Indeed, family is precious, and you should make every effort to love and support them during good times and bad. But when will you be able to acknowledge that your family members might be taking advantage of you with their constant barrage of absurd demands? The story that follows is written from the viewpoint of an angry sibling. The original poster (OP) and his brother did not share a close bond. Perhaps they were tight as children, but since OP embarked on his journey to adulthood, they’ve g…

“We laughed about it but it really was the craziest encounter with entitled people…”

If you're going to be a Karen, you better be able to face the consequences of your actions.

When you marry someone, you also marry their family. However, because you are now, in effect, friends with them as well, no one warns you about the lengthy list of unwelcome acquaintances you make along the way. The story that follows describes the frustrations of a spouse dealing with his wife's ‘friends’. The original poster (OP) finds himself in an extremely challenging predicament. His wife's friends are now just as much of a concern to him as his own, so he must entertain them in addition…

Sometimes you need to seek out karma, sometimes karma is thurst upon you.

“I’m now not a ‘girls girl' because I didn’t back her, without being told I should or given any kind of heads up. I responded that if I want to pay for myself (especially because I didn’t see myself and the blind date friend having a second date) was happy to put in for my portion. Friendship is effectively over, and I am looking to move out.”

You're never too young to stand up for yourself.

Don't underestimate the power of pettiness…

“My lease clearly states that all water-related issues are management’s problem. I don’t pay for water or gas utility, it’s included in my rent... I’m perfectly capable of fixing the issue, but out of spite, I refuse to. I had a small leak at my house once, and it drove my bill almost $100 for the month over normal. I figure at least $1000 in water has literally gone down the drain, not to mention, the water is also being heated by the gas water heater.”

When your upper management keeps ignoring you, what do you do? That's when you ask for forgiveness, not permission…

Family is family, but sometimes family doesn't act so family…

If you're going to be a micromanaging kind of manager, then you should at least do it with correct grammar…

As if the job market isn't daunting enough, you're most likely also going to experience some pretty absurd interviews and downright bananas first days…

It's one thing when a Karen throws their usual tantrum trying to play the victim, it's another thing when they come up with the most generic name in the world to use as a threat—THAT'S when it goes from annoying to comical.

“I blacked out,” she wrote. “As a business owner, you do all you can to not let them get you emotional. However, I do match the vibe, and being an entrepreneur doesn’t make any of us a doormat.”

Watching karma in action.