r/TraumatizeThemBack - F*** Around & Find Out 💀

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

Whoever had the Entitled Neighbor should report her. Mail Fraud is a serious crime. At least in the US. I don't know what other countries policies are.

[@hannajung7512]

I guess it is illegal everywhere. It is at the very least theft.

[@tomlxyz]

It exists in many countries. Even eastern Europe under the influence of the Soviet union did (although no protection against the government if you were deemed a threat, but it did protect against citizens)

[@AIHumanEquality]

In the US it's a big hassle to sue someone and not always worth the effort.

[@msthecommentator2863]

Given that the entitled neighbor went from denying packages being delivered to her to thrusting a sealed box in OP's hands, I'd say she learned her lesson. I'm just glad the spider wasn't hurt.

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

​@LGBTQlegend not even a lawsuit, mail fraud is a criminal offense in the US

[@morganqorishchi8181]

The woman who wanted to leave her kids with random workers on the street reminded me of a time about seven years ago when a thief stole a car in my town, realized there were two kids in the back (ages 1 and 3), turned around, brought the car back to the grocery store parking lot. By that time the police had been called by her, but the thief still marched over and screamed at the mom, "What is WRONG with you?! You left the keys AND your kids in the car?! I could have been a predator! I could have been a kidnapper! Do you not care about these two AT ALL?!" As he was getting arrested, he told her, "This kind of neglect is how people end up like me. You're a TERRIBLE parent!" She has not lived that down. Our town is 8,000 people. Everyone gossips here. Her kids are now 8 and 10 and people still mention it to her and, even worse, have told the kids the story repeatedly. For the rest of her life, she's going to be followed by the memory of the time she left two kids under the age of four in a running car.

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

Ah, yes. Because thieves are immoral and non-criminals are morally superior...

[@HebiHouse]

R/thathappened

[@conspiracypanda1200]

​@@HebiHouseI can't confirm for this story specifically, but this kind of thing actually has and does happen. You can even find footage of thieves returning babies from stolen cars and throwing hands with parents on this very website. It's really not as far fetched as you think.

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

@@HebiHouse Tbh, a lot of R/thathappened stuff seems less far fetched once you've experienced some unlikely stuff yourself. I literally met the inventor of Pretty Good Privacy at a coffee machine one time. I didn't recognize him and just asked what his job was. Wikipedia photo checked out. So I'd say OP's story is not that weird.

[@chiblast100x]

@@TreespeakerOfTheLand That checks out. From what little I can say having exchanged some e-mails with him around 20 years ago, he's quite down to Earth compared to other notables in the open source community (Stallman being the elephant in the room on this, what with his ego being on par with a Jobs or Gates, even if driven in a more mindful direction).

[@ddragoon5481]

I feel like the Lady in the Santa story could recover Christmas with her daughter by telling her Grandma just believes Santa doesn't exist because she's too naughty to ever get gifts.

[@halfshinesketches]

That’s what I was thinking something on the lines of she’s just saying that because she’s been on the naughty list for a long time and gets upset when other people are on the nice list

[@positivecynic365]

I have literally pulled that gem out when my children were told by other children that Santa isn't real! Me: Look I'm going to tell you the truth but you cannot go to school and tell the other children this because it would really hurt their feelings. Sometimes when a parent finds out their child is on the naughty list, they decide it would be nicer to lie and say Santa isn't real since they know Santa won't be bringing anything for that child this year. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@diooverheaven6561]

You know what is funny? You know Poland is verry much catholic country right and in Poland on 6th december there is day called "Mikołajki" cellebrating Santa Claus or how in Poland he is called Święty Mikołaj. You may wonder why this is celllebrated, but it's simple Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas aka Święty Mikołaj. So objectively speaking Santa is real historical figure and not only that is part of christianity. So that woman was just a fool :)

[@LizzieDee-o7i]

@@diooverheaven6561 I was going to raise this myself, thanks for the confirmation that it's not just the protestants and anglicans that draw that overt connection.

[@miriam3848]

There is an easy remedy for when a mean grown-up tries to ruin your kid's Christmas by telling them Santa isn't real. Just tell your kid that of course that grown-up doesn't believe in Santa - they've been so mean and noughty their whole life that Santa never visited them. For them it really was only parents who bought gifts so that the kid wouldn't feel so left out

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I feel like the second half of that could backfire a bit when your kids figure out you're the one giving them their presents, though.

[@miriam3848]

@eyesofthecervino3366 by that time they're too old to really care

[@Skaterboi-k6d]

That is genius. I will store that away.

[@6Jas6devi6]

There is an update on the grandma Santa story. Apparently they went no contact, she didn't like that, and proceeded to attempt to kidnap the child from daycare. She was found with a car full of stuff packed and ready to go.

[@Mari-Schimmer]

Oh, what a lovely woman! 😶

[@lampylightbulb]

Ooo, guess she's going to have a police record now. How fun.

[@avidsomething5622]

EBG : is not allowed to see her grandchild ever again EBG : " Time to kidnap my grandchild, because i'm most definitely a good person !" * EBG(Entitled B-word Grandma)

[@cherenkov_blue]

To the Karen who opened the spider package: _Mail theft is a serious crime in many countries._ Think about that next time you brazenly admit to doing so.

[@shirothefish9688]

As a lot of people are american, I'd like this to be the friendly reminder that opening someone else's mail that isn't addressed to you is a FELONY in the USA. And let me tell you, the governmental body that oversees that kind of thing? They are more serious about that stuff than the IRS. I was hoping and praying OP was still on the line with the shipping company, because they record all of their calls in order to prevent legal issues from arising. Of course, this means he's got an audio recording of that woman admitting to a felony.

[@kinorris1709]

​@@shirothefish9688 and even Joker doesn't mess around with the IRS

[@lethfuil]

​@@shirothefish9688 Absolutely not just in the US. But I'm right here with you, wishing they reported it and got her in trouble.

[@shirothefish9688]

@@lethfuil I would assume it's similar in many other countries, but I'm not so familiar with Canadian, latin American, European, or asian law.

[@armedpotato3617]

@@shirothefish9688 Mail theft isn't strictly a felony. It is a federal crime punishable by several years in federal prison and is a felony in some states but that depends on state legislation. The US is very strict about mail crime, but it can be a very serious offense in a lot of countries.

[@titaniummissile5956]

For the MIL who ruined Christmas, I can guarantee you she *conveniently* left out the detail that she ruined Christmas for a 4 year old child when telling the story to OP's siblings in law.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Just what I was thinking. Everyone's always so surprised when the rest of the family sides with the _A,_ but if that's who they're hearing the story from of course they would. Unless they have the maturity to ask the other side for their version of events they'll only have heard a story that makes the loudmouth drama side of things look good.

[@darkdragoness5]

Very true, but the OP didn't mention what the rest of her husband's family was like, so she may have explained why she said the things that she said and they still may agree with the MIL... Hopefully not, cause the husband seems decent enough not to deserve a family who all think it's okay to ruin his 4 year old daughter's happiness about Christmas.

[@iamsongforsomeone994]

That’s what I was thinking. My bf’s mom is very entitled and she’s lied many times, had many people take her side until he went and cleared things up.

[@voidtectonic]

I got a scam call asking for 'the homeowner' they never specified any location, so i thought that was weird. Honestly, that has nothing to do with my response. So, I get this scam call asking for a homeowner and without skipping a beat I respond. "There is no homeowner, I am homeless." Followed by several seconds of silence then, a click. Ive been living that high for days.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

I picked up once and said "Hi, is Steve there?" "Uh... no. I'm calling-" "Oh, I'm sorry. I must have dialed the wrong number" "No, no , no , no, NO i called- **click**"

[@hutbgurb]

​@@BaronVonQuiplyI just like to heavily breathe. No words needed.

[@GenderedMess]

@@hutbgurb Add some lip smacking next time, they hang up really quickly after that.

[@wolfiegirl83]

The entitled neighbor one is WILD to me. My mom orders everything online - reasoning for this is she is bedbound and can't go to the store herself. Packages that she has ordered have been accidentally delivered at a neighbor's house DOZENS of times, to they point where they're kind enough to take it inside so nobody steals it until my sister or I come knocking on the door to ask about it. And they always hand us the package with a smile - the package still being completely sealed - then we apologize for bothering them and go about our day. The fact that people don't understand that it's common courtesy to not open someone else's package hurts me. So her getting the revenge she deserved was so satisfying to see.

[@theuncalledfor]

It's not common courtesy. It's the law. I would be surprised if opening someone else's package is legal in ANY country that has anything even remotely resembling a functioning legal system.

[@wolfiegirl83]

Oh- I didn't know that it was illegal. I appreciate you informing me of that.

[@jenm1]

How is traumatizing a spider a good thing

[@rockcat5000]

About 50 years ago, during the old land line era, one of my mother's friends answered a phone creep with "promises, promises! But you never deliver. Sigh." It was the last time that guy called.

[@strangeannamaul]

11:30 extra trauma points...after getting the tarantula, ask her where the other one is. Spend time looking for this fictitious second tarantula. Leave, in dismay, and tell her to call the minute she sees it, and that you'll call the supplier to see if there was a shipping error. There is no spider, but she wont be able to rest because she thinks there is. She might even move. 29:30 "woman stay away from my damn bag" is the funniest thing i could have hoped to hear im howling.

[@xuanzhencat]

demonic level trolling 😂

[@joshuabrand111]

Fun fact, in the United States opening up mail or a package that isn't yours is a federal offence. And can be punished via fines or a small amount of jail time.

[@andrewholden1501]

This belongs in r/foundsatan!

[@serinadelmar6012]

Next level devil I love it

[@Marco-ti8sx]

You are evil and I love it

[@Kattlarv]

Criminals: *Does crime* Crime: *Backfires* Criminals: "ÖH MAH GÖD! I DEMAND compensation for the consequences of my actions!"

[@cyber_inu]

I read that in Click's voice lol

[@ferretqueen2908]

It's a bird! It's a plane! IT'S...THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY SH*TTY ACTIONS!!!

[@AvocadoPsoriasis]

@@cyber_inusame lmao

[@NerrawGnap]

Isn’t there a scene in some movie like this? I think it was a lawyer arguing with their secretary or something.

[@QueenOfTheZombieApocalypse]

Male teacher asking a female teenage student why they need to go to the bathroom 🤦. My dude, why even ask? There is no answer that isn’t going to make you look bad!

[@waffles3629]

Yeah, one of my classmates in high school would just loudly reply "because I need to change my tampon" if a teacher questioned her. He tried to give her detention.

[@redjoker365]

​@@waffles3629 I would report the teacher for sexual harassment at that point if he tried to give me detention for that, literal sex-based discrimination

[@KiboSanti]

Happened to my best friend about ten years ago. Bless her, she was an absolute badass about it, but it was still gross that he bothered her about it.

[@msthecommentator2863]

Teachers that do this are seriously just looking for a power trip, nothing more. They want to hold something as human and universal as a bathroom break over someone a third their age because it makes them feel more in control. It's seriously gross...

[@Othomqcpwr]

Right, I can imagine an extroverted 16 yo dude (just to point out that it can be either, but dudette could do it as well) saying loudly "I just really need to take a shit right now and would rather stink up the stalls than the class room" and embarass the teacher

[@nugget8967]

That entitled package neighbor got off so easy. I get reptiles on occasion, and if one of my neighbors let their kids open MY package containing a real animal, I would have torn them a new one. Shipping animals is relatively safe, but they should be immediately placed in their new home as to lower stress as soon as possible. Having some snot nosed kid screaming at any animal is the exact opposite of that. I would have been so mad

[@tanyastacy-haws993]

And throwing a tarantula like they probably did can severely injure and even kill the poor baby. They’re very fragile, when I worked at Petsmart I got special training on proper handling since even dropping them can lead to internal bleeding.

[@SH-qs7ee]

I think OP missed out on a great opportunity here. They should have got the spider, then turned to the neighbor and said "So, where's the other one?" Then watch the freak out

[@emotionalagliophilic8623]

“I’m gonna ask this total stranger to watch my kids. To protect them from total strangers”

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

The woman who claimed to be a registered sex offender was putting out an incredibly valuable PSA, and hopefully taught that mother to take better care of her kids and NOT entrust them to strangers!

[@JayeEllis]

Right? Bet that answer will make her think twice before asking a stranger to watch her kids again! At least, I hope it does; I don't actually have much confidence it will.

[@Hermetic_Enigma]

​@norikat2032 anyone that it would matter to the OP would be able to do a background check to verify.

[@JayeEllis]

@@Foxie32 Who cares? Look up 'willing suspension of disbelief.' No one's here for the accuracy; we're here for entertainment.

[@lethfuil]

​@@Foxie32 If they're in the US, everyone can easily check for themselves if the person has a record. So, easy to disprove. Then, how many people are going to believe someone living in a randomly parked RV, who's making strangers watch their kids whilst they're working, over a neighbour/employee/friend they've known/seen for years?

[@AIHumanEquality]

@@lethfuil I've rarely met Americans who know how to check for anything so it wouldn't surprise me if 90% ish of the population didn't even know about the database for offenders.

[@altyrrell3088]

My father used to be a beekeeper. Once in a while, he ordered a queen bee by mail. Queens don't like to get shipped, and they buzz angrily in inside their packaging. He never had trouble with porch pirates.

[@catpoke9557]

I can't even imagine approaching a package and hearing furious buzzing inside it without context

[@q_0191]

heheheh im going to steal this package *angry buzzing* NOPE IM OUT

[@dziooooo]

This comment reminded me of the time a big buzzing bug flew into my apartment and how I hated the sound. I wanted to check what the bug is called in English, here we call the Maybeetles. And that's how I learned that the official name is COMMON COCKCHAFER. Who tf came up with that?!

[@catpoke9557]

@@dziooooo We have birds named tits and birds named boobies. We also have a plant that is toxic to cows that is called "beefsteak."

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

​@@dzioooooso you're German I'm guessing? The name 'cockchafer' dates from the 17th century, 'cock' meaning large or vigorous, and 'chafer' denoting a type of beetle (and yes it's related to the word Kaefer).

[@claudiamcfie1265]

I told my children the story of the real saint Nicholas (bishop of mirna, 4th century). My then 9 yr old was wide eyed that Santa was a real person historically. I spun the story that the tradition is to remember the spirit of a good and generous person. It was a good way to keep the magic of the fun parts of the Santa tradition without having to "believe"

[@oobtty]

So not only is MIL a hot piece of garbage, she’s just straight up wrong too.

[@elaineb7065]

This is my belief re Santa too

[@auroraasleep]

We did "Santa legends around the world and other Christmas tales." His current favorite are the Icelandic Christmas Lads. DO NOT do Icelandic Christmas tales with young children. Just don't.

[@GretchZ]

Well, that’s the story Christianity laid over the pagan tradition of Sinterklaus and Yulepoke(I can’t remember how to properly spell it, I don’t know Finnish)

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

@@GretchZ What the hell are you talking about? Sinterklaas (not klaus) is a Dutch word for Santa Claus. And "Yulepoke" is not a thing, in fact "y" in Finnish is a vowel (equivalent of german ü). Tho i guess you're maybe very incorrectly tried to write joulupukki in a very english-esque way. Which anyways a calque of Swedish julbock (compare also Norwegian julebukk); joulu (“Christmas, Yule”) +‎ pukki (“buck, goat”). Traditionally, before anyone in Finland knew about the Santa Claus tradition, presents were delivered by a man or a boy dressed as a male goat. (calque means: a borrowing by word-by-word translation)

[@paperkay]

The snake in the jar story reminded me of a time my father had a twisted need to throw tennis balls at me - rather painfully - when I was young. The thing was, I had just joined the military and there was a fun gym exercise there, as instructors would throw tennis balls at us and we had to dodge them against a wall. So, without me even realizing it, as I saw dad prepare to hurl the ball at me, my training kicked in and I ducked, very effectively. Problem was, behind me was a glass kitchen cabinet and a bunch of other glassy things - including a travel memento with sand in it. Oh, how gloriously it all flew around the kitchen. of course, mom gave ME a beating and yelling for the damage done, but it was so worth it.

[@arithefennec]

Ah, yes, blame the one EVADING something getting thrown at them and not the person who THREW the thing in the first place. Yeah, neither of your parents were good. Glad you got to being able to avoid getting hit by the tennis ball(s).

[@Muggins1046]

When my kids were little, I used to get asked who was watching them or where they were every time I was out of the house alone. I started telling people I just put them under upturned laundry baskets with a brick on top to keep them getting out. Funnily enough no one ever asked my husband where the kids were if he was out

[@TheSurvivor637]

That tarantula story is just wild. How little shame do you have to steal your neighbors packages repeatedly, and then demand that they come get the spider that you stole and then demand that they never get another spider so that when they steal more packages that there won’t be any more spiders. Seriously, who thinks like this?!

[@loka7783]

Karens

[@GretchZ]

I’d just always add at least a fake spider or book on spiders to every single order.

[@discordiacreates6669]

I'd love to pick that lady's brain apart to figure out what went so wrong to lead that train of thought ngl, like you admit to mail theft, which in the US is a MAJOR offense and can earn a hefty fine or jail time, then when your repeated crimes give you a consequence you can't handle, demand the other person who's your victim, changes THEIR lifestyle to fit YOUR needs so you can... Do what exactly? Keep commiting a federal crime that would get you in serious trouble if the other person pressed charges or told the right person to do it for them? That is so stupid on multiple counts and I'm just glad that beautiful girl was alright after her ordeal, live shipment is already stressful enough for most animal species and to be manhandled by an entitled brat of an adult woman and possibly her small child as well, I do wonder if they coulda threatened an animal abuse charge as well because stealing animals is also its own crime that also warrents fines and abuse is jailable as well. The more you know! But seriously, sarcasm and utter lack of empathy for thieves aside, mail theft is a bigger crime then most people realize and it gets even worse if they'd stolen any federal or state letter as that's also a breach of privacy and- yeah, that woman would be screwed six ways to sunday if op wanted to ruin her life so let's all agree to share this info with anyone dealing with porch pirates, especially if they can get a confession or photo/video evidence of them, because it is absolutely something you can call the police about and they may not be able to act immediately but they'll give them a mighty big wakeup call, especially if it's repeated offenses logged

[@msthecommentator2863]

Because it's easier to demand things from a person she doesn't know than actually parent her son and explain that not everything is for him. Notice how, despite being "traumatized" by the tarantula package, he was still crying over the fact that he wasn't able to open the next one.

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea it's so dumb

[@stankmcdankton6204]

Emaciated ( "ee-may-see-ay-ted" )- Very thin and feeble, especially within the context of malnutrition or illness.

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

Waah! I wanted to be the one to look smart! 😂

[@dionysus_adores]

Hey thanks for putting the break down of sounds of the word, and I'm afraid to say that's not helpful to a lot of dyslexic people. Dyslexia is a B word. It messes with your brain.

[@3zra._.]

@@dionysus_adorespretty sure it’s just a copy paste from google which tells you how to pronounce it too lol

[@Gio98art]

​@@dionysus_adores luckily the comments are read by more than just dyslexic people

[@midnight4685]

@@dionysus_adores Lmao, unrelated to the content of your comment, but I read "Dyslexia is a B word" and forgot that that's a common censor, and my brain was like "Well yeah I guess 'Dyslexia' could be a B word for people who have it, B looks similar enough to D"

[@dawnsmith3278]

When I was 13 or 14 years old, I answered the phone, and all I heard was some guy deep breathing. I yelled to my dad and said, "dad it's for you" LOL . The guy hung up.

[@MissCaraMint]

Now that’s how you do it.

[@c.Orange]

Use a different fake name in every app, when the name gets leaked and scammers call you, you know where it leaked from.

[@jenm1]

A lot of apps now make you sign up with your real identity

[@Moonchild15225]

Near the end, the fact that the HR sent the guy back to Japan before the police could get involved should tell you all you need to know about who's side HR is on.

[@JPPkrFan]

It's a Japan company, of course they're protecting him to save their company and their country reputation. Their toxic workplace culture is also to blame, they're live to working not working to live, that's why that horny jackass thought he could pull off his authority just because he's a manager and can fired as many people as he wants. But surprise surprise, the authority that he had won't work OUTSIDE Japan, especially not with the stunt that he pulled, so the company decided to fly his ass off back to Japan instead of dealing with the police and giving bad name to Japan.

[@kimmcsharry4256]

Strangers commenting on body type is such a pet peeve of mine. I had ovarian cancer years ago, and one of the symptoms is an accumulation of fluid in your abdomen. Mine hadn't been flushed out yet, so I looked nearly 9 months pregnant. A stranger on the bus asked me when my baby was due, and I told him that I'm not pregnant, but I have a health condition and that it's none of his business. He insisted that my health condition was that I was pregnant and kept hounding me about information about my baby/pregnancy. It was especially upsetting because I knew that I would never be able to experience pregnancy. It was such a weird and creepy thing that he was so insistent.

[@S3lkie-Gutz]

it happens with endometriosis too which gets the ‘affectionate’ term “endo belly” by sufferers, people really need to learn the art of minding your own damn business. while i thankfully(i have severe tokophobia which plays into my schizophrenia and ocd so comments of that nature are really jarring and distressing for me) haven’t had any of the pregnancy comments yet my abdomen is distended enough that it can resemble appendicitis or liver failure so it really confuses er doctors sometimes

[@AIHumanEquality]

He sounds like he was in the top 99% of IQ.

[@oktena]

​@@S3lkie-Gutz ik this is a bit serious comment, but I can't help but think of the endo from warframe being the belly of someone or something

[@gustavedore1073]

I can't phantom why people think is good idea to ever assume that someone is pregnant and comment about it. It is not their business and also they don't know if there has been for example miscarriage. People should mind their own business

[@singingsam40]

I'm so sorry you had to endure that. Some people just don't realise what damage they do with the things they say. I hope you're doing better now ❤

[@tangentartists6876]

The whole point of Santa (for the grownups) is to do good acts without getting credit. The fact that evangelical MiL thinks the only point of Christmas is to praise your parents for everything they do tells me she has an Ego the size of the moon.

[@pansepot1490]

I heard some religious fundamentalists hate Santa because it’s lying to children or it’s a pagan practice or because magic is a thing of the devil, tbh I don’t remember which, probably all of the above. It’s possible that the MiL was just being petty but I wouldn’t exclude she wanted her granddaughter to stop being grateful to Santa and being grateful to god instead. You know, who puts food on the table is hard working parents yet the prayer before the meal thanks god.

[@trishapellis]

As far as I've heard, the problem for these people tends to be that the kid should be praising and thanking GOD for everything, and Santa is a false idol. The kid should not be thanking this imaginary man who is not real for her gifts - she should be thanking God. And in a God-fearing household along the lines of this woman's ideal, when parents tell their kids "I got you a Christmas present", the next thing that parent is going to say is "because God allowed me to have a job and make money to buy you that present, so don't thank me - thank God".

[@maireweber]

Ironically, Saint Nicklas was a bishop (I believe of Constantinople). Excluding the miracles, he was an actual historical figure whose existence is backed up by... you know... evidence!! Edit: It wasn't Constantinople, it was the city of Myra, also in modern Turkey.

[@meh2510]

@@pansepot1490 You would think that they would encourage children to believe in an imaginary man who invisibly does tangible good deeds that benefit them so it would be easier to accept an imaginary invisible man that supposedly does intangible good deeds for those that believe in him and sends people that don't to a place of unimaginable and endless suffering. As for Pagan practices on the holidays, about 95% of the Christmas rituals, from decorating the tree to wrapping presents, has pagan origins. Its easier for a stick in the mud religion to steal and take credit for fun holidays than it is to ban said holidays and expect it to stay enforced.

[@WishGender]

@@maireweberhe was the patron saint of prostitutes

[@hunnorarose3695]

About Santa. Someone told my son (7 at the time) that Santa isnt real. I rolled my eyes at them and sat there with my son in the store and explained Santa "the person" is based off a real person and is now a "feeling" of giving and togetherness people get around that time. He accepted my explanation and the fool who tried to ruin Christmas for my kid got very huffy for some reason. "And that, son, is called "grinching". He laughed at that and said "Bah humbug". Close enough.

[@grenade8572]

Wouldn't work in my country, because we have 2 celebrations: Nicholas on 6th december (based on the historical character) and Christmas (so yes, children recirve gifts twice in december, but the gifts "from" Nicholas are usually cheaper).

[@chro_chro]

to get around spoiling santa for little kids I think turning it into a big secret that they're getting let in on makes it much easier on them ie "santa can't get everywhere anymore so grown ups help him out" keeps some of the magic in the idea

[@danielgordon84]

The Jewish kids at my school (myself included) always agreed that we DON'T spoil the Santa secret. We don't get a Santa thing, but that doesn't give us the right to ruin their fun. That MIL sucks.

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

The Click tried to traumatize Clara, but she traumatized him by messing with his camera set up.

[@science_bear]

Then Clara went missing

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

@@science_bear Plot twist: This was The Click's way to try to find Clara.

[@LusindaBlu.3]

And when they did they made up and adopted all the mango land sharks, support demons and the new and ducks in the world

[@TheReal_NNNokia]

​​@@justinn8541akaDrPokemon plot twist Clara was also looking for click to hit the mic through the screen to mess with him.

[@claraangele6352]

Oh yes i did ;)

[@laurelanne5071]

The Japanese guy was so toasted. Even if his superiors would have objected to SA on principle (Japan has its problems) he committed the ultimate sin of bringing shame to the whole company. Dude's probably blacklisted now

[@coolphoton1234]

Dude is *definitely* blacklisted. In fact he is probably blacklisted across multiple industries. That level of dishonor gets around. He may have gone directly from 'potential VIP material' to they guy KFC dosen't trust with the customers, except during the Christmas rush.

[@isfinannaire9877]

I just wished they wouldn't have flown him straight back to Japan. From the post it seems that it was the explicit wish of the victim to pursue legal consequences for her attacker and HR made sure that wouldn't happen by putting him on that plane.

[@lexa2310]

​@@isfinannaire9877 Yeah, the freaking HR helped the molester evade the police.😑

[@coolphoton1234]

@@isfinannaire9877 It was an international mess. No company wants to deal with that , and it probably would have been years before the case saw a court room, simply from the international agreements involved. Its the sort on incident that could cripple a business, just from the constant bad press they would be getting for the next several years. Also, assuming this was in the US, Japan has extradition with the US. If she filed charges the US could file for extradition, Japan would almost certainly honor it, and it would potentially be a faster path to court, as the extradition agreements are more strait forward than the pissing contest a SA arrest in the states would turn in to

[@hiimcrazyfordrwho]

​@@isfinannaire9877 HR is always on the side of the company, and not yours.

[@fightingfaerie]

Another tip for unsolicited phone calls. Never answer saying “Yes”. They could take that and claim you agreed to whatever they’re selling.

[@monicab7386]

At one point computer calls were supposedly listening for "Hello" to differentiate humans from answering machines before kicking the call to a live human. "Can I help you?" Instead of Hello got the machine to hang up.

[@HallowIsSmol]

i just stay silent and wait for the spam caller to talk. very awkward and i hang up once the bullshit starts.

[@darianbarber3763]

I have a decent chunk of sales experience so a few things. A: I have never opened trying to sell and answering yes comes off as a greeting as I say my name, business, & why I'm calling. This tip makes 0 sense and sounds like an old wife's tale. As a call center agent what not enough people say is, "please take me off your calling list" if said politely. A good company will honor that request as you're a waste of resources to call. If your still getting calls from the same company and you never asked to be taken off the calling list because you keep hanging up, we take plausible deniability and higher ups assume you just, "lost connection" when we say the company name. Just ask to be taken off the calling list and it's easy as hell to honor. if it's a shady company that is indignant, then proceed to escalate up the chain, get irate at higher chains, or be the companies nightmare. Being mad at those that are told orders to follow does NOTHING. You can also block them but asking to be taken off the calling list is a really easy solution. Same with door to door sales, in fact most if not all local municipalities have laws requiring solicitors to skip houses with a clearly marked, "NO SOLICITORS" Some will even only allow door to door solicitation if they have received a permit from the local clerk's office. Tips for a no solicitors signs; make it so easy to see someone walking from the left or right will see it. Trying to be funny or rude with the sign can backfire because it makes it look like other generic, "welcome home" signs. All it needs is the words, "NO SOLICITORS". Being rude to the salesmen is pointless because that achieves nothing and believe me, 9/10 that door to door salesmen is having a worse day then you (barring the my SO just died). Very few people actually like being door to door salesmen and only do it because it pays well and can come in clutch when the job market is shit. And, DO NOT THREATEN THEM WITH A WEAPON. That act can be taken to court. You are needlessly traumatizing someone just trying to pay their rent.

[@Mari-Schimmer]

They did it to my grandmother once! They got her to agree to a mobile data service when at the time she had a cellphone that didn't have access to the internet, and they could see it! Bunch of assholes, all of 'em

[@iamsongforsomeone994]

I started answering my phone with “huh?” But then realized that sounded rude and stopped. Now I just wait for the other person to say something first.

[@jefftheevilrobot9351]

The mail theft lady is a major issue. Opening mail of any kind not addressed to you is a major felony. The police honestly should have been called, she can be arrested for that.

[@BlueHeronFire]

13:37 is the most beautiful spider I've ever seen and she deserves a medal for teaching thieving neighbors a lesson

[@SingingSealRiana]

I have very very mild arachophobia but tarantulas and especially that one do Not Trigger IT. My fear IS more Something small crawling on me and me accidently smashing IT then oh No IT will kill me . . . .tarantulas are more Solid and Like, you can See where they are so they feel safer to me

[@dinosaysrawr]

She's a Mexican red rump! If you think she's a beaut, Google the Peacock tarantula!

[@TheHandle1990]

The MIL that ruined Santa.. my issue os with the husbands siblings. In society, we tend to let older people, parents, or people that are deemed on some kind of superior to the person it is affecting slide. We as a society need to stop letting this happen. Heres an example, I HATE BEING TOUCHED. People will touch my shoulder, arm, or back. I will say "please do not touch me." Then i get some kind of snarky comment back. It is is usually older people. Then others will say "you couldn't of just ignored it?" Like, no. I got taught in Preschool not to touch others they should have learned the same thing. then i get told "it was a different time." If we keep letting things slide, people will continue to do whatever. Psychology 101.

[@meh2510]

People that are sensitive to touch can also have gut jerk reactions. Don't think granny would appreciate having a sudden face full of fist when they startle someone who has touch issues. Especially when the gut reactions are born from trauma and PTSD. Different time or not, we are all living in the present and should be aware of what that entails.

[@TheHandle1990]

@@meh2510 ngl because I'm not make myself look like an angel when I'm not. I have had to stop myself a few times. Or vented to a friend that maybe if I started doing that maybe it would stop. But I've never actually went through it

[@Skullhawk13]

@@TheHandle1990yeah people are way too touchy without consent.

[@Miki-gz4jy]

Jesus I rememebr when I was young at camp my shirt said don't touch me cause I painted it on and a teacher read it and touched me 😐 I told her why I painted it on me (I think it's obvious what I'm referring too) she felt uncofmrtable after that and I was just pissed off that I purposely kept going up to her to ask her for stuff and just kept making her uncofmrtable with my presents like mkay youre the one thats uncofmrtable?? 🤨😐😐😐

[@waffles3629]

Yep. As a teenager I had the ribcage equivalent of a sprained ankle. Breathing hurt so you can imagine what being hugged felt like. I refused to hug my one grandma because she always patted you on the back and I knew that would hurt like hell. But nope, she "promised" not to do it so I was forced to hug her (aka blackmailed) and.....SHOCKER she patted my back and I burst into tears because it HURT!! She immediately demanded an apology "for hurting my feelings". I said I'd only apologize if she apologized to me first (with no plans to apologize even if she did) and was informed by her that she didn't have to apologize because she didn't know it would hurt me. I pointed out that's why I'd had her promise she wouldn't pat my back and she accused me of making her the bad guy. Yeah, I walked out and sat in the car. My "oh so helpful" spawn points told me that we wouldn't be leaving till I went and apologized to grandma. They were very not happy when I said "Well I don't have anywhere to be so we can wait for her to apologize" and I was told she had nothing to apologize for. After ignoring them for a solid 30 minutes they drove home. They now wonder why they know almost nothing about my life as an adult "because we did everything for you".

[@maranathaschraag5757]

in the us, it's illegal to ask about marital status (why was it on this woman's resume...?), family, and a number of other things that are often used for discriminatory practices.

[@darkshadowrule2952]

It was in Germany I think. Wild you'd put Single on your job application docs 😬

[@marcromain64]

I assume the person in question applied in Germany. There, applicants for a job are free to decide whether they want to declare their marital status or not. It's not allowed to ask about it in job interviews, which in this case no one did. Interpersonal questions such as how to cope with childcare during working hours are allowed, but do not have to be answered. Unless the question is asked by a self-important junior boss, it is more likely to be used to determine how the company can accommodate and support the (potential) employee. The question of childcare is not a trick question in every country to the detriment of the applicant.

[@starparodier91]

I’m from the US but I’ve only ever worked for Japanese companies and had no idea a lot of the info on my CV/resume would not be allowed in the US until very recently when I was showing mine to a friend (also from the US) and they were shocked. Every place is different.

[@celeste8360]

I was asked about family when I was applying to Macys. May be illegal but it still happens :(

[@LilChuunosuke]

​@@celeste8360technically theyre legally allowed to ask as long as they give you the choice to abstain from answering, unfortunately. So people who are unaware of their legal rights and the dangers of sacrificing them will suffer the consequences.

[@Nonsequitoria2010]

18:55 The gender-neutral bathroom issue is mostly the result of geriatric legislative bodies who still think that anyone less than 100% straight is on a mission to eat poor, innocent, Christan women and children from a soup kettle. It's absolutely a non-issue. 🤷‍♀

[@giraffeparty0]

especially since those geriatric conservatives r the ones doing creepy stuff to begin with

[@Vahlee-A]

I'm a trans woman, and I get exposed to a lot of Christianity in public, especially at The Plaza (bus hub). People try to come talk to me to say "Jesus loves you and your lifestyle is wrong" which is exactly why I hate talking to these people. And then they wonder why I walk right past them with a message in my phone that says "DON'T YOU DARE" when I'm trying to get in a bus.

[@GrifoStelle]

​@@Vahlee-Aas a regular old woman who has used the bathroom specifically to escape dangerous grabby men when I was a kid. I see the use in divided bathrooms. Straight men are statistically the single most dangerous thing to anyone else and disproportionately to females of every age. Just have a third option for people on the middle ground or for mixed groups like parents with kids.

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@Vahlee-A dont worry We aren't ALL like that ...sometimes i think they need to remember to NOT HATE THE PERSON! Sure in the bible it says its a sin But Honestly love the person not the sin is the CORRECT way So yeah I do support you

[@deca717]

@@seantaggart7382Can you tell us where in the Bible does it say that being transgender is sinful? We would all like to see the receipts.

[@owenthompson4071]

34:17 Letting the devil breed hate into your heart is so perfect using her own beliefs against her

[@DezAmmySel]

11:16 my petty ass would have said "oh my goodness! you let your young child use a KNIFE at this age? is that how he's been *_AcCiDeNtAlLy_* opening my packages this whole time? I'm concerned for his safety!"

[@Thesunmaid]

I have had 2 instances where my lack of shame about my period disturbed people at work. I am not a complete ass about it but if pushed I can be. The first was when I worked in a call center for tech support for an ISP. I was not feeling well. I was cramping and I had to rush to the bathroom because my period decided to show up a few days early. So I make a mad dash to the bathroom to clean up and such. I had a male supervisor who would literally keep track of peoples phone codes and asked me why I ran for the bathroom when I only had 20 minutes to break. I said "Well...there is 3 things a lady would do in the bathroom...and if you insist I can go into vivid detail about colour, viscosity and all the other details of it."He went pale and backed off and said"n..no i'm good." He never bothered me again about it. The other time was a male co worker who was..lets say innocent about somethings in the world. I was walking with a pad in my hand because I was wearing a dress at the time and had no pockets so I have the pad which the wrapper is bright orange. The co worker being somewhat nosey asked. "what's that?!" I said "you don't want to know man.." And i moved to keep walking...he stopped me and asked again and again I told him you don't want to know. He again asked and I said "It's a pad!" He looked confused and said "Like...a note pad?" And I was cranky and in pain so I said "No its a sanitary pad to catch the blood and clots currently flowing my my vagina." He also went pale and backed off so I could go to the bathroom. So yeah please people if you see a woman or...Honestly anyone heading to a bathroom with some kind of urgency just leave them alone, Because they might be like me and will tell you alllllll about it. At mu current job is someone says "I am going to the bathroom." at least one of us at least once or twice a week will yell out "Have a good poop!" to which most of us will reply "I will!"

[@waffles3629]

Yeah, one of my classmates in high school learned a very valuable lesson about not going in other people's stuff and asking invasive questions. For context, I'm a demiguy and afab, the rest of my class was amab, and I used to have a period till I evicted my uterus. A classmate asked me for a post-it note (my bag literally got the nickname "Mary Poppins bag" due to how much it held for it's size), but for some reason decided not to wait when I said "One sec, lemme finish this conversation" (I was on the other side of the classroom) so he went in my bag himself. Found a stack of bright pink post-its and tried to rip off the top one...yeah, it wasn't post-its. Pad went flying through the air landing in another classmates lap. He was the youngest of 5 and the only boy, so he was completely unfazed and just handed it back to me. And somehow the first classmate still didn't learn. Fast forward a few weeks and I'm grumpy because I didn't get nearly enough sleep in pursuit of perfect grades so I would get yelled at less. But no, he's a genius and knew "exactly" what was wrong with me. Or as he put it, in a mocking sing-song voice _"I know what's wrong with Waffles"._ I looked him dead in the eye (and I hate eye contact) and calmly replied "No, that was last week". The room went dead silent except for the sound of my teacher laughing his ass off. Figured out who just tolerated me, and who wasn't an ass that day, but never heard a peep about my period from anyone in that room for the rest of high school. With the exception of my best friend (who I'm still friends with over a decade later) who could tell I was feeling off and would just check in to make sure it wasn't anything else.

[@Thesunmaid]

@@waffles3629 You my dear are awesome. lol I went to an all girls high school so thankfully trading menstral products was pretty common and it was not odd for if someone needed a pad, tampon or painkillers to have like 5 or 6 other girls offer. I am glad the teacher found it so amusing though. We only had like 3 male teachers but they learned not to make a big deal of it since at any one time a quarter of the student body could be on their periods at the time lol

[@waffles3629]

@@Thesunmaid thank you. And yeah, that teacher was great, he was one of my favorite teachers ever. We could even roast him to his face (within reason obviously), but then turnabout was fair play. He also never bullshitted anyone about going to the bathroom. You need to go? Well obviously you need to go or you wouldn't have asked. And if you're doing it to just skip class? Probably weren't gonna do the work anyway and he couldn't actually force you to. Yeah, people learn very quickly not to bring up periods with me unless they want to talk. Cause I can out embarrass them way faster than they can embarrass me. Think you're a genius who will embarrass me by asking what my period looks like? I'll answer 😈. Think it's funny to bring up over food? Bet, this salsa looks delicious, I'll tell you all about it while I eat (he didn't eat salsa for a month after that 🤣). I don't do this to strangers, unless they refuse to accept no for an answer.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

I've always found it bizarre and inappropriate when people give unsolicited weight "compliments" of any sort unless you actually told them you were trying to lose/gain weight.

[@hopegate9620]

Yeah, for me it's almost never welcome. If it's to tell me that I gained weight, I can obviously already tell, and you'd probably be gaining weight too if you were bed/wheelchair bound for months. And if I lost weight, then it's almost always said in a way that's pushing me to lose more and/or outright demeaning. Thanks no thanks grandma for the yearly "I'm happy you lost weight, you used to be really overweight and ugly" comments.

[@GretchZ]

Summary of even from like 2002 Me: “I’m recovering from anorexia” Coworker: “I wish I had that problem” She then doubled-down when I commented that it was an illness. “Look. I almost died last month, right over there, because I passed out from just having a cold and nearly hit my head on the shelves.”

[@waffles3629]

Yep. I get complimented all the freaking time for my weight loss by both strangers and family alike. The weight loss of muscle mass because my chronic health issues have been terrible. Unfortunately for these people, I have no shame so when asked my "secret" I just reply "Oh, it's really easy, just be too nauseous to even drink water a couple days a week and the weight will melt right off, throwing up just makes it faster". Apparently I'm being rude and was supposed to just thank them for the compliment. Ah yes, the "compliment" of being too sick to eat, so kind 😒.

[@arona6692]

My inlaws are mostly sweet but they sometimes give me crap about my weight (I variate from ok to really underweight) because they are all on the heavy side and told me I "don't have the right to complain" it is infuriating. When I am underweight "it's OK because I can eat whatever you want" and when I take 2 sizes and have to rethink all my wardrobe (not mentionning having to get used to looking very different) I still don't have "real issues" because I am not fat.

[@jasperhollow664]

Yeah. I used to be really skinny/underweight due to multiple reasons, and the number of times I've heard people say they're jealous of how skinny I am is concerning.

[@valpet4944]

13:37 As a tarantula enjoyer, that is a Tliltocatl vagans and is native to my country. Very pretty by the way. When it sheds its exoskeleton they will have a bright red abdomen.

[@WitchyLilyFlower]

As arachnophobic, that spider is so pretty. :D And wow thats a bright color :o

[@calibricalypso]

Definitely a pretty tarantula! Thank you for the full name so I can look at more pictures :D

[@catpoke9557]

Its abdomen kinda looks like a kiwi. Looks so soft and precious

[@lazyperfectionist3978]

@@catpoke9557 - getting flashbacks to that one internet user who ate kiwi fruits with the skin on and getting "forbidden snacks" thoughts around tarantulas

[@chey7691]

​@@lazyperfectionist3978Tarantulas fried in a wok with sesame oil and chilli is good. Tastes like peanuts with extra crunch.

[@lady_draguliana784]

40:00 I'm reminded of the meme with "skinny Homer". the front looks fine "reasons for wanting to live in japan: Anime" then the back is all the clips holding his skin back with all the "issues" in modern Japanese culture (sexism, homophobia, racism/xenophobia, classism, lack of worker protections, denying war crimes [including defending actions of Nazis in order to paint themselves in better lights]): this needs to be one of them...

[@chaudx]

I'm really glad the tarantula guy story had a happy ending mainly because the spider scared the living shit out of the annoying brat and he was having a meltdown for not being able to fuck around with that other package. I love when entitled kids don't get their way and just have a meltdown

[@ferretqueen2908]

Yeah, and then the Karen's that raised them to be little sh*ts have to deal with the embarrassment and the screaming

[@aurathewolf6737]

I can only imagine an older dude, balding and having a dad bod, running around a house while hugging a bag of jelly beans and growling and hissing, like a dog or cat not wanting it's food to be taken, while a woman chases him around while cursing him out in Spanish. The image is just Chef's kiss.

[@MaddieM4]

I was just waiting for her to yell "it's MY house!"

[@kate-sueketsuruko1757]

I tried the trauma dumping stuff to avoid street harassment (a guy was blocking my way and won't take no as an answer). Did not work, he thought he was such a nice guy to listen to me talk while I went over the most gruesome details, hoping he would just leave me alone at the end, thinking I was nuts or something. Went even over the top, trying to scare him away with some of my anecdotes about my DID. Well... He just ended up assuming the nuts "girl" was defenseless and in the middle of an episode. Started following me after I dodge him to finally be able to get on my way... Screaming at the top of my lungs ended up working after the second time. Have a pretty big trauma from that time. Took me days to be able to go outside again. Would definitely not recommand if you haven't processed all of that. Worst, it can make you look as defenseless and willing to interact... Anyway! Cool vid! Always a pleasure to watch.

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

I have read from another woman that her standard answer to anyone who scared her or creeped her out was to scream. As in loud, earpiercing, Hollywood scream queen finest tradition type scream. And keep doing that. She wouldn't say a single word while creepy person was still there, just anglily scream at the top of her lungs for every move, statement or question from creepy person and right in their face at that. According to her, it worked perfectly every single time.

[@yuzuchi5381]

only good thing as a trans women is that if a guy is a creep you can just trun on your semi-"guy" voice ... even tho that gets harder with time once you dont use it anymore :D Its pretty funny actually tho makes me a feel bit disphoric

[@kate-sueketsuruko1757]

@@yuzuchi5381 I've seen so many videos of that! Being able to have that voice is something I envy so much (I'm transman FTM/genderfluid). But that's dangerous too! If the harassing dude is transphobic, you can get attacked... 😰

[@grenade8572]

I know the trauma. I was followed a coupke of times and tried harious techniques. Screaming all your lunges is the most effective technique. I screamed him to get out of my way and acted as agressively as I could; but in reality I was scared jecause no one was there. But, when he finally get out, after walking a little, I noticed that people heard me and were witnessing the scene. They didn't say anything, but looked concerned. Not sure they would have stepped in if the things had gone badly, but it taught me that your screams can be heard even if you think you're alone.

[@babowasalwayshere]

Props to the woman who was willing to say she was a registered offender to the lady who wanted to just dump her kids off on a complete stranger. Really took the bullet for the lesson there, and not a lot of people are willing to be seen in such a light but it's the reality of life. They're out there, and they don't have a certain look about them. It's true, you don't know who you're entrusting them to. Don't just trust anyone unconditionally.

[@aylabennett4569]

My daughter had a teacher in 6th grade that wouldn't let her go to the bathroom and she had just gotten her first period. He literally made her sit there and bleed through her pants. I told the principal and the teacher got written up. He never told another female student they couldn't go to the bathroom.

[@sophiayt1048]

I once saw a really nice video about a mother explaining the 3-second-rule she taught her children. basically, what it says is that you only comment on something that a person can change in 3 seconds. if they for example have like a salad leaf sticking in their teeth, that is something they can change in 3 seconds, in which case it’s okay to tell them. if somebody, in your opinion, looks unhealthy, that is clearly something they cannot change in 3 seconds, so don’t speak to them about it. I think that’s something that generally more people should learn. don’t comment on people when it’s not something they can do anything about

[@NuttersIncorporated]

I was at a theme park with friends. We stopped to go the toilet. Predictably, those using the ladies took longer than those using the men’s. When we all got out, one of the men (he was a friend of a friend) asked way ‘girls always take so long.’ One of my friends said that there was a que for the ladies so it took us longer to actually reach and use them. Another pointed out that there were almost certainly less facilities in the ladies because we only got toilets - which we had to sit down for - while the men also got urinals. I looked him in the eye and said, “I’m on my period.” He went white as a sheet and told me he didn’t want to know that. I shrugged and pointed out that he had asked.

[@PDragonBaby]

Why is this a problem? I don't see any rude insinuations in women taking a long time in the bathroom. It's not like they were being rude or anything. Am i missing something?

[@dodobarthel2249]

​@@PDragonBabyhe got a normal answer to his question. Then he complained he didn't want to know... so then why ask?

[@PDragonBaby]

@@dodobarthel2249 Honestly idk

[@Arturiamagus]

Another safety tip against scammers: Never use "yes", "yeah", or "ok" when answering the phone or answering probing questions from those on the other end. They usually start recording immediately and delay answering specifically to get those responses. They also ask questions geared towards those answers. If you really want to confound scammers, be EXCESSIVELY formal. "That's correct." "Can you confirm that?" It will drive them CRAZY. I've used it to great success and had the scammer say I was trying to scam him 😂😂😂

[@Ashtree29]

I see a potential employer asking about what you do with your kids while a work super predatory cuz that question determines how much overtime they can get out of you smh

[@darkshadowrule2952]

I'm pretty sure it's one of those protected identity questions they're not allowed to ask here in the US too, family planning stuff is basically all off the table because it's used to discriminate against women, wild they're even allowed to ask that in Germany(I think that's where they said the story was placed)

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

Well, if your kid gets sick then it's obvious that they will want to know how strict they can be towards you about taking out leaves for family reasons. And in some countries you also can get tax "discount" depending on your marital status and how many kids you have (which means you have to pay less tax which the workplace actualy needs to know about when paying you). So it's not an outragious topic.

[@darkshadowrule2952]

@@tovarishchfeixiao taxes don't come up during interviewing tho, that's during the hiring process, and it's typically handled through HR rather than through the department head or manager of your division who probably hired you, so there's a degree of separation of personal information, and I don't know if it's a state or a federal regulation here where I live in the US, but I don't even think HR is allowed to share that information with anyone who doesn't directly require it as a part of their duties, like an accounting person filing taxes or the CEO signing off on it

[@MarikaWho]

​@@darkshadowrule2952 they're not allowed to ask about your future family plans in Germany. Also it's not allowed to ask someone if they are currently pregnant during a job interview. Not even when it's visible. If the interviewer still asks, you're allowed to lie. But if you get hired you have to tell your boss immediately about your pregnancy so they can hire someone to replace you while you're on maternity leave. Source: I'm German and was taught all that stuff during job traineeship.

[@darkshadowrule2952]

@@MarikaWho Danke for the context homie 💜

[@xyzK05]

31:15 If I want a nearly 2000 year old text to dictate my marriage, I'd take the kamasutra rather than the bible

[@grenade8572]

Damn, this line is now in my vocabulary. 👍

[@unapologeticallylizzy]

I LOVE the tarantula story. They weren't even ordering it as revenge or something like I've seen some people online do, just collect big spiders. So glad Karen-Slayer the tarantula is doing okay as well, I know how fragile those things are. Also, yeah, that spider is really cute.

[@creepyprincess4522]

Whenever I get spam calls I just say in the most chipper voice,"Hi, city morgue you bag em' we tag em'!" And they hang up Immediately.😂

[@celiashen5490]

I'll switch between English, Mandarin, and Spanish.

[@fightingfaerie]

I answer with a “Hello” in the creepiest weirdest voice I can think of in that moment.

[@oobtty]

Another good one is "Joe's Pizzeria and Abortion Clinic, where yesterday's loss is today's sauce!"

[@celiashen5490]

@@fightingfaerie One time I answered the phone with "My PrEcIoUsSsSsSs".

[@celiashen5490]

@@oobtty With bones or not?

[@Cathowl]

I've sometimes opened mail I've received by mistake, but when I realize oops, it's not mine? I pass it to my apartment manager so it can go to the right person. The sheer audacity of doing it on PURPOSE, repeatedly, and then getting MAD when there's something in a package you don't like and acting like it's the fault of the person you're stealing from? I can't even put into words how ridiculous and offensive that is. Also yes interference with the mail is a serious crime in America and honestly I'm nervous about even admitting to accidental mail opening, and hoping "sir, I'm a dumbass" is as suitable a defense as it is for tax mistakes.

[@elaineb7065]

There have been two incidents when I've accidentally opened somebody's post, both because it came to the wrong place. The first was a company, so I looked at the contents, rewrapped the package, contacted the company, who picked up the wrong package & got the right one to me, & all was well. The second was a personal seller, of stuff I collect. Sometimes I have to order items in twos or threes or small lots to get the thing I want, which gives me spares I don't want as I already have them. With this package I contacted the seller, slipped a spare or two of mine in there as a quick sorry it's late to the other buyer, resealed the package, then posted it myself to the correct address. I was refunded this postage cost & I assume the buyer got the package, extras & all. I kept no package in my home which didn't have my exact name & address on it. I think it's classed as theft here...

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

It is illegal to open other's mails in most countries. So thereis no excuse for that person in the original story.

[@KiboSanti]

My mom lives in a neighborhood where the street names are similar and a lot of houses on different streets have the same numbers. Every couple of weeks, someone shows up at her door sheepishly handing her an opened utility bill. She's done the same to them. A few jokes of "next time you open it, you're paying it!" but no hard feelings.

[@darianbarber3763]

I'd say, "sir, I'm a dumbass" is a good defense if you actually return it and apologize. Nobody's perfect

[@Skullhawk13]

@@darianbarber3763I mean if you ignore all my hundreds of flaws I happen to be perfect

[@bert8731]

30:35 The opposite of mommy issues is called "Jocasta complex".

[@5darkelves994]

I looked it up and have been traumatized so in theme of the video i request you google something else traumatizing

[@jared-2]

isnt it named after the story of oedipus where he marries his mother?

[@eliasforshee2989]

@@jared-2 nah, thats when the son has an unhealthy (incestuous) relationship w/ the mom.

[@notbot2648]

We just call them "boy moms" now.

[@nemurihimeeex]

⁠​⁠@@5darkelves994Based on your profile picture, this is not a request. It’s a *threat*

[@boopedbyanangel8470]

35:51 We made the whole Santa isn’t real transition easier by enlisting our children to play Santa to someone else from an early age. Santa still came to deliver their presents, but they had to be a secret Santa, too. As they grew and figured things out, there was no trauma because we still enjoy being Santa for each other and others.

[@MysteryOfTheShockwave]

I'm using this idea if I ever have kids.

[@Remakinginprogress]

0:23 I wasn’t paying attention to the screen and was only listening and then I hear my name😨 lowkey was scared for a moment

[@fhocoo]

I need you to know that my cat (who doesn't like any other people except me, mind you) LOVES your voice! Everytime I start watching one of your videos, she hears you, starts purring and comes to me for cuddles.

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

That’s so sweet 🥺😭

[@MisterBear19]

Understandable, his voice is MAJESTIC

[@Kris.krisis]

THAT'S ADORABLE

[@AIHumanEquality]

I won't ruin this moment by telling you that cats don't hear sounds from devices the same way we do.

[@sunnykinnie4life]

​@LGBTQlegend u literally just did, wtf🙄😒

[@charlieliddell6411]

Uh... can we talk about the mother who would have LEFT HER KIDS WITH A STRANGER ?! Like is she actually that naïve or did she just not care until OP lied ?

[@mati.benapezo]

I bet she thought that she still lived in the past, when people were so trusty with strangers.

[@AIHumanEquality]

Unintelligent people exist.

[@Milk-ck1wv]

​@@mati.benapezo lots of those people were still idiots

[@solosynapse]

​@@mati.benapezoYea, when child abduction was way higher

[@FlameDarkfire]

@@mati.benapezoin the past where the neighbor let a stranger watch little Joey and then you never saw little Joey again?

[@SailorYuki]

As a former skinny beetch, I can confirm that comments about weight is frustrating. I used to weigh between 45-49kg. I had tried gaining weight since my early teens. I got many comments of "are you ok? You look sick" and "don't eat so much, it makes us uncofortable". But the one thing that really made me stunned was this customer at work, who came up to me and gave me a folder and said that I seem to be needing this. It was a folder on some magic lose weight pill she was selling. Seriously? I, a 163cm tall, 46kg heavy woman, needed to lose weight?! You could see my ribs and hipbones, but yeah, weight loss is exactly what I need.

[@rioluna06]

Same(hight and weight)... one time my aunt told me to "Look what i eat, because overweight runs in our family" Woman! I can barleyhold my weight over 45 Kilo!!!

[@saint-miscreant]

It’s weird to be in that place, for sure… I lost a fair amount of weight due to health reasons and I was already slim to begin with. I get occasional comments (both complimentary and critical) about being skinny, and my (Asian) relatives keep telling me to eat more. Meanwhile I _know_ it’s not healthy for me to be under 40kg (

[@S3lkie-Gutz]

omg same, hyperthyroidism and gastrointestinal issues make it so hard for me to keep weight on my body which makes me really sick and malnourished. i regardless get bombarded by weight loss ads and unwanted comments by people about my weight and how jealous they are, i was barely above 90 pounds for most of puberty and i can barely manage to stay around 110 pounds now(im 5’5, the ideal weight for my height and age group is 125 or so. im way under the BMI recommended too). i’m so thin i have starvation syndrome and grew fur like that seen in severe anorexia nervosa cases because i barely had any fat to insulate me and keep me warm. like bestie be fokin for real edit: oh i forgot to mention that in an attempt to gain weight i pad extra calories in my food by cooking with butter and adding ice cream to protein shakes, doesn’t help if i just shite it out 30 minutes later because of IBS/Crohn’s and early dumping syndrome

[@saint-miscreant]

oH and being too underweight means you can’t donate blood either! the only time i’ve had blood taken is for potential autologous blood transfusion when i went into surgery. i was pretty bummed when they told me it would be disposed of if unused, in my country just like everywhere else there’s always the need for more blood supplies.

[@toxiczombiewolf5692]

8m 24 and my family mocks me for being skinny still tho it took some time to get weight back as I was hospitalised due to nearly dying. I've been going to gym to get muscle weight because I physically cannot gain wait. Tho being told to wheat this try that really hlgets to you after a while.

[@DouglasParkinson]

A fairly common rule of thumb I've heard variations of is the "ten minute rule": if there is something off about a person that cannot be fixed in less than ten minutes (makeup, fixing outfit etc), don't point it out because they likely already know about it and it's often something they live with long term. The weight loss example somewhat falls under this banner, because of how judgemental the customer was.

[@Adrian-aaaaaa]

I just want to say that im 13 and polish. Your videos make a perfect english practice, mostly because you’re always speaking so clearly and grammatically correctly. Last week i won an english district competition and it’s because of you. Thank you, clicky thicky 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@jennaxoxox4821]

Congratulations!

[@GIChiyo]

Yeah, that story is why I don't want to work in Japan, that any MANY other reasons about the work culture, especially as a woman I did high school there (it was fine) and would only go back as a tourist, NEVER to work...

[@starparodier91]

While I still work for a Japanese company remotely, I spent six years living and working there. The company work was actually fine, but my friends encouraged me to do some (legit) modeling on the side since I’m very petite and a natural light blonde with blue eyes and pale skin. I put on my “Slovak Face” which was a term my friends came up with in high school to describe my dad (who’s Slovak) and rarely smiles and it somehow scared the shit outta the creeps. Got outta there as soon as I could though.

[@willw6504]

The worst part is, if I recall correctly from another video I watched on Japan, they don't have the same protections for self defense there - which is likely why he thought he could get her fired rather than being punished himself.

[@oobtty]

Yeah Ive heard Japanese work horror stories that make the American workplace seem like paradise

[@starparodier91]

@@willw6504 Yeah defending yourself is very tricky.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@willw6504 Though in this case, it seems like even the Japanese side feel that fucker went too far and YEETed his arse out for the sheer dishonour he brought them lol

[@KillinTime8]

just a tip for anyone in the US who receives mail for a previous resident if you've recently moved into a house: Write "Not at this address" on the package or envelope, and scratch out the barcode with a pen (Not a sharpie, those bleed through paper), and you can either put it back in the mailbox with the flag up, or take it to your nearest post office. You won't need to pay anything.

[@StarchildMagic]

I was getting bank statements for a previous occupant of my house for a while. This is exactly what I did with them. The post office's scanners can sometimes read the barcodes through ball-point ink and the letters came back to *me* instead of being returned to sender. But I started putting black electrical tape over the barcodes and eventually the statements stopped coming.

[@waffles3629]

Yep, I've been in my apartment for over 4 years and I'm still getting mail for previous residents. The best was when I just moved in and hadn't updated the name on my mailbox (which is labeled with my apartment number so I don't know why it needs a name), and the mail carrier wrote a note on a piece of mail stating something like "Update your name or mail will only be delivered to the name on the mailbox and everything else will be returned to sender". The envelope they wrote on? Not addressed to the name on the mailbox or my address. 🤦

[@InvisibleGeometry-ow6ny]

KillinTime8 love your pfp

[@celery7094]

If you get a lot of mail addressed to other people (like if you live in an apartment with multiple previous residents still getting random mail sent there), they also sell “not at this address, return to sender” stamps (like self inking stamps, not mail stamps, to be clear). You of course don’t have to - writing it works just as well, but if anyone else is like me and has to do it a lot and ends up putting it off and letting mail stack up because it’s tedious, spending the $5 on the stamp can be well worth the time it saves. I try to bring mine down with me when I check the mail - that way the mail that isn’t mine never even makes its way up to my apartment, I just stamp it and put it back in the mailbox right then and there.

[@grenade8572]

I don't even jnow how it works in my country (I just know we don't have the red flag). So, I open the mail (never reading it) find the sender's contact and tell them that the previous resident doesn't live there anymore. Then, I cut the mail in very dmall pieces, so no one can read it.

[@marieonishenko]

the lady keeping the packages is crazy! I had a wonderful upstairs neighbor I live in the basement of the house and packages are delivered to the front door. One time she accidentally opened a package of mine, realizing her mistake immediately texted me apologizing and informed me she would be sure to make sure she checked the name on the package. She was wonderful and if I wasn't home or she wasn't home we would both grab each others packages and put them inside our unit so they wouldn't get nicked. One time she accidentally left her small old dog outside in the winter here in Canada. I knew something was wrong after her dog was barking for 10 minutes straight and I brought the dog inside my place and messaged my neighbor she was very grateful and felt so bad she had forgot her dog outside before leaving for an hour.

[@Cookie_that_one_queer]

That's so wholesome! I hope you and your neighbor are doing okay, people like you guys make renting much more nicer.

[@atimidbirb]

"I have to go rescue my spider from the crazy Karen" is not a sentence I thought I would hear today

[@itsthejavavoid]

i remember asking to go to the bathroom bc of my period in middle school during math. my teacher was male. he asked why, and i told him quietly, and he let me go with no further questions. i needed to go again around the same time the following day, so i asked. without even asking why i needed to go, he loudly announced "you dont need to use the bathroom, you had your period yesterday." as i just sat there in awe. when i explained to him that periods last longer than just a day, he didnt believe me until he googled it. then he just turned white and said "don't take too long" as i left 😂

[@tywyll6501]

"i was starting to get to the age where i suspected that santa wasnt real, 22 maybe," killed me, thank you man! I needed that today

[@trishapellis]

42:43 This all sounds good and well at face value, but here's the problem I have with this It's a mandatory *cultural sensitivity* training for managers *who are going abroad* . NOT anti-SA training for *everyone* . Where did this guy get the impression that he could just do shit like this unpunished? That's right - in the culture he came from. Where, apparently, he can still do outrageous shit like this and never be punished, because this is just not the behavior of a first-timer. So, like... good job teaching your managers to keep their hands to themselves when they're in a country where behavior like this actually gets punished...?

[@FunkyLittlePoptart]

Nice to see that annoyed someone else as much as me. I assume we're going to be hearing a lot about a Japanese 4B movement if that's how the average Japanese man behaves. Women all over the world are just done with this crap.

[@jacefromanotherworld]

​@@FunkyLittlePoptart sa is problem in Asia over all. But what i hear the worst creepa are in South Korea, then in Japan, which is so fricking frustrating cuz i love Japanese culture and i would like to live there one day cuz queer people are getting more and more rights these days (last one i remember is that trans folks doesn't need to be neutered, which is needed in my country even though i live in eu.) But the older creeps behavior is the worst nightmare. (at least now when i just started with T so I'm still viewed as female. And unfortunately my butta is way to like able for this creeps)

[@papermario3982]

Also super bothered me how the company helped the guy flee the country before the victim could call the cops, yet it's framed as a "win" because the guy didn't want to go on the flight??? The company protecting its employee from SA charges is not a "win" worthy of that sub at all?? That poor victim must be so upset cause I bet you she somehow told or revealed to her company or coworkers she was calling the cops, and then they betrayed her like that. Cant believe no one is bringing this up. This is not a feel good revenge story just cause the guy got punched, that doesnt erase the victims trauma

[@veridianschimiller6234]

Also, you can search about this in regards of people -specially women- from another country going to Japan. They KNOW that a SA report would taint their image outside, so they pretend they're good and civilized for them and still treat their japanese employees under Hell

[@lampylightbulb]

​​@@papermario3982 in Japan dishonouring the company so blatantly like that almost certainly got him blacklisted from a shit-ton of jobs, which is basically a free ticket to only getting low level jobs from exploitive companies. He's likely struggling to even get a basic fast food job... Or he's ended up in the forest, if you know what I mean. Apparently America can still get him to an instant trial of some sort due to an agreement between the countries for international crime shit like that. Either way, he's either punished, but not entirely for the ideal reason, or if the victim persues the case, he'll be put on trial (this is shaky info though) but given the work culture of Japan, there is likely no inbetween for the bastard. He was fired from the company at the very least-- going by the guy they sent to the American branch after he was ejected from America.

[@dr_axie1106]

I was five or six and right before Christmas I got my younger brother to go into the attic with me to play around. We weren't allowed to go there before Christmas because that's where our parents hid the gifts. Needless to say we found them, and I could see my brother's brain go the same way as mine: it's too early for Santa, why are our gifts here and then came the realisation. He started crying, mom came running and just stood there looking at us with the "wtf am I supposed to do" face. My family never had this boys can't cry doctrine but I really don't like my brother crying, never did and never will, so I just went "why are you crying silly, Santa has so much work he had to get mommy and daddy to hide our presents until Christmas". I can't tell you the relief I saw on my mother's face when he believed me. Later me and my parents had a talk, I told them that I lied to make him feel better and now I know Santa isn't real but still I can help to keep him away from the presents from now on and so I did

[@cutesquidthulu9659]

When my kid was in kindergarten, their teacher, a very miserable mean very religious old woman, told the whole class Santa wasn’t real. When my kid told me this, I responded, maybe that’s because she’s never been good enough for him to visit her.

[@schmutzke6844]

Just a friendly reminder regarding the toilet topic: if you don’t feel comfortable/safe in womens nor in mens bathrooms, you can use the disabled toilet if there is one. Same for toilet emergency (if it’s so urgent that you won’t be able to ‚survive‘ the long line in front of the womens restroom for example), just make sure that it’s fair so if a clearly disabled person needs to use the bathroom maybe let them go first or have a quick chat about who should go first. Just learned that from a lovely person here on KZbin. Most importantly: be friendly and most of the time it’s gonna work out great

[@TheDecentt]

There was one time when my grandma almost died because some guys were shooting at hay bales on her neighbors property. She went on over there, asked the people what they were doing, and then yelled and screamed at them until they were sobbing raisins on the ground. My grandmother is a very scary woman and I will never know her truly bad side.

[@Kageoni187]

12:33 Stealing mail is a federal offense and can cost around $5,700 plus jail time. I would have just reported her. FAFO

[@monicab7386]

Unfortunately it sounds like they used other couriers, like Fed Ex, since he had to update multiple companies. Those companies don't count towards mail fraud. Only the USPS does, in the US, at least.

[@Kageoni187]

@@monicab7386 that is sad, but understandable. Thanks for sharing 😃

[@jenniferbelveal4331]

I had the same thing happen, and was ambushed/berated in the break room in front of a coworker. I kept just saying, 'ok', because I was trying to maintain composure, but he kept insisting 'no, not ok!' and ranting about people saying 'ok' and then proceeding to let the same things happen over and over. Something about the hormones, the relentlessness- the UNFAIRNESS of my bodily functions being scrutinized because of OTHER people's malfeasance (he KNEW me to be an excellent worker; I pushed myself way more than that job deserved)- I just cried, and explained that my period and IBS were both acting up. Y'all, I am a stocky former farm girl- I'm not known to be weepy or emotional at all. His whole countenance changed- he did try to save face and mutter a reminder to tell my coworkers if I was going (I HAD, of course, but I was far from in the mood for going through the same thing point by point by then), but he was ashen, and was always SUPER nice to me from then on. Y'all, sometimes it just works to cry at people. But, thinking about where I am now (no longer in the service industry, if you couldn't tell what kind of job that was), I don't think I would cry. I think I would, after asking to go to the bathroom (or calling over and over for relief without answer), I would just stand there until I couldn't hold it anymore. I would just freaking bleed or worse, until containment was breeched, and calmly walk out to call a lawyer. The debate over what minimum wage should be pisses me all the way off- minimum wage workers have to fight for the right to bodily functions, ffs!!!

[@jenniferbelveal4331]

18:18 so much entitlement around bathrooms! How can people have so little empathy about basic biological needs and dignity? HAS NO ONE EVER HEARD OF MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?? Of COURSE I have another one from the service industry! A lady lectured me for being 'rude for using the CUSTOMER bathroom - I should be using the EMPLOYEE one! How rude to use the same facilities!' Lady, there ISN'T a separate bathroom for employees- 'Well, they should be separate!' LADY, DO YOU EXPECT ME TO STAND UP AND PERFORM A REMODEL/MASONRY/PLUMBING RIGHT HERE AND NOW?! I'm not an architect - I didn't build this place, NOR do I own it! My ass is in the wind, and I gotta wipe while being shamed for using 'YOUR' bathroom while making minimum wage?!?! Sweet merciful CRAP! I didn't even present as trans- how is anyone supposed to piss and sh*t in peace when these people keep making themselves owner/sheriff of every toilet?!

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Emancipated and Emaciated sound almost identical. Don't worry. Dyslexia and being from Sweden with English being a secondary or tertiary language are understandable reasons to not get such a specific word. Basically means looking starve to death or gaunt.

[@rendratvandonkereschrijver2912]

Emaciated means to be abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

[@GothicPop]

I live in an apartment complex. My number is 10 above one of my neighbors, and he regularly gets my package because the mailman misreads it or the people sending it forget to put the number on correctly. That or I will get his mail. Thankfully, I've yet to have the man not give it back or open it, and I would never keep his mail either.

[@AIHumanEquality]

Same here. Sometimes I get my neighbours mail cause the numbers look the same and the business next door and my apartment share the same address so sometimes their mail gets delivered to me and I just hand it to them.

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

I have once opened a bank statement from my neighbors because it was from the bank I have a checking account at. I was confused about the line items and only then I saw the name and address. I immediately rang their doorbell and apologized. I was so ashamed!

[@GothicPop]

@@Jacqueline_Thijsen No reason to be ashamed, it was an accident. at least you noticed and gave it to them

[@Vgn1701]

My neighbours steal packages too. I couldn't confirm it until one day, I came back home after two days of the package having been supposedly delivered to find it in front of my door, ripped open. There were books in there, only in Latin (I study Latin) plus an Egyptian grammar (I study Egyptology). They couldn't have known how expensive these volumes are and I'm glad that they didn't. It's not traumatizing them back but it's still funny to me.

[@animeartist888]

Oooooh are they maybe homophobic/transphobic/the like? If so, you should order something LGBT+ supportive just so they froth at the mouths over it!

[@flamefangstar]

Do they still??

[@Vgn1701]

@@flamefangstar I usually order stuff to my parents' or a friend's house nowadays😅

[@MissOnana]

Pausing the video to make this comment real quick. OP absolutely should NOT have let their neighbor get away with stealing and opening their mail. I don't know about other countries, but in the US that is literally a felony. You can get like 5+ years in jail depending on where you live! It is a WAY bigger crime - at least in America - than people think it is, and if you don't press charges and involve the legal system it tells them they can get away with that behavior.

[@waffles3629]

Same. You have to shut this kind of behavior down or they just get bolder. My egg donor did this shit all the time with stuff that was sent to my spawn points house. She'd claim it was an accident, but I wasn't born yesterday. I changed addresses for everything I could, but some companies wouldn't change it.

[@auroraasleep]

^^This^^ In one of our old apartments, the guy who lived there before us passed away, and his Social Security checks kept showing up. It was incredibly anxiety inducing because that's big-time jail if we accidentally opened one. We just kept handing them back to the postman because that's all we could do. The apartment complex was supposed to handle the "this tenant has died" thing but they never did.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

It's illegal in most countries in the world to open someone else's letter/package. Not just in america.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

@@auroraasleep But why the postman didn't just turn it back to the postoffice automatically or mark it as undeliverable rightaway and send it back to the place where it came from when he gets that day's letters to hand? Assuming that the same guy goes every time. At least it's not impossible to do that. In my country postmen would adjust their own work routine according to informations they hear if they know that it would be impossible to deliver the thing to that address.

[@MissOnana]

@@tovarishchfeixiao Thanks for the clarification. Don't really have a reason to know laws of countries I don't live in. Figured since I didn't it was best to clarify I only knew for sure for my home country.

[@aireetakamiya4923]

What that lady did was 100% illegal. Opening packages that ain’t your is federal offense in the USA. 12:25

[@cecile436]

This is something that always had me weirded out. Back in Belgium, I don't remember ever having called someone and they answered saying their name. The usual thing to say when you pick up the phone is "allo?". But now I live in Germany and like everyone says their name when they pick up the phone. I was told never to do that when I was young, so I still don't do, and people have to ask if it's me. Which isn't that easy for them as my name has 2 of these very french nasal sounds (you know, the like of in - on - un - en)

[@wartgin]

Maybe that's why my family answered as "last name residence". My dad's family was German.

[@fancydeer]

regarding the first one: I have IBS and in 8th grade I had a math teacher who loved to power trip and made it a point of pride to never let students not go to the bathroom. Well, IBS doesn't wait for anyone for any reason. I was also 14 and I didn't give a fuck, hated that teacher, and one day I asked if I could go to the bathroom (the gates of hell were about to open) she said no, I should have went before her class (I would like to point out when were we supposed to go before her class? We had four other classes before hers and we still did the elementary school line up style of switching classes). I said "Well, I gotta shit." And walked out. I mean it was either the toilet or the floor. I was enough of a loser that nobody bullied me about it or made fun of me, or maybe I'm too autistic to notice lmfao.

[@Shoebillmarket]

12:29 I WOULD PRESS CHARGES. It's stealing and the packages are expensive, if they were like $5 packages I wouldn't but those are very expensive !

[@solosynapse]

It's also a felony.

[@lunaw2174]

also considering this was her job and the lady was literally stealing prototypes from other companies, I can't imagine those companies would let her off easily

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@lunaw2174 the company's lawyers are going to have a field trip lol

[@yuki97kira]

The mail theft thing reminded me of the video of the guy who puts their cat litter in a tv box because they were planning to throw it out tomorrow morning. Porch pirates came and took the box. That could be a good way to stop your neighbours from stealing your mails

[@Trivial_Whim]

A postmaster investigation tends to be way worse than a police one.

[@tsukikosmith6908]

So I was waiting to use the bathroom and someone joined me. The place had went unisex for their bathrooms. He asked ‘why don’t they have the normal bathrooms anymore?’ Me being the kind person I am gave the best reason. “So that those who are born with both parts have a safe place and aren’t judged. It’s also for single parents with a child of the opposite gender.” Thankfully he got this look of appreciation on his face at the idea. Not a traumatize you back. But still cool to happen. I’m glad he took the first comment well.

[@Ajixif]

Idk laws outside the US regarding mail, but if the mail stealing neighbor is in the US, I believe they're committing a federal crime each time they open one of those packages lol

[@MaticTheProto]

Yeah. Also thank god the spider was fine

[@celeste8360]

@@MaticTheProto Mean kid terrified that poor spider :(

[@waffles3629]

Yep. I had to inform my egg donor of that. She told me "It's not a felony when it's your child". Nope, I'm an adult and you don't have permission, it's a felony.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

In most countries it's illegal to open other's delivery.

[@errantwinds-up8uu]

Tarantula karma is good karma. I'm definitely not making fun of anyone who dislikes spiders or has a phobia, but this one got hers for stealing packages! It's been years but I did have a tarantula once and he was a great pet. We liked to pet his fuzzy back.

[@lindala2602]

But was the boy crying because he was afraid of spiders or because he was not allowed to keep the spider

[@Roadent1241]

Probably both. His mum freaked out, teaching him to be afraid of spiders, but he probably still found them cool enough to want to keep it.

[@catpoke9557]

Spiders are so soft. They're silky.

[@DaydreamingArtist322]

How did he respond to being petted? I have a fear of arthropods, but I must admit that I’m curious about your pet’s behavior.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@DaydreamingArtist322 I think as long as you're gentle with them, they will usually tolerate some handling.

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

18:57 I work as cleaning at a hospital and the only difference between the men’s room and the women’s is a little plastic bag. A lot of the times, the men’s room also have that bag anyway

[@WobblesandBean]

42:00 Ah, so he was Japanese. That explains it. That also explains why the company helped him flee rather than face legal consequences.

[@LIAM_PCK0L]

This entire sub reminds me of a quote my teacher has: "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

[@ryptoll4801]

I never answer my phone with my name. And whenever a scammer or telemarketer asks for my name, I can easily just say "sorry nope, wrong number." It's very effective. They have no way of verifying for sure if they talked to the right person or not.

[@kenirainseeker539]

Not only should parents not let strangers watch their kids, but people shouldn't let strangers dump their kids on them. I mean, you don't know if they're lying when they say they'll be quick. They could be gone for hours, or they may even be trying to abandon their kids and take off entirely.

[@Zephyeran]

13:45 While I do have arachnophobia when handling spiders in person, I adore seeing them in their terrariums or being held by someone else or seeing pictures of them, so seeing her happy and well makes me happy too ^^ I'm heartbroken that my fear means I'm too spooked to get too near anything beyond jumping spiders, but I'm always happy to see spiders happy!! 44:30 Yep, people keep calling my number looking for a Jolene and I keep telling them 'she hasn't had this number for years now, your list is outdated.' and hanging up. They never ask for my name, and it cracks me up so bad. One rambled on and on, not even clarifying if they had the right person, shilling about 'do you have this card, what's the number on it, what do you mean you don't have it, do you at least have this?' I wasted his time patiently and innocently asking what he even meant until about 15 minutes in, he finally asked if I was even Jolene, to which I said 'What? No, she hasn't had this number for years?' And they got mad at me asking why I even let them ramble like that, so I just said 'I'm sorry, you never asked? I thought you knew what you were doing?' Laughed pretty hard with my partner about that call

[@catpoke9557]

I think you can get better! If you're able to approach jumping spiders, that means that it's something that, given enough time and exposure, you can overcome. Especially since you like spiders- that can give you a push to face your fear! I recommend getting used to handling jumpers and then moving on to an equally docile but more stereotypically 'scary' spider. I don't know where you live but where I live we have these things called spiny orb weavers. They're very small like jumpers, and very docile like them too, but they have a scary appearance compared to jumpers. If you can find them, just being near them would probably help, and then eventually moving on to handling them would help even more. If you're lucky, maybe someday you can have a spider of your own.

[@DestinyKiller]

Oh god I'd love having someone call me looking for Jolene. I'd "trauma dump" about Jolene have flaming locks of auburn hair and how my husband was madly in love with her, etc. Basically the lyrics of the song

[@merlin3164]

When we answer the phone at work we are told to give a fake name, most of us use Fred, because we get a lot of scam calls from people pretending to be our DM. He knows all our names, so knows Fred doesn't work there, and usually just says "Hey, this is *name* can I talk to *manager*, Fred." Customers calling are usually asking what time we close, usually around holidays, or if we have a particular item in stock so they don't care who they're talking to.

[@sufficientframe]

The whole "Watch my kids!" thing reminds me of a reoccurring phenomenon surrounding my daily life: every time I go to a theme park or carnival, there's always someone asking me, the short-stack, butch (proudly self-proclaimed here), absolute alien of a being, dressed in a torn jeans, a baggy shirt of the Beatles, and a Luigi cap on my head, to babysit their kids around the rides. Now, every time it happens, I am absolutely bewildered, but hey: it gives me an excuse to ride around the tamer rollercoasters without seeming too out of place.