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Woman learns she's the one who exposed her mom's cheating to her dad as a kid.

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We all know little kids can be brutally honest. Here's an example of a kid's innocent honesty torpedoing their parents' marriage, but saving their dad from a lifetime of infidelity.

A Reddit user posted on the TIFU (today I f***ed up) subreddit about how she learned that a conversation with her dad was the catalyst for her parents' divorce.

The user's mom was a serial cheater who was messing around with other people while dad was deployed with the military — and the dad found out because of an innocent conversation in the car one day when he got home from serving.

She found out about the conversation when talking to her mom:

Me: "So I was talking to mom about your divorce and she brought up a ride in the car with you that initiated the divorce"

Mom wouldn't tell her the full story (talk about a toxic person...) so she went to her dad — who raised her after the mom left — to learn the rest of the deets.

Dad: hesitantly " Yeah, you, me and your sister were in the car when I came back from overseas and we were talking about what you guys wanted to be when you grew up. Your sister said something and you said "I want to be a nurse like, [insert his name here]". I pulled over to the side of the road and you spilled the beans"

OP was gobsmacked by this news: she's the one who exposed her mom's philandering.

Apparently, at 7 or 8, I informed my dad about a guy staying in OUR house in HIS room sleeping in THEIR bed while he was gone for months for military stuff. I told him EVERYTHING. How mom told us he was an "old friend" who needed "help" and who would be staying with us "to protect us while Daddy is gone". How he watched us for a week while mom disappeared, took us to movies, dinner, etc. There was a point of him asking if I would move to California with him and my mom (they got married 2 weeks after my parents divorce was finalized and moved to California)

She seems happy that the conversation catalyzed her parents' divorce.

I never remembered this occurence. He said he went home, pulled phone records, emails and even the chat messenger history (this is like 2004 or 2005 idk).

I'm not blaming myself, but, damn. Little me saved my Dad's ass from being used any longer by her.

The people of Reddit rallied around the poster and reassured her that her mom's cheating was the cause for the divorce, even if the conversation is what set the wheels in motion.

"3 remarriages in 12 years makes me believe you were probably not the problem," wrote Beef__Master, referring to additional information about OP's mom.

"It is very much not your fault that your mother behaved like that," wrote ChongusMcBigDick. "You did your father a complete solid purely out of innocence and probably saved him years of heart ache."

Other users weighed in with their own stories of innocent kids exposing cheaters. Here's Thecodedawg's:

I was driving my 7 year old son home from soccer practice.

Son: "Dad, do you like it if mommy kisses other guys?"

Me: "No, son, why do you ask"

Son: "I don't like mommy kissing other guys. She was kissing her new friend <asshole>"

And animalisticneeds has an even more wild tale:

My mom was having an affair and would take us on her dates with this guy, we'll call him John. We were young (4ish). Seeing as we were four we'd talk about our time spent with John. My dad apparently had suspicions and would ask who John was. My mom would step in and say it was my sister's imaginary friend. End of conversation. Well one day my mom took us to a store and we met John there and got out of our car and into his and left.

When we got home my dad was home and asked to speak with me. He asked me where we were. My mom being crafty already groomed us to tell him we were at the store if he asks. So I told him we were at the store. He said no you weren't I went to the store and you guys weren't there. I then broke down hysterically and started crying because I had no idea what to do from there. It was one of the most painful memories I have. I lied to my dad because my mom asked me to. Just please for the love of everything, if you have an affair DON'T involve your children!

Moral of the story: don't cheat on your spouse. And if you do, for the love of God, don't introduce your new side piece to your kids???


White woman complains she was 'lectured about slavery' in 2-star review of plantation tour.

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Today in white people behaving badly: a white woman and her white husband were given a tour of a former slave plantation in South Carolina and they did not like it. Why? Because they felt "lectured to and bashed about the slavery." Holy white entitlement Batman! The whole point of touring a plantation in the south is to learn about slavery, not to enjoy the scenery. And yet....

The woman left a 2-star review of the plantation tour in which she said she and her husband were "extremely disappointed" because the tour guide was "so radical about slave treatment" and they "didn't come to hear a lecture on how the white people treated slaves."

The review was screenshotted andshared on Twitter by author Saira Rao, where it went viral.

"This is how decent white people who tell the truth about slavery on plantations are reviewed by white people," wrote Rao.

The review reads:

My husband and I were extremely disappointed in this tour. We didn't come to hear a lecture on how the white people treated slaves, we came to get this history of a southern plantation and get a tour of the house and grounds. The tour guide was so radical about slave treatment we felt we were being lectured and bashed about the slavery. My ancestors were from Sicily, never owned slaves, and my husbands were German, and none of his ever owned slaves. I am by far not racist or against all Americans having equal rights but this was my vacation and now we are crossing all plantation tours off our list, it was just not what we expected. I'll go back to Louisiana and see some real plantations that are so much more enjoyable to tour.

A white woman demanding that a tour of a former slave plantation erase its history of slavery to protect her fragile feelings is textbook racism and white privilege run amock. It is also the perfect example of why it's so incredibly necessary for white people to be educated about our country's racist history (and present), like this plantation tour attempted to do.

Citing her husband's German ancestry as justification for their "innocence" only further highlights the fact that this woman has her head all the way up her a**.

People are responding on Twitter by pointing out all of the problems with this reviewer's horrendously bad and ignorant take.

Many people are roasting her by imagining how she would react to other historical tours.

Hopefully this woman is on Twitter and saw these responses because she has a LOT of learning to do. The general public is extremely disappointed in her review. Zero stars.

23 Memes To Help Start Your Day Off With Laugh.

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"I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee."

-Clark Gable

Grab a big ole cup of caffeine and get ready to laugh at these hilarious memes. Each one was carefully chosen to help you start your day off with a chuckle.

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Woman paints house with colorful emojis after neighbor reported her for a short-term rental.

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I've got three words for you: emoji spite house.

In a brilliantly petty display of vengeance, one woman had her Manhattan Beach, CA property repainted pink with two emojis (🤐 and 😜). Neighbors are alleging the paint job is in response to them reporting the property as a short-term rental. Short-term rentals are illegal in Manhattan Beach.

According to The Los Angeles Times, Kathryn Kidd had to pay $4,000 in fines after neighbors told the city about her use of the house as a short-term rental (like Airbnb). Not long after, the house became hot pink and emoji-adorned. The emojis sport long eyelashes, which neighbor/snitch Susan Wieland claims are meant to mock her. She was wearing eyelash extensions the one time she met Kidd.

For her part, Kidd says, 'I’m trying not to offend anybody. I did it for the purpose of being happy, being positive, and I think it’s cute and quirky and kind of funny, and certainly was a time for the emoji." The site's encouraged rubbernecking and photo opps, which detractors claim is a 'traffic nuisance issue.'

Personally, I adore this spite house for the Internet age. It's a hilariously creative way of telling people to mind their own business.

Anti-vaxx mom asks for prayers after her husband vaccinates her daughter without her permission.

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Ask and ye shall receive was meant to apply to opportunities and blessings, but in the age of social media it more aptly applies to heaping piles of Twitter mentions in response to a burning idiotic question.

An anti-vaxx mom named Lisa Bedrick has been getting her mentions cursed by a dragging after posting a prayer request about her daughter who got vaccinated by her husband and mother-in-law.

She wrote:

"I have a big prayer request. My husband and mother in law have my oldest daughter with them at their house. They got her 4 vaccines today without asking me. I am anti vaccines. Please pray she will be ok. Have your kids always been ok after vaccine shots?"

People were quick to point out that vaccines are much safer than the alternative - an increased chance of dangerous illness.

A lot of people also expressed gratitude to Bedrick's husband and mother-in-law for making the responsible choice

Others skipped the science backed reassurance and went straight for the gut with some choice words about how Bedrick's dangerous ignorance puts others in harm's way.

A lot of people also expressed gratitude to Bedrick's husband and mother-in-law for making the responsible choice in this situation.

Needless to say, Bedrick definitely got a few answers to her question about vaccine shots, although I doubt they count as answers to her prayer request.

25 tweets from women this week that will make you smile, not that we're telling women to smile.

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If there was ever a week that demanded a laugh break, it's this one. This week was tragedy followed by tragedy, wrapped in cynicism, dipped in depression. If you're feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone

With SoulCycle officially out of the running to be your self-care ritual, feel comfortable enjoying these tweets from funny women, none of whom are billionaires fundraising for Trump.

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People got mad at a comedian for making fun of a girl who thought she ‘discovered’ the library.

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Maddy Smith is a New York City-based comic and cast member of MTV's 'Wild 'N Out' starring Nick Cannon. She's also a fixture on Twitter, where one of her posts went viral this week for a hilariously unexpected reason.

Smith's droll commentary on the library enthusiast's Instagram received an outpouring of responses. People objected to mocking 'something so wholesome' and defended the merits of public libraries. It was an interesting moment online: for a period of time, the Twittersphere dropped everything and discussed the role libraries and reading played in their lives. Wholesome indeed!

The tweet's reach was so extensive it made its way to Undisputed Internet Queen Chrissy Teigen, who recently shared libraries' magic with her daughter Luna.

The tweet provoked an ugly backlash, which resulted in epithets and insults being directed at Smith. It was a reminder that humor doesn't always translate, especially as content circulates further away from the original poster.

In a conversation with Someecards, Smith explained her intentions: 'I’m a comedian so it’s my job to observe and take note of things...[Chrissy Teigen's] involvement also got the tweet to another level and had people debating about the library. I deleted twitter and let them talk amongst themselves.

The original poster told me she thought it was hilarious and told The Buffalo News that she has, in fact, had a very nice upbringing where she is only now discovering the library. I guess I just assumed libraries are an ingrained part of everyone’s life since childhood and now I stand corrected.'

Though Smith's joke was lost on some, she's retained her signature sense of humor and earned new fans who DO appreciate her sensibilities. Kudos!

Woman shares tips on how to help a loved one dealing with depression.

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Depression can be an incredibly isolating illness. But having friends and loved ones who are willing to try and help can make a huge difference—it might even be the difference between life and death.

A woman who goes by Aleeya shared a thread on Twitter with tips for anyone who has a loved one dealing with depression.

She writes: "Having someone in your life with depression means being prepared for any and all episodes. A THREAD—"

These tips are not only informative and useful, they could potentially save someone's life. Here they are:

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"There are gonna be days where they’ll want to lay in bed all day. Lay with them. Bring them their favorite drink. "

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"There will be days where you’ll be out socializing, but by any given notice they’ll start shutting down and want to go home. Watch for these signs and remember them like the back of your hand"

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"There will be days where they’ll be so fragile and anything can break them. Hold them in your arms while they cry about something that they remembered from years ago, even if they swore they moved on"

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"^ Don’t try to explain to them that they needa stop living in the past, it’s not the time. Just hold them and show them they are loved"

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"There will be days where they will wanna be alone and not speak to anyone— this includes you. Understand this, understand when to give them space. Understand nothing is in spite of you."

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"Just understand."

Finally, Aleeya ends her thread by acknowledging that she personally understands how it feels to not have a strong support system. And she offers up her DM's to anyone suffering and feeling alone.

In the replies, some people are adding suggestions based on their own experiences.

While many are thanking Aleeya and praising the accuracy of her thread.

If you're struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or take advantage of their online chat service, or you can call The Samaritans at (877) 870-4673 (HOPE). Or you can DM Aleeya on Twitter. The important thing is that you ride it out and try to remember the feelings will pass and you are not alone.


17 people share 'the incident' they don't talk about in their family.

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Even the most buttoned up of families has "the thing" they don't talk about at the family dinner table. Sometimes it's an embarrassing anecdote family members haven't found the humor in, but many times it's a story far more sinister that causes a hush to rush over the family.

In a recent Reddit thread, people shared "the thing" their family doesn't talk about and it'll make your family seem tame in comparison.

1. Lyncher94's grandpa has always had a lover on the side.

"My grandfather had a lover for years before him and my grandmother divorced. He started seeing her a few years before I was born. Right after the divorce was final, my grandma died from cancer and my grandpa married his old lover."

"She has a son... Two years older than me... Looks just like him... No one has dared to ask any questions..."

2. Back2Bach's grandpa had authentic shrunken heads.

"We don't talk about the authentic shrunken heads my grandfather collected. They were buried with him."

3. PerpetuallyVerdant cousin married their second cousin.

"My second cousin was always very introverted. Nobody ever really saw him and he never really met anyone beyond immediate family due to him just not being interested in knowing any of us. He left home and cut everyone off. Hell, I had no idea he existed."

"Fast forward and my first cousin is excited to bring her husband to the family reunion. The two eloped, so we did not know who this mystery man was. She walks up and... there's our second cousin with her. The older family members knew exactly who he was and, well... they were expecting and married, so we said fuck it and just had the family reunion. We don't mention the cousin thing because it's been acknowledged and we all decided to move past it as to not make them feel weird."

"Edit: As many have pointed out, it's not so much a genetic risk as much as a social taboo. I still love them the same. Also, as requested, here's a rough diagram."

4. bloatedkat's parents have a money secret.

"How my parents were able to afford a house suddenly while working a minimum wage job and having recently immigrated to America dirt poor. They would never tell me where they got the money from."

5. mishad84's grandma pulled no punches.

"When my grandmother was diagnosed with end stage cancer, she offered to kill my father who was caught molesting me."

"Edit: Yes, my grandmother was a bad ass, but I’m biased. I really wish she could see this. She did survive for 7 years after her diagnosis. She was my mother’s mother. She loved coffee (lots of cream and sugar), Carol Burnett, and teaching real estate (in the same coral pink suit), but most of all she loved her family. To all the survivors of abuse reading this, keep on keeping on! Don’t let it define you. You were awesome before and you’re still awesome now."

6. isnotaweed's mom does not want to talk about Thanksgiving.

"The Thanksgiving meal prep where my mother got her hand stuck inside the frozen turkey for several hours. Bringing this one up gets you the laser beam eyes death glare."

7. hrimaliv's mom does not want to talk about Vanna White.

"The time my mom was on Wheel of Fortune. It did not go well."

8. ThatsAnAwfulUsername's family doesn't talk about the missing uncle.

"I had two uncles. My uncle accidentally ran over his brother when they were in they’re 20s and drunk one night. The brother died a few days later. That’s not talked about. Only found out from my aunt when she was under anesthesia and blurting out all kinds of shit."

9. mybustersword held the keys to a family secret, they were just confused about which one.

"I caught my parents smoking weed once when I was young and one day after I got yelled at for something threatened that I knew a secret that could "tear this family apart". I just finished taking DARE so I thought that was a big deal. My parents flipped out"

"Turns out my dad was having an affair and my mom only had slight suspicions and I brought the whole thing to light"

10. viennawaits88's family has terrifying dirty laundry.

"Mom’s side: My great-uncle sexually assaulted my aunt when she was a child and seriously damaged her cervix. As a result, all of her children were seriously premature and some died as infants."

"Dad’s side: My cousin murdered two people. But when he wasn’t doing heroin and strangling women, he kept in touch with my mom and and found the best bargains on small decorative porcelain houses for her. How sweet."

11. GoAwayWay's sister definitely had an affair no one talks about.

"Logistically, my sister's first child cannot possibly have been her husband's biological child, but he claimed the child as his own. (They eloped about 6 weeks before he was born. There is no way he wasn't deployed when conception took place.)"

"She hasn't ever said a single word about it, but everyone knows. We're not sure if he's actually that bad at math (he is pretty dumb), or if he didn't care."

12. havehope_'s family never speaks of the cult.

"That my family was i very involved with a small 50 family top secret cult that included preparing for the end of the world and stock piling canned goods and water in million dollar "barn" in the woods surrounded by small cabins. My parents got recruited for this cult when I was 4 years old and left when I was 15."

"It was our whole life. Everything revolved around it. All our money went into it. My parents can't talk about it. My mother flies into an insane rage. I've never told anyone the whole story start to finish. I doubt I ever will. I could write a book about the bizarre childhood I had."

13. alissa0213's mom was forced to give up a baby as a teen.

"That my mom had a baby at seventeen an was forced to give it up for adoption. No one but a few people know, even less who will talk about it. My mom has never recovered from bring tricked into giving up her baby."

14. harley_the_leo's cousin had an affair with the math teacher.

"My cousin who is a principal, and was married with kids, had an affair with a teacher. She was also married. They both ended both of their marriages and got together."

"The teacher was my math teacher at the time while this all happened. Now they're married and I see them at family reunions. Extremely awkward for me."

15. TheReal-Donut's dad accidentally killed the bunny.

"The bunny incident. So we had a bunny at our dads house a few years ago. It’s name was wall-e. My dad has bad ocd so he tried to wash it. For people who don’t know. You don’t wash bunnies. Spoiler alert. He died"

16. billybankrs had to disown the family for their rape apologism.

"The friend of a close cousin who raped me. Everyone acts like it never happened. Better yet, he died a few years later and they all were part of the big memorial that has become an annual thing. They even wear rubber bracelets for the fucker. Pretty much disowned all my family."

17. A_new_dichotomy's family let their grandpa off the hook for being a predator.

"My Grandpa used to be molest children (I was never affected personally). Yet my family is so big on the idea of "second chances" and "forgiveness" that it's incredibly taboo to talk about and everyone is just keen to forget about it. My mother literally excused it by saying that he was "too old and too physically incapable of it anymore so it no longer matters".

25 Memes That Will Only Be Funny If You Love To Read.

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"Books are a uniquely portable magic."

-Stephen King

Anyone who's favorite pastime is getting lost in a good book will relate to these memes on a deep and personal level. There really is nothing better than escaping into a book, sorry not sorry, Netflix.

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Comedian mistakenly invited to speak at dental conference pitches ideas for her lectures.

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A funny case of mistaken identity keeps getting funnier. Paula Skaggs is a comedian, a profession often confused with dentistry because of the high suicide rate.

This is Paula Skaggs, She's a comedy writer, but not like Lena Dunham.

Skaggs (not a dentist) received an invitation via email to speak at the3rd International Conference on Dentistry and Oral Health in London, UK.

"Based on your expertise we would like to invite you as a Speaker or Delegate at this conference," the email reads. Comedians are always down to clown, and instead of responding with, "I'm sorry, I believe you have the wrong email address," Skaggs proceeded to pitch some hilarious talks that would brighten up any gathering of oral health enthusiasts.

"Arts, Crafts, Teeth...and YOU!: Simple, Fun Art Projects to do with Discarded Teeth." Are you sick and tired of throwing away perfectly good teeth after you take them from a patient's mouth?! Join the freakin' club! In this fun, hands-on session, you'll learn unique, easy art projects that you can use those discarded teeth with - including handmade necklaces, macrame and even a terrarium for a child's room! Come with clothes you don't might getting messy, a few bags of teeth, and a good attitude!

Not going to lie—that sounds pretty fun. And everything is all about "upcycling" these days. This pitch was just the baby teeth: there's more where it came from.

"Teeth! What Are They Good for? (Absolutely Nothing), Think Again, Buddy!": An In-Depth Look into How Teeth Can Be Beneficial: Are you sick and tired of patients coming to you and saying, "Rip these teeth of mine out! What are they even used for anyway?" And not having an answer? Join the club, friend! In this talk, we'll go over the many ways that teeth can actually be beneficial for the human experience - including eating, ripping open small plastic bags, and maybe more! Come with a notepad, pen, and a few bags of teeth.

Because comedians always do things in groups of three (the rule of threes. It's a thing), Skaggs sent a third email, which really made me miss Robin Williams.

"Yes, AND...More Teeth Please!: How To Use Improv Comedy in the Dental Studio" Whoever said that Novocaine is the best medicine has clearly never seen the 1998 film "Patch Adams!" (Because it's actually laughter that's the best medicine!) Next time a patient starts pleading for medicine during a routine dental surgery, why not put down the drugs and pick up...your imagination! Using the skills of improv comedy, you'll soon be making your patients laugh so hard that pain killers will be a thing of the past. Learn the fundamental of improv, including moving a chair around the stage, miming that you're digging a hole, and playing zip, zap, zop! Come with comfortable clothes and a few bags of teeth.

Skaggs's tweet has gone viral, with over 25,000 likes.

These pitches are genuinely delightful, putting the "laugh" in "laughing gas." Any conference would be lucky to have Skaggs (and her bags of teeth).

Teachers share stories of parents who think their misbehaving kids 'can do no wrong.'

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Nothing messes up a kid worse than a parent who thinks they can do no wrong. Of course, it's important to love and support your child. But ignoring their bad behavior can turn a misbehaving kid into a complete monster. And the people left dealing with those monsters are most often their teachers, who don't get paid nearly enough for that. Someone recently asked teachers on Reddit: "what is the worst case of 'my child can do no wrong' you have seen?"

These 20 nightmare stories from teachers and educators show what happens when a parent refuses to admit their "perfect" kid could ever behave badly:

1.) From Rahness:

I ws accused of slaming a door into a teenage student's face.

It didnt happen

the cctv showed it didnt happen

The door had a fire safety feature meaning it could not be slammed.

The mum still claimed her precious son would never lie - so me, cameras and physics must be wrong!

2.) Via Sinclairlim:

One of my (child) patients spit on my face once when I asked him what got him into trouble at school. His mother was right besides him and she said nothing until I glared at her for like 5 seconds. After which she pretended to scold the child.

3.) Via MizterFinzter:

Running onto a soccer field to scream at the referee about a call and getting banned from athletics for a year. That mother was a treat.

4.) Via inkishworks:

I had a student in 5th grade. He had a history of misbehavior dating back to the first week of kindergarten. He would regularly shout insults at other students, threaten them, refused to do any work, and on several occasions, yelled at me and once threw a chair. One day, while we were taking a test, this student was talking. I quietly reminded him that it is against the rules to talk during a test, and that he needs to be quiet. He kept talking. I told him that this is his last warning, and that if he talks again he will need to go in the hall. He talked again. So I told him to go in the hall. He gets up, walks out, and on the way out says, "You're autistic." to me. I wrote him a referral and contacted the parents, explaining the situation. They didn't pick up the phone, so I sent an e mail (oops) and I ended the e mail saying that I hope we can work together to help (student) be successful.

I received a rage-filled e mail back saying that MY behavior is unacceptable, that I am targeting her son and am out to get him, and that I will be hearing from her lawyer. This woman is a cop. She went all the way to the district level to complain about me, and made up all kinds of lies about me and told the other parents.

Oh and once, after a different incident where he physically assaulted another kid, he was suspended for a day. Mommy took him to Disney World.

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"We have this kind of meeting every year with his teachers, we know (son's name) can't do multiplication."

He was a freshman in high school in pre-algebra. How he passed 3rd - 8th grade is beyond me besides teachers just passing him to get rid of him. These people had money, they had resources, they could've gotten him tutoring YEARS ago to help him. Instead they preferred we just pass him and excuse his acting out because he refused and couldn't do the work because he didn't have the basic foundation. He couldn't do multiplication so he couldn't do division, and it all spiraled from there. They were so calm about it, like, "What's the problem with that? So what?" I was floored.

6.) Via VeggieSauce080:

High school teacher here, and I happen to teach IB (international baccalaureate) classes. Basically, kind of like AP classes in the US but towards an internationally recognized diploma program instead. ANYWAY, my students had an assessment that they needed to submit for their diploma. We had been working on it for months, editing and revising, etc. This one student (we'll call him Mark), never submitted anything throughout all of these months. I had sent countless emails home and to his counselor with very little response.

Mark assured me, however, that he would have it done before the final submission date. On the day of the final submission, however, I get an email from him informing me that he will not be coming to school because his dog broke both of its front paws and would need to be taken care of whilst his parents were at work. He attached a photo of a yorkie in leg braces because he said he knew I would be suspicious.

Knowing that this was 100% BS, I googled "yorkie in leg braces" and lo and behold, it was the second photo that came up; belonged to some animal orthopedic website. Fortunately, his mother happened to be in the building that day for some other meeting and I was able to track her down. I explained the situation, showed her the email, and...her response??

"OH MY GOODNESS, that does look like our dog!! I need to go right away and check on him!"

Lady...it's not your dog.

7.) alwaysearly37 says:

I've wanted to get this off my chest for a while now: Taught previously, but this is as a parent:

Our son, who is 3, is in school. His classmate "Winnie" and her mom "Louisa" are the worst people you've ever met. First, Winnie has a restrictive diet for no other reason than her parents want to try it. They will send a list of "approved" foods and quantities for her with the expectation that all leftovers are to be put in tupperware and given to Winnie to take home. The food is so odd and weird that we wouldn't eat it anyway, but that's the expectation.

If Winnie is at a party, Winnie must win at least 50% of the games, even if there are 20 kids. Winnie must be served first. She must have extra time when playing with children and Winnie must not be, under any circumstances, told what notto do.

The kids of this class have parties and Winnie was invited twice and then not. Her mother flew off the handle and sent a nasty letter to parents about how this was unjust and her Darling Winnifred was crying at being left out. Her daughter has no boundaries, is unruly, rude, difficult and eats what can only be described as pre-vomit. Her mother runs a small "health consulting" business and will constantly try the hard sell with you. It's intrusive, invasive and really tone deaf, but she won't stop continually begging for service. She's awful. Her daughter is awful and they're always at social events.

8.) Via inkishworks:

I also had a student in kindergarten who regularly punched other students, ran around the room, and refused to do work. His mother called for a conference, and the first thing she said was that his behavior was my fault. She had him switched out of my class. Thank god!

9.) Via CaptainWisconsin:

I taught at a school in a mega-affluent community. Colossally wealthy families that lived in castles; very powerful and influential people. Most of the kids were lovely, but there were plenty of shits, and some were just downright unbelievable. It wasn't the kids' fault, mind you - they were just spoiled to the point of being devoid of common sense and reality. One particular boy, who we'll call Francis, had basically given up on school. He knew he was set for life and put zero effort into anything. At one point, his grades were so poor that his parents - completely aloof and dependent upon Francis' team of au pairs (Francis called his parents by their first names, mind you) - proposed buying passing grades so that Francis could move on to the next grade. The principal told me that during their meeting, dad pulled out the checkbook and asked for an amount.

Looooots of Francis stories.

10.) Via The-Grass-Is-Dead:

Not a teacher but I work on a college campus. Had a student that was arrested by campus police for committing a home invasion.

The student kicked a door in, pointed a glock at the occupant’s face (point-blank) and waited for his buddy to gather the occupant’s PS4, controllers and games. They then left.

Turns out, the gunman learned that the occupant egged his car a couple days before and this was his vengeance.

Gunman’s mother freaked out because her 19year old child had been arrested and held the belief that if her son’s car had never been egged, he wouldn’t have had to do that because her son was taught to command respect and was justified because he had been disrespected.Son got 3 years, lost his football scholarship and a decent chance to better his life. All very sad.

11.) Via little_cranberry5:

My first year of teaching I taught early elementary, but had to teach a single grade 7 options class where I saw the students 2x a week for 40 minutes. I had one student who didn’t hand in a project and marked him accordingly. Parent-teacher night came and mom shows up. She closes the door, spends 5 minutes addressing her sons marks and asking about whether he could still hand in the project to which I replied “sure”. She then spends 20 minutes telling me her son thinks I hate him and how everyone and I mean EVERYONE loves her son. She went on long rambling stories about former teachers, coaches... etc and how everyone really loves him and I just really need to spend some time with him so I would see how special he was. I finally told her I couldn’t possibly hate her child because I barely knew who he was because I spend 98% of my time teaching on the opposite side of the school (not a smart thing to say, but the rambling stories, that we were 25 minutes into what was suppose to be a 10 minute interview, her passive aggressive nature and the fact that she was so high on her son was starting to irritate me.)

I asked her what type of reasonable solution she wanted and she told me my personality was clearly the problem. She then got up to leave but returned to tell me that though she wasn’t a teacher and wouldn’t tell me how to do my job but... and spent 5 minutes telling me all the ways I’m personally failing her child.

Anyway, that was an important first year teacher moment. Never again would I let a parent treat me like that.

12.) From broncojoe1:

Had a parent once refute video evidence of her child striking another child because “that’s not what her son said happened.”

13.) From ayriana:

I worked the school age room in a child care center, my youngest kiddo was 5 and 11-12 was supposed to be the max age in that room. The center director had a 14 year old who was bored at home, so she would bring her in and have her "help" but instead she ran a pack of mean girls who were constantly defying my instructions and picking on the younger kids, she'd go in and out of the room whenever she felt like it and when I brought it up to the director as a problem she said, "are you saying that MY child is the problem? I've told her that she should be helping you and she tells me about how helpful she is and that she is constantly doing things for you. How can you complain about her?" Uh, no. She's not doing those things at all. Your 14 year old is manipulating you, like 14 year olds do.

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I was a TA in a kindergarten classroom and had reminded this little kid(5M) in April (over halfway through the school year) about our rule that we only have healthy snacks at snack time. He started whining and crying about how his mom lets him have cookies whenever he wants.

Anyway, the teacher steps in and mentions that he has a delicious looking apple in his lunch bag. He then gets up, throws a chair and begins to flip tables and tear the class apart while telling the teacher his mom is going to bring a gun and shoot her.

At this moment a threat has been issued so we bring in the principal. She gets there and begins an effort to talk the student down to no avail. He just keeps going on and on about how his mom has a gun and will shoot everyone at the school and if we call the police she is going to shoot them too.

The mother is then called... No answer. Of course.

So we send this kid with the principal and go about our day.

After school is over the teacher, principal and I start putting together an email to the parent. The kid was in afterschool care so we couldn't have a chat after school. We just hit the major points of defiance and handling his anger in a more positive manner.

I get to school the next day and the teacher shows me the response. The first line read "Why didn't you just let him have the cookie?!" and it went on to say that "you as educators are not doing our job if her child is getting as angry as he is. It is our job to keep him from getting mad and we failed at it today."

That day he came in and told us that mommy bought him a new Lego set...

15.) Via hannaaah126:

Slightly different, but I once taught a child who was occasionally very disruptive. I had to ring the parents to tell them how this child had kicked, punched and then spat on a classmate after a football disagreement. The mum replied with 'I know he hits people and kicks people every now and again, that's just what he does... But my child would never spit at anyone, he's far too nice'.....

16.) From profballs:

I taught 6th grade at a private school. Since we’re private we have a specific testing week every spring to assess our students. I sent home an informative sheet describing the rigid schedule we have and when our tests will be administered. Doors have to remain closed and no disruptions were allowed (a little harsh, but it’s what we were told to do by administration). If anyone was late, I assured them they can make the test up, but they would have to wait in the office. This kid asked to go to the bathroom, obviously as a teacher I can’t say no. I told him he had 5 minutes until the test and he will need to be quick. Needless to say, he was not back in time, so he was sent to the office until the testing time was finished. I received a L E N G T H Y email that begun with, “What is your issue with my child?” They never read my weekly newsletters and just believe whatever their child told them when they got home instead of asking the adult for their perspective. He’s an only child with a single parent. He’s everything to her. I get it, but was a real tough year.

17.) Via RamsesThePigeon:

While I've never been a traditional teacher, I did give swimming lessons for a short time while in high school.

Most of my students (and their parents) were very appreciative of how I conducted my classes, but there was one woman who seemed utterly convinced that I was doing her child a disservice. The boy in question was afraid of putting his head beneath the water – which is a common-enough problem – so we had been slowly working through various ways of helping him overcome that fear. Unfortunately, every single time that his mother was nearby, she would scream about how I had "no right" to "force" her son to do anything, after which she would loudly address him as though nobody else was within earshot.

"Are you okay, honey?" she'd ask. "You remember what Mommy said, okay? You do not listen to that man. You are perfect, and you do not let anyone tell you otherwise! Okay? Tell me that you hear me."

The poor kid would mutter his acknowledgements, then sulk near the edge of the pool until his mother finally left. The good news is that the woman would almost always disappear not long after dropping off her son, leaving me to start undoing the damage. I'd like to think that I still had a positive impact on the boy's life, but something tells me that someone had mistaken swimming lessons for a particularly wet babysitting service.

18.) Via i_smell_honey:

Not a teacher but I work at a school supply store and have asked this question a lot, my favorite one is about a teacher who taught 9th grade and a kid brought a pocket knife into my class and was showing it off, the resource officer (police officer in school) "detained" the child until his parents came where they claimed that "the teacher planted the knife on him to get expell him to make the average gpa at the school higher" I was told the student had failing grades

19.) Via maculber:

Not a teacher, but I was a volunteer for a science camp back in high school. The science camp was broken into different age groups and then each week was a different topic. This particular week I had 4th-6th graders and we were doing a ‘Physics is Fun’ course for the week.

The class had about 20 kids, all were amazing except for a set of boy girl twins. They were so mean and hateful to each other, but when separated would uncontrollably sob and cry out for each other. The solution was to put them at the corner of a table, so close enough to each other but also a little more space to eliminate the terrible behavior.

This works for three days, but on Wednesday we were learning about magnets. We had set a bunch of metal and metal looking objects on the table (things like paper clips, CDs, and coins) and had the kids try to pick up different things with magnet. The little boy decides to grab the CD, break it in half, and run it down his sisters arm, cause a gash that went down the length of her upper arm and even required stitches. I’m obviously mortified, I get the medic on staff and things are being handled the best they could under the circumstances.

When the parents came to pick the kids up, they unleashed all hell onto me and the staff, stating their children were angels and never acted this way at home. The parents were swearing, saying they were going to sue me, and told me their son would never do that and it must have been another student and that I’m lying.

That was my last day there, the camp coordinators apologized so much to me I almost felt guilty leaving, but I couldn’t deal with those parents ever again.

20.) Via ohmysmeagol:

The WORST was when I called a kid's parents because he was harassing several girls and exhibiting violent behavior towards other kids in class.

Had a parent teacher conference about it with all of his teachers and the dean of students present, and in the end his dad said, "I know he's doing this but you have to understand, it isn't him. It's the devil taking over his body."

LOLLLL.

All of these parents deserve detention, alongside their kids. And all of these teachers deserve a HUGE raise.

17 people share their favorite examples of people being kind to each other.

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The news cycle can feel unbearably grim at times, so it's healthy to reflect on all the wholesome sweethearts that exist in the world.

For every murder, assault, or slur hurled into the air, there is also someone performing a random act of kindness, keying into a close friend's emotional needs, or helping a neighbor out financially. These moments tend to make less of a splash, but they're everywhere if we look for them.

In a recent Reddit thread, people shared the most wholesome exchanges they've witnessed, and it'll remind you that humanity isn't exclusively a trash heap hellbent on self-destruction.

1. krncrds can't stop thinking about the mother at the bus stop.

"A few years ago, I was on my way to catch the bus when a middle-aged woman called me from behind a newspaper stand. She pointed to the bus stop, one block down, where a guy was standing holding something. She said he was her son, who just got out of jail after serving time for dealing drugs, and today was his first day trying to make an honest life. He had baked some traditional pastries himself and was trying to sell it on the bus stop, and she wanted to make sure things went right for him on his first day so he would not feel tempted to go back on selling drugs."

"Then she put some money on my hand, asked me if I could buy some pastry and obviously not tell him she was there. At the stop, I saw the guy, probably in his mid-30s, with this little table of pastries. I bought three, we chatted a little bit and one minute later my bus arrived and I left."

"It always makes me emotional and warm inside to think how pure a mother's love can be."

2. flowercrownrugged got an unexpected hug.

"I forgot a plate for the waffle I was making in the machine at college and I went sprinting across the dining commons to get one because the timer was about to go off and I ran straight toward the plates and this guy was standing there and his immediate gut reaction was to open his arms and hug me. I have no idea who he was and the waffle didn’t burn.

EDIT: we hugged. It was glorious."

3. GnomesStoleMyMeds's niece melted their heart.

"I have two nieces. At little ones birthday her friend gave her two unicorn toys. She immediately looks at big sis with a huge smile “ look big sis! This one for you! We can both play!” She was genuinely so excited to play unicorns with her sister and it never even occurred to her that did t didn’t need to give one to her. My heart grew three sizes that day"

4. fabutzio saw a pure friendship moment.

"At a concert I saw a buddy walking with his friend who was blind and also somewhat physically disabled. I overheard him telling his blind friend “oh man I was so smashed last night! I couldn’t walk or see nothin. Thank god for you and your cane. You were steering us everywhere like a champ I would have been helpless without you!”.

"It was really so heart warming and you could see how much it meant to his friend to be told how he was the helper, not the person being helped. I’m assuming he was being a little hyperbolic, but the amount of joy I saw brought to his friends face from his kind words was so heartwarming."

5. Lead5alad's neighbor knows how to hang with someone dealing with depression.

"When one of my family members was suffering from depression and wouldn't come inside or talk to any of our family, my neighbor (and my family member's best friend) just sat next to him on the curb outside for 2 hours to keep him company."

6. mykindofuniverse's boss's daughter made their day.

"Yesterday at work my Boss' five year old daughter was drawing a picture for me and said "This is you, a princess!" And I thought my heart would combust because that was just so sweet."

"She proceeded to make a little Collection of drawings, which she folded into a book, and gave it to me. It was all hearts and rainbows. That was just absolutely wholesome and made me appreciate little kids. Made my day to be honest!"

7. Goyteamsix witnessed a sweet bonding moment in his local bar.

"I was sitting in a bar having a beer after work when this guy comes in and orders some shots. After the first couple, he starts low key crying. A semi-regular old man sitting near him asked what was up, turns out his girlfriend split up with him and he wasn't taking it well. Old man asks to join him for a drink, new guy agrees. This old man, named Keith, always drank two beers, paid, and left."

"Anyways, they sat there and got absolutely sh*thammered drunk. They tried every liquor in the place and really tied one on. Keith was going on and on about how he hasn't let loose since he was stationed on Okinawa. By this point, new guy has completely forgotten about his ex girlfriend. They both made each other's evening."

"Next time I saw Keith, I asked him how the night went. He said he hadn't had a hangover like that since Okinawa."

"The new guy become a semi regular and joined our little bar family. He eventually hooked up with a new girl, and I believe they're still seeing each other. Unfortunately he moved, so I haven't seen him in like 6 months."

8. KevinMcAlisterAtHome witnessed a daughter helping out both her parents in her free time.

"One Christmas season I saw a young woman (late teens or early 20s) walking through an IKEA picking up things in the huge marketplace area, taking a picture of them, putting them back, and moving on. She was obviously thinking intently about gifts but I was confused- was she making a wish list or something? An employee saw this and asked if they could help her find something."

"She says "Oh, no thank you. I'm helping my Dad Christmas shop. He works really hard and has very little time, plus when he gets off work his brain is just fried. So every year when I'm on break I go around to a bunch of stores and take pictures of things I think my Mom would really like. Then I'll show them to him at home, we talk about them and he picks some out. Then I go back and get them. It's the least I can do for him, plus it's kinda become our little secret Christmas tradition. Mom has no idea."

9. fms10 loves the couple they see at the mall.

"There's a couple who look like they have to be in their eighties I see almost every Saturday morning when I go to the mall to run my errands. They walk around together holding hands."

10. Toymeister watched professional musicians treat a child vocalist with respect.

"I’m a record producer. On a particular song the client wanted a child’s voice to open it, so the bassist’s 10 year-old son came and recorded a vocal part. Once we wrapped, the singer said to the kid: “Musicians get paid.” And he handed the kid a £20 note. The bassist then did the same."

"A small gesture maybe, but in our world making a living is hard and it was amazing to see professionals showing how it ought to be."

11. stankyolwitch still has the sketchbook from their lunch lady.

"My last week of high school, our lunch lady gave out small gifts to some of the seniors. Just the kids that took the time to chat with her that she got to know more personally. I received a sketchbook with a sweet good luck note in it. I was always in art club and was going to school for fine arts. So she took the time to get all of us a gift that was specific to US.... this lady saw hundreds of kids a day and still took the effort to get to know us."

12. toastymosquito got flowers from the elderly man who waves at everyone.

"In my small town, there is an older guy on my way home from work who wears the biggest smile and stands on his porch while waving to all the traffic. i always wave back. the sad thing is he lives in a super rough area, and kids and teenagers regularly make fun of him and tease him while shouting slurs at him. he just smiles through all this, and one time i honked at him while waving and the next day he came up to my car when i was at a stoplight and gave me flowers. i always honk and wave on my way home from work."

13. Sunnyhunnibun has a sweetie pie in their classroom.

"When I was a preschool teacher, we had one kid who was our certified cheer upper. If someone was crying, she'd get a tissue, walk over, carefully blot their eyes and make them blow their nose. All while saying, 'It's okay, You're okay'. Eventually they'd stop crying, she'd take their hand and they'd go play. She was a lil angel."

14. gayer_3's mom is an ideal customer.

"In Austin, Texas, my family and I went to a breakfast place. The food was good, the waiters and waitresses were amazing. But they messed up our order. They were short on staff, apparently. Someone had either quit or got fired, and another person had called out that day, so it was only a few people."

"And it also happened to be one of the busiest times of the week. So, my mother went to go to the bathroom, and when she came out, she noticed our waitress standing at the corner. She was about to cry, or was already crying. I had been waiting and looking out for her the whole time, so I was able to see this."

"My mother noticed her high stress levels, and asked if she had wanted a hug. The waitress nodded, and said “Yea..” My mom opened her arms, and brought the waitress into a hug to comfort her. And once the waitress had calmed down enough, my mother came back to the table after making sure she was alright, and told us what happened. I feel lucky to have my mother in my life, I love her so much."

15. voice_of_craisin watched a suit color with a kid.

"I was on what I call a rumpled suit flight. One of those flights on a Friday at 6 from NY to DC where most of the flight consists of business people in suits drinking $14 double whiskeys. A fellow rumpled suit sat across the aisle from me next to a mother and her kid. When she could the kid brought down her tray table and a coloring book and started coloring. I didn't hear what was said but at some point the kid handed the rumpled suit a coloring book and they spent the remainder of the flight coloring and chatting. I was kinda like, "I want to color too."

16. shelrayray watched a kid help another kid in need.

"One of the kids in my class was talking to one of our new kids. It came up in conversation that the new kids shoes didn't fit and made his feet hurt. The boys also realized that they wear the same size shoes. The next day the OG kiddo comes in with a pair of Jordans he never wears for the new kid to have and a note from his mom saying it was ok. It was one of the most precious things I've ever seen."

"Edit: wow! My first gold! Thank you kind stranger! ☺️❤️

Edit 2: They have the same size feet but the new kid was wearing a size too small. It was confusing how I wrote it...damn pregnancy brain"

21 Memes For Anyone Who's Over Summer And Ready For Fall.

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“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave good-bye.”

– Unknown

If you are one of those people who just can't wait for Fall, these memes will speak to your pumpkin spice covered soul.

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People are sharing the advice they would give their 5-year-old selves.

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If you could go back in time and talk to your 5-year-old self, what would you tell them (aside from "tell your parents to purchase stocks in Netflix")?

A charity in the UK called @YoungMinds, which is devoted to fighting for mental health in young people, asked people on Twitter to share a childhood selfie along with three things they would tell their 5-year-old selves.

The results are an emotional reminder that people are generally too hard on ourselves starting at a very young age, and most kids (and adults!) would benefit from some positive reinforcement and encouragement.

These 17 responses contain some excellent advice—for both kids and adults! So try to remember to treat your adult self with the kindness that you would your 5-year-old self—because deep down we're all just 5-year-olds who need love and encouragement.

Warning: may cause crying.

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My turn:

1.) Don't waste time and energy hating yourself or your body.

2.) The "cool" kids in school won't be cool adults. No one is a cool adult.

3.) One day you're going to write a blog about this and cry.


28 Memes To Start Your Saturday Off With A Laugh.

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Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them."

-John Shirley

Laughter is pretty much the best way to start off your Saturday. We searched all week for the funniest memes to bring you some joy this weekend.

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People are tweeting about their worst sexual experiences.

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The headline really says it all: people are tweeting about their worst sexual experiences - and I can't stop laughing. Chances are once you start scrolling through this thread, you won't be able to stop either. The adventures chronicled aren't your run-of-the-mill, unsatisfactory sex-related encounters. We've all fallen off a bed/couch, been walked in on, or come face to face with smelly genitals. These reports come from the sexual trenches, in which the wrong kinds of bodily fluids are spilled, revolting odors are emitted, and bloody injuries are sustained. Be forewarned: reading these divulgences could result in permanent libido reduction. Godspeed!

And laugh we shall!

NO!

Absolutely not.

Girl...

...are you okay?

Disappointing.

Bad timing.

Another bitten clitoris?!

'Her parakeet was loose' isn't a euphemism.

Pets do the darnedest things to ruin our sex lives.

At *least* use a nightlight.

LMAO.

Not slick, my dude.

^^ Technically recycling.

No way.

😱😱😱

Enabling someone's cheating? Honey, that's worse than a broken dick.

Woman trolls ex-boyfriend in Instagram DMs after he asks for his shirt back.

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Meet Alyssa, your new undisputed Internet queen:

She took a simple (if indelicately phrased) request and turned it into a masterful trolling opportunity. Alyssa, I hope you're comfortable with the legion of stans you're about to attract, because you've made being online 1,000x better today.

She took it upon herself to test the limits of her ex's reasoning skills when he slid into her DMs. She'd posted a photo of herself wearing his shirt and when he asked for it back, she went into troll mode. Pettiness, thy name is Alyssa...

...but she had good reason to be:

The pic she posted was a #throwback, you see.

The Twitterverse was split between not believing the incident happened at all and marveling at how gullible Alyssa's ex was.

The instinct to troll is strong with this one - and I'm here for it.

Still others reveled in the dude's palpable frustration.

Thank you, Alyssa, for some much-needed levity today 😍

Man asks if he's wrong for taking 'prayer breaks' at work even though he's not religious.

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This week on Reddit's perennially popular sub AmItheAsshole, a man asked if he's wrong for 'requesting prayer breaks' at work. The majority of his colleagues practice a religion that requires them to pray multiple times per day, necessitating breaks throughout work hours. This time amounts to an additional half-hour they're compensated for. Though he's an atheist, he asked his boss for time to meditate and she - perhaps fearing legal retribution - acquiesced. It's caused tension in the office. Now he wants to know: is he the @sshole here?

I’m an atheist who works in an international company in a very busy city.

I have a lot of coworkers who come from a certain religious background that requires them to pray multiple times a day. I would say 90% of my coworkers share this faith and maybe 70-80% of them take the time out to go pray everyday.

It's not relevant, but: the religion is Islam I assume.

They get to leave the office 2 or 3 times in a day for 10 mins a piece for prayer and they get paid the same, don’t need to take time out of their lunch, etc.

I used to resent this and asked my boss who belongs to that faith why they were essentially having an extra paid 30 min break a day for doing the same work I do. She couldn’t give me a response other than religious considerations have to be made.

Taking action based on resentment isn't always healthy, but I see his point.

Even though I’m a known atheist I decided I too wanted some time to meditate everyday. I told my manager I needed the same time as my coworkers and told her it was very important to me. She initially said no, and then I got a hastily written email saying of course I was welcome to take that time to meditate the same day. She’d obviously checked with HR and covered her ass.

His boss didn't want to violate HR regulations, so she honored his request.

For the last six months I’ve been having my 30 mins ‘meditating’ out in our company garden everyday. This has caused a slight issue because other non religious people are starting to ask if they too can have ‘meditative time’ and it’s causing friction but imo either everyone should be able to have this or no one should.

One question: is he really meditating? Because that's part of religious practice for several faiths including Buddhism - and it's beneficial regardless. Sounds like he's just killing time in the garden, though.

I recently told a friend this story and she reacted negatively- she said that I was being rude and ‘ruining it’ for everyone else and that at Xmas time my coworkers usually go over and beyond to fill in holiday hours so the rest of us can enjoy our holidays and that the same courtesy should be extended to them. I told her I’m not hurting anybody or taking their prayer times away from them, simply enjoying that privilege myself.

My honest-to-God takeaway from this scenario is that I'm grateful to not work in an office. As promised, Redditors weighed in. The conclusion drawn? He's NTA.

NTA I think meditation in this situation is the non-religious equivalent to praying, a moment with yourself to collect your thoughts. It’s healthy for a productive work environment and you should be given the same rights as your coworkers.

-bassbby12

NTA - not at all. I would actively encourage it to others. Say yes, the company is allowing you 30 minutes to express your religion in the workplace. My religion is self-mediation and body-mind focused. So for my 30 I relax and try to work on my internal stresses. This is a win-win. You just “won” everyone 30 paid minutes.

-Bernardhopkins

NTA. I had a friend who became a "smoker" because the company allowed smokers to walk out and take a 5 minute smoke break every hour or so in addition to their regular break. They did not allow non-smokers this break. He'd just walk out with the actual smokers and just stand around.

-Reggie_Barclay

NTA.

it's completely reasonable to take a few short breaks thorughout the day.

if you'd called them "prayer breaks" you'd be the asshole, but since you told them honestly what you are using the breaks for, you're fine.

-Weeshful

And a dissenting opinion for good measure:

YTA. I'm an atheist as well but to each their own. Who cares if they get an extra break. I view this as the same thing as smokers taking smoke breaks, do you want prayer and smoke breaks? If a nursing mother gets an extra break to pump do you also want a nursing break?

Do your thing let them do theirs. Stop being petty.

-jtahgs

21 Naughty Memes You Don't Have To Feel Guilty For Laughing At.

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“The right way to make love is any way you like it.”
― Marty Rubin

These memes are a little naughty and a lot funny. Hey, we're not judging. Whatever you like, you like.

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