Husband secretly gambles away his family’s life savings and is at risk of loan delinquency, wife wants out to do right by their child: ‘I feel like a single parent already’

We never want to think our partners are hiding something drastic from us—especially when their quick decisions affect us and those we care about. These decisions can range from them picking up chocolate ice cream (even though you’re allergic), to taking all the money you’ve saved together and gambling it away in hopes they’ll double …
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Expecting mom of 2 toddler boys tells her girl-obsessed mother-in-law she’s having a 3rd boy even though she’s having a girl: ‘My MIL literally yelled “NOOOOOOOOO” when we told her the gender of our second boy’

Anyone who has ever watched a gender-reveal party reaction video compilation (try saying that word salad to an 18th-century farmer) knows that gender disappointment is a real thing. The most common lousy reaction is dads getting angry that their wives are having daughters and not sons. Gender technically is the dad’s doing, but that won’t …
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Duplicitous recruiter changes salary from $4-5K to $3K per month before final interview round: ‘This is [for] a Senior Engineer position’

When you are applying and interviewing for jobs, it’s common for recruiters to be incredibly elusive about the salary of the job you’re applying for. It’s supposed to be in poor taste to ask for the salary at the beginning stages of the interview process, but it’s incredibly valuable information to know. It’s so beneficial …
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‘He just left 4 kids to do that’: Daughter tells story of father abandoning family to become a break dancer, faces cringey clapback from dad himself

Rare is the individual who doesn’t have some kind of issue related to their parents. Even those who can boast a respectable relationship with their mom and dad usually have something that could easily be hashed out in therapy, so spare a thought for those kids who have to be raised (or not) by straight-up …
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‘You messed with the wrong mama…’: Woman Schools Competative Sister-In-Law After She Takes It One Step Too Far

All of us have admitted to occasionally telling white lies. Could we just be honest and tell the truth? Probably…, if we could, would we want to go back in time and behave differently? absolutely not. Unfortunately, there are times when, for whatever reason, the truth is far worse than the lie.  In the story …
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‘Get this marriage annulled’: Deceitful husband goes behind wife’s back to help friend’s secret proposal

A good proposal story is worth its weight in gold. You can dine out for decades on the story of that time Mike got a skywriter to spell out «Will you marry me?» or hired the Backstreet Boys to serenade you in an empty ballroom. Not that proposals need to be spendy or decadent to …
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Woman Hides Cobbler-Pie From Her Roommates After They Take Her for Granted

I moved out of my parent’s house for the first time when I started university. When I arrived at the dorms, I made sure to clean every square inch of that filthy apartment since I had no idea how the previous tenants—a group of teenage boys—had managed to live in such a filthy space. When …
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32 ‘Facts’ That Used to be Taught in School that Have Since Been Debunked

Oh, the good ol’ education system – always keeping us on our toes, amirite? I mean, who can forget the days of learning cursive in grade school, and then suddenly, they’re like, «Nah, we’re done with that.» It makes you wonder how these kids these days even sign their names (wait, do they)? And it’s …
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Self-Centered Starbucks Customer Gets Roasted for Trauma Dumping About Husband at the Drive Thru

While the experience of working with customers is a varied one, most fall under one of two different categories. First there are those who are respectful, and then there are all the rest who overstep the mark. There are numerous different ways in which retail and hospitality workers experience audacity from those they serve. Sometimes, …
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The Biggest Lies in Human History, According to Straight Shooters on Reddit

I feel like most people would agree with me when I say that not all lies are bad. Sometimes we need a little light fibbing to spare somebody’s feelings, or to make things run more smoothly. Also, every time we exaggerate we’re telling a type of lie, technically speaking. However, some lies are more nefarious …
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