We all get a little weird and crazy about our pets; that's part of what you sign up for when you devote a significant portion of your time, energy, and financial resources to a fluffy little ball of chaos living with you in your home. I'd argue that, in fact, the entire concept is a little bit crazy, and if you weren't already when you decided to get a furry friend, I promise you that you will soon be driven so. Still, no matter how much we consider our pets members of our families, even the mo…

Every so often, one feels the urge to write a review of a local restaurant online… If you're a good customer and a decent human being, you likely feel this urge when you want to shine a light on great food, great service, and all-around great vibes. Those kinds of reviews can boost the online profile of a small place and can really help draw in customers. Now, if you're an entitled Karen customer, you may feel the urge to write an online review because you just have to air your grievances to th…

Let this story serve as proof that having a kind, older lady in your corner is the best way to get an entitled one off your back. Here, we have a nice young man in the parking lot of a grocery store who noticed a kind lady having trouble getting all of her groceries from her cart and into her car. She was trying to get the attention of an employee, to no avail, so the young man stepped in to help. She ended up insisting he take a $100 bill as payment, which he tried to refuse, but she insisted.…

"She said ‘No way. I was texting, and just as I put down my phone, the light was green.’"

Your family should come first at all times. But is there ever a moment when you have to put your wants and needs ahead of the needs of those around you? The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter. Because she was forced to mature at a young age, the original poster (OP) never got to enjoy her childhood. OP has been working since she turned sixteen to support her family. But once she finished high school, her parents couldn't afford their mortgage, and since she wasn't helping them o…

Sitting next to a screaming child is the worst nightmare for most airplane passengers. Well, it's between that and a chatty adult who refuses to leave you alone over the course of a long flight. Most parents try their best to relax their disruptive kids, but there is only so much they can do. In this scenario , however, we have a couple who refused to do anything at all. In fact, they sat behind their screaming children and made it seem like the passenger seated next to the little miscreants wa…

There is nothing like a Karen ruining a gas station pit stop experience! Picture this: you're on a long road trip and it's time to make a brief trip to the gas station so you can fill up your car and grab some snacks. These trips should, in theory, be quick and painless, but leave it to the Karens of the world to make the experience completely and utterly insufferable. For starters, this Karen assumed that another customer was the gas station attendant. Now, he clearly did not work there, espec…

Some passengers think they can pull a fast one on flight attendants, but oh, how wrong can they be? This male Karen in economy insisted on having the higher quality vegetarian meal after hearing that the economy option was sold out. Now, the flight attendant remembered that he was eating bacon chips just 30 minutes prior, which clearly, the male Karen had not considered before trying to get away with his silly plan. However, instead of flat-out denying him service, the flight attendant maliciou…

The reality is that everyone has a short fuse once in a while and is therefore bound to have an unnecessary and potentially unprompted outburst. We suppose that it's human nature to snap… within reason, of course. For instance, who hasn't had a friend get snippy with you when clearly you intentionally or unintentionally struck a nerve? Usually, when this happens, you can take a step back and both parties can assess what led to this momentary meltdown. However, sometimes these moments do not hap…

This poor delivery driver had to deal with not one, not two, but three back-to-back entitled Karen customers who seemed determined to make his shift a living nightmare. We already have plenty of sympathy for having to deal with the average customer on a busy night of food deliveries, but this dude really dealt with the worst of the worst. Karen #1 kept complaining about her order being delayed. Karen #2 accused the delivery driver of stealing her cheesecake from IHOP, as if that were a desirabl…

It's particularly perplexing how some people manage to survive in this world when they're living in such a peculiar version of it. Of course, you seem to encounter people like this all the time when you're working in retail or the service industry. I suppose it's a “monkeys with typewriters” type of situation; by sheer chance, if you meet enough people in a day, you're bound to bump into a few with unique understandings and perspectives of the world. Still, you'll continually be surprised by so…

Weddings may be a celebration of the union of two people, but they're first and foremost an administrative marathon and a crash course in event planning—let's get that straight. The one thing you don't realize when you say “yes” is that you're not just saying “yes” to a ring; you're saying “Yes, I'd love to become a de facto event planner for the next year of my life as a second job." There's a lot going on and a ton to manage, and the entire time leading up to the big day is spent trying to en…

being a parent is hard, there is no arguing with that. How parents manage to take care of their kids and give them everything they have to offer while also maintaining their own identity and aspirations in life, is beyond me. Once one starts seeing their parents as actual, real people, one starts to learn that there is no rule book and there aren't any guidelines to being a parent, they just wing it as they go, which unsurprisingly means that parents make many, many , many mistakes. One mistake…

Your first focus should always be your family. Having said that, how would you respond if you started to suspect that your family is taking advantage of your goodwill and generosity? The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter. The original poster (OP) moved to the US in order to advance her career. Since leaving her home country, she has been sending money to her parents as a token of appreciation for all of their support throughout the years. Though initially everything was well, t…

The worst people on the planet are those who have an entitlement complex. It never ceases to astound us when someone exhibits an annoying sense of entitlement, no matter how often we encounter it. The story that follows describes an innocent onlooker who is shocked by an entitled family. A group of thirty-six people were having dinner at a restaurant. Guests started leaving the restaurant later in the evening. A very pregnant woman was the only person still seated at the table by the end of the…

The entitlement of some people continues to bewilder innocent onlookers who are just trying to go about their daily lives. We have distinguished two traits that characterize entitled persons. They are, first and foremost, fierce and tremendously confident in their own righteousness. The story below is an account of a frustrated hotel guest. The original poster (OP) had just returned from a luxurious vacation. One of the hotel amenities available to OP is the buffet. One evening as he looked ove…