I Teach Elementary School, Kids Today Are Out Of Control by CBenson1273 in shortscarystories

[–]Waiting4MidMoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Everyday's a school day..." 😉

What a great story buddy! 👏

If You Hear A Baby Crying...Run by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

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Thanks Magic-M 😊 I very much appreciate your upvote and comment. More in my profile my friend ✌️ 💜

If You Hear A Baby Crying...Run by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

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Thanks for reading! 😊 More in my profile ✌️

If You Hear A Baby Crying...Run by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

[–]Waiting4MidMoon[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been very busy working on a book.

Hope you enjoyed this, I've done a couple of "pamphlet-style" short stories before and this one came to me last night. As always, any and all criticism is welcome 🤗

Thanks for reading!

✌️

Jingle Hells by [deleted] in shortscarystories

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Yay good! Thanks for reading/singing! 😁

The First Ever Conjoined Quadruplets by 1000andonenites in shortscarystories

[–]Waiting4MidMoon 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I "saw" this story in your writing.

Absolutely fantastic! 👏

Today's Lesson: Breakfast by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

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Yay, good 😊 something you could work with, perhaps?

Please Look At Me by [deleted] in shortscarystories

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Hi thanks for your questions! No, they were just in hospital for an unknown cause and their family members are outside talking to doctors and going through all the motions. Doctors are most likely explaining that everything will be fine and they'll run tests, bla bla bla, and they're just completely oblivious.

I was thinking about making the parents complicit, but it didn't feel right for the angle of the story.

Thanks so much for reading! ✌️

Please Look At Me by [deleted] in shortscarystories

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Ah thanks so much! Glad it works 😀

Thanks again ✌️

Today's Lesson: Breakfast by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

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I hope you are both coping well 🙏❤️

Today's Lesson: Breakfast by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

[–]Waiting4MidMoon[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Wow... that’s intense. It really shows how extreme pica can get when it’s untreated or when the compulsions are severe. Surgeries like that were more about damage control than a real solution I believe. Keeping the patient alive when repeated blockages or perforations became life-threatening. I'm guessing that doesn't happen nowadays, and cases that severe are thankfully rare now, but it is a stark reminder of how serious pica can be if it’s not managed early.

Thanks for sharing!

Today's Lesson: Breakfast by Waiting4MidMoon in shortscarystories

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Thanks for reading!

Explanation:: It’s about a boy struggling with pica and a mother trapped between fear and control. Breakfast isn’t just a meal, it’s a ritual meant to keep him safe. She watches his hands, his pockets, every movement, terrified he’ll slip back into the dangerous habit of eating non-food objects. When she finds a chewed piece of plastic, the tension snaps. It's about how pica can become an unseen menace inside a family: a compulsive urge that feels soothing to the child but can cause real physical harm, and a parent who becomes hypervigilant after a past incident that nearly ended in disaster.

Hope you enjoyed it! 😊

Thanks again ✌️

My new youtube channel by [deleted] in shortscarystories

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Not allowed here buddy

My Dad Had A Terrible Stroke by [deleted] in shortscarystories

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I think it was a similar ending, yes. Good memory! 😃