back to being grumpy.

Burke loves interference from strangers.

Neil took a chartered drive up to Broome, Australia. He used it as a launching point for the Outback. He hired a guide to take him on an Outback tour. Its emptiness and glory silenced him.

Neil had a new appreciation for the Outback.

Neil hated the tour.

I was walking to my house after riding the school bus. When I arrived at the front, I tried to open the door. The door was locked. When I tried to look for my keys, I couldn't find it anywhere.

I then found my spare key and entered.

I was locked out and had to move to a new home.

Petey held the high score in the pizza parlor's arcade cabinet. It was a campaign fighting game from the 80s. One day Petey went in and the machine was gone. The staff informed him that it had broken down.

Petey was so disappointed that the game was gone.

Petey was very happy that the game was gone.

Bob dropped off his car to get an oil change. When he got his car back it started to sound funny. Smoke began to come out of his car. The mechanic forgot to put oil in his car.

Bob was livid!

The mechanic was given a promotion.

It was Paula's first day of Kindergarten. She was excited to be one of the big kids. When it came time to leave her mother at the door, she cried. Eventually Paula left her mother and took a seat in class.

Paula eventually became accustomed to being away from her mother.

Paula's mother took a seat next to Paula.

Ethan loved to make Youtube videos. However, he was too embarrassed to upload any videos. One day he gained the courage to upload one. Soon he had one hundred views!

Now, Ethan wanted to make and upload even more Youtube videos.

Ethan decided to never make Youtube videos again.

Paul always does his laundry. He sorts everything by color. He also sorts his socks and underwear. Somehow he always loses socks.

He has to go to the store on Sundays for new socks.

Paul stopped wearing socks.

Mary liked jumping rope. She would do it all the time. It kept her in good shape. She always had energy.

Mary was glad she learned to jump rope.

Mary lost her job because she didn't have any stamina.

Cara wanted new kitchen cabinets. She told her husband. He looked at how-to videos. He decided it looked like a simple enough job.

Cara's husband decided to go buy wood.

Cara's husband decided to go back to college.