We Are All Starfish! by Margaret Leventhal

Shea

2019-11-11 14:45:04 UTC

I was a starfish when I got stitches removed. It was scary but my mom said "You are brave." It made me feel better.

Zach

2019-11-11 14:45:20 UTC

I was a starfish when I moved away and when I had to go to a different school.

Erin

2019-11-11 14:45:44 UTC

One day my mom told me she wanted to talk to me. She told me that my uncle was going to be passing soon. It was very hard.That's when I was a starfish!

Michaela

2019-11-11 14:53:40 UTC

I was a starfish when I could barely walk on my foot because my brother wanted to climb a higher branch when he pushed my foot into a crack in the tree . Also I almost sprained my foot too.

Casey

2019-11-11 14:53:50 UTC

I was a starfish when my dad died and mom and me had to live just us for about a year.

Sully

2019-11-11 14:54:11 UTC

I was a starfish when I had to move because I had to leave my friends.

Matthew

2019-11-11 14:54:42 UTC

I was a Starfish when...
One day a soccer ref cheated and kept pushing our score back and the other team's score forward. Also, they kept tripping us up, punching, and kicking us and the ref didn't call a foul! My team and I were sooooo upset.

Iyanna

2019-11-11 14:55:41 UTC

I was a starfish when i was in Children's Hospital for a whole hour to check if my heart was okay.

Nina

2019-11-11 14:55:43 UTC

I was a starfish when I got my stitches. My head was gushing with blood. I was crying and my mom took me to the hospital and I got my stitches. It hurt a lot.

Megan

2019-11-11 14:57:12 UTC

I was a starfish when i played t-ball with two boys that were mean to me at recess. They bullied me and pushed me. This was in kindergarten.

Oliver

2019-11-11 14:57:21 UTC

I was a starfish when i was not in the same class as my best friend.

Akbar

2019-11-11 14:57:52 UTC

The time when i was a starfish was was when my brother spat at me because he had my mom's phone. When i tried to get my mom's phone my brother spat at me some more.

Emilija

2019-11-11 14:58:26 UTC

I was a starfish when I was in pre-k and I found a little piece of something interesting. I showed it to my friends but then the teacher saw it and told me to throw it away. I wanted to keep it because it was interesting.

Peyton

2019-11-11 15:01:09 UTC

I was a starfish on my 6th birthday. It was going so well until cake time. My friend wanted to blow out my candles with me because her birthday is on the same day as me . Then I felt kind of guilty .

Faye

2019-11-11 15:02:03 UTC

I was a starfish on my 10th day of swimming I was trying to pass a boy on my swim team. But he just kept swimming were I was. When I finally found an opening he just had to RAM ME INTO THE LANE LINE! So I kicked faster and I swam faster but the faster I swam the harder he pushed.Then the coach called him so he stopped swimming! And I beat him to the wall!

Zaaria

2019-11-11 15:05:22 UTC

I was a starfish when my sister was bossing me around. I started to ignore her and she hit me and I told mom and then she stopped.

Zoe

2019-11-11 15:07:44 UTC

I was a starfish when my uncle Chicky died. It was really hard but I got through it.

Connor

2019-11-11 15:13:56 UTC

I was a starfish when I had to verse a fast pitcher in baseball. My team and my dad cheered for me and and it made me feel better.

Eric

2019-11-11 15:20:46 UTC

One time i didn't know how to say something in Chinese and my mom have to teach me how to say Chinese.

Jack

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:25:37 UTC

I was a starfish when I was playing hockey and I got pushed into the boards. I ended up scoring a hat trick that game!

Danny

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:26:21 UTC

I was a starfish when I was playing ball hockey and I fell and almost broke my two fingers.

Lucas

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:27:02 UTC

I was a starfish when my papa died because my papa had a lot of cool stuff. I enjoyed talking to him, but I bounced back and he's always in my heart and sometimes I pray for him.

Ella

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:28:20 UTC

I was a starfish when my knee was gushing blood and then I got a giant bandaid because I tripped over my dress. It was not pretty.

Carter

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:29:24 UTC

I was a starfish when I almost broke my back. I was on my hammock and fell off of it. I got back up and walked it off. Sometimes I thank God I got better.

Logan

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:31:24 UTC

I was a starfish when my grandfather got diabetes and we can't eat candy together anymore.

Tanner

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:34:17 UTC

I was a starfish when I broke my leg in kindergarten. I was brave. My mom hugged me at the hospital and there was a smiley face on the back of my wheelchair and at the Firehall, Sparky gave me his paw

Eva

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:38:22 UTC

I was a starfish when I was hit in the face with a soccer ball that's why I was a starfish.

Lilly

2019-11-12 15:38:47 UTC

I was a starfish when i got a nail in my foot 2 times. It hurts a lot but my mom helped me and I felt better.

Amelia

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:39:00 UTC

I was a starfish when I got a step-sister and it was very hard because I had to share everything but then she started to pick on me and I bounced back by standing up for myself.

Jordyn

2019-11-12 15:40:01 UTC

I was a starfish when my dog crossed the road. He almost got hit by a car.

Sophia

2019-11-12 15:40:37 UTC

I was a starfish when I was riding pony named Jellybean. She got spooked and cantered in a circle. I got off and then got back on.

Lowell

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:41:20 UTC

I was a starfish when my house was up for sale. If it sells, I have to move an hour away from my friends. I saw that the new house might have kids nearby and I can make new friends.

Henry

2019-11-12 15:41:30 UTC

I was a starfish when my dad left to go to the hunting camp for a week. I was very sad. He came back.

Abbigail

2019-11-12 15:42:13 UTC

I was a starfish when my great grandma died. My dad was sad too because it was his grandma. I thought of funny things to make him feel better and my dad felt better.

Avery

2019-11-12 15:42:57 UTC

I was a starfish when I got a nail fully threw my foot by stepping on a nail while jumping around on the farm. I could not walk for 2 weeks.

Emma

jpipe1 — 2019-11-12 15:48:12 UTC

I was a starfish when my Zia and Zio died. I didn't see them because I was a baby and my Nonno died too. It is hard, but lucky me because I have a happy life!

Maddy

madelyn_murer — 2019-11-13 19:06:43 UTC

I was a starfish when I when I went to Oireachtas. Was my first time.

Aiden

aiden_rohrbach — 2019-11-13 19:07:57 UTC

I was a starfish when my twin brother was winning on the opposite team in football and I played harder and won the football game.

Lilly

lillian_owens1 — 2019-11-13 19:19:45 UTC

I was a starfish when I got my ankle stuck in a bike.

Samantha

2019-11-14 14:35:35 UTC

I was a starfish when someone I loved died.

Owen

King_Owen — 2019-11-14 19:20:49 UTC

I was a starfish when my dog Otto died. But my life went on. And lucky me I still had my other dog Kona but a few years later Kona died. But now I have a girl dog named Kira and I love her very much.

Chelsee

chelsee_fischer — 2019-11-15 19:12:14 UTC

I was a starfish when I went to my first Irish dance competition

Tanner

tanner_randolph — 2019-11-15 19:15:01 UTC

I was a starfish when I went to camp away from my parents and brother and I was brave to stay there and at the end I saw them again and they hugged me and that was how I was a starfish.

Emerson

emerson_wonderly — 2019-11-15 19:30:48 UTC

I was a starfish when I had surgery I could barely sit up for ten minutes after the surgery.

Dylan

dylan_russell — 2019-11-18 19:12:03 UTC

I was a starfish when I had my first dog.

madelyn_murer — 2019-11-18 19:14:33 UTC

Oireachtas is a really big competition.

Izzy

isabella_hill11 — 2019-11-18 19:25:29 UTC

I was a starfish when I switched schools.

Micah

micah_bibbey — 2019-11-19 18:58:08 UTC

I was a star fish when I was at a sleepover without my parents.

Henry Mojica

henry_mojica — 2019-11-19 19:10:06 UTC

I was a starfish when I did my first Disneyland ride

Haydn

haydn_yarger — 2019-11-19 19:19:11 UTC

Avalin

avalin_verrett — 2019-11-19 19:27:56 UTC

I was a starfish when my dog was diagnosis with cancer.

Reyson

2019-11-29 15:14:51 UTC

I was a starfish when my dog passed away

Graeme.p

graemepicarello — 2021-12-16 19:41:32 UTC

i was a starfish when i moved out of my old house and when my cats died. :(

Lilliana<3

leeknowslilly — 2021-12-16 19:41:41 UTC

my starfish moment was when i fell down the stairs, I got my head cracked a little but it hurt (few years ago)

Brooklynn

brooklynnmartinez — 2021-12-16 19:43:13 UTC

My starfish moment: when i was little my grandparents died but i didn't cry or freak out but it was still sad :(

Gio

Compz — 2021-12-16 19:43:58 UTC

my starfish moment was when i broke my arm i was playing basketball and i fell hard after about a month i could throw 100 feet.

Violet's Starfish Moment

violetdejesus — 2021-12-16 19:44:54 UTC

My starfish moment was when my parents divorced when I was in kindergarten I cried and cried, but I came over it.

Xyreen's Starfish Moment

hailey021813 — 2021-12-16 19:44:55 UTC

When I was little, I got burned REALLY bad. I almost thought I was going to DIE!!!! But I overcame it and learned to live with it.

Lukas

lukasroman — 2021-12-16 19:45:46 UTC

in 1st grade i woke up and saw my grandma and grandpa and they told me that my favorite ant died.:{

Riley Leonard<3

rileyleonard — 2021-12-16 19:45:56 UTC

My mom was dating this guy and he hurt her. my sister wachted him hurt her my sister was 13 and he came over and he stared fighting my family i got over it but i cry for no reseon about it <3

Daniel Walker sad starfish moment :[

danielwalker19 — 2021-12-16 19:47:49 UTC

When my dad had a dog named Chewy she was so sick

kaelen

2021-12-17 00:57:43 UTC

my starfish moment was when my dog ran away when i was young

samuel My starfish moment is in kindergarten i used to be kinda teased because they would like want me to build a prison lego thing but then i got over it

2021-12-17 15:59:13 UTC

Milo

2021-12-17 16:06:00 UTC

When I fell out a tree and got stitches in my lip.

I was a starfish when my cousins dog bit me.

2021-12-17 16:08:24 UTC

Lucas

2021-12-17 16:09:15 UTC

Sree i was a starfish when my whole part of my leg got scraped

dahlia <33

dahliapurzecki1 — 2021-12-17 16:09:16 UTC

when i was 4 i cracked my i pad

Deeksha

2021-12-17 16:09:22 UTC

my starfish moment was when my great - grandma died when I was little and I never got to see her, the only time I saw her was like when I was four or 5 :(

January

2021-12-17 16:11:32 UTC

My starfish moment was I was young and i fell down a brig and got hurt and i was bleeding.

dahlia

dahliapurzecki1 — 2021-12-17 16:11:54 UTC

when i was 5 i learnd elf on the shelfs are fake i was 5 so ofc i was sad

Farida. My starfish moment my grandma died from coma and i never got to see her i wasn't born

2021-12-17 16:12:47 UTC

Arissa

2021-12-17 16:14:32 UTC

i was a starfish when my thumb popped so now my thumb can not go up so much like my left

Olivias star fish momet

2021-12-17 16:16:20 UTC

I was new to my lax team and it was my first practice I got hit in the eye with a hard ball I was crying I thought I didnot fit in becos I was in 2 grade and it was a 3 and 4 grade team

Adam

2021-12-17 16:17:16 UTC

I fell down a tree and my leg broke so i had to wait there for a while until someone came and saw.

I was a starfish when i was on a skateboard i had to go to the emergency room.

2021-12-17 16:21:18 UTC

Lucas:I was a starfish when i was on a skateboard when i fell on my chin i had to go to the emergency room.

2021-12-17 16:22:15 UTC

Reema's Starfish Moment

reemacyrus — 2021-12-20 16:18:25 UTC

When I was a babe Amma died she was my grandma

2021-12-20 19:38:30 UTC

One day like the summer of 2020 i did not know how to ride a bike so i had a scooter
and it is so hard to stop and i was gowing down larg hill close to my home and i crashed goiwing on a crver and it tock a cuple of weeks to heall

SaraD

2022-01-03 02:09:27 UTC

My starfish moment was when I broke my leg.

saradoukkali — 2022-01-03 02:11:22 UTC