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Go Ahead and Follow These 11 Facts Straight Down the Rabbit Hole

Is there anything better than that moment you read something you’ve never heard before and you hear your brain sort of take off, chasing down all of the other little bunny trails left by the million follow up thoughts and questions that arise?

I think not – rabbit holes might be time sucks, but if you ask me, it’s time better spent than scrolling your social media feeds.

Again.

If you feel the same way, brace yourself for the deep dives that follow these 11 random facts.

11. This man was struck by lightning 3+ times.

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They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but Major Walter Summerford would disagree – he was struck three times while he was alive…and then his tombstone was struck by lightning after his death.

No fooling, y’all.

10. The Zodiac Killer really tried to help the police catch him.

The Zodiac Killer continued to send letter and ciphers to San Francisco newspapers a decade after his last (purported) killing, but more than 50 years later, his crimes remain unsolved.

Recently, though, his ciphers have started to be unraveled.

A team of cryptologists solved one that the FBI later confirmed, and a French engineer claims to now have solved the final two – one of which reveals his identity at last.

Here’s what the first one revealed:

“I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING LOTS OF FUN IN TRYING TO CATCH ME
THAT WASN’T ME ON THE TV SHOW
WHICH BRINGS UP A POINT ABOUT ME
I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GAS CHAMBER
BECAUSE IT WILL SEND ME TO PARADISE ALL THE SOONER
BECAUSE I NOW HAVE ENOUGH SLAVES TO WORK FOR ME
WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTHING WHEN THEY REACH PARADISE
SO THEY ARE AFRAID OF DEATH
I AM NOT AFRAID BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY NEW LIFE IS
LIFE WILL BE AN EASY ONE IN PARADISE DEATH”

The second two are very short and lack context, which has made them tough to solve, but French engineer Faycal Ziraoui claims he’s finally done it – and here’s what they say:

“LABOR DAY FIND 45.069 NORTH 58.719 WEST”

“My Name is KAYR.”

Experts believe the second is meant to say KAYE and is a typo.

One of the primary suspects in the case was Lawrence Kaye, who lived in South Lake Tahoe. Harvey Hines, one of the lead detectives on the case, was convinced Kaye was the killer but they never had enough evidence to arrest him before his death in 2010.

Is it solved? You decide!

9. Another serial killer was once a contestant on a dating show.

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Rodney Alcala murdered 7 women in the 1970s, and in 1978 he appeared on The Dating Game as Bachelor Number One.

Backstage, he told Bachelor Number Two “I always get my girl,” but even though Alcala was chosen by bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw, she never went on a date with him,

According to producers she backed out, saying “I can’t go out with this guy. There’s weird vibes that are coming off of him. He’s very strange. I am not comfortable.”

He was arrested a year later.

8. Space has a very distinct smell.

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You can’t just stick your nose out and take a big whiff, but astronauts have confirmed that the smell clinging to their spacesuits is very distinct.

That said, they also say it’s “hard to describe,” but say it’s “metallic, like the fumes of a welding torch,” or even like a “seared steak.”

I guess most of us will never smell it for ourselves and it doesn’t sound like something that will be made into a candle anytime soon.

7. African elephants have three times the neurons of humans.

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The average elephant’s brain has 257 billion neurons – our own look pretty puny in comparison!

6. Harriet Tubman led troops into battle.

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You know she led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, but you might not have been taught that she also led a successful raid on Combahee Ferry during the Civil War, freeing 700 slaves in one go.

She also worked as a spy for the Union, and was referred to as “General Tubman” by John Brown.

Tubman was a shrewd and careful strategist whose work was eventually recognized with her induction into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.

5. Adolf Hitler and J.R. Tolkien battled each other in WWI.

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They fought on opposing sides at the Battle of the Somme (or the Somme Offensive), one of the largest and deadliest conflict in the first World War.

Other veterans of the battle include Otto Frank, Harold Macmillan, and Ralph Vaughn Williams, all of whom were lucky to survive – close to a million others did not leave the battlefield.

4. The moon was terrifyingly made.

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The most widely-accepted theory on how the moon was formed is called the “giant-impact hypothesis.”

It posits that a Mars-sized object crashed into Earth, shooting huge chunks into space, and forming the moon as we know it in the process.

3. The Ferris Wheel was meant to be a giant middle finger.

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Alexandre Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower as the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, and nearly 2 million of the attendees came just to see that one attraction.

When the 1893 World’s Fair rolled around, Chicago held an open competition for architects and designers to try to beat its success.

The winner was George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., an engineer from Pittsburgh, and the rest is history.

2. One headless rooster survived for a full 18 months.

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This might be the most bizarre fact on the list – a rooster named Mike (later Mike the Headless Chicken) was beheaded (presumably ahead of dinner) on his Colorado farm in 1945.

He failed to die for the next 18 months, during which he was fed a liquid diet straight into his esophagus and paraded around the country as a minor celebrity.

America is so weird, y’all.

1. The International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes.

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It moves at 5 miles per second, which means it doesn’t take long for it to take a spin and enjoy the view.

I just hope anyone taking a ride doesn’t get motion sick.

I’ll see you later – I’ve got some research to do.

Which of these are you going to follow first? Tell us in the comments!

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A Struggling Uber Driver Explained Why Tips Are Necessary in Emotional Video

A lot has changed in the past few years, and the way most of us get food delivery is definitely different. Although delivery services from a variety of restaurants – and even grocery stores – has been an option in big, coastal cities like New York for years, the concept has just made its way through the middle of the country.

Because of that, some people might not realize how the pay structure works for those folks who depend on delivery driving as a source of income – which is something Uber Eats driver Riley Elliot hopes to change.

@livefreestudios

TIP YOUR DELIVERY FOLKS! #ubereatsdriver #notips #pandemic #homeless #helpme #fyp #deliverydriver #delivery

♬ original sound – Riley Elliot

So let’s get into it.

During the crazy year that was 2020, delivery drivers have become more than a convenience – they became essential.

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But Riley Elliot had a frustrating day at work and took to TikTok, saying that he wished people who ordered “understood what it’s like to be a driver.”

“I just spent 45 minutes on a delivery, and had to pay $3 for parking to bring this person their food because there was no free parking. And they refuse to come out and meet me.”

That’s inconsiderate, which is something you never want to be to a person who has access to your dinner.

Just saying.

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“They tipped me $1.50 and Uber paid me $2.50. I gotta prove 3 times the rent for income in 2 weeks, and I can’t. And it doesn’t matter that I’m working multiple jobs, it doesn’t matter that I rarely sleep and can barely afford to feed myself.”

Life is tough out there, as is evidenced by his anguish and the tears in his eyes, and that’s something we would all do well to remember.

The video has clearly resonated, earning nearly half a million views on TikTok.

“I’m about to be homeless for the third time since May, and it’s all because people don’t tip their delivery drivers. Like, how hard is it to throw us 5 bucks?”

If you can afford to pay for dinner out and pay extra to have the convenience of having it delivered, it stands to reason that you should be able to tip the people bringing it to you appropriately.

You wouldn’t go out to eat and then stiff the server, right?

RIGHT?

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Even though Elliot said he made the video off the cuff and wasn’t expecting anything, he’s received donations totaling around $55k.

Which must be nice, and also prove to him that not all humans are incapable of extending a helping hand to others.

Riley didn’t even keep it all, because he walks the walk, y’all.

“Once we reached the point where we were like, ‘OK, now we’ll definitely be able to get into a place, we don’t need all of this,’ I started literally just giving money away. We sent money to folks in Texas whose pipes had burst, we send money to folks who needed medication, sent money to friends who were struggling. We spent about $15,000 that first day, just helping people out with their situations.”

Paying it forward. I love it.

Now there are tears in MY eyes.

He also made a followup video that acknowledges that at least some of his money troubles were due to the companies like Uber not paying their drivers enough, not just the fact that some people aren’t the best at tipping.

@livefreestudios

Delivery apps won’t pay their drivers more until you make them #ubereatsdriver #raiseminimumwage #tipyourdriver #tiktokchangedmylife #fyp #grateful

♬ original sound – Riley Elliot

Here’s what he said, in case the video doesn’t play.

“I just wanna take back one thing I said in my video that blew up.

It’s not entirely the fault of people who don’t tip.

It is absolutely the fault of these companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats who don’t pay their drivers very much.”

Either way, if you have the means to help out a fellow human – especially one doing you a solid – you should do it.

So should we all!

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Guy Wonders If He’s a Jerk to Choose Sleeping With His Dogs Over His Girlfriend

Most of us treat our dogs like family, but not everyone agrees that letting them sleep in the bed is the way to go.

We all make compromises when we enter into new relationships, especially when we get to the stage of moving in together, but for this guy, his new relationship with a woman and his decades-long relationship with his dogs have come to a head.

My girlfriend (20) and I (21) have been discussing moving in together in the same city, I have two dogs so we were discussing expectations and roles we’d play in the house. The dogs will be my responsibility only, not hers. She likes the dogs and is sweet to them. But last night we had a disagreement about sleep arrangements.

He has always slept with the dogs in his room. Not on the bed, mind you, but in the room, on the floor.

She says she’s not ok with this, and he’s obviously heartbroken at the thought of upending these dogs’ lives after they’ve been doing the same thing for their entire lives.

She said my dogs can’t sleep in our room. She doesn’t want them on the bed and neither do I, but she won’t even say yes to them on the floor. I have each of them for 8* years and they’ve spent almost every night of their life sleeping in the same room as me. If I were to kick them out of the room they would make a huge fuss and keep us up.

He came up with the solution of sleeping in the second room with the dogs, but she didn’t like that either – she feels like he’s choosing the dogs over her.

She said it’s non negotiable so i said I’ll just sleep in the second room with them, but that upset her too that i would sleep with them over her.

He wants to stand his ground for his heart and the dogs, but is wondering whether he’s making the wrong choice, here.

AITA for standing my ground about this? The dogs are my family, one of them is 11 and on his last few years and I’d feel mean for making my old pups change what they’ve been doing their entire life.

What does Reddit say? You know they love dogs, so…

They say she’s not wrong and neither is he, but this is an issue that could mean living together isn’t the right move. Womp-womp.

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People pointed out that, given the dogs’ ages, she could just compromise for now, and set the rule of no sleeping in the bedroom if there are future dogs.

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It’s probably good they’re having this “priorities and values” discussion now, actually.

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She’s not being cruel, but she’s also not showing a lot of empathy or willingness to compromise.

Just saying.

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This seems to be the general consensus.

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It might seem silly to think about ending an otherwise good relationship over where the dogs sleep, but listen – anyone who has been married or lived with someone knows how important it is to know where lines will be drawn ahead of time.

Should OP stand his ground? Give in? Give us your opinions in the comments!

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A Woman’s Roommate’s Parents Want to Set Rules For Her As Well. She Revolted.

I think the majority of parents in the world realize that, once children go to college, your children are going to make their own decisions – good or bad, against the rules they’ve always had or not, but it’s time to let go.

Some parents don’t realize that, apparently, and believe that, because they pay the bills, they’re allowed to set the rules and expect them to be followed.

This woman lives with a roommate. Both girls are 21 and split the rent, with OP paying her half and her roommate’s parents paying her half of the rent.

Her roommate, Emily, has strict parents who have informed OP – through Emily – that they expect the “no boyfriends sleeping over” rule to be followed.

My roommate, who I’ll call Emily, and I (both 21F) are college students, and we live in an off-campus apartment together. We split rent and utilities 50/50. I pay for my part myself, but Emily’s parents pay for hers.

Emily’s mom is a bit overbearing and has a lot of rules for our apartment- the main one being that no boyfriends are allowed to sleep over, as it’s against her religion. She specifically told Emily to have a talk with me about this subject to tell me this isn’t allowed, AFTER we moved in.

Now, both OP and Emily have their boyfriends sleep over and neither of them has a problem with it. The entire situation rubs OP the wrong way, and she’s wondering whether she would be wrong to tell her roommate’s mother – respectfully – that she pays her own rent and won’t be answering to anyone else’s rules.

Emily doesn’t care if I have my boyfriend over for the night, as she does it all the time without telling her parents. However, it strikes me the wrong way that Emily’s mom feels like she can impose non-negotiable rules on ME when she doesn’t pay for any of my part of the bills.

Today Emily’s parents are coming to visit , and I expect her mom to go over all of the rules that she’s set with me. WIBTA if I told her mom that, with all due respect, I am paying my portion of the rent and she doesn’t have any control of the things I do in my own apartment?

She feels like it’s better to be direct but polite rather than just agree, knowing she’s going to go behind the woman’s back.

On one hand, I feel like I’m justified.

This woman is trying to impose her own religious beliefs onto me in an apartment that I pay half of the bills for.

The idea of just rolling over and telling her that I’ll obey her demands when just doing my own thing behind her back doesn’t sit right with me.

Her own mother thinks that’s the best course, though, and to let the parents believe they have some control over the situation since they do pay for half of the apartment.

However, after speaking to my own mother about the subject, she thinks that it would be disrespectful. She says that even though I am paying for my half of the rent, Emily’s family is still paying for this apartment and they should be able to have a say of what goes on, even if Emily and I just end up breaking those rules anyway.

The roommate doesn’t care either way, because she says her dad is ok with the roommate behaving the way she sees fit, so she’s wondering what the best way is to handle the whole thing.

I’ve spoken to Emily about this subject, and she doesn’t care if I tell her mom that I will or will not be following those rules, as long as I don’t indicate that Emily breaks them.

So, I was hoping to get some outside opinions here.

Reddit, what do you think? WIBTA if I told my roommate’s mom that I won’t be following her rules in my apartment?

She posted a lengthy update (or three) about their visit that reveals there’s quite a bit more going on that originally mentioned.

Okay so her parents just went home, so this will be the final update. As I expected, her mom DID bring up the rules, but it didn’t go in the way that I expected.

First, a little bit of background info about Emily’s relationship with her mom. They argue about politics a lot. I won’t go into specifics but essentially Emily is on one end of the political spectrum and her mom is at the exact opposite end. Her mom is also into a lot of conspiracy theories and this topic causes a lot of arguments between the two.

Anyways, I guess the entire time they were together yesterday, Emily and her mom were arguing over politics. This morning, when I came out of my bedroom, I overheard them arguing about it again. They stopped when they saw me.

I sat down and was having a casual discussion with Emily and her parents, and then her mom started saying something about the vaccine. Emily just snapped at her mom, and told her to not bring politics up. Emily’s mom was quiet for a minute, and then she brought up the rules. Emily snapped at her mom again, told her that she already talked to me about it, and to just drop it. It wasn’t brought up again.

And then that was that. We all talked casually about school and work for a little bit and then they packed up and left.

Nothing was said and the girls are going to continue about their business.

I honestly feel like this is what goes on for the majority of college students, but let’s see what Reddit had to say!

I mean, you can try it more nicely at first, but this has to be the bottom line.

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She should consider the potential fallout of confronting the woman, though, and decide whether or not it’s worth it.

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Sometimes avoidance really is the best and most mature course of action.

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Maybe just wait and see how things go down the road – we don’t always have to go looking for fights, after all.

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If the mom brings it up, though, it’s perfectly fine and healthy to set your own boundaries!

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Reddit’s got it spot on here, I think, though it seems like OP sort of figured out the best course of action on her own, too.

What do you think? Were you OP or the roommate in college? Tell us in the comments how you handled tough roommate stuff!

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Is It Okay for a Parent to Kick Their Kid Out of the House?

When people get a positive pregnancy test or stare into their newborn‘s face, they imagine an entire life for that baby all at once. They make promises to that life and aim to keep them, though we all know deep down, I think, that life often won’t allow us the perfect path we’d like to travel.

This woman has two older children, and because of her own tough upbringing, had promised them and herself that they would never be out on their own with nowhere to go.

I’m 53F, son is 20M. Not trying to garner sympathy or anything here, but my life growing up wasn’t fun. Parents divorced when I was young, dad kicked me out when I was 18, I couch-surfed for years working a dead-end hotel job, and mom never did anything about it.

I promised I’d never put my own children through that. That they’d always be able to come home whenever they needed to.

Life, sadly, has reared its ugly head. Her son has drug problems, and even though she and her husband have tried everything at their disposal, he refuses to take them seriously or make a real effort to kick his troublesome habit.

At 20, he just doesn’t realize how this is terrifying his parents every day and night.

But my son’s been going down a dangerous path over the past two years or so. It started with weed, which I didn’t really mind much. But it progressed into more… illegal substances. He’s often driving under the influence and even though his father and I have put him through various therapies and rehabs, he claims that he’s fine and it’s just for fun.

They aren’t working, because he won’t take them seriously and thinks there isn’t anything wrong with what he’s doing. He doesn’t get that his father and I are terrified of him potentially overdosing or ruining his life.

After a recent DUI, she made the threat that if he didn’t make a serious effort to get clean, he wouldn’t be able to live there anymore.

He thought she was bluffing.

Well, it caught up to him and he was hit with a DUI charge last week. I told him he needed to get his act together or he would not be living here anymore. We’ve been more than generous with him and I hoped this whole situation would be the wake-up call he needed. He thought I was bluffing (he knows about my childhood and how I’d always said I’d never put my children through the same thing), but I was dead serious.

Every parent knows a threat is no good if you don’t follow it through, so when she caught him doing hard drugs in their house, she told him it was time to pack up and go.

She stuck to her guns, even though he said he would go to rehab one more time.

Last night I caught him in his room with more drugs I won’t specify here, but they were the harder stuff. I began packing up his stuff and told him he needed to find somewhere else to stay and would not be allowed back until he was clean.

He saw that I was serious, and said he’d go back to rehab for me, but I told him that every time he’d gone it didn’t do anything because he doesn’t think he has a problem.

He called me a b%*ch, so I told him to get out right now.

Her husband thought they should have given him another chance but their daughter, 16, is grateful to have him gone for the time being.

She’s feeling regrets and emotional and wonders whether she went too far.

Obviously it pains me that I had to break my promise to my kids, and obviously my son hates me right now.

My husband thinks I went too far and we could’ve gotten him more help, but my daughter (16F) says that I did the right thing.

So I’m conflicted. I may have acted in the heat of the moment, so help me look at this with clearer eyes.

Reddit’s about to weigh in, and hopefully make her feel better about drawing a line.

This wise person pointed out that sometimes knowing they have a safety net is exactly what keeps a person unafraid of falling.

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Several people pointed out that they have another child to consider, and that having the son there could put all of their safety in jeopardy.

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And this commenter really drove the point home.

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They have to consider both of their children’s best interests, which can be hard when they can seem to be at odds.

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It can be hard to know where to draw the line, but it’s important that the son know there IS one.

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I cannot even imagine being in this position as a parent and I truly hope that I never am.

I think this woman sadly did what she had to do – what do you say? Would you have given him one more chance? Sound off in the comments!

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Is It Okay for a Parent to Kick Their Kid Out of the House?

When people get a positive pregnancy test or stare into their newborn‘s face, they imagine an entire life for that baby all at once. They make promises to that life and aim to keep them, though we all know deep down, I think, that life often won’t allow us the perfect path we’d like to travel.

This woman has two older children, and because of her own tough upbringing, had promised them and herself that they would never be out on their own with nowhere to go.

I’m 53F, son is 20M. Not trying to garner sympathy or anything here, but my life growing up wasn’t fun. Parents divorced when I was young, dad kicked me out when I was 18, I couch-surfed for years working a dead-end hotel job, and mom never did anything about it.

I promised I’d never put my own children through that. That they’d always be able to come home whenever they needed to.

Life, sadly, has reared its ugly head. Her son has drug problems, and even though she and her husband have tried everything at their disposal, he refuses to take them seriously or make a real effort to kick his troublesome habit.

At 20, he just doesn’t realize how this is terrifying his parents every day and night.

But my son’s been going down a dangerous path over the past two years or so. It started with weed, which I didn’t really mind much. But it progressed into more… illegal substances. He’s often driving under the influence and even though his father and I have put him through various therapies and rehabs, he claims that he’s fine and it’s just for fun.

They aren’t working, because he won’t take them seriously and thinks there isn’t anything wrong with what he’s doing. He doesn’t get that his father and I are terrified of him potentially overdosing or ruining his life.

After a recent DUI, she made the threat that if he didn’t make a serious effort to get clean, he wouldn’t be able to live there anymore.

He thought she was bluffing.

Well, it caught up to him and he was hit with a DUI charge last week. I told him he needed to get his act together or he would not be living here anymore. We’ve been more than generous with him and I hoped this whole situation would be the wake-up call he needed. He thought I was bluffing (he knows about my childhood and how I’d always said I’d never put my children through the same thing), but I was dead serious.

Every parent knows a threat is no good if you don’t follow it through, so when she caught him doing hard drugs in their house, she told him it was time to pack up and go.

She stuck to her guns, even though he said he would go to rehab one more time.

Last night I caught him in his room with more drugs I won’t specify here, but they were the harder stuff. I began packing up his stuff and told him he needed to find somewhere else to stay and would not be allowed back until he was clean.

He saw that I was serious, and said he’d go back to rehab for me, but I told him that every time he’d gone it didn’t do anything because he doesn’t think he has a problem.

He called me a b%*ch, so I told him to get out right now.

Her husband thought they should have given him another chance but their daughter, 16, is grateful to have him gone for the time being.

She’s feeling regrets and emotional and wonders whether she went too far.

Obviously it pains me that I had to break my promise to my kids, and obviously my son hates me right now.

My husband thinks I went too far and we could’ve gotten him more help, but my daughter (16F) says that I did the right thing.

So I’m conflicted. I may have acted in the heat of the moment, so help me look at this with clearer eyes.

Reddit’s about to weigh in, and hopefully make her feel better about drawing a line.

This wise person pointed out that sometimes knowing they have a safety net is exactly what keeps a person unafraid of falling.

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Several people pointed out that they have another child to consider, and that having the son there could put all of their safety in jeopardy.

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And this commenter really drove the point home.

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They have to consider both of their children’s best interests, which can be hard when they can seem to be at odds.

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It can be hard to know where to draw the line, but it’s important that the son know there IS one.

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I cannot even imagine being in this position as a parent and I truly hope that I never am.

I think this woman sadly did what she had to do – what do you say? Would you have given him one more chance? Sound off in the comments!

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Wedding Guest Wonders If Being Honest About the Food Is Too Much

When it comes to weddings, most people go into the day realizing that it’s all about the bride and groom and what makes them happy. It’s literally one of the only times in your entire life that you get to choose everything you and your partner like – and sure, you hope that your guests will like it, too, but that’s really secondary, right?

Some guests, apparently, don’t realize that it’s not the day to complain.

Like this woman, for example, who has been dating the son of the bride for a couple of years before attending the small but elegantly planned second wedding ceremony and reception.

I’ve been with my BF “alex” for two years. I get along ok with his mom “Jane” sometimes she is a bit of a JustNoMIL. Anyway she got married recently and they wanted a smaller more laid back wedding, because she did the traditional wedding the first time. They got married at a vineyard and it was really nice.

The menu was dairy heavy, but sounded delicious – and you know. Some people love cheese!

For dinner there was fancy brick oven pizza and salad and later there was a mac and cheese bar. Dessert was caramel brownie cheesecake or berry cobblers (I hate cobbler) You probably caught on that there was a lot of cheese. There were also charcuterie boards, so a whole f**k ton of cheese.

OP ended up on the toilet and, to make matters worse, encountered the groom’s two daughters there talking crap about the bride and generally being awful and rude.

Don’t get me wrong, I like non-traditional weddings and the food was out of this world, but after dessert I was on the verge of shitting myself. I went to the bathroom, feeling like I was going to die, and it wasn’t pretty.

The grooms two daughter (late teens and early twenties) were in there. They are both horrible, they have talked so much shit about Jane, and are just mean girls.

When i came out they were both snickering and looking at me. I was mortified.

Instead of keeping the  bathroom incident (in it’s entirety) to herself, she decided to answer the bride’s polite “are you enjoying the wedding” question with a full accounting of what went down (in the toilet and with the daughters).

I ended up in there again, because holy heck that woman likes cheese.

Later I went over to where she was sitting with her new husband and Jane asked if I was having fun. i said it was beautiful, but admitted I’d been in agony because of her menu, and she really should have had some more balanced options, because a lot of people are dairy sensitive.

I then told the groom about what happened with his daughters. He just looked at me weird and then said it was his wedding night and he doesn’t want to hear an account of anyone sh%*ting.

Her boyfriend thinks she should have kept her troubles to herself because it was their wedding day and they wanted to have a nice time (obviously).

OP thinks she did them a favor by letting them known her complaints “for future parties.”

My BF got annoyed and said I should have just lied, because you don’t complain to the couple at the wedding, but I feel like she should know for future parties, and he should know so he can talk to his daughters.

Jane is on her honeymoon, so I don’t know if she is mad. She didn’t seem it, but a couple of y friends said I am the asshole and it isn’t Jane’s problem.

What does Reddit think of her behavior? They’re about to let it fly!

Short and sweet answer? Yes, you’re a jerk to bring that up on her wedding day.

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Unless you have an actual allergy, you can’t expect anyone at a large event not FOR YOU to care about your diet.

And even then, they’ll just provide an ingredient warning.

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She’s a guest, not a paying customer.

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Also, yeah…no one FORCED her to keep eating something that would upset her stomach.

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See? If you have an intolerance, you’ve got to look out for yourself.

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I definitely agree with Reddit on this one – you can’t go to a wedding expecting anyone to be thinking about you if you’re not the bride or the groom.

What say you? Was she out of line? Not? Share with us in the comments!

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People Discuss the Most Empowering Thing About Their Jobs

Jobs can be one of those things in life where people only tend to talk about the downsides. They complain about the jobs that wear them down, the bosses who treat them like cogs instead of human beings, and the hours and duties that break their backs in exchange for a pittance in their bank account.

It’s important, I think, for people to also talk about the things they love about their jobs, so that people know it’s possible and even important to expect some sort of satisfaction at work.

If you’re wondering what great jobs are out there and why people love them, these 16 people’s tweets might open your eyes.

16. Words definitely matter, and so does the ability to escape.

You’ll never know when the right words could save someone’s life.

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15. No one should be left behind.

At least that’s the goal, right?

14. Sharing a meal is integral to the human experience.

Everyone should be able to afford it.

13. It’s so energizing to get into a room with like minds.

This is true for all professions, I think.

12. Teaching at its best.

Why so many teachers keep going despite the downsides.

11. Education is so powerful.

You’re actually changing how people see the world.

10. The power to transform your world.

And reclaim your time.

9. For people who love puzzles…

Really complicated puzzles that are constantly evolving.

8. Food plays so many roles in our society.

Each and every one of them is important.

7. Not all lawyers hate their jobs.

I suppose it depends on the type of lawyer, but still.

6. At its core.

It’s why they do what they do.

5. Heartbreaking but necessary.

I’m sure so many families don’t know what they would do without them.

4. If you can find the personal reward…

Your world will vastly improve.

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3. Art has the ability to change the world.

One mind at a time.

2. They’re something of a dying breed.

But they definitely should not be.

1. They might not get the glory, but…

We know there are always strong foundations beneath every splashy find.

The goal should always to be able to find more good than bad.

What’s your favorite thing about your job? Share it with us in the comments!

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People Discuss What They Love Most About Their Work

You know when your friends tell you about their relationships or marriages, they tend to really let it out when bad stuff is happening? As a result, it can seem like nothing is good or nothing is going right at home, because no one thinks to gush when things are going well.

Similar things happen with our work and our jobs, I think – we need to vent when the chips are down, but we don’t really think to tell people what we love, why we chose that profession in the first place, or how much fulfillment it gives us most of the time.

Here’s your chance to really listen to the positives, though, as 14 people share the things they love most about going to work.

14. All in a day’s work.

A very good day, at any rate.

13. It’s nice to know you can fix something.

It’s a sense of peace in the chaos.

12. Computer code travels far and wide.

And he kind of gets to go with it.

11. Just think of how much time we all spend in bed!

And empowering women is quite the bonus.

10. They’re little moments in time.

And thanks to you, we won’t forget them.

9. I guess those could be considered upsides.

I mean…they’re not downsides.

8. Understanding people is the work of a lifetime.

Inspiring women can be done today.

7. At its core.

Definitely a noble profession.

6. Not all politics is icky.

Get to work and find out for yourself!

5. When you put it that way…

Definitely a passion project.

4. I’m glad people are fighting the good fight.

Otherwise money would win out even more than it already does.

3. Helping people find access to healthcare.

I’m sure it breaks and warms their heart every single day.

2. Deep down, most people want to do their best.

That’s what I think, anyway.

1. Keeping the world running behind the scenes.

I’m sure this is immensely satisfying.

Soak up the good stuff, people!

Share with us in the comments your favorite things about your job – we want to hear more!

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This Husband Set the Record Straight Because His Wife Complains About Their Finances. Was He Wrong?

This certainly is a weird story…

I guess every person thinks about their finances differently and some also like to portray a certain image about their money to the outside world.

Check out this story from Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” and stick around to see how readers reacted.

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AITA for revealing our net worth when my wife constantly says we are broke and making me look bad with money?

“I (31M) have been with my wife (30F) for 10 years now and she always has had this habit of making me look bad with our finances.

Whenever anything regarding spending money comes up she will always say how broke we are and she doesn’t have the money to do this or buy that. The thing is we are doing well financially. We have decent jobs and combine our salary is roughly $125k/yr.

As of today our net worth is more than $1 million but less than 2. I had saved/invested a lot before getting married so I gave us a good head start. I control the finances/take the lead but we both agreed to living a very modest life. We both have our cars from college for example (Honda & Toyota). She knows everything about our finances because at least once a month I go over it with her every time I deposit money in our investment accounts or our kids college funds.

For banking we have an emergency fund and I budget everything else to go straight into investments. We basically stay right at $10k in our banks savings account and $500 in our checking account after bills. EDIT: Most of the time there is more than $500 in our checkings but once I pay our CC each month I then move anything extra. We always use the CC so its not like we only have $500 to spend. Our CC limit is $25,000.

A few months ago we had dinner with her friends and they talked buying a new car. My wife said something like, ‘I wish I could get a new car but I’m always broke after paying the bills. We still have our college cars!’ (EDIT: Wife does not want a new car). She will go on to talk about if she had money what she would want to buy and it always makes me feel ashamed.

This ‘I’m broke story’ has been happening for years. When we were driving home I asked her about. She understood we have the money but its how she feels because her bank account is always low. I said I can increase our budget or keep more money in our bank if she wants. Since we are doing well I’m okay with spending more. She said no and again was happy with our finances. I explained that when she says we are broke it makes me look bad and I feel ashamed. Its as though I can’t provide for the family and/or I am bad with money. She doesn’t see it that way.

The same conversation has come up numerous times about us being broke. Recently, I reminded her numerous tikes it makes me feel and look bad infront of friends and family. I told her if she keeps saying stuff like that I will reveal that we are doing well with money. I gave her a few reminders I’d eventually do this but she kept going with the I’m broke story.

At a dinner with her sister and parents the same I’m broke story came up. I piped in and said, ‘It’s weird to hear a millionaire say they are broke.’ My wife said, ‘Haha, I’m not though.’ And I quickly say, ‘We are millionaires and you know that. We go over our finances every month.’ Well the I’m broke story stopped after that and the night went on as usual. A little later the same thing happens with her friends and I use the same line.

Now my wife is mad at me for using that line and revealing roughly how much money we have. She said it seems like I’m gloating. I say its better than making me look like I’m running us into the ground fincially.

So AITA for revealing our net worth when my wife says we are broke?”

Well, that was interesting…

Let’s see how Reddit users responded to this story.

A person said they think the wife behaving this way without being prompted is pretty strange.

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Another reader said they think everyone sucks in this situation. Read on to see what exactly what they think.

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This Reddit user said it’s just odd that someone with this much wealth and assets is complaining about being “broke.”

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And this person said that it’s a good thing the husband called his wife out on it because it’s offensive to people who are actually struggling with finances.

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Now we want to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us what you think about this story.

Please and thank you!

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