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0:00 Entitled Karen screams at me at an airport, after I refused to allow her child to play my video games on my laptop. (u/Plorky-Plok-Throway)
6:09 My job tried to punish me for going on aa pre-planned vacation as they pretended I needed to be on call, while I was away. (u/TheVaneja)
12:04 My wife ruined the only week off I could get for my job, and now I feel like my mental health is in a decline, and I seriously don’t know what to do. (u/ThrowRAFrustratedHub)
18:22 My wife divorced me because she is completely convinced that I cheated on her, even though I didn’t. (u/throwaway9311937)
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[@Alfiledgeway]

Hi

[@scorpio11413]

hold up, you commented 11 days ago, and this was released 1 minute ago??

[@bluestar4506]

​@@scorpio11413 Prolly the vid was privated or for members onky at the start, then scheduled to be released for everyone today

[@scorpio11413]

@@bluestar4506 oh ok

[@thebedwars8764]

​@@bluestar4506that's a thing?!

[@dogofwar6769]

Story 3: wow. If the OP's SO does this kind of manipulative games on the regular then maybe he needs to really reconsider his marriage. It sounds like his wife is deliberately toying with him to get a rise out of him. I can see someone being a little playful, but that harpy is starting to sound exceptionally toxic.

[@TJDious]

The woman is an inconsiderate POS.

[@anonymouspatriotnetwork2740]

The husband needs his own apartment and a good divorce attorney. Any wife that ruins her husband's mental health week on purpose is incredibly toxic and doesn't deserve to be a wife

[@Jerseybytes2]

if anyone is cheating my money is on the wife cheating on op.

[@Shoyro]

3rd story: DIVORCE THAT WOMAN!!! She doesn't respect you, so just unceremoniously tell her you're divorcing her when she's in the middle of something

[@LoneWanderSpark303]

Wife in the 3rd story is either cheating on him or in the mindset that what she's doing is cute just because he's restraining himself from exploding. Either way, guy needs to start concocting an escape plan.

[@KingJelza789]

Story 3: *DIVORCE… HER…! SHE DOESNT CARE ABOUT YOU!*

[@xeroxiuszero6331]

Story 3: Look homeboy, as much as I know you don't want to snap on your wife, she's clearly not taking the hint. Now I'm not gonna say resort to saying "woman leave me the hell alone" (but if it needs to be said to get your point across you gotta say it) You told her this was a week for yourself from the start, and she's deliberately screwing with your week off. if there's a room you can be in by yourself for hours, I'd say you should lock the door just to keep her out. Extreme yes, but she isn't taking anything you're saying seriously

[@Regden1000]

The third story. The OP should have left after a day of that nonsense and go to a hotel or motel to unwind and do the things he likes. If his wife follows him all the way there and does the same song and dance then I would be worried for the OP.

[@lildemonchan7690]

I 100% agree. To make more of a point though, I'd stay for the first two days (so she can't pull the “it was just one day, you're overreacting” card) and then I'd mention that I was going somewhere if I couldn't get any rest. I then would have gotten the hotel or gone to see nearby family. After coming back, it's obvious that she pries into his business and would be questioning him why he left. That would be the perfect time to have a serious conversation about her actions and lay down a few new base rules about personal time and personal space.

[@Larka661]

I cant believe parents expect random strangers to hand over their laptop or game system just because they didnt bring anything to keep their kids occupied? Thats just insane.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Entitlement and irresponsibility are the key players.

[@AndyJade-df6dj]

Basically bad parenting.

[@yasmin7903]

Wow, the wife in story 3 is annoying as hell. I was shouting at her and pulling my hair just listening to the story. If I was the husband in that story, I would have either had a huge fight after day 1 or left the house. (BTW, I am a woman LOL).

[@navkaur163]

me 2 , i agree shes a mean wife

[@lildemonchan7690]

Same here. I’d recommend getting a hotel for the 3 days after that first one or going to see closer family without informing the wife of his whereabouts until afterwards where they could have a big discussion.

[@victoriabutterfly6521]

The 3rd story made me very anxious I don't know if I would be able to hold it together at all having somone do this to me & I'm seriously glad I live alone

[@lildemonchan7690]

I agree. I'm in a relationship, and I know that as introverts we do need time to recharge that sometimes doesn't involve interacting with the other person. We are in a long-distance relationship. When we’re apart we message intermittently during the day or play video games in the afternoons. When we are together we do fun things during daylight, but we always allow time to recharge where we may be sitting next to each other but we’re watching a movie or playing separate video games. We know that we’re there for each other, and that's enough to make memories even while we're not necessarily interacting. Overall, it's important to recharge your social meter, even when you're with people you love.

[@JustinLaFleur1990]

Story #3: as much as you don't wanna snap at your wife you need to put your foot down and straight up yell at her to leave you alone if need be. She was doing all that shit deliberately to toy with you. Probably because you told her you weren't doing that laundry list of crap she wanted you to do. Hell if the office had a lock id have locked myself into that office once she left so you could have peace. Maybe get a bigger house and have your own mancave that she doesn't have access to.

[@LilAngelPrincess95]

Wow. The wife in the 3rd story is a jerk.

[@Leon_Russell.]

Story 3: The answer is obvious. Strip down to your oldest, scruffiest underwear and hang around in the back of the shot when your wife is on her video calls. Throw in a few gems like, "I think I've clogged the toilet again, honey" or, "That rash is back, where'd you put the ointment." She'll be back to working from the office before you know it...

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

Story 1: There isn't a snowball's chance in Hell that I'd bow to a Karen's demand. I wouldn't give her the time of day and kiss her ass by talking to her and I certainly wouldn't hand over anything I have just because her kid wanted it. Story 3: The wife's a jerk. The husband duly notified her that he was taking a week-long mental recovery vacation, and she couldn't let him do that and didn't give a damn that she was doing it.

[@navkaur163]

1st one. I am tired of parents who do a bad job with planning on things for their kids when they go out. THen if they see a stranger with something their kid wants, they expect them to bend over for them and take care of their problem. the moms lucky her son did not get abducted for wandering around and talking to strangers as well. Good for the poster for standing up for himself. Shame on the Karen mom for not being a good mom or person. Third one the man should leave his toxic Karen wife. My spouse and me take time off together and sometimes we do what the poster does and take a week off separately and stay home spend time with the kids and get things done we need. I think the husband should consider separating from the Karen wife and suggest counselling. If nothing works leave her, shes toxic

[@bobm5951]

Story 4 - Look her square in the eye and say "If you accuse me One more time of being with someone else, then I WILL go be with someone else. Because I will NOT be with You anymore." And be as calm and stern as you possibly can when you say it. Because speaking to people like that when you should be upset tends to scare them and that is exactly what you want.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i feel bad that op's wife accuses him of cheating when he didn't cheat and now they're divorced, i'm sorry that he has to go through that.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

the wife should hear him out.

[@arandurandaer1972]

Sadly not much he can do in that scenario. She has trust issues as he said and all he can do is try his best to prove it, if it doesn’t work then he can’t lose his mind over it.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

@@arandurandaer1972 yeah right.

[@netto6681]

Knowing Reddit, they probably blamed the OP of story 3 for not indulging the wife’s toxic BS.

[@thebedwars8764]

Story 3: good luck thats a very hard time maybe you shouldn't tell her your taking time off

[@DJMILKY1974]

Next time you take a week off send her to a spa location for a week!

[@doctor-6123]

Story 3. Tell her to eff off and leave you alone. If she is so desperate for control over op’s life that he’s not allowed to relax then he needs to put his foot down

[@ShogunX11]

Story 3: i just looked up the reddit and i was totally not surprised at why she was like this. Apparently she's a busy body that does a lot of chores during the week but leaves the weekends for play. This is obviously stems from her upbringing because she doesn't like locks in the house. More than likely she was mad that he wasnt doing chores and doesn't respect having alone time.

[@rebekah.2187]

Story 3: She sounds like she's on some power trip where she will MAKE OP miserable if OP doesn't do what she wants. Gotta wonder if she's purposely trying to push him to divorce her. Maybe take a week off work, but tell the wife it's a business trip, and go to a hotel to read and play video games.

[@GlassDolphin465]

Story 3: DIVORCE HER.

[@Sangplaysgame19]

Get the divorce paper

[@jessicamarsh9779]

Story 3- Tell her “either let me have my ‘me’ time or I’m renting an Air B & B for a week. This is absolutely insane that your doing this to me after I’ve told you over & over I need this time”. I’m sure she gets her hair done, her nails done, shopping trips, spas, etc, those are all “me” time. You deserve me time too. My husbands me time is what he calls “tinkering” around on his truck, changing the oil, break pads, rotating his tires etc. when he’s really tired, I can tell, I tell him to just relax, I got the kids, I got everything that needs to be done, he can just kick back & watch TWD (his fav show even thought we’ve seen it 100x’s).

[@EddieTruckingAdventures]

This op doesn't have much luck atm 😅😢😮

[@MegaMegaman87]

No kidding 😢

[@thebedwars8764]

Wi h one?

[@EddieTruckingAdventures]

@@thebedwars8764 story 1

[@raybonilla1506]

STORY 3: why not spend some time with your wife? or tell her directly you need some time away from her because it really seems like she's the one you're trying to get away from. Also, invest in a gaming headset, not only to keep from bothering people around but the 3D surround some of these headphones have help soo much to get you immersed into the gameplay.

[@BoringArtist.]

for the karen magnet, at least you get good reddit stories

[@ramza5421]

story 1 i recall the one before this one

[@lenaboyer2547]

I just commented on the original post of story 3, I called him an emotional support door mat. Seriously I would applaud anyone who has the emotional and mental patience, to deal with this from a stranger! This is his wife! And I've read his comments, good god I wish I could cuss on KZbin and Reddit cause I would have not held back. At this point I think OPs wife uses him as a freaking sugar daddy.

[@Liam-bd7ed]

Hi pls keep up the good work in your vids I love them keep going!

[@missliz3043]

Sounds like story 3 didnt have time for a wife never less himself. She could have been desperate for attention but all her antics is gonna lead to a divorce.

[@MazaBLaze]

Story 3. My wife is like this as well. It got to yhe point that whenever I took time off i wouldn't tell her. When she noticed I wasn't getting up to go to work she'd get annoyed because she would want to stay home with me. But between her and our kids I would only get peace and quiet if i stayed awake late at night. Causing me to be tired in the morning. So yea I suggest you keep it to yourself whenever you're going to take timr out for yourself since she doesn't care about ehat you want.

[@jesusluna624]

3rd story: my wife acts almost like that but atleast i understand her reasoning. She just wants to have a connection with me. If im watching a show or playing a videogame she will also ask a lot of questions about it, i will offer to let her use the tv and she doesnt want that just wants to talk. It's her way of being closer to me.

[@tonyp.2935]

I think for the week off to get the point across the hotel option is good or go to a library

[@the_otaku_chronicles8330]

I remember hearing the first story’s initial story ages ago …. Poor dude lol 😂 b

[@ANDREGAMER69420]

Yeah...

[@H3xx99]

Last story, Dude had the bullet dodge him. He should count himself lucky and move on.

[@kanelovec4315]

S3. Op is in a toxic relationship. She is mentally abusing him and trying to control him. Or at minimum trying to make him pop off so they can fight. Op needs to leave that wife. Op has to ask if she would allow op to do this to her if she wanted a week to relax.

[@thirdlegolas7415]

Good job signing the pre nup. King

[@Oggi-is-the-bestest-boy]

I love the laptop Karen story

[@v.crowley]

Story 4... If you KNOW someone has had trust issues because of past relationships.. thats just proving to you that the person isnt metally right to be in another one -_- .. OPs damn fault for marrying someone like that😂😂

[@artistmaybe3259]

Are you victim blaming right now?

[@v.crowley]

@@artistmaybe3259 no. Do you even know what that means 🤣 ... OP didn't cause the situation... Just continues to choose to stay in it

[@artistmaybe3259]

@@v.crowley that’s not my point- it’s not like she was baselessly assuming that he was cheating, she has mutual friends with Lily. Lily shared that she thought they were getting closer and that she likes him to said mutual friend, and then she found out. Then she sees them together on multiple occasions in the work place. And he doesn’t try to explain things to his partner or stop Lily just because he “doesn’t want things to be awkward in the workplace”. Blaming the partner for reasonably thinking he was cheating, when he gave no evidence to the contrary, is stupid and baseless. This whole think could have been avoided if he’d simply grown a pair and put his foot down, explained what’s going on, tell Lily he’s not interested. But he didn’t DO anything. So why should she trust him?

[@v.crowley]

@@artistmaybe3259 and again.. my point is if OP didn't like how gf was treating him he could done something about it but choose not to; keeping himself in that situation...

[@artistmaybe3259]

@@v.crowley she wasn’t treating him badly? She questioned him once. And she wasn’t even accusatory about it.

[@kinginuyasha200]

Story 3 yea totally on purpose the 1 week her husband took off for himself she bugs him the entire time as for story 4 yea theres really nothing u can do she thinks op laughing with another woman unattracted or not after her previous marraige its a sad situation

[@zarieaevans5732]

So im diabetic type 1 and when i was in school their was this teacher called miss cartright and every time i forgot my dexcom she always complained about that every time so i got sick of it and one day i forgot my dexcom she complained and i said."im sorry is it my fault that i have to remember everything" she started crying and i got sent to the headteachers office and missed 4 days of break time

[@jasoncarpp7742]

*Story 1:* Talk about crazy!

[@ethanrobinson9243]

5:57 only that Karen wanted a repeat of what happened last time.

[@samauraipc16]

This reminds me of my job. I take a vacation time every year. Im always out of state. One manager called me and said i needed to come in theyre short staff. I said im out of state. They said get back here asap. I said so youll pay for my trip back. They said no why wpuld they. I hung up and temporary blocked them. Another time a manager said they scheduled me on my vacation just in case i would change my mind and come back early. I took a month because i was dealing with a family death and moving. Nevwr showed up. Did get asked though why. I knew anything i said they would just threaten to write me up for not showing ao i said my religion states we grieve for 30 days and i wasnt wrong. And state technically for those 30 days i was to follow the rules of it and follow what needed to be done. He left me alone. And i do follow but i dont grieve in each step. Im usually all over the place and just want to be left alone. And guess what when i got back after this nonsense and me telling them can i just have a quiet day they go and stick a new person for me to train cause itll make me feel bettter to socialize. -.-

[@ANDREGAMER69420]

The first story is basically sequel of one of the older episodes since this was covered a long time ago

[@Mysterioustical_CDT]

I do remember the last story, I belive the Karen destroyed the computer, she sued, and the Karen had to pay for the computer.

[@natalialow3738]

damn bro these are craaazy

[@cliffordmaynard6559]

On the last story, op I don't know what to tell you, however you will never be able to convince her.

[@tylerbessette1953]

How tf Is your wife walking around your job like she can just show up whenever 20:48

[@JoshuaChambers-tc2ye]

BAD KAREN!

[@brandonnewby178]

Me 6:45: ^^^^ No i dont 😡😡 ... 😂😂 I'll be over he e.

[@cliffordmaynard6559]

On the story about op on his vacation and his TERRIBLE wife, I would have lost it on her turned the tv up so loud and hid the remote.

[@crimsonvoid1595]

Story 2: the title for this reminds me of what happened to me with my now second ex girlfriend who I was with several years ago. She tried to guilt me into coming home early from a vacation I was on with my Parents and my brother. For the record we were on a cruise so even if I wanted to come home I wouldn’t be able to. When I told her I was unable to come home she told me that if I didn’t come home immediately she would have her “ex boyfriends” who were on the same cruise as me beat me up. That was the final straw for me and I told my mom who in turn contacted my then girlfriend’s dad and they agreed that she and I should break up. My ex girlfriend tried to guilt me into not breaking up with her and I told her that would not be happening.

[@matthewkagan6921]

I think the first OP should buy a body cam

[@funtimegenshin6973]

Divorce the Harpy she needs a life lesson

[@Astrumplayez]

Story 3...Immediate divorce.

[@shiningkingghidora]

Or else what Karen? What are you gonna do

[@Bucentaure44]

For the man that needed a week off without being bothered by hisceife should have left the house, go camping or stay in a motel.

[@Saberto225k.]

legendary game

[@TheBlackcredo]

Has tax collection been privatised in the USA?

[@MarsJenkar]

Tax _collection_ , no. However, the US government requires the citizens to fill out their own income tax return, which is not the easiest task, so many people pay a tax prep company to do it for them.

[@KirbysPVS]

This is probably not the place to ask, but I've never played any of the Castlevanias. I've played and enjoyed every metroid as well as many other metroidvanias... should I give castlevania a try if I get the chance?

[@user-mz3de4jy9j]

dope

[@isaacthebuilder614]

story 1 it is true I try to play in Publik and I get swarmed

[@cheesepanda3855]

Hi

[@dtc6776]

I would have left for a hotel

[@user-ru9pt3pg1y]

Stroy1 l had the same thing once when I was gaming on my phone

[@artechstorm]

What video is the first story on?

[@lydiat5819]

Story 3 - you need to do your share of household chores before straight up saying you have a demanding job. You did not even mention whether yr wife has a demanding job. It sounds like you hv never lifted a finger to help around, leaving your wife to do everything while still holding a job which means her life is more stressful than yours because she has zero time to relax. Lazy men all fall back to "I hv a demanding job" just to get away with household chores. There are plenty of men with demanding job and yet are good husbands and fathers.

[@animegamer501stthelastyeet8]

Dumb garden tool let the man has some time to himself. Bruh sounds like a woman or a dumb white knight.

[@RedrumZombies]

Are you a bot?

[@Thomas_Forty]

I don't get harassed by Karen's at the airport I just get stopped at security all.the time, got flagged this year for Christmas and they found gunpowder traces on my bags and I got flagged for explosives few hours later I was in the clear but unfortunately had to pay for a new flight which was much more expensive then I bad originally paid for and unfortunately didn't get any compensation

[@artistmaybe3259]

For the last story, I feel like OP is a liiiittle bit of wrong. Not a jerk, not an ass, just he made one mistake. He didn’t tell Lily to leave him alone or explain things so they’re all on the same page. It sounds like he never really cleared things up with his wife. Miscommunication + “not wanting to make things awkward at work” is where he messed up. He isn’t a jerk, he’s just stupid for handling it wrong. Then it turned into a problem and yeah, it was too late

[@PhantomIDK_]

this is probably the first time I have sided with the Karen. In story one it is never specified whether she answered the kids question, and immediately resorts to shooing the kid away. Also, yes, I do understand shes had an experience like this before, but the fact that you asked security to shoo a KID away just makes me feel icky. And from the Karen's point of view, her kid asked a question and was essentially bullied for doing so. What I do not condone though is that reaction from the Karen. She called him a man-baby, but the way she reacted made herself not so different from that insult.

[@thesadbread]

Huh

[@loganthomas3575]

First Story: Karen was behaving like a spoilt toddler and she was a bigger brat then her stupid snot goblin brat. Seriously some people should’ve been taught the phrases from their parents, such as…. “No you can’t have…” “No thank you…” “No you’re not able to…” “Sorry but it is a No…” “Sorry No, but not today…” “No!” Honestly, if parents taught their kids the word No and used the exact same word in a sentence then there would be fewer Karens in this world.

[@emeraldportal9000]

Whats rhe game in the background?

[@Lillianz996]

First one to comment I love the stories

[@N517]

I would comment NO but this one is kind of wholesome so YES

[@kkayhan100]

Whats the game? Is it like the walking dead?

[@Xov820]

Isn’t this s game called world war Z

[@borgCube100]

.... where was the "or else"?

[@Chrisindapurplehouse]

4:17 This story is clearly made up.

[@user-qh9ni3ip6r]

I think the OP WHO’S WIFE IS A B SHOULD THINK ABOUT GOING ON A FISHING TRIP OR GO TO HIS MUM AND DAD’S PLACE FOR A WEEK ?. OP’S WIFE DOING THIS SHOW TO YOU IS A GOOD REASON WAY I WOULD GO TO WORK AND DO NOTHING ON MY ONE AND ONLY WEEK OFF BUY YOURSELF A SWITCH AND GO OUT GO TO THE HOME DEPO OR B&Q FOR US BRITS PARK IN THE CAR PARK OR GO TO THE PUB ?.

[@user-wy1zz4xo1q]

what is the game in the background?

[@user-ue8be6bw1t]

…

[@CreatingArt3185]

Last

[@Codm22712]

First

[@N517]

No

[@Codm22712]

@@N517 yes mangled ass whip

[@sauciiosii2588]

I love the stories, don't really like the unnecessary explanations/comments from the narrator...

[@bsouthmama3010]

Story 1, OP is kind of a jerk. I think he’s the Karen lol

[@XanderEditsMotorcycles]

Wdym

[@neopolitonready6233]

Nice job stealing the thumbnail format from r/

[@jasontheultimatewizard4043]

Story 1. I'm going everyone sucks, yes she was pretty rude and a jerk for obvious reasons but OP immediately started out rude and like a jerk. The kid asked a very innocent question and op response was to tell them to go away and then call an employee over and the mom is right if you play games out in public like that you should expect for kids to be curious like that's pretty much the risk you take in that kind of scenario.

[@damianthepro2427]

I’m here frist pin me

[@N517]

No

[@bluestar4506]

Oke the first guy was an absolute jerk. He couldve been nice towards the kid, so yeah he is the jerk. The Karen is too, but the OP is a jerk too. He wasnt just the Karen magnet, but also a karen himself

[@mikkojala]

you forgot the first episode, dudes not a jerk

[@MegaMegaman87]

Why the heck does he Have to be nice to the kid? The kid was bothering him. And he had a similar incident a year earlier. Honestly, I don't blame him For being overly cautious.

[@Azulakayes]

He is not the jerk. He is just as FED UP as the rest of us with Karens and their spawn.

[@tigernotwoods914]

Wtf? He did nothing wrong. He was minding his own business. The kid bothered him. He reported it to a staff member. The evil garbage mother escalated the thing.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

op's not a jerk.

[@Alfiledgeway]

First

[@N517]

No