Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

Sagacious says,

Toss up between parents' divorce and Dad's remarriage. I'd probably go with the latter, at a pinch.

scribbling_scribe says,

October 1990 -- made the decision to try not drinking one day at a time.

DynamicDbytheC says,

Scribblingscribe, Congratulations if you are still sober. That is huge. I can't imagine having an internal demon like that living and waiting to win. Best to you.

thesagittarian, sound like your dad's remarriage may contain some interesting sixers with a back story.

I have had so many life altering events that if it were a book or movie so much of it would have to be edited out to actually be believable. The biggest was in October 2011 when the Oncologist informed us that my husband's cancer treatment did not work and his cancer was back and in his bone. Still reeling.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX says,

Being the first to know of my Mom's cancer diagnosis, her death six years later and of course my Father's remarriage (to the village idiot) less than two years later.

marymc says,

Death of my best friends when I was 15 and birth of my son.

scribbling_scribe says,

yep dynamic d. i am still sober. 21 years worth, icluding nights, weekends and holidays :0)

DynamicDbytheC says,

Notyouraverage, boy with all that how could you ever be average? Congratulations everyone for surviving and thriving despite life's unfair ordeals.

mom1st says,

Giving birth to a blind child.

KharisJo says,

my son's autism was like a rock thrown into our pool of life that rippled into every corner. However I would say that becoming a Christian at age 22 was event of greatest impact because it changed who I am and enabled me to look differently at everything else that came my way.

Amapola says,

Being sexually assaulted with a gun pressed against my head. I lived with PTSD for 17 years as a result of this. On the other hand, embracing Buddhism (17 years later) as a life philosophy helped me greatly change this negative impact and find true healing.

Believe says,

Birth of my children.

Level1 says,

My single parenthood. I wouldn't trade a day of it :-)

Bevvie says,

the episode (stroke). being so dependent is hard, but family and friends have been here for me.

Mourningdove says,

Mother dying at age 38( I was 14).

Dhani says,

Cancer was the best thing that happened to me -I had lost my way and valued worthless things....

lillybrook says,

Getting pregnant (surprise!) only 6 months after surgery for cervical cancer. Doctor said I would never have children again and I got pregnant on birth control. That baby ended my relationship -- her father left when I shared the news -- and changed my life forever. She is miraculous. Impossible. Amazing.

Dhani says,

K822: your comment is pregnant with surprises...good ones!