My first wife was a Karen. It lasted two years. She couldn’t get me to rip up the prenup. So she left me. Way less stress near immediately after the divorce was finalized.
My ex-husband was a male Karen, but he was too cowardly to complain to the service person. Instead, he complained to ME. Through every meal, car service, purchase, whatever, he did nothing but complain about everything. To ME. And I was supposed to fix it. Make it right. I did. I left him.
Well..yeah. Not just a theft but also violating and exploiting someone who's just giving you the benefit of the doubt. (or someone who's afraid of getting fired or causing a scene). Either way, I think the layer of deception and abuse makes it much worse than just the act of stealing something you don't need.
My ex MIL is a karen, I knitted her a blanket one year for Christmas, she looked at every single stitch until she found one that wasn't perfect and said if I can't knit I shouldn't.
I’m sorry she insulted your hand-made gift. I would never dream of not appreciating a gift that someone took the time to make for me. Those gifts are the most special. I’m sure the blanket was lovely.
Imagine expecting a handmade item to look like it was made by a robot. I’m so sorry to you and to her immediate family. I would have loved your blanket!
My grandma once told me that the best knitters she knows will throw in one tiny mistake if none came naturally just to prove that it’s handmade. Frankly, I just see that flaw as evidence a human made it!
I work in mcdonalds and had a regular Karen come through all the time (although she hasn't come through since the incident). She would always shout down the mic the second she got to it (despite being told numerous time not to) and would always order a coffee that was "cold" despite it just coming out of the machine. So one day she comes through my lane, shouts down the mic. I take her order and payment and start taking another order, she clicks her fingers at me and tries to get my attention so I signal to her "1 minute" and finish taking the order that I'm on. She then goes to me "I want a hot chocolate" no manners or anything. "So I tell her next time you need to order at the mic", she replies going "well I forgot" so I shake my head and wait for her to pay and as I'm taking the payment, she goes "you don't like me do you?" To which I told her "no" and she replies like a child (bare in mind this is a middle aged woman) "Well I don't like your face" and then called me a twat as she drove down. She then told the manager what happened and the manager basically just said "well why did you ask her if you didn't want the answer"
My mother once slapped me across the face for speaking up when she tried to cut in line at Disney world. We’ve (my brother and I) also had to apologize to service staff about my mother’s behavior. It got worse when she married my stepdad. His money made her feel like she “won” and was obviously correct because look how much money she has. I’ve been no contact with her since she tried to kill me after I went into remission from cancer. Yeah apparently she wanted me to die.
Listening to this today, I just realized our father was sort of a Karen, with drinking and brutality to cover the whining. I am 75 now. Our mother was the quintessential codependent nurse who we all miss something awful, but none of us want to repeat trying to make sorry people happy.
My mom is a full-blown Karen. Entitled, narcissistic, emotionally manipulative, a Bible thumper l, and don't you know the whole world is out to get her? Lives off welfare in a $1.4M house but complains she's broke. Also, the house I once lived in as a child is now hoarded to hell. When I told her we were having our first child, instead of congratulating me, she said "are you sure it's yours?". That ended my relationship with her and showed me just how horrid of a person she is. And she's the only living parent I have left. I miss my dad.
I'm so sorry homie hope you became a fantastic father. ❤❤❤ Also thought you were going to say instead congrats she said when our you or when can I visit. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Once again congrats 😢😢😢😢
I'm really not ok. She's ruined my life and given me so much PTSD from things I can't discuss on TH-cam. Cheating on my dad with one of my older sisters exes for example.
@@chainsawyoars Blood is not always thicker than water. I hope you found or will find people who you can call your family. They don't have to be blood related with you after all.
There’s a pattern here: relationships are strained to the point of ending and no contact, very few friends, lack of empathy for others. Being an arsehole doesn’t pay off. Last impressions matter too. Life is short. Don’t be remembered as an arsehole.
Retired cosmetologist. My experience is that a huge number of woman over 40 will cut their hair short, not touching the shoulders or shorter. The overwhelming reason is simply that they've spent decades with long hair, mostly to make other people and society happy. Now that they're getting older, aren't trying to be attractive for young men, are becoming more interested in their own happiness and comfort, they get a haircut that's easy to care for. Now I have to wonder because of this short haircut Karen, phenomenon, if woman are growing their hair longer again so as not to be assumed a Karen 🤔
The haircut is just the visual expression of not putting others first. It's funny that they have become too lazy to maintain their hair, but have no problem making a cosmetologist work for them. So it's not beauty that they have abandoned, but working for it themselves.
@@spambot_gpt7hello?? Dude, they just want a haircut that’s easier to maintain. Long hair can be a lot of work if you want it to look good and not everyone wants to invest in that or has the time for it. Women don’t owe us anything, least of all beauty or some vain bullshit like that. They went to a cosmetologists to get their hair cut because not everyone knows how to properly cut their own hair. Honestly, who the fuck do you think you are to be saying shit like this??
I’ve met Karens with long hair and lovely women with short hair. The haircut doesn’t necessarily make a lady a “Karen”, but yes, there is a pattern of entitlement with middle aged women who tend to have that kind of hair.
My father is that ilk of person who is rude and condescending to service industry folks. He seems to gain some kind of personal satisfaction in ripping other people off and more generally ruining people's days. I refused to go out to restaurants with him as a young adult because I wanted no part of this BS. Once I put my foot down so did other people in my family. The only person who would go out in public with him was his wife. he complained that we were inviting him to stuff and went everyone replied back that he wasn't invited because of his behaviour in restaurants he grudgingly behaved himself for a few years. He couldn't stop himself though and he has been banned again.
I get what you mean but I think he's just talking about the stereotype we call Karens not people with the name. If I'm just missing the point I'm not good at picking up stuff other people put down.
I was getting a haircut once and another lady walked in for her appointment. My 4 year old heard her tell the hairdresser her name was Karen, she (my daughter) loudly whispered to her sister "I don't like Karen's". Karen laughed and said she didn't either. I was so embarrassed but she was so good natured about it, I felt bad when she discussed legitimately wanting to change it because of the meme and bad connotation with her hairdresser. She seemed very sweet.
My sister… occasionally our family will get together for dinner at a restaurant. But my sister cannot be made happy. There is always something wrong with the table,the view, the draft, the music so the servers have to find us another table. She talks so bad to the servers that I refuse to eat because I’m sure there is spit in out food
also my sister. me and my boyfriend were at a family event from my side of the family and the event took place in a restaurant that my boyfriend works in. my sister yelled at him for not closing the gate, for having the window open when her kid might get a cold etc, basically expected him to work on an event he was a guest on. she expected me, our mother, grandma who can barely walk and pretty much everyone to watch over her 2 year old baby and was pissed at our mom when she reprimanded her for her behaviour
A friend was married to a Sharon/Karen. her faux persona Sharon was a saccharine friendly person. Once married the Karen came out. Life in a WWII death camp would be less stressful. Three to four years of trying to fruitlessly find her former face resulted in a divorce. Fortunately he kept the receipts, and managed to get his fair share. It has taken several years for him to recover and behave normally, although he now treats every encounter as though they are "Karens". He would be a good catch, butis off the market.
I once had to change my order when out with my grandparents because one of their machines broke down, we got half off the whole meal (not just the re-orders) and the manager who _stayed passed her shift end_ to help us thanked us for "not yelling at me or my staff" and I was _FLOORED_ that that was even a concern. As far as I cared, I got good food and more time with my grandparents, and if time was really an issue I wouldn't have gone to a _fancy restaurant._
If we as service providers where allowed to not be robots, and not follow the customer is always right, and actually call Karen's and idiots out at work, these people would evaporate on the spot from embarrassment
Employees not being able to stand up to these overgrown children, is a serious pet peeve of mine. Companies need to start valuing their employees who do everything for the company, more than the customers who wouldn't be missed if they stopped going there. It's true that if employees were able to stand up for themselves, this behavior will stop. I've always stood up for myself, not caring if I lost my job over it, and when my husband and I started our own company, we made it clear that one of our policies is that we will not tolerate abuse, and neither will anyone who works for us. We stand behind our employees, not abusive, entitled customers, so they face no repercussions for giving it right back. For the first couple of years, we had the occasional problem customer, but we live in a small town so word spread quickly that not only will we humiliate you (well I will because I know how to make someone feel really stupid), we will permanently ban you so no one even tries that bs with us anymore because they know we aren't playing.
My mom used to be a Karen…going out to eat with her was excruciating. We (Hubby and I) finally said no more, told her it was embarrassing and really just not necessary. After years and years of dealing with her shit my stepdad finally put his foot down and MIRACULOUSLY she got better? Seriously, BETTER! My mom is now so much more conscious to how she treats and speaks to service workers, not just restaurants workers but airline workers, hotel workers, etc. I think my stepdad scared her that we would no longer come around if she continued her behavior…but she has really changed, it’s wild! I guess grandkids can really make someone take a hard look in the mirror…
My dad would say, “better the devil you know“. In the end he was surrounded by toxic people and died of cancer. He was only 73. It would be better to be alone than being surrounded by toxic Karens. I miss him very much. I am no contact with the Karens.
Fish dude was way more of a Karen than the vegan. He was combative, yelling at them, cursing, insulting, and seemed to almost slut shame with that tinder joke.
Saw a Karen last night as of the time of writing this. We were at a trampoline place and this old lady walks up to us with 2 babies, maybe 1 or 2 years old. The fact that they were awake at 8:00 at night surprised me. I take a break from jumping around for a few seconds and I hear “you need to leave!” I look up and this old lady with her babies is staring at me. “What do you mean?” I asked. “These kids can’t play here because there’s too many big kids!” I just stared. I guess she caught on that we weren’t going to budge so she picked up her 2 kids and left. A little while later we sat down to eat there (we hardly ate dinner) and then as soon as we sat down Karen comes back in with her kids. Apparently she took her kids outside and waited for us to stop playing so her kids could have the place to themselves. The thing is, we live in Canada, so she went outside and forced her 2 babies to freeze outside because she didn’t like us. I looked over and saw her complaining to staff about something. As soon as we got up, she picked up her kids, packed up her stuff, made one last complaint to the staff, and straight up left. Right on, Karen.
What she did was wrong but I see an overwhelmed person, older with two young kids. I see a trend with us calling people Karen’s in SOME situations that overall just seem like they have carried too much in life and just can’t do it anymore. Perhaps if we gave more social support to some of these people they wouldn’t be in such emotional breakdown modes. I am NOT justifying that their behaviors are right, more that we seem to keep asking much of society to do even more with less time and less money and leas support.
I know someone who was a proud Karin. The concept isn't to hard to grasp - they see other people just taking abuse, having to listen to said others griping long after the event is over, and generally getting frustrated that others are not standing up for themselves. Thus, the Karin activities, are simply them being more self-assertive then other people around them. Often believing they are doing it on behalf of others who can't do it for themselves, at the very least giving you an example to live up to. Problem is: Confirmation Bias leads to Over-Reactive 'triggers' within these individuals.
14:44 It's really not. Scentsy isn't really a career, it's a get rich quick scheme. You don't make anything unless you're in the top ~5℅ of the company, if you're not you're either breaking even or losing money. Unless you get in early there's little to no stability or upward mobility. On top of that, being a "sales rep" for Scentsy is a remote job you can do literally anywhere. There's really no reason she CAN'T move, it just sounds like it would inconvenience her so she doesn't want to do it.
My first girlfriend threatened to withhold intimacy if she didn't get her way one time. I laughed and said I could go without longer. She did not like being called out, did not get her way, and did not withhold anything 🤣
Hey all you men married to legit Karen’s: get out. For the sake of your sanity, just leave. Also, if you have kids, do you really want your kids to think that this is acceptable behavior? By staying with them, you are benignly condoning the behavior
This part. Don’t be complicit in your own emotional abuse just because you think you can’t do better. Even dying alone is better than dying with someone who’s miserable beyond repair.
My grandma is both a nice old lady and a karen. She has an anxiety disorder where the world is going to end over every little thing so her normal responses are to over react to the point were we dont tell her much. She does take good care of us but uses control as a way to manage her anxiety. Also gives 5 page nagging essays for every chore like you just woke up from coma.
Speaking of story 8, I’ve never seen such a good use of a karen in my life. If the only thing I ever do with you is take you with me to buy a car at a dealership, you’re probably a karen.
A lot of Karens are married to Kens who are just as bad as they are and don't think there's anything wrong with it, the rest that are married to Karens are too whipped to ever say anything about it. Anyone who's decent and has self respect wouldn't stay with a Karen
I was once engaged to someone who was essentially named "Karen" --- only, since she and her family were Hispanic, her name was "Karina." I'm grateful that certain things came to light before we got married, and I/we avoided a lot of misery. I wouldn't say that we broke up because of "Karen" behaviour, like entitlement or racism (lack of empathy was an issue, though). But still, it's funny that technically, I can say I narrowly avoided marrying a Karen.
Friends with a Karen who seems to have picked up those behaviors from her mom. They actively complain about everything to avoid paying for stuff or to get refunds. Scammy behavior is akin to Karen behavior for sure. They try to get out of tipping fairly (if they even tip at all). And they'll lie if they think it'll get them free stuff. It's so embarrassing. I try to avoid going out with them in public if I can. The way they talk to service workers is deplorable.
If your spouse is spending more on childcare than she makes... plus, is forcing you to make long commutes because she doesn't want to move closer to your work, I totally get that as being a problem. Trying to defend that as "wanting a career" is just BS. She's causing hardships for her husband and own children... a total POS person actually.
In the end, we all need to 1. Remember our worth 2. Be kind to each other 3. Stop putting up with Karen. We are caring for others when we prevent Karen from succeeding. Just be discerning so you don't make a mistake, then be assertive in favor of those taking abuse without being an a**hole yourself. It takes time to develop this but it is possible and worth it. Don't be afraid to be embarrassed while training yourself. Go make the world better.
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My mother was/is a Karen since the 1970's, opinionated and ready to throw a tantrum if anything does not go her way... She eventually was diagnosed with dementia and I had to trick her into Long Term Care after my father had a stroke. She was finally put on meds to control for mood swings and is now tolerable... I know she is not responsible now due to dementia, but she was mean to us kids all our lives. She was still angry about an arguement with her in-laws from 1975, long after everyone else had died. A literal sore winner. But I still limit visits because of her mental abuse in my teens and 20's using my depression against me....
Sex can be a carrot on a stick, it can be earned, but it can't be manipulated like that. If I clean the entire house, and then my wife turns down intimacy on the grounds that I only swept behind the couch, I didn't mop there.. That's just crazy shit. Like, you can just not be in the mood and that's totally fine.. but deliberately being like; Oh that work you did? Not good enough. Like that alone is crushing enough. Fuck the sex.
I'm pretty shitty as a hospital patient, but I also was tortured in a state psych hospital during an involuntary commitment, so I immediately view hospital settings as carceral and staff as uncaring and oppositional. Same way formerly incarcerated people tend to view authority figures
Over the past few years, I have slowly become a Karen Defender. I've noticed that about 70% of the time, Karen Has A Valid Point. Also, I have a suggestion name for a male Karen: Keith. Non-edit edit: I prefer to call them Vickies, and anyone who watched WWE between 2007 and 2016 knows why I call them Vickies.
People hate women who behave as badly as men twice as much. Plus, they think women lose their value once they're not attractive anymore. Every woman who participates in this "Karen" BS will be called a Karen herself in a few years.
I just don't get People's obsession with Sex. A tiny Euphoria that lasts a few seconds traded for the drama, abuse, embarrassment and shame of being associated with that Person and having to actually deal with that Person every Day. Kinda makes a Heroin addiction look tame =\ Dude says 'better the Devil you know'... YOU DON'T NEED A DEVIL AT ALL. I'm so glad I didn't get sucked into that Hamster Wheel of needing to have a partner or I'd suffer. I love my simple life, sex is majorly overrated.
I would argue that we as humans DO need romantic and sexual partners. Its part of our nature to seek reproduction. That's literally how evolution happens. Will you die without one? No. But science proves that long-lasting loving relationships make people live healthily for longer. Sex also isn't "a tiny euphoria". It's a sign of intimacy between two people. SOME may use it as a dopamine boost, but MOST do not. Some men are genuinely "p*ssy-whipped" as my grandpa would say,
My mom is a Karen, but not the abusive, entitled type, just the “ask a million questions, make nonstop ridiculous requests, and be a generally annoying customer because she’s such a hapless clueless boomer” type. She’s such a sweet lady, but I can’t stand going out to eat with her.
Somehow that plays out in my mind as pretty entertaining. When customs dont align or someone is doing something you have never seen done before.. the commentary between folks can be pretty wild 🤣
My dad's ex wife's family was so embarassing. We celebrated something and went to dinner with her parents and I was floored. Her mother is obese and it just made it all the more insufferable. We were a big party and they had already set the table up at a "fine dining" restaurant called the Parkway Grill. We were seated then she asked to be moved. After that she pulls out an effing bag of silverware and tries to make us all use it bc she thinks the ones there might not be clean bc they are used by other people. Then she proceeds to modify everything and be super demanding. She sent food back. I never went anywhere with her mother ever again. The mother had zero knowledge of etiquette and I was so embarrassed. I was a server at the time so it was extra cringe.
@@andersdottir1111 never saw a roach at her house but she was definitely messy. Despite this, she had some kind of OCD bc she would wear latex gloves around and label things with names. She grossed me out bc she was always sweaty and kept tissues in her cleavage. She smelled like baby powder and was usually always wearing a nightgown bc she was overweight.
I was married to a Private Karen. She was sweet and kind to a fault around others but alone with me she was Karen from Hell. Everyone thought she was a shy sweet grandma type but she was a Devil to me. I bet there are many more like her out there
5:34 OP sounds like he needs a better partner, and I hope he’s still particular at hunting near his job sites. Sounds exactly like the guy that I feel like might have given up hunting me.
If I find out a partner spends 1,500 on a stripper… that probably should have been the break up point. XD Like damn! Also, I dont get how anyone can have worked a min wage service job, and still come out a Karen? I suppose its possible if they have a this job is beneath me attitude, and secretly hating almost all customers that comes in? I dont know. Haha The co worker story, is pretty damn wild. And story 15 was incredibly sad, it would hurt to think someone you once loved turned into someone you dont anymore.
I basically grew up in a restaurant my grandma owned, so Ive seen Karens in action, crazy isnt strong enough word.. one particularly nasty one took joy in browbeating mom in front of me, I mustve been 6 or so, 40 years later the memories are still vivid. And since my now retired mom was a waitress/bartender her whole working life, she has drilled into me since childhood how NOT to act at a bar or restaurant. Its pretty insane to end up as a Karen, while having experienced the other side.. I cant wrap my head around it, like at all! You know what its like, but still go out of your way to be difficult? Makes zero sense, or Karen doesnt have empathy and never did. Huge red flag for people within their orbit!
@@janemiettinen5176I think when you’ve worked in the industry, it can also be frustrating when you see people not living up to your standards. Sure, you work at Dunkin Donuts, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take pride in doing a good job. The problem is most Karens pick on people who are busting their ass.
10:30 literally my mother to a tee. Except she knows better than to complain to waitstaff in front of me and my father lol. I’ve taught my parents to stack plates and push them to the edge for the waitstaff to pick up. A lot of my friends are servers and I work in restaurants so I know how hard it is. But luckily she’s come a long way on the racism front lol
If something is actually wrong with your order, how is complaining about it "Karen" behavior? If I pay for a burger with bacon and there's no bacon, then complaining about that is perfectly valid. Same if I ordered my steak medium-rare and get it well-done.
Are polite about it and understanding or screaming, yelling, asking for the manager, asking for free stuff, being impatient, being passive aggressive, or any other type of rude behavior when addressing the issue.
my mother is also a karen. i'd like to think she wasn't one before she got introduced to the virus that are social networks some 10 years ago, but no, she definitely always was one. she's always been spoiled. she had 3 maids rising me and my siblings up. one for taking care of clothes, one of cleaning interior the house and cooking, and one for cleaning the exterior parts of the house and tending to the garden. she basically didn't have to do anything. i grew up thinking that was normal. it's not normal, and you can tell what she is like being in that position probably all her life. she still think she's nobility or something, and that she inherently deserves respect from everyone. but thankfully she's at least not a rude loudmouth and openly disrespectful as normal karens, she's just... picky af, arrogant and annoying with some things. things like complaining to the cashier about things in a super market that have nothing to do with them, same with waiters and such, and she thinks everyone has to do things her way, and "respect her opinion" even when she's clearly in the wrong. She is also a professional scam victim. you know the type of people that have a knack to believe just every stupid thing that's on the internet? that's my mother. every stupid conspiracy theory, she believes. i think the only reason she's not a full on flat earther me and my siblings called it long ago, that she would be one one day with how gullible she is. but everything else, yeah. anti vax, lizard people... everything that gets to her, gets her.
Stop letting people yell at you and treat you like trash. It’s simple nobody should be walking around scared of anybody put people on their place short hair or not! It’s easy
16:31 oooh HELL NAAAWWWW that's literally THE single most evil, cruel and heartless thing that a woman can ever do to a man. -.- in my opinion it should be criminalized👌🏼
It's tough when it's your family. Maybe discreetly approaching the staff, explaining the situation and paying for the burger is a better course of action.
My SIL is one. The guy she was dating when I met my now husband, was the sweetest guy in the world! I asked my husband, “How did your sister get such a nice guy???” He ended up breaking up with her and I was SO HAPPY FOR HIM! Shockingly, she ended up getting married and having a son. Every month, she sends to about 15 people, an absurdly long text about how old her son is, what milestones he’s hit that month, his interests, etc. I’m not exaggerating. She does this EVERY MONTH. I don’t even bother to read them anymore. I just delete it and go about my life. Her son turned 1 recently and she got upset that we didn’t get him a gift. My husband told her we didn’t even get our own children a gift when they turned 1 because they were 1! Yea…I’m kind of interested to see how long she’ll keep up with the monthly text updates about her son.
I have sent food back to the kitchen, but I try to be as polite as possible about it. Usually, it's over small issues like "this bun has mayonnaise on it, may you please replace it with one without?" I know people in the kitchen are super-busy, so I make sure to add some extra $ to my tip to say thank you.
Orrr, they can do their job and make it correctly. I've worked in food service and cannot tell you the amount of times I've heard I co-workers were complaoning about something that they made wrong and having to fix it. It's their job. You don't get rewarded for doing what you're supposed to do.
Not married to, but former friend. She was SCREAMING at a Taco Bell worker over nacho cheese. Like spitting and throwing the c word around. I couldnt go to that one for a long while after.
My mom is a sweet beautiful angel 90% of the time and treats my brother and i with overwhelming kindness. When it comes to customer service though, i dunno man. The demon just comes out. I have confronted her about it many times in the past and she always either makes excuses for her behavior or just outright denies having acted poorly. Its weird
The story with the girl spacing the kids out? Obv you don’t know how the dad won’t see the kids ever again. I was alienated for 3 years from my baby boy.
Karens are a personality type i barely ever have to deal with and will never be in a relationship with. And to be fair, if i'd be in the hospital to recover from a surgery, i'd kind of treat it like a hotel stay too, but certainly not in a disrespectful Karen way, it's still a hospital and i'm not the only patient there.
Being a Karen is really about having (or coming very close to having) either Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, or Antisocial Personality Disorder, depending on the Karen's unique combination of being a bully, jerk, or a***ole.
My guy there is nothing presumptuous about the career comment when OP also pointed out she doesn't even make enough to cover the cost of daycare that she insists on
I've got to ask, if you're in any kind of relationship with a Karen then why don't you rescue her victims or stop her behavior? If you allow it and let it go on then aren't you guilty by association?
I challenged my SIL who is actually called Karen on her behaviour- she just denied it and lied about stuff to my brother and created a big drama in our family. She got exactly what she wanted.
My grandmother is a classic karen. Thinks she is the center of the world, complains about everything, always has it worse then you, etc. The worst thing about her, are her mindgames though. Like, she will complain about every single family member in one way or the other; mainly that we are all lazy, sloppy, rude or ungrateful in some way. Catch is, she will never say those things to the face of the person she's currently complaining about, she only tells those things to other family members when her current scapegoat isn't within earshot. She also loves, and I mean loves, to remind us of "how much she always did for all of us" at every chance she gets, but especially when any of us are not doing what she wants us to do, or aren't doing it fast enough, or not to her standards. Basically implying that we all owe her obedience, because she cooked dinner once. And if we don't immediately jump at her command, we are ungrateful brats. She is a master at making everyone feel bad about themselves.
My cat is a karen. Always wants everything his way. Refuses to share outside space with any animal, and takes his frustrations out on my carpets, pees in random places ( he does have a clean litter box) and demands everything. I want a cat divorce, 12 years is too long.
My first wife was a Karen. It lasted two years. She couldn’t get me to rip up the prenup. So she left me. Way less stress near immediately after the divorce was finalized.
My ex-husband was a male Karen, but he was too cowardly to complain to the service person. Instead, he complained to ME. Through every meal, car service, purchase, whatever, he did nothing but complain about everything. To ME. And I was supposed to fix it. Make it right. I did. I left him.
Lol thats not a karen, thats a whiner.. i had an ex like that..
This was my mother.
good on you for leaving him. if i ever become like that to my girlfriend i hope she leaves me
"Male Karens" are called Kevins
Reddit: People married to a Karen...?
Redditors: Not married to a Karen, but...
They do that so you’ll comment this
Why would someone stay married to a Karen if they recognize they're a Karen?
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I know right? It's like shut up!!! We didnt ask spectators, we asked the men with No balls!!
Story 5: hiding the burger to get a free one is simply theft.
Well..yeah. Not just a theft but also violating and exploiting someone who's just giving you the benefit of the doubt. (or someone who's afraid of getting fired or causing a scene).
Either way, I think the layer of deception and abuse makes it much worse than just the act of stealing something you don't need.
My ex MIL is a karen, I knitted her a blanket one year for Christmas, she looked at every single stitch until she found one that wasn't perfect and said if I can't knit I shouldn't.
I’m sorry she insulted your hand-made gift. I would never dream of not appreciating a gift that someone took the time to make for me. Those gifts are the most special. I’m sure the blanket was lovely.
Imagine expecting a handmade item to look like it was made by a robot. I’m so sorry to you and to her immediate family. I would have loved your blanket!
Thank you both. It did hurt, we rarely ever see her anymore.
My grandma once told me that the best knitters she knows will throw in one tiny mistake if none came naturally just to prove that it’s handmade. Frankly, I just see that flaw as evidence a human made it!
@@GogiRegionExactly. Those flaws show a human who loves me made me something with their own hands.
I work in mcdonalds and had a regular Karen come through all the time (although she hasn't come through since the incident). She would always shout down the mic the second she got to it (despite being told numerous time not to) and would always order a coffee that was "cold" despite it just coming out of the machine.
So one day she comes through my lane, shouts down the mic. I take her order and payment and start taking another order, she clicks her fingers at me and tries to get my attention so I signal to her "1 minute" and finish taking the order that I'm on. She then goes to me "I want a hot chocolate" no manners or anything. "So I tell her next time you need to order at the mic", she replies going "well I forgot" so I shake my head and wait for her to pay and as I'm taking the payment, she goes "you don't like me do you?" To which I told her "no" and she replies like a child (bare in mind this is a middle aged woman) "Well I don't like your face" and then called me a twat as she drove down. She then told the manager what happened and the manager basically just said "well why did you ask her if you didn't want the answer"
Oh that was a sick burn from the manager😂
I like your manager 😂😂
I have a lot of patience for rude behavior, but snapping at me is an instant no-more-service.
My mother once slapped me across the face for speaking up when she tried to cut in line at Disney world. We’ve (my brother and I) also had to apologize to service staff about my mother’s behavior. It got worse when she married my stepdad. His money made her feel like she “won” and was obviously correct because look how much money she has.
I’ve been no contact with her since she tried to kill me after I went into remission from cancer. Yeah apparently she wanted me to die.
Whoa.
Oh my, I am so sorry
I am so sorry. 😞
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Well that was a wild ride to read.
Listening to this today, I just realized our father was sort of a Karen, with drinking and brutality to cover the whining. I am 75 now. Our mother was the quintessential codependent nurse who we all miss something awful, but none of us want to repeat trying to make sorry people happy.
He's not a Karen then, he's a Kevin
My mom is a full-blown Karen. Entitled, narcissistic, emotionally manipulative, a Bible thumper l, and don't you know the whole world is out to get her?
Lives off welfare in a $1.4M house but complains she's broke. Also, the house I once lived in as a child is now hoarded to hell.
When I told her we were having our first child, instead of congratulating me, she said "are you sure it's yours?". That ended my relationship with her and showed me just how horrid of a person she is. And she's the only living parent I have left.
I miss my dad.
I'm so sorry homie hope you became a fantastic father. ❤❤❤ Also thought you were going to say instead congrats she said when our you or when can I visit. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Once again congrats 😢😢😢😢
I'm really not ok. She's ruined my life and given me so much PTSD from things I can't discuss on TH-cam. Cheating on my dad with one of my older sisters exes for example.
@@chainsawyoars Blood is not always thicker than water. I hope you found or will find people who you can call your family. They don't have to be blood related with you after all.
oh ur a dude, i was confused xD good luck in life brotherman
Be nice to her so you can inherit the house. Then, put a "f*** you, mom" gravestone in the yard after she's gone.
There’s a pattern here: relationships are strained to the point of ending and no contact, very few friends, lack of empathy for others. Being an arsehole doesn’t pay off. Last impressions matter too. Life is short. Don’t be remembered as an arsehole.
My Mom is a Karen, but she's also a narcissist, so it's kind of hard to tell the difference between them. 🤷♀️
Men, Control your females.
Retired cosmetologist. My experience is that a huge number of woman over 40 will cut their hair short, not touching the shoulders or shorter. The overwhelming reason is simply that they've spent decades with long hair, mostly to make other people and society happy. Now that they're getting older, aren't trying to be attractive for young men, are becoming more interested in their own happiness and comfort, they get a haircut that's easy to care for. Now I have to wonder because of this short haircut Karen, phenomenon, if woman are growing their hair longer again so as not to be assumed a Karen 🤔
The haircut is just the visual expression of not putting others first.
It's funny that they have become too lazy to maintain their hair, but have no problem making a cosmetologist work for them.
So it's not beauty that they have abandoned, but working for it themselves.
@@spambot_gpt7hello?? Dude, they just want a haircut that’s easier to maintain. Long hair can be a lot of work if you want it to look good and not everyone wants to invest in that or has the time for it. Women don’t owe us anything, least of all beauty or some vain bullshit like that. They went to a cosmetologists to get their hair cut because not everyone knows how to properly cut their own hair. Honestly, who the fuck do you think you are to be saying shit like this??
my mom became a karen around the time she got the cut haha
I think everyone still hopes they wont meet any Karens even if she has the haircuts. So the haircut don’t matter much
I’ve met Karens with long hair and lovely women with short hair. The haircut doesn’t necessarily make a lady a “Karen”, but yes, there is a pattern of entitlement with middle aged women who tend to have that kind of hair.
My father is that ilk of person who is rude and condescending to service industry folks. He seems to gain some kind of personal satisfaction in ripping other people off and more generally ruining people's days.
I refused to go out to restaurants with him as a young adult because I wanted no part of this BS. Once I put my foot down so did other people in my family. The only person who would go out in public with him was his wife.
he complained that we were inviting him to stuff and went everyone replied back that he wasn't invited because of his behaviour in restaurants he grudgingly behaved himself for a few years. He couldn't stop himself though and he has been banned again.
My mom’s name is Karen, and she’s the nicest woman in the world. Some Karens are, thankfully, not like these nightmare people.
I get what you mean but I think he's just talking about the stereotype we call Karens not people with the name.
If I'm just missing the point I'm not good at picking up stuff other people put down.
I have an aunt Karen who is awesome lol.
I used to have a neighbor named Karen, and she was super nice to literally everyone.
I was getting a haircut once and another lady walked in for her appointment. My 4 year old heard her tell the hairdresser her name was Karen, she (my daughter) loudly whispered to her sister "I don't like Karen's". Karen laughed and said she didn't either. I was so embarrassed but she was so good natured about it, I felt bad when she discussed legitimately wanting to change it because of the meme and bad connotation with her hairdresser. She seemed very sweet.
Being a Karen is a mindset, not just a name.
My sister… occasionally our family will get together for dinner at a restaurant. But my sister cannot be made happy. There is always something wrong with the table,the view, the draft, the music so the servers have to find us another table. She talks so bad to the servers that I refuse to eat because I’m sure there is spit in out food
Next time the family organise to go out to dinner just don’t go.
When they ask why tell them the truth.
also my sister. me and my boyfriend were at a family event from my side of the family and the event took place in a restaurant that my boyfriend works in. my sister yelled at him for not closing the gate, for having the window open when her kid might get a cold etc, basically expected him to work on an event he was a guest on. she expected me, our mother, grandma who can barely walk and pretty much everyone to watch over her 2 year old baby and was pissed at our mom when she reprimanded her for her behaviour
My wife is what i call a nice Karen, she always gets her way but instead of being demeaning she compliments and charms people.
The anti-Karen
neraK
Are you sure she isn't the bard of the party?
Sooooo a Manipulator?
@@Yuuuuuuuuuuuup I mean a Karen is also a manipulator, they just manipulate like a sledge hammer manipulates concrete
These kind of people are called emotionally immature people. They have never learned to effectively communicate.
A friend was married to a Sharon/Karen. her faux persona Sharon was a saccharine friendly person. Once married the Karen came out. Life in a WWII death camp would be less stressful. Three to four years of trying to fruitlessly find her former face resulted in a divorce. Fortunately he kept the receipts, and managed to get his fair share. It has taken several years for him to recover and behave normally, although he now treats every encounter as though they are "Karens". He would be a good catch, butis off the market.
I once had to change my order when out with my grandparents because one of their machines broke down, we got half off the whole meal (not just the re-orders) and the manager who _stayed passed her shift end_ to help us thanked us for "not yelling at me or my staff" and I was _FLOORED_ that that was even a concern.
As far as I cared, I got good food and more time with my grandparents, and if time was really an issue I wouldn't have gone to a _fancy restaurant._
If we as service providers where allowed to not be robots, and not follow the customer is always right, and actually call Karen's and idiots out at work, these people would evaporate on the spot from embarrassment
I completely agree I work at the airport and the ENTITLEMENT some of these people have is a eye opener to who needs to be humbled
Employees not being able to stand up to these overgrown children, is a serious pet peeve of mine.
Companies need to start valuing their employees who do everything for the company, more than the customers who wouldn't be missed if they stopped going there.
It's true that if employees were able to stand up for themselves, this behavior will stop.
I've always stood up for myself, not caring if I lost my job over it, and when my husband and I started our own company, we made it clear that one of our policies is that we will not tolerate abuse, and neither will anyone who works for us. We stand behind our employees, not abusive, entitled customers, so they face no repercussions for giving it right back.
For the first couple of years, we had the occasional problem customer, but we live in a small town so word spread quickly that not only will we humiliate you (well I will because I know how to make someone feel really stupid), we will permanently ban you so no one even tries that bs with us anymore because they know we aren't playing.
@@egryeyesgood for you!
My mom used to be a Karen…going out to eat with her was excruciating. We (Hubby and I) finally said no more, told her it was embarrassing and really just not necessary. After years and years of dealing with her shit my stepdad finally put his foot down and MIRACULOUSLY she got better? Seriously, BETTER! My mom is now so much more conscious to how she treats and speaks to service workers, not just restaurants workers but airline workers, hotel workers, etc. I think my stepdad scared her that we would no longer come around if she continued her behavior…but she has really changed, it’s wild! I guess grandkids can really make someone take a hard look in the mirror…
My dad would say, “better the devil you know“. In the end he was surrounded by toxic people and died of cancer. He was only 73. It would be better to be alone than being surrounded by toxic Karens. I miss him very much. I am no contact with the Karens.
My 80 year old father has learned what a Karen is and he thinks it’s hilarious.
Fish dude was way more of a Karen than the vegan. He was combative, yelling at them, cursing, insulting, and seemed to almost slut shame with that tinder joke.
Saw a Karen last night as of the time of writing this. We were at a trampoline place and this old lady walks up to us with 2 babies, maybe 1 or 2 years old. The fact that they were awake at 8:00 at night surprised me. I take a break from jumping around for a few seconds and I hear “you need to leave!”
I look up and this old lady with her babies is staring at me.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“These kids can’t play here because there’s too many big kids!”
I just stared. I guess she caught on that we weren’t going to budge so she picked up her 2 kids and left. A little while later we sat down to eat there (we hardly ate dinner) and then as soon as we sat down Karen comes back in with her kids. Apparently she took her kids outside and waited for us to stop playing so her kids could have the place to themselves. The thing is, we live in Canada, so she went outside and forced her 2 babies to freeze outside because she didn’t like us. I looked over and saw her complaining to staff about something. As soon as we got up, she picked up her kids, packed up her stuff, made one last complaint to the staff, and straight up left. Right on, Karen.
8 at night is morning tho, what?
@@madbruv wdym? It was 8:00 PM
What she did was wrong but I see an overwhelmed person, older with two young kids.
I see a trend with us calling people Karen’s in SOME situations that overall just seem like they have carried too much in life and just can’t do it anymore.
Perhaps if we gave more social support to some of these people they wouldn’t be in such emotional breakdown modes.
I am NOT justifying that their behaviors are right, more that we seem to keep asking much of society to do even more with less time and less money and leas support.
@@lijohnyoutube101 there were like, 7 of us total in a massive building, her kids had more than enough space to play
I know someone who was a proud Karin.
The concept isn't to hard to grasp - they see other people just taking abuse, having to listen to said others griping long after the event is over, and generally getting frustrated that others are not standing up for themselves. Thus, the Karin activities, are simply them being more self-assertive then other people around them. Often believing they are doing it on behalf of others who can't do it for themselves, at the very least giving you an example to live up to.
Problem is:
Confirmation Bias leads to Over-Reactive 'triggers' within these individuals.
I felt this. It's exhausting .. so sorry you have to deal with them.
There's a big difference between being assertive and being an asshole.
14:44 It's really not. Scentsy isn't really a career, it's a get rich quick scheme. You don't make anything unless you're in the top ~5℅ of the company, if you're not you're either breaking even or losing money. Unless you get in early there's little to no stability or upward mobility. On top of that, being a "sales rep" for Scentsy is a remote job you can do literally anywhere. There's really no reason she CAN'T move, it just sounds like it would inconvenience her so she doesn't want to do it.
the OP said that she also works a clerk job in an HR office. which is a Real Job but not necessarily a career
My first girlfriend threatened to withhold intimacy if she didn't get her way one time. I laughed and said I could go without longer. She did not like being called out, did not get her way, and did not withhold anything 🤣
Hey all you men married to legit Karen’s: get out. For the sake of your sanity, just leave. Also, if you have kids, do you really want your kids to think that this is acceptable behavior? By staying with them, you are benignly condoning the behavior
This part. Don’t be complicit in your own emotional abuse just because you think you can’t do better. Even dying alone is better than dying with someone who’s miserable beyond repair.
My grandma is both a nice old lady and a karen. She has an anxiety disorder where the world is going to end over every little thing so her normal responses are to over react to the point were we dont tell her much. She does take good care of us but uses control as a way to manage her anxiety. Also gives 5 page nagging essays for every chore like you just woke up from coma.
You just described my grandma...lmao
Same thing as my mom, she is slowly turning into a passive agressive Karen
@@lisaillust27 which part?
Speaking of story 8, I’ve never seen such a good use of a karen in my life.
If the only thing I ever do with you is take you with me to buy a car at a dealership, you’re probably a karen.
bro i just found a cheese burger in my mailbox ..
???
Free meal
Yummy
A lot of Karens are married to Kens who are just as bad as they are and don't think there's anything wrong with it, the rest that are married to Karens are too whipped to ever say anything about it. Anyone who's decent and has self respect wouldn't stay with a Karen
Story 8: You cant weaponize your Karen Mother, turn around and complain a bout them being a Karen...cant have it both ways lol
I was once engaged to someone who was essentially named "Karen" --- only, since she and her family were Hispanic, her name was "Karina." I'm grateful that certain things came to light before we got married, and I/we avoided a lot of misery. I wouldn't say that we broke up because of "Karen" behaviour, like entitlement or racism (lack of empathy was an issue, though). But still, it's funny that technically, I can say I narrowly avoided marrying a Karen.
Personally I don’t like saying ‘Karen’ because many kind and supportive figures in my life named Karen
My DIL's mom is a Karen. Literally & figuratively. I gave up even trying to talk to her because she's just a very unhappy old woman.
*gets reminded of ex*
*remembers the bad feels*
*goes and pours a tall glass of rum on a work night*
My 70 yrs old dad called a lady a karen last week. He's been telling the story of running into a real karen to everyone. Just like TH-cam.
Bravo..dad🎉🎉
There is nothing wrong with being assertive. If being a Karen means not being a Doormat, then be a Karen!
There is a difference between assertive and abusive.
Call them out publicly.
Also, say "NO." whenever required.
Then they avoid you because they know you don’t put up with their antics
Friends with a Karen who seems to have picked up those behaviors from her mom. They actively complain about everything to avoid paying for stuff or to get refunds. Scammy behavior is akin to Karen behavior for sure. They try to get out of tipping fairly (if they even tip at all). And they'll lie if they think it'll get them free stuff. It's so embarrassing. I try to avoid going out with them in public if I can. The way they talk to service workers is deplorable.
When my husband and I go to a restaurant, we say goodbye to everyone, including the bus people.
If your spouse is spending more on childcare than she makes... plus, is forcing you to make long commutes because she doesn't want to move closer to your work, I totally get that as being a problem. Trying to defend that as "wanting a career" is just BS. She's causing hardships for her husband and own children... a total POS person actually.
My dad was a Karen. It was mortifying and embarrassing
In the end, we all need to
1. Remember our worth
2. Be kind to each other
3. Stop putting up with Karen.
We are caring for others when we prevent Karen from succeeding. Just be discerning so you don't make a mistake, then be assertive in favor of those taking abuse without being an a**hole yourself. It takes time to develop this but it is possible and worth it. Don't be afraid to be embarrassed while training yourself. Go make the world better.
My teacher has short hair but complaints are actually reasonable and she is right most of time
We need a name for male Karens. I nominate “Keith”.
Why are these people not truly getting to know their spouse before marring them???
Must just say you are one TH-camr that I am actually willing to watch a long ad just so you can get extra money because I just love your voice and videos! Keep up the amazing work!
"You don't like me do you?"
"I dont think there's a single sane person on this planet that would."
The Karen who sells Scentsy is absolutely pretending to have a career. That's an MLM, basically a make-believe "job."
I had a male Karen in my life. His name is Richard! 🤣
My mother was/is a Karen since the 1970's, opinionated and ready to throw a tantrum if anything does not go her way...
She eventually was diagnosed with dementia and I had to trick her into Long Term Care after my father had a stroke.
She was finally put on meds to control for mood swings and is now tolerable...
I know she is not responsible now due to dementia, but she was mean to us kids all our lives.
She was still angry about an arguement with her in-laws from 1975, long after everyone else had died. A literal sore winner.
But I still limit visits because of her mental abuse in my teens and 20's using my depression against me....
Sex can be a carrot on a stick, it can be earned, but it can't be manipulated like that. If I clean the entire house, and then my wife turns down intimacy on the grounds that I only swept behind the couch, I didn't mop there.. That's just crazy shit. Like, you can just not be in the mood and that's totally fine.. but deliberately being like; Oh that work you did? Not good enough. Like that alone is crushing enough. Fuck the sex.
I'm pretty shitty as a hospital patient, but I also was tortured in a state psych hospital during an involuntary commitment, so I immediately view hospital settings as carceral and staff as uncaring and oppositional. Same way formerly incarcerated people tend to view authority figures
Holy shit, I feel bad for you that is fucking horrifying.
Over the past few years, I have slowly become a Karen Defender. I've noticed that about 70% of the time, Karen Has A Valid Point.
Also, I have a suggestion name for a male Karen: Keith.
Non-edit edit: I prefer to call them Vickies, and anyone who watched WWE between 2007 and 2016 knows why I call them Vickies.
Isn't this Karen concept kind of wild? I feel like men show the same or similar entitled behaviours _at least_ just as often
People hate women who behave as badly as men twice as much. Plus, they think women lose their value once they're not attractive anymore. Every woman who participates in this "Karen" BS will be called a Karen herself in a few years.
I just don't get People's obsession with Sex. A tiny Euphoria that lasts a few seconds traded for the drama, abuse, embarrassment and shame of being associated with that Person and having to actually deal with that Person every Day. Kinda makes a Heroin addiction look tame =\
Dude says 'better the Devil you know'... YOU DON'T NEED A DEVIL AT ALL. I'm so glad I didn't get sucked into that Hamster Wheel of needing to have a partner or I'd suffer. I love my simple life, sex is majorly overrated.
r u a guy or a girl?
I would argue that we as humans DO need romantic and sexual partners. Its part of our nature to seek reproduction. That's literally how evolution happens. Will you die without one? No. But science proves that long-lasting loving relationships make people live healthily for longer.
Sex also isn't "a tiny euphoria". It's a sign of intimacy between two people. SOME may use it as a dopamine boost, but MOST do not.
Some men are genuinely "p*ssy-whipped" as my grandpa would say,
@@madbruv i r man
Maybe you are asexual? I am demi, so I don't get hookup culture. Maybe something like this for you
I love it, the question being if you're married to a Karen, what is it like and then over half of the stories are "my mom is a Karen"
how do you call a male Karen? i need a nickname for my father 'cause he checks all the boxes
Most people say Ken or Kevin
The description at 11:06 sounds exactly like my mom! I feel for you.
My mom is a Karen, but not the abusive, entitled type, just the “ask a million questions, make nonstop ridiculous requests, and be a generally annoying customer because she’s such a hapless clueless boomer” type. She’s such a sweet lady, but I can’t stand going out to eat with her.
This is not a Karen. Just a clueless boomer as you said. 😉
Car Dealerships weakness: Karens, knocking off thousands off the sticker price, just because the dealer want her to get the hell out.
Legit thought the title said people who are married to Koreans
Somehow that plays out in my mind as pretty entertaining. When customs dont align or someone is doing something you have never seen done before.. the commentary between folks can be pretty wild 🤣
Car license plate saying "RedFlag" is hilarious
My dad's ex wife's family was so embarassing. We celebrated something and went to dinner with her parents and I was floored. Her mother is obese and it just made it all the more insufferable. We were a big party and they had already set the table up at a "fine dining" restaurant called the Parkway Grill. We were seated then she asked to be moved. After that she pulls out an effing bag of silverware and tries to make us all use it bc she thinks the ones there might not be clean bc they are used by other people. Then she proceeds to modify everything and be super demanding. She sent food back. I never went anywhere with her mother ever again. The mother had zero knowledge of etiquette and I was so embarrassed. I was a server at the time so it was extra cringe.
And I bet her silverware had had cockroaches crawling all over it.
@@andersdottir1111 never saw a roach at her house but she was definitely messy. Despite this, she had some kind of OCD bc she would wear latex gloves around and label things with names. She grossed me out bc she was always sweaty and kept tissues in her cleavage. She smelled like baby powder and was usually always wearing a nightgown bc she was overweight.
I was married to a Private Karen. She was sweet and kind to a fault around others but alone with me she was Karen from Hell. Everyone thought she was a shy sweet grandma type but she was a Devil to me. I bet there are many more like her out there
10:50 she also has the double whammy for narcissism. And Karen-ness.
Guy is a narcissist not a karen. Controling even aspect of your life and lying to others to control situations only to make himself look good
5:34 OP sounds like he needs a better partner, and I hope he’s still particular at hunting near his job sites. Sounds exactly like the guy that I feel like might have given up hunting me.
Story #8 is weaponizing karens. LOL
This sounds like Company Man.
If I find out a partner spends 1,500 on a stripper… that probably should have been the break up point. XD Like damn!
Also, I dont get how anyone can have worked a min wage service job, and still come out a Karen? I suppose its possible if they have a this job is beneath me attitude, and secretly hating almost all customers that comes in? I dont know. Haha
The co worker story, is pretty damn wild. And story 15 was incredibly sad, it would hurt to think someone you once loved turned into someone you dont anymore.
I basically grew up in a restaurant my grandma owned, so Ive seen Karens in action, crazy isnt strong enough word.. one particularly nasty one took joy in browbeating mom in front of me, I mustve been 6 or so, 40 years later the memories are still vivid. And since my now retired mom was a waitress/bartender her whole working life, she has drilled into me since childhood how NOT to act at a bar or restaurant. Its pretty insane to end up as a Karen, while having experienced the other side.. I cant wrap my head around it, like at all! You know what its like, but still go out of your way to be difficult? Makes zero sense, or Karen doesnt have empathy and never did. Huge red flag for people within their orbit!
I would die of laughter if I saw a Karen working a register and demanding to see a customer's manager.
@@janemiettinen5176I think when you’ve worked in the industry, it can also be frustrating when you see people not living up to your standards. Sure, you work at Dunkin Donuts, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take pride in doing a good job. The problem is most Karens pick on people who are busting their ass.
10:30 literally my mother to a tee. Except she knows better than to complain to waitstaff in front of me and my father lol.
I’ve taught my parents to stack plates and push them to the edge for the waitstaff to pick up. A lot of my friends are servers and I work in restaurants so I know how hard it is.
But luckily she’s come a long way on the racism front lol
Story 7: that guy is a textbook narcissist (I’m sure most on this list are but he really stuck out to me)
Especially the part with taking control.
If something is actually wrong with your order, how is complaining about it "Karen" behavior? If I pay for a burger with bacon and there's no bacon, then complaining about that is perfectly valid. Same if I ordered my steak medium-rare and get it well-done.
Are polite about it and understanding or screaming, yelling, asking for the manager, asking for free stuff, being impatient, being passive aggressive, or any other type of rude behavior when addressing the issue.
story five. no he didnt mom, you put it in your purse, remember?
The dude that called his wife Snow White she played you like a fiddle she’s never been any of those things she’s a narcissist through and through
my mother is also a karen. i'd like to think she wasn't one before she got introduced to the virus that are social networks some 10 years ago, but no, she definitely always was one.
she's always been spoiled. she had 3 maids rising me and my siblings up. one for taking care of clothes, one of cleaning interior the house and cooking, and one for cleaning the exterior parts of the house and tending to the garden. she basically didn't have to do anything. i grew up thinking that was normal. it's not normal, and you can tell what she is like being in that position probably all her life. she still think she's nobility or something, and that she inherently deserves respect from everyone. but thankfully she's at least not a rude loudmouth and openly disrespectful as normal karens, she's just... picky af, arrogant and annoying with some things. things like complaining to the cashier about things in a super market that have nothing to do with them, same with waiters and such, and she thinks everyone has to do things her way, and "respect her opinion" even when she's clearly in the wrong.
She is also a professional scam victim. you know the type of people that have a knack to believe just every stupid thing that's on the internet? that's my mother. every stupid conspiracy theory, she believes. i think the only reason she's not a full on flat earther me and my siblings called it long ago, that she would be one one day with how gullible she is. but everything else, yeah. anti vax, lizard people... everything that gets to her, gets her.
Stop letting people yell at you and treat you like trash. It’s simple nobody should be walking around scared of anybody put people on their place short hair or not! It’s easy
You will lose your job
My husband says it’s not that bad.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
16:31 oooh HELL NAAAWWWW that's literally THE single most evil, cruel and heartless thing that a woman can ever do to a man. -.- in my opinion it should be criminalized👌🏼
Should have called out the burger thief! What the hell is wrong with you?!
It's tough when it's your family. Maybe discreetly approaching the staff, explaining the situation and paying for the burger is a better course of action.
i hope everyone realizes that karens are jus narcissists, so call it what it is, a mental disorder, thats it, that’s all.
Karens and the people who enable them.
My mother in law is a karen and my wife has had a few red flags lately, i need to pull her back from the abyss
My SIL is one. The guy she was dating when I met my now husband, was the sweetest guy in the world! I asked my husband, “How did your sister get such a nice guy???” He ended up breaking up with her and I was SO HAPPY FOR HIM! Shockingly, she ended up getting married and having a son. Every month, she sends to about 15 people, an absurdly long text about how old her son is, what milestones he’s hit that month, his interests, etc. I’m not exaggerating. She does this EVERY MONTH. I don’t even bother to read them anymore. I just delete it and go about my life. Her son turned 1 recently and she got upset that we didn’t get him a gift. My husband told her we didn’t even get our own children a gift when they turned 1 because they were 1! Yea…I’m kind of interested to see how long she’ll keep up with the monthly text updates about her son.
I have sent food back to the kitchen, but I try to be as polite as possible about it. Usually, it's over small issues like "this bun has mayonnaise on it, may you please replace it with one without?" I know people in the kitchen are super-busy, so I make sure to add some extra $ to my tip to say thank you.
Orrr, they can do their job and make it correctly. I've worked in food service and cannot tell you the amount of times I've heard I co-workers were complaoning about something that they made wrong and having to fix it. It's their job. You don't get rewarded for doing what you're supposed to do.
Not married to, but former friend. She was SCREAMING at a Taco Bell worker over nacho cheese. Like spitting and throwing the c word around. I couldnt go to that one for a long while after.
You don’t have to call out my dad like this 😭
(My mom is a Karen he didn’t know until it was too late…)
I think my mom (karin) is the reason this meme exists
My mom is a sweet beautiful angel 90% of the time and treats my brother and i with overwhelming kindness. When it comes to customer service though, i dunno man. The demon just comes out. I have confronted her about it many times in the past and she always either makes excuses for her behavior or just outright denies having acted poorly. Its weird
The story with the girl spacing the kids out? Obv you don’t know how the dad won’t see the kids ever again. I was alienated for 3 years from my baby boy.
Karens are a personality type i barely ever have to deal with and will never be in a relationship with.
And to be fair, if i'd be in the hospital to recover from a surgery, i'd kind of treat it like a hotel stay too, but certainly not in a disrespectful Karen way, it's still a hospital and i'm not the only patient there.
Husband demanding WiFi while out with his wife? What a jerk
Story 12 hits home 😭
Being a Karen is really about having (or coming very close to having) either Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, or Antisocial Personality Disorder, depending on the Karen's unique combination of being a bully, jerk, or a***ole.
My guy there is nothing presumptuous about the career comment when OP also pointed out she doesn't even make enough to cover the cost of daycare that she insists on
I've got to ask, if you're in any kind of relationship with a Karen then why don't you rescue her victims or stop her behavior? If you allow it and let it go on then aren't you guilty by association?
I challenged my SIL who is actually called Karen on her behaviour- she just denied it and lied about stuff to my brother and created a big drama in our family.
She got exactly what she wanted.
My grandmother is a classic karen. Thinks she is the center of the world, complains about everything, always has it worse then you, etc. The worst thing about her, are her mindgames though. Like, she will complain about every single family member in one way or the other; mainly that we are all lazy, sloppy, rude or ungrateful in some way. Catch is, she will never say those things to the face of the person she's currently complaining about, she only tells those things to other family members when her current scapegoat isn't within earshot. She also loves, and I mean loves, to remind us of "how much she always did for all of us" at every chance she gets, but especially when any of us are not doing what she wants us to do, or aren't doing it fast enough, or not to her standards. Basically implying that we all owe her obedience, because she cooked dinner once. And if we don't immediately jump at her command, we are ungrateful brats. She is a master at making everyone feel bad about themselves.
My cat is a karen. Always wants everything his way. Refuses to share outside space with any animal, and takes his frustrations out on my carpets, pees in random places ( he does have a clean litter box) and demands everything. I want a cat divorce, 12 years is too long.