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Shreya Kelly

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Ten Lives In Exchange For One

Weekly Contest #342

Shreya is an ardent devotee of a goddess. One day, when Shreya's daughter Ayra commits a sin, the goddess curses her with death within 24 hours. Shreya begs for Ayra's life. The goddess asks Shreya to give her the souls of 10 sinners in exchange for her daughter's life. This means Shreya must kill 10 sinners. Shreya makes a mental note of all the people who wronged her. These are the 10 people:1) Her Mom:Her mom constantly compared her with others and demanded Shreya to be like them. She was never satisfied with Shreya. She used to bully her...

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My ultimate goal was to obtain a masters degree in mathematics

Weekly Contest #322

CW: Themes of emotional, physical, sexual abuse and trauma Before I narrate my story, I would like to talk about mom. She was the worst mother on earth. She was so evil. She used to find her happiness in hurting me. Unlike other mothers, she never defended me. In fact, she was the exact opposite. She used to blame me when I was not at fault. She was a monster mother.My bad luck didn’t end there. My mom was obsessed with my academic performance. She tormented me each and every minute from my 11th grade. Every single day, she used to ask me wh...

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Three Generations

Weekly Contest #315

CW: Child abuse My stepson Damon who is 3 years old is my twin flame. When he talks, it feels like my tiny self talking. I learnt a lot from my interaction with him. I healed from my childhood trauma within a year of meeting him. I understood how horrible both my parents were after analyzing his mom. In the next few paragraphs, I will talk about Damon, his Dad and his Granddad.Damon:Damon’s mom is a very selfish person. She cares more about her life than Damon’s life. When she was breastfeeding Damon, she was also drinking alcohol. She has t...

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Catch My Ex-Stepfather If You Can

My ex-stepfather is the most manipulative man I have ever met. Remember the movie “Catch me if you can” starring DiCaprio? My ex-stepfather was very similar to him. My mother never loved anybody nor trusted anybody (including me). However, she was madly in love with him and was obsessed with him. First, he plotted to separate mom from dad. He and his ex-wife (not mom) were our family friends. Unfortunately, I once blurted out that my parents were fighting often. That was all he needed to hear. My dad left for South Africa for a year. During ...

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My mom is my biggest enemy

Weekly Contest #290

What is love?1) trusting the other person2) feeling happy for them if they are unhappy3) feeling sad for them when they are sadIn short, love is empathy.What happens in a world when there is no empathy? Selfishness pervades. This is my story where my own mom refused to love me:My mom was obsessed about my academic performance. I tried very hard to please her, but my grades were never good enough for her. So, she tortured me physically, emotionally, and psychologically.1) Physical torture: I wasn't allowed to move or talkShe chose to watch my...

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I Was Breastfed By A Psycho

Weekly Contest #252

How much can a mother obsess about her daughter? Say, you are obsessed with your academic performance. How much can you study in a day? Let's start from the beginning of the day. You might wake up at 4 am. You will study non stop till 8 am. You might take a quick shower and rush to school. In school, you will try very hard to focus on every sentence spoken by your teacher. You will take notes in addition. Then, you will go back home, have a quick meal and again study for hours. You will not even take a 5 minute TV break in between. This is c...

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