Saturday, January 14, 2023

'Bro don't ever send this big a** emoji again': 20+ Super unhinged texts from the weird side of the internet


Texting is a way of life for most people, an activity they do dozens of times per day, so it only makes sense that some insane messages will leak out to the internet. Whatever you write is set in stone, even if you delete the message. So you have to be careful what you're saying — you never know when it will be posted on the internet for the LOLz. Because let's face it, people are super weird, and they just say the strangest, most unexpected things sometimes! 

Some of the funniest texting fails come from wrong numbers. I love the texts below between one spurned boyfriend trying to angry-text his girlfriend. Instead, he hits a wrong number, but luckily the guy on the other end has his back. It's a feel good story, even in all it's absurd glory. 

After you check out these otherworldly text messages, check out this story of one Instagram page that got a fiery dose of commenter anger after making a sacrilegious Snoopy post. 

Friday, January 13, 2023

Funniest Fatherly Memes for Dads, by Dads, and of Dads That'll Make You Fire Up the Lawn Mower at 6am


There is a mental switch that occurs in the male brain when he has a child or parents a kid. Becoming a dad triggers a list of latent characteristics that over every person over the age of 25 when fathering a child and those characteristics are universal. Understandably, we cannot scientifically prove this, but it seems like every dad brags about waking up early only seconds before falling asleep on the couch. Every dad guards the thermostat like everyone's life depends on it. And every dad loves grilling, chilling, and cracking a few brewskies with the neighborhood rival dads.

Did you just have a kid? Well, fire up the lawn mower because the dadness is coming for you. It's not something you can outrun; you inevitably may become the incarnate of your parents. You can't fight the New Balance sneakers. You can't fight the loudness of your sneezing. Finally, you will no longer be able to fight the urge to grab the leaf blower the second a single leaf falls to the ground.

'Commenters... thank you for speaking up': Insta page gets a fiery roasting after making a sacrilegious Snoopy post


Every dog has his day… but in this case, animated Peanuts icon Snoopy definitely didn't choose this promo for himself. 

It all started when Twitter user @hotpriestt shared screen grabs of a random Snoopy post on a page dedicated to the famous animated pup. While the post was from a few months ago, her tweet reignited the discussion around the oddity of this image. Read up on this dramatic internet tale of commenters who rallied around Snoopy dog. 

Up next, take a glimpse into the world of programming: these people told of the reddest flags they have ever come across on resumes.

Bad Breath, Loud Chewing, Lateness: 20 Major Turn Offs to Avoid on Dates


Be sure to check these out before your next Tinder meetup! If you have been on the apps for a while and it doesn't seem to be working in your favor, it's likely not your fault. People have crazy standards and the world of online dating is really just a cesspool of liars, weirdos, and desperate fools. However, if you fit that description and it's still not working out for you, then it very well may be your fault. You might want to triple-check your breath, your attire, your social habits, etc. If you're not sure what it could be, keep scrolling below to see the top comments from this r/AskReddit thread, and hopefully you'll create some kind of a checklist before your next date. Some of these are legitimate and others are just for fun. You can decide for yourself which pieces of advice to take with you. For more, here are some crazy pickup lines.

'You should have all said OK Boomer': Horrible Boss explodes at employees, causing mass exodus


It's you! Hi! You're the problem, it's you!  That's what the employees of this company seem to be communicating to their horrible boss, yet he's clearly not getting the picture (or the reference). 

 

This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, speaks to a lot of what's been happening in toxic work environments over the last few years. What's particularly amusing is when employers choose the path of tunnel vision and decide to go on tirades about how nobody wants to work anymore. Do they even know they're just quoting Kim Kardashian? In this divided work culture, it's easy to point fingers at the people at the bottom of the ladder for wanting to be treated differently, but as we know, self-reflection is not a part of an old-school employer's mentality. So until these guys retire or accept these much-needed changes to work culture, one can only expect this mass exodus to continue. 

 

For similar content, take a look at this job interview gone wrong.

'I'm quitting...': Veteran employee passed up for promotion then is asked to train their new boss


Being passed up for an internal promotion that you've been preparing for and waiting for for years is always going to sting and make you reconsider your employment—but being asked to train the person they've externally hired over you will definitely grind enough salt in the wound that it will drive you to quit. 

That's what happened when this employee was passed over for a senior role at their company and asked to train their boss-to-be. They shared their story in a short thread that they posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit yesterday, reporting that they were planning on quitting their role. The thread began to trend on the popular subreddit and garnered all types of responses from readers who offered their advice and reactions to the events.

Keep reading for this short thread and the reactions below. For more like this, check out this dude who was fired less than two hours into his first day.

 

'I'm A Genius!' : Funniest Verdicts By Shower Masterminds For The Crowd Who Likes To Brood Underwater


Do you know when the really good ideas you have pop up? Have you noticed a pattern, as I have? Because for me, it's never when I'm doing actual work. Rather, it's always when I have some good ol' quiet time to myself, usually when I'm singing at the top of my lungs in the shower. Suddenly the genius ideas hit me — I should open a startup! Move to Switzerland! Get a dog!

Think for a moment of our dear Isaac Newton. Sure, there isn't actual evidence that suggests an apple landed on his head (But hey, this was a long time ago, before social media was a thing and people knew everything about one another), but we are still led to believe that his observation of the fact caused him to develop his law of universal gravitation. So, in other words, when he was just chilling. 

Nowadays, with technology being more advanced, we don't really sit under apple trees, pondering about life… we do so in the shower, in our small apartment that is located in a packed city. No fields of green around here. There is actually a great space to upload and discuss these genius shower thoughts we have — it's called Reddit. You have an endless supply of interesting, creative, stupid, and downright ridiculous content on there, and personally, it's my safe, anonymous little haven.

So without further ado, scroll down and check out some of the best, most genius shower thoughts the internet has for us today. You can also check out these relatable memes if you're tired, broke, and have a love-hate relationship with your coworkers.

'She said they went down [to the pool] an hour ago, but couldn't get in': Entitled mom and kids demand to swim for literally mere seconds, just before pool closes


Going swimming at hotel pools is one of the best parts of vacation — and if you're a kid, it might even be the best part! Unfortunately, one mom and her kids found out the hard way that you can't just use all parts of the hotel any time you please. Pools usually aren't open 24/7 at most places. And as the OP shared in this post to r/TalesFromtheFrontDesk, at their hotel, people can only use the pool for an hour at a time, and it closes at 10 P.M. sharp, so that the OP can complete the rest of their front desk duties. I'm sure there are all kinds of Karens at hotels tormenting the workers, but this Karen had a pretty silly request that the hotel just couldn't comply with. 

Check out the story below, and in the comments, people shared some funny tales of other rule-bending managers and crazy hotel guests. Then you can metaphorically hop behind the counter of your favorite chain coffee shop for a peek into the lives of baristas (psst — they really hate making 'secret menu' drinks). 

Tenant Tries To Get Shady Landlord To Fix Sagging Roof, Leads To Disastrous Apartment Fail!


I smell a lawsuit or, at the very least, a few months of free rent! This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit by u/ZombieAbeVigoda, is both shocking and shockingly unsurprising. We have all dealt with shady landlords before, but has it gotten so bad that the roof literally caves in? Are we surprised that it got that bad?

 

As someone who has spent the greater part of my life in New York City, I have had countless similar apartment experiences. The first two months of my very first NYC apartment as an adult were consumed by a seemingly endless roach infestation, and once that was resolved, we were then met with a seemingly endless leaking roof problem. All this is to say that I feel the pain of this Redditor, and I know what it's like to chase down building managers and insist that the situation is not fixed and they can't get away with doing the bare minimum. As people in the comments section suggested, documenting everything is the key! 

 

Share your thoughts and experiences with landlords below. For more, here's a fun one about an illegal Airbnb ring. 

Thursday, January 12, 2023

'No build is complete without hot glue': These 'crying shoes' annoy the heck out of the DIY community for a punny reason


Folks in the DIY community were losing it over this 'crying shoe' hack that leaves viewers with more questions than answers. 

Not every craft project on the inter webs can be the best DIY ever. Luckily for us here at Fail Blog, there are plenty of people who are competing to make the worse possible DIY, including this one. Ready for a terrible life hack? Check out this woman's attempt at a fashionable shoe hack that ends up ruining the shoe and possibly even ending a friendship. 

30+ Disastrous, Disgusting, and Disturbing Hair Fails That Redefine 'Bad Hair Day'


These customers must have asked their barbers to ruin their lives. That can be the only explanation for some of the most disastrous, disgusting, and disturbing haircut fails I have come across on the Internet. 

 

Now, if you're like me, you probably over-exaggerate a bit when you have a bad hair day. Or perhaps you rolled out of bed one day and didn't have time to shower before work and your hair looks like whatever was on top of Edward Scissorhands' head. You think everyone's looking at you, you think your hair will never be the same again, and you're fighting the urge to scream. The slightest uneven haircut or the mildest bad hair day can feel apocalyptic. 

 

However, once you've taken a moment to look at these ridiculous cuts, your mentality might change. Firstly, these people clearly want to be seen, which means they don't just have bad hair, they are also delusional narcissists. Hopefully, scrolling through this list will be a much-needed reminder that you, dear reader, are neither of those things. For more, take a look at this list of insufferable coworkers.

‘I Am the Main Character’ : Best of Cringey Entitled People Who Think the World Revolves Around Them


I'm sure you've heard your parents say 'The world doesn't revolve around you!' at least once or twice back when you were a small dumpling of a kid. Though you were appalled the first time they said it, at some point as you went through your teens, suffered through puberty, and entered your twenties, your prefrontal cortex slowly finished developing, and you realized that they were right. The world doesn't actually revolve around anyone. In fact, the galaxy in which our solar system exists (AKA the Milky Way) has about 100-500 BILLION solar systems. We are one of those. Tiny, puny, insignificant.

Our universe is also expanding with every second. The earth itself is about 3.5 million times larger than a human. Feel small yet? Long story short, we ain't that interesting. There are those who would disagree. A lot of them happen to be entitled social media influencers, Kens and Karens, and of course Kanye West, which is its own separate discussion. 

While scrolling through r/iamthemaincharacter, I happened upon a lot of these kinds of people and thought them noteworthy to share with you. So have a scroll for yourself, and check out how delusional people can be down below. Reddit is truly a wasteland of beautiful stupid people created for our own entertainment. Also, unrelated — for some signs that are as blunt as they come, click here.

'Brag-fest Alert' : Best Cringeworthy Batch Of Raging LinkedIn Lunatics


As previously stated, LinkedIn is basically the Instagram of grown-ups, also known as 'The place where insecure people go to brag about their miserable existence'. You know those Facebook groups where people show off pics of them graduating with honors from some Ivy League school that you have no idea how they got accepted into, with captions such as 'I am SO proud to announce that I have humbly graduated from XYZ with HONORS. This has been the most inspiring, eye-opening, and spiritual experience of my life, and I am so grateful to the Dean and her daughter, who have been such a big influence on me… bla bla… bla bla bla…' ? So it's like that.

You can't disguise 'Stupid' as 'Not stupid'. It's simply not possible. So to sum it all up, I can't stand LinkedIn, and if you clicked on this post, the bets are out that you don't either. Sure, it's a great way to expand your social and professional network, find a job, and develop your career… yada yada… but it's also the perfect platform to read about others announcing how much better they are than you. There is no shortage of idiots on LinkedIn, and the fact of the matter is, it's kinda entertaining.

So without further ado, scroll down and check out some of the most embarrassing, cringeworthy snapshots I've scavenged on r/linkedinlunatics, because it sure made my day. Then, you can also feel free to take a look at what Reddit has to say about Gen Z leaving big gaps in their resumes in the name of self-care.

'You're not making me steam milk? Thank you for an easy life, king/queen': 35+ Highly specific memes from cafe baristas


Society would crumble without the hardworking baristas who get up very early every morning to clock in and make us our lattes and americanos. I pledge my allegiance to the baristas everywhere who make it possible to order a fine caffeinated drink and receive excellent service each time. 

Working at a coffee shop is no walk in the park, though, as this collection of memes from barista-focused pages will reveal. You might think you know what goes on behind the counter of your favorite Starbies, but do you really know how the barista feels when you ask for the latest viral TikTok pink drink? (Spoiler alert, they all hate those drinks). The inner workings of these coffee shops are laid bare below — so remember these next time you want to rush the coffee shop working making your 17 ingredient drink. 

Up next, check out this word salad of a label that has the internet divided: Would you buy this product, or does it make you recoil? 

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

‘My Brain Is Glitching’ : 18 Strange and Unusual Perspectives by Talented Photographers Who Tricked The Internet


Things can get a little unusual on the internet… today, Photoshop is everyone's go-to, and I'm not proud to say that I've used it to alter a few photos back in the day myself (No, I'm not an Instagram model, just a regular internet troll). The more time goes on, the easier that is to do. Camera quality has improved drastically over the last couple of decades, and as of late, you have one of the best lens money can buy (There I go exaggerating) on your cellular phone. Particularly, an iPhone. Those things are known for their great quality, but I'm more of an Android fan myself.

How does that old saying go? One picture is worth a thousand words. Well, truth be told, more like four billion, but who's counting? While scrolling through r/confusingperspective, I happened on some brilliant pics that made me double-take for a sec. Scroll down to see some of the best. And if you're in the mood for more, check out these ones as well. They're sure to make your mind go a little funny.

'Now THIS is a boss!:' Woman Who Has Only Had ‘Narcissistic & Psychotic’ Boomer and Gen-X Bosses Shares Refreshingly Professional Email From Her New Millennial Boss


It's becoming more and more evident that the workplace culture that the Boomers set into effect many moon ago is not working anymore. So far the boomers are holding as tight as they can to it and Gen-X have been enforcing it. However, millennials are a different story. 

Millennials were told they could be whatever they wanted to be, but not told what the options were or how to obtain them. When they started to enter the workforce, they were called lazy, entitled, and many other things. So, millennials have suffered very traumatizing work environments to say the least. However, now millennials are reaching the age where they have been working long enough to make their way up to managing positions themselves. Instead of perpetuating this destructive authoritative "I'm your boss, so you must do whatever I tell you to do without questions and always be my little minion" management style, the are deciding to take a more emotionally intelligent direction.

One woman shares an email her new millennial boss sent her and she was shaking with excitement. This woman has only worked with Boomer and Gen-X bosses before and has some PTSD from their "narcissistic and psychotic" management styles. She had to send an email about something that upset her to her new millennial boss, but was nervous. Still, she sent the email and then waited on bated breath. The email she got in return had her body fill with relief. Her millennial boss not only apologized and took responsibility for the actions that upset her employee, she also applauded her employee for speaking up about the issue right away instead of letting it fester on the inside. The problem was not only solved, but also the employee now feels appreciated and comfortable in her position.  

"This should be the norm. This should be how work communication goes and it's not. And it is so f***ing refreshing to work for a millennial," she says. Read and/or watch to hear the entire refreshingly professional email from her millennial boss below 

'I broke down crying': Late-night-reading girlfriend sparks the sleep deprived rage of her lamp hating boyfriend, wonders if she's wrong


I love… —lamp? Did a moth write this post? If that were the case, then that would at least explain why she is so insistent that the lamp remain turned on.

At least it's safe to be certain that this boyfriend is not a moth as he, in fact, does not love lamp. In fact, he seems to rather despise it —at least at three in the morning when he's trying to catch some sleep before work. His girlfriend, who was having difficulty sleeping due to sickness, was insistent that her bedside lamp remain on so that she could read to distract herself. Things escalated, and the boyfriend stormed out to sleep on the couch before returning to redouble his efforts to have a bit of darkness so he could sleep.

You just know he was miserably tired at work the next day and complaining to his coworkers about how "Emily wouldn't shut her damn light off again."

Who is in the wrong in this situation? Read the post below and decide for yourself. For more couple's drama, check out this idiot dad-to-be who skipped his pregnant wife's doctor's appointment to have fish 'n' chips with the boys.

New workplace changes employee's job location 12 hours before their first shift, employee gives them a piece of their mind and quit


The job interview process can be incredibly arduous and time-consuming; applying for a new role can be like working a second part-time or full-time job. This is made all the worse by how long it takes most organizations to conduct their interview process; it can be multiple weeks, even months before you know whether or not you have gotten a position you have been interviewing for. Of course, you'd like to think that you have some security once you've signed the contract and are awaiting the start of your first day, but games like this add another element of uncertainty to the mix.

This worker was due to start their first day of work at a new job; then, 12 hours before their first shift, they received a message from the employer informing them that they were changing the location of their role.

I'll give you one guess as to which industry this job was in… Of course! It's retail! What other industry would think they could get away with treating new employees like this? This is a classic bait and switch, and some retail operations will even write into your contract that they have the right to move your place of work without notice to another store within a given region.

Keep reading for the screenshots of the message exchange and the reactions. For more, check out this retail organization that instated a mandatory search of every employee at the end of their shift. 

Have you ever had anything like this happen?

‘You’re Not Entitled to Kindness When You Are Purposely Being Rude’ : Cheeky Dude Expects Woman To Respond Nicely When He Obstructs Her View at Sporting Event, Revealing His Own Hypocrisy


People pay a lot of money to go to sporting events, and although we're all aware that it's not far from what you experience when in a movie theatre with a bunch of screaming kids (no offense), one can still have basic manners — because, we aren't kids, after all. We're adults. And as adults, we're supposed to communicate. Be the grown-up in the situation and all that. But the problem is, a vast majority of people are rude — and this especially goes at sporting events.

This is why I'm an introvert and prefer watching events from home guys. Because people are rude and inconsiderate, and there's no point in expecting them to behave as you would. For example, this man took to the r/AITA subreddit to complain about a woman who was being passive-aggressive and downright rude to him throughout a sports game he was attending. And fair to say, she really was acting like a child. But so was he… because you can't just knowingly put an enormous bucket on your head and expect the person behind you to shut up about it. They paid to see the game, after all.

So you, dear sir, knew exactly what you were doing. The comment section is pretty controversial, to say the least. Lots of Redditers side with the hypocrite, while others tell him he can't expect others to be nice to him when he's being such a jerk. Scroll down to read all about it. While we're on the topic of being petty, check out this wise neighbor who knew exactly how to exact some good ol' revenge on his building board for enforcing the most ridiculous bylaws.

Enraged Karen and Kevin curse out a 13-year-old at a restaurant


This Karen and Kevin are a match made in heaven. Who would have thought that such entitled, angry humans could find the person they were meant to be with for the rest of their lives? In this story, these two lovebirds found themselves at a busy restaurant and were frustrated that their food hadn't arrived yet. You would think that despite their frustrations, they would behave when a 13-year-old server came out to assure them that their food was almost ready. Well, you thought wrong!

 

Not only were they rude to the kid, but the encounter resulted in a physical fight as well. The Redditor, one of the cooks in the restaurant, had to step in and break it up. They shared their account of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more Karen encounters, here's a great one involving a mini Karen at an amusement park.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

‘Did You Block Me?’ : Best Dating App Fails of the Week for the Tired Crowd


Man… The dating app algorithms are truly against us. Tinder is both the best and worst thing that ever happened to the human species. On the one hand, we don't have to approach people in real life anymore. On the other hand… we can't approach people in real life anymore. It doesn't matter if you're looking for a FWB, a relationship, a situationship (as they call it nowadays), or a hookup. It's become less and more difficult at the same time.

We are promised good things when we swipe, but that's clearly not happening. Let's say you get a match, begin a convo, and make a date. You either get ghosted, stood up, or the person you meet is crazy. Sometimes you hit gold (pun intended) but those instances are rare. Don't even get us started on FOMO.

The illusion that Tinder creates is an endless supply of hot, emotionally available people. But really, there is just an infinite amount of idiots. So, if you're failing miserably at this little thing called a 'dating app', these fails are for you. Feel free to check out these memes for the broke crowd as well.

Crazed Cinema Karen accosts wheelchair bound patron for switching on their electric wheelchair


This world is deeply in need of a little bit of compassion and understanding. 

Employee Gives Two Weeks Notice, Hotshot Manager Tries To Fire Employee and Gets Demoted


Power can certainly get to some people's heads more than others. It sounds like this new hotshot manager was inconsolably blinded by the newfound power that they found themselves in possession of due to their new position. Well, let's just say that after the employee they kept trying to fire had had enough, they got their rightful comeuppance. It would have been great to see the look on the hotshot manager's face when they realized they'd managed to get themselves demoted. 

This story was originally posted on Reddit's r/IDontWorkHereLady subreddit by Redditor u/Thischick1, who shared their experience with the growing Reddit sub. Redditors voiced their appreciation for the original poster's actions and condemned the actions of the manager.

"You saved a number of people at some other restaurant from having to deal with her. Well done!" - u/freakinuk

Keep reading to see screenshots of the story (and newly added reactions) below. 

'Are you kidding? I would buy this immediately': Internet completely divided over utterly bizarre food label


As the saying goes, in marketing, all attention is good attention, but is that really true of this bizarre labeling choice? People had very strong opinions, both positive and negative, about the super weird label on this food. 

Twitter user @theactualemma shared a photo of a plant-based food product, with the caption, "I've never put something back on the shelf so quickly lol." The photo, as you can see below, shows a long mismash of a paragraph, with phrases like "yesss wee knowwwwww iiiit's on EVERYYY PACCKKKKKKKK." 

The singular sentence, which also has no punctuation, is proving quite divisive. Some people loved this copywriter's bold idea, and said they'd be swayed to purchase the product for themselves. Meanwhile, it was a major turnoff for other people, and there were tons of jokes to be made about this run-on sentence. 

I tend to side with copywriters doing whatever they feel like, for obvious reasons. However, in this case, I think the writing does look a bit last-minute, and it's not very informative about the product, which is certainly helpful when you're in the supermarket deciding between brands. I'd probably put it back on the shelf too, if only because it's a major eyesore to read! I hope the copywriter is out there still bringing big ideas to the table, where ever they may be now. 

Next, check out these tiny animals (and their owners) who are having a very bad day. 

‘It’s Still My Money!’ : Dad Decides to Reinvest Daughter’s College Fund Towards His New Step Kids Education Following Her Early Graduation, Family Drama Ensues


College in the States is hella expensive. Kids these days take out a ridiculous amount of student loans that equate to buying a house or two. Oftentimes, when parents can afford to, they'll help. We're talking big bucks here, upwards of 60 thousand dollars… that's an enormous sum of money to put into your education, but at this point, it's just how the world works.

When your family gets involved in your expenses, 'fun stuff' starts hitting the fan, if you get what I mean… Heated discussions and the occasional swear word enter the stuffy room where the older and younger adults stand yelling at each other in dismay. It's stressful. While scouring r/AITA, I came across a post by an ambitious young woman who was furious at her father for refusing to pay for the remainder of her education after an ugly divorce from her mom. Check it out down below.

For more delusional divorce content, click here to read about a selfish kid who doesn't have an empathetic bone in her body.

'Nobody likes a snitch': Evil coworker gets top performing competition at work fired for taking breaks


Never trust your coworkers! Especially not this guy, who was clearly threatened after 25 years on the job when the top-performing employee on the team had only been working at the company for a year. 

 

This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/CubsFanHan, only further proves the concept that if the work gets done, what does it matter if an employee takes a few breaks throughout the day? No one seemed to be suffering from those breaks, except for the jealous coworker. The most ironic part of the story is that the Redditor was fired by HR mere minutes after receiving a gift card celebrating him for his success on the team. Oh, well. If anyone is suffering long-term here, it's the company, which lost one of its most valuable employees. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, here's a post about a messed up new HR policy.

Monday, January 9, 2023

20 Small animals (and their owners) who had a bad day


Being a small animal isn't all fresh kibble and naps in the sunlight — sometimes owners will interfere with their own dastardly plans. Some animals definitely have a sixth sense. The day you want to bathe the dog or take the cat to the vet, they'll suddenly know to disappear to the back of a closet, making you search for them for hours. However, none of these critters below have any advanced sixth sense. These annoyed animals just couldn't avoid their fates!

Up next, these people shared the things that were better before they became popularized… like living in a van, vlogging, or Airbnb.

'Why women have babies with men like you is beyond me': Dude wants to use paternity leave to take a vacation away from his wife and kid


Does this guy even hear himself? As one person in the comments section mentioned, the bar of fatherhood is already quite low. The concept of using two weeks of your paternity leave to abandon your newborn in order to take a vacation and visit other family is just about as selfish as it gets. And all just so you don't have to use vacation days for your vacation? This guy might as well get the words "absent father" tattooed on his forehead now.

 

He shared his own side of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, which is even more baffling because you know he's probably trying to portray himself in a good light. What he's actually done is probably ten times worse than how he explained it. It seems like his poor wife might be better off being a single mother than having to deal with his immature outlook. Keep scrolling below to watch this guy get torn apart in the comments section. When you're done, take a look at these dad jokes.

'My son is clearly resenting us': Parents give one child $4k for Christmas and give the other $800, wonder if they're wrong


The sibling relationship may be one of the most complex: two individuals who have interacted and competed throughout the entire duration of their challenging developmental years. These years of ever-shifting emotional conflict can foster incredibly strong, near-unbreakable bonds; or can form two individuals who can't stand to be in the same room as one another. 

Jealousy is one of the main contributors to the latter result; oftentimes, one sibling may begin to feel resentment toward their family due to what they perceive to be unfair or unequal treatment and opportunity. The thing is, everyone is different, so it can be challenging for a parent to parent to these differences while still treating their children overall equally. 

The sheer fact that your children will be different ages and hit different milestones in different years can be a huge challenge. What is a parent to do when their 16-year-old daughter Becky gets a cellphone, and their 14-year-old son Arnold starts demanding one too? Is it unfair to Becky to give Arnold a phone two years younger? Or is it unfair to Arnold that he doesn't have a cell phone, and Becky does? Due to challenges such as this, and despite parents' best efforts, one sibling might let feelings of resentment and envy creep in. 

That's essentially what came to pass during this family's Christmas. The parents gifted their daughter $4k to help with the purchasing of her new home, while her brother was left with $800 worth of gifts. 

Redditors ultimately voted that the parents were in the wrong, although the result was hotly discussed and contested. The leading consensus seems to be that the parents should not have made this "gift" part of a Christmas present and should have given it to her as a separate arrangement.

Keep reading to see the screenshots of this thread; for more, check out this unhinged dad who refused to let his adult son leave the house. 

'We're all a family here': 25+ People share the most toxic red flags they've experienced at job interviews


Job interviews share more in common with a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth than they do with a legitimate means of vetting a candidate for employment. Two players put on a performance for each other: one playing the part of an employable person and the other of an employer that a candidate would want to work for. Sure, there might be no regicide or kinslaying in a job interview — but the process can be just as ruthless.

On top of the complexity of the social performance of the interview, there's a lot that can go wrong with a job interview right from the get-go. Timeliness is of huge importance; if either of the parties is late to the interview, that can be a huge red flag as to the respective party's reliability. During the interview, an employee might be so nervous that they find themselves incapable of portraying an accurate portrait of their skills and experience. Despite being a better fit for the role, they may find themselves losing out to a more confident but less-qualified candidate. 

Despite an interviewer's best efforts to conceal the flaws of their management team or organization, there are cracks that can appear in the armor that can give insight into how things really operate. These 25+ people gathered on a popular r/askreddit thread to share their experiences and advice.

Keep reading to view the reader's answers. For more, check out this job seeker who sent a scathing email to a recruiter who was late for their interview.

Have you ever experienced any of these red flags? Maybe you have some of your own? Let us know!