Parents Kicked Me Out at 14 for Bad Grades, I Went From Homeless to Building a 6-figure Business...

Parents Kicked Me Out at 14 for Bad Grades, I Went From Homeless to Building a 6-figure Business, but They Tried to Take Credit in Front of Everyone, So I Exposed All Their Ab*se.
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0:00 - Story 1
15:42 - Story 2
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[@merix2741]

That second story. The sheer audacity of this woman to expect to repair anything after she voluntarily ruined their relationship. Broooo he was done the second you confesed.

[@techterror1282]

It's wild how she's on the subreddit that talks about the 180 and she doesn't recognize it when it's happening to her

[@dikshithaariyawansa1299]

I can never understand how she says she never stopped loving him but treated him like shit during the affair. If you love someone you will never do that to them. Good on the ex-husband tho, shed all the dead weight.

[@NPC_PLAYER159]

fr

[@Himuramechagodzills]

21:13 ur practically stalking him yknow

[@tealeo2202]

16:36 if he really was the "man you loved" you wouldnt have fucking cheated on him

[@legiontepes3474]

Story 1 and 2: the consequences of their actions. They deserve everything that comes to them

[@aisamulhaq6038]

No 1st one wasn't that😊

[@legiontepes3474]

@@aisamulhaq6038 i meant the parents. In both stories bad ppl get their due.

[@speedboy5218]

U have to be one of the parents talking like that ngl😂

[@Roronoa1213]

Yeah lmao. Was confused at first though my dude.

[@dantrinh100]

@@legiontepes3474 Yeah I agree... but the second story... yes but not as much. The husband should have left her THEN have another partner. On paper their still married (even though by this point it is dead now), while understandable he basically stooped to her level. Unless he is pretending to be in an affair to get back at her. Note: this comment is after i reached the part where OP hears a woman in the background of her call to Husband and i'll finish listening to it now. Edit: this is only my opinion.

[@thefettu]

20:04 “how could he pick a total stranger instead of his wife of 5 years” the AUDACITY required to say something like this after cheating is BEYOND ME

[@arthaiser]

i know right? is hilarious even. "how could you pick a total stranger over me, your wife of 5 years that totally picked a total stranger over you even when you are my husband of 5 years?"

[@zachary6425]

It's what victim minded cheaters say and do. "The term audacity" runs arrogantly strong with this one

[@royal-wolf]

Story 2: OP get over yourself!! You're the one who nuked your own relationship. You can't be mad at your ex for doing to you what you did to him. Do not victim blame

[@kyyutiee]

Exactly and she got mad when he started seeing another woman and she literally said that he could

[@shoutaaizawa9398]

I did the same shit to my ex (who acts like a fucking child but is a grown ass adult) and all he did was blame everything on me so anytime he tried pinning the blame on me id bring up something he did and hed always ask me to not bring it up like he never did anything wrong but did everything wrong and wanted to make me feel like the bad guy (btw we have a daughter together) and anytime we fight when my daughter was in the room id shut him out my mind and focus on my child who was only like 3/4 months at the time, and then wanted to go and complain to other girls about the fact we wasn't having any "fun" time when im still sore and healing and trying my best not to get pregnant again so I didn't have 2 children on my back to be taking care of. After 2 (and maybe a hlf maybe less) years i finally had enough of his shit and left him but now i gotta fight to get my daughter out of foster care cuz of his family doing bad things to her (not to sound like an attention seeker or anything but my daughter should have been dead cuz of everything they put her thru (but im glad she isnt cuz then id loose myself)). But thats all i want to say about my experience with toxic relationships (cuz he was toxic and manipulative thanks to his parents)

[@darkslashgaming1322]

Just imagine she goes to therapy and her therapist is Dr Victor Blane for agcandy

[@darkslashgaming1322]

😂😂

[@c6.bennett38]

​@@darkslashgaming1322by the she would be done for

[@SYLVESTER-6782]

I'm surprised OP's Girlfriend told him to stay away. Usually in other stories, people bring up the argument of "they're your family, you should reconcile" despite the abuse/favortism

[@knightrider9876]

If the gf is Asian as well, she probably gets his trauma

[@Maria-wi1pj]

Gf was being reasonable and pragmatic, she didn't wanted him to suffer unnecessarily.

[@Maria-wi1pj]

​@@knightrider9876 she doesn't have to be Asian not have the same trauma. What op parents did was insane and every decent person would've given him the same advice

[@dogguy8603]

He needs to put a ring on that finger

[@ZippyPiglin36]

OP's GF could be logical too, unlike the SOs of many other Redditors who are emotional at times.

[@kirstengatewood9076]

Second story.. sucks to suck🤷🏽‍♀️

[@TheWiggl3ztube]

She said it’s unfair when she is the one that cheated first. Her husband fell out of love for her and knew the relationship is over

[@krrishsharma8608]

Quite literaly

[@user-sm2ck6ig6p]

Story 2 how to explain in one word bruh

[@avencree]

I love how cheaters “love” their SOs so much after they get caught and are “so devastated” when the SO finally leaves their ass. The gall she has though to keep tabs on him.

[@infinibee7266]

My mom was like that with my dad after confessing that she cheated on him, yet went to bed peacefully no stress there and went back to picking fights with him thinking she's superior, even though my dad makes more money than her and has a bigger connection of friends. cheaters just like to act like everything is normal and point blame when theyre upset, they never properly and genuinely own up to the shit they did.

[@renadu30]

Story 2 : I BEG YOUR EFFIN PARDON LADY ?! "It's not fair", riiight, 'cause YOU cheating on him was sooo fair to him ! You don't like the coming late, spending time with another woman, cold-treatment ? Well now you know how your ex felt ! Looks like somebody didn't like the taste of their own medicine.

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

To use part of the lyrics from the Dwight Yoakam song Guitars and Cadillacs, she found out that the pie don't taste so sweet.

[@XFD42069]

@@BIGBLOCK5022006 man I love that reference

[@trousersgaming6996]

"unfair is wild" 💀 like honestly should have expected that

[@trousersgaming6996]

"unfair"*

[@BooshMasterOriginal]

Becoming less than a doctor would be a disgrace? Only low educated people do sales? Wouldn’t that mean that OPs parents are a disgrace to the family and low educated?

[@godknightomega]

Imagine working yourself day in and day out in a thankless job just to be looked down upon by your own kids. Education seems to make people have a crappy world view on those who actually keep society both clean and running.

[@ingeborgkolkman5048]

Damn

[@the_letter_j9223]

I get the feeling that much of that line of thought came from some form of insecurity or low self-esteem issue. Constantly thinking about appearances and never about what is actually happening is a recipe for disaster in any family. Honestly, they could have fostered the growth of his interests and made him become the best he could be, but instead, they tried to force him to become something he never was or was going to be. It was like they were demanding an apple tree produce oranges. They were completely unreasonable and foolish.

[@mcplays9010]

i let out a lil giggle from your comment at 4:19 am

[@BrownLove7562]

Story 2: WHERE WAS ALL THIS LOVE FOR HIM BEFORE????!!!!! PLAY STUPID GAMES, WIN STUPID PRIZES!!!!

[@the83rdtrombonist60]

"I love him so much" just not enough to not have cheated on him

[@cameron765]

The op in story 2 is ridiculous she cheated and got mad when her husband made her feel the same way

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

The audacity of cheating then expecting sympathy is wild. If that was a man commenting on HIS infidelity, people would lose their minds lmao

[@tyharbanos3701]

Exactly. Women. ☕️

[@axsen2299]

We are losing our mind... Dont you see the comments? Cheating is cheating regardless of gender stop being a misogynist...

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

@@axsen2299 I'm talking about IN the reddit posts comments. It's hilarious how true it actually is.

[@obsidianfrost9514]

She did bring up a valid point in that he was dirty af for giving her false hope of reconciliation. Regardless it was in poor taste. However in hindsight of her last comments that there is no other woman he may of truthfully been considering it. We don't know. While I condeem the false hop he gave her I understand st least. Personally feel its wrong. But she did chest

[@Balls1335]

@@obsidianfrost9514It’s not wrong. He gave her a taste of her own medicine, don’t act like a fencesitting wuss.

[@KingdomOfItaly793]

That’s actually crazy getting pissed that your son only got an A when you yourself didnt finish school

[@DarkEinherjar]

As OP from the shinobi-ghosting story said, "the opposite of love is indifference." The second story feels almost like that story, only now OP is the cheater and is on the receiving end of the revenge. And she deserves every consequence.

[@OGNIMBUS]

Thank youuu

[@Phuong_Pham]

why are you lying

[@OGNIMBUS]

@@Phuong_Pham what are you talking about

[@Phuong_Pham]

@@OGNIMBUS Do you really think a person that posted that post 3 years ago would randomly comment on an ai reddit story reader?

[@Soulfin]

@@Phuong_Pham ... thats not him, he never said he was...

[@Maria-wi1pj]

2 story: He didn't use her. As she said, he was indifferent and polite. She did everything she could to stop the guilt, not for hi,. He didn't demand her anything

[@zeoinfinitneospace2134]

Op should file a charges against their abusive parents because they locked him up without food or anything that's an abuse and that's child and negligence. Just because you're a parent from a different culture does it mean you make your child successful sometimes you have to give love and respect not about image or anything

[@playonlinegames6418]

Asian are just that way and i finally realize that when i start taking a peek into what life is for other countries. Gotta say the US seems kinda messed up though.

[@thousandyardgavri2785]

I swear cheaters decide they love their spouse AFTER.... If you love your spouse so much, you will be SCARED AF to lose him so you should be scared to cheat. Not only did you cheat, you did it for months.

[@godknightomega]

She's worried about her financial security not her now ex-spouse.

[@grape-stories]

I LOVE THE SECOND STORY FROM THE HUSBANs PERSPECTIVE: HE EMOTIONALY MANIPULATED HER SOOO MUCH

[@adrianfisher3349]

I underperformed at school as well and was told by some teachers I could be a genius if I stopped being lazy and applied myself whereas others said I was a waste of skin. Little did I know I had undiagnosed ASD and ADHD. I'm 50 now and only found out last year. Now i know about it I've been able to make changes and am doing much better.

[@ThePawerStation]

Story 2: I hope Op never realized that she took him for granted. Why?? She is going to do some stupid shiz things due to her narcissism and it will bite her back HARD in the divorce. I feel the punishment that cheating husband did clearly is not fair enough and he knows this. If Op talks to the company (Or the company acknowledges this thanks to gossip) about what she did with her client, for sure she is going to get fired.

[@ingridstina5307]

2 story Not her blaming her problems on her once husband soon ex because she cheated and apparently he doesn’t wanna work things out?? Like- even if he doesn’t wanna work things out then anyone can break up with anyone at any time for any reason so don’t go blaming ur shit on ur amazing ex

[@windmolen00]

Starving your kid the night before an exam does the opposite of helping them get a good score. Your brain needs fuel. Sounds like the parents wanted him to fail so he wouldnt be competitive with their golden child. Sabotaged.

[@lawsonallen7741]

They broke the law A Lot. Why did you not call the cops or cps or something.

[@blitsriderfield4099]

I know we say "call CPS" a lot but most kids when I was in school didn't know CPS existed

[@wooin4274]

I'm asian.. all i can say is this is normal from us Asian kids 🥲 the trauma and damage is bigger than a sink hole... im 30 and struggling on what i want to do in life have low self esteem...and depressed (from grandparents, relatives to parents they do what they know is right even hurting your own child)

[@blitsriderfield4099]

Also massive shade cast on the teachers for not noticing and reporting.

[@conrackclover]

Should be the best option but that kind of treatment is so normalized in some cultures that no one speaks against it, also without solid proof and with all the family treating the victim as dramatic, cops and CPS can't do much about it, unfortunately

[@Maria-wi1pj]

People rarely know of this options as kids and, even if they do, the fear of ending who knows where is strong

[@MamaWolf920]

The sheer audacity of this woman to play the victim!!

[@senorpugbottle4462]

If you have parents like this and live in the U.S. please call CPS when this kind of stuff happens. It might be accepted in other cultures/countries but here it's considered abuse. Don't let them take your childhood/life away and don't let them treat you like this.

[@ItsAsparageese]

11:06 "Father regrets your banishment. He wants you home." The Azula playbook, classy

[@chanayplease]

lololol this is a spicy meatball of a video, I'm very entertained 💀 Also, for the 2nd story, anytime a person is upset and they're silent/calm, just know that it's over and they're mentally checked out

[@aleksandarvil5718]

OP’s Asian!Parents = *BOOMERS 100*

[@M.W.2]

You doctor yet?

[@mr.T-tf3bn]

You engineer yet?

[@aetius7139]

​@@M.W.2No that I'm twelve. OK, TALK TO ME AGAIN WHEN YOURE DOCTOR!.

[@pastamasta0000]

@@aetius7139 NO FOOD UNTIL DOCTOR

[@playonlinegames6418]

​@@pastamasta0000it's fucking 3 am and laughing the shit out of myself ahahahahaaaa. Maybe I'm the failure.

[@DeatGaming]

Story 1: Honestly a lot of hang-ups come from parents doing stuff like this. Its more common than people think and props for not blaming your sister. Story 2: You cheated and despite most people's views here its not always a relationship ender, but when your husband doesn't want to reconcile there is nothing you can do but move on, you can't buy your way back into a relationship.

[@godknightomega]

It's a relationship ender for the majority of people simply because of the loss of trust. Not to mention who knows if the s3x was protected or not which means the cheater is now a potential STD factory or a baby trap of raising another man's kid. If their excuse is "I don't know why I did it" that's either a lie or they have zero impulse control. Which is why the phrase "once a cheater ALWAYS a cheater" exists.

[@InternetEmperor-y5b]

Story Two is absolutely hilarious, that woman totally deserves it.

[@Itzz_osa]

2 story. bro imagine thinking a husband will forgive you when you're showing you're not loyal by cheating, and then being suprised when ur husband js cheating back... women are so cocky those days they think they can get away with everything just bcuz of their gender

[@nichochan8681]

Maybe it wasn't as harsh, but as a middle schooler with a large asian population this isn't nuts. I knew kids who'd have a whole melt down because they got a low B in a class and their parents would lose their minds. Lots of angry Vietnamese, Korean, and Filipino parents on report card day, mine included.

[@user-es2vf4qn3h]

Ig my parents had Asian in them… and they are American

[@madambutterfly1997]

Anything less than their unrealistic standards is considered disgraceful

[@jayewrite1256]

You’d think with all those doctors they’re meant to be that they’d understand why those behaviors are bad, but nope because *YOU STUPID, YOU NEED TO BECOME DOCTOR BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS ARE ALSO STUPID*

[@Irondrakeshield]

Story 2 no ones the asshole husband got revenge on a cheater and made them feel what he felt

[@lyndalepowell1225]

Why is tiger parenting a thing, there's a reason why young people are calling it quits on life due to stress.

[@smsff7]

Story 1: I hope OP can help his sister and they never contact the parents again.

[@benhall2307]

"They blew right on my face". Bro, phrasing...

[@playonlinegames6418]

Damn you i didn't even realize that

[@janea2585]

I feel like I've heard story 2 from the husband's perspective before 🤔

[@kioshijacakl]

The second story just made me roll my eyes the whole time. She cheated on him, told him he could cheat on her, and then, when he actually couldn't deal anymore and said he was done, she acted like SHE was the victim. GOD! The poor man couldn't even pretend to cheat back. He deserves so much better than this sad excuse of a woman. Nah, she ain't even a woman. She's a snake that finally showed her true colors.

[@theolanoy4575]

After hearing the first 30 seconds, I immediately knew it was Asian parents 💀

[@RostovII]

Kudos for the guy in the first story not to abandon his sister no matter how much their parents "preferred" her. Whatever happened was because of the parents, she was a victim of them too, although at first she didn't positively suffer from the strict lifestyle imposed by the parents.

[@Roronoa1213]

20:41 *UNFAIR.* That’s honestly absolutely fucking astonishing. The audacity one has to have ONG.

[@ShadzeriosFIN]

The second story of woman exclaiming "How could you pick a stranger over of your wife of x years?" Made me burst out laughing at this sheer audacity. The hypocrisy of this entitled woman! Even going as far as minimizing her actions and still trying to blame her ex-husband for not being the one to trying to fix their relationship. I am glad that that man got out of the relationship and hope he is in a better one or has found something to turn his life from downhill to uphill and live happy without his ex.

[@jessicawarren8560]

😂😂 you cheated on him and expect him to just forgive you and sweep it under the rug

[@the.regular.guy762]

As an Asian, I can totally relate to the Story #1 though my parents weren't cruel as the OP's parents. I crack jokes about the Asian parents' grade scale to other people to make fun of their overly high expectations. Here's an example of Asian parents' grade ratings: A+ =..... (Keep up the good work) A or A- = Average B, B+, B- = Better Try Harder C. C+. C- = Can't eat dinner D, D+. D- = Disgrace to your family, Dishonor to your ancestors F= Find another family

[@marcruth4531]

"Anything less than a doctor, or engineer is disgraceful", and yet here are their parents not being doctors, or engineers, and just running a grocery store... Such shameful people, disgracing their families by being lowley store owners.

[@sirmatsdubois2509]

I have to admit op had a good point at the end grades at the end of the day don't matter if you don't develop the skills outside of school. I mean his sister literally has the best grades out of the two of them but has no confidence and all because she never kept the develop that. at the end of the day their parents insistence on good grades and high paying jobs only destroyed their children's future. also if they wanted to have a good image for the community then they should have been good parents from the start and not Force all of those unnecessary expectations onto their children. because what you do to your children can and welcome back to bite you in the ass One Way or Another. and also I think this is the greatest revenge you could do to your parents. not take away their money not take away their livelihoods or even their homes. take away their reputation and expose them for the people that they really are. because at the end of the day that's will be there end.

[@ShamhaMohamed]

Story 1 : serves right on there faces😂 Story 2 : she did a bad thing and not forgivable at any cost, but it was over, and she should be easy with herself, accepting her mistakes and becoming a better person..the husband seems very genuine and she sure lost gold! But she herself is a diamond in some kind of way! Be brave and improve yourself ❤

[@KevinAgoncillo]

I'm glad that story 1 had a good ending for the sister. Neither of them had it good, and even though the sister never stood up for OP, I think helping her succeed will have long lasting positive effects for both of them in the future. At least my naive hopeful self believes.

[@Krensharpaw]

"He used me after I cheated. This is so unfair." Really?! THAT'S UNFAIR?!

[@blaqstar]

feel bad for his sister, hope she find peace in her life

[@Bagzerk]

Walk with your chest high man you don't owe them a damn thing i relate to this so much.

[@krypto1976]

" he used me for months and now he's done with me" is a wild af bar, considering you're the one in the wrong and caused all of it to happen lol.

[@pujitarao600]

"I love him so much, I miss him everyday" then you wouldn't have cheated.

[@FigustDraa]

Man, hard work can't compete with talent

[@kingolegos]

Story 2: My body forced me to touch the red-hot burner. Why does my hand hurt so much? ... Oh no, actions have consequences...

[@TD-qx9cy]

Once a cheater the relationship is over. Trust is broken. What led a person to cheat. It’s over!!!

[@Spawnofsatan97]

Story 1: Play stupid games win stupid prizes and I would sever ties with them

[@TheSleepyBabyDeer]

OP in story #2 needs to face reality... If she really did love her husband so much then why did she cheat? She deserves divorce...

[@Skibibiohiosigma]

This story is crazy

[@PacanatorTheFirst]

The 2nd story feels like a creative writing piece about reddit cheating stories but told from the other perspective

[@Tekniq182]

Almost all these stories are fake or greatly embellished. Usually the longer and more detailed the stories are just 100% bs.

[@BunnyTheOverlord]

I swear I remember story 2 had a little more to it along with the comments chewing her out and pointing out that she still never learned or something.

[@shafhussain2378]

As an Asian from an Bangladeshi background. I can so resonate with story 1.

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

Story 1 is how Tiger Parenting went backfired

[@juanvilas8509]

As someone with family working on health (Nurses, doctors) yeah even then experience and social skills are a must, you can know everything and still drop the bag because you are nervous or have no social skills at all or experience as you are dealing with sick people in pain and frustrated. Is not just "study and money." That's a outdated mentality of the past.

[@leiomaki]

Story 2: Well wtf did you expect OP after you cheated on him? That's he's gonna stay? You hurt him more than you can imagine, ya worms for brains

[@zachheal5541]

I keep hearing story 2 on every channel now that I listened to it 3 days ago

[@CptKorn]

6 figures a MONTH?!? Holy shit I should learn sales

[@instantpurple1282]

Second story: Stop. You need to take responsibility for your actions, saying you suck and throwing a pity party is not taking responsibility. It’s time to accept the damage and move on.

[@MatthewFloum]

Stories like the first one make me realize how good I have it

[@Heiura]

Second story is so funny , she really thinks she's the victim huh .... Yes , she's disgusting and he's done with her for good.

[@zachary6425]

"You pick a stranger over me" well... yea like you did to him.

[@jayhokum5413]

The woman in story 2 is so delisional its actually crazy…

[@glorelizaplazauba6088]

The 2nd OP has audacity to say "This is horrible and unfair" even do she did it to her self, the ones who commented to talk to her ex is blind sided

[@shay-in-her-20s]

Ppl who get kicked out young, why do you never call the police on your parents?

[@challengeentertainment6008]

This is actually truth about our Asian countries. I still didn't get it why my parents so much in good marks from 1-9 standard when no one even ask for them at any place, I mean no job interview or test has I been asked of my school marks not even college entrances exams of different asian countires just my college grades and coding knowledge and aptitude was asked. And what the obession with doctor and engineering what about commerce and arts. That part is true as well our parents do threw us out for bad grades and even beat us, I still remember how for not making some idiotic copy of english(My teacher ususally only made us copy entire book and i was generally not the type of person who you say even read his copies , I just read my school books for exams), my mom literally threw me out for of house with I set of clothes for nearly half a day. But I don't agree on his point of not treating guest properly in our culture thier is a term called 'Atithi Devo Bhava' this means that every guest is like a god and should be treated like a god.

[@MacClay8]

I don't know how things are now, but back in the 90's in the US (Possibly not the whole country, just the part I was in), your early to mid grade school grades didn't matter at all so long as you weren't held back. The closest they came to mattering was in final year of middle school, if you wanted to start high school in advanced placement classes, which supposedly gave you an extra advantage to getting into the better colleges. Considering what happened to the way colleges admitted people in the early 2000's, how school loans worked, and the employment prospects later on, the whole thing kind of feels like a scam, looking back on it.

[@playonlinegames6418]

Right?? My grandparents, while not as judgemental and punishing as my parents, comment on my grades and saying that it is important if i want a good job later on. It didn't even click with me on how it was supposed to help me get a job. The only time when I'd see them be at least useful was when i was looking for scholarship. And that, also is taken care of with an ielts score of 7.5+. So every tad bit of usefulness from my school's grade completely vanished out of my mind. To be fair, i haven't taken an ielts exam yet but planning on taking next year at around the same time as my high school's exam. University do be costing a lot and i do not want to be a burden. I want to do coding as a mean to make a living(BUT I WANT TO BE AN ARTIST SO BAD AAAAAAAGH). Sorry that's turned into a bit of a rant but whatever. In no universe should school grade be what your children see as the only way to success as it would, quite ironically, mess them up quite a lot and might take away their chance of success.

[@challengeentertainment6008]

@@playonlinegames6418 I truly understand your from bottom of my heart still remember in my 7th grade, I didn't received 9+ cgpa got something like 8.6 but in my school children were given a metallic junk of a trophy for such achivement. What happen I was at my maternal grandparents house with my mother celebrating my holidays and result come in of previous year, they nearly get to commit suicide after saying a lot of hurtful things to me yeah no propes for getting that shit pile of junk for 1 to 6 grade one year they cannot brage about you made you some kind of criminal in eyes of asian parents and grandparents. Since I am first grandson from my maternal side everyone always keep telling me that it is my duty to perform well to all my younger siblings get encourage from it, what kind of bullsh*t is this what about my dream. Love to play basketball till 5th standard suddenly got to sixth standard and playing basketball is like a crime.

[@challengeentertainment6008]

@@MacClay8 man you are from US check education system of south Asian countries will nearly got you to say what kind of bullsh*t is this system. I mean what kind of system have marks for making copies in beautiful handwriting, summer holidays project, files but not of theory exams to full extent.

[@MacClay8]

@@challengeentertainment6008 Oh I believe it man. We have crap like that here too, but it's all fringe stuff that everyone but the most strict parents go for. And not just regular strict parents. People like in the story with destructive societal expectations, or the odd student that is trying to get into some ridiculously niche program. It's so rare that I could never figure out why it existed in the first place. Programs don't exist if enough students don't go for them, you know? A 0.5% engagement rate shouldn't survive more than a couple years. I can only imagine what hell that would be if it was a normal expectation for the average student.

[@jokeathrowaway2524]

"You're choosing a stranger you just met over your wife of 5 years" His wife of 5 years chose a stranger she met as a client over her loving, caring husband.

[@ThatPolishMapper.]

"i love him so much" you didnt love him enough and cheated.

[@arthaiser]

s2: op says he is also a fault because he didnt want to fix the relationship. why is he at fault for that? op is the one that wants the relationship fixed, and she is also the one that broke it. being mad that the person stabbed doesnt want to see the stabber is a new level of selfishness. i will never understand the cheaters that after being found become the perfect partner, i actually take insult to that behavior. before the affair they were giving 50% of themselves, during the affair the give 10% + the betrayal. and when they are found, suddenly they give 100% and expect that to fix the issue. if anything is yet another insult. not only you gave 10% during the affair and had the affair, totally insulting the partner, but after that you make them see that you werent even trying during all the time before that. is like a confession of how little they were doing for the relationship during the entirety of it. it makes the entire relationship a lie.

[@Iris_too]

As a kid of an Asian parents I can guarantee that the obsession with grades is true 😔

[@zeoinfinitneospace2134]

They need to show love and respect because all they care about is their image and their grades so it's okay to lock them up and force them without food that's called an abuse

[@reduchimaki]

nah the first story is actually crazy, why’d op even put up with them 💀🙏

[@Jerry-gn7tx]

they talking bout my parents too, except my parents don't rlly care as much about grades like I don't have to get A to get an "ok why not A+"

[@wavyykbiiitrey5218]

Story 2: I was tweaking ngl, you offered to go to counciling and offer him to cheat with other women, and offered to 'fix' it got shattered when you gave it all for that man

[@jackwaters7775]

Story 1 also doesnt factor in how much easier it was to build wealth during their generation. Nowadays you could work for 60 years as a janitor and never have enough to buy a convenience store, let alone a grocery store...

[@doomsalyer]

To the OP in the second story:THIS AINT STEVEN UNIVERSE THE MOVIE YOU CANT JUST TALK THIS KINDA STUFF OUT YOU CANT JUST GO "we can make it better if i only understand" and expect it to be okay like what is wrong with you

[@mylo6574]

Story 2, that woman really is totally out of it, you cheat yet you try to make others feel bad for you?! Shame on you

[@Natashalive5050]

Story 2 got me laughing

[@dinodanny1]

For the second story, I have absolutely zero sympathy for OP whatsoever, she dug her own grave and now she also gets to lie in it too! She lost her husband the moment she decided to start her affair. It was not an accident it was a choice. Every action has its consequences be it good or bad. She learned an important lesson in accountability and humility, but it’s far too late. The damage she did was done. OP needs to move on and do things right, but just not with the ex husband.

[@raamtl8465]

Story 2: bruh,how the hell does she think he'd react when she cheated on him,telling that it is unfair for him to cheat on her

[@jiyeonjung3076]

I’m not even through the first story right now but it has hit so close to home in terms of how in and Asian house hold grades are everything and god forbid you aren’t able to live up to the expectations that your elder siblings set. Tbh just like OP in story 1, I also grew up with a little family owned shop (difference being we had a convenience store and not a grocery store) and I ended up being really involved in the business when growing up, and yet I was still supposed to focus more on school even though I was being dragged to the shop where they could keep an eye on me. Not sure if you guys know, but behind the counter at a convenience store isn’t the easiest place to study if you’re having to get up every five minutes to take care of your stream of regular customers who are just getting off work and want their usual smokes or drinks 😅 Thankfully my parents never got as excessive as OP’s and the ultimatum for my family was just so long as I finish school, go to college and get a bachelor’s and make a decent living for myself they’re happy. God bless my parents for understanding that their upbringing they provided me has given me a lot of other skills necessary to lead a successful life. Also now that I’m older I have started to see a psychologist and found out I have ADHD and it has me mentally bouncing off the walls like crazy which explains my poor academic performance in my younger years. I’m good at retaining information, but I’m garbage when it comes to sitting still and focusing at what’s in front of me so taking tests makes me anxious because I would end up rereading the same question 10 times over before processing what I’m being asked. Sometimes I wonder if I had gotten checked for that sooner, maybe I wouldn’t have struggled to keep my grades up nearly as much. A lot of my friends are also immigrants or come from immigrant families and I’ve come to notice that a lot of immigrant families don’t exactly believe in psychological issues and just believe that it’s because you’re inadequate 🥲 Sorry for the long rant but the first half of the first story just hit so close to home so I just needed to vent 😂

[@Himuramechagodzills]

The audacity of the woman in the second story even if you love him it doesn't mean he loves you anymore you cant fix it you cheated

[@mountainman5173]

Re: story 2: take a fresh new piece of printer paper. Note how clean and smooth it is. Now crumple it up into a tiny little ball and then straighten it out. Try as you might, it will never look new again. Now, substitute trust with the paper.

[@stancamita9126]

Second story , op deserved that uno reverse card and to be served , how can u have the audacity to do that , say it in his face and get mad when he s getting the revenge on you and ur getting served ? The husband was WAY Kinder than op he could ve also humiliated her , exposed her , but he only did the same thing she did + the divorce cuz is justified , op should ve realised that cheating with a client is no different than stabbing her husband , for god s sake if ur in so lack of x just buy some "toys" no ur not gonna feel the need for " variety"

[@justinblachek6603]

For the Second Story the reason why he was cold and indifferent the entire time is because he was numb he was just trying to catch up to what had happened there may or may not be another woman but you are not in his life anymore and if you loved him so much you wouldn't have cheated

[@Miss_jeongin92]

Story 2: play stupid games win stupid prizes lady you cheated first

[@josephcool981]

I used to have trouble with my grades in middle school and my step mother would do things like this. My dad finally divprced her right before i went to high school and as soon as she was gone it was like a huge weight was lifted off of me and suddenly i never had problems keeping my grades up again.

[@zvnkie]

Story 2: op here should realize that once you break the trust, support, and love with their partner, then it's over for them and shouldnt cling on any further

[@HurBenny]

An interesting statistic for you fine folks: in the clear majority of cases, abuse against children comes from the mother. It is also the case for religious radicalisation within the family. They often require their husband to conduct the punishment (which is not in any way excusing them for complying), but the mother largely tends to be the one initiating. Which may not be indifferent to the fact that children raised by single fathers are immensely less likely to become violent criminals than the ones raised by single mothers.

[@Mattar03]

Oh the irony of asking how he can give up a marriage to a stranger he met months ago. Excuse me? Did she already forget her affair partner? But nooo, she was on autopilot. No thoughts in that head of her's. Almost like cheating felt natural to her