@theloverlyladylo9158 I love the " you would much prettier if you smiled" I always reply with Aww thanks! You would be far more handsome if you talked less 😉
Amazing. My plan is to maintain eye contact, start the smile normal and expand it (and my eyes) to the most unhinged Joker smile I can, with just a little head tilt for maximum effect.
On the day my Uncle died this guy said I should smile and not look so sad, I told him about my uncle and he had the audacity to say that I shouldn't be alone that night
@@novakane701 Though you are 100% correct that it's usually directed at young women, I'm a 32 year old white dude, I hear it from time to time. I have intermittent sleep issues. I'll go a few weeks sleeping good, then go for months on end with less than a few hours a week. When I don't sleep, I'm not miserable so much as I am just tired and don't have the energy to be outwardly cheerful.
I actually stopped smiling so much and stopped wearing dresses because of men commenting so much. They would tell my female coworkers to be more like me. I found myself miserable and apologizing constantly. So I was a giggly person who liked dresses, then I had to avoid it so old men would stop hitting on me. Crazy how grown men won't leave you alone as a teenager, early 20's kid. But as you get to your 30's and older you get avoided... and all the happier for it.
I particularly like this sub-reddit. You don't need a Karen to go to prison or an HOA be disbanded all the time. Sometimes, a well-timed STFU retort can be so satisfying.
PSA: Telling a woman to smile is not a compliment or a flirt. It's perceived as you being a nosey jerk. If you want to brighten someone's day by smiling, absolutely do so, but don't insist we do so for your benefit.
I've had that happen where some idiot insists that I should smile and immediately regretted it when I put on the creepiest smile and stare intently at them with psycho eyes. It probably doesn't help that my canines are pointy and I have a weird under bite that I can make go up over my top lip. 😂
I was told this when I was a busser, and a customer kept telling anyone in uniform that thay need to smile in front of customer and kept threatening with yelp (like it was saposed to do anything) my teeth were crooked so much that the British would tell me I need braces, and when that ass muncher demanded I smile, I gave him one that made me look like one of Joker's vitamins
Story 3: if it makes OP feel better, he gave his friend a find memory of not just how he had a great ride or die friend. But also watching in an adult get tongue tied after talking crap to people, she doesn’t know.
8:17 When I was pregnant with my second, some stranger started touching my belly, so without thinking, I touched her boob. When she tried to freak out at me for touching her, I just said "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought we were toughing strangers now." She got very red in the face and walked away. My oldest (2F at the time) called "Bye Byeeeeeee" after her 😂
I posted my prepregnancy elder scrolls tattoo in a group and a lot of idiots were asking me when I'd lose the baby weight so I posted a new picture of my recent, post pregnancy body and said "since you all have an issue with my body before, here's my body 7 years and four pregnancies later" Ima traumatize everyone. People have some audacity when it comes to anything regarding a women's body
I hope she gets another good husband. My BIL is older, but he's too young to go for the rest of his life alone. He does have his sons, my nephews, but they live away now.
Really quick, don’t let any “salesman” know that there isn’t a man in the house. They know most people will be offended and reveal that they’re alone in the house.
The first story reminded me of a shopping trip with my toddlers. I was 29 years old and my husband had just passed away. Both girls were crying and fussing while we were leaving the grocery store when two old women on the way in were overheard saying, “I never took my children to the grocery store, my husband always stayed home with them”. I’m not gonna lie, I was a upset. I responded loudly, “Well my husband died of cancer a few months ago and now I’m on my own with my babies”. They shut right up. No apologies or anything.
One of my coworkers is pregnant and I hesitated to ask if I could feel her bump but I ASKED before EVER reaching for her bump. How about we just don’t touch ANYONE without permission?
A woman actually got arrested for that, one time. What makes the situation even more cringy was that she believed that she had every right to touch a pregnant woman's belly whenever she wanted.
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 It depends on where you live. Home invasions in my area, armed robberies, and the like are not infrequent. They'll have a distressed women knock at your door then bum rush you. It's not actually the worst place, but it's no where near the best either. Because of that, I don't get random people at my door, ever... Well, not ever, ever. But it's so infrequent it might as well be. I've lived here for 32 years, I might have had 15 random knocks the entire time. If someone does knock and it's not the mail or a package, it's either my dad or elderly neighbor. I'll open up the camera, if I know who it is then yeah. But if I don't know who it is, I only open it a crack with my left side partially exposed and left hand on the door knob. I'll have a Glock 21 in my right hand, leveled off at chest level and pointed at the door with my right hand. Usually my brother is home too, he'll post up behind me with a rifle. We call it the "Justin Protocol" Because we do it for Justin.. Justin Case.. get it? We're dorks and it's stupid..
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900Why the hell would you ever answer the door when you’re not expecting someone? They’re only ever trying to sell you something, rob you, or murder you.
I love that I have a no solicitors sign on my window, fence and door. (You have to see the sign to open my gate) and I still get people trying to clean my gutters or give me quotes to replace my windows.
Story 2: or instead of intentionally lowering your child self-esteem you could teach them right from wrong and the importance of empathy, compassion, human kindness, and basic decency. That’s something that works really well. There’s also volunteering, my parent tried that really helped me and all my siblings see the importance of giving back to the community.
Agree. Also, people with insecurities may become awful humans. Most of these karens are insecure people who need to bring others down to feel a bit of good about themselves.
It's the whole, "You're a Woman and you need to look pretty. So, smile more, then you'll look pretty." It's very sexiest and also if you work Retail, you're required to smile so the Customer "feels" safe when you check them out. It's so dumb! Especially when you have full-grown men trying to flirt with Cashiers who are old enough to be their daughter!
I rarely get it nowadays (used to get it more when I was underage, which is gross in and off itself), but my go-to response to "Ay girl, smile for me!" was just the standard "Say something funny, then... WAAAHMP, too late."
its objectification. because they are saying "your feelings and comfort are beneath my desire to look at something pleasant" they don't think of you as anything other then something pretty, like a painting, that they want to look at. they also don't want to have to exist in a space with someone who is sad while they are happy. its actually really uncomfortable to be around someone upset while you aren't. so if you are smiling, then they can just pretend that you are happy and they don't have to be uncomfortable.
Story 7: Imagine walking up to some random person and calling them a pervert for no reason. They didn't do anything, they didn't even say anything, they were just there. Out of everything she could have said to the guy, including saying absolutely nothing, she took the route of "This guy is a P"
Some people are just like that. Had a neighbor accuse me of that years ago, because I was, "talking to her kids too much".... I was, in fact, telling her kids that since I was cutting brush with a scythe (which they thought looked cool), that they needed to stay back.
Second story: Okay, hold on. I understand being speechless because you find out your daughter has been sneaking boys into your house since she was fifteen. However, that would be quickly overshadowed by her saying one of her "boys" was a full grown man. Like, I need a name, now.
This implies that the father cared enough about his own children’s wellbeing to go track the guy down. If he’s bragging about abusing his kids, he clearly does not.
Dude the "smile more" story reminds me of when I was catching a flight home from my brother's funeral. Some TSA dude saw me in all black, black button up, funeral clothes (only available flight had me leaving DIRECTLY from the funural) and went "oh feeling Festive today aren't we?" "Yeah. Real festive funeral I just left." Then I started crying (for like, the 6th time that day). He didnt have much else to say.
Being honest, I think that a lot with these stories. Like... saying those things what do you think was going to happen? Do you think the person is just going to take say "Oh I'm sorry." and give you what you want? Like the audacity of these people.
Rslash I just want to thank you for your consistency. You are a big part of my day and I take for granted that rain or shine there will be a video at 9am tomorrow! Thank you for all your efforts.
third story: see your friend literally dying in front of you but you make the best time together, OP and the other are real homie and that what Karen get, MIND YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, I bet she would keep her mouth shut next time she see something
I honestly wish more people would mind their business do that rather than make negative assumptions about people and accuse them of things or try to rain or their happy parade. I'm so glad OP told her off. 😕
First story, i do something similar when people “meet my dad” & point to his urn on the counter lol my only partner to find it funny is now the marry im gonna marry.
I will never understand why someone would be rude to someone they never met and is doing literally nothing to anyone outside of existing. These rude people are just on a whole new level of self confidence and main-character syndrome that I could never wrap my brain around.
1st story related: First, let me preface this with my husband is very much alive. For years I have been getting phone calls for someone named George Reeves. I do not know this person. The majority of these calls are companies to try to purchase a residential property. Sometimes it is our house, sometimes it is a different property. After 3 years of this I decided I was done being polite. Now it varies: Them: Hi, is this Mrs. Reeves? We are trying to get a hold of George. I'm calling about the house at X address, would you be interested in selling? Me tactic 1: (bursting into sobs) You VULTURES! His body isn't even cold in the ground yet! (Louder sobs.) Why can't you let us GRIEVE! Them: I am so sorry! *Click* Me tactic 2: Well you'll have to wait till probate is done. That b*stard decided to change his will and I'm having to fight with the woman he was cheating on me with. Scenario changes from time to time, but it usually involves death.
I love listening to you read Reddit stories before work in the morning. When a story goes by and you don't comment on it after, I get whiplash from how fast you go to the next one lol
It... it really saddens and infuriates me that we have cultivated a society where women are expected to always look pretty and smile for men. It's so fucking ridiculous, we need to do better.
2nd story reminds of my dad (but parents not divorced) and caused the same effect on me. After he died, some of my stories are slowly told to my mom, who always seems shocked, horrified or saddened. I know she was basically ‘put in her place’ to allow dad’s way on everything and a lot of it she did know but more or less had to let dad rule the roost, a lot she didn’t know because I’m sure dad intentionally didn’t want her to interfere. I didn’t realize a lot of it until adulthood and how much overcontrolling people traumatize their entire family’s lives. Do they ever even realize the legacy of trauma they are leaving??
Of course they don't. All they care about is their own image. The suffering of others, even family, never crosses their minds. Or if it does its because "they deserve it" somehow.
The day after my dad died my nephew and I took his truck to the dump to throw away some things dad wanted to get rid of. The man at the dump heard about dad and told me that he was letting us dump everything for free, and that we could continue to dump the heavier stuff for free until everything dad told him he needed to get rid of was gone. The last time we were there I was returning dad's keys to the dump and someone stranger, a man I have never met did this to me. It was the day after my father died from lung cancer and I had just found his secret stash of peanuts in the shell in his truck and I was pretty sad. He told me he thought I would not look so unattractive if I smiled and other BS. I didn't have a chance to say anything to him, my nephew went off on that man and so did the worker at the dump. I was crying and they were trying to comfort me. This guy dumped his trash so fast and hauled ass out of there.
One time as a teen, some guy tried really hard to hit on me through social media. He made comments about my mom in some way so I acted as if I had lost her (I hadn’t) and went off on him. Pretty sure he would have been crying in a corner if it happened irl… I have 0 regrets lol The moral of my lie was you shouldn’t bring somebody’s parent up if you know absolutely nothing about them 💀
Rslash you sound so much happier telling different subreddits. Please give AITA for a few weeks. We wont be offended. We would just like to have you when you are happiest. Not angry or shocked
I've had way too many people talk about how I walk with a cane. I'm 27 I've had 2 knee surgeries and I have a t-9 to t11 spinal cord injury along with a c2 fracture that occasionally refractures( not dangerous because it's not the part of my bone that touches spinal cord) it gets quite funny when I quit masking my pain in front of Karens.
The endo belly story is something I can relate since its similar what I have, ever since the pandemic that my weight started to go into my belly & made me look preggo which concern my mom even tho I been bed rotting all day in pandemic with not a single visit out door but now it's shrinking less but still needs work like exercise today
Disney Karen story : I might have told the Karen her kid looks just like her and i find Karen utterly hideous, so definitely 'not my type' along with some other traumatizing shit. This is traumatize them back, right? 😆 so make it count (although make sure the kid isn't around. no need to traumatize them lol)
One of my fav things to do as an adult it tell my parents all the crazy shit I got away with as a teen. Their reactions are always so funny and I live across the country so it’s not like they can punish me.
This reminds me of a funny story I was in the hospital for chemo and radiation and I have a shirt that says I have a brain tumor. What’s your excuse and this lady looked at it and said I can’t believe you’re walking around with that shirt on, and and I told her I’m sorry my terminal ill illness offend you
I just obliviously realized that when someone says "who died?" They don't mean make a list. Oops. No wonder he sat at the bus stop and misses the next bus.
I'm transmasculine (this is relevant for context for anyone who's triggered by me mentioning it) and i stream on tiktok alot, well, being open about being trans i get alot of hate, my favorite thing for them to say is "i bet your dad is proud" or "what does your dad think" i respond with "Honestly idk he used a Columbian Necktie and took himself out" It honesty even throws off friendlies and i have to explain that i love joking about it, otherwise I'd drown.
Why do people always bring the parents in? It's always, "Wow, I bet your Mom is proud of you." OR "I bet your Dad is proud of you." What does that have to do with anything? Every time someone says that I just look at them with the dumbest expression and ask, "Are you okay? Because what does my relationship with my parents have to do with anything?" They always fumble in trying to explain or they just quickly back track after that!
I’m not big on swapping seats on airplanes. This is my assigned seat. I’m sitting in it. If a flight attendant asks me to move, I’ll be glad to. However, if I’m on the aisle, and a larger or extremely tall person is in the middle, that’s different. I’m not a string bean, but I can be much more comfortable in the middle than someone with broad shoulders or long legs.
Story 5 made me recall what my mom said to a Walmart Employee. You know the ones that cheek your receipt before you leave. She (of course) keeps forgetting she need her receipt out to hand to the employee at the exit for them to look at and I can quickly tell this young man was not doing so good. He was snappy, annoyed and seems what to be somewhere else then where he is out. But I stay polite, handed my receipt (I already have in hand) and also thanked him with a friendly smile (even though I can tell he didn’t glance at mine). But then he responded, “Whatever, just go…” in a mild tone that I nervously looked at him with “Oh shit….” Before looking at my mom. Seeing her already getting red in the face and sassily said, “Excuse me? Learn to smile more!” She snapped. I can quickly can tell this young man was about to have a breakdown and I had to jump in and scold my mom a bit and dragged her out like a child out of there. I can tell you, we bicker back and forth and she still believes she is in the right somehow 🤦♀️ of course, I did apologize to the young man before leaving. I hope he is doing okay….
Endo Story: God, that's one thing I don't miss since my hysterectomy. Some days I'd go from "typical Endo belly" (aka looking like I had a food baby bc of extra tissue in the abdominal cavity) to SUDDENLY 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I CAN'T PULL UP MY PANTS. I have so many stretch marks just from the bloating. Absolutely wretched, I tell you.
Story 7: Walt Disney himself said that he didn't creat the Disney experience "just for kids" you can make adult films without violence, vulgarity, or debauchery
Huh, I did not know that endometriosis causes that level of bloating. Now I'm kind of wondering about my _own_ weirdly bloated stomach; don't get me wrong, I'm pretty sure that I _am_ at least a little bit fat. But my stomach sticks out a bit weirdly, and it's weirdly uncomfortable to wear anything even the slightest bit snug, whereas other people I know don't seem to be bothered. Also, it doesn't seem to fold quite the same way. It's strange though, bc this has only become a problem within like... the last five years or so? Or at least that I've noticed. I dunno if I have other symptoms of endo; it might be worth asking about, but I'm worried that I'll just get dismissed if I try to address this directly, due to your good old fashioned sexism: I'll probably just get called fat and accused of being hysterical or other some such bullshit...
I'm an aspie and I once made the same mistake as in the pregnancy story completely innocently. If OP had told that to me it would only have driven me to get more involved in her life to seek out justice.
The story about the mom bothered me and reminded me of a situation i dealt with. My father passed away young and unexpectedly. I couldn’t do anything for over a week besides sleep. Decided i had to somehow trudge through so went to work to stop thinking so much and try to focus my energy elsewhere. Obviously being young myself this odd and was a deep pain that all my co workers were aware of and that i didn’t want to talk about it at all; however it showed on my face. Being in customer service at this time apparently was not a good idea. I did try to hide and do stuff out of sight when not needed. Cashiers fell behind and needed help so i went up front. A customer for whatever reason came up to me and said why do you look so said you look like someone died. I looked him dead in the eyes and said thanks my dad did. My boss came rushing up as i had a mental break down and took me back to the back. Wtf he was thinking I’ll never know. Got me in tears typing what this guy did and the absolute insensitivity for no reason.
Sometimes I wonder how so many parents missed all the opportunities to teach their kids not to say certain things to strangers because they know nothing about them or what's going on with them. I've been getting my groceries delivered for years and one of the biggest things I don't miss is the cashier making small talk about the items I'm buying. It seemed like it was happening more and more over the years and one of these days I'm going to get around to asking grocery managers if they train them that way. Like all my personal stuff, even if it's just food and what not is on display in public. (You ever catch someone looking in your cart? That's creepy.) Now someone I might have to deal with repeatedly over the weeks is trying to talk about my stuff that's about to be in my home. I hate the smell of seafood. If it's strong enough, like being in a "fresh" fish aisle at the grocery store, it's enough to make my stomach wobbly and my mouth salivate like that warning sign that happens sometimes right before you throw up suddenly. A friend asked me to pick up a shrimp ring while I was out. I obliged but didn't know exactly where to find it, so I was in the vicinity of the "fresh" fish section for a bit too long, longer than I could hold my breath. It was the last thing I picked up and I still wasn't feeling right when I got to the checkout. This young guy is all (told to be-ish) cheery and chatty. I only had a few things so he of course immediately eyes the shrimp and makes it the conversation du jour. OH I Looooove those shrimp! Don't you!? (I give a weak smile as I go for my money so I can get out fast) He apparently wants me to talk (I guess he gets imaginary points for me sounding involved in the conversation) DON'T you just Loooove them? I wanted to lecture to him that it's not a good idea to talk about products people are buying, but he was just too darn cheery and young and I would have felt bad. I wanted to tell him that I HATE SEAFOOD and the smell makes me nauseous and if he doesn't hurry up I might throw up on his shoes, but instead I gave another weak smile and quietly said "they're for a friend." I know my situation isn't common, but they could have just as easily been for a wake I was headed to, instead of a holiday party my friend was going to. Years before that I was at the drug store buying a pregnancy test and the cashier just couldn't keep their mouth shut or said something more appropriate like "have a good night." No, it was "good luck." The test wasn't even for me, but WTF. I wasn't buying a lottery ticket. Would they have said the same thing if I were buying a box of condoms?
Story 6 As a bit of a punk myself ill say the look and want to make those damn robots angry is hella fun to do as megadeth's song whos life says ''Hey whos life is this anyway? you tell me how to live BUT WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAY!!!''
Story 1 is great but I've heard stories about these door-to-door people using it as an excuse to case a house to rob. I wouldn't feel safe admitting that I lived alone as a woman. Hopefully that guy was just annoying and didn't have nefarious intentions
Story 5: “my mom just died” is my go-to response to being told to smile. My mom thinks it’s hilarious.
@theloverlyladylo9158 I love the " you would much prettier if you smiled"
I always reply with
Aww thanks! You would be far more handsome if you talked less 😉
Amazing. My plan is to maintain eye contact, start the smile normal and expand it (and my eyes) to the most unhinged Joker smile I can, with just a little head tilt for maximum effect.
@@ClashOftheSea keep your eyes dead. thats creepier.
On the day my Uncle died this guy said I should smile and not look so sad, I told him about my uncle and he had the audacity to say that I shouldn't be alone that night
@@ClashOftheSeaadd an insane hyena laugh for maximum effect. Really howl so it echoes. Then tell them that they smell delicious. 😋🤪
So the dad wanted to raise an insecure daughter...that's how you end up with a teenage single mother for a daughter. What a terrible father.
Story 5: That was a disgusting comment, "smile more" is generally a bad thing to say, because you don't know what they've been through
You should smile more
Usually said to young girls and women, unfortunately.
Yeah, males who say things like that honestly don't care. He was probably more annoyed than embarrassed and will continue doing it to others anyway
@@novakane701 Though you are 100% correct that it's usually directed at young women, I'm a 32 year old white dude, I hear it from time to time. I have intermittent sleep issues. I'll go a few weeks sleeping good, then go for months on end with less than a few hours a week. When I don't sleep, I'm not miserable so much as I am just tired and don't have the energy to be outwardly cheerful.
I actually stopped smiling so much and stopped wearing dresses because of men commenting so much. They would tell my female coworkers to be more like me. I found myself miserable and apologizing constantly.
So I was a giggly person who liked dresses, then I had to avoid it so old men would stop hitting on me.
Crazy how grown men won't leave you alone as a teenager, early 20's kid. But as you get to your 30's and older you get avoided... and all the happier for it.
I particularly like this sub-reddit. You don't need a Karen to go to prison or an HOA be disbanded all the time. Sometimes, a well-timed STFU retort can be so satisfying.
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PSA: Telling a woman to smile is not a compliment or a flirt. It's perceived as you being a nosey jerk. If you want to brighten someone's day by smiling, absolutely do so, but don't insist we do so for your benefit.
I've had that happen where some idiot insists that I should smile and immediately regretted it when I put on the creepiest smile and stare intently at them with psycho eyes. It probably doesn't help that my canines are pointy and I have a weird under bite that I can make go up over my top lip. 😂
I was told this when I was a busser, and a customer kept telling anyone in uniform that thay need to smile in front of customer and kept threatening with yelp (like it was saposed to do anything) my teeth were crooked so much that the British would tell me I need braces, and when that ass muncher demanded I smile, I gave him one that made me look like one of Joker's vitamins
Story 3: if it makes OP feel better, he gave his friend a find memory of not just how he had a great ride or die friend. But also watching in an adult get tongue tied after talking crap to people, she doesn’t know.
Agreed. OP and the friends were good people for making that kid's final moments of life the happiest he could ever have.
8:17 When I was pregnant with my second, some stranger started touching my belly, so without thinking, I touched her boob. When she tried to freak out at me for touching her, I just said "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought we were toughing strangers now." She got very red in the face and walked away. My oldest (2F at the time) called "Bye Byeeeeeee" after her 😂
I posted my prepregnancy elder scrolls tattoo in a group and a lot of idiots were asking me when I'd lose the baby weight so I posted a new picture of my recent, post pregnancy body and said "since you all have an issue with my body before, here's my body 7 years and four pregnancies later"
Ima traumatize everyone.
People have some audacity when it comes to anything regarding a women's body
Story 1 : I feel bad for op she got reminded about her husband’s passing. And how much she misses him
I hope she gets another good husband. My BIL is older, but he's too young to go for the rest of his life alone. He does have his sons, my nephews, but they live away now.
@ I hope you’re BIL finds someone
Really quick, don’t let any “salesman” know that there isn’t a man in the house. They know most people will be offended and reveal that they’re alone in the house.
I mean, either way, she would've out crazy'd him if he was actually a home invader
Yeah, but Are they willing to confront the unhinged crazy again?? 😂😂😂
The first story reminded me of a shopping trip with my toddlers. I was 29 years old and my husband had just passed away. Both girls were crying and fussing while we were leaving the grocery store when two old women on the way in were overheard saying, “I never took my children to the grocery store, my husband always stayed home with them”. I’m not gonna lie, I was a upset. I responded loudly, “Well my husband died of cancer a few months ago and now I’m on my own with my babies”. They shut right up. No apologies or anything.
I’m so sorry people made you feel like that during your time of grief. I hope you and your little ones are healing or healed
Oh man….. that is shitty! But the bright side, you slap those women with your words I bet they wish they have not spoken at all.
The people who think they can just walk up and put their hands on someone because they think they're pregnant, those people are so gross
and in many locations in the US, that could be assault and then assault of a minor.
@@HAL1400 Even if it is, people still get away with it b/c they always do it! I live in the US, I see all the time!
@breezy3392 that was the positive side being pregnant during 2020 and 2021. Nobody dared touch me.
One of my coworkers is pregnant and I hesitated to ask if I could feel her bump but I ASKED before EVER reaching for her bump. How about we just don’t touch ANYONE without permission?
A woman actually got arrested for that, one time. What makes the situation even more cringy was that she believed that she had every right to touch a pregnant woman's belly whenever she wanted.
I instinctually let out a loud "Hah!" at the "I'm only 12" thing
I know that one was brutal
Story one: this is definitely me. I keep my doors locked and ignore anybody that rings my doorbell. Leave me the hell alone !!!
Wow what a friendly human you are 😂
It's just like when you don't answer your phone.
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 It depends on where you live. Home invasions in my area, armed robberies, and the like are not infrequent. They'll have a distressed women knock at your door then bum rush you. It's not actually the worst place, but it's no where near the best either. Because of that, I don't get random people at my door, ever... Well, not ever, ever. But it's so infrequent it might as well be. I've lived here for 32 years, I might have had 15 random knocks the entire time. If someone does knock and it's not the mail or a package, it's either my dad or elderly neighbor. I'll open up the camera, if I know who it is then yeah.
But if I don't know who it is, I only open it a crack with my left side partially exposed and left hand on the door knob. I'll have a Glock 21 in my right hand, leveled off at chest level and pointed at the door with my right hand. Usually my brother is home too, he'll post up behind me with a rifle. We call it the "Justin Protocol" Because we do it for Justin.. Justin Case.. get it? We're dorks and it's stupid..
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900Why the hell would you ever answer the door when you’re not expecting someone? They’re only ever trying to sell you something, rob you, or murder you.
I love that I have a no solicitors sign on my window, fence and door. (You have to see the sign to open my gate) and I still get people trying to clean my gutters or give me quotes to replace my windows.
Story 2: or instead of intentionally lowering your child self-esteem you could teach them right from wrong and the importance of empathy, compassion, human kindness, and basic decency. That’s something that works really well. There’s also volunteering, my parent tried that really helped me and all my siblings see the importance of giving back to the community.
Agree. Also, people with insecurities may become awful humans. Most of these karens are insecure people who need to bring others down to feel a bit of good about themselves.
I never understood this "smile more" thing. Nobody owes you a smile. Why should one smile when they don't feel like it?
Me either, got this a lot in NYC
It's the whole, "You're a Woman and you need to look pretty. So, smile more, then you'll look pretty." It's very sexiest and also if you work Retail, you're required to smile so the Customer "feels" safe when you check them out. It's so dumb! Especially when you have full-grown men trying to flirt with Cashiers who are old enough to be their daughter!
I rarely get it nowadays (used to get it more when I was underage, which is gross in and off itself), but my go-to response to "Ay girl, smile for me!" was just the standard "Say something funny, then... WAAAHMP, too late."
For real I can't imagine myself walking down the street smiling for no reason like a simpleton. I don't expect it to be different for women.
its objectification. because they are saying "your feelings and comfort are beneath my desire to look at something pleasant" they don't think of you as anything other then something pretty, like a painting, that they want to look at. they also don't want to have to exist in a space with someone who is sad while they are happy. its actually really uncomfortable to be around someone upset while you aren't. so if you are smiling, then they can just pretend that you are happy and they don't have to be uncomfortable.
Story 7: Imagine walking up to some random person and calling them a pervert for no reason. They didn't do anything, they didn't even say anything, they were just there.
Out of everything she could have said to the guy, including saying absolutely nothing, she took the route of "This guy is a P"
Some people are just like that.
Had a neighbor accuse me of that years ago, because I was, "talking to her kids too much".... I was, in fact, telling her kids that since I was cutting brush with a scythe (which they thought looked cool), that they needed to stay back.
(Allegedly) The vast majority of women choose the bear.
It is really hard to fathom how a persons mind even goes there. Her world must be miserable.
@@mrlugh What the heck are you on about?
It's a centuries old stereotype that homosexual people are deviants who can't control their urges. Stupid and untrue but it's still a common thought.
Second story: Okay, hold on. I understand being speechless because you find out your daughter has been sneaking boys into your house since she was fifteen. However, that would be quickly overshadowed by her saying one of her "boys" was a full grown man. Like, I need a name, now.
This implies that the father cared enough about his own children’s wellbeing to go track the guy down. If he’s bragging about abusing his kids, he clearly does not.
Dude the "smile more" story reminds me of when I was catching a flight home from my brother's funeral. Some TSA dude saw me in all black, black button up, funeral clothes (only available flight had me leaving DIRECTLY from the funural) and went "oh feeling Festive today aren't we?"
"Yeah. Real festive funeral I just left."
Then I started crying (for like, the 6th time that day). He didnt have much else to say.
OH SWEET, R/TRAUMATIZETHEMBACK IS BACK
This feels EXTREMELY deja-vu! Is this a re-upload from years ago?
@frostbite3820 it's more probable that you've heard it from elsewhere, iirc he didn't even know about this sub reddit until like half a year ago
@@MelodyofDarkness0001 yeah, other TH-camrs seem to like this subreddit but he only recently started reading stuff from it.
Oh great another creative writing sub. Losers
This is ironic AF
Story 5: even for a sexist jackass why would you scream that at a complete stranger? Like what did he think? What’s going to happen?
Being honest, I think that a lot with these stories. Like... saying those things what do you think was going to happen? Do you think the person is just going to take say "Oh I'm sorry." and give you what you want? Like the audacity of these people.
Rslash I just want to thank you for your consistency. You are a big part of my day and I take for granted that rain or shine there will be a video at 9am tomorrow! Thank you for all your efforts.
third story: see your friend literally dying in front of you but you make the best time together, OP and the other are real homie and that what Karen get, MIND YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, I bet she would keep her mouth shut next time she see something
I honestly wish more people would mind their business do that rather than make negative assumptions about people and accuse them of things or try to rain or their happy parade. I'm so glad OP told her off. 😕
Petition for RSlash to read more of this and wholesome subreddits because I think we can all use the laughs once in a while
First story, i do something similar when people “meet my dad” & point to his urn on the counter lol my only partner to find it funny is now the marry im gonna marry.
I will never understand why someone would be rude to someone they never met and is doing literally nothing to anyone outside of existing. These rude people are just on a whole new level of self confidence and main-character syndrome that I could never wrap my brain around.
1st story related: First, let me preface this with my husband is very much alive. For years I have been getting phone calls for someone named George Reeves. I do not know this person. The majority of these calls are companies to try to purchase a residential property. Sometimes it is our house, sometimes it is a different property. After 3 years of this I decided I was done being polite.
Now it varies:
Them: Hi, is this Mrs. Reeves? We are trying to get a hold of George. I'm calling about the house at X address, would you be interested in selling?
Me tactic 1: (bursting into sobs) You VULTURES! His body isn't even cold in the ground yet! (Louder sobs.) Why can't you let us GRIEVE!
Them: I am so sorry! *Click*
Me tactic 2: Well you'll have to wait till probate is done. That b*stard decided to change his will and I'm having to fight with the woman he was cheating on me with.
Scenario changes from time to time, but it usually involves death.
*Around of Applause*
What sort of sadist wants their children to grow up insecure?
You can't get ptsd if you are the trama
I love listening to you read Reddit stories before work in the morning. When a story goes by and you don't comment on it after, I get whiplash from how fast you go to the next one lol
It... it really saddens and infuriates me that we have cultivated a society where women are expected to always look pretty and smile for men. It's so fucking ridiculous, we need to do better.
2nd story reminds of my dad (but parents not divorced) and caused the same effect on me. After he died, some of my stories are slowly told to my mom, who always seems shocked, horrified or saddened. I know she was basically ‘put in her place’ to allow dad’s way on everything and a lot of it she did know but more or less had to let dad rule the roost, a lot she didn’t know because I’m sure dad intentionally didn’t want her to interfere. I didn’t realize a lot of it until adulthood and how much overcontrolling people traumatize their entire family’s lives. Do they ever even realize the legacy of trauma they are leaving??
Of course they don't. All they care about is their own image. The suffering of others, even family, never crosses their minds. Or if it does its because "they deserve it" somehow.
The day after my dad died my nephew and I took his truck to the dump to throw away some things dad wanted to get rid of. The man at the dump heard about dad and told me that he was letting us dump everything for free, and that we could continue to dump the heavier stuff for free until everything dad told him he needed to get rid of was gone. The last time we were there I was returning dad's keys to the dump and someone stranger, a man I have never met did this to me. It was the day after my father died from lung cancer and I had just found his secret stash of peanuts in the shell in his truck and I was pretty sad. He told me he thought I would not look so unattractive if I smiled and other BS. I didn't have a chance to say anything to him, my nephew went off on that man and so did the worker at the dump. I was crying and they were trying to comfort me. This guy dumped his trash so fast and hauled ass out of there.
Lot of variation in the Subreddits recently.
It's not a complaint, just an observation. Good morning everybody.
One time as a teen, some guy tried really hard to hit on me through social media. He made comments about my mom in some way so I acted as if I had lost her (I hadn’t) and went off on him. Pretty sure he would have been crying in a corner if it happened irl… I have 0 regrets lol
The moral of my lie was you shouldn’t bring somebody’s parent up if you know absolutely nothing about them 💀
yesterday i was scared that something happened, glad you're not dead!
Same here! Legitimately I thought something happened. This is why we use scheduled uploads for days in advance!
@@Mikustan39he does schedule uploads...
I love this subreddit. I’m happy you’re covering it.
Salesman in the first Story property realized he f***** up.
Thank goodness you’re back on your normal time. My morning isn’t complete without you ❤
Every single one of these stories could have been prevented by the classic tactic of minding your own goddamn business.
fr!
story 1 reminds me of when i get scam calls and start trauma dumping
"Comebacks I wish I had said" the subreddit
Rslash you sound so much happier telling different subreddits. Please give AITA for a few weeks. We wont be offended. We would just like to have you when you are happiest. Not angry or shocked
I've had way too many people talk about how I walk with a cane. I'm 27 I've had 2 knee surgeries and I have a t-9 to t11 spinal cord injury along with a c2 fracture that occasionally refractures( not dangerous because it's not the part of my bone that touches spinal cord) it gets quite funny when I quit masking my pain in front of Karens.
The endo belly story is something I can relate since its similar what I have, ever since the pandemic that my weight started to go into my belly & made me look preggo which concern my mom even tho I been bed rotting all day in pandemic with not a single visit out door but now it's shrinking less but still needs work like exercise today
I was traumatized yesterday because Rslash was late.
😭
@@yazajag There, there. It's going to be okay. Here's some cookies.
Disney Karen story : I might have told the Karen her kid looks just like her and i find Karen utterly hideous, so definitely 'not my type' along with some other traumatizing shit. This is traumatize them back, right? 😆 so make it count (although make sure the kid isn't around. no need to traumatize them lol)
Dabney gave some of us a shake-up yesterday. lol
Finally some r/traumatizethemback! I love this subreddit
One of my fav things to do as an adult it tell my parents all the crazy shit I got away with as a teen. Their reactions are always so funny and I live across the country so it’s not like they can punish me.
Right on time 👍🏼🤣
This reminds me of a funny story I was in the hospital for chemo and radiation and I have a shirt that says I have a brain tumor. What’s your excuse and this lady looked at it and said I can’t believe you’re walking around with that shirt on, and and I told her I’m sorry my terminal ill illness offend you
Story 2: OP is your dad my dad? That sounds exactly like the shit my dad says.
More of this subreddit! PLEASE!!!!
Every time I see this subreddit, I think of the time I said “Who died?” To my friends and someone actually did.
I just obliviously realized that when someone says "who died?" They don't mean make a list.
Oops. No wonder he sat at the bus stop and misses the next bus.
It sucks how insensitive people can be to someone grieving
I'm transmasculine (this is relevant for context for anyone who's triggered by me mentioning it) and i stream on tiktok alot, well, being open about being trans i get alot of hate, my favorite thing for them to say is "i bet your dad is proud" or "what does your dad think" i respond with "Honestly idk he used a Columbian Necktie and took himself out"
It honesty even throws off friendlies and i have to explain that i love joking about it, otherwise I'd drown.
collectivization of the means of trauma production
that's such fatherless behavior i love it
Why do people always bring the parents in? It's always, "Wow, I bet your Mom is proud of you." OR "I bet your Dad is proud of you." What does that have to do with anything? Every time someone says that I just look at them with the dumbest expression and ask, "Are you okay? Because what does my relationship with my parents have to do with anything?" They always fumble in trying to explain or they just quickly back track after that!
@LilDevyl17 exactly lmfaooo
@@andreaseverin1346 yes lmfao
I’m not big on swapping seats on airplanes. This is my assigned seat. I’m sitting in it. If a flight attendant asks me to move, I’ll be glad to. However, if I’m on the aisle, and a larger or extremely tall person is in the middle, that’s different. I’m not a string bean, but I can be much more comfortable in the middle than someone with broad shoulders or long legs.
Last story: What a perfect response. Bravo!
I really like this one. I hope you will do more videos from this subreddit!
I like to ask boomers "How long have your kids been no contact?"
95% of them look really sad all of a sudden and I love it
Story 5 made me recall what my mom said to a Walmart Employee. You know the ones that cheek your receipt before you leave. She (of course) keeps forgetting she need her receipt out to hand to the employee at the exit for them to look at and I can quickly tell this young man was not doing so good. He was snappy, annoyed and seems what to be somewhere else then where he is out. But I stay polite, handed my receipt (I already have in hand) and also thanked him with a friendly smile (even though I can tell he didn’t glance at mine). But then he responded, “Whatever, just go…” in a mild tone that I nervously looked at him with “Oh shit….” Before looking at my mom. Seeing her already getting red in the face and sassily said, “Excuse me? Learn to smile more!” She snapped. I can quickly can tell this young man was about to have a breakdown and I had to jump in and scold my mom a bit and dragged her out like a child out of there. I can tell you, we bicker back and forth and she still believes she is in the right somehow 🤦♀️ of course, I did apologize to the young man before leaving. I hope he is doing okay….
Story 3 - This is wholesome story, making the most out of limited time he had. 🥺
Endo Story: God, that's one thing I don't miss since my hysterectomy. Some days I'd go from "typical Endo belly" (aka looking like I had a food baby bc of extra tissue in the abdominal cavity) to SUDDENLY 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I CAN'T PULL UP MY PANTS. I have so many stretch marks just from the bloating. Absolutely wretched, I tell you.
That first story would've had me crying laughing in the work van. 😂😂😂
😅😂 First story! I lost my husband in 2020 and I've done similar stuff.
I haven't listened to your Reddit videos in years. It's like hearing an old friend. Hope the family is doing well!
I hope that everyone is having a good Friday!
Rslash! We have gone years without Puppy Bloopers!! This is unacceptable! I wanna speak to your manager!!
😂
The "I'm only 12" comment was nucking futs! Jfc 😂
Listening to you is a part of my daily routine, I miss your commentary rSlash!
Story 7: Walt Disney himself said that he didn't creat the Disney experience "just for kids" you can make adult films without violence, vulgarity, or debauchery
PLEASE DO A COLLAB WITH "TWO HOT TAKES"
Huh, I did not know that endometriosis causes that level of bloating. Now I'm kind of wondering about my _own_ weirdly bloated stomach; don't get me wrong, I'm pretty sure that I _am_ at least a little bit fat. But my stomach sticks out a bit weirdly, and it's weirdly uncomfortable to wear anything even the slightest bit snug, whereas other people I know don't seem to be bothered. Also, it doesn't seem to fold quite the same way. It's strange though, bc this has only become a problem within like... the last five years or so? Or at least that I've noticed. I dunno if I have other symptoms of endo; it might be worth asking about, but I'm worried that I'll just get dismissed if I try to address this directly, due to your good old fashioned sexism: I'll probably just get called fat and accused of being hysterical or other some such bullshit...
I'm an aspie and I once made the same mistake as in the pregnancy story completely innocently. If OP had told that to me it would only have driven me to get more involved in her life to seek out justice.
The story about the mom bothered me and reminded me of a situation i dealt with. My father passed away young and unexpectedly. I couldn’t do anything for over a week besides sleep. Decided i had to somehow trudge through so went to work to stop thinking so much and try to focus my energy elsewhere. Obviously being young myself this odd and was a deep pain that all my co workers were aware of and that i didn’t want to talk about it at all; however it showed on my face. Being in customer service at this time apparently was not a good idea. I did try to hide and do stuff out of sight when not needed. Cashiers fell behind and needed help so i went up front. A customer for whatever reason came up to me and said why do you look so said you look like someone died. I looked him dead in the eyes and said thanks my dad did. My boss came rushing up as i had a mental break down and took me back to the back. Wtf he was thinking I’ll never know. Got me in tears typing what this guy did and the absolute insensitivity for no reason.
Fighting fire with fire just creates more fire.
The last story wouldn't traumatize. If the subreddit exists, it should be in r/snarkycomments
Story 5: "I always thought telling someone to smile was a friendly gesture, because you're inviting someone to feel happy."
are u joking?
@ Why do you think I used quotation marks?
Sometimes I wonder how so many parents missed all the opportunities to teach their kids not to say certain things to strangers because they know nothing about them or what's going on with them. I've been getting my groceries delivered for years and one of the biggest things I don't miss is the cashier making small talk about the items I'm buying. It seemed like it was happening more and more over the years and one of these days I'm going to get around to asking grocery managers if they train them that way. Like all my personal stuff, even if it's just food and what not is on display in public. (You ever catch someone looking in your cart? That's creepy.) Now someone I might have to deal with repeatedly over the weeks is trying to talk about my stuff that's about to be in my home.
I hate the smell of seafood. If it's strong enough, like being in a "fresh" fish aisle at the grocery store, it's enough to make my stomach wobbly and my mouth salivate like that warning sign that happens sometimes right before you throw up suddenly. A friend asked me to pick up a shrimp ring while I was out. I obliged but didn't know exactly where to find it, so I was in the vicinity of the "fresh" fish section for a bit too long, longer than I could hold my breath. It was the last thing I picked up and I still wasn't feeling right when I got to the checkout. This young guy is all (told to be-ish) cheery and chatty. I only had a few things so he of course immediately eyes the shrimp and makes it the conversation du jour. OH I Looooove those shrimp! Don't you!? (I give a weak smile as I go for my money so I can get out fast) He apparently wants me to talk (I guess he gets imaginary points for me sounding involved in the conversation) DON'T you just Loooove them? I wanted to lecture to him that it's not a good idea to talk about products people are buying, but he was just too darn cheery and young and I would have felt bad. I wanted to tell him that I HATE SEAFOOD and the smell makes me nauseous and if he doesn't hurry up I might throw up on his shoes, but instead I gave another weak smile and quietly said "they're for a friend." I know my situation isn't common, but they could have just as easily been for a wake I was headed to, instead of a holiday party my friend was going to.
Years before that I was at the drug store buying a pregnancy test and the cashier just couldn't keep their mouth shut or said something more appropriate like "have a good night." No, it was "good luck." The test wasn't even for me, but WTF. I wasn't buying a lottery ticket. Would they have said the same thing if I were buying a box of condoms?
The first post made me laugh. Not the death part, but the holding the urn to thw sales guy
Dude. You always share the brilliant stories!!
Bring back tree law, tech support, whole tax, Kevin and feel good stories
I want more of this!!!! It was fun 😂
Definitely want more of this subreddit
Please do more of these. It is very good.
Mmmm yess more of this, it's always good to hear people catching crap for their crap
Anyone else trying to guess where in Florida #6 is? My guess is central Florida near the villages
I love the first story so much
I love these stories and I need more😂
Last story, was the best story;So EPIC!
Story 6 As a bit of a punk myself ill say the look and want to make those damn robots angry is hella fun to do as megadeth's song whos life says ''Hey whos life is this anyway? you tell me how to live BUT WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAY!!!''
13:18 idk, that sounds more hurtful for the dad to say than the karen to listen unfortunately
Story 1 is great but I've heard stories about these door-to-door people using it as an excuse to case a house to rob. I wouldn't feel safe admitting that I lived alone as a woman. Hopefully that guy was just annoying and didn't have nefarious intentions
I naturally just assume anyone who is a Disney fan is also a fan of a certain island.
First time I ever heard this topic. Liked it.
u/DJDarwin93 is my hero. (I might end up heading to florida for college. Im for the mountainous Colorado 😭)
New favorite rslash 😂
Yea..... Nope, still hurting. You don't get over it that fast. At least, I don't.
Disabilities affect people of all ages, it does not discriminate. They are also invisible.
Right? No one is ever too young cause people are born disabled every day
Hoping for more variety of sub-reddits in the new year!