I Called Out My BIL For His Weaponized Incompetence In Front Of Family r/AITA Reddit Stories

[@schnebot]

15:36 pelted with what?

[@Oicurmtoyoy]

Conkers, aka horse chestnuts. They're used in a traditional British children's game, where you tie them to strings and bash them against eachother until they break (they're quite hard compared to edible chestnuts).

[@MarkNarrations]

Apologies they're called horse chesnuts but my head always associates it with the game conkers :)

[@rinisonline4312]

@@MarkNarrations i mean this is in the nicest way but it is very funny of you to define letter box but not conkers lol

[@MarkNarrations]

LOL ikr

[@abm5119]

Mark! Shame! you never leave a man behind!

[@carmenbarrera80]

People need to learn that a "broken" home it's better than a fake, unfair, abusive and loveless marriage. I see a lot of people in this situation they usually are unhappy and bitter

[@mc11213]

At that point, it is already broken.

[@jas1007]

They dont want a broken home, but they refuse to do the nessessary maintaince

[@anthonyrosa5006]

Exactly, I described the abuse from my father and how we wished that out mother stood up for herself and left him..

[@damien678]

My dad was abusive (including physical) towards my mum to the point I tried putting myself between them when I was 3. At 6 I wasn't upset when they split up and I went with my mum. What *was* upsetting and damaging was them trying to pit me against the other constantly. So it's not about the split, but how exactly it's handled.

[@BronzeDragon133]

You're reading an awful lot into one very mouthy person's AITA post.

[@Weirdandwonderfull19]

Ok first story, I want to divorce this guy and I don't even know him 😂 😂. Making a heavily pregnant lady get up at 4am to look after kids he made but can't be arsed to look after, is an AH move. Taking care of his kids isn't "helping" it's stepping up and being responsible, and the absolute bare minimum he should be doing.

[@yadayada752]

The least he could do is to drive & pickup the kids from school/daycare.

[@desireeloveros1055]

I hope MIL smacks some sense into her son. Like child I raised you to be a productive member of society! The fuck?

[@adriennet.3872]

The fact that that the only reason she is pregnant again is because he wants more boys is ridiculous

[@desireeloveros1055]

@@adriennet.3872 The irony if they have another girl This reminds me of the guy whose wife is still pregnant with TWIN girls and he’s already asking the doc “how long until she can pregnant again?” Like bitch you ain’t even at the 7 month mark and already planned the next one like your previous/unborn children are a disappointment because they don’t have penises Really makes me wish men can experience pregnancy and birth

[@megaman37456]

@@desireeloveros1055 Or at least the men with an obsession with having male offspring. I'm a male, but I would NEVER treat my wife like OPs BIL does, ESPECIALLY if she was pregnant.

[@TheIronwil]

Story 1: NTA. Neglecting and overworking his wife is bad enough, but to then try to claim credit? No f-ing way.

[@BitterSimplicity]

Mark is one of those few KZbinrs that you feel like you could get a beer or a coffee with and just talk all day. There's no crafted persona or invisible wall of fame. He just seems like a cool dude.

[@MarkNarrations]

Aww thanks so much, it's what I really enjoy about this. I feel like I can sit down and talk about the stupid crap I've done in my life and not feel like I'd be hated for it haha

[@Rowancat11]

​@@MarkNarrationsPretty sure we've all done dumber. 😊

[@fleurpouvior2967]

Tbf, id be happy to go grab a cuppa at the dog cafe with anyone in this community. Coffee and puppies anyone?

[@TheMarie2000]

So true. I thought the same

[@TheMarie2000]

@@fleurpouvior2967Me pls

[@ceeshnia]

Story 1: It is *already* a broken home. I grew up with parents that... well, their relationship should have been done before my birth. They stayed together "for the kids" until I was 12 (I am the youngest). My entire childhood was hell. Kids see a lot more than parents think, they feel the tension, and they get emotionally neglected because their parents aren't on solid ground; it can be worse than that honestly, but that is the minimum in general. So the sister is doing her kids wrong by staying with this sorry excuse of a creature, and she damn well should never have gotten pregnant again if she didn't want another one just to appease him. Bringing more children into a messed up home is not responsible, or loving.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

You're absolutely right. I really hope OP can talk to her sister and get her into therapy. And maybe even help her sister give useless BIL the boot.

[@AndyyWithAY]

NTA!! I'd be furious if my sister was in this situation. Being pressured into more kids after you already have 4. She's already a single mom. Things will be better with him gone

[@BronzeDragon133]

The timing was awful, however manners seem to have gone by the wayside along with most other etiquette, so I guess we'll have to go with "NTA." Personally, I'd go with "Generally Unmannerly, if not an untrue statement."

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@BronzeDragon133 no this was prefect timing cuz it embarrassed him in front of both families and made the familys blow up on him so either he'll change or she'll leave. if being polite means letting abuse stay hidden then its not good.

[@BronzeDragon133]

@@Kris-wo4pj Totally disagreed; we are, as always, only getting one side of the story here (already pre-cleaned for your consumption and to de-AH the poster). Please note that she emphasized that--gasp--he actually has a job but--gasp!--dares to earn less than his wife. I earn more than my husband. My job is, however, much less stressful. I do most of the work around here. As with any other story, I'd love to hear all sides to it. I guarantee, they're not going to agree. The truth, as always, lies somewhere between the stories.

[@GhilleGhille]

She said he does nothing but play games and go to sleep. I was under the impression he's unemployed. He has a job because she earns more than him which wouldn't have to be explained if he was unemployed. We're getting one side of an already one sided story. We don't know their household arrangements, and the OP likely doesn't fully understand it either. Much less the reduced and biased version were going to get of the OP outside looking in perspective of someone else's marriage.

[@JSainte17]

Reddit is all about mental health, but by their logic you’re an AH if don’t enable someone’s insanity. If the sister was calling this a “marrying myself wedding” or a “I’m single and the star of the show” party, then OP would be an AH. But she’s not! She’s trying to pass this off as some kind of Christmas/Jesus/family party where she also wants to be treated like a bride. That is not normal and she’s clearly in denial.

[@SuperPrettyPink101]

Exactly, she's acting totally mental and I'd feel so uncomfortable if I were a guest. She needs to understand how weird this'll be for everyone involved, just so she can pretend to get married 🤦‍♀️

[@amberleeannalee1999]

Sisters a raging narcissist and has won at gaslighting those around her not to react in shock when they see what the parties all about

[@GMAMEC]

This! OP is voicing their opinion while others are thinking about the same thing. I attended a similar “event”. When the topic arises amongst family members, people automatically call the event a wedding substitution party. The dress, red carpet, honorary friends, limo ride to the venue etc. However, the family didn’t hold back their opinion regarding what she was doing. She absolutely loved her party and didn’t care what others thought. If OP’s sister is offended, there’s a problem.

[@fleurpouvior2967]

Tbh, it depends. If it's not hurting anyone, and she can both afford it, and everyone is likely to have fun, it seems like a no harm no foul situation. She gets to be the star for a day, and isn't doing the thing I've seen waaay too many women (and a few men) do, where they rope in the first person they can con into putting a ring on it to make their bride dreams come true, with zero actual love of affection for their partner, who they divorce a few months later. Is there better ways of copeing? Sure. There usually is. But comperativly, this one is generally harmless

[@IzzyPR2010]

OP would be enabling if she attends, on one wants to do anything about this, OP not attending would be a start and maybe encouraging others to do the same. And any future friends getting married should keep the sis away from getting involved as she's too obsessed with it.

[@pansprayers]

The sister's already a single parent, she just has a roommate.

[@lorifiedler13]

A useless one, at that.

[@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600]

she had 6 kids

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Story 1.) Honestly OP probably SAVED her sister’s LIFE, emotionally & physically! I got a feeling he would have kept her pregnant. Also the timing couldn’t have been more PERFECT! Putting him on blast with everyone there, with no room to lie to cover his tracks.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

I agree. Maybe Deadbeat Dad will finally get off his lazy butt and actually be a proper husband and father and if not, at least the family will hold him accountable whether or not OP's sister divorces him(which I hope she does).

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

Explaining letterbox, but not conkers was certainly a choice lmfao

[@lina9535]

Indeed. I had to google it, and unless I'm being lied to (it has happened), it's the nut of a chestnut tree

[@rinpaisys]

Story 2: it sounds like she wants a wedding more than she wants to be married.

[@saratronus]

It's actually the standard for a Winter gala Or a traditional 15 Or coming of age party. And it's very common to wear white gowns (Weather it's simple or elaborate) to Winter themed parties you know because there's a lot of white in Winter Honestly OP kinda sounds like a stick-in-the-mud

[@disneydork100]

I mean, she isn’t getting married, there’s no groom, she’s giving herself the wedding of her dreams, just without a groom! It’s not like she’s hurting anyone.

[@srkh8966]

@@disneydork100 The mass at church beforehand is cringy though.

[@fleurpouvior2967]

I hope she looks into a career as a planner, be it a party planner or wedding planner. She sounds good at it

[@rinpaisys]

I wasn’t saying it was a bad thing. I agree it sounds fun for people who like parties, and by no means do I think it’s a bad thing! If it isn’t hurting anyone, people should be allowed to do what makes them happy without judgement. I didn’t mean anything beyond the literal words I said with 0 between the lines context or any connotations. Just sounds like she wants a wedding more than marriage, nothing more nothing less.

[@clairebear-96]

On the brownie one my impression was that he ordered them for her, like they were delivered? Which is still unreasonable to ask lol but not quiteee as bad as him actually going to another country, unless they live like 5 minutes away from the french border lmfao

[@slytherinlibrarian3501]

She seems spoiled, precious, and entitled, but she's also not being judged on what she asked about. Everyone's just mad that she says "jump" and hubby says "how high?" and judging based on that. She wanted to know whether she was the asshole not for asking, but because her cousin got mad at her husband. She was going to ask anyway, but when she talked to her cousin about it to 'compare notes,' her cousin's husband said that she'd never get the brownies. When she confirmed that she would get them if she asked, he basically said, "Bet." When she made the request she was going to make regardless of her cousin's husband, he (and reddit) got mad at her for doing exactly what she was going to do, but because her husband came through like she knew he would. It wasn't about him performing or her showing off; he said that if she asked, she wouldn't get it. Everyone's just angry because she's spoiled and in the cousin's case, her being spoiled means that her husband 'looks bad,' and the rest of the internet just hates that she's spoiled.

[@fandomfan2800]

@@slytherinlibrarian3501 umm she's pregnant?

[@slytherinlibrarian3501]

@@fandomfan2800 Yeah, and? She and her husband made it really clear that her cravings can get unreasonable. Being pregnant isn't a carte blanche to get whatever you want just because you want it.

[@Riunlarose]

@@slytherinlibrarian3501 right? Like pregnant women can’t pick up a phone and order her own brownies?!?! Or get into there car and drive down to the store hahaha

[@fufufuaru]

Quite refreshing that op 1's sister thanked her instead of getting angry at her and going full denial. Hopefully she'd get rid of her deadweight of a "husband".

[@Weirdandwonderfull19]

Story 3 😂 NTA. I played "knock and run" as a kid. Lots of opportunities on a council estate. We never knocked on flats with babies or elderly people, we knew better even as 10 year olds. As the comments say, Play a Stupid game, win a stupid prize 😂

[@carolroberts4614]

My dad and his little friends used to play "knock down ginger"! He would have been 106 now, so nearly a hundred years ago!

[@ilbercgross4736]

We called it ghost bumps. Samething. Getting things thrown at us was part of the game. It paid to not be the slowest of the group. Water for bowls, balloons, hoses, apples, rocks, lots of different things. Now a days, I guess that would be assault on a minor.

[@anthonyrosa5006]

I grew up in a home where my mom was abused. There was a strange codependency and my mom was weak and ignorant as to how divorce laws work. She refused to air her problems to her brother, the cop who would have come with some friends and adjusted my father's attitude as she left. They remained married until he died. We wanted mom to leave but she was too weak to stand up to him. A shame, she was still attractive at 35 and men showed interest. It was only in her old age, as Dementia sets in that she got honest, and was enraged at how she stayed married so that she kept the house. A sad existence. A wasted life. If your marriage borders on abuse, real abuse, gambling, drugs, infidelity or physical abuse, or in my father's case all. Of the above get out. Your children don't want to see their mothers sad. You are not protecting them, they know what is going on and you are merely spreading your abuse onto your innocent children.

[@Weirdandwonderfull19]

Are you spying on me or something? 😂. Whenever I'm about to start cooking dinner or walk the dog, a new video comes out. How do you time it so perfectly every time?? 😂 😂. I'm not complaining though, I'm quite addicted to these videos 😂.

[@MarkNarrations]

Yeah saw you was just starting to cook......I mean, I'm not sure

[@jesterbrown90]

Story 1: Funny how he only has the balls to throw a fit after the fact, and via text no less! NTA. Sister needs to swallow her pride and let her kid do a small chore or 2 to help out. She also needs a divorce. Her home is already broken.

[@HiImlizzmitchell]

I would've gone off on her to and told her to stop giving it up to him, grow up herself, and divorce him because her kids deserve better

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

I agree with you. The home only LOOKS put together to the outside world(until now)when really, it's broken. At this point, it's BARELY managed not to be piecesI feel like Sister is long overdue for a therapy appointment as well.

[@TheHellsHobbit]

#1 So NTA, the truth comes out.

[@AndyyWithAY]

Mark's hype before the personal waffle was legendary. I was waiting with anticipation. It was absolutely worth it

[@MarkNarrations]

Haha glad you enjoyed, I'm always like "do they really want to hear this" :)

[@katiesmith2031]

@@MarkNarrations yes we love to hear it. It's why you connect better than others KZbinrs is because you connect with us by talking about your own life experiences

[@louellacharlton4425]

yes very Mark like! loved it! Stay safe please. PEACE

[@camwyn256]

@@MarkNarrations keep singing, Mark! I love it!

[@animatorstanley]

What's a concker? Sorry if that's a silly question but I grew up in American south west and have never heard of it.

[@badkitty4922]

Story 3: annoying kids play Ding Dong Ditch, OP tried appealing to the parents to no avail. So the next time the kid tried to Ding Dong Ditch, OP countered with Soak The Bloke. NTA!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@FanFicnic]

Marks story KILLED ME that’s awesome

[@fcold9402]

1. Sisters home is broken but she does not know it. Your sister thanked you so she didn't think you were ahole so NTA. Who cares what he thinks.

[@FredRated1967]

Oh, your story of when you and your buds got caught doing a ding dong ditch was hilarious!! The description of John getting nailed in the nuts was especially funny. "MAN DOWN!! Fuck it, let's run!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@everdreamcosplay]

Story 3... if only that kid had parents to teach them to avoid irritating the neighbors so they wouldn't get splashed....

[@deeplyblue7299]

That was a great story ...it had it all it had conkers , broomstick and bruised balls everything love you Mark 🥰

[@notevenlistening6072]

I must be broken. I never got my husband to fetch me weird cravings when I was pregnant. I mean, he brought me things, but I never suddenly "required" baked goods from a different country.

[@juresichj]

I had six kids - 3 with each husband. Both of them did runs for cravings for me. Even my dad, who was a real AH in many ways, went on craving runs for my mom. There is a fair amount of research that cravings are often nutritional deficiencies that need to be solved. Like when blood volume is increasing, you need more salt and crave pickles or other salty food. Low magnesium craves chocolate. Low calcium craves ice cream, etc.

[@18Hongo]

I know that old-timey, highly antisemitic fairy tales are not medical advice, but... doing anything to satisfy pregnancy cravings is EXACTLY how Rapunzel got started. Do you want your husband to sell your child to a witch? Because that's how you get your husband to sell your child to a witch.

[@Mewse1203]

Story 1: NTA they ARE in a broken home. It's not just divorce broken. The fact that the sister thanked OP and his mom is angry should show him exactly how shitty he is being. And then he said OP lied....lol

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Clearly, he's mad that he got called out. LoL 😂 He deserves to be a laughing stock. And honestly, he's lucky his mom didn't smack him with a rolling pin or something.

[@SaphireSalvatore940]

Story 3: NTA kids will be kids and water is just water I knew one girl growing up used to do knock door run at a Chinese restaurant. The chef chased her down and dragged her into the restaurant, that was terrifying to just see I'm sure she would have wished it was just water

[@Dragonemperess]

Does she still work there with a shotgun to her back to this day?

[@SaphireSalvatore940]

@@Dragonemperess LOL! I've no idea if they let her leave after a while or if they got her to call her mum or what, I don't remember seeing her at the dance club we were at again but I don't remember loads of it anyway so can't say for sure

[@starrhunter633]

Think my favorite today was story one, I love when people act like they are great parents and they get told on and then their parents get on them. They know they are raised better. And loved your story Mark I was trying to figure out what you got hit with and had to look it up. Lol

[@carolroberts4614]

I wonder if his mum called him by all his names when she told him off! "Henry John Joseph Smith! I raised you better than this!

[@luvondarox]

😂 Oh my gosh, that personal story was hilarious! RIP John, you were a noble sacrifice.

[@frith.calluna]

Story 1 My parents got divorced when I was 11. That being said, our situation was definitely different. My mom just didn't love my dad anymore and he was getting on her nerves a lot, so there was some tension. They never fought, at least not in front of me. So my mom got a divorce to make sure the situation wouldn't escalate to fighting. I'm 21 now. My parents are best friends. We go on vacation together, we celebrate birthdays and holidays together, my parents eat at each others' houses every week. There's the odd disagreement here and there, but overall there's no tension between them anymore. My mom and I are a lot alike, so now my dad gets on my nerves instead lol Now I'm aware this situation is wildly different from the situation in story 1. But my parents are an amazing example of how divorce can actually benefit a family in the long run. Divorce doesn't have to break a home, but being forced in an unequal relationship like this will. Dude needs to step up and do better.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Absolutely! And if he can't or rather won't step up, then he had no business in getting her pregnant or marrying her. I really hope OP's sister will see the light and divorce her deadbeat husband.

[@lizfritz6546]

Story 1) I remember reading that story and feeling so sorry

[@WolfyFancyLads]

Ding Dong Ditch is a bad idea in the US, given the amount of stories where "Wrong address" lead to "Was shot". You don't fuck about with strangers cos you don't know how they'll react.

[@littleolmee]

S1: NTA. It obviously needed to be said, at least sister will get some help. I'd be teaching the kids to help, so they don't end up like their father. S2: YTA. If she wants a non-wedding, wedding-like party, then let her do what she wants. There was a better way to call attention to your worries than telling her she's cra-cra. If OP doesn't want to be a part of it, just bow out. S3: NTA. OP asked the parents to stop it, they wouldn't. OP didn't hurt him, now he knows that stop means stop. S4: YTA. OP is treating her husband like a servant, & used her husband in a pissing contest to make waves in another couple's relationship.

[@growinghigher420]

Marks story during story 3 was so adorable it made my day😊😊

[@youarehere594]

First story, no wonder the hubby wants more kids, he's not the one who takes care of them. I hope mil is a good mil and kicks his keister into shape. Story 3, if the kid kept doing it I'd try to find an It mask on eBay, marketplace or, last resort, Amazon. And as soon as it came in (no pun intended) wait for the kid to knock then stick my head out and say something like, do you want a balloon too? And when parents come up screaming, say, but I just played a prank too. But I'm mean like that.

[@sadia6503]

Story 1 breaks my heart because that reminds me of my own parents. My parents are from a country where they arrange marriages and all I can say is that a relationship like that *is* a broken home. Tensions were always really high in my house and my dad called the cops on my mom a couple times in my teens because he's a petty bastard. It really put a damper on a lot of my memories of my family and made me really prefer going to school to summer break since I wouldn't have to be around my family as much. Her family would suffer more from the parents fighting than it would if they seperated, I hope the sister sees that

[@kerribottriell-baxter7345]

Ha ha! BIL has to put up with his own Mum! This is my FIL all around! And one BIL! Good on OP for speaking up.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Serves him right. I hope that Just Yes Mother in law gives him hell everytime Sister has to do something herself while she's there.

[@yadayada752]

If your marriage is heading towards divorce, go to counseling by yourself if your partner won't go. That way you know you tried everything before divorce. You will ask yourself afterwards, "what took me so long?"

[@tegantalks9612]

Story 1- staying together for the kids is a terrible idea. My parents divorced when I was 2 and I grew up in a household where it was something that was normal. I had a fairly good childhood and I grew up to be a fairly stable adult. My boyfriend, on the other hand, grew up in a stay together for the kids situation and it really threw him through a loop when his parents split at 19 after his sister graduated. He ended up getting into drugs and into some really toxic relationships that it’s taken him a long time to move past.

[@chulutheimposter5415]

Hello Mark!! How are you doing today? I hope all is well and I wish you a great day!! Love your singing at the beginning! Never gonna get tired of it!

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

🤗🤗💜💜

[@davidnash8208]

Re the "wedding'. Many people will think this an ego-driven 'look at me' party and they will be sniggering about it for years, if there are co-workers and perhaps bosses invited t could affect her career.

[@reshawshid]

Reddit thinks holding a wedding for yourself is reasonable and then wonders where all the entitled people come from...

[@username6a]

Mark: Oh, a letterbox is a mail slot in the door Also mark: WHERED HE GET THE CONKERS?

[@MarkNarrations]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@86londongirl]

I forgot other countries don’t have letter boxes 😂

[@danastein8603]

Listening while clipping and filing my nails, in preparation for my parents’ massages this afternoon (I’m a professional therapist). I love to give treatments to my family and friends, especially around the holidays when I’m off work. Loved your waffle btw, I cackled picturing little Mark running for his life! 🤣

[@blitsriderfield4099]

"Kids will be kids" only works until they grow up thinking consequences don't apply.

[@melodykubiak5850]

We used to live in an old city with only a few feet between the houses. We called the narrow area between our house and the livery stable "the alley" even though it wasn't wide enough to be one. The alley was a favorite place for the teenagers across the street to go to at night when they wanted to drink beer. Our daughter Tegan was in her late 20s at the time, though she looked like a teenager, so she wasn't taken seriously by teens. She would tell the kids to get out of there but they kept coming back. She took their cans and lined them up on their front porch after telling their mother she was tired of picking them up. She finally got tired of chasing them away so one night she left by the back door so they couldn't hear her and set the hose on them. Their mom's drunken boyfriend came over to confront her about it the next day, saying how awful it was to spray them with a hose, especially because it was autumn and getting chilly out. She told him they were warned and if they catch pneumonia that's on them. They actually were stupid enough to come back a few more times and got soaked for their efforts. After that they left us alone.

[@darkshadow5581]

Story 2 NTA, I agree with OP. There's a difference between having a party, and having a solo-wedding while also lying to yourself and others that it's totally not a wedding. It seems honestly worried about the sister's mental health.

[@locusxe1411]

What has the sister done to make her an ahole exactly? NAH

[@darkshadow5581]

@@locusxe1411 less "makes her an AH" more "makes her wrong." As I don't view her delusions that this won't be seen as a solo-wedding healthy, and as such, wrong.

[@carolroberts4614]

Yes because she isn't calling it a solo wedding, but Winter Festival Giving Thanks for Something or Other,Oh, and talk about Me, but only if you want to" party!

[@ScarabD]

Something I think a lot of people need to know: *A family that stays together "for the kids" but have such an obviously skewed sense of responsibility, equality, and how to treat the person you're married to (regardless of if you're in love with them or not) is NOT less broken than one where they're divorced. Not in any way* It also teaches the kids to accept unhappiness in their lives even when they have the power to change it and that they should stick anything out even if it might not be for their benefit or might be doing them literal harm. It makes people into doormats, lazy slobs and/or, in the most extreme cases, abusers.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

I agree with you. This mindset is very harmful in so many ways. Teaching kids to accept unhappiness, even if they can change it is NOT a good lesson to teach at all. Sometimes it's better to be in a broken but functional home than a home that looks completely in tact, but really is just absolutely broken.

[@victoriamiranda-stotelmyre4382]

The sister putting on the Christmas Jubilee sounds too much like the spinster aunt that in movies routinely dresses up and waits for her beau to come and whisk her away to elope

[@bunnyslippers191]

Water is the traditional response to Ding Dong Ditch. OP was merely continuing the tradition.

[@kee-ta3487]

Story 4 I'm currently pregnant and I was craving something that was 3 states away. I would not even consider asking my husband to get it for me. What she did was really messed up.

[@hollinal]

Story 1, Looks like from his response calling her callout lies, he needed it to be done with an audience present, for accountability.

[@PredictedCyborg]

Okay, that story about the older brother and the knock and run was great. I love stories of childhood misadventures. XD

[@kykutie686]

Big sis from story 2 should seriously be a party planner. She sounds like a genius at it.

[@kimmurphy6621]

My favorite part of these are Marks stories. :D

[@TheHellsHobbit]

last story NTA Husband could have said no, maybe husband did not like the guy and wanted to show him up

[@oakenshadow6763]

The way you told that story made it great!

[@Rowancat11]

Story 3: Lol, like I'd ever tell my parents if I got caught doing this! 😂😂😂

[@Bleg94]

4. Story: YTA that was nothing but a pissing contest with OP wanting to show her cousin how much "better" her husband is OP did well training her dog ... I mean husband in fetching a stick ... I mean her cravings

[@nellwhite7581]

my 1st preg craving was quarter pounder from mcds,itwas cold,craving over. 2nd was mac n cheese ( white box black letters) my friend brought me kraft, so i thanked them for the thought and feedit to the 1st kid

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

STORY 3: *NTA* it’s water not acid. OP could’ve gone way too far and put one of those needle things on the doorbell button so when the kid goes to push it their finger get stabbed, but OP didn’t. It was just harmless water. The parents didn’t want to do anything about it, so OP did it for them.

[@lynnw7155]

One way or another OP has gained a reputation in the neighborhood. I guess it depends on how universally annoying this kid is.

[@carmenbarrera80]

Happy Tuesday everyone.!!

[@Love2Banime]

Ding dong ditch is very common, but gets old real fast. I remember a kid was gonna do the ding dong ditch, but got scared away by my aunt's dog who was protective of his home. He never came back the second time.

[@shannonmcilroy3398]

Sitting quietly, pressing play on your video when out of the silence came your joyful voice singing about assholes. Your singing is getting better and better mate lol, luv it.

[@FriedaMMartin]

Good afternoon! It’s so close thanksgiving but not quite there yet!

[@BritInvLvr]

Omg. I was laughing so hard at your childhood story. Thank you for sharing. Made my evening. 🤣

[@impagain]

Omfv the idea of a broom nailing some kid in the nards through a letterbox is the funniest image I've had today 😂🤣

[@illyriafan98]

Oh man after that “mom is going to stay with us to help out” I cackled so hard 😂😂😂

[@badkitty4922]

Yay! I found you! My feed and notifications have been cray cray lately! Much Love Mark and Waffle Gang!💖💖😘😘👍👍

[@MarkNarrations]

Much love Kitty, good to see you :)

[@growinghigher420]

Didn't Rapunzel's mom force her husband to go get impossible to get food while she was pregnant? 🤔 I'm pretty sure that turned out well for everyone involved. Good luck to the husband in the last story 😂😂

[@backpug1228]

Yes... it was Rapunzel the plant. Thats why her name is originally Rapunzel.

[@BraveryWing26]

I thought the sister in the first story would side with the useless lump of flesh. So refreshing she thanked OP, I wish she gets the guts to LEAVE HIM.

[@sophiescott143]

Story 4: I think Mark has it basically right: OP's husband is being treated like a servant or a lapdog. It's not the husband's place to run around hell and back to get every tiny little thing you want, pregnant or not. The way this story reads, I wouldn't be surprised OP is the same kind of woman that makes her husband be the sole bread winner and the only one to do chores around the house, too.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Yeah. That's the vibe I was getting here. I mean I get resenting your husband during pregnancy and childbirth because he got you pregnant. But unless you're in an abusive relationship, it's not like you got pregnant against your will. Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you're entitled to abuse your husband or treat him like a bootlicking lapdog.

[@bellasmom2597]

He abuses her husband; and brags about it. Being pregnant does not entitled you to be abusive.

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

STORY 1: *NTA* BIL is just angry that he has a put on his big boy pants and pretend to be the father he lies about being in order to put an act on for his mother. He wanted more kids because “he needs more boys“ while his wife wanted to stop. He was basically using his wife as a breeding tool so he should be more responsible with all the kids he’s responsible for pushing onto his wife into birthing for him so he can get the number of boys he wants I really hope this callout is the kick in the balls BIL severely needed to get his shit together. If not I hope his wife realizes that being a together family unit with this type of situation isn’t always the best option. Especially when the kids become old enough to catch on to what’s really happening around them. It’s better to be in a “broken home“ than a toxic family unit

[@TheTacosAreHere]

I'd be livid to having to answer the door, let alone having a dog or baby. Working nights, a sick person in the home. Once is fine can be excused, but the fact that the parents didn't do anything... Nope that kid is lucky it was just water.

[@abvhrulz]

The ding dong ditch one: it’s just a prank, bro. Hahaha. He deserved it.

[@TsukiKageTora]

Story 3, I never once played ding dong ditch. The only time I knew this was a real prank was with the movie Billy Madison where Adam Sandler’s character did that but with burning poop in a bag

[@carolroberts4614]

Earliest I've been! If I wasn't cooking dinner I'd have been here at the start!

[@denelva]

Brownie story: you don't have preggo cravings, you're utterly UNHINGED!

[@MabruBlack]

The ding dong ditch story: My dad did exactly this with kids from the neighbourhood that were equally annoying, but he threw water from our balcony. It wasn't even planned, he was just watering the plants on the balcony and it was a golden opportunity. So, nope, NTA.

[@redh9249]

Sister doesn't want her kids to grow up in a broken home (kids currently growing up in a broken home)

[@XenoZbornak]

13:30 pranks baguette pranks. Kid needs to toughen up. You dish it out, you take it.

[@paden1865able]

Getting ready for a looooong weekend, four days of having the son and husband home due to Thanksgiving. At least my husband wants to do the cooking for the menu our son came up with. 🥰 Dunno what we're going to do for three of the four days, but since I'll have someone who can do heavy lifting, I may just go through all of the leftover boxes we've had in the garage since we moved into our house seven years ago. My youngest granddaughter has been anxious to get her mom's Barbie collection cleaned up for her. (Sixty-four in all, plus clothes and accessories, including horses and other doll pets. Yes, I indulged my daughter. We indulge our son in his interests, too.)

[@dianemartel5205]

“Ding dong ditch” was called “knock a door, Ginger” when I was a kid. Yeah, I’m old and still owe Jesus a fiver.

[@lina9535]

I legit had to think what it was called when I was young, and while the translation would probably be ding dong ditch, the literal translation would be "prankcalling". Since you ring a doorbell. Might have to ask my sister or mom what it was called before that. But yes, it would be the same word for doing it with a door or a phone where I live 😂

[@JR-zi4bj]

@Mark Narrations 😆 LMAO: BEST WAFFLE EVER! [13:38 - 16:11]

[@maheenahmed6653]

NTA for the first story and the parents are also setting a horrible example for the kids. Teaching the girls they most do eberytning even with a career and the boys they do not have to do anything and the women in their lives should be. At least if they marry partners of the opposite sex. Good on op and I’m glad his family is laughing at him

[@camwyn256]

I never played ding dong ditch as a kid. I played wait for everyone to leave, then break in and take food. It was a higher risk, higher reward, than dumpster diving

[@HealthyObbsession]

The thing about story one had OP not called BiL out in front of others he would more than likely just roll his eyes and forget it even happened Sometimes you have to let others know what is going one not just those it effects immediately

[@maddy8328]

Story 3 NTA, kid got karma.

[@Candyshopqwe]

Cleaning up the bathroom while listening today :)

[@megaman37456]

Story 1: OP if I had a wife who was 8 months pregnant, I'd be twisting my spine into a pretzel with all the bending backwards I'd do to ensure she stays healthy, even if it meant sacrificing my own personal time. What you said wasn't out of line, on ANY level, your BIL is trash, and if he doesn't get his act together, keep talking to your sister about this and why she needs to leave him.

[@anndownsouth5070]

Dear Mark, I am sure that the husband in the brownies story had them delivered. These days you can have almost anything delivered if you have money and patience.

[@MarkNarrations]

Still must be pricey though right?

[@Sakuraqueen]

I howled with laughter at 15:37 oh my God!!! My belly! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@daniellediller5070]

And here I am thinking that he went to a French bakery for brownies in the last story 🤔

[@chocolatbownie35]

19:45 i totally understand that mark may be surprised about the logistics but believe me, it's not that hard. I live in europe and it would be really easy to do a day trip to another country. I could decide it right now, get in a car, go and then come back without much effort. I don't need a passport, no one to stop me at the border, etc. If they live in central europe, going to france for some brownies wouldnt be that hard. i even heard the story of a dude who was craving burger king once so he went to the neighbour country bcs they didnt have it in his and i totally believe it. That said, it's still an AH move to make the husband fetch her every single craving she gets, it's completly unreasonable to expect her partner to bend backwards for every single thing she wants. Note: idk how much harder it is to travel right now bcs of the corona situation but not having those in account, this is my opinion.

[@searchfield]

I LAUGHED SO HARD AT THE KNOCK KNOCK DING DONG NUTSHOT 🤣 🥜 🖌️🚪

[@rosiecheeks.k]

We used to call it knock down ginger in my area of London! This was the #90skids version of living on the edge 😆.

[@emmabateman3798]

I love your intros! They make me smile 😊

[@michaeldowson6988]

Last Story: tell your pregnant wife to call her friend's husband to satisfy her cravings.

[@saratronus]

It's not to be rude but it sounds like she had the craving before the cousin's Husband wanted to make it a piece in contest After all this all started after she was asking her cousin If she has weird cravings. And it sounds like the husband had it delivered OP sounds like a diva but diva's aren't always assholes

[@persebra]

@@saratronus not a "piece in contest", a pissing contest. 🤣

[@saratronus]

@per sebra ok and. I'm writing this on a phone voice to text. It does that sometimes it even confuses Loki and Lowkey. Lol .I get this point I find it hilarious when my phone just mixes up words.