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Tag: childhood

We never ate at Taco Bell again

One drive-thru misunderstanding gave Taco Bell a brand-new name in our family…

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Sink or swim

What started as a beach ball turned into a survival story on a rock island…

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The ugliest lure caught the best day of my life

The one that looked homemade out-fished everything money could buy…

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The day I scored for the wrong subreddit

I was posting with total confidence until I realized I’d been running toward the wrong goal…

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Night Peyton learned crab legs were a lie

A week of singing about crab legs ended with one unforgettable Red Lobster review…

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The shot that quieted the gym

For one perfect second, she was the hero…

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We thought we were Evel Knievel; we were not

We were sure this was the jump that would finally make us legends, right up until the landing reminded me otherwise…

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Play me one more

At ten, I was sure Disney Channel was one video away from discovering me…

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1… 2… 3…

I was five, trapped in a toddler swing, and my parents chose laughter over rescue…

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I waited for the bus on a Sunday

I waited so long I practically became part of the fence…

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