r/Entitledparents Karen Gets Mad I Saved Her Kid

[@juno1752]

3:10 this is my favorite running r/ gag ‘cause you can picture him pausing his mic, scooting across the room, reactivating the mic, and then hollering his line.

[@Trippedupoutaluck]

I can't like you, it's on 69 😞

[@Radman1889]

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[@mando9364]

Mine too. I also love how inconsistent he uses it. Like it's a surprise each time he uses it

[@aperson9950]

3:09

[@KaneLivesInDeath]

Oh, that explains it lmao

[@smorphous8928]

Story 1: wait the kid is 8!?! This mom literally endangered her own kid just so she can teach him to cross the street.

[@wingracer1614]

I have vague memories of my folks taking me to a traffic safety class when I was 5 or 6. We practiced crossing streets like this except this was done at the mall, not an actual busy street.

[@kennywilliams6266]

​@@wingracer1614go big or go home, if my kid isn't learning how to cross the street while staring down and 18 wheeler, then they're not learning at all

[@hollytheanimalcrossingfan]

Yeah. I remember my mom mostly telling me while she was holding my hand and we were both going to cross.

[@orio8153]

I may be wrong but i think in some countries its illegal to cross the road alone under 9

[@broncogrizz]

It's generally advised to go to an intersection with a crosswalk no matter how busy the street. You can get away with it if the road isn't too big or busy. To expect a 9 yo to cross a street like that is insane. My kids' middle school had a similar issue. Parents would park across the street (2 lanes, 20mph school zone) and have their kids cross to meet them so they wouldn't have to get in the long line for pickup. The school tried to keep it from happening, but there were always one or two parents who couldn't be bothered to follow the rules.

[@DaBaseBallZ]

Story 1:So her plan to teach her kid crossing the road was throwing him into Hard mode from the get go?!? And with no safety?!? Some people just aren't meant to be parents,Man

[@jimdob6528]

She took parenting classes from “From Software” clearly.

[@Marco_El_Afro-Latino]

I guess she thought Frogger was a parenting simulator

[@hollytheanimalcrossingfan]

She was supposed to be there with her son crossing the road...

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

I mean, that's how my dad taught me how to swim, just grabbed me by the head and threw me in the deep end of the pool. You know, he's not a very good father...

[@WolfODonnelfan]

@@jimdob6528 Does that imply that she thinks a kid can dodge an incoming car by dodge-rolling? xD

[@Hybrid301]

Lady, just be happy your kid is still with you and not just a stain on the pavement and a yearly statistic.

[@SailorMya]

Worst part is IF they had gotten hit doing this she would have blame THEM for not being fast enough and not her own stupidity! That is just the energy she is giving because SHE doesn't want to be inconvenienced by having to go get them!

[@viatheanimator]

good morning rslash crew, i have a job interview today 🥳

[@CosmoLuizza]

good luck!

[@Jennifer_MB]

@@viatheanimator Good Luck Love! You've got this! ❤️

[@neon_cats]

good luck to you!!!

[@testable601]

Good luck my guy

[@mercedesbigmouth5445]

Good luck!

[@sayadiva123]

Story 1: the fact this one is on no problem with practically endangering her child to the point that he could’ve ended up as a smear on the road (to blame anyone but herself) proves that we are living in a society, where reeducation is definitely needed…. or at least parenting classes. And I’m talking those classes are needed before you even become a parent.

[@jedheron42]

Agreed. Drivers should not get a license if there's a chance they may hit children that jump into traffic. All drivers should be able to stop for that. The road is for everyone.

[@silverflight01]

Last Story: Well, considering the shove and the "dad" fobbing OP to the grandparents, it's no wonder they decided that OP gets the house. Let that be a lesson to ya

[@sirhc1528]

Story 1: The main problem is the existence of a 5 Lane road next to a school. In Germany and probably most/ all of Europe, many 8 yo children go to school alone.

[@WolfODonnelfan]

True, my kid has been going to school/preschool 'alone' (as without any parental supervision, he usually have some other kids his age with him) since he was 6. I have never felt the need to worry about his safety. Then again, his school isn't next to a 5 lane road, hell I don't think a single school in Norway is.

[@Artretha]

As someone with mild hypoglycemia, and whose mom has it more moderately, it would also be dangerous for OP to get into a fight with low blood sugar because when those episodes hit, you're actually pretty weak. Their malicious compliance/petty revenge tactic was the best move they could've made.

[@silverflight01]

Story 2: First come, first sit. OP got to the table first and has every right to use it, even when in a wheelchair. At least Karen had the braincells to not try to push/pull away the wheelchair, that would be assault Also timestamps are wrong

[@smartaMartini]

This is such an American attitude. On both sides. First of all, there's no harm in sharing a table. They do that in other countries because it's normal. But the Karen, well yeah USA.

[@shannonp1656]

But OP didn't need the table. It's all about having a chair, which OP had. - Karen logic

[@xxoxEMxoxx]

@@smartaMartiniWell when 1 in 4 women are attacked in the US can you really blame us for wanting to be left alone?

[@sosansational]

@@smartaMartinithe issue here is they didn’t ask and they expected to have the table all to themselves. karen didn’t want to share the table, she wanted op to leave.

[@juliachatwin3907]

My favorite part is how offended the woman got that her daughter asked about pads. 😅

[@shadowmewfred09]

Story 3: I'd just respond to his tantrum throwing posts "kids owe there parents nothing for doing the bare basics and it's gross you wanted to sleep in your own childs bed" and watch him squirm.

[@J3nJ3nl0llip0p]

4:39. Oh, no. Not the "Bless her heart"... In case anyone is confused, "Bless Your Heart" means something different in Texan. It's the Church Lady's way of saying, "You got me f7cked UP!".

[@lunarshield8944]

Oof i just moved to Texas from South Carolina and lemme tell ya. It means the same thing back home. "Bless your heart" is just a polite souther go f yourself lol

[@christopherzapata4970]

Same for rural southwest. At least until you get to Commiefornia.

[@abiean222]

its one of the south's best insults.

[@ariawen8476]

Greetings from North Carolina! We say it here, too. Though my mom was raised in Mississippi, so I picked it up from her.

[@d3str0i3r]

and that's the kindest form of it, if you get a "god bless your kind heart" or "god bless your kind soul", you're about one mistake from getting personally introduced to the big man himself, especially when it's practically drowning in that patented sweet southern style iced sarcasm

[@vintagecameragirl]

If toilet paper doesn't embarrass you, why would pads? It's just a bodily function.

[@danielbrant6740]

Because these people believe women bleeding from their crotch once a month is evil because it was in some book written thousands of years ago in another language.

[@Fun2654]

sadly its due to the patriarchal society we live in and due to this women are made to be ashamed about it

[@Gabriel-lh7gy]

You see pads are to help with the mounthly bleeding god curses women to have for eating the Apple so in in reality pads are a work If the Devil so demons (women) can corrupt the children with their deviance

[@RiveroftheWither]

The amount of times I've heard men and even women refer to menstruation as an "adult topic" is honestly ridiculous. Like how is it an adult topic if most girls start between 10-12 and some as young as 8?

[@SuperS05]

I actually enjoy watching the expressions when I pick up pads for the wife. I give the "WTF you looking at" look.

[@yazajag]

I can't deal with people, wtf with the second story?!?! How rude and disrespectful also she was there at the table first. Wow! I'm glad she got the family to leave.

[@christiantolson9104]

The first story reminded me when I lived in Washington State. On this military base, they had a school that let students as crosswalk guards (three off duty military police would be there to help). A car who parent was semi drunk and let the kid out down the street and practically ushered them to walk across this road without the crossing guard. Let’s just say, that the military police was quick to find her husband and got the husband Infront of his commander.

[@TheAidanodian]

Washington Military Bases mentioned💯💯💯🦅🦅🦅(WHAT THE HELL IS A STRYKER!!!!)

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

1- Did that woman’s maternal instinct get run over by a semi? I’m 24 and my mom still holds my hand when we cross the street together!

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

Lol my youngest (now 21) still grabs my arm or hand in parking lots or to cross streets. It's not really for safety though. It's because she wants to skip & swing arms. She has done this all her life. She has never been embarrassed to be seen with or to do things with me which was so lovely. We each grab an earbud in the grocery store & I turn on music on my phone. Then we see who can find the most ridiculous "microphone" for lip syncing, the only caveat being that it then has to be purchased cuz nobody likes other people playing with their food. It has to be something we would eat. I swear I laughed so hard I almost peed when she tried one of those oversized watermelons cuz she's 5 ft just under 100lbs so it was a STRUGGLE for her to make it look like she wasn't struggling lmao.

[@NovaGirl8]

I'm in my late 30s and my older sister is in her early 60s and I STILL grab her hand even when we are just crossing a small parking lot. And yes, she is my sister.

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

@@NovaGirl8 lol! My older brother and I have a 20-year age gap! I'm closer to his daughters’ age than him!

[@TheKillerqueen40]

I'm 31, and I still hold my mum's hand when we're walking together, so long as her hands aren't too sore (she has joint issues). My sister does the same thing.

[@JamesDavy2009]

No, she had the maternal instincts of a meerkat.

[@teafox8]

Hearing Uvalde being mispronounced by Rslash was almost enough to forget the way the mom endangered her own kid. Hope she gets a nice visit from CPS or the Police over this stunt

[@danielbrant6740]

_"My father is retired military and has no savings."_ Good on OP's mom for taking her dirtbag ex-husband to the financial cleaners.

[@peterhobson3262]

One of the things about US military pensions is that a wife or ex-wife can claim 50% of it if they've been together ten or more years.

[@kitarrah1422]

​@@peterhobson326245% I know, because that's what I get from my cheating, ab*$ive, narcissist ex-husband.

[@MrCrunchytime]

Last Story - This one actually gave me an epiphany. There's always these idiots on these videos crying out that "children need their dads." Listening to this story, I now have a counterargument... Maybe if the dads would quit being AH, the child would have one in their life. Men who cause enough problems to be cut out don't get a free pass just because "cHiLdReN nEeD dAd." They f-ed around and found out, now they get to live with the consequences.

[@ChrisLeigh]

Children do need their dads. Your argument adds the fact that some dads keep themselves away from their own kids through their actions and behavior, as opposed to genuinely good dads who are kept away by vindictive exes.

[@kenjones6432]

I'm glad to see this common sense reply. Reality is that there's no gender restrictions on being a shitty parent. Most "parents need their dads" I've seen are people just saying that, barring bad circumstances, both parents should have equal access. Whereas most of the US and Canada are prejudiced towards the mothers. I have sole custody of my son. Despite active child protection cases. Despite court ordered mental health counselling. Despite a recorded history of child endangerment, I was advised by two separate lawyers that my chances of winning custody would be, at best, 50/50. And that's WITH me getting a glowing recommendation for security and stability from his moms mental health evaluators. Because "kids need their mom".

[@TheMrMojoRisin67]

I'm sorry, but...a little girl isn't even aware of pads or the idea of periods? Seems like something important to know so she doesn't get scared or end up thinking she's going to die when it does happen the first time. Then again, this is America, so this shouldn't be a surprise.

[@MandiTheMerrow]

I got mine when I was 12... first time I ever said $h1t out loud... actually kinda yelled it. (I was getting ready to go to a waterpark.... 😂😅😢)

[@sintanan469]

​@@MandiTheMerrow As a guy I have to ask: Does the first period you get have some sort of dramatic irony of timing? The number of times I've seen stories about the first period ruining a trip to a water park or party or something it seems like mother nature has a perturbed sense of humor.

[@WolfODonnelfan]

@@sintanan469 Since most of my friends are girls, I have learned that periods in general tend to follow Murphy's Law when it comes to timing.

[@marshawargo7238]

​@@sintanan469 I wasn't going somewhere but I did have on white shorts & was sitting cross leg on the floor, playing a game with my little sister. My mom said "what's on your shorts? DAMBIT😠!!!

[@MandiTheMerrow]

@@sintanan469 I mean, a huge part of it likely has to do with the fact if you have never gotten it before, it really is unexpected, and if you aren't expecting something, murphy's law seems to wanna laugh at you.

[@paulineisme]

Love the reference in the first story. The bells of notre dame is one of the most beautiful disney songs

[@jena7239]

What reference

[@CESayers1]

@@jena7239”Stop!” Cried the archdeacon

[@jena7239]

@CESayers1 ahhh thanks! I was listening to the video and dabney didn't say that bit Just went back and read it- I love hunchback!

[@jamiesuejeffery]

I've been a pastor for 30 years. I have worked with a lot of families during traumatic and grief filled times. My wife passed away several years ago. My father passed away during COVID. I can tell everyone that the saying, "Time heals all wounds." is complete and total BS. The grief will get duller but it never fully goes away. You don't have to wallow in it, but acknowledge it when all of a sudden it pops up out of nowhere.

[@profwaldone]

The worsed crime is a school with 8yr olds on a road which could pass for a 5 lane interstate. With 0 actual messures for either pulling in or out of traffic or pedestrian infrastructure. Here in the netherlands that would be a 30 kmh (18.6 mph) road, 1.5 lane (clogged with bikes and carpickups) And there would still be a zebra crossing (pedestrian priority) What the ever loving shit are yall doing???

[@WolfODonnelfan]

Near my kids school (Norway) it's almost the same. There is a road that goes to the school if one were to drive there (instead of walking like most of the kids do), and it starts off being limited to 30 kmh, but when nearing the school (last 500 meters or so) it's limited to 20 kmh due to the amount of kids walking to school. Having a road that has it's limits to 30 mph (and it's not even consistent, as in all day - every day) sound insane to me.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Are pedestrian overpasses too alien for the average smooth-brained Yank?

[@KatRo13834]

If I ever become disabled, rude people are gonna get max volume at the first. I can't even imagine the type of human being you have to be to treat people in wheelchairs like garbage. What does it cost you to say "Hi, can we share your table?"

[@JamesDavy2009]

Apparently politeness and respect are too high a cost for a Karen to pay.

[@JamiJR]

My oldest niece is a special ed teacher. At her old school there was a boy who misbehaved so much that the teachers started a petition to expel him. The kid often escaped the school and would be found blocks away, often naked, playing in other peoples' back yards. Especially if they had dogs. One time he ran into the street where there was heavy traffic. A substitute teacher grabbed him up just before a big truck ran him over. The mother tried to SUE the school because "that teacher put hands on my child!" When her lawyers heard that the teacher saved the kid's life they got up and walked out.

[@rederneckmerica9904]

The last story is "Reap what you sow" Beautiful.

[@bubblesdarke5226]

That lady is teaching her kid like Frogger. And its going to end about as well as that does too.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Fun fact: this is how meerkat mothers teach their young how to cross the road.

[@thefairybug40]

As a Texan, I am losing my MIND hearing him correct 'five-lane road' to 'major highway'. That's hilarious! I mean, it's also no joke and I hope everyone in this story will be okay, but the cultural differences within my own country are so funny.

[@sadpotato3386]

As another Texan, same... it's not surprising to hear but damn. And the drivers here! I swear, depending where you are in Texas, no one is going the speed limit (or under).

[@WolfODonnelfan]

@@sadpotato3386 I remember that one time I drove slightly under the speed limit and had a driver honking relentlessly because I was driving 'too slow'. Eventually he got fed up and drove around/past me by crossing over to the opposing lane and flipped me off. The reason I was driving slower than the speed limit was due to having a car in front of me that did the same, a police car more specifically. So this doofus crossed over to the opposing lane (which was illegal on this road) and when flipping me off it could easily be interpeted by the police that he was flipping them off. He was immediately pulled over and arrested. Karma at it's best.

[@TriforceWolf93]

@WolfODonnelfan I just felt secondhand satisfaction reading this.

[@befall]

Given the description of a school in the center it’s referred to as a stroad in urban planning. They’re incredibly dangerous and exist all over the US. Wide roads that cut through towns and cities where streets should be.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@sadpotato3386 Speeding is one of the Fatal Five. Are you guys too high on oil fumes to care about watching your speed?

[@shadedias5563]

/sotry 1: The parent's explanation doesn't add up on sending your child INTO traffic. I'll offer an obvious and simple explanation instead: They were attempting to GET her child hit by a car for a court case she's hoping she'd get money from.

[@j.d.l._666]

Well.. After that she won't have a child anymore and as I already said: law should stop putting the fault an the car drivers! Because seriosly! It's NOT the drivers fault if a dense human jumps right in front of their car!

[@yukikitsune7366]

​@@j.d.l._666 that's actually legally true to an extent. Fault is on the driver if there's reasonable amount of time to safely stop. If a child bolts from a blind spot into traffic because a dipshit of a mother tells them to, the mother would most likely be liable for all the damages that happen next.

[@j.d.l._666]

@@yukikitsune7366 might be true. But we all know these people will sue and guilt trip and there will be a long, exhausting legal battle of sth like this happens. And for the drivers it's always the fear of losing their license and there for maybe their job because they can't drive anymore. It's just infuriating. Especially in Germany, where I live. There is the "Teilschuld" meaning "partial guilt" as in, if there would have been ANY TINY way to prevent the accident the car driver is liable and has to fear at least a hefty fine. It's super tricky. Like, this acutally happened to me 10 minutes ago: a f* ing cyclist drove on the road FOR CARS while DIRECTLY NEXT TO HIM was a f* ing CYCLIST LANE! Did he use it? NO! Would I be at fault of HE caused an accident and I run him over? YES! because "you need to keep your eyes open" BS!

[@yazajag]

No common sense or logic or consideration or sensitivity about how to treat your alive breathing human children smh 🤔

[@deepseagargantuar1373]

AYYY DISTANT REVERB RSLASH HAS RETURNED!!

[@robertaylor9218]

I was about to call BS on the first story so many times. When OP said it was in Texas… well I can see that.

[@Snak3mast3r]

I dont get moms being soo worried and offended if their daughter… finds out what pads or tampons for? Like, they isn’t really a being too young for it. They are gonna learn anyways. And if they are too young to grasp it, they are too young to care about it. Like. Common it’s 2024 people, women bleed- it’s not a foundation shaking revelation.

[@JamesDavy2009]

I have a feeling it's the Cult of the Cross being repressive again; like it's still the Dark Ages.

[@SweetLala25]

Damn basically I'm getting: would you rather have a dad you knew little about/never really met OR would you have a dad that was in your life but treated you like crap every chance he got.

[@DaniS398]

I start teaching my kids about road safety in my neighborhood parking lot with slow and low traffic and I cross from sidewalk to sidewalk with them. My 4 year old knows to wait until cars come to a complete stop before crossing. Myb8byear old is ready to walk to school on his own...I'm not ready though lol.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Clearly, the U.S. needs to have these four words taught in school: Stop, Look, Listen, Think.

[@merlinathrawes746]

Story 1: Truthfully, it sounds like a bad location for a school. But that mother is INSANE. Have the kid walk to the crosswalk where there's hopefully a light and maybe a crossing guard. Story 2: That was ridiculous. Even someone in a wheelchair deserves a decent place to be able to eat. I'm a type 2 diabetic. I do know what low blood sugar feels like. It's not fun. Story 4: OP, you should not only change the locks and add cameras, an alarm system would be a good thing too.

[@Snak3mast3r]

Hahahahaha that’s awesome Rslash. 6:40 ish “she told her to get up and go- well she can’t do that….” As some dude in a wheelchair that made my day

[@itshiggi7292]

I was about to say this too!!😂

[@HallowqueenCrafting]

"This girl was far too young to know what pads were for." But she's old enough to read? My kids knew what mensurating and pads were before they could read - in an age appropriate way, but it wouldn't have surprised them.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Absolutely. Aunt Flo can start visiting during the tween years.

[@HallowqueenCrafting]

@@JamesDavy2009 some girls as young as 8.

[@MrJuzam]

Story 1: Isn't the bigger issue that the school was next to this gigantic highway?? Who does that? Stupid US road system...

[@trublaze]

It's TXDOT, which means you're underestimating the level of stupidity

[@JamesDavy2009]

They're too high on oil fumes to think up the concept of a pedestrian overpass.

[@hamatoJade]

The first two stories are super American. Like those would never be happening in Germany. I crossed streets by age 5 and knew what pads were for even younger

[@rosegomez203]

Did you call 911! That is endangering his life!

[@Rj-ij6ko]

Story 1: Ya…idk man, the fact that Op didn’t look Karen in the eye and say “…are you fucking STUPID?” Op is a good person and that Karen needs her child removed from her custody.

[@mysterylovescompany2657]

The first thing that occurred to me after OP stated specifically where ut happened was a grimly humorous, "Texas? I'll just bet she was a pro-lifer, too."

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@mysterylovescompany2657 Too high on oil fumes to have common sense.

[@bionicmaleficent]

As a disabled person, I will agree & disagree on "getting into arguments." I don't always worry about "escalation." I already have anger issues & don't run from conflict. Actually, I don't run at all. 🤣

[@PositiveStellarLuckyAchiever]

Story 1: Child endangerment is inexcusable! I really hope that kid ended up in a safer home. (Also, the lack of a crosswalk near the school feels like a terrible design flaw.) Story 2: Whatever happened to just telling the staff "I didn't agree to share my table"?

[@laceybugg3143]

Story 1) Is it just me, or is it extremely concerning that either... A) A school was approved to be built right by a busy 5 lane highway OR B) A busy 5 lane highway was approved to be built right by a school WHO TF ALLOWED THAT?!

[@JamesDavy2009]

Someone with more oil fumes than common sense.

[@SoothingRetreats]

Of all the Reddit posts I've read or watched here, Entitled Parents stories are always the most entertaining! I actually have a story of my own about an entitled parent/terrible customer. One fateful day, I was happily doing my job, chatting with guests as I went about my usual duties. Out of nowhere, this entitled parent loses her mind over a slightly burnt pizza. A bit later, as I was walking by, I meant to say, 'Are you and your kids having fun?' but what actually came out was, 'Getting ready to go home? Thanks for playing with us! Come again soon!' She absolutely lost it. I was so frustrated that I stormed into my manager’s office, saying, 'To say I am angry is an understatement!' My manager, trying to calm me down, replied with, 'I know… her boyfriend is a deadbeat.' In my head, I’m thinking, 'What the hell does that have to do with anything?' At the end of my shift, the entitled parent was still there, stewing in her anger. I was a mess, practically in tears, when she yelled, 'You still didn’t tell me why you asked if I was going home!' I really wanted to shout, 'Shut up! You don’t get to talk to me or my coworkers that way!' But, instead, I held my tongue in front of my manager, coworkers, and guests. Two important lessons I learned that day: don’t let a customer’s anger get under my skin, and KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT. It was either that or risk saying something explosive, and I was not about to go down that path!

[@Ulysses_S_Grant_18]

Frist story is peak american road design Boy do i love 'freedom'

[@JerziTBoss]

This has nothing to do with american road design. This has all to do with mother being dipship or trying to do insurance fraud by willingly letting her kid get hit by a car. This story could've been valid in every country not just US.

[@trublaze]

​@@JerziTBossThere are zero other countries that would even allow a 5 lane highway anywhere near an elementary school

[@Ulysses_S_Grant_18]

@@JerziTBoss litterally no other countries would have a elementary school on a highway style road Thats lunacy Not even canada would do that and their road network is nearly as bad

[@Ulysses_S_Grant_18]

@@JerziTBoss futhermore no other country would have a road level pedestrian crossing over 5 coninuous lanes

[@13thMaiden]

Story 1) Damn, did she think her son was Frogger? Honestly one of those being forced to stop for her should have blared their horns at her, especially the trucker. Also does the crosswalk have a traffic light or a dedicated crossing guard? Cause this sounds like ultra dangerous...

[@ThingInTheHall]

Crossy road irl

[@jeremyweaver9598]

To the Second Story, my daughter is seven, she has known since she was about four what pads and tampons are and what they are for. I want her prepared for when the time comes that she will need them and she will know what to do with them.

[@LunarisArts]

I too knew what they were way before my first period. Didn't stop me from having a medium sized panic attack first time I saw my undies being bloody. Thought I was seriously sick (thanks to medical dramas where they spoke of blood in stool and stuff). Mum was her usual gentle no nonsense self and explained things to me and reminded me of the sexed I had in school. After that she gave me one of her mild flow pads and took me to the store for my own stash and some chocolates. Got a monthly "allowance" to get my own after that. Not a problem since the shop was on the way home from school.

[@ondank]

Story 1 is insane. Like as a cyclist I have never met a cyclist who wants people to have *more* exposure to cars. And that's in the UK where stroads like this is much rarer. It did make me question it's honesty because so much of it seemed wildly inconsistent with reality ... And then I remembered where we were talking about.

[@andrewlanglois6362]

5:17 that doesn't go well when exerted upon one's self. The vector has to go outwards, and not inwards. Kinetic energy when traveled from one's strength is what builds the resistance of "mind over matter".

[@legoman5491]

Finally, somebody acknowledges the greasiness of Costco pizza

[@dragonkeeper19600]

Story 1: What kind of Pet Sematary-a** school is this?

[@WishMakerDX]

Yea that's what I was thinking. Sure the entitled mother was the AH but so was the person who built the school next to a highway.

[@yukikitsune7366]

​@@WishMakerDX the school was probably there when it was a normal 2 lane road and as society grew, so did the road.

[@GoingSwimmingly]

Story 2: _It’s always “too early to know what a period is” until your kid gets their period in the third grade_ It could’ve been a good lesson, but I doubt that this lady was the kinda person to explain things calmly lol

[@JamesDavy2009]

It's been said that Aunt Flo can start visiting furing the tweens.

[@robbieberg9452]

Ya low blood sugar sucks lowest iv ever been was 12 and I had a hard time waking a normal non diabetic blood sugar should be around 100

[@eviethehuman9356]

I'm type one and you were.....12? Mg/dl? 0.7mmol/L? I've genuinely never heard of someone being that low, I do not envy that, that sounds scary to have to deal with, and I'm not surprised you were struggling to walk. The lowest I've been is I think somewhere around 1.6-1.8mmol/L, which for the mg/dL crew is about 30. And I've felt horrendous from lows when they've been higher than that 😅

[@nomar5spaulding]

Did school buses disappear between when I graduated and now?

[@suzieq3226]

That story about the school crosswalk angered me. The school that I graduated from had the same kind of road. There were many signs, and gates that closed the street off from both ends. As well as a police presence. THAT is how protection of students should happen.

[@bengallup9321]

Or just dont build your school next to high traffic areas like the rest of the world

[@suzieq3226]

@@bengallup9321 most schools in my state are actually built quite rural. And urban sprawl encroaches, necessitating these kinds of roads.

[@t.mcauley6970]

Last story reminded me: My father, I, and my sister lived in a three bedroom house; a big room on the first floor with a bathroom, and two tiny rooms upstairs. My father lived downstairs, and my sister and I had our own rooms. My father met my first (because of course it wouldn't stop there) stepmother after he 'accidentally' got her pregnant; when they had their shotgun wedding, she moved in, and forced him to move up to my bedroom; his queen (or king, idk, i was a little kid) bed took up the entire room with only walking room to get around it. She then forced me to move into my sister's bedroom... and put her two kids, a 4 year old and an infant, in there with us. We slept in a bunk bed (bottom mattress full size, top twin size, her brat of course got the top bunk. what.), and the infant in his crib. There was only walking room. That enormous bedroom downstairs? Her kids play room, of course!! She stole all of my toys and put them in there; my sister and I weren't allowed inside, and were beaten if they caught us. She proceeded to gaslight me when I said those were my toys, no, they were NEVER my toys, I was just making things up!

[@caleighsmeltzer9121]

I feel so bad for that little girl if her family is that embarrassed by the sight of pads.

[@JamesDavy2009]

They're part of the Cult of the Cross.

[@sketchycat6223]

First story is insane, especially in Texas. One of the first things they ever teach you here is that trucks are so big most of the time that they won’t even be able to see a small child passing in front of them. The tell you when you’re young, they tell you in drivers ed, and they teach you as an educator

[@JamesDavy2009]

You're assuming that Texans high on oil fumes actually learn this stuff.

[@minionsnew3739]

Disneyland counts as a road safety achievement too.

[@laurabaumgartner3085]

Omg, the kid crossing the the road alone really brought back memories. When I was in 1st and 2nd grade I used to go to a Catholic school with my sister who was 3 years older than me. We had to cross what was an 8 lane road that did have a but of an island between directions. Our dad was at work already (mailman) and our mother did NOT walk with us. So here are 1st and 4th graders crossing a very busy road by themselves. And the thing that made it worse was when my sister was hospitalized for a surgery I had to go ALONE. Small wonder that I had behavioral issues at school, I would arrive half terrified out of my mind and my mother didn't care. And after getting expelled in 2nd grade due to those behavioral issues I still had to walk to the public school I attended afterwards, but at least they were all normal 2 lane residential roads. This happened several decades ago, but I can still remember the fear. And especially now that I am older and disabled I am terrified again because I can't move quickly before lights change. A lot of motorists have no patience for the elderly or disabled when they try to cross the road, and having them pull up to you while crossing, then whipping past you when you get far enough out of what they see as THEIR lane of traffic is horrifying.

[@kat1722]

The picnic table, I'm surprised the woman didn't just move op, yes this is a thing us wheelchair users experience

[@henriflego9574]

12:00 this story mimics my exact childhood. My dad, who never wanted children yet refused to get snipped and went on to have 2 more, has never been reliable or a staple in my life. His now ex wife was the worst. Everytime he had his visitation, he’d essentially drop me off with her and would go to work. At one point I told my mom I didn’t want to go see him since I never actually saw him and he never made an attempt to see me ever again. My grandparents, his mother and father, were the most amazing human beings. I’d spend entire summers with them until I was well into my teens. They overfilled the emptiness my dad left in my heart. They were once in a lifetime incredible humans who only showed love and affection. My grandmother passed away last month. Though she lived a long, beautiful, and fulfilling life until the ripe age of 94, i still feel like I lost my parents. I lost my grandpa about 12 years ago. My grandma was all I had left. Though he lived .25 miles away from them, he rarely ever checked on or saw them and he certainly didn’t help either of them when they needed it. They deserved better from their own child.

[@Corbonzobean]

I'm not gonna lie, I seriously thought the woman in the thumbnail was my mom for a minute there. It's not but it deadass almost looks like her

[@franciscolaurean8550]

Lady wanted her 8 year old to play frogger irl

[@Em-the-Moth]

3:10 the "what" is just perfection

[@ouroborousking8644]

Time heals all wounds. Unless it's crippling or fatal. These types of parents are in this category.

[@EnragedErin]

The school zone story: I was 11 when I was hit by a car. My sister and I were sent a few blocks away to pick up some things from the Family Dollar, as this was around my mom's "teach them how to be independent and responsible with money" phase. My sister ended up letting go of my hand halfway across the road, which was a 2-3 lane street depending where you crossed (we crossed near the 3 lane). Now we weren't fully irresponsible here and I did look both ways twice before we started our sprint across, but the problem is that people sped through that area (limit was 30). When we sprinted, there were no cars in sight, but the second my sister let go of my hand, it was almost like a car teleported into me because it sure as hell wasn't in sight 5 seconds ago. The incident after that really isn't as grand as anyone would think since the way I remember it was rather bland in memory compared to everyone else. The way I remembered it is the car smacked into me, I didn't feel much of anything besides flying through the air and blacking out before hitting the asphalt. When I came to, people were just surrounding me and my only thought was "Crap. Got hit by a car just 3 houses away from home." So I just started walking back home, but the bystanders including the pregnancy center across from our house kept trying to get me to go over to the center. I complied despite telling them my house was literally right there after a while of them pushing me there. Everybody was freaking out and my only thought really was that I wanted to get home and enjoy my Sunday before school again the next day. I get rushed to the hospital, they do some basic tests and scans on me, then send me home with instructions to rest and take it easy for about a week just to be safe. According to the bystanders, the woman who hit me and my sister, I had slammed into that asphalt head first. The only thing that showed for it was a massive goose knot of a bump on my head and a twisted ankle from the impact as well. I didn't feel any pain, but I was upset that the car had in fact knocked the urine out of me and that was literally my only complaint about that whole situation that day. As days passed and I got older though, I've learned more and more about the fact that the impact of that incident affected me more than I thought at the time. It led me to being absolutely terrified of cars to a point that my mom forced me into therapy where I got misdiagnosed with ADHD (I was traumatized due to an accident). I'm fine with it now and it isn't as bad as it was when I was a kid, but it's still pretty bad. TLDR; Practice safe street crossing measures. Cross at crosswalks, wait until the oncoming vehicles have a red light, and please for the love of all that is holy DO NOT LET GO OF YOUR CHILD'S HAND! It ain't worth it to be afraid of cars every step you go even in parking lots where you have a right of way. Take it from a person who was hit by a car when she was 11 - It freaking sucks, but at least I'm alive.

[@kaylawayla2850]

Sadly people getting hit for improperly crossing the road is getting more common. I remember a man getting hit while holding his toddler trying to cross on a freeway. Thankfully they’re really cracking down on school zones for motorists and pedestrians so I know that woman is getting a hefty little fine.

[@jena7239]

...did he just mispronounce uvalde?

[@phobiawitch835]

Story 3: While my own Sp*rm Donor hasn’t cheated that I know of, he has been vindictive to my family, more so than ever since I moved out on my own. Truth is, part of my still cares about him cuz I’m his child, and it doesn’t help that he had this whole sob story sometime in Winter or Fall (so within the last year, before sh*t hit the fan) that actually had me giving a bit more respect to an individual that I just tried to avoid. Yeah, that respect is gone though. He brought alcohol back into the house, and recently when threatening to toss my remaining things from my old room to the curb, I told him flat out I never want to be around him alone since he brought it back into that place, and that’s why I hadn’t made longer trips to handle my old room (cuz he was either always home, or I had to walk 15 minutes there and 15 back to my place with anything I was grabbing when I did go while he was gone). He said “that’s just an excuse”. I don’t answer him anymore. I take screenshots, send them to the inly individual who may need them, and have him on mute otherwise, though not Blocked so I can gather more of his hateful narcissism.

[@lostsoldier212]

That last story...you can't plant corn and expect tomatoes. If you didn't invest love into the lives of those around you, like your parents or your children, than you can't expect it in return from them...especially if you were more than neglectful, you wandered into abuse (physical, or emotional)

[@truthseeker9249]

You didn't mean to make me laugh but you did. You can't plant corn and expect tomatoes was funnier than it has any right to be.

[@DaremoKamen]

There is a coda to "Time heals all wounds." It is "Time wounds all heels."

[@deathskrieg5525]

I know the princess bride is a great movie but I don't think the "building up an immunity to things" works for anything other that food that tastes bad

[@Lychz]

About the pain thing - research has actually proved the other way around. You are more sensitive to pain the more you suffer it. The condition training just allows you to expect it, but you suffer the same or more pain.

[@MrKingArthurhk]

It could be worse. I went to a whole other State to help my toxic parents. My. mother just had surgery. My father tried to smash my head in with a large fire extinguisher.

[@pecanbreath]

the far away “WHAT” IS CRAZY LMAOOO

[@Veldrusara]

I have a five lane highway outside of my house and there's a school on it (my middle school that I attended 30 years ago). Despite it being a highway (more or less), they have a stop light on it so the kids don't risk getting killed. The city may want to add one to that road....

[@crbstompr]

first story: are there not proper crossings around the school? in australia around every primary school there are official crossings for the children with people hired by the council to guard them at school times. is it not like that in america?

[@Magnarmis]

My parents taught me to cross the street the lame safe way. You know, where you use a crosswalk that is in conjunction with a traffic control device like a stoplight or stop sign.

[@SA8TER21]

The last story was kind of like my father aswell. He tried to be buddy buddy with me even though I saw him in person less than 30 times in my whole life. I'm 34 right now. My grandma left me her house and he flipped out and said I wasn't his kid and tried to fight it. He lived in a tent on his property she left him and did drugs.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Road Crossing Story: If I was OP, I'd be calling 911 when I saw her trying to force her YOUNG CHILD to cross 5 lanes of BUSY TRAFFIC!!! And if I could get her (or the kids) name, I'd also call CPS to report her for Criminal Negligence and Child Endangerment...

[@dementedqueen4392]

That second story reminds me of a female comic i saw in the 80s who said she went to costco to buy a pallet of tampax and is now set to menopause

[@calcalvert2241]

lol, I love the distant “what?” Just a little extra detail that makes your videos all the more enjoyable!

[@detictivecastielmalfoy4220]

"I let you come home!" Woah it's almost like that's what a good parent does

[@still34u]

Bro the lady in story 1 needs to chill tf out. I grew up downtown and am just imagining this whole bs situation going down and it's giving me second hand embarrassment. You are the reason there was this entire bs going on. You and your husband attempting to run a kid over. Like imagine that "holy shit a kid!" *Better stomp the gas pedal right now* no wonder kids was scared shitless. A weirdo and a crazy lady just pulled up to him full speed, started yelling, grabbed him, asking dumbass questions. What do you mean what I'm doing?! What are you doing? These fing karens everywhere

[@SuperGamingAli]

3:10 I DID NOT EXPECT HIM TO ACTUALLY GO INTO THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND REPLICATE THE ECHO 😭🙏

[@Techischannel]

Story 1: Time to invest into one or two pedestrian bridges. 5 Lanes of traffic is too much. That needs a better crossing so a bridge it is. Plus it looks neat. Second but also major plus: Its free advertizing space with which to pay for the bridge afterwards, pay for its maintenance and get the school just a lil extra cha ching.

[@trublaze]

Pedestrian bridges are just a bad cover up to avoid confronting the real issue

[@Techischannel]

@@trublaze That is very much true. There shouldnt be such dangerous roads in the first place, in a place like this its better to seperate the highway (4 lanes in each direction) and have it either tunnel below the ground or bridge above it. Doesnt even have to be a full tunnel, a chasm is fine then the most outer lanes stay level while the highway goes below. Regular bridges across said chasm so folks can actually reach the other side. Though that too doesnt "fix" the issue as rather redirecting it. There simply shouldnt be a highway road thing next to a damn school. And its a major fuckup on the city planers end, one they should rectify emidiately. Like building a highway ring around the town/city or generally slowing down traffic, including the removal of at least two lanes. Because 5 lanes is scary much, and i already get unwell with some of those wide af 3 lanes here in berlin (also where most accidents happen, even at crosswalks)

[@ajjamsen694]

The first Karen is lucky someone didn't take her bike after she left it across 5 lanes of traffic....unfortunately

[@trublaze]

it's texas, you'd get shot for trying that

[@killerdragons12]

“Time heals all wounds” yeah except when the person making the wounds keeps opening them before they heal.

[@Suilimani]

9:30 I hate it when people tell you things instead of asking. My ex came to me one day and said I’m going to move out of my apartment and in with you. And I was like excuse me? This is something we discuss first.

[@CourtJesterVA]

Story 1: For those that didn't read while Dab was narrating, the text said "Stop! Cried the Archdeacon" and I was ROLLING! I literally said as soon as I was done laughing "This is an unholy demon. I'm sending it back to hell where it belongs"

[@iamdb1990]

you teach kids to cross the road on quiet single lane roads, not 5 lanes, wow

[@Musicalsfangirl]

I find it so funny when cheaters marry each other. Like why? It’s like building a house on dry sand and expecting it to still stand the test of time. How you got them is how you lose them

[@koditheexhaustedcryptid4193]

Hell yeah! I missed entitled parents stories!

[@lazersend]

I hope you cover more r/letsnotmeet sometime again they way you tell them is always awesome

[@zephyrbrightmoon6962]

Texan, here. If it's useful at all, it's pronounced, /yoo-VOWL-dee/ I don't know how to describe the "val" part but it's like the nickname for "Valerie" is "Val", with "yoo" and "dee" on the front and end of it, stress on "Val".

[@RedbearRickyYT]

YAAAAAAYYYY! More r/Entitledparents!

[@pc4189]

Last story. OP tell your step-sibs. "You ain't my family so you can all just STFU." NTA.