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Mom asks if she's wrong for refusing to pay for daughter's wedding to her 5th cousin.

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Even in the age of dating apps, it can be hard to meet someone you actually click with. But that doesn't mean you should be scouting for dates at a family reunion. Marrying your 1st cousin is generally frowned upon in most parts of the world in the 21st century. But once you get into 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th cousins, the rules get murkier. I mean, isn't everyone basically your 6th cousin, according to the Kevin Bacon rules?!

However, one problem with dating distant family members is how to get the rest of your family members on board (another problem is how awkward family reunions will be if you break up).

A mom took to Reddit seeking advice after learning last week that her daughter's fiancé is her distantly removed cousin.


My daughter is planning on getting married very soon. However, I found out last week upon doing research on our family tree that my daughter's fiancé is her fifth cousin.

The mom took it upon herself to relay this information to her daughter.

But even after learning the truth, the daughter had no problem marrying her fifth cousin and plans to go through with the wedding.


I initially didn't know how to break this news to her, but I finally did several days ago. My daughter apparently thought that this is perfectly fine, and that she's still going to marry him anyway.

The mom, however, does not support her daughter marrying a cousin, regardless how distant, and told her that she will no longer be paying for the wedding.

I told her that I don't approve of this marriage, and that even though I initially agreed to pay for this wedding, I will not be paying for it if she decides to go through with it. We got into a huge fight, which ended with her telling me that she's cutting me out of her life.

As a result, the two got in a huge fight and the daughter threatened to cut her mom out of her life completely.

The mom is now at an impasse. She doesn't want to lose her daughter, but also really doesn't want her to "marry her friggin cousin."

I honestly don't know what to do. I just don't want my daughter to marry her friggin cousin.

IMPORTANT: what do random internet strangers think???! Good news: distant cousin lovers!

Commenters are overwhelmingly defending the daughter's right to marry her extremely distant cousin, and are calling the mom an a**hole for overreacting and withdrawing her support.

Many suspect the mom was already looking for an excuse to not support her daughter's marriage. Others are pointing out that she already offered to pay for the wedding, and it's a d*ck move to withdraw the offer for such a petty reason.

gracieparker writes:

YTA you agreed to help pay for the wedding. 5th cousin is basically nothing and they were already in love and getting married super soon before finding this out.

Were you looking for a reason not to like her fiancé or something? Sounds like it.

njbella dropped a Game of Thrones reference:

I wondered this too. It’s not a Lanister situation here. And even if it were, a Lanister always pays his debts. So pay for the wedding and don’t go if it bothers you so much. YTA.

togostarman is roasting the mom for making a big deal out of nothing:

LMAO this is so hilarious honestly and OP is treating it SO seriously. Imagine going up to your daughter, who's about to get married and saying, "sit down sweetie, I have to tell you something. We all have to be strong here. * deep breath * it turns out Jeffrey is... Well he's * sobs * an extremely distant relation much like the rest of the populace! I'm so sorry to be the one to break this to you."

Obviously mom just hates the fiance and is desperately looking for an out

Many are pointing out that 5th cousin is barely a cousin at all (fair! I have no idea who my 5th cousins are and they could technically be any of my exes):

littlemidgeem writes:

YTA

There’s a massive difference between a first cousin and a fifth cousin. The genetic risk of marrying even a second cousin is around the same as marrying a stranger - and if she’s marrying her fifth cousin then there’s not likely to be any issues.

We are all related if you look far back enough in our family trees, and as long as she’s happy that’s all that matters.

mylittlepoggie writes:

Fifth cousins only share great great great great grandparents and <5% DNA if that. OP is being ridiculous.

damnedifyoudo_throw adds:

Yeah, you're surely getting to the same level of DNA you would share with virtually anyone.

And luv____to____race points out:

One short of the natural 6 degrees of separation...... yta.

storky0613 points out that in a small town, this is way more common than people realize:

And really, if you live in a small-ish town, a large percentage of people you meet on a daily basis are probably your fifth cousin or closer.

And mamahazard points out that if they were to procreate, the baby would suffer "no ill effects," which is one of the main arguments against incestual relationships:

5th cousin is not incest. If they were to have a baby, it would suffer no ill effects from this. It's far enough out of the direct family to not be weird as well.

In conclusion: this mom is the a**hole and should cut her daughter a break and pay for her wedding. Also we've all probably slept with or are currently married to a distant cousin. So, umm, yeah, welp, have a great day!


17 of the funniest examples of people messing up by following instructions literally.

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This is LITERALLY one if the most fun threads on the internet right now.

Twitter user Claire had people sharing hilarious stories of messing up instructions by taking them literally. Mr. Claire interpreted the heart emoticon drawn as <3 to mean "less than 3." You <3 to see it.

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20 parents share the weirdest, creepiest, and most unusual things their kids are into.

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Growing is tough on everyone, it doesn't matter how well-adjusted or well-liked you seem, there are going to be some struggles. But for certain kids, it's a lot harder.

Every classroom has at least one "weird kid" who rubs others the wrong way, or maybe doesn't connect on the same subjects. In some cases they alienate others with threats or morbid obsessions, while others make animal sounds and generally don't interact in socially acceptable ways.

While many of us adults were the weird kid and can attest to how much better it gets when you grow up, it can still be hard to watch your own kids go through the pain of not fitting in.

In a popular Reddit thread, parents shared how they reacted when they first found out their child was into creepy or unusual behavior.

1. From HengistPod:

I baby sat the neighbours kids, when the parents went out the little boy, around 6 told me 'I'm going to kill mummy' and took me to the top of the stairs where he'd tied string across the bannisters at ankle level.

2. From ladyfriday:

I was reading on our porch the other day when I heard my 11-year-old stepson say he was going for a ride around the neighborhood. I said ok without looking up from my book, then saw he glide down our driveway on a razor scooter in a grim reaper robe.

He's not creepy weird, just entertaining weird. He also had his sister perform a wedding for him and our dog last year and won't let the joke go that the dog is his wife. EDIT: thanks for the concern, but he is not f*cking the dog. Shame on you, Reddit!

3. From Red_sled:

I dunno if it's creepy, but my son LOVES fat bellies. When he was younger he used to hug people and smush his face in their bellies, he always liked our fat friends the best. He's 7 now and still keen. I have to remind him that ladies don't like being told they've got a nice big squishy belly.

4. From Devmax1868:

My 3 year old daughter loves old monster movies. I'm in the habit of putting a movie on while I clean the house. I plugged on King Kong (1933). Next thing I know my daughter is entralled. She can't stop creaming "Whats that? A Monster!" and crying...CRYING when Kong kills a dinosaur. I asked her 5 times if she wanted me to stop the movie and got an emphatic "NO!"

Since then she's gone on to fall in love with Ray Harryhausen films and Godzilla films. She cries her eyes out every time Mothra leaves Earth in Godzilla vs Mothra: the Battle for Earth. My wife was concerned that a 3 year old actually enjoys crying and watching movies that make her sad or scared. I just shrugged and found some old Kong and Godzilla toys on ebay.

When her friends who are girls come over she tries to get them to play monsters. They look at her like they have no clue what she's asking. I was a weird kid myself so my only hope is that I can convey to her that there is nothing wrong with being in to things other kids aren't. That it makes her unique and cool and interesting.

5. From kkehoe5:

My son is obsessed with roller coasters that he runs around the house making wooshing noises and banking at the turns. He's 13. In the law of averages, someone has to be below the average line. My son is weird and I have accepted that he will be the weird kid in school. In fact, you're welcome that you can say "at least little Billy isn't like that kid."

6. From kleewankenobi:

He's not my kid, but my godson is extremely creepy. He likes to stand in his little sister's doorway while she naps and watches her sleep. I ask him why and he says, "it's the closest I can get to seeing her dead." He also likes to shove her fist in his mouth as far as it can go because he wants to "know what suffocating is like, just in case." I'm pretty sure he'd be a serial killer if it wasn't for Mario Kart.


Edit: he is 8. She is 5. He hasn't done as many creepy things lately. It was mostly right after she was born, he had a hard time adjusting. He still says the odd weird thing here and there but nothing as bad as what I mentioned above. His offhand comments are much more innocent, such as "I'm going to sell you on Kijiji" and "I'm going to sell you for a quarter and ask for change" to his sister. Also his character in Mario Kart is always Yoshi and although he is unhealthily obsessed with the game, he's an otherwise normal 8 year old.

7. From MrBlahg:

My youngest daughter, around the age of 4 or 5, used to tell me she was going to chop off my head. Eventually it escalated to, "Daddy, if you do that I'm going to chop off your head and cook it on the BBQ." She's 10 now and will laugh with a fondness in her chuckle that she remembers that and still thinks it's hilarious. We told her that, although we laughed our a*ses off at hearing this, it really isn't funny and I would prefer to not be decapitated and subsequently cooked on my grill. I'm fairly certain she doesn't want to kill me.

8. From throwaway4today1010:

My kid is a classical musician, we're the village idiots so I have no idea where this talent came from, but he is known as the weirdo in the family.

Don't get me wrong we're very proud, and there really is nothing quite so moving as listening to The Planets live from some Major Performing Arts Centre, it has been a real education for us. Alas, we really don't fit in when we attend his concerts and we are the weirdos.

9. From doomlite:

I've told this story once before on a similar thread, so here goes. My kid hid a dead animal, it's escaping me what kind arm either bird or squirrel. He kept it there for long time, til it began to stink up everything. When found I thought oh sh*t am I raising a serial killer? I watched him closely for years. He's fine now, in college , good grades etc. if he's a serial killer I have no idea.

10. From galwegian:

I come home from work one night to find my darling two year old blonde daughter standing at the top of the stairs staring up at the full moon in her jammies, teddy bear in hand. She should have been in bed by this time.

Not wanting to scare her I walked up the stairs, knelt down next to her and asked her what she was thinking about.

I was imagining she would say something childish like "is the moon really made of cheese daddy?" Something cute like that.

Instead, she turns to face me with a very serious look in her face and in a very serious and creepy monotone voice says to me: "We are all in the same cage!"

Two years old! I nearly died of fright. I literally recoiled from her and ran back down the stairs backwards. I couldn't believe it.

She said a few more creepy things like that but it stopped after a while.

Update: that was 12 years ago. She has since turned into a very happy and well adjusted teenager who is only slightly in league with Satan. ;-)

11. From bkbuck:

I guess my son was weird from conception. He rarely moved and laid transverse the entire pregnancy right up to delivery. After he was born he had to be held all the time, ended up just getting a sling. He would scream for a good two hours every night, for no reason. I always said he was releasing his frustrations. Refused to sleep on his crib as a baby. The only way to get him to sleep was bundled up in his car seat.

As he got older he had some "quirks" that I just chalked up to his personality. Obsessed with cars and would run them back and forth in the dirt for hours. He was a quiet kiddo and played alone for hours.

Had to be very careful with movies. If things got sad, like when Bambi mother died he would sob for hours.

When he started preschool his first week was spent under the table.

When he was in kindergarten the teacher started dropping hints; he's an odd yet lovable boy, prefers to be alone, gets upset over odd things.

First grade it finally became obvious to me we had issues. The day he walked out of his classroom on his hands and feet to meet me I knew we had something going on. He also wore sweats because jeans were too hard. Had to have cold blankets aka sheets, at night to cover up. Spent hours and hours playing with legos. Socks and underwear were huge problems. Eating was an issue, he'd get stuck on a food and only eat that, for weeks. He had no friends and didn't want any, said other kids bothered him.

Had him evaluated and yup, autistic. Not aspergers as he had some serious speech issues.

He's now 22, on disability and happily living his life. He still has no friends and doesn't want any. He spends his day playing video games and watching documentaries on netflix. Just pray he doesn't want to talk to you about it because he will go on for hours and hours and hours..lol

In a way I'm jealous. I wish I could be so content with my life. He just goes with the flow, as long as things don't change..lol He has no wants. Not because he has everything but because he's just content with what he has. He only sees today, has no concept of planning for tomorrow. He totally lives in the moment.

12. From moyako:

When my son was around 2 years old, he was obsessed with the phrase 'the ship sinks in the water' (he'd said something like 'aco ute awa', for Spanish 'El barco se hunde en el agua'), while making a gesture with his hand emulating a sinking ship (his hand upside down, bent a little to form a ship, and putting it down slowly). He talked about it constantly, and even asked me for youtube videos of sinking ships. I used to indulge him to see his reaction, and it was kind of weird to see his glee while looking at those videos.

To everyone he met, familiar or unknown people, the first thing he'd said was that phrase. He would come to you randomly, say it, and then he'd go off like nothing.

His obsession has moved to Mario Bros nowadays.

Edit: He also makes comments, since he was little, about his 'sister' who 'died when he was a baby'. He's convinced he knew her, but he never had any siblings.

13. From junesunflower:

My cousin is creepy. Smashed his pet hamster to death around age five with a toy firetruck.

14. From RagingDangler:

My kid is into nature documentaries. Very into nature documentaries. One day, when he was 3 years old, my wife was getting his bath ready. She was bent over the tub, checking the water temperature. My son shoved his face in her a*s, took a huge wiff, walked away and said "Ahh! Dominant female butt!"

I have since realized not only is he into nature and its beasts, but he retains almost anything he sees while watching those educational shows.

He is also most likely going to be an a*s-man.

15. From Psychometric_fella:

So when I was like three I became like obsessed as fuck with Hitler. I think it was because I saw WWII documentaries and Hitler looked like a total bada*s with the armies and pomp and splendor and whatnot. My parents, wanting to foster my interests in history bought me the Encyclopedia of the United States at war and read it to me before bedtime.

I would have them read to me about Hitler over and over again and then go to class in pre k and tell the other kids about Hitler. I watched hours and hours of history documentaries because I was obsessed. This fascination also led me to tell my parents that people that were loud at restaurants, "must be Jewish." My parents were called in for a PTA meeting and they were instructed to stop telling me about Hitler because the other kiddos were starting to like him too.

16. From SkepticShoc:

He's unbelievably interested in bugs of all sorts. In second grade, his class was learning about bugs and their body parts. Thorax, abdomen, etc. His test asked him to circle all the pictures of bugs that had 'mandibles.'

He got a point off for not circling a mosquito. He went and talked to the teacher and told her that the mosquito has a proboscis, not a mandible. She gave him the point back.

17. From KodoPodo:

My kid has been the weird kid since about 2 years old. His favorite bedtime stories were the user manuals to my appliances. At 3 he became obsessed with human biology and would watch open heart surgeries on YouTube. He was also obsessed with vacuums - for four years. He would spend hours in department stores demonstrating to shoppers how to use them. At 5, his "summer plans" was to teach himself mechanical engineering and physics...I could go on.

When he turned 3 is when I started to suspect he was "different". It scared the f*ck out of me. He was my firstborn so I had no idea if he was developing normally or not. His thirst for knowledge became extreme and I didn't understand how to handle him, so at 4 I sent him to a child psychologist. I was terrified my son would have a nervous breakdown, because although he was so young, he NEVER, I mean never once in his life, played. All he did was learn. The psychologist made it clear to me, that he was gifted, but that I had to FORCE him to play. Otherwise he would develop OCD and other disorders. (I'm trying to make this short).

He is 8 now, and still different, but he does play. Sometimes. I'm happy he is who he is, but I can see that he has a difficult life ahead of him. He doesn't have many friends. Mainly because he would rather discuss the news, than some new game or toy. I can say this though, I don't think I'll ever meet another human being who is anything like my son, and I love that about him.

18. From Strongpillow:

My wife's Son (From a previous relationship) is 12 years old and ever since I've known him (since he was 5) still won't talk in a 'normal' person voice or volume, if that makes any sense. He will talk in all sorts of weird overly animated voices or tones. I ask him to stop talking like that but I truly don't believe he could if he tried. He is pretty introverted with anxieties we are working on but that is the weirdest thing.

My only reaction to that is it's hard to take anything he says seriously. I have a hard time wanting to have conversations with him because it bothers me that I don't get a solid answer out of him or feel like we could have a real conversation. After working with him for so long to try and remedy it I feel defeated sometimes.

19. From opheliaks:

Weird kid here. Was adopted by my grandparents in my teens but they basically raised me. Spent a lot of time there growing up months Upon months some years. Parents were abusive.

I'm bipolar and was pretty obsessed with death self mutualzation anything sad dark or scary. They never addressed it out right but took ample time to assure me that I was loved had support and sent me along to do tasks on the farm that I hated but later appreciated

Many times I came home drunk or high and they would just ask if everything was alright, I'd say yes stumble into my room and write. The next morning was always greeted with a hug an attempt to feed me breakfast and a task to do. Be it homework, actual work, or a soft suggestion to see friends. Looking back what they did wouldn't have worked with a lot of other kids. Never would've sobered up ect but they really knew me better then I did.

Tho after listening to Manson a bit too loud they introduced me to polka music. Still don't enjoy it but it always makes me smile.

20. From IamBmeTammy:

My youngest son is pretty weird...creative, funny, smart, but weird. Last year he was upset because it made him feel isolated (he has friends but he knows his mind works different from theirs. He isn't on the spectrum, he just makes intuitive leaps and mentally connects information in a way that isn't traditional).

I reacted by crawling into his bunkbed with him and cuddling him. I held my 8 year old and told him that being weird is okay. I told him that I was pretty weird myself and that while it meant that you wouldn't connect with everyone, the people you do find as friends are going to be true and amazing friends. I told him that being normal was boring and if anyone ever teased him for being different, then f*ck those kids because it isn't like these are the people he is going to be hanging out with in twenty years.

Then we arranged for some counseling so he could talk to a professional about It and be reassured that no one is as normal as they seem.

Guy asks if he was wrong to send photos of his girlfriend's breast implants to his female cousin.

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This AITA is also a PSA: regardless of the intentions, sharing someone's nudes without their consent is still bad!

Kai919 posted to "Am I The A**hole?" forum on Reddit asking if he was wrong to send his girlfriend's nudes to his female cousin for boob job inspo.

My cousin asked me if I had photos of my girlfriend’s breasts I could show her. She said she might show the photos to her surgeon.

He wrote:

I (M/22) have been with my girlfriend (F/22) for almost a year now. She’s my first, so you know I’m not the best at understanding women. She was on a flight back while my cousin (F/24) and I were hanging out. She told me she is considering getting a boob job and liked how my girlfriend’s turned out. My girlfriend posts a lot on social media and her boobs often steal the show.

My cousin asked me if I had photos of my girlfriend’s boobs I could show her. She said she might show the photos to her surgeon. The two girls have similar figures. I asked her why she couldn’t have this conversation with my girlfriend instead. Even though they met a few times and have each other’s contact info, she said it would be weird to ask my girlfriend for photos of her boobs. I didn’t think much of it. I had a few photos of her naked body on my phone and my girlfriend didn’t have reception on the airplane which won’t land in another three hours, plus I didn’t think girls who are kind of close would mind letting each other see their bodies. Furthermore, my girlfriend is confident about hers.

I showed my cousin two photos of my girlfriend’s naked upper body in non-sexual positions. She complimented her boobs. She asked me if I had before photos, but my girlfriend got them done before we met so I didn’t have those. My cousin told me to send her the two photos, so I did. She also asked me a few questions pertaining to my girlfriend’s boobs and implants, and I answered what I could. I want to clarify that my cousin is straight. She never told me not to tell my girlfriend about this.

Needless to say, his girlfriend was not happy:

Later when my girlfriend came back, she asked me about my day and I told her what happened between my cousin and I. She screamed at me for showing her topless photos and sending them to my cousin and said that’s a massive violation of her privacy and whatnot. I clarified the reason my cousin wanted the photos and why I thought she would be okay with it. My girlfriend said that was totally not okay.

She called my cousin and told her to delete the photos from her phone and that my cousin should have talked to her directly and not have went through me. I think the issue between my cousin and my girlfriend is settled because my girlfriend calmly talked to my cousin about her boobs and implants afterwards. However, my girlfriend is still super angry at me for what I did. I sincerely apologized, but she kept going on and on about how much of a massive piece of sh*t I am.

The guy is still not convinced that he did something wrong:

However, in my mind, I thought what I did was not so bad. I trusted my cousin to not share the photos with anyone else besides her surgeon. She’s an upstanding person. Also, I thought my girlfriend would have said yes anyways to sending photos to my cousin so I thought to just save the few hours of wait time and possible embarrassment on my cousin’s part, since she thought it would be weird to ask my girlfriend directly.

Hopefully he gets the message after reading the top comment from 69clementines, which has almost 7,000 upvotes:

Major [You're The A**hole]!

You sent PRIVATE pictures of your girlfriend without her consent! I'm pretty sure that's illegal as it's along the lines of revenge porn.

You say you 'don't understand women' but it's nothing to do with understanding women, it's to do with understanding consent. Look it up.

This is an issue of consent. Here is the word bolded and underlined:

CONSENT

Here's a word of advice to men out there with naked pictures on their phones:

All nudes, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are confidential documents meant for your eyes ONLY.

23 Memes That Prove Grandmas Are The Best.

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"If nothing is going well, call your grandmother."

-Italian Proverb

Grandmas are simply the best people on the planet. They must be protected at all costs. Grannies love you, feed you, and never hesitate to slip you a little cash when you need it. Best of all they always side with you over your parents. These memes hilariously nail why Grandmas are our biggest national treasure.

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23 people who lost their virginity later in life (or never did) share their stories.

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The most well-known adult virgin is probably Steve Carrell's character in popular comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin. But in the real world, 30+ virgins are more common than you may think. People hold off on sex well into adulthood for all kinds of reasons: religion, fear, insecurity, procrastination, sexual repression, asexuality, trauma, or just not meeting the "right" person. There's no shame in being a virgin at any age: your body, your choice! That being said, if we learned anyting from 40-Year-Old Virgin, it's that it's never too late for a first time.

Someone asked Reddit: "People who lost their virginity after age 35 (or never did), what's your story?" These 24 people who waited until later in life to have sex (or still haven't done the deed) share their stories:

1.) From QuokkaMocha:

I'm 40 and still a virgin (something I never thought I'd be freely admitting on the internet to strangers, but there you go). Basically my parents told me from a really young age that I was ugly and weird and no one would want me. Any boy I did get close with, my mum pretty much scared away within a few days, then told everyone it hadn't worked out because I 'wasn't interested in that sort of thing'. To this day I don't know why she did this. Maybe it was a control thing, or she had some kind of hang up herself, no idea. Of course, people at school picked up on this, especially at primary school since my mother taught at the school I attended and so made comments about my appearance in front of the other students, who gleefully picked this up as prime bullying material.

Anyway, upshot was, that by the time I left home at 18 and went to college, I was convinced myself that I was ugly and weird and no one would want to go near me. I didn't bother taking care of myself or making any effort because I'd always been told there was no point. So it became a vicious circle kind of thing. I'm by no means a beauty but I realise now I'm not as hideous as everyone made out.

Even when I eventually realised that my mum was nuts and I had to be my own person, the damage was kind of done. No matter how much I try to be confident now, there's always that big bit of me that thinks, 'do I have a right to use a dating app, when really I'm such a waste of space?' or doesn't want to try anything like Tinder or whatever because you need to upload a picture and a big part of me thinks it'll put people off. People pick up on that lack of confidence when I speak to them IRL and it puts people off, which then eats away at my self-esteem even more, to the point where I really don't know how to fix this. To make matters worse, I got breast cancer six years ago and had to have some pretty extreme reconstruction because of the type of tumour it was and the damage it did, so I'm now covered in scars. The one bit of my body I used to be proud of was my boobs, and now they're completely horrible.

I know I've pushed people away, and can think of numerous times when men were hitting on me and I either didn't realise or didn't want to admit it because I was scared I was interpreting things wrongly and would end up making a fool of myself. So I reckon it's self-isolation for me for the foreseeable future.

2.) From BigLittlePenis:

girls think I'm gay and gay people think I'm ugly.

3.) ​​​​​From JSPark13258:

I'm 26 so not nearly as weird but I've never even asked anyone out (forget about sex).

Yes, I'm religious, but that isn't really it. I don't think there is any biblical taboo against sex before marriage. Honestly, I just always felt like I've had better things to do than try to get laid. I know, blasphemy, but in high school, it was going to a good college. In college, it was balancing two majors, a minor, work study, and three clubs. After that, it was grad school. Then being financially stable.

I guess... I'm not sure when I'll feel like I'm ready for a relationship, but I'm a little afraid of putting myself out there at the same time.

4.) From Jezakael:

I'm in the (or never did) camp. Not much of a story to tell. Just too much of a recluse and lacking self confidence. So, there was never an opportunity and a few decades later here I am.

5.) From candre23:

I was 35. Fat, no self-esteem, the usual story. I had long-since given up on actively looking for dates. I was comfortable being single and had made peace with my life.

Then I just met someone on a bus while on vacation and we clicked. Did the semi-long-distance thing for a couple months before properly hooking up. Eventually she moved in with me and we got married. Still are.

It's not a super interesting story or anything, but you asked for it.

6.) From mistereousone:

My ex was a 35 year old virgin, I was 39 at the time. So this would have been about 8 years ago.

It just never happened for her, she always thought there would be plenty of time and next thing you know she was 35 and I was her first boyfriend.

I understood this coming in, it came up as a conversation before we became an exclusive couple and it didn't bother me for the most part. After we were exclusive for a month or so I thought we would get to at least a PG-13 relationship (under the bra over the pants) and she said how much it made her feel like a whore.

I stuck in for a while, but that was nearly a deal breaker for me. There's one thing to be cautious, but if you're THAT uncomfortable with sexuality then I started to get concerned. Boy was I wrong about a month after that she was comfortable enough that I performed oral on her. I was content with the thought that this would be our sex life for the next year. A week later she wanted to reciprocate and boom off to the races. Without giving ungentlemanly details lets just say the next 3 months were her wanting to experiment with everything that she felt was missing.

7.) From ccb17:

I (M) lost my virginity at 31. I was generally uninterested in dating in my early 20s and spent most of my time smoking pot and playing video games. In my late 20s it became apparent I had no skills trying to attract the opposite sex. I went on and off again trying to meet someone using dating apps, but most women lost interest in me after the 1st date and the rest after the 2nd or 3rd.

I had given up on dating again when my sister set me up on a blind date with someone her husband knew. We surprisingly hit it off. Fast forward a few months and the time comes to do the deed. I was understandably nervous. There are things about sex no amount of porn can prepare you for, namely the smell, taste, and mechanical execution of work that is sex. The first time was awkward, but it got better. I must not have sucked at it as much as it felt like I did because we've been married for 6 months now.

8.) From kebel23:

I had a work colleague who at age 42 is still a virgin, thing is she wanted to have sex, she talked about it all the time, she wasn’t religious, she didn’t want to be married first, she didn’t have any reason to not have sex, she just said it just never happened for her and then as she got older and older it got harder and harder because potential partners thought it was weird.

She’s a pretty attractive women too so

9.) From el_monstruo:

I have a friend like this. He's 45. He had an inane list of criteria a woman must meet before he even dates her. It may have been plausible when he was younger but now I wish him good luck. Lol

10.) From originalchaosinabox:

42 year old virgin. Always been an introvert, never got out much, now I fear I've just missed my chance.

11.) From mr_sto0pid:

I spent too much time studying while in school and forgot socializing was a thing. This now lead me to my current predicament where I have a high paying job but no one I could call even a friend, let alone a SO lol.

12.) From joeberrycarey:

30 year old male virgin. Never happened for me in college, despite being sociable and having a pretty large group of friends/acquaintances and being in the type of environment where it should have been easy. I kind of just assumed it would happen at some point (maybe I would have been more aggressive if I knew what was store for me lol).

Then for most of my early/mid-20s was suffering through unemployment/underemployment mixed with the accompanying depression which made me very uninterested in pursuing relationships, was more concerned with staying alive. Got my first steady 9-to-5 job at 26 but kept putting it off because I was convinced I needed to make more money, establish myself, get my ducks in a row, etc. before anyone would be interested in me.

And now at 30, I'm absolutely terrified to put myself out there because I know the virgin thing will come up at some point and I know it's not normal, unless maybe you're religious. Like just imagining having to explain it to someone my age after 2-3 dates... yikes. So yeah, good times.

13.) From CataclysmicExplosion:

29/M I had so much anxiety about myself and low self- esteem issues that it took until August last year for me to even go on a couple of dates.

Ultimately it didn't work out. She didn't want to be with someone who "Had a lot of learning to do" and frankly with the bustle of work/hobbies/socializing and self-care. I... kind of forgot about pursuing a relationship until now.

14.) From Mistersquiggles1:

I lost my virginity at 35. I've always been overweight and a constant fear of rejection kept me from dating most of my life. Almost exactly a year ago I just said "fuck it" and downloaded Tinder. I went on a few dates before meeting the love of my life. She was only a little more experienced than I was, and never showed signs of surprise or made me feel weird about being so inexperienced. I intend to propose on the anniversary of our first date. For the people posting saying their chance has passed - it's never too late.

15.) From Everythingisready:

I'm aware that I'm a neckbeard and don't have anything to offer, that sums it up quite well.

16.) From ladyoffate13:

29 year old F here. I’m pretty sure I’m asexual or something. Even as a teen, I never put sex up on a pedestal; it was never something I absolutely needed to get right now, even with me having hormones. Probably doesn’t help that I’m introverted as hell, antisocial, ugly, and have zero self-esteem, but in all honesty sex has just never interested me.

TL;DR I just never cared enough about it to try to get some.

17.) From missnorma929:

F 32, currently virgin. Religious background, that is what has lead to this situation. Living in a small city, don't want to use tinder here, and just have not met anyone yet (non existent social life). I had a trip planned next weekend to another country to see someone and very likely to have sex with them.

Not going to happen now because of Corona. I can reschedule my flights, but he won't be in that country after this month.

18.) From T00Bytoon:

36 years old. I used to try to get with people, but I was TERRIBLE at it. Eventually, I grew up and realized I could get more from people other than sex (which I honestly had a problem with anyway because I’m paranoid about rape and consequences). I try to make friends instead, and I am more comfortable with that, honestly it works for me.

19.) From PatientNote:

Extremely reserved; Extremely shy; Very low self confidence; very anxious, and to top it off I'm trying to recover from a bad depression. I've never dated before, and trying now would be a terrible idea.

20.) From DenyEverythingTA:

F35, lost it just a few months ago. Plenty of details in my posting history for those who are curious.

I became painfully shy as a teenager and just couldn't socialise with people (and especially guys) outside my small circle of friends. As time went by I just accepted that it probably wouldn't happen. There's nothing really wrong with me and overall I was very happy with every other aspect of my life. I just never had any success with men (romantically, most of my friends are guys). I didn't date. Ever. I never put myself out there and if someone approached me my immediate response was to withdraw.

But about a year ago I started to hang out with a few of my new co-workers and I became pretty good friends with one of them. And one thing led to another. I'm still kind of in awe that it actually did happen and that it doesn't feel weird that I'm suddenly having sex.

21.) ​​​​​​​From Chairchucker:

Christian, ergo waiting for marriage. Unattractive and not very confident in that area anyway. Pretty OK with being single.

22.) ​​​​​​​From Okay215:

I live in India. where i come from, sex before marriage or dating are not allowed. I chose not to get married.

so, i am virgin and will probably remain so.

i am okay with it, tho. i made my choice. and i have made peace with my life.

i have been an adult for 10 years. i lived without sex or dating or a partner until now and it was okay. i can live the rest of my life too.

23.) ​​​​​From westwerkwest:

Lost mine at 28 (last year). I also didn't get my first kiss until I was 26.

I had underlying anxiety and self-esteem issues that effected getting close to men. I didn't think anyone would actually want me or would care about me as much as I love and care about them. I got on anti-depressants and worked with a counselor and about six months after anti-depressants, met my roommate's cousin and immediately slept with him (because he was sweet and super attractive, and we were both into each other).

That only lasted a couple months because he wanted to go back to his home state, but now I'm with a guy who I was seeing for a few months before the roommate's cousin (I had only just got on anti-depressants when we first went out, and I was still very scared so I broke things off with him even though we got along so well), and it's insane how nice it is to be with an actual partner who treats you very well and who you get along with and you love and care about. Fear kept me from that before.

19 Memes To Help You Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Without Leaving The House.

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"St.Patrick's Day is named for St. Patrick, the first guy to feed Guinness to a snake."

-Conan O'Brien

We can all agree 2020 has been completely busted. The Coronavirus has us stuck at home on St. Patricks Day when all we really want to do is chug green beer and make very bad decisions. Don't be sad that you can't go kiss the Blarney Stone (or anyone at all) this holiday. These festive memes are a virtual St. Patrick's Day party we all need right now. How LUCKY is that?

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Bride asks if it would be wrong to hire 'bouncer' to keep family members' kids out of wedding.

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Some couples don't want kids at their weddings — and yet, some parents won't take no for an answer when it comes to dragging their germ-infested offspring to a multigenerational gathering in the midst of a pandemic.

So one bride is thinking of taking drastic measures to ensure a child-free wedding and reception. She wants to hire a bouncer to prevent families with kids from entering, and she's asked the people of Reddit if this is a good plan.

The bride specified on the invitation that no kids were allowed, and she had to reiterate the policy several times to her incredulous guests:

Me and my fiancé have a no kid wedding taking place at the end of May. We sent out RSVPS well in advance and explicitly stated on the invite that absolutely no kids under 18 would be allowed at out wedding unless they had our approval, we even went as far as to put “if you have any questions about this feel free to reach out”. We had a ton of people reach out, and I reiterated our rule to all of them.

Her cousins are hatching a stealth plan to show up with their kids and hope for the best:

The only people who have approval to bring kids are my sisters and fiancés siblings. A couple of days ago I heard from my sister that a couple of my cousins still plan to bring their kids to our wedding because they think I wont do anything since they’re family. Initially I was furious that they would consider that, but after I calmed down I figured if my cousins are you still planning to bring their kids then other people we invited might still plan to bring them as well.

Hence, the bouncer plan:

Which got me thinking and I came up with the idea of having a “bouncer” at the chapel and wedding party to make sure that no one brings any kids and if anyone does bring kids the “bouncer” won’t let them inside. I spoke to my fiancé and he seems to think it’s a little overboard, but is willing to go along with it if it makes me happy.

Her family's not exactly on board:

My family on the other hand is really upset and is making a big deal about it. My mom in particular stated it would be embarrassing to her. I’m not sure what to do I want to enforce my no kid wedding so people know I was serious, but I also don’t want to go overboard. So WIBTA for wanting someone out side to screen guests and make sure they dont bring any kids?

The people of Reddit don't necessarily think she's an a-hole for wanting to do this. But they do wonder if there's a better way to solve the problem.

Sandmint says it might be a good idea to take a stronger approach with the cousins now instead of creating an awkward situation later:

Instead of setting yourselves up for drama, you need to reiterate to your cousins that this is YOUR wedding. This isn't a family reunion. It's an adult event with alcohol (I assume) and you cannot be responsible for their children if they're going to disrespect your wishes. You've been very clear about having a child-free wedding, and you need people to respect that.

Aaror8784 agreed that warning people ahead of time could be a good idea:

Just make them know that you’re serious. Maybe something like “if you bring your kids without asking us, you’ll be asked to leave.” or something similar.

MoeActionPlus suggested that there could be a double agent out there telling people to bring their kids:

You shouldn’t have put only approved kids. I think that is why people are planning to bring kids without asking you and why you feel like taking such actions.

My cousin’s fiancé said a strict NO KIDS rule. My aunt, mother of the groom, then tells my brother and I we can bring our kids. We trusted her and did not check with cousin/fiancé. So, we buy plane tickets for our spouses and kids ONLY to find out the day before the wedding that the bride was NOT OK with this. We felt terrible and did not bring our kids to the wedding but it turned out MOG/aunt was pushing for it even though bride kept saying no. Needless to say, you may even have a relative that is telling people it’s ok? (Maybe even your cousin who’s bringing a kid/s without asking?) You need to just look at your RSVPs, see who has kids, who has asked questions, what they answered and address those others who you’re unsure of now.

YWBTA if you did a guard, just call your friends you’re concerned about.

And shopaholicsanonymous addressed the elephant in the room:

Unrelated but I feel like your wedding is likely going to get canceled. Our wedding is at the end of May and we had to cancel it because our government is now banning events over 50 people up until the end of May. I too was worried about the little details before this happened, but now I’m just grieving over my canceled wedding.

The bride responded:

i have a feeling that might happen too :( So far in my area they have only canceled up until the end of March. Im staying optimistic and hoping we won’t have to cancel, but we will if we have to.

But the best suggestion came from Salamandajoe, who suggested hiring a sitter and making the parents pay for it:

Perhaps you could hire a sitter if anyone shows up kids go to a separate area let the parents know the rate will be x amount to cover pizza and sitter

The bride responded, so there might not be a need for a bouncer after all:

Honestly this IS a good idea that I’ll look into.. thanks!

If her wedding goes on, that's going to be one busy baby-sitter.


28 celebrities share their self-quarantine routines on social media.

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All around the world, people are socially distancing and self-quarantining to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Pretty much anyone could become a carrier of the disease — even celebrities. Tom Hanks, one of the biggest A-listers in the country, has tasted positive. So the rich and famous are battening down the hatches just like everybody else.

So what do celebrities do when they can't leave the house? Here's what 28 of them have posted on social media.

1. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend held an impromptu concert on Instagram Live.

Well, John held the concert, Chrissy sat in the background drinking wine.

2. Bethenny Frankel is using her mountains of cash for a good cause: donating money to those in need and pressuring billionaires to do the same.

3. Zoe Kravitz hung out with a dog.

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self(ie) quarantine. stay inside kids. one day at a time.

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4. Justin and Hailey Bieber are doing TiKToK dances.

5. Mariah Carey and her kids (and two other guys?) occupied themselves with a "flip the switch" challenge in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

6. Kourtney Kardashian and her kids are meditating and probably avoiding gluten at all costs.

7. Kim Kardashian is urging people to stay home.

Partially because of coronavirus, partially because there are lobsters roaming the streets.

8. Naomi Campbell made a green juice to boost her immunity.

9. Kristin Cavallari opted for a bathing suit pic that some followers said was in poor taste.

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10. Dua Lipa is taking aim at Boris Johnson and the slow-moving response of the UK government.

11. Camila Cabello is meditating too.

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meditation has changed my life in the last few months. I didn’t share this with you guys at the time because honestly I was just trying to be okay, but I was experiencing severe anxiety. it was meditation- it was practicing every single day multiple times a day that has been healing me, and, more than just helping me manage strong emotions like anxiety and stress, it’s making me a better human. not only does it help in times like this with stress and anxiety, meditation is the practice of strengthening habits like empathy, love, and compassion- making you feel more connected to not only everybody around you , but living beings in general like animals, plants, and the earth, which is a living being, itself. In times like these, especially as young people, even if we are healthy, it’s important to practice compassion and help others that could be suffering. We are in this together, let’s not be indifferent to others risk. it’s our responsibility to do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe. Empathy to others’ reality and solidarity could make the difference in hard moments like this. We can’t think that we will be unaffected because we feel young and healthy. we have parents, grandparents, friends, and neighbors, and we don’t want to be a part of the problem when we could be part of the solution. So I’d like you to take 10 minutes of your day today to either look up loving kindness meditation on Calm or YouTube. Or just follow these instructions: close your eyes and sit with your spine upright and feel gravity grounding your body to the earth’s surface and supporting you. Take three deep breaths and then begin to just notice the natural flow of your breath. Being aware of breathing in, breathing out. Following every inhale and exhale with your attention. Once your mind has stilled. Picture every human in the world right now, elders, people that have respiratory problems and are vulnerable, picture the people that are vulnerable, picture their families, and say “May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you be free from illness. May you be well.” Repeat until you really feel it in your heart ❤️- love you guys, please stay safe !

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12. Nancy Meyers is reflecting on the glorious scene she directed in "The Holiday."

13. Lady Gaga is strongly urging fans to stay inside.

14. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hugging ponies in his kitchen?

15. Antoni Porowski started a new franchise: "Quar Eye."

16. Taylor Swift wants everyone to be more like her cat.

17. Ariana Grande is over people who don't take social distancing seriously.

18. Miley Cyrus went live to talk to her fans.

19. Octavia Spencer is stocking up on Ranch.

20. Courtney Cox is torturing her children.

21. Diplo is being Diplo.

22. Hilary Duff is hanging out with her kids.

23. Elizabeth Banks is catching up on some R&R.

24. Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson are making Kardashian-inspired TiKToKs.

25. Mindy Kaling is brushing up on her piano skills.

25 Memes To Help You Start Your Day Off With A Laugh.

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"Never regret anything that made you smile."

– Mark Twain

You won't regret laughing at these memes. Not one bit. When I'm on my death bed do you think I'll be like I wish I had worked more? No, I'll be like I wish I had laughed at more memes! Savor the goodness of each and every one of these awesome memes while you have the chance.

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Vanessa Hudgens apologizes for insensitive video saying, 'Like yeah, people are going to die.'

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Unless your work in medicine, a pandemic might be a good time to keep your opinions to yourself.

Especially if you're a celebrity with a huge following of young people, like the tragic Vanessa Hudgens, now is the time to stay inside and stay quiet. Hudgens, star of the Disney Channel's "High School Musical," is not usually in the news for being problematic. However, she messed up this time.

After learning that Coachella was postponed this year, Vanessa took to Instagram live to share her thoughts on COVID-19. Unfortunately, her thoughts were bad. Really bad...

Yikes. She "respects" the virus? We're all going to die anyway? "It's 'bullsh*t?'" No Vanessa, no! What am I going to do without your Netflix Christmas classics next year? Is the "Princess Switch 2" going to be about switching bodies with an uninformed, unsympathetic monster during a global health crisis? Is the new "The Knight Before Christmas" about riding in on a white horse to bring your message of ignoring public health recommendations?

Of course, people immediately started dragging her...

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Later, she had no choice but to apologize...

Maybe she turned on the news? Read one article? Maybe Netflix threatened to cancel her Christmas contracts? Either way, we're relieved she apologized and told people to stay home.

She also posted this, though:

However, Chrissy Teigen stood up for her.

I guess the jury is out on whether or not Vanessa Hudgens is canceled along with Coachella.

26 funny and honest tweets about parenting for anyone who could use a laugh today.

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Parenting is a job that no one gets enough credit for. We all think we will be the best at it only to quickly realize that’s never going to be possible. Some parents get through that with humor, it makes everything better, and they prove it.

Here are some of the funniest parenting tweets ever—they’re relatable, pure truth, and will get you laughing.

1. This doesn't make sense

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2. Doesn't add up.

3. Really can see it both ways.

4. Never fails.

5. Gross.

6. He's going to have a bad day.

7. Seriously, though?

8. That was not worth it.

9. How to explain this one?

10. See right through it.

11. Thanks for listening.

12. Like mother, like daughter.

13. It's a hard limit here.

14. Not sure how it'll fall yet.

15. He always gets all the credit.

16. This is awkward.

17. Always the last minute.

18. They saw through it.

19. A hard rule.

20. That's not what they meant, kid.

21. HELP ME.

22. Trying to see the positive.

23. Just being honest here.

24. Wakes me up every time.

25. Typical 2-year-old.

26. This math doesn't add up.

People are calling Ivanka Trump's post about family togetherness 'out of touch.'

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People are calling Ivanka Trump's photo with her family "tone-deaf" given the state of the world and her role in the White House.

While schools across the United States are closed and people are being urged to practice social distancing to contain the coronavirus.

People are losing their jobs, can't get tested for COVID-10, and are generally feeling panicked, and found the White House official's post out of touch.

Many found Ivanka's celebration of "family togetherness" ironic considering the White House's notorious family separation policy for children at the US-Mexico border.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was among the many who frought up family separation.

A journalist called-out the photo for being incredibly old.

Someone tracked it back to 2014, when she was merely a Mommy Blogger, not a Mommy Blogger in the White House.

Chrissy Teigen took the opportunity to call out the Trump administration for the national COVID-19 testing shortage, and it resonated with health care professionals.

Teigen also called out Ivanka for lying about the materials to pander to "real America."

I'm not sure about you guys, but I could really use some s'mores right now.

28 of the saddest food items no one wants to buy even while shopping for a pandemic.

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As people across the globe swarm grocery store aisles in preparation for coronapocalypse, we're learning a lot about the food and household items people value most, i.e. alcohol, canned beans, frozen pizza, and of course, toilet paper. But we've also learned a lot about the items people don't value. Even in a time of crisis and fear about running out of food and resources, there are certain items that nobody wants to buy even as we pick the shelves clean like vultures. Apparently most of us would rather starve than eat broccoli pizza, frozen peas, or drink Arrow water. So pour out a Corona beer for these neglected food and drink items—because no one's buying that Corona anyway.

Here are 27 of the saddest food items that people are skipping over even as they panic-buy everything else:

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20 people share the funny and creative games they've made up to entertain themselves in quarantine.

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It's a scary time for people all around the world right now, but being trapped inside has been bringing out the creative side in everyone.

With social media, we can stay connected even when we're not allowed to leave our homes. If you're fortunate enough to be able to work from home, you're probably finding the quarantine to be a pleasant change in pace. However, many people have lost their jobs or are currently out of work for an indefinite amount of time.

Spending more time with family and pets is nice, but getting a little stir-crazy is understandable. Here are some of the funniest posts we could find from people who have found a way to turn the quarantine into a game challenge. Get out your marbles, play ping-pong with your neighbor, turn your cat into your opponent, and bring the cruise to your apartment. It's time to get creative, everyone!

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Stay safe, everyone!


23 people share the scary moments they realized 'we need to leave...now!'

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Humans have a 6th sense for danger. And usually when our gut tells us "leave, now!" it's best to listen and follow suit. Unless it's your house in the midst of a quarantine, lol. Remember when we were allowed to leave places?!

Someone asked Reddit: "What was your biggest ‘we need to leave... Now!’ moment?" These 23 people share their stories of the times they realized they needed to GTFO of a place, immediately:

1.) From sboi87:

6th grade school field trip, basically an outdoor park with some woods, volleyball courts and fishing. There was a shack in the woods and apparently an old man lived there. He came out of his creepy shack with a gun and started yelling at some of the kids. A lot of the kids were crying, we had to get on the bus immediately and the police were called. That was the end of that tradition.

2.) From prometheus2508:

Had a knock on my door; opened it to find some salesmen trying to get people to sign up for ATT high speed internet. Half humored them since I wasn't thrilled about my internet, but during the conversation one let it slip that they knew where I worked. Tried to play it off as "well we provide service to such-and-such air force base, so we probably got your information from there," but that base has some 30k people and highly unlikely there is some comprehensive list. He started asking questions about my employment, which was pretty sensitive at the time, and the conversation was getting uncomfortable.

They hadn't provided IDs at this point, so I asked and they provided some faded, hardly legible copies and then asked to come inside. Pretty promptly shut down the conversation and told them to leave. Talked to neighbors later and no one else had them visit. Not sure what they were after.

3.) From proudmaryjane:

My old apartment had an outdoor swimming pool for residents. We were swimming in it one day with my 1 year old son and another family was also there swimming. They had three kids swimming while the mom and her sister were off to the side chatting on the patio. Their kids were probably 3, 5 and 7. I was swimming with my son when I saw my husband’s eyes bug out of his head and said, “Let’s go NOW!” While I’m gathering our stuff, he whispers that he just saw the 3 year old poop diarrhea out of their swimsuit into the water. As we’re packing up, we then notice the mom notice the kid has shit in her bathing suit. She has the kid take off her bottom bathing suit, put on some underwear and LET HER AND THE REST OF THE KIDS KEEP SWIMMING IN THE POOL!!! I was so horrified but I also am not good with confrontations. We went back to our apt and called the apt manager who then had to go down to the pool and close up the pool for cleaning which takes 24 hours if it’s liquid poop. We lost a little faith in humanity that day.

4.) From Cyke__:

back when i was maybe 8 me and a few of my friends were out playing in a field when some pretty dark clouds rolled in. Being the dumb kids we were we continued to play even when it started to downpour, there was probably five of us in this group and one of them was a 7 year old who always wanted to hang out with the older kids she started to cry. It wasn’t strange for her to cry from time to time but this was the worst i’ve ever seen her cry. She kept demanding that we leave and that she wanted to go back to her house but for the most part we ignored her (again very stupid children) until we finally saw the first flash of lightning. Begrudgingly we all left, running for the patch of trees that was nearby when lightning struck the ground less then 5 feet away from where we were playing just a few minutes prior. that had to be one of the scariest moments of my early childhood and left me with a deep seated fear of lightning.

Also yes my parents did ground me for the rest of the summer for not coming home when the rain started to fall.

5.) From jonesvery_:

met a guy off tinder at night, we walked around the park near his house and he suggested we go back inside to play mario kart. he warned me that his place was a little messy and i said okay not a problem. i go inside and i am absolutely SHOCKED. he’s a hoarder and lives with his parents. the entire apartment smelled like cat piss. poor cat. i was panicking on the inside cause i have asthma and i am a clean freak but i didn’t want to make him feel bad. it was absolutely horrible and disgusting and so hard to breathe. i was getting some super creepy vibes from him too and i went to the bathroom and texted my friend to call me in 5 min for a level 10 emergency. she called and was crying hysterically on the phone and i quickly got up and left.

6.) From wid89:

My mom and I were visiting my grandfather’s grave in the cemetery. Moments later a disheveled man emerged out of no where. “If you want to see him again, tell me,” he said. We were really taken aback. “I can help you see him again,” he said. Mom put her arm around me and starting leading us away. “This is your only chance,” he said as we got into the car. By the time we buckled our seatbelts and cranked the engine, he had disappeared. Mom just kind of shrugged it all off as a crazy tweaker we had the misfortune of meeting. We’ve never really talked about it since.

7.) From Embershift:

For context: I live in Melbourne

A few years ago a man stabbed his brother, got in a car, drove to the city (where I was living) did some donuts in the middle of a busy intersection (right outside my window at the time) and then drove said car down a popular street with many shoppers on it and killed as many as he could. Donut marks were visible from my window for ages.

A couple months ago I was waiting at a different busy intersection in the city and a car started to do donuts in the middle of it. My immediate response was to just bolt and I ran into the nearest store. I didn’t even think about it my brain just immediately assumed his next step was to use the car as a weapon. Eventually he drove off but my heart was beating very fast. Not that interesting but yeah

8.) From alexsangthat:

This was years ago. My older cousin (17 at the time) took my little brother (5) and sister (7) and me (9) out in a big city we live near and we were standing at this bus stop that was at a small square grass park, probably about 200 feet across. It was January and the park was surrounded by short bushes that still had Christmas lights on them. My brother and I began to wander, and my brother wandered a bit further than me, following a string of lights. A few minutes later I get this weird feeling and my head shoots up and about 30 feet away is my brother speaking with this old, dirty man. I saw the man reach his hand towards my brother and I heard him say “if you like Christmas lights, I have some really nice ones over here you’d love!” My brother grabbed his hand and they both started to walk away, but I caught up before they could turn the corner and snatched my brother back. The man immediately turned around and hurried away without a word, and I was too young and scared and confused to confront him.

I never told anyone about it until years later for some reason but I was so overwhelmed with the thought that I had just experienced one of those moments that could have completely altered my life in a matter of seconds. If I had looked up 5 seconds later, they would have turned the corner and disappeared into the city without a trace.

9.) From jellis1014:

Back in like, 2007 me and my buddy were in high school and I had just gotten my drivers license. Get tickets to go see a show in Camden, we’re from philly burbs. This is also my first time over in jersey without an adult. With my last $5 I buy a T-shirt from a guy outside the show (masters of metal tour, heaven and hell, Judas Priest, testament, and Motörhead. It was f*cking sick for high school me).

We go to drive over the bridge and they’re like, there’s a toll, pull off and go to the 7/11 around the corner, there’s an atm. Ok sure. Do that and pull up to the 7/11 and it straight up looks like there’s about to be a gang fight. Me and my scrawny ass friend are in a 1990 Ford Bronco btw. Put it in reverse as soon as we see what’s going on.

We found a cop, explained the situation, he called us idiots and told us a way to sneak over the bridge. Fun night.

10.) From omiaguirre:

Some 5 years ago . My parents were living in Chihuahua Mexico. I flew down to see them since I work in the states . Turns out a friend from childhood was living there as well so we decided to meet for a drink . It was my first time in that city (we are from another state but my dad used to move a lot for work) .

I borrowed my dads car and we drove to a bar . As we were parking the car in front of the bar , 3 guys are leaving Holding AK47s. “ let’s get the fuuuuuck out of here !” I said

I was paralyzed but managed to back up the car . But they walked in front of it before I could leave . One of them stayed in the middle of the street while the other 2 got their truck . So there we were in the middle of the street staring directly at this dude with the gun looking right at us.

He slowly walked to the truck still looking at us , jumped in and they left .

We drove home pretty paranoid and just had a drink there .

11.) From LadyErynn:

My elderly neighbor stopped by one day and asked to borrow my phone as his had broken. When I asked if he was ok, he stated that there were some people from the nursing home in his house that shouldn't have been there. We talked to the police, and he went home.

The police called me back with more information, so I went to my neighbor's house and started asking questions. He invited me in to talk to one of the people in question....but there wasn't anyone there.

Turns out, he was hard-core hallucinating. I noped out of there before calling the police back and asking for a wellness check. They took him away in an ambulance, and I never heard what happened after.

Was one of the scariest moments of my life, though!

12.) From imlookingforaunicorn:

One day I was out watering some baby trees on my in-law's farm on a hot summer's day. Everything around us was field except for these small trees. I heard what I thought sounded like rustling leaves, but a lot of them. And it kept getting louder. I look over and see a literal wall of bees moving towards us, buzzing loudly. My hubby told me to run. We dropped everything and ran to the farmhouse.

The group of bees ended up on one of the baby trees in a big clump. Apparently that's just how they travel when their numbers outgrow their hive. It was pretty dramatic stuff.

13.) From babyeatfood:

I was a relatively new driver at the time. My little brother and I were driving through Kansas City on a road trip, and took a wrong turn. Got into a pretty seedy part of town and stopped to ask directions (this was way back before Google maps or GPS) from two police officers walking into a store. They looked at me and then each other and said "Miss, you need to get back in your car. Now." Gave me good directions to get out, though.

14.) From Loggerdon:

Was walking my hundred pound Dane Mix in the mountains. We were next to a 3 ft hill with tall grass on it and we heard a very low frequency growl. My dog, who was king shit of the whole mountain and every dog on it, whimpered and started shaking. I stared into the grass but didn't see anything. Then another growl and we walked quickly away. Once we got around the corner we ran home like sissies.

Two days later my neighbor killed a 200 lb mountain lion that was in his yard attacking his llama. Close call.

15.) From Mors_ad_mods:

Finishing up a nice dinner on a date with my girlfriend when I see the old girlfriend busing tables and moving our way one table at a time.

I had nothing to be ashamed of, but for some reason my heart started pounding and my fight-or-flight reflex kicked in, entirely on the 'flight' side of things. I put money down on the table, took my girlfriend's hand, and pretty much dragged her out of the restaurant.

When we got to the car I finally relaxed enough to be able to explain what happened... but to this day I still don't know why.

16.) From truck_shepherd:

Biking through Arkansas. The entire time. The nearly abandoned park we stayed at, the way people silently stepped out of their house to watch us go by, it was the most unwelcome I’ve ever felt. It made my stomach hurt. I hauled ass.

17.) From jonnythe5th:

At my family's cabin and we were told by my aunt that there was a mamma moose up the mountain by the reservoir. We went Huckleberry picking and we got in the thick of the forest. Out of nowhere my wife was running away on her tippy toes, it was almost like in a cartoon. She said that she found the mamma moose and accidentally was like 10 feet away from her. We ended up booking it down the mountain faster than you can say huckleberry pancakes.

18.) From cybercrimes_1999:

My partner, step-son, and myself went to go see Nelly play a free show at Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas last summer. It was fun as hell yelling along to Hot In Here until a massive group of people start running by saying "gun".

Got the f*ck outta there as soon as possible. Don't know if there was a gun or not but with the amount of police driving TO that area I can only assume so.

19.) From always_bored5:

I live on a big hill in the country. I was abruptly woken up and told to get dressed. I looked out my window and the top of my hill was on fire. I lost my shit grabbed my cats and dogs, got my horses loaded into the trailer and the got the hell out. That was terrifying watching my hill on fire getting closer and closer to my house.

20.) From kyuti79:

I've been reading pretty intense stuff here so I don't know if mine really fits but when I was 13 I was walking through the forest and a deer crossed the path right in front of me, like only a foot away. I was quite surprised but kept walking and the same deer did that again. This repeated itself for a minute then I just turned around and accepted that I shouldn't keep walking once the deer nearly knocked into me.

21.) From pugfantus:

The Scene: Seattle Mardi Gras, 2001. I'm visiting the city for work, and some co-workers take me down to Pioneer Square for some festivities. We park the car near by and head down an absolute sea of people. The streets are absolutely filled with people. All the cars are gone, but there was a rental box truck parked in the street still, and someone pulling women up to the top of the truck and filming them as they flashed the crowd and had beads tossed up to them. The crowd was going wild over this.

We're wondering through the sea of people to get to a bar and watching the action on top of the truck, when one women gets up there. She lifts just her shirt but leaves her bra down, and this didn't make the crowd too happy... The cameraman is now egging her on, but she's too shy. The entire crowd is now chanting "SHOW YOUR TITS! SHOW YOUR TITS!" and she's like nooooo... I'm outta here, and starts climb down off the truck. Next thing I know, thousands of people just started boooooing her... I don't know if you've heard a thousand plus people all booing at one time, but it's a sight to hear...

As the crowd were booing, and we're pushing our way through the crowd, I hear *poont* ... *poont* ... *poont**poont**poont*, my 300+lb coworker hears it too, immediately turns around to us and yells "RUN!" and he takes off like a line baker through the crowd. We get in behind him and let him part the sea of people. Within a seconds, I start hearing explosion and seeing bright flashes of light.

What I didn't realize was the city was still healing from the 1999 WTO Protests/Riots. The police had been standing a block off the main strip waiting in full riot gear and had decided that once the booing had started, enough was enough and started shooting flash bangs, tear gas and pepper spray into the crowd to disperse us. I swear to you, I've never seen a fat man run sooo fast.

22.) From 4labaster:

I went camping with some friends (there were three of us) and we found a remote area about an hour's walk from the hiking trail. After the first night, my two friends realised we didn't have enough supplies, so they both decided to walk back to the car and drive to the nearest store. This would be about a three hour journey there and back. They insisted that I wait at the campsite alone, and I reluctantly agreed.

About two hours after they left, I try to distract myself by reading my book (I am female, and was 21 at the time). Dusk is approaching, and I am finding it harder and harder to see the words on the page. I start to hear footsteps in the forest, and I assume it's my friends returning, but I'm confused as to why I can't hear any voices. I then hear deep, sinister laughter, and my heart drops. I tell myself that my friends are just trying to scare me, but the laughter continues, and gets louder.

Suddenly, I see a figure to my left, about 10 metres away, standing on the other side of a stream, staring at me. This figure is dressed head-to-toe in formal wear, including a top hat (this was in the middle of the forest in Far-North Queensland, Australia, so it is an extremely odd and terrifying sight). He also has a strikingly disfigured face, likely from serious burn-scars, but to my 21-year-old self he looks like a character from The Hills Have Eyes.

The man laughs deeply again while staring at me, and I am frozen stiff. He asks me what I'm doing here, and I calmly reply that I'm waiting for my two male friends to return. My only sense of safety comes from the barrier the stream is creating between this man and I. If he was to charge at me, the stream would slow him down and I would have time to run to the forest.

He asks me a few more questions, and I continue to respond calmly and nonchalantly. I begin to get the feeling I am not giving him the reaction he wants. He then says he saw another group of campers a few kilometres upstream, and that he would go visit them next. He leaves, and I'm staring blankly in disbelief. My friends return about half an hour later, and neither of them believe what I tell them had just happened. My pleas to leave and head back to town were ignored. Needless to say, I barely slept for the rest of our camping trip.

TL;DR my blasé response to a forest-dwelling boogeyman potentially saved my life.

23.) From obi-jawn-kenobi:

Ex gf and I had sex in a park at midnight. We finish up and some lights turn on while someone out of sight starts applauding. Got the f*ck out of there

19 posts showing how celebs vs. non-celebs are treated during the pandemic.

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People in America are having an incredibly hard time getting tested when they're experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, but celebrities are apparently not...

Of course, it doesn't come as a huge surprise that celebrities are getting special treatment because of their money and status, but it is definitely disheartening. When we're at a point where you can buy health, it seems like dystopian novel territory. Currently, celebrities that aren't even experiencing symptoms are seemingly able to get a test (just in case!) while people who are genuinely sick in hospitals still aren't able to get one.

Right now, the priority is the elderly and the immunocompromised so with limited tests, medical professionals are forced to choose who needs them the most. However...why and how did Kris Jenner get one? When there are people suffering from Coronavirus symptoms who are seeking treatment and unable to get a test, is the Kardashian enterprise so powerful that they can buy their safety? Yup.

Here are posts from non-celebs and celebs sharing their experiences with being able to obtain a COVID-19 test. Surprise: there's a pretty stark difference...

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Meanwhile, celebrities (some who aren't even experiencing symptoms) seem to have absolutely no problem getting tests.

12. Kris Jenner:

13. Kristofer Hivju:

14. Idris Elba:

15. Tom Hanks:

16. Charles Barkley:

17. The NBA got 58 tests:

18. Heidi Klum:

19. Celine Dion:

DUE TO COMMON COLD, CELINE DION POSTPONES COURAGE WORLD TOUR DATES IN WASHINGTON, D.C AND PITTSBURGH, PA Show dates on...

Posted by Céline Dion on Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Stay safe, everyone! And remember, the more people who get tested the better so we can track the virus. Celebrities getting tested is definitely a good thing, but they should be available to everyone.

Restaurant manager asks if he was wrong to fire server who called customers 'racist.'

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Being a boss is hard because you have to make tough calls. There is no time to second-guess your decisions and a wrong one can have a big impact on your business. One restaurant manager made a call during a shift and now he's having second thoughts.

The manager posted to Reddit"Am I The As*hole" wondering if the decision to fire a server for yelling at customers for having a "racist" conversation was the right call.

Here's what happened:

One of my servers, let’s call her Sarah, is a.. questionable employee at best. She’s very politically active, and I really, really don’t want to use the phrase “snowflake” but.. idrk what else to say. Many times something in the news comes out that Sarah doesn’t like, she comes into work bitching to everyone about it and looks visibly agitated to customers. I’ve let it slide because She is young, and in school, and I know a job is important for her.

The manager heard Sarah yell and accuse customers of being "racist" in a fully-packed restaurant.

I was up at the hostess stand when I heard “EXCUSE YOU” very loudly and I turn around to see Sarah fuming at this table of 2 ladies, maybe in their 60s. “I would appreciate if every time I walked past this table, I didn’t have to hear your RACIST conversation or slurs!!”

Eyes were on Sarah as she walked away, and the manager went on damage control.

She walked away, and many other tables were looking at them, each other, me, let’s just say it caused a big scene. A black woman sitting at a nearby table started asking loudly what the women were saying. The 2 women were horribly embarrassed, and I walked up to them and apologized for being yelled at by my staff.

The manager approached Sarah and fired her on the spot without letting her explain what happened.

I walk in the back where Sarah is standing, she comes up to me and tries to explain herself, looking nervous like she knew she fucked up. I told her you do not yell at a customer. And to leave and that her time here was over. She stared at me for a minute, like In disbelief, and left.” The manager didn’t hear the conversation, but they believe in certain rules in their profession. “Now I do not know what these women were apparently saying. In any profession you do not yell at a customer and won’t have that right, At least in my opinion. There’s other ways she could have handled it, it caused a very embarrassing situation.

They finished off their post by asking "Am I The A**hole?" for firing her? People were divided.

phonograhy didn't agree with the manager:

YTA for firing her without letting her explain herself or finding out what happened first. A rule of hospitality may be never yell at your customers, but another is that you have your employees back, esp when circumstances require further investigation.

Sounds like you just wanted an excuse to fire her and you didn't do your due diligence. If she comes back with an unfair dismissal lawsuit, you may have asked for it.

Katelyn_R_Us points out another thing:

It doesn't help that the black woman got no apology and no explanation. She got nothing to signify that this racist behavior wouldn't be tolerated. Instead, a paying customer saw that racism would be allowed and even enabled.

okaytomatillo isn't feeling the manager's actions either:

Personally, YTA. The ‘customer is always right’ viewpoint is aged and problematic in situations like this. If you had two customers in there spewing racism and hate, allowing that is allowing an unsafe environment for others.

basscov tells it straight:

Until you know what those women were saying YTA. They could’ve been extremely racist and you let them get away with that, your HR needs to launch an investigation.

usernamesforusername is not having it:

I am living for their almost entirely unanimous YTA vote. You fired someone on the spot for calling out racism, and then didn't even investigate what the situation was. A*shole, through and through. And you don't even seem to get how much it takes to actually call out racism in a world where people fire you for doing it; kudos to her, and it sounds like she has more integrity than you.

Mirianda666 is siding with the manager on this one:

NTA. If a server overhears conversation that sounds threatening or harassing to other customers, they should inform the manager immediately. If a server overhears conversation that disturbs them on a personal level and they shout at a table? They should be fired.

Jerkforbreakingup says the manager was fine here:

NTA. Even if the women were using racial slurs, Sarah should not have confronted them directly. She should’ve gone to you (her manager) and allowed you to handle the situation. It’s not her job as an employee to cause a scene by yelling and making accusations. That’s unprofessional. If she doesn’t own the business or isn’t the current manager on duty, it’s not her call what to do with racist customers.

Furthermore, we don’t even know if the women were saying anything racist in the first place. Everyone here is assuming that Sarah is a compassionate super hero who saved the restaurant from two old evil white ladies, but it’s entirely possible that’s not what happened.

LetsBeReal24 shoves it back into the manager's face:

YTA, you spent more time typing this out than you gave that girl at explaining herself. And quite frankly you referring to her as a "snowflake" sounds like you had political reason for firing her that way. You messed up!

showa_goji shared exactly what they're feeling here:

As a food service manager I am appalled you fired an employee without even allowing them to explain a thing. I really think you should step down if this is how you run your shifts. I want to know who you work for. I would really like to report you. YTA.... you know you’re in the wrong..... the last thing you do before you quit should be offering her her job back.

The majority of replies were upset the manager didn't let their emplyee share their side of what happened. So perhaps this is a good lesson for us all.

12 posts about how couples are handling getting married during the coronavirus pandemic.

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A lot can go wrong at a wedding: the cake tips over, the groom's mom gts too drunk, a pandemic prevents gatherings of more than ten people and shuts down travel. You know...the usual.

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions and guidelines preventing gatherings for more than ten people, which could really ruin a wedding more than a DJ who refuses to play the Cha Cha Slide.

Here's a glimpse about how couples all over the world are adapting to this new reality.

1. Couples held their ceremonies, and kept it small.

2. Guests attended over FaceTime.

3. The pandemic gave the bride and groom an opportunity to accessorize.

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Posted by Stephen Mclonghair Bolles on Thursday, March 12, 2020

4. Hopefully the curve will be flattened by the time this couple ties the knot.

5. The surgical masks are a Corona thing, not an Albanian wedding tradition.

6. Some weddings are getting moved up for health insurance purposes, which is American romance at its best.

7. If only the president was as diligent as a bride-to-be.

8. An Israeli couple got married at a supermarket, which hopefully didn't infect the food.

9. In Jerusalem, this wedding celebration was held entirely on balconies.

10. Many couples had to choice but to cancel their once-in-a-lifetime events for the once-in-a-century pandemic.

11. Bride Niku Kazori threw it backed to happier times.

12. And what was perhaps the most dramatic wedding objection of all time, police in Pakistan raided a wedding for being a public safety risk.

21 tweets from funny people about the pandemic.

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It's a very scary time for everyone right now and we could all use a laugh.

While we're all dealing with the current crisis in different ways (some of us are panic-crying, some of us are buying the world out of toilet paper, some of us are journaling into a void) it's important to take a break every now and then.

When everything is so uncertain and we don't know what's going to happen in the next few weeks or months, you could use this time to start a new hobby, spend more time with your family and pets, or finally get around to organizing everything in your house. It's an incredibly stressful time for us all and laughter, while it might not cure COVID-19, it definitely can help...

Here are 21 funny tweets from incredibly funny people to cheer us up...

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