What’s so wrong with keeping people safe? A sizable portion of the population thinks their personal liberties are more important than other people’s safety, and that’s not right. They don’t care if someone could pass away from breathing in peanuts on an airplane: they think their right to eat peanuts wherever they please is more …
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Office rules that employees learned the hard way: ‘The corporate ladder is a trap’
What is the rulebook that should be standard in every workplace? While any reputable company will have a code of conduct for its employees, it often doesn’t cover a lot of the things that they really need to know. At some jobs, it feels like you can know every written rule off by heart, and …
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Passenger Takes Selfie On Airplane With Flight Attendant in the Background, Airline Employee Takes His Phone to Delete The Photo
Was the airline being over-the-top about this? I wonder how many pictures are out there that feature me in the background. I know for a fact that I am a background character in so many photos, not only because I live in New York City and am around big groups of people all the time, …
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‘If you cook, someone else does dishes’: 20+ Family rules that make every household better
Why do families bicker? Well, to answer that question, you’ll have to ask 10,000 more queries. Why can’t siblings share a cookie equally? Why does Grandma insist she knows better about the internet than we do? Should the TV really be on during dinner? Who’s washing the dishes this time? Are the second cousins not …
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17-year-old moves in with his grandparents because he doesn’t want to follow his dad’s girlfriend’s rules: ‘I told her she’s not my parent and she doesn’t get to demand respect.’
Why should she get to waltz in and announce a bunch of new rules? When is it okay for a parent’s boyfriend or girlfriend to discipline their child? In many cases, the answer is «never.» Some stepparents have been part of their stepchildren’s lives for years, but still don’t feel they have the right to …
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Manufacturing manager refuses to allow his employee to bring her 7-year-old daughter to work: ‘I do not want the liability.’
There’s a big difference between bringing your kid to a boring office building and bringing your kid to a manufacturing plant. There’s a lot of debate about whether employers should provide employees with more childcare assistance. Many parents are forced to leave the workforce for the first couple of years of their kids’ lives because …
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‘Dropping a book you’re not enjoying is elite adulthood’: What’s something you didn’t realize was optional in life?
We’re all guilty of not using our free will enough. We know intellectually that we’re allowed to do whatever we want, but actually doing it is a whole other practice. There are so many rules, habits, and manners that we pick up during the early part of our lives that just stay with us because …
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Neighbor regrets allowing entitled kids to use their swimming pool after they keep breaking the rules, decides to revoke their access: ‘I told them to get out’
One makes a lot of poor choices when one tries to be a good person. Not to say you shouldn’t try to be a good person, the world is definitely better when people do that, it’s just that you should at least expect people to take advantage of your kindness. If you’re too nice, it …
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Dad revokes access to 2-year-old and 5-month-old kids after grandma ignores all his boundaries: ‘Family members told me that we needed to let go’
In theory, giving your parents grandkids should be one of the happiest times for a family as a whole. Given the number of moms and dads with adult children who pressure them to start families of their own no matter what their current personal circumstances, a new baby should be something that unifies everybody, not …
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Stringent newlyweds split opinion with ‘controversial’ rules they had at their wedding: ‘I want my guests to actually remember this day’
Many people believe that their wedding day is going to be one of the most important in their lives. As a result, it’s no wonder that couples can get very particular about things and that the bridezilla is such a common phenomenon. It is, after all, a lot of money to be spending on a …
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