‘She said I probably look really good underneath the fat’: Aunt buys 18-year-old niece a subscription to Weight Watchers for her birthday after making fun of her weight, parents tell her to just accept it

The motivation to lose weight can’t come from somebody else; it has to come from within. It can be frustrating to know that you’re overweight and to be constantly reminded of it by the people around you. They act as if you don’t know that you’re overweight like you don’t feel the social and somatic …
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Humiliated couple gifts $100 after 7-year-old asks for gifts at no-gift party, parents ponder whether they should return the money: ‘Everyone gasped’

You’ll probably never go to more birthday parties than you will when you’re in grade school. There’s a time in a person’s single-digit lift when everyone invites everyone’s classmates to every birthday party, and suddenly you’ve celebrated 12 different 8-year-olds in the last 2 months. It’s a critical mass of birthdays. Kids usually love it, …
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HR Department Sends Former Employee Birthday Card 3 Weeks After He Got Fired

Nothing quite says, «Happy Birthday!» like «You’re fired; I never want to see you again!» When you get fired, there’s a lot of pain and worry attached to it. You might not have a ton of money saved up during that crazy 1-6 month period of job hunting. That being said, getting canned can make …
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Mom Refuses to Buy Her Friend a Birthday Present Because It’ll Take Time Away From Her Kids

It can be hard to prioritize your friends once you have a family. Kids, especially young kids, take up so much time, and you don’t want to miss any more precious moments than you have to. That being said, you don’t want to completely put your life on hold just because you’ve got a couple …
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