Father Excludes Son From Will & Gives All To Daughter r/AITA

[@MarkNarrations]

Just to mention the new Podcast is coming very soon(a day or two). Just setting it up today and waiting for approval from Spotify and Amazon. Afraid it will be a new link and not on the old one as it's just easier in the end. Much love!

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Ooooooo I'm excited about that

[@FlamesofJagger]

Really looking forward to this

[@xxratsrcutexx3494]

:) glad the podcast will be back soon :)

[@irenetorkel2186]

Yay!!! I really miss your podcasts. Your KZbin videos are one of the highlights of my day so, of course, will your podcasts. I look forward to them!

[@justjenny5437]

I’ll TRY not to be late....but I ain’t making any promises! lol

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

STORY 1: NTA! Son is completely financially well off unlike his sister. “He doesn’t want to feel like he’s second-best“ you mean like he’s been doing with everyone else in his life including his little sister?! He goes around treating everyone like they’re beneath him and brags about his success and helping people out that “he is a godsend because he stop someone from living on the streets“. He’s getting a fraction of a taste of what he’s been doing to people for years. He’s not entitled to OP’s money/property.

[@dream6562]

Its completely YTA you can't just leave someone out of a will because someone is doing well

[@vickyflores8124]

@@dream6562 no one's entitle to someone else's money. It's their money they can do with it however they see fit

[@conleyclapper1203]

@@dream6562 it seems like it isn't because of him doing well its also his attitude toward everyone in the family especially his sister

[@dream6562]

@@vickyflores8124 maybe but the way I do it is either all get some or nobody gets anything

[@Diviance]

@@dream6562 They definitely are NTA. The son is the a-hole in the story. The son obviously hasn't changed at all. He simply learned how to be less obvious.

[@songohan3321]

If knitting and crocheting is so girly, then why did my teacher in school have beefy me make a pillow? I have no regrets.

[@wmdkitty]

It's great for ADHD, if you need something to do with your hands. And you end up with a scarf at the end!

[@gaylenewood7707]

My grandmother one time bitched at my great uncle about him spending his money on his wife by buying her a nice car and heres the thing his wife use to go and do charity work and visit elderly people and such and her old car was giving up the ghost and anyhow my great uncle told my grandmother to shut her mouth before he pop her one and that he earn that money and his wife deserves something friggin nice and if she doesnt like it she can stay home and not visit and my grandmother complain to my mother saying you hear what he said and my mother said I would've smacked you after you bitched and not say a darn thing and my grandmother never went back and never said a peep about his spending money on his wife..

[@person1860]

Knitting and crocheting is considered girly because for most of humanity's existence women were the one who knitted and crocheted... I'm sure some men did it, but for the most part it was the women doing it.

[@gaylenewood7707]

@@person1860 So I take it you never been in boy scouts right??

[@person1860]

@@gaylenewood7707 You take it correctly, assuming you actually did knit and crochet in the boy scouts that still wouldn't be good enough to go in opposition to my point as it's based on historical fact...

[@islandlass8554]

Mark: the fact that you guys sit and listen to me for 20 minutes still amazes me. Me: Spending three hours catching up with videos while doing housework... "yup only 20 minutes" Thank you for making housework bearable mark!

[@AngelaMerici12]

I also work listening 😆✌️!!

[@BruinPhD2009]

Housework, grading homework, wasting time, you name it, it works!

[@danger0Robertson]

While doing homework and ironically, while knitting.

[@YOYOKE64]

Mark and wine

[@ceciliacalvin9469]

Story 3: MIL is the major AH! Knitting and sewing are lost arts. More power to her.

[@charadremurr2365]

I am a nonprofessional seamstress

[@Mapache095]

Ok, story 2 had me mad at some responses. No one is saying that the boyfriends are innocent parties, but they all have a common factor- a “friend” who wasn’t that much of a friend. So to me it’s the whole “made your bed” thing. NTA

[@mkuti-childress3625]

I had a friend like that. She didn’t “steal” boyfriends (that we knew of!), but she would cross the line in a flirtatious way with our boyfriends, and it was impossible to meet someone if she was out with us, because she didn’t hold back then. When I confronted her once, she told me that her college friends had said the same thing and that she didn’t believe it for a second and we were all wrong. I don’t think people change that much in their basic behavior toward other people after college.

[@melsch8740]

It's not only the boyfriends who betrayed the friends' trust, so did Gina. I'd never forgive a friend who'd knowingly cheat with my partner.

[@fcold9402]

Exactly. She is supposed to be a friend but she tries to get the boyfriends to cheat. She's the ahole, any boyfriend who cheated was an ahole, but how is op and the other girls aholes?

[@gabebarnes6814]

The fact that their friends just let her stay around is why I felt it was an ESH. "I don't really care either way"? Some friend.

[@hothotheat3000]

I wouldn’t be her friend, period. She’s harmed people multiple times, selfishly, and hasn’t so much as apologized. Why is she still welcome in the friend group?

[@Mewse1203]

Story 2: NTA She is untrustworthy and she can't say "I've changed". Has she ever apologized? Something like this happened to me. One of my former "best" friends had sex with my ex-wife. This was the catalyst fie our divorce. Turns out he had done this to basically everyone in our friend group but no one said anything. He now doesn't understand why some of our friends and their wives/girlfriends won't be around, or even meet, him. Yes my ex wife shares blame, but he doesn't get to say "poor me" cause people are leery of hi.

[@Mewse1203]

Story 3: all he's encouraging his wife to do is to do what SHE wants to do with HER life. He did GIVE his money to family. What he is teaching the girls is what a good partner looks like, and to do what they want with their life.

[@sprats1241]

Story 3: The wife is doing something that not only made her happy but also seemed to be strengthening the family bond as a whole. OP’s mum was sticking her nose into something that has nothing to do with her. Also, while traditionally thought of as a female activity, I’ve known men who enjoy the relaxing benefits of knitting and crocheting.

[@Puppeteer007]

Story 2: um, sorry Gina, I wouldn't bring my bf around you either....but I also agree with the commenter who said that the boyfriends should be held accountable too. It takes 2 to tango! Story 3: NTA, OP's mom should look at it this way, the wife is doing something she loves and is becoming a small business owner!

[@umbrellabeans4203]

This!!

[@TsukiKageTora]

Story 3: “how dare you use money for a girly purchase for your wife instead of spending it on us, your family!” NTA

[@JoC-mp6sf]

Story one: narcissists don’t change. They just mask it better. Take care of your daughter’s future. NTA. Also, has OP considered the wife may have narcissistic tendencies as well? She certainly sounds greedy and manipulative.

[@pezchef7577]

fr. like how did the inlaws find out he wasn't in the will (or minorly so).was it say, the 'reformed' son? OP didn't say whether it was in his conversations with the relatives or not, but if it was from the son, well look who is still solidly on the psychopathy scale.

[@LilChuunosuke]

Story 4: I'd personally say NTA as long as OP was mentally planning to tell the kid later that their behavior was wrong before the doctor even got upset. If not, ESH except the child. They laughed because it was a funny surprise, corrected the child, apologized to the doctor, and then told their child later why that wasn't okay. You don't need to embarrass the child in a public setting for being too young to recognize a social cue like that? Even when I was that age, if my parent disciplined me for a mistake like that right in front of my doctor and brought my attention to how upset I made them, I'd literally remember that moment and feel humiliated every time I had that doctor for the next few years. Hell, I'm 23 now and still have very faint, distant memories of instances like this going down how people are suggesting OP should have behaved. I don't remember what I said or did, but I still remember being that young, saying something, and having the doctor and my mother openly laugh at me for saying something stupid. I literally felt embarrassed for the *years* following that to the point that my mom assumed I was just getting old enough to not be comfortable around male doctors while hitting puberty and gave me a new doctor. I was so visibly uncomfortable around my doctor over a slip-up that they had to give me a new one. IMO, y'all are far too concerned about the feelings of a pediatrician who not only should be accustomed to kids saying weird stuff, but received an apology. And not enough on the feelings of a literal child, whose exposure to the world is so minuscule, that they had no idea they said something that could've hurt someone else's feelings. The parent needs to step up and recognize their child is young enough to learn these things, but I'm not a fan of prioritizing the ego of an adult over publicly humiliating a 6-year-old who made a mistake. She should've been told on the car ride home, not made to feel uncomfortable around her doctor.

[@vilwarin5635]

My mother always waited until we got home to correct me if I said something wrong. Like that time I was rude to the pediatritian because she asked me too many questions (health related and necessary). She understood the clinic was not the place to have The Talk, moreover when the kid in this story wasn´t malicious

[@jackspring7709]

Story 1: NTA - Son's still a narcissist and sneaky, too, judging by how he found out about the will. Also to say he 'abused' his sister - that's a very ambiguous word with all sorts of connotations: I'm assuming severe bullying. He hasn't changed. Just talk to a solicitor (don't tell anyone you're going to speak to one) and get the solicitor's advice. He may advise you to leave a tiny amount of money to the son so that legally he can't contest the will.

[@Monada79]

Story 1. Shit . I'm the daughter but the narcissist is my dad and my brother is the golden child. I don't even care about inheritance or shit like that because whatever they offer is always on their terms and all I want to do is protect my daughters.

[@Speireata4]

Story four: Maybe things are just different in Germany. Here the comment of the girl would have made the doctor chuckle a little and the explanation that men can't get pregnant would be enough. I feel, people in the US have a very tense relationship with their bodies compared to people here. Of course the parents should teach their kids at home about not saying hurtful things after such events, but people here just are not as hurt by such comments from children. And it's not like this child said that the doctor looked bad or anything, she just thought he was pregnant.

[@89khaney]

People are super sensitive about everything here in the states. I think that waiting until after the appointment is appropriate to have the conversation with her daughter about comments being perceived as rude. Also, I believe the mom was laughing more about the innocence of the daughters comment thinking boys can get pregnant and not at the Dr. The Dr. Is a professional and should have acted more professionally in this situation. If he's a specialist working with a child... he likely works with lots of children and should prepare himself for comments like this.

[@BruinPhD2009]

I agree. I'm American and lived in Germany for work for eight years; most of the people I met were far less uptight than we are. Honestly, I was most surprised by the doctor's reaction. In his training and profession he's probably seen and heard most (if not all) of everything. Getting worked up about this situation just seemed bizarre to me. Hopefully everyone will do better moving forward.

[@songohan3321]

@@BruinPhD2009 The problem here isn't the kid but the fact that the parent laughed at the man. If it was just the kid, then I see no problems and the mother would just correct the kid later. But I would be mad if the kid made a comment and a parent just laughed in my face. A small apology can go along way.

[@person1860]

@@songohan3321 Naw fam, it's likely that she laughed at the randomness of it. I'd probably laugh too, probably would apologize afterwards, but unexpected shit is funny!

[@songohan3321]

@@person1860 Yeah. But she didn't apologize. Also do you really expect for someone to laugh at you and you not a bit pissed. The problem wasn't the kid but the woman laughing. Understand that the doctor probably has been letting things slide for a while but on that day he chose not to put up with her shit.

[@catte.]

You can't run away from your responsibilities Mark 🙁 the dog tax has been fulfilled (and I love Poppy) but what about the cat tax?

[@MarkNarrations]

The cat isn't mine so will have to get a photo when he next wanders by :)

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Hahaha

[@pansprayers]

ESH but the unaware kid- Dr. A needs to not work with pediatric patients if this is how he's going to react to a six year old. Mom should have gently, and firmly explained and to told her why she needed to apologize. We have a tank of adults with really terrible adulting skills.

[@RSN2277]

But OP did apologize to the doctor about her daughter said here. I think the doctor is just insecure about that. However, the doctor should have known better and could have played it off as a joke like, "It's true, but I can always jiggle that belly that it goes all the way around." See, that makes OP feel better, daughter feel better, and doctor feels good. You take a weakness and make it a strength.

[@Wander85942]

Story 2- Gina doesn’t decide how people see for how she was acting. Did she think her actions could have lasting consequences

[@rutyqutykandi1361]

Honestly from what I am already hearing I'm just like, dump the friend and the boyfriend. Gina sucks for taking interest by the boyfriend is stupid for going with her.

[@jraxreviewsxcosplayxmore6934]

Story 4: hell no NTA! She’s a little girl, plus she was getting a MEDICAL TREATMENT. I wouldn’t scold her in the middle of treatments

[@greenguardian5845]

Me neither, a simple explanation is enough not everything has to be a scolding session for kids just educate them and move on.

[@kerridwynntheacegoblin6465]

Also boo on the doctor for taking it up with OP right there.

[@jraxreviewsxcosplayxmore6934]

@@kerridwynntheacegoblin6465 exactly! That’s pretty petty. Like he could be embarrassed but that’s one thing. Scolding a mother and calling her sick little girl rude is nasty

[@jraxreviewsxcosplayxmore6934]

@@greenguardian5845 exactly, you don’t have to scold a child for them to learn

[@starwarriorterra8373]

Public scolding in general isn't exactly the way to do it, either. I'd personally go with ESH minus the daughter; the mother should have at least apologized for her laughter at the comment, even if it was on the spur of not expecting that comment from her daughter, because *she* does know better after the doctor was slighted. However, the doctor stepped well out of line by asking the mother to scold her "rude" child. In public, no less. I feel for the daughter here. As someone who had a big mouth and said extremely insensitive and hurtful things without realizing it because "I was just being logical," I got that kind of public scolding a lot, especially in school. All it taught me was that I shouldn't open my mouth at all and I was a total recluse minus a small group of childhood friends in middle school as a result. Gentle, private explanations work far better for things a child is likely not aware of. Yes, 6 is an age where someone can start to understand that their words can hurt others' feelings, but that doesn't mean they immediately understand the notion now.

[@oslo6661]

Story 1. A bit tricky. As a son that was in a similar situation, I have to say that I think parents need to be incredibly careful about fairness. In my case I have an elder sister who is married without children (and too old now to have any). I'm married with 2 children. My parents decided to leave my father's (20 years senior) half of the house to my sister, and then my mother's half of the house to me. However, once my Father passed away my mother decided to change her will and leave her half to my sister as well. The rationale was that my career was much more successful than my sisters, and that she would need the financial security. While there was an element of truth to this, a lot of this was down to my sisters career choices. She dropped out of college and did basic secretarial work. All the time my parents helped her out financially (house deposit, credit card bills etc). I did get some financial help for university, because my parents net income meant I couldn't get much of a grant. (Old UK system). On the other hand my path to a successful career was extremely hard. I started off in the armed forces; that all ground to a halt when the Berlin wall came down and the forces were slashed. I had to transition to a related civilian role that needed a lot of expensive training; I was incredibly broke and living in tiny rented rooms and at one point being homeless, I just slept on the office floor for several months. I did finally get qualified and transitioned to a better job by the time I was 30 and then rapid promotion. However after 10 years in that role I was struggling physically and mentally with the demands of the job and skirting the edge of a breakdown. So although I was well off at that point, I had to prioritise health and family and swapped from an operational to a training role, eventually starting my own business. So my income was reasonable, but a long way from high earning. Unlike my sister, I had 2 children to put through school and Uni. So now my sister is talking about retiring early, she has rental income from her own house and is living in the family home. I'm looking at... well, never retiring. I just don't see how I'll ever be able to afford to (the pandemic has trashed my industry and my business is keeping afloat, barely, by cutting my won wages to the bone). Sister meanwhile is sitting on a nice public sector pension. And this is my point.... parents never know how things are going to develop. What happens if OPs son loses his income; e.g. redundancy, critical illness or even death! Where does that leave daughter in law and the grandchildren? The simple fact is that it is incredibly hurtful to discover that you're being left out of a will, particularly based on the perceived financial situation at the moment it is written. Now, in OPs case, there are reasons related to OPs son being a bit of an a-hole, but even so parents need to look at the big picture and make sure that subsequent generations are also fairly considered.

[@nightmare_jeanie]

I mean, that makes sense, but unfortunately, your situation was drastically different. That's like comparing apples to oranges. Based on OP's description of his son, he has multiple assets (properties, etc.), coupled with his current earnings. This means that even if he lost his job or died today, his family would still be covered through liquidation of said assets if needed. Chances are too, that if he's reasonably intelligent with his income, he also has been saving money, contributing to retirement funds, and paying for life insurance. Basically, any money from his parents would be a drop in the bucket compared to what he has now and to what he could gain in the future, even if he lost his job at any point. It honestly sounds to me that in OP's case, his son is just trying to take something else from his sister or use it as a way to control his sister after his parents die. Which honestly wouldn't surprise me to learn that your sister did the same thing to you. Another thing is, once you have a lot of money in savings or other investments, you don't need to work. The money itself makes money for you. So to me, OP's son doesn't need the money, he just wants to make sure that his sister doesn't get it.

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

Story 2: NTA. You know Gina seems like those insecure girls that feels like she has something to prove so she goes after her friends boyfriends. It’s like some Queen bee syndrome where one woman in the workplace/friend circle needs to be on top by any means necessary. If Gina really has changed then there shouldn’t be any thing to worry about, but it doesn’t hurt to be cautious since she has a history of constantly stealing her friends boyfriends. Not saying it was 100% Gina’s fault, she is part of the blame, but so are the boyfriends. If they loved their girlfriends they wouldn’t be so easy to cheat on them with Gina no matter what Gina was offering them. If Gina really has changed she needs to show it and the best way to start is to sincerely apologize to her friends for her actions.

[@Droptheworldghost]

Mark's been on point with these videos lately I appreciate it very much

[@MarkNarrations]

Very welcome my friend!

[@person1860]

@@MarkNarrations naw, he lied to ya, story 4 nta, got that one completely wrong there mate.

[@fcold9402]

Useless Dr. NTA. Kids say stupid things, You do not publicly scold them you explain it to them over time.

[@ruffr4bb1t]

Story 3: wow I didn’t know bonus money was only for family and vacations :/

[@wmdkitty]

Is his wife not family?

[@Tammohawk1]

Story telling is as old as the human race is. Nothing better than listening to someone with a great voice tell a great story.

[@didyasaysomethin2me]

Story 4: It's disgusting that a children's doctor of all people would be so put off by a young child that doesn't understand about anatomy. Does this moron really think his young patient was trying to body shame him? Children ask questions. And in this day and age it wouldn't be rude to ask a woman, doctor or not, if she was pregnant. Why should it be any different if a child innocently asked that question of a man? Could it be that the good doctor is just feeling insecure about his weight gain? That's on him. He can either lose it, or just own it and get over it. I'd be ditching that doctor either way. Fuck him and his taking his insecurities out on other people.

[@17andtravelling]

Since the mum in the last story said she would talk with her daughter later on I can't say STA. She may be for laughing, but if I'm in public around parents trying to discipline their kids it makes me uncomfortable, so personally I feel waiting until they got home was the right thing to do. If someone had a form of deformity or something, I'd be more on the side of explaining there and then, but she asked what she thought was a logical question, and shouldn't be immediately shut down for asking. The kid clearly had no bad intentions, she's seen other people be happy to be pregnant and assumed all could be. Adults often mistake fat for pregnancy, and that is wrong when an adult asks someone if they're pregnant when they're getting a bit larger. So many women put up with that question and brush it off, and although that doesn't make it right, the child is a lot more innocent than the random man who asked if this was her first baby when she was picking me up from school after gaining a bit of weight.

[@kristelneedtoknow3207]

Story 4 the dr a needs to change careers if that's how his gonna act every time a kid makes a comment about him.

[@lenamarist574]

That was also my first thought, but the mother could have handled it better.

[@bbjjbb61]

For sure. I just don't think the mom is wrong. Especially because the daughter didn't call him fat, she thought he was pregnant. Big difference and frankly, not even that serious. I guess if someone is secure in themselves they don't take offense at something a child says. She did correct her daughter and did it in a way that wasn't over the top.

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

@@bbjjbb61 Yeah right, that's why everyone else disagrees with the 3 of you... *eye roll*.

[@middaydraws3379]

@@bbjjbb61 Except she didn't tell her that's not something you should say. It's not that hard to go "Hey that was a mean thing to say so you need to say sorry" also a lot of people explain it perfectly that he's more likely upset that she (A full grown adult) laughed at him.

[@KCCAT5]

That's what I was thinking. I don't understand these people on Reddit calling the mother and asshole for not chastising her daughter publicly and humiliating her. She said she planned on talking to the child when they were out of there so what's the problem? She didn't insult the doctor she just asked if he was having a baby.

[@LemonScentedSharpie]

Jesus with that first story though. They'd better make sure to leave him something in the will so he can't contest it

[@GothMermaidGamer]

Story 4 - I'm very surprised at everyone saying the mom was the asshole INCLUDING MARK. I think maybe that doctor needs to not be working with kids if he's gonna be that thin skinned over something silly a fucking 6 year old said innocently. And who's to say the mom didn't explain to the kid later on at home why we need to be more polite about these kinds of things? Mom is NTA. Dr. is TA.

[@jadedflames2809]

Also, people getting mad that OP laughed. OP laughed because their child said something silly and ridiculous. Older people tend to laugh at the children's ridiculous silly shit-

[@brandi5126]

2nd story: I don’t understand the burn the witch comment. I would feel angry with both but I would feel way more betrayed by the friend because I would presumably know them longer. Also, the reactions to the boyfriends infidelity aren’t really that important to the story. Also if she is still in the friend group it is likely that they forgave her but ditched the boyfriends and decided not to introduce her to future ones. It just seems like one of those times where Reddit gets simpy or whatever. Op isn’t the ahole. Gina was targeting their boyfriends. A true friend would turn down the advances and tell the friend if they were the aggressor.

[@TsukiKageTora]

Story 1: if he said “why are you punishing me for my sister’s lack of success?” OP should have said “why do you want me to punish my daughter because of her brother’s success?” He’d be even more rich and the girl will most likely have nothing and the brother would shun her afterwards as a “not my problem”.

[@terramarini6880]

He wanted to dole out money to her in small bits but only when she comes begging for it, so he can hold it over her... "if it wasn't for me you would be on the street". He has not changed at all, he just learned how to put a mask on it.

[@TsukiKageTora]

@@terramarini6880 tbh, I feel sorry for his kid. He’s going to grow up as a spoiled brat or grow up under the shadow of his father

[@Rainsoakedcoat]

Giving both children an equal share is not 'punishing' one or the other. Just because the sister has less doesn't mean she deserves more. That's not to say OP has a bad reason to do what they did, I agree with their rational, it's just stupid to claim they aren't punishing their son in some way. There's two ways to look at it. Either this is proof his son didn't change. Or his son has, but OP handled it badly. Being sneaky about this whole thing would stir up bad, bitter blood in even the most reasonable people. But reasonable people wouldn't use their children as leverage for money so...

[@TsukiKageTora]

@@Rainsoakedcoat so what? He doesn’t need more money as he already makes 500k a year. He only wants it to make his sister struggle so he comes to her “aide” in the end “with the kindness of his heart” but in reality it’s him wanting a ego trip with his power over money. He’d keep it over her head The father is reasonable, not the brother. Otherwise he would be like “good idea”

[@groofromtheup5719]

@@Rainsoakedcoat ever see "rain man". Same thing.

[@sagesaria]

Story 1: Oh Mark honey you are far too trusting with the idea of talking about the will in advance. As someone who has been abused by a narcissist, and has friends who have been abused by narcissists, there is absolutely no way discussing it would end well. If you give a narcissist an inch, they take the entire city block. The guilt-tripping and manipulative behavior would likely be even worse if discussed in advance, and trying to frame it logically will just make him twist it around any way he still can to make him the victim.

[@missveeta8872]

Story 3: I'm going against the grain here (sort of). First, had I been the doctor I would have had a WAY thicker skin for something a six year old said - especially an innocent one that was clearly not meant to be malicious. I've worked with young kids for years, have a psych degree and am a mom, so I've been around a LOT of kids and 9 times out of 10 I see them get unnecessarily hammered on for small things. I mean like...I've seen kids get hit for making silly faces at a camera, yelled at for playing on their lawn...laughing at a reasonable volume etc. As my psychology of parenting prof said: Never use a hammer where a rubber mallet will do. I agree that mom has a responsibility to teach manners and kindness, and her plan to talk to her child in private was not necessarily a bad way to go. This would have potentially spared any further commenting on the doc's body (which, if I were as sensitive as him I might have PREFERRED). Also, one important thing we learned is that we should praise children in public and punish/admonish in private whenever possible. The mom said she planned to discuss how hurtful her child's comments were in private. We have no reason not to believe her. To be honest, it was such an absurd/innocent comment that for it to get blown out proportion the way it has has me scratching my head. Also the fact that there's a difference between a child that says something intentionally rude/snotty/hurtful/malicious and a child who asks a ridiculous question because they no nothing about the world around them. I see questions getting hammered down in school all the time - questions that make sense to ask, then have to explain to my middle school and high school teacher-friends why the kids don't ever come to them for help. I tell them it's because its always a humiliating experience. I've seen sooo many questions smashed down in the early grades in cruel, unkind or dismissive ways it blows my mind. Some of the questions are ridiculous, but the kids don't know that until the teacher cynically tells them it is in front of the class. Some questions are just adorable. Had I been the doctor I would have laughed to then texted my hubby about it, and I haaate the extra pounds I've put on but I have some humility. Mom was DEFO wrong for laughing but often times when things happen in the social world unexpectedly people laugh to smooth over discomfort. That doesn't excuse it, just saying. If I'm caught off guard I hope people cut me more slack than this mom is getting. I mean a grown man had his feelings hurt by a silly six year old, then decided to interpret the situation as 'mom is encouraging this behavior by laughing' instead of 'mom is probably nervous,' then punished her by being curt for the rest of the session. I think as a society we need immediate evidence that the child's behavior is being corrected because many of us (myself included) have been bullied by kids whose parents dropped the ball. I ABSOLUUUTELY believe we need to teach our children, especially about commenting on people's bodies, but it sounds like she was planning to do that when she could give the matter her full attention. Malicious comment? Handle it immediately. Silly comment? Awkwardly intervene as best you can and try to be more prepared the next time. That doctor needs to take a chill pill.

[@charlieoscar2339]

Story 4. My late husband was partially paralyzed so he walked using a cane. The paralysis had nothing to do with his death. He was in his 20’s. Small children would come up to him and ask why he used a cane. He would try to get to their level and tell them one leg didn’t work properly if they asked why, he told them that he didn’t know why. Parents were always embarrassed and I also told them that neither of us were embarrassed or upset in any way. Children ask questions. It’s not upsetting to us and we hoped that we had not frightened the parent.

[@puli_dreadhead]

Story 4. NTA there must’ve been an awkward pause and the laugh could’ve been a response to lighten the mood but failed. Also they’re on his time probably for a 30 min appointment and what if the conversation got longer or off topic. If OP was like my mom that conversation could turn into a lecture and my mom would bring up family members I don’t even know. Then ask for a synopsis at the end like I’m writing a book report.

[@givowl2160]

For the first story: NTA, I hope the parents prioritizes protecting the daughter in all this. It sounds like she went through years of abuse and is still trying to get on her feet, the inheritance would make a huge difference in her life. Compared to her brother, who was the abuser and already has everything financially. At most, I would talk about emotionally valuable things for the brother to inherit, but not budge on the money/family house. If the money/house is all the brother is interested in, paired with his past history and his “not be second best” comment, then he’s most likely trying to control and take resources away from a person he still views as “lesser”. If that’s the case, then the parents need to make absolutely sure that the sister can have access to the money, without being given any trouble by the brother after the parents passing. Hopefully I’m wrong and the parents and sister will be left in peace, but if I’m right then I hope for the best for the sister in this situation.

[@ColorsOfOrion]

Story 4: NTA. In my country, most parents have at least one or two anecdotes where their kid said something awkward or embarrasing in public. Unless it was something truly hurtful or purposefully bad, everyone brushed it off or laughed at it. People, y'all need to chill. A grown ass pediatritian (a.k.a someone who suposedly knows how to handle kids) took offense because a 6 year old girl didn't know men can't get pregnant. Chill!

[@AaaaNinja]

Story 1 - 5:00 Narcissism isn't something you "recover" from. All you can do is manage it, make sure he's surrounded by people who are not susceptible so they can live normally. But it sounds like his condition has broken though if the wife has taken his side and is participating in the drama. Wills are super touchy business. If everybody was fighting I would've said give it all to charity, but the daughter has been like a passive bystander. If in the end nobody gets to have any of the inheritance then the son would've merely pulled off a successful "If I can't have it nobody will". The daughter doesn't deserve to get punished for doing nothing wrong.

[@rossvegas1346]

I have a character in my webcomic who’s British so I’m just listening to your commentary to see if there’s phrases that I’m not familiar with that I can have him say like “take the piss out of” Also I read the mom laughing in the last story as more of her laughing at the child’s lack of tact and social norms.

[@partiallyoblivious4521]

For story one, I have so many questions. Im cusirous what OP did to change the attitude of his son when he was growing up and what if anything he did to protect his daughter.

[@dpeo665]

Yep that was my thoughts if the sons wife has been able to help why did the parents not have him in therapy for his condition. It comes off as if its an ESH except the daughter

[@alexisjade6925]

I just realized it's been around a year that I've been listening these stories with you! Thanks for keeping me company in quarantine! Having another voice in the house while I kick about has been so helpful. Here's to another year! :)

[@alexisjade6925]

Today we're playing Animal Crossing and relaxing after getting my first shot!

[@louellacharlton4425]

Tyvm Mark.Fabulous stories. Stay safe

[@program.gender_notfound761]

Aw yeah a new video to spice up my school day! Here's to Mark's amazing upload schedule!!! 💫💫💫

[@Katzztar]

Story 4- I can't call OP an a-hole as I've been in similar situation. Bit that case, I was both the relative and the target of the comment. Setting= My niece, T., was only 7 at the time and was visiting me and my mom, her grandma. That summer I had bleached my naturally dark brown hair, then dyed it a dark blonde. T's visit it was between touch-ups so my roots were showing. My niece liked my hair and tried to compliment it but the way she did was a moment of "Kids say the darnedest things" that me feel mildly offended even though I know she, in her own mind, was complimenting me. Instead of scolding her I simply said "...thanks?" What did she say that a mid-20s woman would feel offensive yet at same time was a bit hilarious to observers? Simple= "I like your hair. With all those colors, it's like dried grass." But if she made a comment more hurtful like on a person's weight, I like to believe that I would have spoken up and gently chide her by saying it's rude to do so.

[@nilianstroy]

"Giving money to family..." That's the real issue for mum... Can't get her hands on their money...

[@chulutheimposter5415]

Hello Mark!! How are you today? I hope all is well and I wish you a great day! I was actually just browsing R/AskReddit because I'm bored, now I have something to pay attention to while doing so! I also purposefully don't read AITA posts just in case you cover them lol.

[@MarkNarrations]

Aww Chulu now that is the commitment I love haha :)

[@marukouga135]

Here's hoping we'll get our waffle plushies soon! (Never rush and may everyone have a marvelous day today! 😁)

[@reshawshid]

Humor is the subversion of expectations. OP's daughter subverted expectations. This is what OP was laughing about, not that the doctor was fat.

[@janeencalaway1862]

It seems to me the Dr. should have knelt down and explained to the child that he was not pregnant but overweight and that overweight people can be very sensitive about their tummies. I feel the mothers' laughter was due to embarrassment and the doctors reprimand only made it worse for her. So, for me, the Dr. is the ass hole. He's not just a doctor he's a teacher as well. An authority figure most kids fear until they get older. So instead of being offended, he should have realized the child was only asking an honest question, inspired by his bulging stomach. There are no stupid questions. If he doesn't like a child pointing out he's fat then he should either go on a diet or be proud of the way he is.

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Whoever is reading this i send hugs and great vibes. Drink water, eat food, nap, take a break, take care of yourself gosh darn it. And if you don't I swear I will find you and keep you in a cottage and take care of you. 🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜

[@charlottevandewalle8836]

Great vibes and hugs back! 💙 tbh I didn’t see you post under the last few videos and it got me a bit worried 😅🤗

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@charlottevandewalle8836 don't worry I was there yt might be broken lol 💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗

[@charlottevandewalle8836]

@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 that’s good to hear 😄💙🤗

[@FlamesofJagger]

Thank you for the well wishes. You comments always help to brighten the day.Hope you are well and looking out for yourself. Stay positive and take care.

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@charlottevandewalle8836 ye🤗🤗💜💜

[@cheskydivision]

I think the parents did the right thing. Our family have recently had this discussion and youngest encouraged me to leave my home to my oldest since he is on the spectrum and has no income but helps me with my disabilities. Ask hin what does he want the parents to do? Ask him what would he do f he was given the house? Ask him if he even realizes he is being selfish??

[@ChronicallyMichelle1995]

Story 1: so my mom was/is a single mother with twins one extremely sick (me), she has 5 brothers, we lived with her mom and she helped raise us then once I was an adult grandma got sick roles revered, we became he r24/7 caregiver for 5yrs. My mom had nothing due to limited income due to my health, she didn’t own a home. All her brothers own homes, one of them is extremely rich, grandma planned to leave the house to my mom, everyone was fine with this except the rich brother when he found out he got pissed basically bullied my grandma into changing the will for the house (it’s all she had and we were helping pay the mortgage) would be split 6 ways and the rich uncle didn’t give us any time to move out and sold it 6 easy, the house was new as grandma needed 1 level my mom and I paid the mortgage so we got like nothing because before the profit it had to pay off the mortgage, we had to leave the town because then that uncle started to accuse us of stealing and that’s why grandma had no money. She had no money because she was in her 80s and spent her money to be happy in retirement. I was her main caregiver I’m also chronically ill I can’t work that’s why I’m home, I was also homeschooled (twin in school then married with child) so I helped her long before she needed 24/7 care and she often gave me money when I had to travel for medical appointments(Canada universal health care) but she’d give me money to do something fun and for my hotel she always wanted me to buy a pretty dress I had a ton but her helping me made her happy I never excepted it. Wills show greed

[@Rukiah1]

20 minutes seem so short when I'm listening to these videos. Thanks for that. Hope everyone has a great day.

[@DirtyOrange1]

Your channel is my favorite. I love that you use you own voice instead of a computer voice you make it so personable.

[@crashoverride415]

Story 4: NTA. I'm 340 and I found the the kids question hilarious. If the doctor doesn't like the question lose the weight lol

[@lapsedgoth]

Story 4: You don't owe the doctor a front row seat to how you teach/discipline your child. You know your kid, you know how they react to correction in public. Part of my social anxiety is from being corrected and disciplined in public and the teasing or smugness from strangers or peers that came with it. You can't always help when you laugh but you can apologize for your own actions. Doctor also seems touchy about his covid weight (which is reasonable) and really nosy (which is less so.)

[@bjhoehne]

Story 1: OP needs to have a lawyer draw up the will. Well-written wills are not easy to contest.

[@albertgongora6944]

Yeah I'm going to see this on story for time to see a new doctor of this is the type of attitude he gives about his stomach I mean for god sakes the poor girls are six-years-old heaven forbid with somebody else's to him in real life as a full-grown adult or teenager who's willing to just insult him

[@order7536]

Story 4: NTA. Kids are brutally honest, your either going to get called out for being fat or pregnant, and it's going to happen multiple times by multiple kids no matter what. Instead of getting offended by it your supposed to just accept it because that's who you are. Isn't what the fat acceptance movements are all about? If anything unless you have a medical problem you should just exercise and lose weight if your just going to get offended. By the way... shouldn't a doctor be taking good care of himself? If he is going through mental health problems then he should most definitely quit, he might cause a death of a patient worst case scenario.

[@jordanmanon8959]

As someone who’s lived around narcissists, I’ll say I doubt the son has changed. In my experience, a narc will put on a show for everyone outside of their closest circle to look like an amazing person. When those that they’re abusing speak up, nobody believes them because “look at him! he’s perfect, he wouldn’t do that!” Might not be the case, but I hope the wife and son are ok.

[@dergluckliche4973]

First one's yet another object lesson in why wills should not be discussed.

[@katiesmith2031]

Hi Mark thanks for the video how's your day going today? Much love

[@MarkNarrations]

Tiring but decent, thanks Katie :)

[@katiesmith2031]

@@MarkNarrations Mondays suck lol

[@julianahendrix6005]

Children are full of truth. They just share it freely. Dr. Needs to be an adult. If he is that sensitive he doesn't know much about kids.

[@vilwarin5635]

I´m the ony one that thinks that a parent can wait until be at home to teach their kids a lesson?. Yes, the kid in the last story said something silly and hurtfull, but there is no need to punish her right there like she killed some puppy The parent can have a talk with her later at home about people´s feelings and boundaries. The doctor could be more professional and don´t let a child´s words hur him so much. I´m sure he says to his patients they should loose weight too......

[@shizanketsuga8696]

9:21 One of those truly baffling comments again... "If Gina is truly a changed person, then, she needs to show it." Ummm... Pardon the question, but how? By not seducing the boyfriends she doesn't get to meet? That's one of those insane lines of argumentation that would justify perpetually punishing anyone who doesn't have a spotless "purity record". And as for the story itself: imagine not only having someone in your friend group who you would not trust around your boyfriend but also being in a relationship with someone who you would not trust around that friend... and then heaping all the blame for that solely on the friend. What are these people?

[@snowflake-lord8872]

I always love listening to your videos while drawing

[@themondaymonocot5279]

Hey I'm not just "sat here" listening, it's 85°f and sunny out and I have yardwork to do lol

[@shecoda4402]

STORY 4 OP Light YTA for laughing. As for the rest of the commenters. Are any of you actual parents? Do you really think that during a consultation at a $200 dollar Drs. appointment it is the right time to go into a 5 minute or longer explanation on why only women get pregnant and why men don't and that all round bellies don't mean a baby it can just mean the person is fat. Then the daughter wants an explanation for why only women can have round bellies with babies and that not all women with round bellies have a baby in it and that it is considered not nice to make comments about people's bodies, that it is rude and now we have to make the kid understand the concept of rude and . . .? Or do you think a simple "Shhh, it isn't nice to talk about people's bodies we will talk about it when we get home is the better option at least for the doctor who is sitting there thinking about how, in the first scenario his schedule is now trashed? As for the doctor being huffy well maybe he should take a long look in the mirror and do something about his weight if he is going to be offended by a 6 year old stating the obvious.

[@Gloria-ro4vn]

Mom said it be better to give the money to family, than your wife. Mom means you should have given the money to her. LOL

[@mbyerly9680]

One of my friends pretty well gave up her life and finances to take care of a parent, and, when her siblings found out that she would receive the same amount of the inheritance as they were, they raised holy heck to get their parent to give her a much larger chunk. That's the way a family should be. No, the doctor isn't pregnant, he's turning into Santa Claus.

[@orchidoxs126]

Story 2 nta,but to all those saying the boyfriends aren't innocent. Of course they aren't. But that's not the point of the story. Op never said they weren't to blame so don't put words in their mouth.this is abour gina. And it is deserved. Gina you fooled around with other people's boyfriends, of course no one gonna trust you with their new ones. You have to regain that trust. Just becauae you say you changed doesn't mean others see that change.

[@impagain]

I really love these vids, you have a great voice and are so easygoing, it's relaxing 😌

[@melsch8740]

You know, I'm usually very firm with "it's the cheater's fault, not the one's they are cheating with". And that still holds true for when the one that gets cheated on and the one that's cheated with are not involved with each other. However, NOT when you cheat with a friend's partner! Because sure, the cheater betrays their trust. But so does the one the partner cheats with. I would, could, never do that to a friend. And I could never forgive a friend who did that to me. Because yes, I trust my partner, and they betray that trust. But so does the friend. So the friend in the story isn't the only one to blame, it takes two to tango, but she still brought that on herself and I'm honestly surprised her friends forgave her.

[@SamanthaTotimeh]

Love the outro music here, Mark. It just puts me in a better mood!

[@stacysimpson9434]

Let's have the best week possible. Listening to you ofcourse always makes my day. So thank you for your time, I really do appreciate it. Lots of love.

[@nilianstroy]

NTA... And we know who's her golden child, she is the person that entitled the son.

[@florinaschilean6143]

Story 1: NTA, did the son ever apologized to his sister for his rudeness, did he ever made up for years of abuse he inflicted on her? and how greedy he must be, having hundreds of thousands income and looking for inheritance. he only changed on the outside, inside he is still a huge egotistic AH. If he is looking to get something with sentimental value would be different but I guess that his only sentiment is one of superiority against his kin. Story 2: NTA, she got what she deserved and you speak the truth. Story 3: NTA, i hope that business become something big, just to prove OP how right he is. Story 4: NTA, you don't automatically become TA when people become overly sensitive to the truth. I went through something the same like the doctor did, I needed one kick in the butt to get back on track, he needed this kick too.

[@yellit1975]

Story 1. The parents are TA. If son was abusing his sister, why didn’t the parents stop it? The parents want to play happy families and for the son to find out he’s disinherited at the reading of the will. Way to stick the knife in from the grave. The son finds out he’s been disinherited from someone else and the parents can’t understand why the son is hurt and wants nothing to do with them.

[@kerribottriell-baxter7345]

What the heck is wrong with knitting? I admire anyone who can do that as I am hopeless!

[@itjustmemanning8441]

So happy 😊 to see you Mark 💓 Have a wonderful day 💗 😊

[@Carla_Valjeta]

Story 1: NTA just because you are 'family' doesn't entitle you to be in the will of your parents or the will of anyone for that matter.

[@InvaderSkyp]

Story 4: if the doctor did not like the comment, he can do something about it. It is not the child's fault that he looks like he has an oversized ball in his stomach

[@YOYOKE64]

Not sat here listening, cleaning kitchen ,wiping surfaces and loaded dishwasher .

[@kbf9644]

#3 Mom wants money. She’s pissed OP had money and didn’t give it to her.

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

Story 1 Very light YTA, the son can contest the will and his sister might end up with nothing OP should re-write the will giving the son 10% of the estate so he can't contest the will at all

[@lharchmage6908]

Ok the business startup: My Mother was abusive But She was so artistically skilled it was ridicoulous. She could knit ,Sew, Bake She could draw and paint on expert levels.. 2 of my favorite gifts of all time that I ever recieved were made by her. 1) An afaghan red white and blue (american flag) knitted blanket she made when I was 9yo At the time My room was done in a colonial USA style I loved Revolutionary war stuff. 2) was a dark charcoal gray sweater she made It was the warmest sweater I ever had I loved it and wore it for over 18 years until it finally fell apart. I always told her she should do it professionally and so did dad. He was ready to support her starting her own business. This can be fun for the whole famiily

[@hannah27_99]

1st story: I'm sooo curious as to how the son abused the daughter? 🤔

[@dracawyn]

Story 1: a lot of this for me... and maybe I'm wrong looking at it this way, but a lot of this for me comes down to whether the son ever reconciled with the daughter he abused. If he never made any attempts to reconcile or apologize or fix the relationship, I think the daughter needs more inheritance. It's not punishing the son did being successful. It's helping the daughter out and making a small amount of reparations for the abuse she suffered from and will be effected by for the rest of her life.

[@blkbrdmntrvimes6438]

I want proof abuse took place . OP tacked that on as an afterthought. Abuse isn't normally treated that way . Also If it was abuse why didn't op do squat about it ? Especially when the boy was younger A lot of this one doesn't add up.

[@ineedhoez]

Story 4: NTA... It was funny.

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Hey you yes you remember to take care of yourself gosh darn it, you are always valid, and I love you and care about you so please take care of yourself 💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗

[@MarkNarrations]

Hey Broken, hope you're well today!

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@MarkNarrations I am I hope you are as well 💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗

[@Metonymy1979]

The son will keep the daughter in court just because. The dad needs to rewrite the will to a living will trust for the daughter. That way she benefits now. And, he can't do anything about it. Give the son's child a trust. Also change the lawyer they did the first will with. He obviously found out some how.

[@z0mb1egutzz]

Story 1: NTA, he deserves nothing honestly. He's an entitled brat. Story 2: NTA, this is a pattern. She chose to do this. Story 3: NTA, you aren't forcing your wife to be "girly". You are encouraging her passion and art. Story 4: NTA, she's six. She's going to say stupid shit and you *did* correct her behavior.

[@DarkAngel65989]

Story 1:OP is not the ah, it doesn't sound like the son change at all and even if he did change it very little, he reach and able to take care of himself and his family. Unlike his sister who he abuses and not as well off as he is. Story 3:OP is not the ah, this was his wife idea because of the emotional meaning behind it and she making money out of it and being happy. OP's mom need to shut up and keep her opinion to herself. Story 4:OP is the ah, OP should explain what her daughter was rude, and it was even more rude that OP laugh. At 6 you understand that words do hurt people's feeling

[@shamaliwije4872]

1st OP: is this Sheldon's Mom?

[@scousemouse9566]

Watching while cooking dinner, have a good one Mark 🧇🧇

[@simsgirlgem]

Story one the minute sonny boy said unsuccessful about the daughter I say and that disgusting behavior is why you’ve been left out if it were my position though make sure to leave a penny so he can’t contest the will

[@ChaoticNalilitoMC]

Hello! Knitter here! What the mother in story 3 also is being stupid about is the ACTUAL HEALTH BENEFITS that come from knitting that are great in the long run. 1-Reduced depression/anxiety/stress 2-Builds self-esteem 3-Reduce/postpone the chance of dementia And a few more

[@wickedbird1538]

Leaving unequal amounts to kids must be well thought out. . . . My father in law said something about my husband’s sister being needy while my husband was not. I let him know that I worry about husband. If I die first, all my retirement income stops. All hubby has is his social security which he uses for his personal expenses and his medical bills. By himself , he is no better off than his sister.