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I sat through eight hours of jury duty with a stranger’s knee pressed into my chair and I have never been turned on in a government building..
Jury duty is supposed to be the most boring day of your life and I was fully prepared for that. I brought a book, brought snacks, brought my charger, wore the most unsexy outfit I own which is gray sweatpants and a hoodie because I was not trying to impress anyone at the county courthouse.
The guy who sat behind me was not in my plans.
He was the alternate juror which meant he had to be there but probably wouldn't be picked and he sat directly behind me and his knee pressed into the back of my plastic chair within the first ten minutes. Not aggressive, not creepy, just there. Like he had long legs and the rows were too close together and his kneecap was resting against the hard plastic right behind my lower back and I could feel it every time he shifted.
He smelled like coffee and something woody, maybe sandalwood, and I only knew this because the courtroom was warm and still and scent carries when there's no airflow. I didn't turn around for the first hour. I just sat there feeling his knee against my chair and reading the same page of my book over and over.
dejerry retweeted
彼女が、僕と寝るたびに5,000円を請求するようになった。
最初は冗談だと思っていた。
僕たちは付き合ってもうすぐ6か月になる頃だった。彼女は最近、僕が彼女の部屋に泊まるたびに、小さなノートに何かを書き込むようになっていた。
ある夜、二人で過ごしたあと、彼女がベッドの横に置いてあったノートを手に取った。
僕は笑いながら尋ねた。
「何を書いてるの？」
彼女は僕を見て答えた。
「5,000円。」
冗談だと思って、もう一度笑った。
「何の5,000円？」
「今夜の分。」
僕は思わず笑ってしまった。
「本気で言ってるの？彼女と一緒に寝るのに、お金を払えって？」
彼女は微笑んだ。
「払って。」
僕は拒否した。
彼女は言い返してこなかった。
ただ、5,000円の下に何かを書き加えただけだった。
未払い。
翌朝には、そんなことはすっかり忘れていた。
ところが、同じことがまた起きた。
別の日の夜。
また5,000円。
そして、その次も。
3週間ほど経った頃、ベッドの横に置かれたノートが気になった。
僕はそれを手に取った。
そこには日付と金額が並んでいた。
さらに、それぞれの横には短いメモが書かれていた。
5,000円 ― 未払い。
5,000円 ― 未払い。
5,000円 ― 未払い。
数えてみると、記録は11回分あった。
合計55,000円。
僕は彼女に問い詰めた。
「一体何をしてるんだ？」
彼女はノートを閉じた。
「言ったでしょ。記録してるの。」
「何の記録だよ？」
彼女は数秒間、僕を見つめた。
「あなたが私から受け取っているもの、全部よ。」
その言葉に腹が立った。
「俺が君から何かを奪ってるって言いたいの？」
彼女は笑った。
「本当にそう思ってるの？」
そこから口論になった。
dejerry retweeted
My wife asked me to attend a meeting with her former husband to discuss about something important regarding their son. I agreed because I had always respected their co-parenting arrangements. When we arrived, her ex-husband placed a school admission letter from a university abroad on the table. He wanted to sponsor their son’s education but needed my wife to relocate with the boy for the first year. I was uncomfortable but remained quiet…
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"How often are you having sex?"
I asked during mediation.
The husband answered: "Maybe once every three weeks?"
His wife nodded.
"And how do you feel about that?"
He looked at her. "I feel like I'm doing everything right and still getting rejected."
Long pause.
"I do laundry. I work 9 to 5. I'm connected with the kids. I make dinner. I pack their lunches. I thought if I did all that..."
"You'd get sex as payment?"
"No. I just thought... we'd be close again."
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I’ve always loved Halloween. Every year, my girlfriend and I spend way too much money on decorations and candy because we enjoy seeing the neighborhood kids having fun.
This year, we decided to make things a little different.
Instead of just handing out candy, we set up a small prize wheel on our porch. Kids could spin it and win anything from a handful of chocolates to a full-size candy bar or a mystery treat bag.
Most of them loved it.
Even the ones who got smaller prizes laughed and ran off happy.
Then, around 8:30, a family showed up with a boy who looked about eleven.
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They didn't just trim it, they completely butchered the main trunk infrastructure on that side,
leaving half the tree exposed and structurally compromised.
I rushed home, called the estate security committee, and confronted her right outside her compound.
Instead of apologizing, she looked me dead in the eye and said, Property laws state I have a legal right to unobstructed sunlight for my utilities.
You refused to cooperate, so I protected my grid.
The estate legal committee just reviewed the boundaries this morning and confirmed she committed a massive civil trespass violation,
and now she is facing a hefty property damage lawsuit that will cost her triple what those solar panels are worth.
From my dm.
dejerry retweeted
Underestimating your opponent is the fastest way to lose. He thought his size gave him the advantage, but her speed was lethal.
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My ex-husband chose me over his wife and children. He divorced her and married me shortly afterward.
Just one week after our wedding, I filed for divorce. He begged me to reconsider, but I’d already made up my mind. I left him and moved on with my life. Five years later, I heard he’d reconciled with his first wife for the sake of their children.
I reached out and told him I wanted us to try again. He left her for the second time without hesitation. His family tried to talk him out of it, but he fought with them and cut off anyone who opposed our relationship.
We stayed together for another year, then he lost his job.
I blocked his number and disappeared. I didn’t even bother explaining why I was leaving. This man left his wife twice, fought his own family, and chose me over everyone who cared about him. And I still walked away. He should never have chosen me.
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A MOTHER'S LOVE OR NOTHING! ❤️🥹
NO LOVE IS GREATER, NO HEART IS MORE PURE, AND NO SACRIFICE IS TOO MUCH THAN THAT OF A MOTHER. A MOTHER'S LOVE IS PRICELESS, UNCONDITIONAL, AND IRREPLACEABLE. CHERISH YOUR MOTHER WHILE YOU STILL HAVE HER. ❤️🙏
dejerry retweeted
When you pull up to interrogate your niece’s date and things completely spiral out of control.
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After waking from a coma, a professor finds that he's being impersonated by another man and must fight to prove his identity.
