Stepmom sells 16-year-old stepson’s music box that his late mother gave him, in order to pay for his half-siblings’ medicine: ‘Someone bought it off eBay for $2K’

She had no right to even touch that music box. It’s all too common for children and teenagers not to be treated like whole human beings. I’m not saying that 12-year-olds should be able to vote or drive a car, but they should be afforded the same empathy and dignity that you would afford literally …
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Financially stable 24-year-old woman inherits $10k sapphire jewelry set from late grandmother, faces pressure from her financially struggling 72-year-old father to sell it and give him the profit, sparking family conflict: ‘I want to maintain the legacy’

A family heirloom holds value far beyond its price tag, especially when it’s been passed down through generations, carefully entrusted to the next in line. So when someone close pressures you to trade that legacy for money, it’s only natural to feel sour. In this case, a daughter inherited a delicate and beautiful jewelry set …
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16-year-old sells her 37-year-old stepmother’s vintage prom dress behind her back so she could buy new headphones: ‘The dress is 100% silk, one of a kind, and the brand doesn’t exist anymore’

One of the most important rules of etiquette is to never sell something that was given to you as a gift. I don’t care how much you hate it or will never use it: you either regift it to someone, throw it away, or let it sit in your basement for the rest of time. …
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Greedy dude tries to sell his roommate’s $7000 couch while moving out, claims it’s his because he spent $200 on the truck to move it into their apartment: ‘I only found out because I saw it listed on Facebook for $2000 and they didn’t tell us their plan’

One of the most challenging things about living with roommates is remembering what belongs to whom. I was the first person to move out of my college apartment, and I accidentally left so many things behind. Luckily, my roommate was nice enough to take my forgotten stuff back to her childhood home so I could …
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Mom sells her house and gives adult son a portion of the profit, only for him to immediately cut off contact with her, leaving her heartbroken: ‘He said I sold the house out from under him’

As children grow up, their relationship with their parents keeps constantly changing and remolding. The biggest change usually involves the dependency that parents and children have on one another. Until they are 18, kids are completely dependent on their parents as their entire life is in their parents’ hands. Then, usually, anywhere around the ages …
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20+ Demented Garage Sale Finds That Must Have a Backstory

For many items, buying secondhand is a good idea. It’s better for the planet, your wallet, and your superiority complex when you tell people how you got a bargain on that fancy piece of furniture.  However, there’s no denying that thrifting, garage sales, and online marketplaces are not without their eccentricities. The heat of a …
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‘As you wish Mr. Principal’: Principal Shuts Down Student’s Booth Due to ‘High Profits’, Leading To Student’s Clever Compliance With School Policy

It really is a gift to be petty. There is no match for the genuine, honest, and organic expertise of a petty individual. You are either gifted from birth or you are not.  The story that follows fully supports my claim. OP recounts an incident that happened not too long ago when she was still an …
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Greedy House Flipper Gets Called Out For Maddening Price Increase After House Renovation

Reason 1035346 of why living in the so-called developed world isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be: the housing crisis is both real and audacious. For an increasing number of people, the dream of owning a home may not become a reality thanks to the ridiculous prices in many places.  There are a number …
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‘Spiderman 3: Beans Edition’: 20+ Oddball objects up for sale

Save the planet by buying all your cursed objects secondhand. Reduce, reuse, recycle, revenant.  While I’ve never experienced a haunting, I want to believe in ghosts. I’m afraid if I don’t believe in spirits, they’ll try to prove me wrong. I’ve watched enough horror movies to have some hubris about these things. If my home …
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The Most Unhinged Garbage That People Tried to Sell on the Internet

To not put too fine a point on it, this world is full of a heck of a lot of manmade crap. Inevitably, most of this ends up in landfills eventually. Before that, though, we all get the privilege of gazing upon the range of horrors that our fellow man has decided to bring into …
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