'4K and 800 is a big difference': Jealous brother erupts at parents for spending more money on their daughter's gifts

As it turns out, we're still experiencing the fallout from the Holidays. We're not talking about breaking New Year's resolutions or getting adjusted to returning to work, though. No, we're talking exclusively about family drama. Specifically, family drama as it relates to Holiday gifts.

 

In this thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/JollyOldSaintNicki, a 22-year-old son living with his parents voiced his frustration after his older sister was gifted $4,000 following her recent purchase of a house. Meanwhile, the son's gifts amounted to $800. Sure, perhaps the parents could have been more careful with this and presented the $4K gift as a housewarming present rather than her Christmas gift, but is this a choosing beggar situation for the son? The gift disparity is certainly significant, but it's not like $800 is nothing…not to mention, this is a guy who has been living with his parents rent-free. Folks in the comments section seem pretty split on the issue. Keep scrolling below to see what they had to say. For more, take a look at this story about a crazy mother-in-law over the Christmas holiday.

20 Dry January Memes, Tweets, and Fails for Folks Who Couldn’t Make It Past the First Week

We salute you for trying! For those of you who don't know, there is a sector of the world that genuinely tries to do Dry January to jumpstart the New Year. Firstly, we want to acknowledge that if your relationship to drinking needs to be seriously reevaluated, you might want to consider actual sobriety rather than a performative internet trend. Now, if you're just succumbing to the trend, you will know that at the very least, the memes are funny. Keep scrolling below to have a look at these ones. When you're done, check out these post-New Years back-to-work memes!

 

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Funniest Memes for Chill People Who Prefer Vacation Time Over The Grind

Motivational speakers like Eddie V have made their fortunes and their professional coaching empires from the ground up, preaching a principal that has taken over the minds and thoughts of middle class ladder-climbers for decades: The Grind. For some reason, people are obsessed with working themselves into the ground and trading their general well-being for a couple thousand more dollars. Nice trade buddy. What're you going to spend that money on? Probably therapy when the plan your overinflated ego created falls apart completely, reminding you that work is actually not the most important thing in your life. 

If you're not living the hustle lifestyle, some might call you lazy. But to be totally honest, you've just stopped to smell the roses, taking in the beauty that is life without work. You're the type that works to live, versus the Hustlers who live to work. BRB, I just baked a pie and I'm going to eat a slice on my porch while basking in the sun. Now that's living.

Update: Entitled 'crypto bro' brother demands free catering for his wedding after squandering a small fortune of inheritance

Some people have more money than common sense, and some people have so little common sense that they lose all of their money. Imagine being born on third base and getting caught out trying to steal second; that's the level of competency we're talking about in this thread. 

This Reddit user describes the situation at hand: Their entitled brother has decided that he wants to get married after squandering his inheritance on bad crypto investments. Because he's never had to work for anything himself and never experienced consequences for his actions, he expects his sister to cater the wedding to the tune of thousands of dollars in food — all for free.

Where there's smoke, there's fire. The original poster returned to add an update to their original post detailing what had happened since the initial posting. Turns out the brother had been "borrowing" all kinds of money from other family members, resulting in him being cut off by the family. 

Keep reading for screenshots of this thread, as posted to the r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit, and the reactions below. For more, check out these entitled people, karens, and choosing beggars who wanted everything for nothing. 

 

Influencer spills woman's personal secrets for instant content, then refuses to take it down because 'people already saw it'

One woman won't soon forget her encounter with this influencer who shares everything with her followers. Video creator @cvillainnn shared an eye-opening lunch date that went south. 

'He's a Nepo Baby': Son of successful entrepreneur gets defensive over awkward family dinner

This Holiday season, it seems that families were arguing about nepotism. In case you live under a rock, the viral New York Magazine cover focused on the successful children of celebrities in Hollywood and the systemic flaws within this system. Obviously, Hollywood is not the only institution where nepotism can play a factor in someone's success or lack thereof, and so as it turns out, people can get pretty testy about the topic.

 

With this story, which was posted via this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Legacy-Ad8754, it turns out the Redditor works for his father's business. When the entire extended family gathered for New Years, his brother-in-law's wife made a potentially insensitive remark about how she wanted to see the Redditor's take on the article. Since he feels that his situation is wildly different from that of actors and actresses in Hollywood, he found the comparison to be empty and refused to explore the conversation further.

 

Yet herein lies the issue, my friends. Sure, it might have been a bit much to put a nepo baby in the hot seat at a family dinner. However, if the Redditor truly felt like his experience was different from that of celebrities, why did he get so incredibly defensive? No one is saying that nepo babies don't have talent or skills that have earned them work. It's not just a question of ability, though. It's a question of opportunity. On that note, if nepo babies continue to remain so defensive that no one can discuss the topic broadly (yes, we're talking about you, Kate Hudson and Jamie Lee Curtis), then the subject will continue to be insufficiently unpacked and the nepo babies themselves will come across as, well, insecure and/or blind. In other words, ignoring the topic entirely is a lose-lose for both parties. What do you think about discussing nepotism at the dinner table? 

 

Keep scrolling below for the original story. For more, check out this family gathering gone wrong. 

'They are going to let me work 2 more weeks... then I will be fired for looking for other jobs': Boss gives gift so terrible that employee quits

There are plenty of excellent presents for a boss to give to an employee, but one boss screwed up this simple task so badly that his employee decided to quit. The OP shared their story to r/antiwork, and revealed the entire story behind their decision to leave. 

As the OP tells it, they were bringing in plenty of cash for the business, generating over a million dollars in commissions during their time at the company. But after being given a truly unthoughtful present, the OP decided to leave, and their boss did not take it well at all. 

Scroll through this story, plus check out the comments from people who had their own unfortunate experiences with bad companies. Then, check out these 20 people whose mistakes cost them a lot of money. 

'What a way to start the new year': New Dad demands girlfriend take a paternity test, comes out negative but she leaves him anyway

2023 definitely started off on a bad note for this couple! Despite zero evidence or reason to suspect anything, this new dad demanded that his girlfriend take a paternity test out of the blue. Mind you, their baby is already a few months old and the couple had been together for three years.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/TrueOffMyChest subreddit, and in her post, the Redditor reveals that although she has agreed to take the paternity test because she doesn't have anything to hide, she is already making plans to leave this guy as soon as he gets the results back. According to folks in the comments section, it's very possible that this dude has been cheated on before and is traumatized, or perhaps he is looking for a desperate way out of fatherhood. Regardless, it may be a New Year, but the always-relevant solution of "Some guys should just go to therapy instead of destroying everything" still applies. Keep scrolling below for the full story. When you're done, take a look at this story about a young Karen at an amusement park.

'[I shouldn't have to] give up my chosen seat for their inability to plan': Redditors Applaud Person Who Rufuses to Give Up Pre-Paid Seat on a Delta Flight for a Couple to Sit Together

Flying is stressful no matter what. Even if you do it all the time and you feel like you have mastered it, there is always something that is somewhat of an inconvenient. Anything from you forgot your neck pillow on a lengthy flight, to complete cancellations and unhelpful customer service. These are just things you know are a possibility when you sign up for a flight. There are somethings you can do to ensure it's stress-free, like paying extra to book the exact seat you want. Unfortunately, you still run the risk of someone not planning ahead and asking you to switch, putting you in a very awkward position. 

This recently happened to a person on a Delta flight and they took to Reddit to ask if they were in the right for refusing to switch. The person had planned ahead and pre-paid for a certain aisle seat. However, the guy sitting in the middle of their row asked if they would mind switching with his girlfriend so they could sit together. The only issues was, this guy's girlfriend was sitting five rows back and was also in an uncomfortable middle seat. The person who spent good money to sit where he was said no and the guy was very upset with him. 

Eventually they got some other sucker to switch seats with them, but the couple still gave the original guy the stink eye the rest of the flight. Redditors, however, are 100% on his side, saying that this couple had no right to feel entitled to a seat switch. 

'Are your shoes bae or what?': Dad seeks advice on how to embarrass teen daughter with hip lingo, the internet swiftly delivers

Dads everywhere, unite! This side-splitting post got hundreds of comments from people ready to jump into action to help this dad embarrass his daughter. 

The post is old-but-gold — in the years since it's been posted, a lot of the lingo has gone out of fashion already, making this a hilarious time capsule into the past. Modern day parents can take a note from this dad's book! He got plenty of inspiration to make his teenage daughter cringe and call him uncool. 

Check out the internet's contribution's to this dad's goal, and add your own suggestions down in the comments. After that, if you want to cringe so hard your face hurts, check out this guy's terribly embarrassing first date fail. 

'Ouch, That's Offensive' : Most Blunt Unpopular Opinions For The Brave Internet Knights Who Don't Shy Away From Controversy

From calling out privilege to giving some serious shade to medical professionals, some highly opinionated folk have taken to Reddit to express themselves. Being this vocal in real life might spark a dispute or two, and depending on how far you take it, you might even find yourself jobless. People take things very seriously nowadays, and the internet is full of people who advocate for cancel culture. People commend free speech as long as they're the ones talking.

 

r/unpopularopinions has been created to give voice to those who shy away from speaking aloud in everyday life. While scrolling through it, I happened upon a few points of view that I found myself nodding along to and others that made me raise my eyebrows. There is never a dull moment on Reddit, that's for sure. Scroll down to check it out for yourself.

 

For some more bold bluntness, click here to have a look at some of the funniest signs.

'No more hard work by 2023!': Researcher collects wild 2023 predictions from newspapers published in 1923

Who knew the concept of curly-haired men would cause such a stir a century ago?! Researcher and professor Paul Fairie gathered these bizarre and fascinating newspaper excerpts from 1923 about what life would be like in 2023. In some ways, these predictions were far-fetched, but in others, they were, well, eerily accurate. Keep scrolling below for these century-old predictions and for some of the best comments on Twitter. For more, take a look at the best dating app fails of last year, and comment below what you think life will be like in 2123!

'I read the book and I'm still gay': Man recalls how he accidentally came out to his ultra conservative college roommates via voicemail from the bookstore

The 90's was such a wild time. Everyone had an answering machine and voicemails were recorded then straight up broadcast in your home, spouting your business out loud to everyone within earshot and that was just a normal, accepted thing. An answering machine wouldn't be a problem if you lived alone, but the moment you live with other people, you share your voicemail (on your land line of course). There's no privacy there. One man, who lived in a big house of dudes when he was a college freshman in the 90's, embarrassingly faced the public humiliations at the hands of an answering machine in the absolute worst way. Hilariously, his story is a lot like a sitcom spoof of an embarrassing nightmare, but it unfortunately happened to him in real life. 

'I cannot understand a word of that': Weirdo 'choosing beggar' demands seller bring stroller to them for free

Buying and selling items means interacting with random people who want your stuff — and sometimes they're a bit kooky in their demands. One person shared their experience with this. As they wrote on the r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit, their sister had to deal with this strange potential buyer as she was trying to offload a stroller. Right from the beginning, the potential buyer has an odd way of speaking, which probably didn't help their argument. They wanted the seller to hand deliver the package to them. For free. Who in the world would take that offer? 

Scroll down to read the crazy drama, plus read what the commenters are theorizing about the buyer (they have some intriguing theories!) Then, dig through these crazy YouTube comments where people share their realest feelings and silliest thoughts. 

'Our entire floor had to be jackhammered': Small shop's mistake causes huge pipe disaster

A small business owner shared their recent disastrous findings, and people can't believe their eyes!

Poor Sienna Studios just wanted to make some cute home decor items. They just didn't think about what might happen with the waste from their product creation until it was already too late. 

20 Entitled People, Karens, and Choosing Beggars Who Wanted Everything For Nothing

Interacting with strangers is a curious thing: Two people with a lifetime of experiences… thoughts, ideals, goals, and passions; colliding together for a single moment (or mere moments), resulting in each person forming the static two-dimensional projection that is their impression of the other person. 

How was that person in that moment? There are so many ways to define or categorize this: Were they amiable or antagonistic? If antagonistic, was that born from a lack of understanding — or a conflicting opinion or target goal? Who is to say what stresses or thoughts were affecting them at that moment that caused them to act in the way they did? I think it's pretty safe to say — if we're being completely honest with ourselves — that each of us has probably acted, at one point or another, in ways that were (otherwise) uncharacteristic of ourselves or didn't give the impression we would have liked to have given. Is there a chance that we've been the "Karen" or "Entitled Person" in someone else's life? Are we doomed to live forever in that moment in their mind?

Perhaps the people in this post don't deserve such consideration, but then again — maybe they do. Who am I to say? I'm just the guy dropping some philosophical thoughts that you didn't sign up for at the start of a list of images on the internet. 

Keep reading for this collection of Entitled People, Karens, and Choosing Beggars. For more, check out this earlier collection.

Family Gets Stuck at Mexico Boarder After Their Dog Locks Them Out of Car, Hilarious Problem-Solving Ensues

Crossing the boarder between the U.S. and Mexico is already unnecessarily stressful. You could be sitting in your car and know for a fact that you have no reason to get in any sort of trouble with boarder patrol, but will still be sitting there sweating. 

20 People whose expensive mistakes cost them big

It only takes a second to change your life forever, as these people found out when caused some rather costly mishaps. Lots of people mess up installing TVs, like one person who forgot to check for studs before installing a new flat screen. That's just the tip of the iceberg, though. From smushed car doors to demolished art pieces, these people will be thinking of that one goof-up for a long time to come. 

After that, help one Redditor decide their fate, as they shared this annoying message from their boss to r/antiwork for some fresh advice from the internet. 

‘She threw me under the bus’: Diner worker gets shamed by manager for coffee order in front of customer, cue coffee-fueled malicious compliance

This diner worker brewed a coffee-fueled tale of malicious compliance! After being told by their manager that they were to only sell coffee in one size (12oz), they were later shamed by that very same manager in front of a customer for not using a larger size (30z) meant for soda orders. What happened next was something only a Redditor well-versed in malicious compliance could pull off. 

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/pressurecrocker, who explained that in order to get some sweet, petty revenge, they began to use the larger soda size every single time a customer suggested that they would want something larger than the 12oz coffee cup. That meant that they were brewing a ton of free coffee, but the manager couldn't get too mad considering that the Redditor was doing exactly what the manager shamed them into doing during that earlier encounter. There's nothing better than pointing out your manager's flaws by doing exactly what they told you to do. Keep scrolling below to read the full story. For more tales of petty revenge, check out this post about a student who did all the work on a group project.
 

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'This horse accomplished more in 25 seconds than I have in 35 years': 25 Deranged fails from the YouTube comments section

Since YouTube started in 2005, people have spent roughly a bajillion hours watching music videos, streamers, vloggers, and sketches, and they've been leaving hilarious comments to boot. Below is a fine collection of the cringiest and funniest comments found under YouTube videos.

My favorite is probably the guy who requested to know what song was playing in a video, and came back after 10 whole years to find out no one had told him the answer yet. The YouTube comments community had a solid decade and y'all let him down! Another person who claims they pauses songs to let Eminem breathe while he's rapping is also a winner in my book. 

Up next, check out these weird Wikipedia entries that will have you doing your own deep dive into the history of Ray Romano's career or the laws of thermodynamics. 

'[She] starts SCREAMING at us to tell her who was late': Students get teacher fired in glorious tale of malicious compliance

There's nothing like a success story about rebelling against authority. In this case, the setting was a Catholic high school, and the authority figure was the senior-year Social Justice teacher (ah, the irony!). 

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/lalalakee, who reflected on their former years as a high school student and shared this epic tale. For context, this Social Justice teacher was new to the school and was extremely strict. So strict that she locked the doors to the classroom for the daily morning prayer and pledge of allegiance. Even though the bell to the first class hadn't officially rung, she would consider students to be late if they missed either of those "essential" activities. Sounds like a bit much, don't you think? Well, the students all thought so, and when a kid was late one day, they all rallied around him instead of following the teacher's rules.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what happened when the principal got involved. When you're done, take a look at these school fails!

‘Who Doesn’t Expect Noise at a Gym?’ : Stubborn Entitled Dude Appalls Gym Goers by Being Disrespectful and Selfish, Continuously Ignores Requests to Be Quiet

Firstly, a quick shoutout to Darwin's brilliant theory of evolution… the flaws in how humans have evolved are no secret to any of us. Just enter the nearest Mcdonald's — I dare say 15 minutes won't go by without some kind of incident occurring, most likely involving an entitled person who takes their 3-dollar burger very seriously. Evidently, some humans have not quite evolved as we'd have hoped, and are clearly deficient in brain cells.

 

Particularly those linked with public decency. We all know a couple of these people ourselves, although we really wish we didn't. Whether it be that one overly loud person on the bus with their phone on speaker, complaining to their bestie about an insufferable coworker of theirs (Karen), completely missing the irony of the situation. Or the impatient idiot who cuts in line at the grocery store because 'he's tired of waiting' (lol, y'dont say?!). And let's not forget about that one neighbor who is apparently capable of playing the drums only in the early hours of the morning, oblivious to the social norms of sleep.

 

While scrolling through r/AITA, I stumbled across a post written (surprise) by a very entitled dude who lives in a nice little bubble. You can check it out down below. A few people were less than happy with his behavior. Feel free to click here for a tale of delicious malicious compliance.

Decide their fate: Help this Redditor respond to their intrusive boss

One Redditor has a nosy boss who's about to get way more sass than they bargained for! The OP shared this post to r/antiwork to ask for help, because clearly they need it while working for this overbearing boss! 

The poster shared an email from their boss that starts off saying, " Are you out sick today and tomorrow, or was the hours on your timesheet an error. Be reminded that you cannot use sick time in lieu of vacation days. They are not interchangeable." Um, why so nosy though? 

This person was having none of it, so they reached out to the internet to help them decide. Some posters shared actually great advice, while others had lots of joke ideas to consider. Much to think about! Feel free to comment your own advice to this person, and who knows, maybe they'll choose your response to tell their boss to shove it (professionally). 

Up next, check out these outrageous things people posted on the Nextdoor app because they're completely clueless about their own neighbors. 

'Your mom is nuts': Unhinged Mom refuses to fix huge hole in kid's bedroom

This lady has taken things way too far! Currently, she is separated from her husband, but they have been living together under the same roof with their 19-year-old kid for several years now despite the fact that they straight-up hate each other.

 

The 19-year-old shared their story via this thread on Reddit's r/entitledparents subreddit, and let's just say that folks in the comments section were in complete agreement about one thing: the original poster needs to GTFO immediately. The fact that there is a large 3ft by 3ft HOLE in their bedroom and after all this time, the mom refuses to get it fixed? What purpose is she serving at this point? It's not even her ex-husband's bedroom! Before she knows it, this house is going to get condemned, and they will all have to move. Our advice? It's time to solely communicate with your Dad and then begin plans to start looking for your own place. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, here's a story about a nosy coworker who had it coming!

'You've got to be effing kidding me': Young Karen faces off with old lady at amusement park

The lesson here is to never mess with someone named Ida! This young Karen in the making learned that lesson the hard way and at an amusement park, of all places.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit by u/johnandahalf13, who shared an anecdote about getting an event pass to a famous amusement park and getting to enter the park an hour before it opened to the public. Young Karen was, of course, pretty pissed off that she didn't get to enjoy those same privileges. When she tried to get into the park early without the event pass, a 90-year-old woman working for the park named Ida got in her way. When young Karen decided to drop the F-bomb in front of dear old Ida, things got a whole lot worse for her. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and to see what people had to say in the comments. For more, check out this post about a nosy Karen coworker.

'I'm A Genius!' : Funniest Verdicts By Shower Masterminds That Are Spot On

I am convinced that good ideas were not born throughout the day while dealing with a bunch of issues and complications at work. Take Isaac Newton, for example. Although there is no evidence to suggest that an apple actually landed on his head (To be fair, this was a long time ago, before social media informed everybody of what every human being was doing at any given moment), we are led to believe that his observation of the fact, caused him to develop his law of universal gravitation. As in, when he was resting. Which is the equivalent of taking a long hot (or cold, if you're a Wim Hof fan) shower, while leaning your head against the bathroom wall, sighing to yourself lazily, when suddenly what we like to call 'A Shower Thought' pops up.

 

Lucky for us, there is a place to share our expert opinions, philosophical ponderings, and general jibber jabber. It's called Reddit, and I am personally a huge fan. You have an endless supply of weird, interesting, creative and stupid content on there, categorized into different subreddits. That, my friends, is where I found these hilarious shower thoughts that made me go 'Damn, I never thought about it like that'. So without further ado, scroll down and check it out for yourself.

 

In addition, if you're in the mood for some modern hilarity mixed with some old classic art, have a look at these memes.

'Lady, you are living under my roof': Entitled stepmother insults woman's deceased mother, sets off chain reaction that divides family

Evil stepmothers aren't just from Cinderella – this stuff happens IRL too! One Redditor shared her story of the rude way her new step family treated her after her dad remarried. It's quite the long read, because this stepmother and her two daughters are super entitled. Their dogs use the house as a bathroom. The stepdaughters walk around scantily dressed during the OP's Zoom calls. They move all the OP's photos and replace them with pics of themselves. But worst of all are the choice words they have about the OP's deceased mother. 

Read this wild story and judge for yourself: was the OP in the right for making her father choose between her and his new family? After that, check out this story of these Airbnb renters who were dumbfounded by the owner's outrageous kitchen rules. 

'It’s not my Mom’s fault that she’s an insecure b****': Woman lashes out at future Mother-in-law for taking over her wedding

It sounds like this Monster-in-law is always going to be a problem. Based on what happened in this scenario, the bride probably got a preview of what life will look like as a part of her future husband's family. Thankfully, it seems like her fiancé is understanding and has supported her throughout this ever-evolving crisis.

 

The bride shared her story via this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, and although she didn't necessarily confront her future Monster-in-law in the most ideal way possible, this woman clearly had it coming. She invited her friend who, once upon a time, tried to break the couple up. But the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak, was the way in which Monster-in-law verbally attacked the bride's mother. That's a dealbreaker! Folks in the comments section were clear that if the Redditor doesn't establish clear boundaries with this woman now, this wedding and marriage are destined for disaster.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, take a look at this bridezilla's obsession with getting Taylor Swift tickets.

‘Your Boyfriend Has to Leave, Now’ : Furious Brother Kicks Sister's Disrespectful Boyfriend Out of Holiday Dinner for Being Rude to His Blind Wife

Reentering the office after Christmas can be particularly overwhelming. You'll find everybody huddled together, each recounting their own dramatic holiday saga, which usually involves a few or more 'loved ones'. Granted, family dinners are like taking part in a reality show, minus the cameras. My personal motto that has served me well throughout the years: When in doubt, say nothing. Also, lie — a lot. Or rather, omit as many details of your life as you possibly can.

 

Moreover, if somebody says they don't need your help, don't push it (Unless it's your mother, then you should definitely push it, otherwise she will sniffily accuse you of treating her home like it's a hotel). Assuming you went to your partner's family for the holidays, you must be on your best behavior times a thousand. It's just how it is. I guess some AHs didn't exactly get the memo.

 

Scroll down to read about one such idiot, who relentlessly offered his 'help', even though it was obviously coming across as extremely rude and unnecessary. Way to spoil it for everyone. And feel free to check out these very blunt signs that aren't afraid to tell it how it is.

Catloaf and Unalaska, Alaska: 20+ Deeply weird Wikipedia entries

Wikipedia has become the internet's go-to hub for quick information and access to primary sources — and because it's so vast, there are plenty of hilarious and obscure entries. No matter what topic you're curious about, rest assured there's a Wikipedia page for it. Since Wikipedia is mainly made by people who submit their own research to pages, there's the opportunity to mess around with some pages — like one guy who makes the state of Missouri a little bit larger each time he has a crazy night out. 

After you've discovered the bowels of Wiki, check out this video creator who shared the behind the scenes of how she was treated badly at a party full of influencers.