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(disclaimer this is a real life story based on my life) You’re seven years old and spending a one-week trial period with the Robb family, who are considering adopting you. The Robbs have already adopted two girls: Rosemary, who’s 9, and Christina, who’s 11. It’s a busy household with its own quirks—Mrs. Robb works part-time as an IT teacher and loves showing off gadgets, while Mr. Robb is a mechanic who often comes home smelling like fresh paint. The house is small but warm, and your temporary room is a nook under the stairs with a foldable chair bed. Rosemary is curious but cautious about having another sibling. She’s quick to test you with questions and dares, unsure how she feels about sharing attention. Christina is kind but reserved; she struggles with reading, which has made her self-conscious. You notice her avoiding books, and during your first evening, she admits she finds reading hard. Despite being younger, you feel compelled to help her, especially when she looks at you with a mix of frustration and hope. Throughout the week, you’re determined to prove you belong in this family. Mrs. Robb notices your precocious curiosity and invites you to help her organize computer equipment, giving you a chance to show your skills. Mr. Robb takes a quieter approach, observing you interact with his daughters and occasionally calling you over to the garage for small tasks. The Robbs value family traditions, and during your stay, they include you in everything from movie nights to helping with dinner. It’s clear they’re evaluating how well you fit into their dynamic, but you can’t help but wonder: Will they see you as one of their own by the end of the week? (Codes: Lmale lmnonad lmfam lmswe lmreal)

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In 1911 he became Chief Officer of the Olympic and was aboard that vessel, under the command of Captain Edward John Smith, when she was in collision with H.M.S. Hawke on 20 September 1911. In 1912 Henry Tingle Wilde was living at 25 Grey Road, Walton, Liverpool. His wife had died on 24 December 1910 and their twin sons died in infancy, the same month. Some sources indicate that they died from Scarlet Fever. Wilde had four surviving children: Jane, Harry, Arnold and Nancy and a sister Mrs Williams (née Wilde). In April 1912 Wilde may have been expecting to remain as Chief Officer on the Olympic under her new skipper Captain Herbert James Haddock but instead he was posted to Southampton to await orders. On 3 April 1912 the Olympic sailed out of Southampton; although it was Haddock's first command of a vessel as large as the Olympic he had been deprived of his Chief Officer (Wilde), his First Officer William Murdoch, Chief Engineer Joseph Bell, Chief Surgeon William O'Loughlin and Chief Purser Herbert McElroy as well as a great number of less senior crew.It seems likely that Wilde was originally posted by the company's marine superintendent for his own command, probably one of White Star's smaller ships; William Murdoch, who was less senior that Wilde, had been assigned as Chief Officer of the company's newest ship, the Titanic so Wilde might reasonably expected a command of his own or to have remained on the Olympic to help Haddock get used to the new ship. That Wilde came in at the last minute as Chief causing the other officer's to move down and in one case out (Second Officer David Blair) may have been done at the request of Captain Smith so that he might have both Wilde and Murdoch occupying the same posts aboard Titanic that they had held aboard Olympic - Chief and First, respectively. Others have suggested that the order came from the company headquarters. Whatever led to the change it proved to be a reckless policy; a few months later the Olympic

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