>>When we were 7 and 10 years old, we lived on a high floor of a building.
The lock on the main door was very stiff and difficult to unlock, even for an adult.
>>The lock on the main door was very stiff and difficult to unlock, even for an adult.
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>>The main doors lock was so stiff and difficult to unlock that even adults struggled with it.
Despite being told not to touch the lock, I was eager to challenge myself and ended up locking the door but couldnt unlock it, no matter how hard I tried.
>>Despite being told not to touch the lock, I was eager to challenge myself and ended up locking the door. No matter how hard I tried, I couldnt unlock it.
My grandma was visiting us but couldnt get in and waited for over two hours outside our apartment.
>>My grandma was visiting us but couldnt get in and ended up waiting outside our apartment for over two hours.
She called a locksmith who tried to unlock the door through the newspaper slot but failed.
>>She called a locksmith, who tried to unlock the door through the newspaper slot but was unsuccessful.
Then my mother came home from work, she couldnt do anything either and had to call 911.
>>When my mother came home from work, she couldnt open the door either and had to call 911.
The paramedics arrived with a fire truck and ladder, climbed up to the 16th floor, and I opened a window for them.
>>The paramedics arrived with a fire truck and ladder, climbed up to the 16th floor, and I opened a window to let them in.
I mention this story because its the moment I felt most sorry for my mother.
>>I mention this story because it was the moment I felt the most sympathy for my mother.
After a long day at work, she came home to this stressful and frustrating situation, and I felt terrible for causing her so much trouble.
>>After a long day at work, she came home to this stressful and frustrating situation, and I felt terrible for causing her so much trouble.
This experience taught me the importance of listening to my parents.