Story Time Animated

Hello friends- I'm Tomesha from the Thar Desert. Also known as butter fingers or Miss Clumsy Onesy because That's why- Don't forget to like and subscribe. Everyone in my family had a gift except me. Mom loved stitching the most craziest designs. Once she stitched a picture of a zebra with all it's stripes coming off- on my only white Punjabi. "Isn't that pretty?""What's wrong with the Zebra?""It symbolizes how you keep dropping things- if you were a zebra you would probably drop your stripes.2"Haha, that's interesting."My sister Seri who was two years older than me- loved drawing and she was so good at it. "Hey Siri, what's the weather like today?""Hot like an oven. Make sure to wear your sun hat." "Haha, you wanna play?""Not right now- mom asked me to draw something for dad's work place." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Hello besties I am Laila and I am from India. Please like and subscribe to sta."I was born into a family of accountants, and when I was just 2 years old dad gave me my first calculator. "This is a calculator Laila, if you want to be a great accountant one day you need to start now."Of course I had no idea what he was talking about- I was just two. Right after he left the room I threw the calculator like a flying saucer. And when I was nine, I finally realized what I wanted to be after watching a space channel on Youtube. "Mom, dad I know what I want to be when I grow up, I want to be an astronaut!""Laila have you been watching nonsense again on your mother's phone?""Not Nonsense dad, Youtube.""Enough! From now on you will watch educational programs with us."I wanted to talk back, but back chatting in my family meant you are grounded for life. I sat down and watched their boring accounting channel, and then all of a sudden, my eyes started burning and everything became blurry. "Mom, my eyes are burning.""Stop being dramatic, Laila and watch." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"We are not gonna make it!""Quit screaming and start praying!""Lord of the skies! Please tell me there's enough space for me in heaven, Yo!""Not that kind of prayer you blockhead--""We're still gonna get you! It's a promise!!"Hi. I'm Diego. Wanna know how I ended up in speeding for my life in a parched dessert with assassins after me? Please like, subscribe and keep watching. I wasn't always that daring. In fact, growing up, I didn't like to stay around people and nothing excited me. "Hey! Stop that!""Easy there, I was just playing with ya. Didn't you find it ticklish?""I found it annoying."Even the sight of other kids playing wouldn't move me."Won't you go play with other kids? They seem like a fun bunch." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had just finished my kpop performance in front of thousands of screaming fans. When I returned to my trailer, I found a strange wedding cake waiting for me. What was that doing here?! Suddenly a guy burst out and rushed towards me! "Marry me Lisa!""I don't even know you!"I flipped him over and pinned him down. Piece of cake for me. Pun intended. I was also a Taekwondo champion. Eventually security rushed in followed by my parents. "Lisa! Are your vocal chords okay?! Did he damage them?!""Moph! Ga offmble. My chords are fine! So's the rest of me if you're wondering.""How long did it take you to bring him down? Better not be longer than 5 seconds. Otherwise I'll have to train you even harder. Taekwondo is all about speed, you know." I rolled my eyes at my parents. They could be so unbelievable sometimes. Hi, my name's Lisa and I'm from South Korea. You'd think being a kpop star and Taekwondo champion at the same time would be a dream. But for me, it was a literal nightmare. Because of my parents, I had to juggle these completely different lives and it was exhausting.One time I even had to do a Vogue interview in the middle of a fight! For many years I managed to scrape by with juggling these two lives, but when I turned sixteen, things reached their boiling point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! I am Amehia. I 've always felt like the luckiest girl in the world, I had the best parents who were both doctors, in school I was a top achiever, and I did what I loved best basketball, I was the star in my team. But apart from all the greatness I had in life, there was one flaw-I was born with a with a condition called hyponychia. Meaning..I didn't have nails in all my fingers. As a child, I thought it was cool because my parents said so, but soon noticed that other kids treated me funny because of it. "Hey! What happened to your hand!?""It's always been that way. Super cool right?"All of them ran away like I had a disease! When I figured out that my hand actually freaked other kids out, I refused to leave the house. "Why can't you just heal my hand so I can be like other kids!? Everyone treats me like an alien.""It's not something we can reverse dear. It's your own perfect flaw."When my parents saw that I wasn't ready to reason with them, they bought me a pack of fancy gloves to wear to school. "Your hands are awesome, but if this makes you more comfortable... ""It does! Thanks!"For me, as long as no one saw my hands, my life was perfect. Then...the new neighbors arrived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Anastasia and I was born to the most loving parents ever. Mum was a lawyer and we'd always play games where she pretended I was her lawyer and she was my client. I find you guilty of drinking my cereal! I sentence you to 100 years in prison "Oh please have pity on me, judge.""But then, she suddenly left me and Dad when I was 5; and we never heard from her again."I had to grow up with a Dad who was obsessed with computers and electronics. Dad could fix just about anything! "Where does this go?""Right here, Daddy!"He taught me everything I knew about electronics; in no time, I started to mess with them like they were nothing. In fact, I wanted to be an engineer just like him. But then one day, while we were busy with a robot project, we suddenly heard a loud machine noise coming from outside. When we ran out to check what it was, we were surprised to find two bulldozers staring at us. "Sir, this property belongs to Kent Inc. We are under instructions to demolish it.""What? Tell Mr. Kent he can kick rocks""Sir, please move out of the way. You have 5 seconds and we wont ask again." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi everyone, I'm Sophia from USA. When I was little- I'd always wanted to be like my parents; high achieving scientists. But as I grew, I realized I could never because I sucked at everything. Driving lessons. Sports School "Another F, Sophia."So, I gave up. My parents were often disappointed but, they always tried to be understanding. "You'll do much better if you just put in the effort"I wish it was that easy but being used to failure just had a way of making me feel insecure about myself and everything. In school, I was even known as the popular loser. "Hey loser, disappear. We need this spot.""Is your name written on it?"That was Heather, the smartest girl in my class and her dumb super-rich boyfriend, Cameron. I'd never understood what she saw in him, he was way below her standards. He gave me a mean stare and I just left the table for them."Whatever. I was done eating anyways."After school that day I headed home and on the way, spotted a new antique store that I'd never seen before and walked in to look around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Oh oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah...mmmmm..ah ah ah.""Sparkle, quick take a look before my data runs out."Mom always jumped up like pigeon whenever she saw one of our neighbors kids on Tiktok and she just love comparing me to other kids who showed off their talents on social media. "Did you hear her voice, she is definitely going be a star one day. Don't you want to be a star? All these books you're reading is not going to make you famous.""Books give you knowledge ma- there is nothing more important than knowledge.""We should be proud that our daughter is a genius.""Shhhh, do you want everyone to know that our daughter is a Miss know it all? You know Mr. Mafia runs this town, if he finds out that she can calculate sums faster than him- we will be humiliated in front the entire community."Hello everyone, I am Sparkle from the Philippines, please like and subscribe to STA, where the best story telling is made.Because I was a born genius, my teachers loved me to bits and sometimes even let me lead their classes. I simply loved books, learning and teaching other kids, but not everyone was interested in books in my home town. Being popular on social media was what everyone wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woow that was close. Ever since I was little, Dad and I have always been like two peas in a pod. We lived by the sea and swam together with the sea animals everyday, BUT my Mom AKA Miss Perfect was never happy about anything- she loved complaining. "I'm gonna call you Inky!""Mom! Meet my pet, Inky. Dad and I saved it from a shark!""What? Sea animals are not pets. They're dangerous! Your father knows better, we work with them everyday.""You're too paranoid. She loves the octopus and it's harmless, she can keep it."My parents worked together as marine scientists at a multi billion government research lab named Vought's lab, but they never saw eye to eye on things especially with the sea animals they worked with and she always liked picking a fight with dad about money. Once dad took us out to a fancy restaurant for my 15th birthday, mom looked at the bill and threw such a tantrum, embarrassing both me and dad. "Why would you bring us to a place that would cost us an arm and a leg.""Calm down darling, we can afford it, and plus it's for our baby girl.""Well, our lifestyle is getting a little too expensive and one of us has to do something to make sure we don't lose everything."I didn't know what mom was talking about, but all I knew is that she just ruined my birthday. And then soon after the next worse thing in my life happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi. I'm Collins, prince of a faraway kingdom called Setia and this is my story of the most bizarre way I found true love. I was born to the two worst parents ever. Dad and Mum were the King and Queen of Setia, and they were the worst the town had ever seen. They shamelessly stole and ate the town's money, and also believed that we were above everyone because we were royals. My brother, Gerald who was two years older than me was exactly like them, ruthless, selfish and a big, empty-headed hunk who was only interested in growing his intimidating biceps and nothing else. "Yes! Sniff all that glory, insurgent!"I came out different though. Every time I got a chance, I helped people even if Mum and Dad didn't like that very much. Once when I was 10, I heard this girl crying by the castle gates. "Someone, anybody. I need help. My mum needs medication and we don't have any money."My brother, Gerald walked up to her and pushed her away from the gates and then he was so rude! "Get away from the castle, peasant. There are doctors all over the village. Go ask them for medication. This isn't a hospital.""I don't have any money for that. The King and Queen took our farmlands away. Please help me.""Get lost!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Freda from New York and this is my story. I've always been a lucky, beautiful child; born to parents who adored me. Dad worked as a scientist for a large corporation, and Mum was a small fashion designer. Our lives were sailing smoothly until Dad's company was robbed by a notorious criminal family and he was forced to testify against them in court. Because of his brave testimony, the government awarded him a huge sum of money which were mostly proceeds from the crime. But at a very dire cost, his testimony landed our lives in danger and we had to move from one city to another each year. It caused a rift between my parents. "I'm leaving with our child if you move to one more city.""For God's sake, this is the last city. You're safe here. Be grateful."True to his word, that was the last city we moved to. After eight years of living there, my parents found their footing in the city and grew popularly wealthy with all the money they made from the court case; and I launched a modeling career that propelled me to stardom because of their influence. "FREDA! FREDA!"Everyone loved me. But the thing they loved the most was my hair. I had the most perfect red hair. it was long, curly and soft like silk. But one day, that changed. It all happened the night Dad had been working on a serious project in his lab when I walked in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, I'm Himari and I am from Australia, please like and subscribe to STA. Growing up, I was a fun, ambitious and brave little girl and everyone loved me. But not everyone loved MARCUS, a boy my age at school. He was always so nervous around kids and because of this they took advantage of him. There was this one time, Marcus was flying his paper plane and then I saw a group of bigger guys snatch it away. Marcus ran away nervously, but I took him right back to the boys. "Marcus, if you keep running these boys will always push you around. Come on we're back for your plane.""But it's just a piece of paper. I I don't need it."I ignored his fears, took his hand and marched back to the boys. "You boys have something of his and you will give it back right now.""Hahaha, what are you going to do shorty?"I showed him alright that dynamite comes in small packages, and after they gave Marcus his plane, he softly asked me something. "Can we friends, and can you teach me how to be brave like you?""Say that again, louder please?"We became the best of friends afterwards and as we grew up the more confident he became and the more fond I grew of him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I'm Jewel, Thank you for tuning into STA. Ever since I was a little girl I loved painting. My favorite artist was Georgia O'Keeffe. Once I felt so inspired by her works that I started painting the walls of my room, and then my parents walked in. "Argh!!! Is that fire!?""Did someone say fire-- oh.""It's not fire mom. It's just paint.""See?""This is a mess! When will you stop playing around with paint!""Oh Jewel, we have told you to invest your time better by reading to become a lawyer." "Well I don't want to be a lawyer, I am going to be an artist!"My parents were big time politicians who gave me almost everything I asked for, but life with them wasn't easy. Thanks to their career, they were always obsessing over what the media and people would say about them that they wouldn't let me live a normal life!I wasn't even allowed to wear the same outfit twice. "Oh honey, didn't I just buy you a dashing Gucci gown for this party?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Colton, your friendly neighborhood geek, and years ago, I did what every geek dreams of; I married the prettiest girl in the world. I know you want to know how I pulled that off. Well it all happened on one afternoon... As I put the ring pop on her finger, I watched Haley's face brighten up. I loved her smile so much I could watch her all day. I put a ring pop on my finger as well and smiled. "We're married now!"Haley laughed and all I could do was stare. Even though I was just 7 years old, I had a huge crush on her and knew I'd marry her for real one day. We happily licked our ring pops but just then, Haley stopped smiling and hid her hand behind her back. Suddenly, someone pinched my ear and dragged me to my house. "What do you think you're doing with my daughter? "Haley's mom really didn't like me, even though we were neighbors. She always called me a poor boy, just because they drove a better car than my family. "Haley, how many times must I tell you not to play with this poor boy?""Mom, leave him alone!""Mom! Dad!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! I am Sasha! I grew up with a single father and he loved me too bits- but sometimes he was a bit over the top about his love for sports- he was my biggest fan."Go Bolt! Go! That's my girl! Watch out world, the next Usain Bolt is coming!"Dad was a figure skater during his teen years. My mom left us when we were two without any reason and ever since he was my everything. We were so close that despite his family's effort to make him remarry, he insisted he was fine and didn't need any female to help raise me."If her real mom couldn't take care of her, what woman can?"Though he did his best, one day it dawned on him that he had no idea how to raise a little girl. One time we were invited to a wedding and Dad bought matching male suits for us to twin in!"Look Sasha! We are going to twin in this!""But dad! It makes me look like a boy!""Who cares!? You look good to me!"At his insistence, I wore the suit that way to the wedding and I was the laughing stock of the party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I'm Ada from Nigeria. Ever since I was a little girl I loved working on cars with grandpa. "Want to give this one a try?""Sure!""Grandpa! This is so cool! I want to build cars one day and""Build cars! eww, that's not a girl's job."That was my Aunt Chi, I was raised by her alongside her own daughter June after I lost my parents. "If that is what she wants to be, then you have no right to stop her. The sky is her starting point." I felt grateful for Grandpa, he always believed in me, unlike aunt who always tried to make my life miserable. Like this one time my aunt's daughter June and I were playing outside, we had so much fun playing mud, but when aunt came out she went ballistic when she saw how messed up our clothes were. "I bet this was all Ada's idea, June if you continue follow this rotten girl around your future will be nothing but a dark shadow.""But mom it was my idea to make sand cakes, please don't blame Ada.""Oh please June, stop making excuses for her. She has always been nothing but trouble.""Why do you not like me Aunt? I did nothing wrong, I'm just a child like June?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I made it! I made it! Woohoo! Boo to you Mr Davil!"Hi, I'm Phoenix. Ever since I was a little girl I admired my dad because he worked at the US Space force. Whenever he had time, we would look up at stars using his telescope "Look that's Mars right there. Did you know I went to Mars once and saw a real life alien? It had green skin and really long fingers!""Wooow! I want to go to Mars too!""You will my love. You will go even beyond that."Dad was my childhood inspiration, but mom, who was a housewife, always scolded dad when he told me alien stories. "You need to stop talking all that garbage to her about aliens, kids will laugh at her in school"Sadly, dad kept harping about aliens even at his workplace, and without proof to backup his claims, dad was assumed crazy and fired. If only they knew how wrong they were. Things went sour between my parents after that. They wouldn't even talk to each other directly anymore even if they were in the same room."Phoenix, can you ask your mom why there's no food for me?""Mom why is there no food for dad?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, My name is Yolanda and I'm from Australia. I was born with a beautiful flame-like birthmark on my face- mom told me that God took more time to create me because I was that special- but what confused me was that she always made me cover up my birthmark with make-up. It's just track practice, mom. Is this really necessary? "Yes honey, it's to protect you from people who stare too much."I went along with what mom said, and even though I aways covered up my birthmark- she made me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world. I loved her to bits, and we had a very strong bond but sometimes, seeing the kids in school with their fathers made me jealous and curious about mine. "Mom, why don't I have a Dad?""Uh, he left us years ago. ""Why?""It doesn't matter. You have me now." Mom avoided the topic of my father like the plague and one day I found out why in the form of A letter showing that I was adopted. "You weren't supposed to see that." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I'm Annie and I'm from New York. "Wohooo! And I win once again.""That's so unfair, you always cheat. ""Haha, don't be a cry baby.""Annie! Do you always have to behave like a barbarian? Michael could have injured himself -badly.""It was an accident.""I'm fine. We were just playing.""Oh I know how wild Annie becomes. She just doesn't know when to stop."Sometimes I wished I didn't have a mom because she was always saying horrible stuff to me. I did the total opposite of what mom desired for instance I played soccer and I was the best at it. "Anni, Annie, Annie."My best friend was a boy. Michael and I were like peanut butter and jelly and sometimes we even dressed like each other, which drove my mom up the wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi Everyone, I'm Bella from Portugal. This hotel has always been my playground since mom worked here as one of the maids, but whenever she caught me watching the guests she would pull me by my ear. "Bella, how many times must I tell you that the guests do not like spies.""But, mom what else do you expect me to do while you are cleaning.""Why is your daughter here again. I thought I told you that this is a place of work and important people." "I'm important too, Miss. I'm going to be a rich person one day, owning my own designer label.""Well, in this place you are trouble. Please make other arrangements for your daughter next time."Mom's manager was a big meanie! She was horrible to everyone. And despite her demands, mom had no choice, but to have me at work after school hours. We couldn't afford a nanny or after care. I enjoyed being at the hotel, since I loved watching all the fancy rich people that came from all over the world. Call me weird, but I enjoyed stalking the rich people and just watching how they sipped their tea, dressed in their fancy gowns, powdered their faces and how they enjoyed the best of life at the massage spa. I had this dream of being a brand like Gucci or Louis Vuitton. I believed I was a good stylist, but mom kept telling me to focus on my books and to stop dreaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I'm Pearl from Australia. When I was a kid it was always my pretty mom and I. She owned a big farm, which I used to love until... One day a splash of mud from the pig den hit my face and I went hysterical. I washed my face for so long that mom's workers got concerned. "Pearl, do you want to scrap your face off just for a splash of mud!?""Oh dear, when did you become such a neatnik?" Mom thought it wasn't a big deal until five years later when we went to a fancy restaurant to celebrate my 10th birthday. My eyes fell to the table when I saw a food smear. "Eww! Don't keep my cake here!""Okay, let's find another table…""Nope! They're all icky!"And just like that, I began to wipe every available surface. Mom and others couldn't stop me no matter how they tried, till I fainted from exhaustion. I was diagnosed with germophobia, an unhealthy fear of germs. Overtime, My condition worsened, and people viewed me strangely, but mom remained my one and only bestie. We still went to her farm together though I stuck to caring for the flowers. The sight and smell of them made me so happy and they fetched us money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm ELLIE and I have Alopecia, a rare condition that stops my hair from growing. That's right, I'm completely bald! Before you start to feel sorry for me, I'll have you know that I think it kinda makes me look cool. However, my MOM didn't seem to think so and ever since I we found out I had it, she fussed over me while completely ignoring my twin sister TESSA. This of course made Tessa hate me, and she made it her mission to make my life difficult. Like this one morning, I was asleep when I was jolted awake by freezing water on my face. "What the heck Tessa! The water's freezing!" "Ellie why are you screaming? Are you feeling OK?" "Mom, I'm fine.""Tessa! Did you just pour water on Ellie? Why would you do that especially in her condition?""You sent me to wake her up so I did! For goodness sake mom, it's just water! Ellie is just bald and not a fragile egg!" Tessa was annoying but she was right. Mom treated me like I was going to break any minute. She was always buying oils and products she thought would "heal" me."Ellie, honey, I met this woman at work who recommended some special oil that helps hair grow within a week! I'm so excited for you to try it!""Thanks for trying to help mom but I don't need to be fixed. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for school." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing up my dad and I used to spend hours listening to his old records and sometimes he used to teach me how to play his old guitar. "You see honey it's not that hard.""Yeah but you're playing for me Dad." "One day honey you are going to be a famous musician like I could never be." "Owww, Dad.""What's wrong?" I had a sharp pain in my ear and dad rushed me to the doctor and after that day I lost my hearing, I could no longer hear the sound of music again. After some time, my parents made sure that I went to the best school to help me understand sign language and lip read. "Mariah, we are so proud of you for staying strong. Not many people have your strength.""Yes, you are one amazing girl. You inspire me."I realized that there were a lot of people like me who also had a hearing condition and they lived normal lives too, but my sister Jasmine who was two years older than me started acting different"Maybe I should find another home, since everything in this house is all about Mariah!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I'm Raya. I was raised by a single dad and although he was a big business man, he cried every time he had to spend a penny, but I was not like that-I was super generous with my things and this annoyed him. One time when I was ten, we baked a batch of cupcakes from some leftover flour. "Raya, don't take the whole pack of cupcakes outside, all the neighbours kids will eat it.""But I love sharing dad.""Fine, then that's the last cake you will bake for this year."People around me say my heart was exactly like my mom's. She left us when I was two because of the way dad was. But I didn't miss her too much because at school I was admired by many kids and had my best friend Jack. He was a big science genius and could even mix together healing remedies. One day at the school lab I made a silly mistake that my hands almost paid for. "Ouch!! Aw!"In seconds, Jack mixed up some things that instantly healed my hands! "Woah! Way to go Jack, thanks!""Just practice for when I become a doctor in the future. Then I'll always come home to your deliciously baked cookies."Hahaha! You shameless foodie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi everyone I'm Kara, also known as the chatter box. I'm from Georgia and if you like and subscribe, just maybe I'll zip my mouth, haha, which is kind of impossible since I started talking ever since I was a tiny winnie baby. "Mommy? Daddy? I've been laying here Thinking, and you know what? I'm thinking we should change the color of this room. Pink? Who does pink these days?That's Gender Color Bias. I've got plans. first we're going-"I've always been a talker. I spoke Incomplete sentences when I was just 6 months old, and from that moment on, nobody could slow down. Or find my off switch. I loved learning about things and sharing. I'd talk to any one about anything. Unfortunately, I was the only child so I didn't have too many people to share with. My parents were VERY busy people. "As I was explaining the cook, Whale Sharkes are not really whales. Look. These are the gills. Did you know whales have lungs instead of gills? But this is a fish with gills. It's not even a real shark since it eats only plankton. So it's called a whale shark but it's really a-- "Eat your dinner, Kara." "But mom, you didn't even look. What do you think Dad? Dad? You like to fish, right?"My parents loved their phones and laptops more than me and that's why I ended up talking to all my dolls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a lovely sunny day and my school held a father's day event. I brought mom along since I didn't have a dad. And while we sat there enjoying the festivities, suddenly two of the school's most annoying boys came along to bug the heck out of me. "Hey Mia, if you haven't noticed this is a father's day event." "Yeah, I know that.""So are you the father because we only see your mom. Haha" "What did you just say!?" "He called you a father, hahaha!"One thing about me is I had a very short temper. Mom told me to ignore the boys, but they didn't stop teasing so I got up and twisted their ears so hard that they cried for their mother's. "Mommy! BOY2 Mommy!"The teachers then came and asked me and mom leave. "These boys were teasing her. You have to be reasonable.""This is not the first time Mia reacted after just a little bit of name calling. Once she tripped a girl who called her something silly, and we looked past that." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! I'm Alessia from a small town in Kenya. Growing up I was stubborn and also a happy kid, even though my mom worked as a servant for the wealthy Chief Mwangi at his farm, I always felt like part of the family because of the Chief's son, Barasa. He was my best friend, and he did almost everything with me. He helped me with chores and even stopped me from cleaning his room whenever I had to. It was fun... Until his uppity father stopped him from hanging out with me. "Barasa, you're better than playing around with the poor servant. I want you to stay away from them."What Barasa's father said hurt me, and I knew it had something to do with the fact that Mum and I were poor. I became envious whenever I saw Barasa with his wealthy friends. So, one day, I devised a plan to change his opinion of me; all I needed were the same expensive items that his friends wore. I began to put a lot of pressure on mum to get them for me. "Mum, I want that dress!""How about we go to the yard sale over there, they sure do have some nice clothes.""I hate them. They're ugly and cheap!"I knew our poor situation was none of Mum's fault, and later that evening she surprised me, and I was so overjoyed. "Honey, I saved some money and got you those Louis Vuitton shoes you wanted." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people call me the luckiest girl in my small Town in Colorado. I was the only child to my successful parents who never wanted me to know what they did for a living. Once when I was around six I snuck into dad's office. "Dad, what are you doing?""Jessica, are you in my office? where are you?""Under your table. I want you to tell me about your job." Dad quickly changed the subject the same way mom does. I didn't understand, but I couldn't complain because they bought me everything I wanted and more. And then one day when I was around 10, my parents came back from a busy day, and I was so excited to see them because the whole week they spoke about a big surprise they had for me. "Jessica, come downstairs, your surprise is here.""As I ran down I kept imagining that it was the latest iPad I asked for, since I was obsessed with the latest tech devices. But when I got down- there was this girl, who looked almost like me.""Who is this?""This is your sister." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Veraqueen. My genius dad and I had always been the best buddies. And when I was just seven, I helped him build a plane. "Firecracker. It's not play time yet.(Hands her a screw driver) Come, screw this nut for me. You'll see love, this plane is going to make me super popular.""You mean us! We're a team!""Hahaha! Yes Firecracker. Us." Dad was an aerospace engineer and he was working on inventing a remote controlled plane. But when he finally thought it was ready and chose to show it to the world, that day, the plane refused to fly. Things were not the same between Mom and dad after that. Mom began to pick fights with him everyday. "You silly man! You spent years working on that stupid invention! Now you're a failure! You should crawl up a hole and stay there!"To make things worse, Dad's invention that failed him was all over the news. It broke his heart, and Mom wouldn't even let me comfort him. "You poor thing, must have been hard with dad forcing you to work on that plane with him.""He didn't force me! I loved working with him!"Days later, Dad just packed up and left without a goodbye, I was so sad and angry at mom for making him go away. It didn't help that mom also began to act like she doesn't remember I exist. Sometimes she would go to work without dropping me off at school, or forget to keep something for me to eat. She was terrible! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My parents were so rich and loved themselves so much that they even built a statue of themselves. We had everything money could buy and more. I had like a zillion toys and I even had my own theme park, but I was never interested in their splashy lifestyle. I've always had a curious kind of mind. Like for example- I couldn't get my mind off what was behind the red door that mom and dad forbid me from opening. So sometimes I would just sit and look at it. "Samantha, you must be the only child on this planet who sits and gazes at a door when you have a room filled with toys!""Well, I was wondering if I could maybe look through the peeping hole just once?""But you know the rules, Samantha.""Pleeeeeeez..... ""Fine, just one peek. I'm counting till five.""Okay, time's up!"No matter how much my parents wanted me to be like the other kids- fun and playful- I couldn't help but question everything around me. Like- why are ants so tiny?Or why do we all have two legs and not five? Even my teachers didn't get me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! My name is Maya and I was born and brought up in India until one day mom's cleaning agency found her a job in the USA. I was excited about the idea, but when we got there, I felt like an ant in a giants hand. When we got to our new house in the US, I had several massive suitcases filled with all the clothes I designed using mom's old sarees. "I told you to cut down on your baggage.""I can squeeze them in somehow."After an hour of organizing my room I went outside to feel the American breeze. That's when I saw a pram rolling across the road and a car speeding toward it. "Somebody help!!"I leaped into the air and got the pram, strolling the woman's baby safely to her. "Oh, thank you so much. I owe you.""No don't worry about that""Call that number or come to the address."When I looked at the card I was blown out of my mind. She was the CEO of M.M! The best designer in USA! Her designs were a big inspiration to me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi everyone, I'm Felix and I was born with the weirdest allergy. An allergy to dust! It had a weird smell that always made me sneeze uncontrollably; and as if that wasn't weird enough, I also came from a family of detectives. My paternal great grandparents were FBI agents. They had a son who became a CIA agent and married another agent, after which the two had a son, My Dad who also became a CIA agent and fell in love with my mother, a private investigator whose parents were also FBI agents and whose grandfather worked as a KGB spy during the world war. Then, they both had me, the handsome one and my sister, the ugly duckling, who was a huge pain on my butt. "Stop bumping into me!""Stop being so close to me. Get your own tree!" For as long as I could remember, Mum and Dad had been training Maude and I to take after them as detectives, just like the entire family was. Maude did pretty well but I Wasn't so great. I was very clumsy and I couldn't help it no matter how hard I tried. "Do I really have to be a detective? I hate spying on people!""Don't say that. We're giving you basic life skills in case anything bad ever happens. Never ever trust anyone. EVER"Ugh, my parents didn't trust anyone around them and because of that, we barely had any friends! In fact, the first time I made my first friend, they chased him away with all their weirdness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi I am Mulan and I grew up in an orphanage, which wasn't so bad since many kids loved me because of my incredible Roller blading skills. When I was just seven years old I was so brave that I could even spin in the air with my skate shoes! "Wooow she's like a bird."I loved the attention I got from everyone, though there were a few kids who were jealous of me, I simply ignored them until one Christmas day this boy with a big head tried to ruin my skating shoes. "Oooh what do we have here, is it your ugly shoes Mulan Bulan?""Give it back now beetle face!""Haha, if you want it you gotta catch it."He threw one of them high up in the air and I sprung onto the dining table like a leopard and caught it with my mouth, before I charged after the silly boy who couldn't even fight back after that. "Leave me alone, Argh!!!" "Don't ever touch my shoe again.""Mulan!? Get down from that table right now! You've ruined our Christmas!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Colton, your friendly neighborhood geek, and years ago, I did what every geek dreams of; I married the prettiest girl in the world. I know you want to know how I pulled that off. Well it all happened on one afternoon... As I put the ring pop on her finger, I watched Haley's face brighten up. I loved her smile so much I could watch her all day. I put a ring pop on my finger as well and smiled. "We're married now!"Haley laughed and all I could do was stare. Even though I was just 7 years old, I had a huge crush on her and knew I'd marry her for real one day. We happily licked our ring pops but just then, Haley stopped smiling and hid her hand behind her back. Suddenly, someone pinched my ear and dragged me to my house. "What do you think you're doing with my daughter?"Haley's mom really didn't like me, even though we were neighbors. She always called me a poor boy, just because they drove a better car than my family. "Haley, how many times must I tell you not to play with this poor boy?""Mom, leave him alone!""Mom! Dad!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Audrey from Los Angeles. Despite coming from a poor family, a great part of my childhood was filled with happy memories, thanks to my best friend Gift. Our love for fashion drew us together. As kids we drew clothes just like the magazines and then we would imagine being rich and wearing our own designs. "Awwnn. So cute. I want to make clothes like this someday!""Me too Gift! We will get there. Just don't stop dreaming."Gift was really sweet and I loved her to bits even though she was shy. At school, we were the poorest, and our schoolmates didn't really like us. Once in eight grade, Gift came to school with lunch for two of us since we couldn't pay for the cafeteria food, we were about to eat when Brit walked up to us. She was the school's troublemaker and especially loved to make fun of us, and Gift was very afraid of her.. "Eww!!! Cover that up! It stinks!""But my mom made it!.""So!? Shes a bad cook. Now cover that up."I grabbed Gifts hand before she could, And took a big mouthful. The meal was choke full of salt but I forced it down. No way was I supporting Brit calling my besties mom a bad cook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm princess Janah of Astonia, a tiny kingdom somewhere in Europe. My parents, the King and Queen of Astonia, always made sure I had everything, except freedom. I couldn't go anywhere without someone watching me and I hated that! All I wanted was to experience life like a normal teen, and that chance finally came on my 17th birthday when they surprised me with a trip to the Maldives. But as they say, be careful what you wish for. The private jet waited as our limo pulled up. My best friend Emma, my boyfriend Sebastian and I got out of the limo and walked to the plane. Mr Boris my bodyguard, pulled our suitcases. "Oh-em-gee! I can't believe this is real! Somebody please pinch me!"Sebastian pinched Emma playfully and they laughed. I liked that they got along. "It's just a private jet Em, my dad owns like 3 of them.""Show off!"Emma was my only friend. She'd been picked by my mother and introduced to me on my 5th birthday. My mother had called her my birthday present. Crazy, I know. Sebastian, on the other hand, was the son of a wealthy businessman and we met when his family visited the palace. "Do you guys want to go bungee jumping? I've always wanted to try it.""Bungee jumping? Are you insane? The queen will never approve it." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Zi baby, do you want to watch me decorate this cake? It's a unicorn cake.""Let me finish my sketch first mom, this is my best one.""How are you going to learn about my business if you keep on sketching? Please don't turn into your father.""But mom this is what I love."Mom never took what I loved seriously. She wanted me to take over her business instead of following my dreams. I was born to a loving and caring family. My mom is a baker, and my dad is a fashion designer. My childhood was so much fun. But then my dad left about a year ago with his evil boss, and didn't come back. And ever since mom has been so bitter about anything to do with dad. One day when I was fourteen, I had managed to make my own dress, and I wanted to show it to mom. And then I twirled and accidently bumped the cake she was decorating, right off of the table. Mom had a total meltdown. "Ziana Lopez! Look what you've done.""I am sorry mom, I didn't mean to, I just wanted to show you the dress I made."Mom wasn't interested in my dress, or my apologies. I offered to help her, but she didn't want that either. And ever since then, she spent more time working and hardly took the time just to look at me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Okay, if we get this right, we will have created the perfect cleaning solution.""Or we're going to blow up my house.""Okay ready? Let's do it." "Oh no! We put in too much soap."I have always been like my dad a smart genius. And because of my dad I met my best friend Trevor His dad and my dad work together. We went to the same school and sometimes we would hang out together until one day his dad ruined everything. Mr. Smith had always been nice to me but when he came into the room that day he seemed so weird. "Hey Erica, here's a gift for you.""What's this Mr. Smith?""It's a prototype of a new computer game. I want you to be the first one to test it."I should have known something was wrong when I saw his sly smile. "Thanks, Mr. Smith.""Oh yeah, just make sure you play it on your Dad's computer."I had no idea Mr. Smith had been working against my Dad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Brandy and I'm from Portugal. You'll never believe what I had to do to get my mom to sign me up for school! I grew up with a super talented Mom! Not only was she a song writer she was also a famous singer as well. I used to enjoy going to Mom's concerts and cheering her on from backstage. But when I was five everything changed. One afternoon as Mom picked me up from preschool. A man dressed in all black and a mask tried to take me away. "MOMMY!!!!"Luckily for me, Mom's bodyguards were able to rescue me but the man was never caught. From that day forward Mom decided to home school me. When I was eight I was singing to one of the songs on the radio, and Mom walked into my room."Brandy, you have a beautiful voice.""Do you think I could go up on stage and sing with you one day?" "I'm sure you can, sweetheart."The next day when I woke up there was a guitar with a red bow in my bedroom with a note that said, "Love, Mom." While Mom hired the best tutors for school work and to play the guitar, I didn't have any friends, unless you counted my stuffed rabbit, Whiskers, that Mom bought me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi. My name is Gwen. You're probably wondering why I look chill in a situation like this. Well let's just say… the moment we moved into this house, I knew there was something else right here with us. But they wouldn't listen. In fact, given what happened, it would be okay if it was just ghosts, but it was something much more… sinister… On the first day here, While everyone was inside unpacking, I chose to be here and kick a ball around. I learnt to play from my dear late dad. Oops! I tracked the ball and found it right in the hands of a crooked old woman wearing a hooded cloak who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Her nails were so long they almost wrapped around the ball. Eek! "Um.. my ball please?""The last owner of your house disappeared.""Wha– Who are you?"Finally, she let me have the ball, and I wasted no time in speeding right back to my house. Once I was at the porch, I turned around to take another look at the woman but– Gwen Eek!! "STAY AWAY FROM THE BASEMENT if you want to live." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi. My name's Scarlet and I've always been the most popular and beautiful girl in class. You may think my life sounds amazing but trust me, it isn't. Being beautiful also has its downsides, especially when everyone stereotypes me because I'm blonde. One time in primary school my teacher asked me to a give a speech to the whole school about climate change. But as I walked on stage, my body just froze in fear. I was experiencing stage fright. "Climate change is.. uh. A.. uh.. "My legs felt like they would tremble into another dimension! "Ha! She doesn't even know what she's talking about!""Looks like she gave up beauty for brains!"Everyone erupted into laughter. "No! I do.. I.. uhh.."And unfortunately because of my stage fright, everyone thought I was dumb! My bad reputation stuck throughout the rest of my time at school despite my good grades. Like this one time at school we were hanging out when suddenly I heard a shout from across the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi. I am Sarah and I was born in the beautiful town of Woodmead. I loved it there because we were surrounded by people who knew and loved us. I was five years old when we spent our last Christmas there opening gifts with my cousins. "Look I got a jewelry box with a little ballerina.""I know how much you love ballet, so mom let me get it for you."The gifts were great, but it was having all of our family and friends around that made me love Christmas. But about a month later, my parents acted so weirdly. "Put on this wig and sunglasses, we are going on a little trip." "But why do I have to wear this mom?""We're going to play pretend. You can even choose a new name for yourself.""Ballet shoes, I want to be called ballet shoes."And ever since then, we've never been back to Woodmead, not even to see family. I was home schooled and I wasn't allowed to speak to anyone. When I was around ten I got so sick and tired of our life, I ran out the gates and into the forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi there, I'm Bree, from Texas. Growing up next to a perfect sister who always liked to be the center of attention was exhausting."A perfect 100! We're super proud of you, Annie.""Bree, you should be more like your sister."Annie was obviously my parents' favorite and they just couldn't help rubbing it in my face! My sister was the polar opposite of me; she was smart, fashionable, pretty and super-mean. "Ew, did a bird make its nest in your hair?"While I was reckless, carefree and loved animals. I could spend hours playing with them and even brought some home sometimes. But Dad and Mum weren't great fans of my friends. At school, everyone found it hard to believe that I was Annie's sister because she was so perfect and I was well, weird. Once, in sixth grade, I had forgotten my pet rat in my backpack and it caused so much chaos in my class. "Omg, a rat came out of her bag!""Sebastian, come here right now!" "Take that thing out of my class". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I came from a pretty decent family. Dad was the stay home parent, while Mom worked as an accountant at the local bank. I had a sister, MIA who was just a year older than me and I loved playing with her! "All clear Madam President, you can now make your vows.""Thank you, Miss MIA. I pledge to be the best president this school has ever had! Thank you for voting me."My childhood dream was to become the school's president in highschool, and Mia always supported me, but all of that changed when Mia had to repeat first grade because she wasn't school smart and mom wasn't too happy about that. One time in forth grade after showing my grades to mom, mom and dad showered me with praises, but when mom saw Mia's Report Card, her smile vanished. "I'm sure you're proud of me.""You're happy you had C's? That's pathetic, Mia.""But I worked so hard Mom. I even cheated on some of my tests so I could score better.""You're a disgrace, Mia. Why can't you be like your little sister, Zoe? I give both of you the same amount of food, so why aren't you smart?"Mom wouldn't stop talking and it made Mia cry. I tried to console Mia but she just pushed my hands off her body and ran off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi. My name's Pamela. And ever since I was a little girl, basketball has been my thing—-Well that's because dad was a famous basketball player a long time ago and now he's a coach. "When you score, you stand with one leg in front, one back, hold the ball like this and then you score.""Like this?""No, Pamela—-You have to always win."Dad loved winning, and because of him I grew up and became the best in my team. Until I started having these strange dreams.I started having these dreams six months ago, and I haven't told anyone. My gut told me that was not going to last. "Pamela… come to us…..""Oh, these dreams again"Wild, right? I'm from Kenya. Born and raised here. I'm just your typical highschool girl determined and confident, but these Dreams are something else.Sometimes people think I have a big ego, but I just like making my dad proud. Not everybody was happy about that, especially SANDRA, a pretty girl in my team."Hey what's wrong with you? Are you crazy!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Wheeee!”I screamed as I held tightly on to the horns of the goat I was riding. Right behind me, my friend Marcello laughed as the goat he was riding ran in circles.Mr Diego, our ranch hand and also Marcello's dad, lifted Marcello off the goat and dragged him across the yard. I burst out laughing and startled my goat so it took off with me holding on for dear life."Oh no! SOMEBODY HELP!"I watched in horror as the goat ran straight into the house knocking over a vase then threw me off forcefully."Are you okay?""What's going on? My vase! Who did this? This vase belonged to your grandmother!"I was so terrified I was literally shaking. "It was Marcello! He did it!""What? I didn't do it. I wasn't-""Sir, I… my son didn't... She-""Enough! I'm tired of your son's mischief. You're fired! Both of you get out.”Hello, my name is Victoria but you can call me Tori. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have something called social anxiety. I get sooo nervous when I'm around people.... Recess was the worst time of the day for me because kids like MARLEY would suddenly sneak up behind me. "Haha, Relax weirdo. What are you doing standing like a lil creep behind the wall? Why don't you just get out there and make friends?""Maybe because I don't want friends, and what are you hiding in your other hand?""This! Haha"This is the reason I don't have friends-Hi, I am Aarya and I am from Tennessee. I loved being home with my parents and while we were eating dinner that night, I came up with a solution to solve my anxiety problem. "Mom, since you are taking a break from work- maybe you can homeschool me?""Aarya, I'm taking this break so I can focus on my novel. Your therapist said, the only way you can overcome your fears is by being around people.""I have something better in mind, that might just help. Summer school.""What? That only means more new faces. I really don't see how summer camp is going change anything." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“HEY! STOP! THAT'S MY CAR!”I ran towards the two men towing my car from my school parking lot. As soon as I got to them, I shoved one of them.“Hey relax! We're here to deliver your new car and take this one.”I stared at him in confusion until he pointed to a brand new sports car with a red ribbon. “A Lamborghini? OOOOOH YEAH BABY!!”Hello. I'm Nate and I live in the luxurious Upper East Side in New York. Growing up, my sister Lily and I had everything except a mother, who abandoned us when we were very young. After she left, dad immersed himself into his job and in just a few years, he became one of the wealthiest men in the city. We barely saw him but we did see his money. He bought us whatever we wanted from the latest designer clothes to the latest gadgets, which made me popular at school. "Dude! Is that the latest iPhone? Where did you buy it? They're not even in stores yet!""Oh my Dad spoke to Apple and they made one custom for me.”I loved the look on their faces when they realised just how rich I was.By the time I was in high school, Lily and I were pretty much living on our own. That meant we got into a lot of trouble but dad always bought our way out, until one day when Lily used his credit card to buy dozens of designer clothes and hand them out to homeless people. When he got a call from the bank, he came home immediately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Hi, Mom!” As I leaned over to kiss Mom, you wouldn't believe what happened! The cover of my milkshake fell off and the milkshake splattered on the white dress! Suddenly, a blood-curdling screech filled the room. “What did you do to my dress?! I paid $5000 for this dress! You better hope that stain comes out, you doofus!” “Don't you dare talk to my mother that way you spoiled brat!” “I'll talk to your mother however I choose!” With my fists clenched I stepped towards Debbie. “What is going on here?”“They ruined my dress for tonight, Daddy! Fire her!” Mr. Langston looked at the dress that Mom held in her hand then at the milkshake in mine.“Mr. Langston, I can expl…” “Mrs. Pierce, I think it's time you left…for good.”Mom nodded and without another word, she exited the room and I followed closely on her heels. Hi, my name is Kylie and I'm from Costa Rica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Turn around sweetie…yes, just like that.""Can I go now daddy?""Just a few more shots honey, we are almost done.""Ugh!"Hi! My name is Tasha, and this is the story of my crazy life. From the moment I was born, I was doomed. My parents set their eyes on me and saw nothing but a beautiful baby they could use to make a lot of bucks with. They signed me onto a modelling agency as soon as I could walk, and I wasn't allowed to do much else than pose for crazy photos all the time."I'm hungry mom! Can you stop the stupid photos and come give me food!?"That was my older sister by one year, Morgan. For some reason I didn't understand then why she was always super angry. She threw tantrums any time she was present during my photoshoots."Oh, Morgan, just a little more, we need to have perfect shots of your cute sister."Suddenly, I felt something cold all over the front of my beautiful dress! I looked down to see the mango juice Morgan had been sipping all over my body."Morgan! Why would you do that!?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Hi I am Raven and..... ""Ahhhhhhh...Raven help me...my eyes are on fire!"That's my sister.... "I told you not to play with the soap Regina!"I'm only nine years old, but my baby sister makes me feel like her parent, since she's always getting herself into trouble and if I don't help her, then who will, since mom is always so busy. "Raven, Regina- You're going to be late for school!"Let me introduce myself properly, I am Raven and I am from New York. Please don't forget to like and subscribe. Now back to my story. Growing up I learned to be the responsible big sister. Regina is three years younger than me and we both live with our mom who works extremely hard as a real estate agent. Besides mom being busy, Regina has always been such a difficult child. "Mommy, my clothes are all messed up.""Oh Regina! Why can't you be more responsible like your sister? The bus will be here any moment now. Raven, please help."I didn't mind helping mom out with my sister, but as I helped her change into a clean T- shirt, she suddenly bit my hand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.