My Tattoo Artist Was Being Misogynistic So I Reported Him (AITA)

[@MarkNarrations]

Well fancy meeting you again!

[@lizcatty9281]

I'm usually here twice a day or so!☺ U'r gr8 mate, much love always & pls give ur dad some extra hugs from me 🥰 💙🇦🇺

[@Park-Kim_VMin]

Hello Mark, another great video today.

[@sandracopenhaver3230]

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[@a-pop9652]

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[@tobitheminnow]

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[@nyx.8254]

I wouldn't have let that guy tattoo me. If he "doesn't trust himself" I absolutely don't trust him. She should've talked to the owner/manager AS WELL AS leaving a negative review

[@fealubryne]

Nevermind the fact that calling things a joke is a classic tactic of Shrodinger's asshole. Do people agree with him? Great! If not, it was just a joke and there's something wrong with you for not being able to handle it. Can't stand people like that.

[@toffiet3347]

Low key I would be scared not creeped out like what if he goes the bathroom are you gonna try something. I dont half feel safe here

[@TheNormExperience]

@Carter Atwell - agreed. If you just leave you may be forced to pay for the full time even without any tattoo due to the signed contract. It’s such a messed up situation when the person being tattooed feels like they have no power to speak up in the moment, when their opinion is what matters because it’s their body! Being able to leave a rating after helps make up for the lack of power. And the artist finding her on Instagram to harass her AFTER making comments on her body is especially not ok. This guy is way past the line of normal behavior, and OP should be cautious he may continue since he obviously doesn’t care how inappropriate his reactions are across the board.

[@ResidentMilf]

As soon as he said he didn't trust himself, I wouldn't have let him tat me, then demanded to speak to his supervisor right then. My BIL is a tattoo artist and he's tattooed breasts and genitals while keeping a professional demeanor. This dude is awful.

[@DePhoegonIsle]

@@toffiet3347 Totally.. women can't control feeling safe or not right? We can't allow dumb ass frat boi level of toliet humor... Even when it's the same women getting some pretty gnarly tattoos. Women just can't handle stupid humor without feeling insulted or unsafe. -- Strange how she felt 'safe enough' to finish the tattoo with that same guy using a needle gun to repeated deposit ink into the skin hundreds to thousands of times (depending on the size of the tatoo), but he totally was misogynistic... with those dumb jokes that had less tact then a sphere has corners. I mean.... We have to call him hating women, (misogynistic) and say he's a horrible person.. and just bring the shop down. -- It couldn't be he's just a half dumbass with a stupid sense of humor that had no intensions what so ever.. but We all know at the end of the day.. women need protection from even the dumbest of frat level jokes, and lord help anyone who points out some irony (be it real or imagined) of someone getting several tattoos & ones in certain places as well. === aka, don't joke about 'tramp stamps' Lordie lordie... we can't have that.

[@middaydraws3379]

Update for Story 2: Dad sent his son to his cousins, he's looking into therapy because he was the same way as a kid and thought it was normal, mom is finally able to grieve the loss of her parents. OP was also permanently dubbed: YTA

[@EvilCarrotSauce]

Link please?

[@kattleavitt290]

@Kageyama’s Milk www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/k5bj6z/aita_for_not_allowing_my_wife_to_send_our_son/ Before calling someone a liar maaaaybe just take a quick look at the post... edits on the bottom

[@dart.115]

@Kageyama’s Milk git rekt

[@krowft]

@Kageyama’s Milk rekt is slang for wrecked. Recked is not a word

[@dart.115]

@Kageyama’s Milk "You*..." "I was half asleep.*" "Wrecked is* what I meant." If you're going to take obviously slang seriously and correct it, make sure you can spell your responses right. Idgaf if you were half asleep :^)

[@amaccoy]

It stops being 'a joke' when you're told to stop. Then it's harassment/bullying.

[@adampower9757]

@@thatsrealroughbud...2394 depends on who says it and how it is said. Dave Chappell could pull it off

[@torahammas6722]

@Gomiru Rape is a form of sexual assault though

[@adampower9757]

@@thatsrealroughbud...2394 what!. my reply is to ""Joking" about raping someone is never actually a joke.... Ricky Gervais & Dave Chappell did P philia jokes and got laughs

[@TraceyJeanne]

@@adampower9757 How do you not understand what’s wrong with what you said

[@adampower9757]

​@@TraceyJeanne "wrong & right" are subjective. What was right for Nazis, slave owners, Colonizers, terrorists can be very wrong for other set of people. Jokes can be funny irrespective of the subject. It depends on the delivery, personality of speaker and the type of audience.

[@Pidgeyato]

16 yr old here, I'm also quite antisocial and distant from my parents but I would NEVER even THINK about behaving that way towards them at all, much less after a loss like that. Its not just a teenager thing; theres something wrong with that son. He's being awful for no good reason and needs serious help

[@bellasmom2597]

Thank-you i am starting to dislike Mark for making excuses for the child.

[@Grace_x68]

I think OP is an enabler.

[@Pidgeyato]

Damn can't believe I've been watching Mark for at least 2 years. Anyways hi I'm 18 now and I'm not the brightest but I'm doing my best to lead a semi-functional adult life :')

[@Gloria-ro4vn]

I acknowledge 15 year olds can be pricks and cold hearted a-holes at times, but not this extreme. By OP's remarks, I can see where the kid gets his attitude.

[@Grace_x68]

Yes agree

[@ladytrucker251]

Yup I agree as well

[@julietshaskey5453]

The second story, I'm around the same age as the son, and if ANYONE in my age range behaved like that, I'd make the assumption that either something more severe happened to the son or that he was genuinely mentally unstable

[@mkuti-childress3625]

Yeah, I completely think the same thing. If, say, one of the grandparents is the reason his behavior changed at 13, it could definitely explain his behavior. I’m sure there could be a thousand other reasons, but whatever it is, the kid really needs help. I think the whole family does.

[@salenebrom6476]

@@mkuti-childress3625 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Yeah he sounds like a sociopath

[@66DoodleGal]

"I might not be able to control myself" Funny, I might not be able to control myself from jamming that needle into your eye

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

Story 1: OP is NTA. Women are shamed into allowing men to sexualize them and be abusive and we aren't allowed to talk back or defend ourselves. ETC... Bullies always try to victim shame their targets. Oh, you can't take a joke? Jokes are supposed to be funny, bruh. BTW, we need to get rid of unprofessional tattoo artists so that the true artists have a spot.

[@jamieboer3466]

tbf based on what we know nothing bad was really said until the joke about their sex life. Granted he probably should have stopped with the jokes when she asked.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

@@jamieboer3466 - Everything she mentioned was bad... He made the first joke about seeing her body and how does her man feel about that. That was OUT OF LINE. I've watched Ink Masters and in some, women who have had mastectomies were requesting tattoos over their breasts to mask the scars. None of the male artists said anything about getting to grope some boobies... Betcha the tattooist in the story would have made some very sexist remarks. These kind of assholes need to leave the scene so that true artists can come in and get down to business. You aren't there to flirt with your client, you are there to make a piece of art that you and your client are proud of.

[@jamieboer3466]

@@cjandauntieyaya1446 Keep in mind we only have one side, and on here its quite often exaggerated. That being said I see nothing wrong with asking the husband to be there.

[@Argonisgema]

@@thatsrealroughbud...2394 Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

[@Argonisgema]

@@thatsrealroughbud...2394 If you choose to believe every single instance that's your prerogative but i like to use more common sense to see if a story is true or not.

[@catpatrick3838]

Story 2, the son has no empathy. They need to get that kid into counseling.

[@maheenahmed6653]

For real. Who says stuff like that?? He’s introverted and wasn’t attached to his grandparents, fine. But his comments were disgusting. He’s got some issues

[@darkshadow5581]

I agree, but thats why i dont agree YTA. I say NTA, kid is, wife can be both, but i say not. Something is wrong with OP's kid, and abandoning him for 2 weeks isnt a good answer.

[@saltybk9357]

@@darkshadow5581 OP was clearly not looking into both sides, I wouldn’t say that they aren’t an AH since they weren’t addressing how their wife felt

[@darkshadow5581]

@@saltybk9357 at the same time neither is the wife. Personally i get ESH/NAH and even nta, but saying OP is the only one wrong seems off Edit: also, the fact that this went on for 2 weeks and nothing was talked between anyone seems extremely wrong

[@catpatrick3838]

@@darkshadow5581 obviously they don't want to admit their child has a problem and needs professional help. Some parents are ostriches. I guess in that sense ESH. On the other hand the wife just lost both parents at the same time. Two weeks with aunt and cousin isn't sending him away. The wife has to deal with settling her parents estate, etc. I can see why she needs a break from her son yet still needs the support of her husband. I also think that after she handles all that, the parents need to seek help for their son. For some reason he has detached from his emotions and that is worrying, even, maybe especially, for a hormonal 15 year old.

[@RoyalRoses]

"Leaving a google review was a little harsh." Thats the POINT OF GOOGLE REVIEWS. TO TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE. She needs new friends. Omg you said the exact same thing 😂😂😂

[@Trikormadeinadon]

That's because the Google review goes against the company and will forever reflect the company even if they fire the tattoo artist. If OP really liked the studio as she claimed in her story then yes, the Google review was a little much.

[@bobot.chimpanzee8612]

@@Trikormadeinadon that's what I was thinking too.i guess it depends on just how much op liked and supported the business to decide if it's too much or not.

[@commander8625]

@@bobot.chimpanzee8612 everyone is like "bla bla bla. Thats what Google reviews are for!" No. Review reflect an experience with a company, not an employee. If you want to complain about an employee, talk to the manager. Escalate in a way that won't bring down the company... only the employee. BUT, if the entire staff is that way, absolutely leave a bad review because that is clearly the kind of person that company wants to employ.

[@RoyalRoses]

@@commander8625 employees represent the company.

[@commander8625]

@@RoyalRoses yes,they represent the company, but they are only part of what a review is based on. Reviews are based on service, quality of the product, and the employees. Because of this, a single employee does not warrant a bad review. Several rude or misbehaving employees does because it speaks about the kind of people the co pay hires on purpose.

[@sacilexi231]

I absolutely hate when parents force their kids to apologise. It just teaches them that lying is ok.

[@Wonderlandish]

And that the offence's consequences can go away if they just use the right words, it's not needed for them to have any meaning attached

[@vampire9545]

Totally

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

And that an ingenuine apology matters. All this does it teach kids that they should not only give but also accept fake apologies. If it has to be demanded, asked for or coerced, then it means nothing. It just adds further disrespect and insult to the original offense. It would be better not to apologize at all.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

Story 3: OP is NTA for leaving as she needs to stay unstressed and protect her unborn baby. Her sister is and her parents are in the FOG when it comes to the narcissistic BIL. He sounds horrible and if he nonchalantly states he insisted on DNA for OP's sister's kids, then he just offended his own wife. But she is apologizing for HIM? This is how toxic abusers act. The gaslight everyone into victim blaming. The BIL needs to get the boot before he mentally harms his own children.

[@LSHEVV]

How much you want to bet they're trying to keep from rocking the boat with BIL because they don't want to lose access to their grandkids.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

@@LSHEVV - I hate it when overbearing narcissists use their children as hostages against extended family. The sister needs to be protected from her abusive husband.

[@fcold9402]

No one is saying abandon the son she just asked that he visit a relative for a week or so. Why is that a big ask?

[@jmarie9997]

That son is a psychopath.

[@dart.115]

People seem to be ignoring that HE volunteered to attend the online funeral. She didn't make him do that. She did ask him to watch some family videos while he waited for her. That's not bad. And it's more than just him not feeling the grief; it's the fact he essentially said: "I don't give a shit and neither should you."

[@emanx222]

@Kageyama’s Milk i think you and many other people missed the point entirely. Its actually funny how many comments echo yours and claim that the wife wants to "kick her kid out because he doesn't care about his grandparents". Where did you get that from? The reason she wants to *send her kid to family for 2 weeks* (important distinction) is simply because the kid's attitude is disgusting. Itd be one thing if he simply wasn't displaying emotions, what he is *actually* doing is much worse. He is actively going out of his way to be mean to his mum and she is in a very vulnerable state right now. She needs space from him, space to grieve which can't happen if the son is around her bringing her down with his horrendous attitude. For everyone that suggests therapy, have you ever considered the fact that he probably won't want it? Not to mention the fact that its so soon after such a traumatic event that therapy, though a nice thought in theory, may just not be practical. What if the son doesn't want it? Would you force him? I agree he needs help BUT clearly the mother is dealing with a lot and can't deal with his lack of empathy right now 2 weeks with family doesn't sound like that big an ask. He isn't being abandoned, people need to stop being disgustingly overdramatic

[@MrJpaynebb]

2 weeks with his aunt and a cousin who's a close friend vs exacerbating your wife's grieving process because of her's and your son's callous behavior. This is not a hard choice. The wife just lost both her parents at the same the unexpectedly and is asking for time and space to grieve and deal with their estate without the added stress from her son. She needs your help and support, OP and grief counseling. While visiting his cousin you could set up a counseling session or 2 for your son to figure out his behavior as well. Plus he maybe lashing out not because of his grief but being forced to be part of her grieving process.

[@emanx222]

@Kageyama’s Milk again, his reasons for acting that way don't matter. The fact is that the way he is acting is affecting his mother and its unfair for her to have to deal with his shit during such a horrible time in her life You do know it is possible for the kid to have any one of those disorders you listed right??? It isn't actually far fetched to believe he may be sociopathic or narcissistic. But it is something that has to be confirmed medically

[@MisterDergans]

Story 1: Man I really hate it when sexists go undressed. That's just weird.

[@jlastre]

Story 1: Locally I went to a *Japanese* terikchi restaurant. The cook made a joke about *Japanese* eating cats. Btw the stir fry cook was a white guy. Most of the employees are non-Asian. I'm also non-Asian if that matters. Everyone at the table was at least uneasy with the joke. I confronted the manager about it and the guy came over. I figure someone told him I was complaining and I think he thought he could intimidate me. He told me it was a joke, that I couldn't take it, and he was going to keep doing it. Anywho, gave the restaurant a negative review and told what happened. Never ceases to amaze me how wannabe comedians think it's appropriate to try their racist/sexist standup routines on random people.

[@GrandCorsair]

If you're the only there who thinks it's funny than it's not a joke. Besides who wants to hear about eating cats while having a meal?

[@Galworld761]

@@GrandCorsair Japanese do not eat dog. That is not pervasive in all Asian cultures. Let’s not forget that in parts of the US, we eat squirrel, rabbits, pigeon and nutria (particularly icky).

[@GrandCorsair]

@@Galworld761 what are you talking about I never said anything about Japanese eating dogs.

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

“Only has to grin and bear for another THIRTY MINUTES” Jesus Mark

[@bennyd.1862]

Third story: Why is OP’s mother sticking up for the brother in law who was being a dickhead? Why is OP’s sister apologizing for her husband? It's no one why he's just the way he is...🙄

[@michaelmorris8302]

She's only telling half the story and dna test need to be mandatory.

[@Estarile]

@@michaelmorris8302 so we should just assume that every pregnant person is cheating?

[@michaelmorris8302]

@@Estarile every man yes better than finding out years later that the child isn't yours only the mother knows a 100% its their child

[@runawayfromtoads674]

@@michaelmorris8302 Yeah but to announce it in the middle of somebody saying they're pregnant? And don't forget, prior to him saying they need to take a dna test, he started probing in about how OP must have had an untreated condition. If you're a decent human being who at least doubts that somebody could shit out a child, discuss it after the announcement and in private. It's still an asshole thing to do but at least they would never get publicly humiliated.

[@KyrieChii]

@@runawayfromtoads674 That's even besides the point. Nothing about OP & her husband's pregnancy is ANY of BIL's business. He's interjecting himself into a totally private matter, let alone doing so in front of other people. I also can't help but wonder why BIL is SO invested in OP's unhappiness, he's just a cruel AH who enjoyed lording his own children over them, & was upset to lose that. For God's sake, he tried to imply that she wasn't even _really_ pregnant (by suggesting what sounds like a psychosomatic (sp) condition like a 'false pregnancy' (which can happen when someone wants so badly to believe they're pregnant that it causes symptoms). Point being, it's on OP's husband to request a DNA test or not. Period. I would've let BIL have it right there in front of everyone, maybe then he'd think about what he lets come out of his mouth next time.

[@zoidberg1256]

Story 2: Bruh that's messed up like no, you can not care I wouldn't expect them to care for a stranger but that's just so messed up this isnt normal who tells their mum to get over their parents death he needs therapy and to live somewhere else that isnt acceptable, he needs to support his wife through the DEATH OF HER PARENTS like god damn hes 15 and doesn't even care and doesn't need to come first, while his wife if suffering he needs a reality check

[@claire6650]

He said it because he doesnt know the concept of the grief, people being like "he is insane blablabla" are just too harsh Just a kid doing kid stuff, my 14yo cousin reacted the same when our grandmother died 2 weeks ago, what supposed to do, force her to cry ?

[@trainerlesseevee478]

For me, when I started pulling away from my family at 13 so because I was depressed. I hated everything, everyone, myself, my home, my life and to some extent, my family. It felt like I was being used, unloved and pathetic. This is exactly how I would act if I had wanted to hurt someone, that kid is probably dealing with the same thing and OP needs to send the kid away and then get that kid some help.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Nah bud, depression doesn’t make you a cruel, demonic sociopathic b@stard like that kid.

[@celestialangel666]

Story 3: “You should get a DNA test! I did!” Me: you shoot such blanks you can’t satisfy my sister? Wow, TMI much bro?

[@MarkNarrations]

Ouch! :)

[@celestialangel666]

@@MarkNarrations hey, he started it. And the author has the best excuse! She’s hormonal, obviously she can say something rude about the dickless killjoy I’m a salty salty person. It’s why I need sweet waffles in my day

[@MaryTheresa1986]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WiseWordsbyWiki]

Story 4: I remember hearing this story else where and someone pointing out that most sperm donors get financial compensation if they qualify, wonder if op left things out to qualify.

[@TonySamedi]

They really need to get the son in therapy ASAP. If he had always been unemotional then that'd be one thing, but them specifically saying he started pulling away at a point, I do seriously wonder what happened to cause that. Assuming he was a relatively normal kid before, something major had to happen to make him that lacking in empathy.

[@middaydraws3379]

I actually read an update to this: Basically OP was the same way when he was his son's age but grew out of it.

[@tenkoshimura4882]

@@middaydraws3379 it is actually possible due to chemical inequality as puberty hits that cause it. It would also explain why dad grew out of it. Kinda.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

Story 2: OP is NTA for not allowing his wife to push her own son farther away. They need family counseling. I'm wondering if OP's son had something traumatic happen to him at 13 as that's when he started pulling away from everyone. Did he HEAR his grandparents saying something really offensive? Did they actually DO something to him or maybe his cousin? Something happened and the boy is keeping is a secret. OP needs to get to the bottom of this.

[@ProfXraig]

This. Something strange happened, and it seems like there’s a strong possibility that something happened between the grandson and one or both grandparents. I hope OP looks into this further.

[@middaydraws3379]

@Ethan Roberts I'm going to stop you there because he out right states "Similarly aged son he's good friends with" So he does know the cousin. At least make sure that you're reading the sentence correctly before assuming as many people make judgements based off a misread.

[@middaydraws3379]

I'll have to disagree. OP is still YTA because he's attempting to push his own wife away in favor of the son. Yes something needs to be done about about the son therapy is a must (In an update they are getting therapy) but what her son said is still heavily damaging to the mother that had lost her parents. Not to mention that if she's still grieving her lost then not much will get done. Sending the kid away to a cousin where the mom can grieve and pull herself together is a much better action than basically saying "Nah your feeling aren't valid enough you should leave instead." In the update OP has started that he had gone through a similar phase in life and assumed it was normal and something you grow out of. Honestly it feels as though OP didn't fully grow out of it since in the story it seems he has made no attempt to actually comfort his wife in her time of need. Edit: Also OP would still be the AH because he's ignored the issue for 2 weeks and would continue to ignore the issue had someone not said "This isn't normal."

[@Scientision]

@@middaydraws3379 Respectfully disagree, if she cant stand to be around him, then its up to her to remove herself. You have no right to kick someone else out of THEIR house or bed for that matter, even if that's your house or bed too. Its part of the risk YOU take, when you agree to share those things. She should have left and he should have done his best to support her while away, unless of course the son was just willing to go stay over with his friend-cousin. Yes her situation is terrible, but OP+Wife were the ones that created it, its not up to a kid to be disposed to try and shield either of them of the consequences.

[@unluckypuppy13]

I absolutely guarantee that there was a form at the fertility clinic that said "anything else you feel we should know please write below"

[@canadalovesanime3137]

story 1: Oh no! The poor little boy making inappropriate comments got a bad review for being unprofessional. Now his whittle fee-fees are hurt. How dare "a female" call him out on his behaviour. NTA NTA story 2: OP needs to get that son in order. I hope the wife decides to leave these horrible people. She isn't telling OP to put the kid on the street, she just needs some space to heal and return to being his mother. YTA story 3: These people need to never see OP and HER family again until they properly apologise. Do NOT let these people near that baby. I wouldn't be surprised if they take it upon themselves to do a DNA test behind OP's back. Since it is clearly alright to say these disgusting things right to OP's face. Also the fact that the so-called grandparents are more worried about their dinner party being ruined by OP and her husband leaving is sickening. NTA story 4: Most people don't need growth hormone therapy. So the fact OP wasn't asked isn't that surprising. This really is a non-issue, unless the child is so small that it is causing other medical issues. Being short isn't a medical issue that NEEDS to be "corrected", those parents are more concerned about aesthetics, "What will people say?". This is so stupid. Also; OP had this treatment as a child. I don't remember even treatment I had as a child. NTA

[@formlesscorvid5336]

I remember that as a two year old I had tubes in my ears. Height can be a signifier of issues with the pituitary gland. There is no way he hasn't had that drilled into his memory via doctors. Medical history is medical history.

[@canadalovesanime3137]

@@formlesscorvid5336 What I meant was that it is possible that OP didn't think of this at the time of his visit to the clinic, since it was something from that far back. Looking back I now remember things that I've never mentioned to doctors when asked about my medical history. Humans are like that, we sometimes momentarily forget things. I feel bad for OP, because now he has these people after him. It would be like going after birth parents, or the orphanage for medical costs long after an adoption. When you do something like this, you accept that there is a chance of "problems" in the future.

[@nuclearphoenix177]

Oh man that teen in story 2 was shitty when my dads mum was passing away in hospital I took time off secondary school to see her, I think I was around 15 at the time honestly it was challenging to see gran gran slowly improve then rapidly drop to the point where she couldn’t talk I honestly struggled in lessons the closer she got to deaths door and when it happened I didn’t know what I felt I was certainly in grief and depression came over me but with my first experience of death made it strange for me so the fact that my gran past away only hit me a day or two afterwards. I remember after the funeral I got out our family car near our house but I just walked around next to this park nearby my families old house one of my friends in the year below me saw me and was confused as to why I was in a full black suit and waist coat. I told her what happened and she just hugged me for a minute I think that’s were my brain started putting everything together and I started to cry, what hurts is the fear of forgetting my grandma voice, she was amazing in everything she did and was one hell of a cook, I still think about my gran after 3 years and it’s still a struggle

[@mr.fredb8741]

It’s all fun and games until Mark says Welcome back Waffle Gang

[@MarkNarrations]

Then it's on!

[@windowdev]

@Chippy Rin Looks like that means you go to suprime heaven.

[@jonathanreid2237]

Day 2 of Petition to get Mark to make a video that is just him telling stories

[@sciencenerd218]

Like a random story every so often or a Story Time Sunday for him!

[@MarkNarrations]

Thinking on it Jonathan, thinking on it :)

[@johngotcash]

or Marks Monday

[@lizcatty9281]

Ayy that's funny man, I said the same sometime in the past couple days! ☺ Much love 💛🇦🇺

[@nucitamoore]

@@MarkNarrations do it!!!!

[@darkangel_1978]

First story is making me grateful, that my tattoo artist is very professional. I have been using the same artist for nearly 4 years, and I have never felt uncomfortable with him. In fact, when he finished my back piece, he asked if I needed help re-securing my bra, and when I said yes, he helped me, but was a total gentleman about it. OP was right to complain, because her artist was completely out of line.

[@commander8625]

Only thing against OP is that she escalated too fast. She went to the second step instead of the first. She escalated to the point that the company would suffer instead of the employee.

[@owl7072]

Story 2: Imagine losing someone then being told if you want to grieve in peace you're the one who has to leave. She lost her parents and is essentially being told to either grieve alone or grieve and constantly be treated like shit by her own son in the process. Either way she's clearly not getting support from her husband since he's allowed it to happen for so long. "Our son comes first" no, you made a promise to your wife the day you got married and you're breaking that promise by letting your son treat her like shit during one of the worst times in her life. It doesn't matter if he "grieves differently". He should still be aware that not everyone grieves the same as him and adjust to that as much as possible and the fact that he won't and/or can't is concerning to me.

[@nimrath]

Option 3 would be to grieve alone and let the kid be, since he oviously dont feel the same? She tries to force him to grieve with her, when he clearly does not.

[@owl7072]

@@nimrath I don't think she's trying to "force" him to grieve with her. I think her grieving process is different from his and he isn't understanding that. It's one thing if he tried explaining that to her, but he never did and was just rude. It doesn't matter if he didn't want to grieve or anything, she very clearly did not think the same way he did, she was very clearly absolutely devastated over what happened, and he still said what he did. He looked his mother in the eyes and told her he didn't give a shit that she was upset her parents died. Sending him away wouldn't even be a punishment because he would be going to his cousin's house who he actually gets along with. The son not grieving is one thing, but him disrespecting someone else who is, is another thing and the fact that the husband thinks his feelings are more important than hers when she's the one whose hurting the most right now is ridiculous. She needed her husband's support and he basically told her "Either let him continue or grieve alone because he's more important than you will ever be"

[@nimrath]

@@owl7072 I disagree alittle here. First of, i think he said he didnt care they died, more than he didnt care about her grief. But his attitude was clear from day 1, so she should have known better than to try him to come sit with her, watching old tapes of people who he obviously disliked. As many people have said here, something must have happened between him and the grandparents. I can relate somewhat to the reaction of the kid and the death of family, although i was older and could handle it better. On top of it all he is also just 15, 15 year olds are not known for their empathy, sense of tact or general care for others feelings, so while it is krass and hurtful, adding all things together makes it understandable, if not acceptable. Also throwing him out for 2 weeks will only further alienate him from her, and no parent should ever do that, regardless of circumstances. 2 weeks is not a short period of time.

[@owl7072]

@@nimrath You're right, 15 year old aren't known for that kind of stuff, I sure as hell wasn't, but the thing that bothers me is that disliking them or not, it's incredibly rude to look at someone who clearly loved the people that died, and tell them that you don't care they died and that they should just "get over it already." Two weeks may not be a short time when sending someone away but keep in mind that at the time this was written, her parents had died two weeks prior, and saying something like what he said to her not even a full month after what happened is incredibly rude. She lost people who were important to her. She's not in the right headspace and wants to spend time with the family she does have. She's not trying to force him to grieve, she just wants him to be there as a sense of comfort like "they might be gone, but my husband and son are still here" and he's being incredibly disrespectful about it. 15 or not he should have some sort of knowledge to at least know that what he said is not something you should ever say to someone no matter if you didn't like the people who passed or not. Especially not two weeks after their passing when the emotions are still high.

[@Do_Not_Trust_Raccoons]

On story 2, the father and the son were the AH, like, even a teenager should have enough common sense not act this way, but I guess not being a idiotic jerk isn’t common sense. Also I don’t care if he is your son, you let him talk like that to your wife!!! If I was to talk to my parents like that, I better expect not to have a roof over my head much longer. People like this exist unfortunately. That father better step it up quick or he isn’t going to have a wife much longer.

[@pyro014]

Something is definitely wrong, that happened to my neighbor and the kid was just awful to the grieving father. Turned out the father was abusing the kid, so I say OP is NTA because something is definitely wrong

[@juliorodriguez4954]

Have anyone thought that the son was abused? It's sounds like it. My friend acted like that when a family member died. Treated his father the same way like in the story. Because his father ignore his abuse. Op should look into it, and really check the relationship between his wife and son. If that's the case be sure to be in a big legal battle.

[@glitterbeardwizard5171]

Or one of the grandparents….

[@SorenPenrose]

I knew a tattoo artist like that. I didn't like him and never let him work on me. 2 years ago he fled the state when it came to light that he had sexually assaulted multiple women.

[@kathleendallas3937]

#2. You said he started pulling away at 13. Why was this not addressed then or at least soon after instead of letting it go. It's not normal. Allow your wife time to grieve then get that kid help. YTA

[@Tanjaaraus]

That and that he spends most of his time online made me very worried that kid is being dragged into some hate-filled rabbit hole online. It's so so easy to fall into the wrong kind of crowd online, where everyone presents an extreme version of themselves and then they drag each other to further extremes, often at the cost of empathy and compassion

[@rebeccas2813]

Yes, your child comes before your spouse, but the kid being sent away would be a good thing for all of them. And sometimes putting your child first means a bit of tough love and boundaries. Kid needs therapy, the whole family needs it.

[@saifallarakia692]

Story 3 pls don’t have a dna test you are already high risk no need for a higher risk

[@catpatrick3838]

Evidently there is an update to the second story. Husband called his sister and son is staying with her for two weeks. He didn't think son's behavior was that big a deal because he (dad) was also like that as a teen. Looking into psychologist for son and couples therapy for him and wife.

[@targetedandfiring4336]

Story 2: I want to start by saying that I think I am a son like this. My mother lost her mother at the beginning of the year to a combination of kidney failure and diabetes. Strangely enough, I felt nothing about her passing. No grief, No pain. But my mom was distraught. Whenever a child acts like the one in the story, I think there's a reason for it. Honestly, I haven't felt a part of my family since Sophomore year of high school. My parents are super Catholic and wanted me to do Confirmation - however, I consider myself an atheist. I thought I'd just grin and bear it but the Confirmation coupled by the fact I was taking AP courses in high school that had large work loads, meant that I hardly had free time. My days were spent staying up until 3 am finishing homework then waking up at 6 for school. Any classes where I could shut my eyes for a few minutes, I would. The stress was eating at me and I started thinking "WTF am I doing this stupid Confirmation stuff it isn't going to help me with school." So I confronted my parents and got threatened. They called me a devil child. My mother was in hysterics and weeping. Everytime we would go to church they would have me sit with the pastor, the pastor would explain that it was okay to be an atheist but they wouldn't like that and we would end up going somewhere else to talk to a different pastor who would say the same thing. Repeat. They continued to force me to do Confirmation. I felt like I couldn't trust them and turned to my best friend to help. We would talk for hours on the excuse of "projects" or "homework." Then, in August after senior year, my friend died suddenly. I was in shock when I heard the news. I'd never been as grief stricken as I had been back then. His death sent me into a years long battle with depression. My parents stuck by me and supported me as I continued through university but I no longer cared about school. My grades dropped by a lot. I lost any passion in what I had been studying. Then this year when grandma died I just kind of shrugged it off. "It was going to happen. She'd been battling with her kidneys for years," I reasoned. In a sense I had come to terms with her death years ago so when she finally died I felt nothing. I realized when my mom yelled at me one time - "Why don't you feel empathetic. Remember when Best Friend died. How we are were with you then. How do you think I feel now?"and I felt guilty. I just feel like part of me doesn't love my family anymore. I've started seeing a Therapist to figure out what's wrong with me, but I think if the son is acting the way he is, then he needs to see a therapist and that his parents have to have done something wrong to him. People don't just become assholes for no reason.

[@unluckypuppy13]

Frankly whether the fertility clinic specifically asked that question is irrelevant because it's obviously pertinent and he shouldn't have to be told specifically to disclose that.

[@firesoftheasylum7890]

Amazing how uncommon common sense is, and terrifying.

[@mayfl0wers]

Story 2: ESH. The kid very lightly sucks for lacking empathy but the parents both suck for not getting their child into counseling when they saw the first sign of him pulling away. And honestly, most teenagers lack empathy. They go through the mindset that the world revolves around them but if it's that bad, they need to get their child the medical attention he needs. The wife does need the process her emotions but sending the son away will only push the wedge between him and the parents and OP is an asshole for telling his wife that he puts his son before her. While in the grand scheme of things, yes its true, but you just DONT say that to a grieving person. This entire family needs therapy tbh.

[@mayfl0wers]

@Rene S Agreed

[@GabrielBadwolf]

You keep apologising for going into life stories, meanwhile most of us totally here because you do

[@voxkine9385]

Story 3: Don’t apologize and go LC with the family defending “this is just how he is” and NC with BIL/sister. It sounds like he’s an ass and your family is just sitting there watching your sister tie herself to a jackass. Ask sister what he “didn’t mean”, exactly. Ask her if he didn’t mean the part where he accused you of cheating or maybe if he didn’t mean to spend 3 years insulting you constantly. And then ask if he didn’t mean that your pregnancy was just a “condition”. And ask if he didn’t mean to ruin the news, because it CLEARLY wasn’t just you overreacting when the ENTIRE room went silent. Tell your sister exactly what she married and some of the comments other family members have said in the past. Tell her that the entire family is saying him being an AH is “just the way he is”...

[@penandpapercliche]

Regarding the antisocial son: OP, you have to sit your son down and say "No matter what you feel about your grandparent's death, YOU HAVE TO BE NICE TO YOUR MOM. That's the rule in this house. You're allowed to feel indifferent about the situation, you're allowed to not give a shit in your head, but you gotta behave in a way that is supportive to your mother in her time of need or I WILL SELL ALL OF YOUR CONSOLES. Got it?"

[@alexNicoleWa]

Tbh, even if the son in story 2 has something going on, he should come second to his mother right now, who he is being a bit abusive to during a terrible time for her. He is well old enough to understand what’s going on, and how he should, at the very least, *not* act in this situation. What an ass.

[@KE-hr4sb]

Story 1: "Lighten up it's just a joke" is an abuser's way of gaslighting and making you the problem, so they can keep harassing you. He also thinks he can get away with it because, depending on how far along the process is, what are you going to do? Walk out with it half-finished? Try to get someone else to take over? He thinks he's got OP trapped, it's a power play. I'd have told him 1) Don't worry, I'll make sure you're able to restrain yourself. 2) Maybe it's you that needs to work on their sense of humor, cause jokes are funny. If he still kept it up, I'd have left (without paying, I'm not paying to be harassed), either had someone else take over, or just gone and taken my business elsewhere. Then I'd have left a bad review on him and complained to the owners. Story 2: Wife: "Son and I are butting heads a lot right now and I'm having a hard time dealing with the grief and his attitude, so how about we send him to visit his cousin who he really enjoys hanging out with? It'll also give me some time to go through my parents' things." OP: "He comes first and I don't think he deserves to be punished. If someone's getting thrown out, it's you." Record scratch: Hold up, what? How is sending him to visit a friend punishment? And then threatening to kick your own wife out if she needs space to handle things? Remember, OP, if your wife leaves, there is no one at home with your son, depending on the age limit for kids to be home, that might mean then YOU have to stay home and step up. And way to NOT support your wife. What happened to "for better or worse"? I don't blame her at all for not speaking or sleeping with you; if it were me in that situation, I'd be seriously considering whether or not I wanted to stay married to someone that a) was so hilariously unsupportive and b) not a team player when it came to parenting.

[@bethhague8470]

Story 2: as someone with a friend who’s mum passed away aged 15 I can say that this is similar to how they acted. They had no idea how to cope with the grief, how to reach out to others and just generally how to function. I’m not saying it’s okay but at the end of the day, he’s the child. I understand the wife is upset but maybe it would have been better for her to go to her cousins and put the son in therapy. However half the problems in the story seem to stem from the wife’s need to force him to grieve like she is.

[@Keiji555]

Story 4: This is a situation where they should have a new designation: NSS. No shit sherlock. This was something that needed to be mentioned, in fact, before a good portion of other information. And the parents saying they would have never agreed, is probably anger at the deception used by the OP. And we don't know what hormones they used, and if they would have had an impact on the genetics. I'd say that due to the lack of divulging the medical information and past surgeries those parents have every right to go after him for payments for the procedures. It was duplicitous of him to neglect to bring it up. He essentially sold his sperm and used false advertising with his height, only to neglect to mention his hormone procedure.

[@sarai5027]

For the second story, as someone who has psychological issues bordering on sociopathic disorder, both the son and father are assholes. I can't tell if the son has just been overly pampered in his life or if he actually has something else going on. When my mother's brother died due to the pandemic her normally peppy attitude was replaced by depression, and while I have a hard time expressing emotions at times and comforting others, I still stayed with her and hugged her for as long as she needed though I could not sympathize with her grief. It is simply the right thing to do. The son showing no sympathy for his mother is very strange and quite stupid to be honest because it will simply create a greater rift within the family.

[@skullsandlotuses]

I saw the thumbnail and said OUT LOUD "Ooooooo you did Ryan dirtyyyyyyyyy" Those who watch ink master knows😊 Edit: story 4: wait, are we going to skip the fact that the parents said they wouldn't have asked for his sperm if they know? I get that, in a way, but on the other hand they pretty much said they don't love they're child because the child ended up short. This is all my opinion, though, so enlighten me in the comments! Edit 2: After reading the comments, I've changed my opinion to YTA

[@MarkNarrations]

LOL

[@nyx.8254]

Stan Ryan and Mark for clear skin😌

[@pastelbell]

I don't think they technically said they didn't love their child because of such a growth stunt, I think they're more or less just shell shocked at this huge bombshell that was dropped on them. But, they are major AH's for practically demanding for the OP to pay for such an expensive treatment for the child; and- in turn -not caring enough to see if they should start saving up slowly for a (potential) future treatment without demanding money they're not owed. With the OP also being the AH for not disclosing such medical issues that he's had in the past so late into the kids life.

[@coolcatplays2819]

I'm so confused about how Op got away with knowing this knowledge, and not disclosing the fact that he had growth hormones. Even if the doctor asks him, and he said no, wouldn't they double-check just to make sure. I'm just very confused how this growth hormones were never brought up.

[@roveaalcart7479]

BEING SHORT IS NOT A MEDICAL ISSUE. u can be short and healthy. u can be tall and ill. HEIGHT IS PURELY COSMETIC.

[@5calambres]

Story 1 YES YTA!! I am a store owner and sometimes i hire people who turn out to be AH. If i get a report i kick the worker out and try to fix the situation with my clients by finishing the work myself or give them a free item. A google review can really hurt a business and doing that without talking to the manager is a shitty move. You dont give the owner the chance to take care of a problem. Thats just going nuclear on the one person who does not had anything to do with it. The worker ddont give a f because he is not the one who loses a business. And if you are about to say i have to better check what people i hire, think again. I cant just ask questions in the interview like "are you a womanizer?" And someties the best workers turn out as psychos years after hiring..

[@LadyLeomon]

1) NTA, a less-tolerant person would’ve knocked his teeth out! 2) Honeslty I say YTA, your wife is grieving and the son is making it so much worse, he’d definitely old enough to know better! 3) NTA at all, he’s a Grade A Asshole and you don’t deserve that! 4) YTA, you’re supposed to fill out those things on the forms! Thanks for the new vid Mark 💙🐱💙

[@sasakimirai4318]

Whenever you apologize for getting into one of your stories I'm always surprised, because those are some of my favourite parts of your videos! I mean, part of the reason we watch your videos and not, for example, one of those robot channels is because we like you specifically. I'm sorry you had such a negative experience with your tattoo though. I've only got one tattoo so far and I was so nervous when I went to go get it. I was so lucky that my artist was a really compassionate guy who was super reassuring during the whole thing. It would've been pretty traumatizing tbh to have an artist like the one you described, who was purposefully trying to hurt you :/

[@nukerwolf7788]

"That's just how he is" goes right up there with "be the bigger person" & "do it to keep the peace"

[@albertgongora6944]

There's a difference between jokes that are meant to make everybody all laugh together and their difference between jokes and you seem things that makes the customer at a place of business feel uncomfortable it is a matter of this person is getting a haircut a tattoo of painting done of them in their husband or wife or husband whatever the business me apply were it involves that much close contact and stuff like that with the customer that it was very out of line for the tattoo artist to be making inappropriate jokes like that when there's no reason to so if anyone to the butthole it's him and it would be cool to hear an update on the story

[@claire6650]

i'd like to know what were the joke tho, cause how many times ive seen people getting offended about nothing For all we know, he made a few jokes and she claim he was misogynistic while we dont even know what happened in reality, cause maybe he was just trying to make joke to put the mood away from the pain of the tattoo but the person just didnt like the joke while it could be a simple friendly joke I got a tattoo on my chest and was breast naked in front of the artist, he made joke about it and i just laughed it off; what do you really expect when you show your private area to an artist

[@commander8625]

@@thatsrealroughbud...2394 I mean, it is a joke. He took a big risk to make a really sexist/rape joke. It was poorly received. That doesn't mean it wasn't a joke. Either way though, nobody I've seen is denying that he is TA. The only people contradicting your views think that leaving a negative review about THE COMPANY was a bad move. It brings down the company before OP talks to the manager about it. Its like going 2 steps up instead of 1. If you go to the manager, and they don't comply or empathize with your experience, THEN you leave a review. The big thing is that OP does something that will hurt the company instead of the employee. She hurts the many for the actions of the few. This is especially aholery since she says she likes the company. So, to sum it up, PEOPLE HATE THAT TATOO ARTIST. HE IS TA. But, OP most certainly should have talked to a manager to try to get him fired before she left a review which negatively effects the entire company. Also, a joke is a joke, even if it isn't received well (but that sort of joke clearly shows how he feels - there is no subtle sarcasm or deeper meaning). P.S. To those people who are getting upset about people shaming women for not liking being sexualized, the comments on reddit don't shame the woman for that, and the people in the comments here don't do that. Also, I think this is being over represented here (it appears like this sort of thing happens to women 100s of times a day). But, I have no experience with this. Of course it happens, but the overuse of this argument, often with capitals, makes it seem like it happens far more often than it (logically) does.

[@ChinchillaQueen]

That is one hell of an unprofessional tattoo artist

[@xreinachan5872]

Tbh Mark I feel so bad for not buying the merch(Christmas shopping for my family and gf). I feel kinda bad But I joined the discord, the first server I ever joined!

[@MarkNarrations]

Hey no pressure to do so! You being here is more than enough, remember it's your time :)

[@Homewarfare]

Story 1, It's just a joke is one of the biggest BS things AHs can say when they know they are being rude but get called out, OP is definitely NTA. Love Marks stories. Story 3, will never understand people who try to excuse AHs by saying "that's how they are" like nah BIL is trash.

[@DD-wd2ep]

For Story 1, I would've left the minute the guy started saying weird "jokes". Also, why'd her husband just sit there and let that man say creepy things to his wife? WTH. My husband would've handled him before I could even say anything LOL.

[@lucere3674]

I was the kid in story 2. I grew up as a fundimental christian and had zero empathy towards death as a child because I believed that death was the real starting point, not the end. As an adult that's become an atheist I have become regretful on what I have said as a child too people that was grieving for loved ones. But at the time I truly didn't understand the grief people felt towards death since their loved ones were entering paradise and they just had to wait a few decades to rejoin with them. My views and empathy on life and death really flip flopped when compared too the fact i believe that this is the only life you have vs this is the test before you party with Jesus.

[@videofan1010]

This is an interesting viewpoint.

[@TraceyJeanne]

NTA That’s EXACTLY what reviews are for !! I’m sure many women would want to know if a tattoo artist was going to treat them like shit and be misogynistic before booking them Oh ok my comment are pretty much a combination of some of the comments read in the video 😂

[@Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs.]

I think the donor element ought to be taken out of sperm donation. The number of donors tanked here in the UK when donors lost the right to anonymity; no-one wanted to take the risk of someone turning up on their doorstep and saying "Daddy!" 18 years later, and all of that just for reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses. Assuming it's the same elsewhere, it's purely a donation, that might explain why this idiot didn't take this as seriously as he should have, because there was no way in Hades he wasn't asked if he had taken any kind of lengthy medical treatment as a child and not, when asked, had extensive growth hormone therapy leap into his mind if he was paying attention. Chances are he had the moral glow of doing a good deed, and so didn't take it seriously. Long story short, make it paid, just as egg donors are, and you can expect people to take the process far more seriously.

[@carolsimpson4422]

I wonder where the heartless son learned to be so heartless? I'm thinking he learned it from op.

[@TraceyJeanne]

YTA. You should’ve absolutely disclosed that. That’s very important medical history that they definitely needed to know. I can’t believe you ‘didn’t think’ to say it. When they asked you for medical history, that’s the exact type of thing they are looking for. And yes you’d be the asshole for not paying for it. It’s your fault they are in this situation, it’s your fault for not telling them, it’s your fault their child is undersized.

[@295Phoenix]

Story 4: YTA. There's definitely some bullshittery going on here. He must've been asked and lied about it or went to a really shady clinic. And he does owe it to both the parents and the child to compensate them for his bullshit.

[@Nerdbookworm]

Me and my sister got a tattoo each for my 18th birthday to celebrate me making it (we didn’t think I would) and the guy tatting us was nice, made a joke about being thankful we weren’t getting a basic tattoo, and he helped me with my fear of needles. Now I love tats and I feel more comfortable

[@Pama013]

1. I would turn the table. I can be a bigger ahole when I want, he would shut up pretty fast. 2. Spoiled little brat. Not only the son would go away for a while. 3. Frying pan + BIL's face = Satisfaction 4. If he would be just short, fine, but since growth hormones have some side effects, OP is the A.

[@matthewcourt3795]

I absolutely loath it when people excuse shitty behaviour by saying “that’s just how they are/they’re like that with everyone.” Oh! So they’re a shit person all the time to everyone? Okay that makes it better.

[@axepagode33626]

Story 3 NTA, Your bil should not have said anything at the dinner. He should have said something quietly to your husband after dinner is over. I am a big supporter of #DNATestAtBirth because paternity fraud is a problem.

[@unclegpa707]

I agree paternity fraud is a rising problem but BIL wasn't really concerned about that at all which is why he handled it the way he did. He just wanted to ruin the moment. Makes me sick, It's already a sensitive topic and when buttholes like this dude continue to use it to try to "weaponize it" against someone it makes it even harder to actually have a civil conversation about it. People just use situations like this one to write it off.

[@ettinakitten5047]

"Paternity fraud" God that makes me sick. Cheating is bad because your spouse is betraying your trust and potentially exposing you to more STD risk, not because your child might not share your genes.

[@itjustmemanning8441]

I enjoy when you talk about things in your life that are similar to the stories. As far as story two goes, my daughter did the same sort things starting in her early teens. We found out she was smoking pot. She's all grown up now and my best friend ❤

[@nuclearphoenix177]

Ever since I started watching your vids mark my cravings for waffles have increased massively

[@MarkNarrations]

I should get a commission for all waffle sales! :)

[@shannonfbc1]

I wouldn't have got the tattoo artist to tattoo me at all if he made me uncomfortable. I wouldn't want his art on my body ever. My husband would have flipped his shit

[@ElizabethJKRichard]

So your story about the guy pushing hard while working on your sleeve? I have an equal story. I went to get a suicide ribbon on my lower arm (right above wrist), and the guy pushed so hard on the entire tattoo, that the colour ink actually peeled off my skin. I was left with an outline. Took another year until I felt safe enough to get it coloured properly.

[@shadowdragon7905]

Story 2: from what I’m hearing it sounds like the wife is trying to force the son to grieve with her and that she is pestering him to. However he definitely could be more empathetic. Edit: either no one’s the ass or everyone is an ass

[@isaiahpreston942]

First time commenting on a vid! I’d like to say for story two, I think the OP is being biased. He’s really painting his son in a worse way than he could and he isn’t commenting on anything wrong with this wife. Eg: “My wife sent our son to his room” and then he says “my son rolled his eyes and slammed the door.” If the OP goes into that much detail with his son then he kinda has to with his wife. Now, I may be totally wrong. It might be that his son IS just being a jerk. But I always find it concerning when the OP paints one persons as bad and another as good. Something to consider. (PS mark I love the vids!!!! Great vibe you’re a really nice person and that makes your vids interesting!!!!!)

[@lisemartino1854]

Story 2: it’s fine that the son didn’t mourn the passing of his grandparents, but he should be supporting his mother! As someone said, he’s not being punished, he’s just being asked to give his mother space.

[@clappingpenguin4256]

Mark, don't apologise for going off on little tangents with your own stories, mate, it's nice hearing about your own experiences that relate to the stories you read. 😊

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

Story 3: So, I have a similar story. I got married in 2012. My brother was with an awesome woman we all loved. About 3 months after I got married, my brother and his gf break up and suddenly this other girl is pregnant saying my brother is the father. Ok, my brother & his gf broke up, that’s his right. And he wanted this new gf (Karen). Ok. Again, his life, his choice. We met her, tried to be nice. I admit, we loved his previous gf so much and we started out bad since Karen *knew* my brother was in a relationship and pursued my bro anyway (she flat out said “I had to have him.” Wtf?). So, we started meeting her on a bad note and she just had an irritating personality. She’s used to everyone just accepting her rude, crass behavior because “that’s how she is.” So, I snooped around, found out more about her without asking her. She had had three guys she had been sleeping with the same time as my brother. I told my brother, in private, to get a dna test. Not in public. In private. Well, he told her he wanted one and she flipped. He threw me under the bus, saying it was my idea (yeah, it was, but still...) Aita? That was back in 2012/2013. They’ve since had another kid, gotten married, and live together. However, she’s always kicking my brother out, they’re always fighting, and their relationship is trash. It’s toxic for them both. Listen, my brother is no saint. He cheated on a woman that was already too good for him. But he named the first kid Jr after him, so better be sure he’s yours.

[@Cevalip]

The angry teenager asking his mother to get over it? Sounds like me, when I was a teen. Now, I don't know the people obviously, but if I'm reading this right/this is the same as my situation was, my guess is that his parents tend to shut the boy down when he shows negative emotions, therefore he doesn't consider them worth having/shuts them down in the same way. At least thats what happened to me, but my mom was a narcissist so, it might not be the case, but it sure sounds like it, with the mother wanting the dad to tale her side and throw kiddie out🤔 Also - not having experience grief earlier in his life might make him less sympathetic. Thats just a young people thing, and he should be taught not scolded for it.

[@minisnakali]

Story 3: NTA Had someone done that to me, I'd have outright ended up in jail and he in hospital. I'd have been beyond livid, it would not have ended with words OP is leagues above me in tolerance and grace.

[@nottori7]

I’d contact the shop owner/manager(as well as update my Google review) just to let people know that this artist sought out and contacted me through social media to make me remove my review, reflecting my actual bad experience in the shop.

[@rahkemfleming6672]

Hi Mark. I am a long time viewer and your videos always make my day, so I became a member today. Much love!

[@MarkNarrations]

Oh wow thank you so much Rahkem 😊❤❤❤

[@swestuff]

2 story: ETA, The wife for constantly asking the son to join and be a part of the funeral and grieving process when he constantly acts disrespectful. The son for not understanding, while yes he doesn't need to be a part of the funeral and grieving process he still should be respectful and understanding. OP for not doing anything at all to help his wife, sending his son away would help both the wife and the son as he doesn't need to be a part of the funeral and grieving process.

[@middaydraws3379]

How is the wife the asshole for wanting her son to be able to grieve for the loss of his grandparents? It's perfectly normal for people to want other family members to be there during a funeral. Not to mention with OP not being there she was looking for someone who could actually comfort her and maybe comfort him in case the way he was acting was a result of his grief.

[@swestuff]

@@middaydraws3379 As I said continuously including the son despite him obviously not wanting to be a part of it and being disrespectful. She should known the first time that it wouldn't be a good idea to make the son to join.

[@swestuff]

@Kageyama’s Milk I can understand that, but he states that he dosen't care which is fine but then not understanding his mom and being disrespectful makes him the asshole. But he does have some signs of Autism/Aspergers.

[@nabskull1567]

Story 2 - I know this is an incredibly subjective thing for me to say but man I NEVER acted like that as a teenager, I get being a teenager people are going to be edgy and all that but there's definitely a time and place for that and after the death from not one but two people?????? are you kidding me????????

[@virtualatheist]

Any child of mine that BARGED into the marital bedroom, would very quickly wish they hadn't!

[@yellowbuddha2000]

Hey Mark! Ive been enjoying your content alot recently, I totally binge watched a bunch of your videos at work(I clean during the night so your videos keep me company lol) I personally love when you go off into one of your stories! I thinks thats what puts you apart from all the other reddit channels. You always start telling one of your stories and then cut yourself off and I get sad D: I want to hear MOAR. Anyways you’re awesome! Much love from California

[@ТодорокиШото-ц4в]

Hi, Mark! Love your vids! They give me insight into social situations, and I love the wholesome community here. I wanna become a linguist, and I love listening to your videos while I make foreign alphabet flashcards.

[@MarkNarrations]

That's awesome! Good on you :)

[@tharbeapancake]

To be fair i don’t remember 90% of the medication ive been on recently let alone when i was a baby. I also know i have multiple health conditions but i couldnt tell you what they actually are lmao y’all really think I remember that stuff? 💀

[@ettinakitten5047]

Story 4 gives me complicated feelings, because on the one hand I hate how fertility clinics enforce eugenics with their policies on who can donate, and on the other hand, I agree that they should've been informed. I just wish that disclosing something like that wouldn't mean getting denied as a sperm donor. Personally, I wouldn't care if my child's donor is genetically short, and some parents might actually prefer it. For example a lot of parents with short stature conditions would prefer a short child, partly because it'd be something to bond over, and partly for practical reasons because their home is set up for short people and it can be tough keeping a small child safe if they're the same height as you. I'm autistic and actively tried to seek out a donor who showed autistic traits - I lucked out and ended up with a guy who has already produced one autistic kid and thinks he might be undiagnosed autistic, but I only knew that stuff after conception. In my ideal world, a donor disclosing a genetic condition that doesn't cause serious unavoidable suffering would be allowed to donate and just have their entry clearly indicate their genetic history, and you could decide if you want that or not just like deciding if you want your child to have a certain ethnic ancestry.

[@midgetgirl5]

Story 2 I’m wondering does the kid have borderline personality disorder or did something so bad like rape and molestation happened to the kid that is making him act like that. Anyway get him into therapy ASAP and let your wife grieve over her parents!!!

[@ettinakitten5047]

Yeah, if he got molested by one of the grandparents his behavior would make total sense. Also BPD is almost always a result of abuse, so if he does have BPD I'd still be wondering what happened to cause it.

[@Whale-Shark-Katie]

I feel like the son in story 2 is actually a psychopath, like, I can understand not having that close of a bond with your grandparents, but Jesus, he sees his mother grieving the loss of her parents and he just tells her to “get over it”. I literally cannot see how the son is not a psychopath, he has so little empathy. Also, Mark, if a story similar to this ever comes up where a teenager is being this much of a POS, as a teenager myself, I give you full permission to lay into them

[@Whale-Shark-Katie]

@@youraveragemusicart1491 if only you knew you were saying this to someone with autism, also ouch. but yeah it does sound like he may have a severe kind of autism. I went with psychopath because it genuinely sounds like he has a lack of empathy, like, even i, who is autistic, would know not to tell my mother who just lost her parents to “get over it”. Then again, autism is a spectrum and he could be on the more severe side of it. Also, I’m pretty sure “autistic people don’t care much about anything that doesn’t directly affect them” is necessarily true, yes, some people with autism may be like that, but it’s not like that’s one of the symptoms with autism, I personally am very empathetic, even towards things that have nothing to do with me.

[@chetarisin3035]

I love it when you tell your little stories.

[@helema23]

There is a chance the grandparents did something to the child and he hasnt said anything. ESH in this situation the mother is trying to force the son into a cookie cutte rmold, the son is lashing out and the op needs to book counciling for them all.

[@lilmissiamsodonehere_2399]

I'm curious as to why the parents are so concerned that their child will be short for their age and might now grow. (Referring to story 4)

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

STORY 1: in that moment I would’ve kept saying for the tattoo artist to deconstruct the joke and explain how it’s a joke. Normally people who are being inappropriate/insulting who try passing off the remarks as “jokes“ will have a real hard time explaining how it’s a joke when you ask them to deconstruct it. “Please explain to me how making comments about a stranger’s sex life is a joke. Honestly explain to me I fail to understand how it’s funny“

[@DocKrazy]

First story: she should edit the review and add that this ass looked up her private insta (basically stalking) to confront her about the review. Very professional. It's a shitty joke if no-one except you is laughing. People should learn to read a room

[@juliaemma5258]

This challenge has me excited because my birthday is on Christmas day but also nervous because I'm not that creative LOL

[@ZikedY]

For the story about the son not caring about his grandparents death, I think OP had given an update post, I heard that story on another channel

[@boooo13]

The first story tattoo artist would have gave me a panic attack so good for op writing a bad review on that tattoo artist.