Francis has all the attributes of a cult leader. It’s spooky how a single charismatic guy like that can exert his influence to control people’s behavior like that. He probably got even better at his craft after that whole incident. The “motivational speaker” business is perfect territory for a cult to form
@Medic_naturalist2 ай бұрын
Absolutely. He’s going to have an Andrew Tate type following soon enough
@juniper92512 ай бұрын
@@Medic_naturalist as a woman, the incel state of mind genuinely scares me. They used to just be sad, but now they've got... well. An army of assholes.
@PODxDevi2 ай бұрын
Exactly what I thought.
@deacondawg14162 ай бұрын
@@juniper9251 Err...he seems more like Jim Jones type.
@plushcat7162 ай бұрын
I thought the same, Francis is now likely leading an entire cult, very scary guy...
@anablackwood614118 күн бұрын
Good morning/night LR! this is "Ana", the lady who sent you the story entitled "I lost my best friend" some years ago (and I was so honored that you chose to narrate it). As I listened to this set of stories, my memory started to come back to me and I realized I actually have an update on that situation I can share if anyone's interested.
@rudylamaquiesta59688 күн бұрын
Yes 👍🏽
@StabbyStabStab17 күн бұрын
I’m interested too!
@stevenahern49964 күн бұрын
Yes
@dawnjensen31192 күн бұрын
Yes! Please update🥰
@AnastasiaMehrerКүн бұрын
Yes please
@melska2 ай бұрын
My abusive ex told me "you'll never find someone like me" and I thought yes I hope so, but was afraid to say anything. I will never forget that feeling. Great stories
@elitetrainingnetwork2 ай бұрын
Ya except she was the one who assaulted him
@TheMadCatter2 ай бұрын
@@elitetrainingnetworkEh, I'd say finding out her husband and mother in law were conspiring to sabotage her life is worthy of a slap.
@SachinSingh0242 ай бұрын
@@TheMadCatter then, according to your logic the woman would also be worthy of a slap if the roles were reversed? But then that would be termed as abuse.... Its all about gender equality till it's not. Just like Russia Ukraine war where NO feminist argued for equality... Of women staying and fighting the war with men.
@masterDarts41882 ай бұрын
@@TheMadCatter Problem is, he struck her back and he realized very quickly how bad of an idea that was. This is why acting emotionally can have bad outcomes.
@dollknight39472 ай бұрын
My abusive ex said the same thing. I dumped him and I regret nothing. Good for you for taking a stand.❤😊
@Garfunkels_Funky_Uncle2 ай бұрын
Damn, these were crazy. The second story, the dude was clearly a cult leader.
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
Yeah. I first thought he may have had a bad trip with drugs or the same kind of neurological malfunction than the airline captain had mid-air some years ago but that would not be enough to explain the behavior of those other men who chose to be weirdos too.
@52ponybike2 ай бұрын
What famous or I should say, infamous lunatic does 'cult leader' fit perfectly? Well, everyone in the US knows exactly who but the cult members aren't talking, except to praise the narcissistic sociopathic conman.
@hardhitter50992 ай бұрын
They were just snowflakes 🙄😂
@Julius.Council32 ай бұрын
That second story was crazy. That whole group of friendships up in flames because of one guy. Also I need more Revenge stories. Also, these stories need to be adapted into anthology TV series.
@DigitalV42 ай бұрын
💯
@lynnbrockel2 ай бұрын
AGREEEEEEEEEEEEE
@CocoWantsACracker2 ай бұрын
It definitely was crazy, but IMO the other men were to blame to some extent too. They chose to blindly follow a charismatic and manipulative person without seeing through them, and they took deliberate action to scare and at least emotionally harm the women in their friend group. All of them caused the group to fall apart. Had only a few of them gone along, they could not have done so much harm and the group might have survived without them. Lastly, I completely agree with the revenge stories! Those are wonderful.
@wraithyoshidj67022 ай бұрын
Fake ass story
@jvzgc2 ай бұрын
I NEED to know who that Francis guy is. OP said he's sort of a motivational speaker now
@Tbaby_2 ай бұрын
PSA: family and in laws or not everyone has the right to put up boundaries in their own house and relationships. Don’t let people push you to ignore your boundaries
@user-ow3vd2oc2v2 ай бұрын
We have every right as parents thank you
@Tbaby_2 ай бұрын
@@user-ow3vd2oc2v it’s a blessing how as a parent I’m capable of respecting my kids boundaries and they respect mine. So sad, good luck to you, may good bless you and that controlling mentality you have
@misfitdanzig81522 ай бұрын
@@user-ow3vd2oc2v the problem is between husband and wife if they need help or advice they can go to the parents/in laws but the crazy mother should mine her own business and let them live there life's.
@Max_MustermannАй бұрын
@@user-ow3vd2oc2v You can try, if you don't mind risking that your children will cut you off from their lives.
@PhoenixHinds28 күн бұрын
That attitude often ends up alienating themselves from their children and then ultimately their grandchildren. How sad.@@user-ow3vd2oc2v
@itssophienotsofia2052 ай бұрын
The pure betrayal and terror the girls and OP felt is just terrifying and what's worse was the guys could've done something far more horrifying 😥
@deacondawg14162 ай бұрын
Thanks for realising the male OP was also disturbed by how it all played out. He chose to do the right thing rather than cave to the hive mind.
@Autumn_moon11112 ай бұрын
That last story got me mad! Im glad that she made it out!
@barbarakilman2712 ай бұрын
Me too. My ex husband's mom was the same way
@misfitdanzig81522 ай бұрын
I also agree the psycho mom is trying to change her daughter n law but I'm happy she didn't have to change for anyone! But I'm happy she left and have a real husband who supports her and they have kids so she won and the ex family well there psycho.
@ThePoliticrat2 ай бұрын
28 is getting late to have kids though. MIL was kinda right there
@barbarakilman2712 ай бұрын
@ThePoliticrat where? I had a child with downs at 22! Genes don't care how old you are!
@ThePoliticratАй бұрын
@@barbarakilman271 Irrelevant. The risk just increases the older you get.
@PhatBoi0112 ай бұрын
Lmao... She said "after marriage you gotta set some ground rules" 😅 lady, you should probably do that before you get married... Smh 🫣
@ElaineFlores19822 ай бұрын
That’s exactly what I thought! I was listening and said “wait, they’re doing this just now? This is supposed to be a conversation when the couple starts getting serious! What’s the point of doing it after? Oh, this marriage is doomed!” When I still even heard all the story yet. And unfortunately, I was right.
@Alan-me4yn2 ай бұрын
You got that right! Amatures 😂
@Alan-me4yn2 ай бұрын
You got that right! Amatures 😂
@christianmenard90332 ай бұрын
Yo! I thought that same thing! Wtf? That screams divorce soon
@mutterbuffin6916Ай бұрын
Honestly the guy sounded incredibly narcissistic and controlling especially if had just admitted to wanting to trap her. It wouldn't have surprised me a bit if he had just lied to any rules they made previously
@lauren35442 ай бұрын
If you wanted a housewife all along, then why not find a woman that wants to be that?? Instead you married someone who isn't like that, and tried to break her down. These people are crazy.
@90000cg2 ай бұрын
Good point and that is why more passport bros are going abroad to find traditional women. That is why most American women will become lonely cat ladies.
@Enki10132 ай бұрын
@@90000cg Why do you assume they will be "lonely?" Also the "mail order bride" scenarios are rarely, if ever, the big dream they are cracked up to be. Usually the opposite, for both parties, for one reason or another. It also screams of being desperate.
@cheeseburgersuperior18742 ай бұрын
passport bro are not mailed ordered bride. lol. you're assuming wrong my dude. lol.
@Enki10132 ай бұрын
@@cheeseburgersuperior1874 I got distracted when I posted so didn't get the whole thing in. In any case, they have to consider whether or not they are ready for that culture. It will be their tradition in their country, and they want what they consider traditional men. I will refer to American example, where my parents went to church. They would get young men seeking "traditional" woman (because "feminism has gone to far" or something), but they could not find the exit door fast enough when they learned what it meant there to be the "traditional" husband in that church. I still agree with OP, that if that is what they want, then find one. Don't try to break anyone after the marriage to force them to fit. In the story in question, it crossed the line into mental and psychological abuse. It was a matter of time before it got physical. Yeah she slapped first, but only after the lies, manipulation, and mental abuse, and she had the good sense to leave.
@cheeseburgersuperior18742 ай бұрын
@@Enki1013 she wants a business partner not a husband. good for her to eventually get a business partner.
@heatherriter38972 ай бұрын
"You'll never find anyone like me". Her response should have been, I hope you're right.
@HexIsme2 ай бұрын
Or just "Good."
@keeykoswell63662 ай бұрын
or a laugh, wouldve hurt that ego
@FireStick-nu4pn2 ай бұрын
The same energy as, “I can’t live without you!” You say, “Promise?”
@kathyhodges-ik2zk2 ай бұрын
That poor lady was set up from the first time she married that idiotic mama’s boy
@ravenfox9262 ай бұрын
I've heard that before and my reply is always 'I F*CKING HOPE NOT!'
@grumpyrhonda67092 ай бұрын
Bloody hell! That last story about Lucinda and Erik. Nightmare inducing.
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
I think I had similar nightmare in one group. Glad I was able to get rid of them eventually.
@kathleen76072 ай бұрын
The last story is SO insane.... I'm really glad she got out of that situation. His final words are very telling of his character. Spoken like a true abuser.
@kevinacuna67602 ай бұрын
Betrayal by Fake Friends?? finally a set of stories I can relate to
@skylinefootball2 ай бұрын
Same. The friends I grew up with were snakes. Now that I'm older and have moved on, I've seen them now and then in my old neighborhood when visiting family. They smile at me, but there is a subtle hatred behind it, and everything they say seems passive-aggressive.
@t-jacked81662 ай бұрын
If I was the woman from the last story the second unannounced visit from the in-laws would have been more than enough for me to put my foot down and tell them to back off.
@jennifer35512 ай бұрын
Ditto!!!
@mleighqs2 ай бұрын
The second story was crazy. I really feel those women should have reported those guys to at least have it on record for what they did.
@jennym0072 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely. It disappoints me when people don't report these types of incidents as, even if nothing can be done at the time, it can show a pattern of behaviour and escalation.
@90000cg2 ай бұрын
BS story
@salemsrevenge2 ай бұрын
reported to whom?
@hangedups26082 ай бұрын
COPS DONT CARE
@jennym007Ай бұрын
@@hangedups2608 It doesn't have to be the police. Depending on what the matter is, and what outcome you want, makes a difference. So if course there is the local police; the Attorney General; your local MP; your National Government representative ; a Head of Department and the list goes on.
@solidsnake57822 ай бұрын
No friends are better than bad friends.
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
It is better to be alone than with untrue friends.
@Sexytimes19772 ай бұрын
Exactly why I have zero friends 😂
@kjbutler2132 ай бұрын
Joel may not be pregnant, BUT HE DELIVERED 🔥🔥
@anb3rlyn2 ай бұрын
😂That's Awesome!😆👍
@scraidywolf70812 ай бұрын
😂😂
@th-sd6ni2 ай бұрын
Is it a boy or a girl??
@SillyLittlePookie2 ай бұрын
YES
@FireStick-nu4pn2 ай бұрын
You can’t, just manipulate a woman into being a housewife. Just like you can’t manipulate a man into being masculine. A housewife is something to be earned, for both parties. He has to earn enough for her to stay home. She has to do enough at home to justify him working for two … or more. But the happiest relationships are when both people are altruistic. My husband and I take turns taking care of each other. My mother in law loves how I take care of her son. She showed me recipes for some of her favorite dishes to cook for the family. His father showed him how to care for a wife and family. I’m totally blessed! Lucinda raised a spoiled brat. But, consider the source. I’m glad that she moved on from that circus and those monkeys.
@masterDarts41882 ай бұрын
The problem is, she never wanted to be a housewife in the beggining. She only did when she met a guy who was already established, so even though she went to grad school it didn't mean anything in the end.
@Enki10132 ай бұрын
@@masterDarts4188 That was the point of the OP, sans the comment about grad school not meaning anything in the end. She most likely is doing this out of necessity for the baby but there is no reason not to believe she would continue with work/career/business after the baby grows older. That happens a lot. In any case, it is a two way street as OP says. I'm sure you have heard horror stories too of women who quit their jobs after getting married but hardly ever do a danged thing at home all day. He needs to earn enough and she needs to be doing enough at home to justify this. (Also don't force husband into a career he does not want, like OP says.) Other circumstances also come to play, from layoffs to disabilities, and one family member stays home as caretaker and SAH spouse, but in this story, the MIL was wrong to cross the boundaries in "do it my way or I will destroy you" and he was wrong to allow and enable his mother like that.
@ThePoliticrat2 ай бұрын
At the end of the day all women want to be housewives
@WakunafgcАй бұрын
@@ThePoliticratshit up man
@Max_MustermannАй бұрын
@@ThePoliticrat Not true, especially not outside the US. I live in Europe and it is pretty uncommon for women to be stay at home wives.
@oldsquirrel10832 ай бұрын
The M-I-L in the last story was just evil & manipulative. I'm glad that the victim was strong enough to get out of the relationship in one piece. Others have not been so fortunate. The 2nd story was frightening & cautionary. Thanks!
@ThePoliticrat2 ай бұрын
How was she manipulative? The narrator seemed like a piece of work
@oldsquirrel1083Ай бұрын
@@ThePoliticrat Sorry to be late with my response. I believe that the M-I-L's calling the graduate schools the wife had applied to & sowing lies so the wife couldn't finish her schooling & calling her boss & telling tales was quite manipulative. The first red flag was when it decided that Sunday dinners would be at the newlywed's house without bothering to consult the wife.
@poggiiee2 ай бұрын
Right in time for bedtime! Gnight everyone
@JayR_Blaze2 ай бұрын
Yup. I'm GN
@nataliep5012 ай бұрын
Good night from California!
@poppybear8882 ай бұрын
Goodnight from Louisiana!
@TheMilkmaidFarm2 ай бұрын
It almost feels like an insult to him sometimes. I don’t make it through them all before drifting off, but I’m grateful for it, nonetheless. Thanks, Joel. It helps so much. You have a lovely storytelling voice. It reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad would read me to sleep. It was the best sleep ever.
@bigred86332 ай бұрын
Goodnight from Tennessee!
@DT-vx4et2 ай бұрын
My best friend of 4 years just stole from me, and left me. These stories let me know it could've been worse 💀
@desertparadise82202 ай бұрын
Same
@DT-vx4et2 ай бұрын
@@desertparadise8220 You deserve better, go out there and make a friend that is willing to match your loyalty. 🫡
@yozoplays02 ай бұрын
That intro of Saturns rings being skulls was pretty beautiful
@ravenfox9262 ай бұрын
The only thing worse than the betrayal of a friend is the betrayal of a spouse or family member.
@meekamoore87892 ай бұрын
Frances is gonna soon have his own cult
@AlbionRising2 ай бұрын
We need to know who he is !!! So we can alert people
@thade61302 ай бұрын
@@AlbionRisingu freak
@AlbionRising2 ай бұрын
@@thade6130 oh there he is! Hi sociopath 😂👋
@mrs.camilliajones35602 ай бұрын
1000% fits the criteria but Dear God I pray he never makes it that far! The damage he did in so little time with that friend group is scary.
@suprlite2 ай бұрын
@@AlbionRising that is; if the story is true though.
@jbellbird90502 ай бұрын
That last story resonated with me. Now I never have to associate with my greedy, grasping former in-laws. What a feeling of bliss! Thanks for entertaining stories 😂😊
@Canadakonnect2 ай бұрын
Everyone has a right to live their lives as they see fit. She has a right to be a career lady and they have a right to seek a woman who wants to be a housewife. Expecting someone to be something they do not want to be is the main issue which is lack of communication.
@abdulqudz892 ай бұрын
joel never disappoints.
@AlbionRising2 ай бұрын
I can literally listen to him for hours and hours. My god what a voice. Doesn't happen with any other narrator (and I follow hundreds 😂) Aaand the stories he picks are THE BEST!!!
@th-sd6ni2 ай бұрын
The Frances story sounds like a low-budget horror movie. In fact, i think I may have watched it somewhere on Amazon Prime...
@lizhurgeton26372 ай бұрын
double feature: Carlene Russell & Frances go camping. Wait, Amazon Prime is the new Lifetime Movie! damn
@BimmerBrosАй бұрын
Exactly my thoughts the most unbelievable part of that story was that they had a close friend group of girls and boys. Get out of here with that fiction 😂
@dynamicdingusАй бұрын
@BimmerBros And how the author was the only reasonable man among the other's that was protecting the female friends. Trying to paint himself as a hero. Classic
@ChristineMurray932 ай бұрын
Lucinda your days are numbered!!!
@iwanttobelieve94962 ай бұрын
"Friends" are just a knife that hasn't gone in your back yet.
@Medic_naturalist2 ай бұрын
That Francis story is wild!
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
Sometimes things like that happen despite the fact nobody expects it.
@voidbreather74052 ай бұрын
For the first story... OP, if you see this: 1.) Whatever was happening with Stephanie, you need to let her go from your mind and heart, decade-long friendship or no; she was possessive and abusive towards you, and clearly wanted to keep you socially isolated from others. Hell, maybe she was even in love with you, and fled out of panic for revealing her feelings, or even to keep some measure of control by cutting you off before you potentially could to her. Please, consider speaking with a therapist if you can, it may help you more than you know. 2.) PLEASE go to a doctor and get your fingers checked out - Stephanie might have damaged your joints by pressing so hard onto them. If they cannot help you, well... Maybe try finding a witch via those forums that helped before? It's better than nothing, even if you're skeptical of it.
@thegameplayer1252 ай бұрын
as the old adage goes, who needs enemies when you have friends like these
@professionalcommenter2 ай бұрын
So I would have recorded the mother and played it back to the whole family to expose her. Then, I would have left and never looked back. So that would have created doubt in the other ladies.
@low-keydrama12602 ай бұрын
Doubt it. The family knew Lucinda longer than OP. Who are you willing to believe? Someone you know for years or someone who’s just new to the family? Also who’s to say if the family didn’t also have the same values as Lucinda and Eric?
@chopsandtoots2 ай бұрын
Story 1: girl you need a spiritual cleanse lol
@extoyshred29572 ай бұрын
She a high ranking demon that won't do shiet
@darkangelprincess1012 ай бұрын
No, she needs to make up a better story if she's going to lie 😊
@StephanieDineley2 ай бұрын
The last story felt like I was the writer...my 1st marriage was creepily similar...and they too found a younger, more gulible/"trainable" doll. Sad....
@MrCjosue242 ай бұрын
Betrayal hurts
@meekamoore87892 ай бұрын
The case with Stephanie, nothing lost in a so-called friendship! Ask the boyfriend!
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
Nothing indeed! I too had a someone two decades ago I thought was a friend or at the very least a buddy (in a chatroom, not IRL thankfully). Turned out to be a black magic witch, a full blown servant of satan and a fake friend of the worst sort. So glad to get rid of her.
@ohgluke2 ай бұрын
You make the hospital bed much cozier thank you ❤
@TH-hy9kr2 ай бұрын
Wishing you a full recovery
@deviantash2 ай бұрын
Get well, homie!!
@kiofeila95462 ай бұрын
Francis gave serious "Lord of the Flies" vibes
@katrinasaint-joy74832 ай бұрын
The first story really hit differently especially as an islander who knows how bad that spell could’ve been if she didn’t find that box
@rileighdabbs19502 ай бұрын
White American girl who had a voodoo obsession in 2009 relating to The Princess & Frog here: What kind of spell was that?
@katrinasaint-joy74832 ай бұрын
@rileighdabbs1950 So there's different variations but the main things needs is something from both party like in the story the napkin , her "friend" lipstick, and whoevers hair, some incense for spiritual cleansing, protection, shadow work ie she probably used a incense mixture so no physically/ spiritual harm comes to her "friend" but causes spiritual turmoil in the guy and spells tend to varies on what exactly you want to happen...Like spells for separation, new found hatred, one sided obsession etc
@toguapotobo2 ай бұрын
@@katrinasaint-joy7483And what's with not looking in the eye directly? That was weird
@raynobles37362 ай бұрын
Im not an islander i do practice not bad stuff i know better ya that box was a no no
@bipstymcbipste56412 ай бұрын
Something bad would've happened, like nothing
@pedrorodrigues-zm9hn2 ай бұрын
A pior parte da traição é que nunca vem de um inimigo. Boa noite a todos e mais um ótimo trabalho Joel. ✌🏻
@meekamoore87892 ай бұрын
I love Let's Read because I can work the cash register and at home I can cook or fall asleep! I don't have to look at the screen at all! When I have to drive down to Florida by myself, this is my first and only choice!
@Kollextionm2 ай бұрын
That last story , you are about to roll over your grave soon acting this way nobody likes an evil grandma 😂 I am glad she left that crazy family
@peace-love-on-the-right2 ай бұрын
The last story was straight up out of Stepford Wives. Awesome stories Love.
@Cybernaut762 ай бұрын
Fake friends??? FINALLY! I was wondering for many years why have I not seen KZbin stories of untrue friends until today. I mean I would probably have an erratic Siberian Tiger as a pet than a more terrifying monster called fake friend. Fake friends have made some of the worst horror stories of my life! Choose your friends wrong and pay a horrendous price!!!
@Ixc7952 ай бұрын
2nd and 3rd are really scary. In the last, that grown ass man was so determined to be taken care of as a baby that he was plotting with his mother to ruin her life 😬
@jessicatauro21052 ай бұрын
Bruh these stories each were crazy. The second one, omg I feel bad for the women and the man. But the third one had me fuming w rage at the MIL
@adriii_c2 ай бұрын
the last story is so sad🙁 i hope shes doing okay now
@JohnJKelly-of4dc2 ай бұрын
They're probably just made up...though stuff like this happens, I guess
@TheSaulJohn2 ай бұрын
I find it funny she became happy after doing what she refuse to do. “Lucinda” was out of line tho.
@minnesota_fats73442 ай бұрын
I thought that lady was as crazy as the guy. Maybe I saw things different Maybe I'm older but I see two people who are young and they don't know exactly what they want yet. I've never believed in marriage so I've never done it but I've had a 11-year relationship and two others under 5 years one four and a half another one and a half that I've had a bunch of relationships short-term friends with benefits. Now that I'm in my mid 40s you start looking back but one thing that I've had great ex partners and most of them I'm not one to stay friends so I haven't really heard from him but no one's ever reached out to me no stories of trauma or anything because I try to do my part to be a decent person be there like she said what she was looking for a partner. That being said I don't think she quite knew what that meant at the time some people understand early on I was blessed in that sense not really religious but I like that term then what it represents and I had an idea what I was looking for in the partner I'd figured it out by the time I was 25. I started dating When I was older cuz I was sheltered and but I got out there had some awkward first dates learning how things work but once I lost my virginity at 22 I had some wild years there as I navigated the waters and met wonderful people some worked out some didn't but it gave me a chance to find out what I was looking for. When I was 25 though I had my first rear relationship It was that year and a half one well about a year and two months I think. Kind of knew what was going to end but it went on longer than I thought because we both loved each other. It was older she was 38 I was 25 but there was a real connection there and she was the first woman who treated me as an equal gave me such respect all the women before were childish like me You were grown-ups but childlike growing ups. I owe her so much for let me know how a real relationship works. That your partners that you respect each other that you don't tear each other down and fight over silly things. From then on I was always Frank with what I was looking for some girls really like that some girls thought I was being demanding but that's how I knew they weren't meant for me and that was okay We might like someone we think Lost after him but as you get to know him even just a little bit you realize this isn't a person for me We have different values in life that are going to come to a head.
@Valadriel1002 ай бұрын
Its more common than you think@@JohnJKelly-of4dc
@jenreii2 ай бұрын
@@minnesota_fats7344what are you trying to say with all of that?
@shawnsutherland21112 ай бұрын
Regarding Story #3 and @35:49 - What is a “Protestant-Catholic.”? In my experience, a person is either/or, e.g., the term “Protestant” came about because of Martin Luther protesting the Catholic Church. I promise I’m not trying to be divisive; I’m just not clear on how someone can be both Protestant and Catholic.
@salemsrevenge2 ай бұрын
thought the same thing ! perhaps one side of the family is catholic and the other side Protestant ?
@m.l.e.33792 ай бұрын
You're definitely right, someone couldn't be both. I'm sure she meant to say "Protestant Christian", but probably not being religious either isn't aware of the difference, or just misspoke.
@m.l.e.33792 ай бұрын
@salemsrevenge I suppose that is a possibility, I hadn't considered that.
@l.alfonsoduluc6253Ай бұрын
Protestants are also called Lutherans. They started in the early 1500s. They are almost the same. Both are part of the Christian faith.
@BroscoWankston21 күн бұрын
I think some Anglicans think they're catholic
@tonipurley65552 ай бұрын
Ooooh these stories were Good Ones!! Way better than the boring crap on TV these days for sure! Thanks Joel! And to the woman in the last story, I'm sorry you had to go through such a horrible experience but good for you for being strong, standing your ground & leaving that nighmare behind! How many times people end up staying in similar situations, trapping themselves bc they're scared to leave, feel like they have no options or choices & worse, end up adding children to an already toxic situation which never ends well for anyone. No one should ever have to endure that! You doged a bullet for sure & came out stronger for it ❤
@mitchellwintrow44952 ай бұрын
Daaaaaang, that last story was nuts. I don't know why, but I found that one even more disturbing than Francis or the witch friend. Idk maybe it's because I'm newly engaged and it just sounds so believable 😅 (not that the other ones aren't, people are definitely crazy)
@tcon89762 ай бұрын
Kevin, I feel lucky that you chose to spend your life with me! Every time I watch you I get inspired, thank you❤
@zolotaya.rybka.2 ай бұрын
That intro is always my favorite 🪐💀
@HEILIGERRomer2 ай бұрын
That intro was cold 🥶
@bren.nan_2 ай бұрын
The third lady should've said in the end, "I don't WANT someone like you." I'm glad you got through grad school!
@masterDarts41882 ай бұрын
And still became a housewife...so kind of a hallow victory
@impliedwisdom2 ай бұрын
I’m cooking dinner and I get to listen while I wait! Thank you!!
@Black_Blow_Fly2 ай бұрын
That 3rd story… classic battle axe.
@redactedxx42192 ай бұрын
The last story got me physically angry. Having a bad mother in law is one thing but to have both actively work against you like that. Sorry. Glad you got away.
@urielflames37992 ай бұрын
These 3 stories were my favorite out of all of them. Please do more like these. ☺️🌟💥
@indivisible8852 ай бұрын
Where are Francis' OTHER friends? Someone takes over your "friend group" and doesn't have any friends of his own? No red flags there
@th-sd6ni2 ай бұрын
you're overthinking a story that is clearly fictional....
@indivisible8852 ай бұрын
@@th-sd6ni that's what I do 👍
@JoseSena-gs4tz2 ай бұрын
Your stories help me when I drive. It’s calm and I feel like someone’s with me
@coffeebeanB2 ай бұрын
My worst nightmare is marrying old (out of desperation probably bc i already am in my late 20s) and that i will find people like in the last story. It's insane that there are still such archaic and humiliating ways to see women and their "role" in this world, like, we are humans too and we're certainly not here just to be servants because of what we have underneath our underwear, such an ignorant and backwards way of thinking
@skylinefootball2 ай бұрын
With a chip on your shoulder that big, you should file for disability.
@nataliep5012 ай бұрын
With a hairline like that, you should be in line right behind her
@solidsnake57822 ай бұрын
Big yikes.
@tonij90892 ай бұрын
Well...... You may be in for some disappointment 😊😢
@SupernovaV232 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t worry about...I feel like late 20s isn't old to marry. It really should be based on the person you're with and what that relationship is like.
@MaltheMisfitАй бұрын
My best friend died in 2022. It still feels eerie. Appreciate your love ones and make sure they know
@duetoronomy2 ай бұрын
On the fence abt this one at bed time. This is exactly the kind of topic that riles me tf up.
@anjus63192 ай бұрын
Today's stories were exceptionally good!
@thegirlatthefrontdesk35192 ай бұрын
That last one made me very grateful for my problems.
@M3atHolst3r2 ай бұрын
Hearing Joel on his lives vs the actual podcast are night and day but I love it so much 😂
@staceysims72642 ай бұрын
Lol it really is I love that his personality is in the lives
@Reflecter162 ай бұрын
Funniest thing is being at the live stream knowing how Mr. Read was going through it with these stories. 😅
@kateg.13862 ай бұрын
Yes😂😂
@jewelsdavis7862 ай бұрын
OMG! The first story reminds me of a friend who stalked me after I ended our friendship. She could not accept the fact that I was straight and happily married. She went as far as to spike my drink at our college graduation party and then proceeded to try and kiss me. We were friends for two years, until she crossed a boundary with me. Thankfully she moved several states away and left me alone.
@TheLooterArmyАй бұрын
"Not my circus, not my monkeys" is good to remember when trying to let go of toxic people.
@LL-be5fz2 ай бұрын
Last story, Lucinda was a true Monster-In-Law!
@SeattleSandroАй бұрын
More betrayal/fake friends stories please! These were really good!
@user-jb1fi6bs2l2 ай бұрын
Story 1 was a trip! Wow!
@oisinlynch84272 ай бұрын
It sounds fake like a creepy pasta or fanfiction
@ChristaBlack-gn8ys2 ай бұрын
19:01 That whistle cut my ear drum in half ☠️
@Ooo134192 ай бұрын
them boys was glazing Francis 😭
@vash1210862 ай бұрын
I'm happy that op found someone even better in the last story, but that horrible man and his insane mother are terrible people. It's scary that a friend would do something so cruel and creepy in the first story. In the 2nd story op your response on the trip was good. It's unfortunate that happened though. It sounds like that so called friend is stating a cult.
@Chitownhomestead2 ай бұрын
Team not married and no inlaws.. that lady was crazy!!
@90000cg2 ай бұрын
Team cat lady
@SabrinaPreston2 ай бұрын
@@90000cgbetter to be a cat lady than a slave.
@june734317 күн бұрын
The last one gave me literal chills which is insane because the one before that was literally a cult leader's handbook
@sawssman9652 ай бұрын
You'll have to forgive me for not being on point with my christian terminology, but how is the family protestant catholics? Aren't those damn near opposites?
@karaamundson39642 ай бұрын
Not exactly opposites, as both are Christians, but "Protestants" are, technically, any number of different denominations-- Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc.
@BroscoWankston21 күн бұрын
Some Anglican thunk they're catholic
@KH-bq2hl2 ай бұрын
Story 3 she should've recorded that conversation, going in on her own, with someone that manipulative...and taken that to a lawyer.
@ssplague2 ай бұрын
Anyone else totally get “Jennifer’s Body” vibes off that first story? 😅
@Georgino8932 ай бұрын
Story 3 is 100% my fiancés mom currently. Our 5 year relationship is on the way towards ending bc of it. Every single detail including the entire family avoiding me and now hating me bc she told them all I’m a bad guy (I just think an adult relationship is only the intimate business of the two ppl in the relationship) and think we should be raising our son alone, without input. It sucks and I hate every moment of it
@Canadakonnect2 ай бұрын
I feel like Francis story is REAL! Its way too creative to be fictional and yes he has the making of a varsity cult leader.
@DeborahLong77772 ай бұрын
Great job 👏. Never disappoint. The calming voice, you could be ASMR. 😂 Thank's Joel ❤
@mariexoxo82922 ай бұрын
Omg yesssss!!! I was really looking forward to betrayal stories!! I hope to have a part 2 of the satisfying revenge stories that you did!! I hope you see this comment. Loveeeee ur vids!!❤❤
@floppaeditz1232 ай бұрын
"I would rather have a true enemy than a false friend."
@melissamoonchild92162 ай бұрын
oh my god that mother in law, what an absolute nightmare
@brianban1102 ай бұрын
These could be untrue but life is stranger than fiction
@jasminejeffers85182 ай бұрын
Yo, these are all BANGERS 👌
@utsavdewan98352 ай бұрын
"He was telling me what I needed to make him for dinner. I knew those were red flags" 😅😂😂😂
@kharma7591Ай бұрын
The first story was weird but at the same time she wasn't a great friend either. The second story, Jesus that guy was such a cult leader. He twisted a whole group of men to do things that was clearly not okay. He did stuff for them just for leverage. Like he's a mafia boss.
@ryleymcclure75152 ай бұрын
Francis definitely seems like a cult leader but they could’ve all been on bath salts or something too I feel like those are the only 2 options lol
@melissadwiggins2 ай бұрын
36:20 sorry, darling, but you have to set ground rules BEFORE you get married lest you end up with a divorce or annulment. It's also a good idea to live with your partner before you get married because you don't know whether or not you'll get along once you live together.
@ChristineMurray932 ай бұрын
Seems like he pretended before marriage though :( a lot of men do, it's sick
@a_paradoxfunction41562 ай бұрын
@@ChristineMurray93 Sometimes you can try to do everything right and things will still go wrong. Ground rules are good, but it may not be possible to set boundaries comprehensive enough to cover everything that could possibly come up, especially if people don’t show you who they really are. These people lived together before they got married, but the husband and MIL were manipulative sociopaths.
@90000cg2 ай бұрын
Right. It is never the woman's fault.
@Enki10132 ай бұрын
@@90000cg Are you implying that the mother-in-law is blameless, then?
@Enki10132 ай бұрын
@@a_paradoxfunction4156 Sometimes you can try but they will just see it as something to tippy toe around, and continue to follow things to a tee while going on with their malicious intentions.
@mrfarq66542 ай бұрын
This was damn good Joel! Your story telling is literally getting better and better I can’t get enough
@maramaroney70572 ай бұрын
I’m so glad that my boyfriend doesn’t have a mom. Crass, but I swore I would never marry into the kind of family in story 3. Disgusting.
@diegonatan63012 ай бұрын
I wish my mother in law was still alive though, I miss her so much and my bride would be so much more healthy with her alive...
@robcash75322 ай бұрын
Love your stories thanks for helping me sleep
@stefanyb75732 ай бұрын
Now more of THESE please!!
@stuartfishman7192 ай бұрын
Cool stories Joel...really enjoyed these...so much better than paranormal & bigfoots/bigfeet...i dont know what the plural of imaginary creatures is...lol
@hangedups26082 ай бұрын
YEH BIG SIGN WHEN ITS A COLLECTION OF MADE UP FAIRY STORIES