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Today at 7AM I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, so I went in to work. At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow. MMT

#6960 (1) - Apr 27, 2010 by anotherday - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1964) - No, that made me sleepy. (31)

Today, my close friend died unexpectedly in a car accident. A cab driver saw me crying outside the hospital all alone at 3AM. He stopped, helped me into the cab, drove me to my house 30 miles away and refused to let me pay him. MMT

#6957 (3) - Apr 27, 2010 by Kam - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1410) - No, that made me sleepy. (17)

Today, when I lost my cell phone, it suddenly dawned on me that I know almost all of my coworker’s office extensions and cell phone numbers by heart. But I had to send my own son an email to let him know I’d be working late, because for the life of me, I couldn’t remember his cell number. MMT

#6944 (0) - Apr 26, 2010 by dw - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1226) - No, that made me sleepy. (41)

Today, like most days, the only thing I want to do more than choke him, is kiss him. MMT

#6931 (7) - Apr 25, 2010 by justme - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (834) - No, that made me sleepy. (282)

Today, after my mother harshly judged me for what she read in my private diary, for the first time in ten years I understood why my father left her. And for the first time ever, I gave my father a call, instead of it being the other way around. MMT

#6915 (5) - Apr 25, 2010 by Macha - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1204) - No, that made me sleepy. (34)

Today, I overheard my wife tell my 11 year old daughter that I wouldn’t be home for supper. To which my daughter replied, “The more successful daddy is at work, the less time he seems to spend with us at home.” MMT

#6744 (4) - Apr 23, 2010 by rex - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1062) - No, that made me sleepy. (40)

Today, for the first time in 15 years, I read the suicide note I wrote in my journal when I was only 15. MMT

#6684 (3) - Apr 22, 2010 by alive - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1140) - No, that made me sleepy. (48)

Today, it wasn't until I came out to my hippie parents that I learned they aren't nearly as open minded as they claim to be. MMT

#6657 (8) - Apr 21, 2010 by Lesbihonest - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1391) - No, that made me sleepy. (72)

Today I parked my car and put quarters in the meter. As I walked past the car behind me I noticed their meter was expired so I put some quarters in theirs too. My meeting lasted longer than I had expected. I got back to my car expecting a ticket, but instead my meter was full. Someone returned the favor. MMT

#6547 (3) - Apr 19, 2010 by ghost1988 - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1109) - No, that made me sleepy. (53)

Today, my high school class voted me for ‘best smile’ in our senior yearbook. But what they don’t know is that before my father overdosed last year, he used to beat me and my mom almost every day. My home life was in completed shambles, and school was the only place I could smile. MMT

#6512 (8) - Apr 17, 2010 by rena - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1967) - No, that made me sleepy. (79)

Today, he was arrested for physically abusing and raping the woman I have hated ever since he dumped me to be with her. MMT

#6379 (2) - Apr 13, 2010 by Anonymous - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1772) - No, that made me sleepy. (42)

Today, my mom was in a car accident. When I got to the hospital a nurse gave me her room number and I ran to the room. Several doctors were surrounding the bed. One doctor said, “It’s too late. She’s gone.” And then I realized the woman in the bed wasn’t my mom – my mom was in stable condition one room over. MMT

#6336 (2) - Apr 11, 2010 by Tig - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1262) - No, that made me sleepy. (75)

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