There are a lot of encouraging and motivational catchphrases that we all know and try to enforce in our everyday lives. ‘Be true to yourself’, ‘Just do it’, and ‘Seize the day’, to name a few. We all know how hard it is to follow some of these inspirational life lessons, to a point where it usually seems impossible. Sometimes, we actually manage to fake it 'till we make it and find ourselves doing exactly what these phrases encourage us to do, and that is a wonderful feeling. Other times, we le…

Not every work situation has to turn sour.

No one wants to end their year at work on a sour note like this. Of course, annual performance reviews are bound to cause some sort of anxiety among most employees, especially those who are preparing to advocate for a raise. Unfortunately for this employee, she was met with total rejection, and it only gets worse from there. This Redditor had been at the company for over three years without a significant pay raise during her time there. Not only was the CEO complimenting her work all the time d…

Looks like anyone can be a Karen these days...

This husband wasn't prepared for the response he got from his wife! After 21 years of marriage and raising 6 children together, this couple's relationship is crumbling. After spending nearly half of their lives together, this relationship is coming to a close, and it's getting messy! This husband sounds like a complete tool, treating his wife badly throughout their marriage (including while his wife gave birth to those 6 kids). His wife found out that he's still been pining for his ex. They bro…

What kind of stepmother holds a grudge against someone because of a choice they made when they were 11? Well, the short answer to that question is this Redditor's stepmom, but the longer answer is someone so self-absorbed and out-of-touch that they have no ability to step outside of their own experience, This Redditor was dealing with the sudden loss of her biological mother right before her father's second wedding. Obviously, that is a lot of emotional turbulence for a pre-teen to endure, but…

What's the worst present you've ever received (or given)? Some people just are not good at gifting things to others. We all have that one aunt who gives everyone ill-fitting clothes, or hands out toys that the kiddos are way too old to play with. Although, as you can read in the answers of this hilarious r/AskReddit thread below, a lot of people have given bad gifts on purpose! For a few folks, getting subpar presents from the same person year after year started to grate on them. One person sha…

The music people choose to listen to in order to get through the workday is a private decision. It's not meant to be publicized for all your employers and coworkers to see. No one needs to know how much you listen to Taylor Swift or the Wicked soundtrack. Unfortunately for this Redditor , he and his team of 30 or so coworkers were asked to share their Spotify Wrapped screenshots with the whole team as part of a team-building exercise. This would be an immediate no for me. If I want to share tha…

"I won’t feel bad about keeping a young kid from getting very hurt."

Having relatives stay with you is difficult for everyone; the person visiting is displaced, and the person hosting has their life and normal routines disrupted with someone else always suddenly present. And in a small home or an apartment you really begin to feel the effects of this. This is further complicated by the needs of any babies, children, or pets who live at home with you, adding another often less predictable element to the mix. The trade-off is that you get to spend a whole length o…

Up next, read about the bride who found the dress of her dreams , but since her mom finds it “childish and embarrassing,” she's now second-guessing herself!

While rules are definitely important and indispensable, surely we can all think of one or two that make absolutely no sense. It could be rules set at your place of work, school, city, or even country, but at the end of the day, those rules are made by other people, and sometimes people make mistakes. What can you do when you stumble upon a pointless rule like that? Most of the time the answer to that would be nothing, unless you are as resilient and quick-thinking as the person who wrote this R…

Stealing is stealing

It's one thing to have to work for a Karen manager, but it's quite another to have your bosses be a Karen and Kevin couple. In fact, it doesn't get much worse than that because you know your bosses are exchanging thoughts about you at all times, whether it's in the workplace or when they're at home after hours. Here , we have a young server who was looking for restaurant experience to make ends meet while she was writing her novel. She landed a job as a server for a diner, which was owned by tw…

Caught red-handed

Cosmetic items in games continue to reach new highs—when it comes to pricing—and lows in terms of the actual value you're getting for what you're paying for. Back when we were playing Nintendo 64s, the last thing any of us would have imagined was that one day, we'd be paying for unfinished games and senseless cosmetics. Now, thanks to the rise of updates and downloadable content, even our favorite and storied developers are shipping games that are missing content to be added later as “updates”…