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Aunt gets stuck

Aunt is pathetic

Aunt turns and runs

Aunt blames others

Aunt loses object (X)

Aunt loses everything

Aunt ignores opportunity

Aunt considers giving up

Aunt runs out of excuses

Aunt makes a random guess

Aunt’s plans are disrupted

Aunt avoids responsibility

Aunt starts to feel jinxed

Aunt makes a critical error

Aunt falls into an old habit

Aunt repeats the same mistake

Aunt succumbs to an addiction

Aunt avoids high expectations

Aunt plays the role of victim

Aunt is tried and convicted

Aunt misses a rare opportunity

Aunt pretends to be successful

Aunt anticipates a bleak future

Aunt refuses to change course

Aunt sets impossible expectations

Aunt is filled with self-loathing

Aunt suffers from a bad reputation

Aunt starts to regret past choices

Aunt invents a story that backfires

Aunt tries to hide an obvious defect

Aunt allows emotion to take control

Aunt is unable to pass an important test

Afraid of success, Aunt goes off course

Aunt avoids facing an uncomfortable truth

Aunt tries to re-live a time from the past

Aunt refuses to question prior assumptions

Aunt compensates for a sense of inadequacy

Aunt is overcome by an unexpected obstacle

Fearing change, Aunt forgoes an opportunity

Facing obstacles, Aunt’s rationality falters

Aunt finds reasons to put off the inevitable

Aunt squanders the opportunity of a lifetime

Aunt pursues a venture way ahead of its time

Aunt is unable to make an important decision

Trusting intuition, Aunt makes a reckless move

Aunt refuses to adapt to changed circumstances

Aunt is forced to live a more humble lifestyle

Aunt is caught trying to escape responsibility

Aunt faces consequences for not paying attention

Aunt struggles to master a complicated instrument

Aunt struggles to return to a former way of life

Aunt tries to do too many things at the same time

Aunt compromises an objective by talking too much

Aunt gets lost in details and misses the big picture

Trying to conceal inexperience, Aunt overcompensates

Aunt becomes depleted and struggles to regain strength

Aunt realizes certain dreams will never come true

Aunt has doubts that become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Aunt makes a little mistake that causes a large problem

Aunt has a mental lapse in the middle of a complex endeavor

Aunt makes an assertion that turns out to be completely false

Aunt suffers hardship pursuing something that is beyond reach

Following a setback, Aunt proceeds in a different direction

Aunt discovers that a certain task is more difficult than expected

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