Parties Gone Wrong | Reading Reddit Stories

[@skylar9867]

The maturing of the guy in the first story was honestly impressive. I wish the best for both of them!

[@human_cube]

Dude LOVES HER, loves her

[@gabsdanb1732]

Yeah, you can tell that he genuinely went to AITA to figure out if he was in the wrong. I feel like most of the time people post there specifically for their own validation. Good on him

[@thepineapplequeen489]

He should've stayed, if he was awkward he could go eat the food, his friends can leave. It's his girl tho

[@human_cube]

@@thepineapplequeen489 his friends could have peer pressured him "it's fine all her other friends are here and you're always with her anyway" "bro you'll be here after the party let her have fun with HER friends and come out with us"

[@_black_bird]

Bro got two seasons of character development in a day with a reddit post, fucking incredible, that was NOT were I expected that story to go

[@jennhansonxlove]

That man’s response to the rude woman’s inappropriate question WAS iconic and so was this trio 😁

[@luisitoviii1090]

if that guy was a "bear", i'd present him with the world heavyweight champion's belt 😂

[@akumayoxiruma]

I'd probably say: "Why are you asking sbout our sex life? Do you want a threesome with us or something?"

[@eepersjeepers]

The “he’s the first boyfriend I’ve ever had” truly smashed my heart into a million pieces, poor sweetheart doesn’t know any better and doesn’t know she’s worth so much more than that and deserves so much better than him. I know it’s hard, but love, he’s not worth it.

[@rebeccag.1016]

The fact that she 25, they have been together for 8 years and friends for 2 years before that! They were teens, 15 years old. That poor girl needs a friend to help her see her worth and take her out for fun.

[@crissyjayfae]

The fact that he’s her first boyfriend and they’ve been together for 8 years and she is afraid of dating “at this age” Is baffling. Like now at 25 is the perfect time for her to START dating. She never has dated before. She really shouldn’t stay in this relationship any longer because the longer it goes on the stronger that fear becomes. And I wonder if they’re in a small town because of my gosh there are sooooo many people out there she could meet and someone will be better for her and she won’t know until she starts. It’s sad that she worries no one will love her, and she hasn’t even started to explore. It’ll be an adjustment but it needs to happen.

[@foo8327]

He's trash. Girlfriend needs to go and find a REAL man.

[@Milky-kz8rr]

This isn't about the reddit post but we have the same pfp!!

[@Milky-kz8rr]

But no you're absolutely right. I hope she broke up with him.

[@morivenit]

A raccoon with a bowtie for sure would have made that birthday party better.

[@derekhasabrain]

Best comment

[@irenic_raccoon]

That would be a NECESSITY! Everyone brings a raccoon with a bowtie or no one's going!!

[@ezzo9315]

Underrated comment

[@hurricanetortillla]

i know this reference

[@meinenklinke]

Oh man, what was that raccoons name?

[@kubabamia6209]

Courtney became a Sarah Whittle level of director cause their laugh behind the camera is immediately recognizable

[@RiP-eq8be]

🥺

[@IceArceus_]

💛

[@VenereJames]

🤍

[@SamGVL08]

I miss her hope she is doing well 😭🫶🏼

[@Kriplingpowr]

Except Courtney’s better

[@kxmmerle]

honestly, i feel kates pain. imagine being someones “ill settle with this since i already know i cant have that”

[@jaeydnheeren]

is that not what happens in reality though? you see someone, think theyre attractive, but you dont go up to them to ask them out, and instead get to know someone else and end up with them? i understand the insecurity, but kate needs copious amounts of therapy so she stops tying her self worth to other people.

[@HobieInTheBox]

Please don't work with better help, they leak client information and hire unlicensed therapists. They're currently in a lawsuit for the information problem

[@sarahl7961]

THIS!

[@lavishty_]

Omg them too? Can’t trust any sponsors these days.

[@totalpieceofpie]

I'm p sure they're also known to straight up ghost people/ignore them for long periods of time

[@h.r.9563]

Which is also wrong AF!! Even your primary care doctor has to send you a letter before officially dropping you

[@repetitivefunction]

Was going to say it myself. Hope more people see this!!

[@ryisarts6678]

You guys should do an episode where you read two sides of a the same story- it’s crazy hearing how different stories are from a different perspective lmao

[@PinkyR]

I like this idea! Though, I imagine it’d be pretty hard to find ones where both people told their sides.

[@bella-mccord]

If they could find enough of them, that would be really interesting episode

[@Memmyrabilia]

@@PinkyRsmth like r/twohottakes?

[@emmavriends7726]

YES

[@hannaesthetic20]

I've read one that was about an ex wife being invited to her ex husband's wedding (by the husband, not the bride) to his new wife, and said the bride was a raging jealous woman who didn't want the ex wife to be there because her dress was too pretty. Well then we hear the Brides side of the story, and the ex wife was wearing a red wedding dress as a guest to the Brides wedding. Of course she didn't want her there, she's actively trying to outshine the bride!

[@sophiaec2607]

omg the rude question story makes me so happy. Can't count how many times I've (lesbian) been asked invasive disgusting question from basically strangers and been expected every time to take the high road and be the bigger person.

[@KhaosWolfKat]

I legit thought the question was going to be, "Who's the man/wife?", cause that is so freaking common! Ugh! Either way though, if I had been there to hear that comeback, I'd have given the man a standing ovation and CHEERED!

[@on-line10]

tf is so bad abt being gay homophobic idioz -_- Piece of shit >:(

[@Protagonistinfluence]

The amount of times that someone I barely know have followed up me saying I'm asexual with asking me if I masturbate...people don't believe when I say yeah I've been asked that sooooo many time. Once a lady overheard a conversation I was having while walking past, stopped and immediately said "you're asexual? Do you masturbate?" I'd been asked that too many times that month and snapped asking her what the fuck was wrong with her. She thought I was joking at first but I really went off on her. Like jesus would you go up to a random person on the street and ask them if they masturbate?

[@Krakenfall]

In my head, I'm cheering for the dude in the first story. At 22, this guy is learning to empathize with his SO and think about how she feels to understand the context of his actions. That's gold right there

[@highdefinition450]

Yes like he made a mistake isk if that's enought to consider him an asshole

[@liaspooked4980]

damn the bar is in hell, huh

[@childeater319]

​@@liaspooked4980He knows how to feel empathy guys hes a real one 🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SEAkuaa]

I think both replies are over-judging. The guy isn't completely bad, and he's learning. I have a lot of respect that he learned that he was wrong and made change from the sound of it.

[@sarar7363]

@@SEAkuaa he’s literally 22 and hasn’t learned proper empathy lmao

[@kaitlynrain899]

The alcohol one was WILD like the entire family being ENRAGED by not having alcohol meanwhile forcing the recovering alcoholic to drink?? I’m dumbfounded by the entire situation

[@azzazelynn988]

It the first story, it was nice to see someone take ownership of the blame and learn from their mistakes. Very refreshing considering that they usually double or triple down.

[@jessicasalvino4889]

for the sweet 16 story, I grew up in a cow town, we did not have a whole lot in the way of money. I didn't get a smart phone till I was almost 17 and had a flip phone. My mom made sure my siblings and I got amazing parties. My sweet 16 was Starwars themed and we used pool noodles as light sabers. She got a sheet cake from walmart and made it in the shape of R2D2 (the best character) and decorated it. I had so much fun at that party! The same year it was my older sisters 18th and she wanted it to be movie themed. People came dressed up as movie or TV characters or actors. We even had a red carpet. Both of the parties combined might have been a little over 1k. HOW did the mom spend that and STILL do so little????

[@MissCaraMint]

The only way to spend so much and do so little is if she didn’t care at all. Which is obviously why daughter is upset.

[@dimsufferer9951]

OP was being cheap in that story, just not the traditional “cheap” people think of. She spent a lot of money sure but not an ounce of effort.

[@ashleycounts4209]

I just went through a situation like “I overheard my bf say he chose the wrong girl”. Hearing the comments and reactions almost felt personal and definitely what I needed to hear

[@madonnapoco3881]

On the birthday party story with the 16 year old girl, the mother could have told the daughter she could invite a few of her closest friends to go to a concert. Made it a memorable fun time and it would have been cheaper than what she had spent on a party she didn't even put any thought or consideration into. Also she could have gotten some pretty cool decorations at a party store for pretty cheap and had a fun bonding experience with her daughter by including her in choosing a theme and color scheme. Also when the DJ started with the trivia she could have been asked them to stick to music and let the guests make song requests.

[@disneydork100]

Based on how OP talks about what she has bought (or more accurately HASN’T bought) I don’t think she wanted to get her daughter anything special for her 16th, because SHE never would’ve DREAMED to ask HER parents for such and such!!

[@RetroMonkey1999]

The party clean up one really got me... when I was 22 I was dating a guy who was a raging alcoholic. He would constantly invite his friends over and have a huge party....and no one, absolutely no one ever cleaned anything up! I'd get so mad. I was having to work a ton and I couldn't stand it anymore. So many of his party friends/coworkers hated me foe "being a buzz killer" etc...but unsurprisingly none of them offered THEIR place instead. Finally I realized I was approaching this wrong. I started just leaving the mess and suddenly my place wasn't as fun. I told them I didn't care if they came over, but no one was helping me afterwards... eventually I implemented a couple strategies- there was always underage drinking (19+) which I didn't really support because I didn't want to get in trouble, but kind of realized it was going to happen regardless of how I felt, so I leveraged them into cleaning up after the party from the night or 2 ago before anyone could come over that night. Turns out they felt it was a fair deal because like 4 of them would come over and make it spotless. They'd have to carry out all the garbage, glass bottles etc. The 1st time it was INCREDIBLY dirty and they started realizing that if they cleaned as they went etc it wouldn't be so dirty when it came time to clean. So they went from putting out cigarettes on my rented furniture to yelling at ME to use a coaster, lol. They kept it cleaner than I could have! Apparently they even got better at bussing tables. 😂

[@bunnyfabuloso6948]

That last story made me super sad for OP. Those are some very neglectful and inconsiderate friends that she has, the person that plans/sets up/hosts the party is responsible for the party (unless otherwise organized) as it is their project, meaning the cleanup afterwards is also a part of their project. Them leaving dirty dishes and trash in and around her house for multiple days when they were aware how busy her life was and that she had said that she would not be able to handle the work of a birthday event at that time, is so beyond rude,, i would personally want an entirely new group of friends but i dont even know how much my trust in having friends would be damaged at that point ☹️

[@fairyteez]

right!! it kinda irks me non of them in the video brought up the point about how they specifically said they don’t want/ have time for an event

[@justdina14]

Right! Like it's their responsibility to clean up after they prepared the party. If they're too tired after the party, they can still clean up a bit and continue to finish the next day or something. I never had a big birthday party or anything like this (don't have friends) but I thought this was common sense? I hope the OP found better friends.

[@MusicologyFriend]

I had a budgeted sweet 16 at a Drag restaurant with my 2 closest friends, my family, and my cousin. I still remember it and I ended up go back to the same place for my high school graduation party (had the same people for both). Both never went over $2000, and they were so much fun! The budget will never be the problem, the problem is how much effort, time, and appeal you put into it. Having some decorations and a going up to the DJ and saying “hey, cut the trivia out, just play some music please” would’ve gone MILES to not having a crappy relationship with your daughter.

[@sydneymerryman8804]

Maybe it’s because I’ve watched the handful of videos where she’s mentioned it before but I so desperately want an entire episode based on MLM horror stories with Jackie because I know her comments will be so entertaining

[@derekhasabrain]

Lmao at first I read mlm as “men who love men” and that would be great too, but then I saw Jackie and I was like “what why would she know about that”

[@Andyyoureastar]

@@derekhasabrainsame I was so confused for a min😂

[@malkam.7543]

We need her and Noah together. They will not hold back.

[@CharlieApples]

The party mom was making her daughter’s birthday (and life, really) all about her and her proclaimed struggles growing up. Her daughter isn’t her, nor is she growing up in the same time or place or circumstances. She should have realized that her daughter’s friends were all having sweet 16 parties, and that’s pretty normal nowadays. Knowingly making her daughter the only one in her friend group who wouldn’t get to have a party to try and teach her a lesson of some kind is just…cold. She obviously had the funds to throw a perfectly nice party, so it wasn’t even about not being able to afford it. She just didn’t want her daughter to have something she didn’t have at her age.

[@dimsufferer9951]

She did the rich person thing of throwing money at the problem, despite saying they could barely afford it

[@Cosmic_Mj]

For the second last story, I graduated high school in COVID lockdown. I had a tight knit group of friends and some of us were really looking forward to prom. My mum and I set up a cute prom party in my house and took pictures at the local park. It made for a cute, nice night with balloons and a little potluck and we had a good time, if a little lacklustre. In the end, it was the thought, effort and experience that counted. My mum (and I) put a lot of effort into what we could do, and it was much better than renting an expensive but barebones venue and kids DJ.

[@tillyvanilly7015]

39:00 I think you undersold the point: a recovered alcoholic and they are being pressured into drinking. That is sooooooo toxic.

[@Ades2]

For the story with the 16th birthday party - there's a lot to be said about cultural differences/generational gaps as it comes to immigrant families. It comes down to how the immigrant experience and cultural differences between parents and children affect how they communicate and express love, wants, and gratitude. Just because the mother didn't do decorations and things like others in their neighborhood doesn't mean she's not putting in effort - to her, having the party in itself might seem meaningful and extravagant. It's also not wrong for the daughter to want things and feel upset that she can't have them. Not having them might remind her of her difference. These types of situations are actually pretty common.

[@Chiggianya]

Agreed

[@Spoonie86]

I completely agree

[@fiyero51]

For me my idea of a good party is just spending time with your close friends. It doesn't have to be anything big. It just has to be about being with those you care about and who care about you.

[@shinrin1081]

You aren't wrong, but it truly sounds like this mom just doesn't like her daughter. She talks about the money she spent and how her daughter is entitled and how they fight but it sounds like she wasn't planning on celebrating her daughter's 16th birthday at all. I understand that she grew up different but it is important to be self aware that she isn't in that place anymore and it isn't on her *16 year old child* to accommodate to her past when she is in her 40s. It sounds like they now live in a wealthy enough place. She spent 1500 on a venue, food and poorly researched entertainment but didn't even think to buy some streamer or balloons or table cloths? She was throwing this party to say she threw the party and to use it against her daughter the next time she asked for something. Culture should not be used as an excuse to be a bad parent and not *show* your child you love them. As a parent she should be happy that her daughter isn't having to live in a place where they are struggling and that she succeeded in giving her children a better life than she had as a child. That's the goal of parenthood.

[@ryanmorris138]

yeah youre forgetting that the mother literally never checked in with anything and clearly doesnt know her daughter, trivia? trivia is almost no kids favorite things. cultural or not that mother was very clearly not trying and i dont think excusing that behavior reflects well on any culture.

[@helenlewis2510]

Birthday party story I’m trying to figure out what exactly $1500 was spent on. Renting a venue, having food, and a DJ, that can’t be $1500 so where did it go?

[@arangelys]

Omg that chick who said she heard the bf say he doesn’t love her n a bunch of other disgusting comments….i wish I could hug her n speak words of affirmation to her every day until she started to believe them. That story had me choking bad tears. I hope she left his ass n is in such a glow up era. 🥺♥️

[@chelsblank]

I love Ian basically explaining how low the bar is "compared to what I normally hear, this isnt that bad"

[@lizzy4716]

The $1500 birthday party is so crazy to me because mine was usually the $50 my mom could afford on snacks and a few decorations she could get us from Walmart/old decor she could repurpose for the 'party' (my 3 friends coming over to watch a movie) but she always put in maximum effort to make up for what she couldn't afford to do for me and the party was always great in my eyes even if I was jealous that some of my friends parents could afford to go to minigolf or the bowling alley and have a really nice (not homemade) cake

[@disneydork100]

Yeah, because your mom seemed to give a damn about what she was spending her money on and what you would like, I can’t come up with any other interpretation of OP’s words and actions beyond “she just didn’t care” It even sounds like she kinda resents the things she has bought her daughters (a laptop for school, and I’m guessing a phone).

[@ForLoversOfWisdom]

How did that girl keep herself together to keep going along with it after hearing that?! That’s actually psychotic. I would’ve been crying. 😢

[@RollMeAFat1]

That sweet 16 party is INSANE, she put zero effort into the party and assumed her daughter was mad because she didn’t spend enough money, it’s very clear that she was upset because of the shitshow and clear lack of effort, thought and time

[@jimbobjones9330]

I think we spent like $2-3K on each of my daughters' sweet 16s (2 daughters, 2 1/2 years apart). The kids had a blast at each -- it doesn't need to be 10s of thousands if you just put _some_ effort in. Decorations (and yes, tablecloths, of course), photo booth (with my camera and some backdrops... the kids loved taking their own photos, which I then cropped and tweaked). We didn't even have a DJ -- just a laptop hooked into the venue's sound system. Catered food. And for my younger daughter (whose friends are all drama nerds), a karaoke machine also (just one of those ones you can buy for a $150) This mother just didn't give a crap to even try.

[@humanname99]

@@jimbobjones9330 exactly. like for 1500 you can do SO MUCH if you try. clearly she didn't and ended up wasting a good amount of money and her daughter's birthday. it's just sad in general.

[@Leviahthon]

​even with my family, my mother put maybe 300 bucks if that to the whole party. But, I still remember having a blast!

[@bobajob13]

@@humanname991500 dollars is nothing. Like really nothing, that’s just not enough money for a full party at a venue

[@stevendemayo3631]

@@jimbobjones9330 Jesus, is that normal??? When my sisters or any of my friends turned 16 we just hung out and went to dinner or something. I don't think I knew anyone in my area who expected a big party for their sweet 16

[@Nachtflug194]

It is INSANE how much this format helps me cope with my breakup?! Guys, keep doing what you're doing. I bet it helps alot of people out there who don't have friends to tell them to get over it. It might seem naive but Smosh reading Reddit Storys is very soothing to me, knowing I was NOT the asshole. (My ex boyfriend at least resembled 6 assholes that you guys went through reading these stories)

[@Clover.819]

In the forth story, when the woman announced how the elders had the hots for her, I honestly believed it was deserved. They kept insulting her and pushing her boundaries to the point where I think she could have done worse than just embarrass them. It solved the issue and they stopped bothering her, so I think its a good outcome. I believe this story is a pretty good example of what I've been taught numerous times, "treat others how you want to be treated." (I honestly think it's pretty laughable that I can comprehend what they did was wrong when I'm a minor (17) and they've already lived most of their lives. I guess that could be because of how our generation is a little more emotionally open now than their generation was back in the 70s.)

[@cheesygoblin]

Ok can we take a minute to appreciate Ian’s fit tho? He has really been stepping it up lately

[@mirroravis]

Yes, 100%.

[@A_Little_Bit_Of_Everything06]

The scream I scrumpt when I heard pickleball, I love hearing about my sport in bigger KZbin channels 😂😂 14:41

[@KeylimeQuinn]

To the post about the surprise party that left a mess behind; I’ve never ever left a party of my friends before pitching in to clean up. This was the worst for that person to have to deal with.

[@lobtermann]

I’m 17 and I unironically had Spider-Man plates at my birthday. It was fire

[@oscarramirez2697]

Spider-Man themed parties never disappoint

[@AammaK]

Honestly, if married people in their 60's started making such remarks at me, I'd just say not to worry because "it's so much easier to meet someone you actually want to be with, you guys just had to settle for each other."

[@alexia3552]

31:20 So my dad recently said a piece of advice (he's a boomer, so experience with the generation) that may help with this: "If someone is intent on poking fun at you/ball-busting/taking the piss, do it to yourself 10x harder. They quickly lose interest." I have not tested this personally, but I suspect it's the pushing that makes it feel fun for them. If you just show "I don't give a shit this is so boring" and take it to the extreme, it's like "there you go, did the work for you. Boring, anyway moving on"

[@nicolemh]

1:07:56 if you throw a surprise party you clean it up before you leave!

[@saraa.7836]

With the 16 year old and the birthday party, there needs to be a balance. As someone who is 1st generation American, I knew we didn’t have a lot. Parents really need to instill gratitude in their kids. For the mom, your kids have phones and computers. Who got them that stuff 😂 ?! You can definitely throw a fabulous party on a budget. It sounds like the mom didn’t try.

[@Berryations]

But neither did the 16 year old daughter who approves everything but didn’t make sure it would be decorated to her liking!

[@alexisoelberg7448]

Even as someone who's family has been American for generations, I was never raised to expect things like that. If I had to ask for that stuff, I understood that money was a problem (my mom didn't have enough money for food when we were very little until she started working a few jobs at a time). By the time I was a teen, I knew I had to work for the things I wanted (we started getting an allowance based in the chores we did). And I got a job as soon as I turned 14. Meanwhile I (now 23) work and go to college with teenagers mostly and they expect everything from their parents. There's a few good ones out there, but definitely not as many as I'd hope. (Sorry this got a bit long😅😅)

[@sw8228]

@@Berryationsidk. If the mom says they are handling the party, why would it be on the kid to make sure she was doing it right? I’d expect my mom would know how to plan a party, this woman clearly didn’t I guess.

[@derekhasabrain]

As someone who is the child of a PR mother who immigrated and grew up in the Bronx with 8 other women in the same TINY apartment, I understand where the mother is coming from. And yet, as someone who grew up in a gentrified neighborhood with video games, a phone, a laptop, and wealthy friends who had big parties (though not to the size OPs daughter wanted), I know where she’s coming from too. OP needed to put her own past aside and understand that people who didn’t grow up in poverty are more free to want to celebrate and that’s valid and not a bad thing, and OPs daughter needed to recognize that her friends’ wealthy livelihoods shouldn’t be her standard for a happy life. I wanted a sweet 16 but I was grounded on my 16th birthday so I kinda understand what it feels like to think you missed out on celebrating a huge milestone, but at the same time the guys are right, it’s only a social construct that 16 is a milestone and nobody will remember except maybe her. What she WILL remember is the fact that her mom used the budget poorly and kinda just ruined the whole day and she’s going to feel like her mom didn’t give a shit

[@Chiggianya]

I heavily agree

[@bee.2392]

for the story about the mom not putting much effort into her daughter's sweet 16- I can very heavily relate. I never demanded extravagant parties but I did grow up in a very rich town. A good portion of people here live in literal mansions and when my neighbor decided they wanted an xbox it was gotten without second thought. Growing up around people who can afford to have big parties and just so much more than you can be really hard. Theres so many circumstances that could be happening- i.e. bullying, bad friends- hell, even her friends being supportive and spending a lot on her. I know I always felt kinda shitty when I'd get gifts from my neighbors could take me places or give these fun gifts while I couldn't do the same for them and that they were the ones giving extravagant gifts and not my own family. It can bring you into this delusional mindset of amount of money spent = how much someone cares and whatnot. Instead of trying to be empathetic and figure out the source of this problem, the mother is just instantly getting angry at her daughter for being this way. That's what has me the most upset lol

[@RavenG77]

Speaking from a emotional and verbal abuse survivor you are never to old to find the love you deserve. Please, Do not stay with this guy. You deserve better!

[@idrathergotohell5215]

The thing thats really ticking me off for some reason about the surprise party one was the fact that the girl is working two jobs. Thats the whole reason she didnt want to throw a party, and while its obviously lovely that they threw her a party anyway, i cant fathom the fact NONE of them thought about the clean up afterwards. Something about that specific detail is making my blood boil lol 😅

[@deanblanton6804]

Doing the math on story #6, it works out that she's been with her shitty boyfriend since she was 17 (25 - 8 = 17). This woman has been with him since before she was an adult! No wonder she feels like she can't go on without him! I really hope she leaves him and finds a good support network, sound like she needs it.

[@bremertonwapwu4784]

Surprise party - insane to expect the birthday girl to just let organic trash sit for a week, and then get upset when after ignoring her requests for help she snips back.

[@ElizaSimmer]

I went through the same stuff that girl did. I was in a DV situation at the same time and just based on the background there might be similar under tones (seems like she doesn’t have her own friends just friends with him). Anyway it’s taken me 3 years, therapy, and sorting through trauma to realize that shit bag was the worst thing and simultaneously the best thing to happen to me because I haven’t loved myself this much since I was maybe in kindergarten (seems extreme but not explaining). I hope and wish she leaves this stale white bread ass man and finds the person/man who will love her the way she deserves.

[@cookieeaturface]

Tommy and Ian are such a good fit for this show!

[@trentotts]

THAT'S A RULE, NOT A BOUNDARY. Let's promote having real and healthy boundaries.

[@rebeccaslater9241]

Question on the drinking one - what did her family think when they saw him drinking from the same pitcher? Did they think he had given up on his sobriety? Or did he continue with his normal drinks, e.g. in separate labelled bottles to promote the fiction they were peddling?

[@rebekahnunes8480]

Lately ive been binging these videos and i think ive now watched them all some more than once. They help take my mind off things and feel more normal as ive been in a depressive episode for a month or so. Please please make more

[@mizixy9624]

Theme - That escalated quickly. Some examples are: Marriage ending because of mustard or even Husband is obsessed with my boss. The one that gives me chills … The coffee house attempted baby kidnapping turned to stalking. There’s more that I’ve heard and resonated with me, but I’m sure there’s even more than that.

[@MainSideCharacter]

55:00 I can speak from experience, parties do not need to be crazy. My friend had a birthday party and the only structured activity was bracelet making... We had an ever loving blast. Money doesn't make memories.

[@azucenaelizondo6666]

Shayne reading Reddit stories have become one of my favorite series

[@theeveningcallsforfairies5246]

I got to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers for $42 and you want to charge people $90 just to go to your BIRTHDAY PARTY???

[@emilyritter5590]

As someone with social anxiety I could understand the first story if he was going home and not essentially going to have his own party.

[@Claireannette77]

I’m flabbergasted by the character development in the first story!! Wow!!! I wanna shake his hand… and I need to work on myself

[@Rileyann130]

45:37 For the boyfriend not loving me story: if I could give OP piece of advice from one abuse survivor to another, it would be this; baby girl, in life other peoples love for you is not guaranteed. They only love in life that is guaranteed is the love that you called for yourself. You have to be your own soulmate and you have to love yourself more then anyone else ever could. Then you will NEVER have to be afraid of being alone because you will ALWAYS have the love of yourself forever. You have that power of self love inside of you, you just need to have the belief in yourself to put it into practice. Chin up queen and always remember your worth ❤

[@leafyeevee5939]

For the sweet 16 story, I looked at some of the mom's comments and it honestly gets worse. Apparently the 16yo might be neurodivergent or have ADHD or some form of behavioral disorder. She didn’t like being held/cuddled as an infant, would scream and cry a lot and bang her head against a wall, was aggressive and high energy, etc. They took her doctors and were basically told "yeah that's not normal but she'll grow out of it" 😐 Mom also said since she was afraid of her being a "problem child" in public schools so decided to send her to an expensive private school (and proceeds to talk about how much of a sacrifice it was for the family) because she didn’t want her to get judged, but couldn’t keep affording to send her there after the divorce so she's in public school. Several of her teachers recommend getting her on meds for ADHD but since she has good grades apparently she's getting "unfair treatment from her teachers due to unofficially labeled as ADHD" like?? Having good grades doesn’t mean you can't have mental disorders. She just keeps talking about how hard she works to provide for her and how unappreciative and materialistic her daughter is and all I can think is that she's never actually tried to help her daughter when she really needed it.

[@Alex_Asp]

You gotta love that Anthony really did bring the better help sponsor with him, what a legend 👌

[@MinaStone-wv5uy]

$15 of decorations from the dollar store goes so far. like a little package of fake crystals and fake rose petals. sprinkle that around where the cake is with a picture of her, that’s automatically so cool and so fabulous and that’s like five dollars

[@Caitlynn552]

If you guys think you can emotionally handle it you should look at the storyline about the entitled Karen who tries to steal a girl's support dog. The OP is the girls older brother and guardian, and it is a HUGE rollercoaster from start to finish.

[@j.a.r.5974]

First off, the one about the expensive bday for the daughter? I can personally say that a sweet 16 is basically american's quinceañera (which can cost between $5000 to even $20000). So expensive as hell and most people either get help or save for years for it. In my case a few years before I turned 15 my parents sat me down to ask if I even wanted one, we struggled with money for a while so I honestly appreciated it since I was also introverted but didnt want to miss out on a momentous cultural celebration. So I gave them a different option that everyone could enjoy, a cruise vacation for the week. They had wanted to go on vacation for a while (only real vacation before that was when I was 4) and honestly we were all down to do that. For those who want to celebrate something so important you need YEARS to prepare because it wont turn out well if you dont put the time or effort. That woman seriously didn't care to even TRY to make her daughters party worth the money she spent. For 1500 you can do some seriously nice parties, especially if you get creative. And for the one about serving non alcoholic drinks could be explained by placebo effect. They saw drinks and assumed it was alcoholic, because of that their body tricked them into thinking they tasted the alcohol but they probably thought it was weak based on their response. They would rather imagine there was low alcohol percentage than none. Could be also why one comment said they BARELY felt it, that implies they were feeling something so def placebo effect in action if so.

[@cassiefraser2069]

I only just started listening to the "extravagant party" story but like... wouldn't the "entitlement" be due to your parenting? lmao

[@kittie594]

In sketches, Ian is always so blasé (and off kilter lol) , but in these episodes he is so thoughtful, it really makes me appreciate him more.

[@BohemianCocoNat]

This video felt like a room full of what seems like wholesome, handsome men.

[@yup.its.erin.]

The reactions to the last story were a glass shattering moment for me because my family are absolutely the kind of people to leave someone with a giant mess after an event that was their idea. At first, I was thinking OP was the asshole for reacting so much... turns out op and I have some selfish people in our lives.

[@yurilover13]

literally sat here refreshing my youtube so i could have something to listen to during my lift 😭

[@turkey660]

I want Tommy and Ian to have more ones that should be happy but actually sad. Idk, I just like this duo with these kind of stories a lot.

[@colinpage4894]

With the alcoholic family story - maybe she knew they would boycott their parties, so not telling them the drinks were non-alcoholic was the only way to get them to show up?

[@breadcrumbhoarder]

Lowkey the sweet 16 mom seems like she was trying to punish her daughter for wanting a fancy party with the lack of effort. You really couldn’t check the DJ? “I didn’t think decorations were necessary” why??? She wants a fun party like her friends bat mitzvahs and you don’t think decorations are necessary? It gives the vibe that she wanted to guilt her daughter by saying “hey I spent all this money and you didn’t even like it, you’re spoiled” when in reality she clearly doesn’t care enough about her daughter to even try to make the night magical. Like you can get so many decorations from the dollar tree, streamers to hang on the ceiling, balloons, signs that say happy birthday, all that stuff can be bought or made for super cheap, but it seems like money wasn’t the issue, the issue is that her daughter wanted to feel special on her birthday, and since the mom didn’t get that growing up, her daughter doesn’t get it now.

[@z_not_x]

I love Ian’s little giggle 😂

[@koreancowboy42]

That last one tho, its common sense and common courtesy to literally clean up after the party, now its understandable if some people cant stay the entire way through the party and leaves before the end, then its understandable. But also the party is at the persons place so obviously they its their responsibility to clean it and take accountability

[@pinkteddy21]

I have been so hype for a new episode to this Reddit series, thank you ❤

[@amanjii701]

im not the most well off, but when I held my first birthday party I decided to go to a trampoline park, payed £10 of each persons admission (so they all payed about £10 themselves) and payed for everyone’s drinks, and then payed for their food afterwards. no gifts expected. I lost like £120. it’s just courtesy

[@Crosszeria32]

My 16th birthday was waaayy different than my older sister. Hers was an actual ball like the ball gown, fancy catering and all. Mine ended up being a hangout with 4 friends at my house with a playlist I made and delivered pizza. I definitely was upset with my mom cause she spent so much on my sister but didn't do the same for me 4 years later. After I grew up a bit and actually paid attention to the differences of how we lived between those times, I realized that my mom wouldn't have been able to afford that and I accepted it as it was. But in the end as a teenager we get so angry at everything little thing but at some point we realize how much it really didn't matter

[@Aromatherapist_tris]

Social alcoholism is a thing, and those kinds of people hardcore judge those who don’t drink. It’s wild.

[@thereject505]

They pour you a drink with one hand and judge you for taking it with the other.

[@Just1Nora]

The difference is that traditional alcoholics will drink regardless of if anyone joins them. Social alcoholics want others to join in so they don't feel singled out, but they can be real assholes if you don't join in. They usually know what their behavior is like because they see it in others, so they want everyone to be plastered so they won't be judged. The irony is how judgemental they are if you don't drink. It doesn't matter if it's a personal choice or a medical one.

[@J.Blazer]

Ugh, this reminds me of the drinking culture question from that Agree to Disagree. Pisses me the hell off.

[@meganchambers8108]

Right? It's so wild. I have friends that don't drink and I've never even asked them why. And I actually really cherish hanging out with them because they are a good influence on me!

[@trevor6358]

Calling $90 a "small" admission tells me everything I need to know about this person lol

[@the.blood.son_]

Yeah, small is like 5 bucks not 90

[@ADaniBear]

I thought small would be like $10-15

[@trinityfaith_rabbit_trails]

I know people that would call $25 a small thing, but it's never been to us so I figured that's what this would be. $90 is insane

[@Try_Combs]

He wasn't trying to recoup some losses, he was trying to turn a profit.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

yea i was thinking 5 euro

[@EBWithLove]

Sweet 16 party: if you think you child is “entitled” and “spoiled” why not use this as a teaching moment? Have the kid plan the party. This way she learns just how far 1500 dollars actually gets you and she gets exactly what she wants. Of course this would involve you actually being a parent and teaching your kid things like how to budget money and plan a party.

[@dimsufferer9951]

I genuinely don’t think OP and her husband even like their kids in that story

[@sammedude2k]

@@dimsufferer9951I instantly Felt like the mother was jealous of her child.

[@josiahvaldez1330]

@@sammedude2kI feel like she’s purposefully not caring and not actually listening to her daughter because she was never able to have that as a teenager

[@allisoncastle]

I love that idea!!

[@liviquail]

​@@josiahvaldez1330 I thought the same thing. Sounds like there could be some underlying jealousy/resentment that her kids have it better than she did.

[@sandreaandrea]

Every time Shayne says, "there's an update" my heart races.

[@frankinsaneandmyrrh1202]

PREACH we're just all so invested at this point lol

[@Medusa66640]

TRUEEEEEE

[@CApt-NinJA]

I jump for joy!

[@KittyThaliaX23]

I can’t believe smosh has become one of my favorite Reddit channels 😂

[@Feniel_]

Right it’s literally become my favorite

[@Jerga27]

Agreed. I really turned off Reddit channels pretty quickly, just felt like it'd be easier to read the stories myself. No one does it like this. Love the discussions and revolving guests

[@TheGong00zler]

Me too! My next favorite is Two Hot Takes

[@idk-zo9zy]

Was literally just thinking that been binging them all week.

[@ceceelizabeth527]

Honestly though

[@DrWhomst]

I feel like they really overlooked the friend that said “Jaime didn’t go for the hot one” to the girlfriend and Jaime! How did he not immediately go off on that friend for disrespecting his gf. If my bfs friend said something like that and he didn’t defend me I’d be seriously rethinking the whole relationship. Doesn’t matter if it was “true” or not.

[@helenlewis2510]

Because he secretly agrees with his friends that it’s true

[@cuculain78]

That's something I would never be able to forget.

[@ESPHMacD]

For real though. If Jamie really did like Kate and was okay with her and their life, then what a shit friend to bring that up at all. Even drunk, that's almost deliberate shit-stirring.

[@kdavis623]

Yeah, if a "friend" made a comment like that in front of my wife, we would definitely have problems 😅. Drunk or not, he's a coward for not putting her feelings first and shutting that sh¡t down immediately.

[@sinny721]

Yeah they needed a woman on this episode. Kate got done DIRTY and frankly OP not being pissed and her bf not being pissed says Kate needs better fuckin friends and to get away from all these people. I hope to God she says no when he proposes.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

"I just wanna make him fall in love with me" made my stomach CRAMP GIRL YOU DESERVE ENDLESSLY BETTER PLEASE GET OUT OF THERE YOU SWEET ANGEL

[@Prolillg]

My vengeful ass would have started recording their conversation, waited until they returned and then stood up with a clink of my glass to make a big announcement, say some lovey dovey stuff about how much I adore my boyfriend, and how long we had been together, and then say I wanted to play a little something special for him, then play the recording hooked up to the Bluetooth speaker. Let the guest tear him apart. Let the friend he'd been in love with be utterly disgusted by him, just go nuclear with the whole thing.

[@Gayonetta5000]

@@Prolillg I would have kicked the damn door down and demanded he repeated everything he just said to my face. That’s snake behavior right there. Dude sounds like a pill.

[@abigailbeardshaw4196]

Me too! I would go scorched earth!!!

[@oreotwinckles8051]

I just wanna drop by her house and blast Miley Cyrus « Flowers ». Poor sweet girl

[@GabrielLima-pi4kw]

@@Prolillg Nice for a book or smt but I'd probably be so shocked to think about a comeback like that. I'd probably just lock myself and cry, stay there and wait for the person to get out and see that I've heard the conversation or just leave and go stay at my mother's or a friend's house.

[@lynnesierra]

i've never seen Ian react so viscerally than he did during the "i chose the wrong girl" story. im right there with you, Ian

[@jesshigginbottom3866]

Ian just looked like a prick to me this entire episode lol! ike a little narrow minded, old fashioned, & somehow simultaneous immature shit lol.

[@Me_in_WI]

Right? And not only did she spend so much time in that relationship, they started dating as teens. I'm sure there is a lot of co-dependency and feeling trapped like they can't breakup. Lack of dating experience can make it very scary, but she really needs to get out!

[@18Hongo]

I'm just saying, if that was me on the couch, they'd have had to put up a card that read "we now bring you a segment called "Hongo walks around holding his head in his fingertips"". Because that's what I was doing for about five minutes after Shayne finished reading that story.

[@kaseygoade786]

I think we need some reddit wedding shaming stories as Bridezilla demands are always insane and crazy stuff happens at some wesdings

[@alijd6287]

42:45 do both of these people not know that there are other people in the world that they can date and that they don't have to be with each other? 😫

[@jamieinman2668]

The story about the girlfriend overhearing her boyfriend destroyed me. That poor woman. I hope she's ok and knows she deserves better.

[@BostonMBrand]

Especially considering the level of maturity this guy seems to have. They’ve been together for eight years and he still regrets not asking their mutual friend out? That is such teenage horse shit. He seems to be very obsessed with this mutual friend and has probably held out for her for 8 years. And now he believes he has no other choice but to marry his girlfriend who he doesn’t even like. She deserves way better and shouldn’t stay with him.

[@Gayonetta5000]

@@BostonMBrand this is the thing I don’t understand with dudes like this. JUST DUMP HER. Why is he wasting both of their time by staying in a relationship that he doesn’t even want????

[@becca53444]

Broke my heart as I literally almost was this girl myself. Thankfully he dumped me over not being able to get over our mutual friend and didn’t waste years of my life. She needs to get away from him. That guy will never love her back

[@justinkeffler3747]

​@@BostonMBrandlo loop p

[@ashleenicole71]

​@BostonMBrand not to mention his reasons seemed shallow... he didn't mention her personality. Almost like he had this idea about how she is. But doesn't really know her.

[@sosassycassie]

You do an episode about siblings and bring on one person who is an only child and one who has siblings. Would love to see different reactions between the two.

[@thefandomgeek1964]

Yes! That sounds hilarious :D

[@pamelah1220]

Brilliant

[@bondickle]

Well Shayne has siblings (although not sure on if its a close or large age gap) so the guest with the siblings should have the opposite age gap. My sister and I are one year apart and I've found siblings close in age relate differently to those with big age gaps. More petty rivalries etc for obvious reasons haha

[@sherbear6625]

@@bondickleTrue my brother and I have big age gap and it felt like I was an only child since he was an adult by the time I was a child lol

[@friendlyneigborhoodbean]

@@bondickle I don't think Shayne's brothers are that much older, I know they're his half brothers so that definitely separates them by a few years but he's also told stories that make it clear his brothers were still at the house when he was young (like the drowning story and the pee on the porch story)

[@ninawithglasses]

Ian and Tommy's simultaneous cringe while Shayne was reading the story about the 60yr old couple pestering their friend's daughter to get a boyfriend was all of us.

[@luisitoviii1090]

true, i cringed at that part and when i looked back at the screen and saw them do the same, it was like the cringe of agreement.

[@haritzheng]

That sounds like my asian uncle-auntie. 🫠🫠

[@Elbown]

Good for that person for sticking up for themselves and calling out that creepy behavior

[@ettinakitten5047]

For the non-alcoholic drinks story, I think OP's family need to decide what they love more: OP or alcohol. And if they choose alcohol, OP should stop trying to appease them, because it will never be enough and she deserves better.

[@emmaprice3740]

When my husband and I got married, we had a dry wedding because we’d been to one too many family functions where a number of family members got drunk and engaged in dangerous behavior. When word got out, people were outraged, and almost a third of the family in question didn’t come. We definitely remembered who thought we weren’t worth celebrating if we didn’t give them alcohol.

[@beckyfal]

We need the couch guests to have little red flags they can wave over the course of the story 🤣 like when you’re getting those hearing tests when they’re like “raise your hand when you hear the beep” but with the flags

[@kaylawest2088]

YES!!! That is brilliant.

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

this is a great idea!

[@SS-tt1fs]

😂

[@SamuraiFashion]

I really hope Smosh sees this LOL I think this would be great, especially bc i like AITA stories so I can see how other people think or react

[@aliencactus11]

They should have normal sized red flags, medium and large 😂

[@c4veman]

Girl who was being harassed by adults about her relationship status publicly embarrassing the harassers should definitely not have been scolded by her parents who did nothing to stop the situation. thats crazy to me. who speaks to children like that..

[@artorhen]

These types of comments are some of the worst you could make to your own child. Like what do they expect, for their daughter to get a boyfriend on command to please them?

[@witchassbitch3]

@@artorhennot to mention telling her to ignore her gut instincts in order to “give him a chance” that’s literally how and why women are the victims of violence by men. It is so scary that they told her those things. I’m glad she didn’t take any of it to heart.

[@artorhen]

@@witchassbitch3 yeah, comments like these coming straight from parent are straight up harmful, and bad parenting.

[@robsonrobson9905]

She's 24, so not a kid, which makes it doubly weird her parents told her off for standing up for herself.

[@CircusoftheMoon]

@@JustJuan731 “You are who you surround yourself with.”

[@DUALE0]

I have been to a place like that 'wrong choice', when Shayne said "she must have no friends who hype her up, reddit is the only one who can help her" I burst into tears, it hits too close to home, I'm glad I'm at a better place now, single still but very much happy!!

[@selkie3]

Same here, I really hope she’s doing better

[@porrokin3588]

the girl in the story deserves better and so do you. im so glad youre in a better place ♥️ you deservw the world, dont settle for less, youve got this

[@Supaawesomeification]

I’m honestly kinda surprised you guys didn’t have a stronger reaction to the alcohol story. Pressuring a recovering alcoholic to drink is a truly EVIL act. That’s a one and done thing for me. The FIRST TIME you pressure my recovering partner to drink, is the last time. You are no longer in my life. Zero tolerance is the only policy. Anything less is abuse imho

[@QueenMFLaurie]

this

[@larknewt]

EXACTLY

[@becca53444]

The first time you pressure anyone to drink is the last time for me, even if the person’s only reason is just that they don’t want to that day. Only scumbags peer pressure others to drink

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

Yess! These people are aweful for tempting a recovering alcoholic.

[@antclaro]

I understood that it was a group of alcoholics pressuring a non alcoholic to drink. Still bad but not even close to pressuring an addict to use.

[@jaelawest3675]

I teared up at the poor girl who heard her bf say he chose the wrong person I really hope she’s alright now

[@jaelawest3675]

@bright.iiiiiii I hope you’re alright now too 😭

[@hotsexyangel]

@bright.iiiiiiiI’m so sorry darling :( you’re worth everything, just remember that. That POS can choke 💗

[@timlong4791]

That's not what he said at all though. He says that his eye was drawn in the other girl's direction first. It's understandable for this to be hurtful, but it should have such little bearing on their relationship. Superficial attraction is such an over hyped part of a relationship and that becomes clear when you actually love someone because you see them as the most beautiful person in the world. Of course in order to start a relationship with someone there's typically some attraction there, but there's so few people that would say they started a relationship because they saw the single most beautiful person they'd ever seen and the few relationships like that are built on a very fickle foundation.

[@TheSpencerHayes]

​@@timlong4791he literally said he was disgusted every time he had to kiss her. Fuck you.

[@arianeponicelli9115]

@@timlong4791you typed this long ass paragraph just to be talking about a completely different thing. did you even watch the whole video before commenting this? delete this

[@McBehrer]

1:10:25 you seem to have forgotten the part where she politely asked them multiple times if they would come back and help clean and they just kind of blew her off. THEN she was like "okay fine I guess I'll take care of it," and that's when all of a sudden they were like "oh well we were going to help" as if they didn't spend the whole weekend explicitly avoiding her attempts to get them to help

[@thelocaldork]

yeah i think they just forgot about that part or sth idk

[@starfrog1999]

Courtney points it out from behind the camera!

[@thelocaldork]

@@starfrog1999 oh my bad i hadnt gotten to that part yet

[@McBehrer]

@@starfrog1999 yeah, that was well after I had left the comment

[@necroneko6798]

My immediate thought was "Oh, NOW they know how to respond??" What a bunch of jerks..

[@SociableAlarm]

Now hear me out....a party where the theme is that everyone dresses frumpy and we just vibe.

[@Ash-xt1ej]

Just send me the invite and I’ll be there

[@pamelah1220]

Silly hats only

[@derekhasabrain]

Frumpy outfit contest

[@dubiousinformation1756]

​@@pamelah1220 The silliest hat I have is a custom made hat with the Illuminati logo on it. I had it made for a D&D campaign I once ran, but haven't had a reason to wear it since.

[@RiveroftheWither]

You might be onto something but, and just hear me out... what if onesies?

[@pumpkiniscute218]

Y'all should definitely do a reddit video with stories that end happy/wholesome. Like updates where everything unexpectedly ends up ok. That would be a nice swing in the other direction after these downers lol...

[@ElectricFury]

Yes! I think we need that after some of these stories to restore faith in humanity

[@theblackKatKuro]

They should probably do it once a month or something so it would be something we could look forward to.

[@Th4t0n3.]

Like the go fund me one

[@chikitabowow]

I'm surprised how *_normal_* the first story was, and the fact that OP both listened to and understood the comments? Definitely not the regular Reddit insanity

[@baboubortmandu]

Agreed. Seeing someone go through genuine growth and work towards being a better person is dope. I hope that dude is doing well and has bettered himself. Sometimes the best thing you can do is recognize you are the problem and work from there.

[@YourShadowKeeper]

As a parent of someone who went through their teen years and is now into adulthood, I don't understand how the mother and father saved up and paid $1500 for their child's 16th birthday party, - something the mother said she couldn't even dream of asking for when she was a teen as it's such an extravagance - but they put minimal effort into organising it. I also grew up with parents who scrimped and saved for most of my childhood and teen years, and for my 16th I was allowed to have a party and invite a bunch of friends. My party cost my parents $200 (the equivalent of $400 today) and I thought it was the best! It was held on my parent's rural property, there were copious snacks, hot jacket potatoes for dinner, a bonfire, laughter, and music (from my CD player), and we all fell asleep in tents my friends came with. At every step, my parents asked me what I wanted and involved me in every decision. Did I want decorations? Did I want a cake? What food/drinks did I want there? Did I want to use the plates/glasses/cutlery from home or disposable ones? Did I want Dad to DJ the music or control it myself? My mum and I had a contentious relationship, however, I loved spending that time with her organising it. I found out so much about my mother such as the fact she much like the OP had never had any birthday parties growing up. Unlike the OP though my mother being able to provide that experience for her children was healing for her inner child. With my own child, she wanted an 18th birthday party instead. With all the costs involved, it probably came out to $1200. Just like with me, she was involved in every step of the decision-making, and (because she wanted decorations), she, her friend, and our family helped decorate the rented space three hours prior to the party. It didn't take a lot of effort in hindsight and it meant to world to her. She was smiling from ear to ear the whole time, and her friends gushed over how (my child's name) like it was. It's not the money that's the primary focus. As my mother would say "You only get out what you put in", so because this mother put zero effort into organising this event she paid a decent amount of money for, it turned out to be dull and her daughter was heartbroken over it.

[@mdugan16]

This is exactly what I was thinking! I had a “breakfast at Tiffany’s” themed brunch for my sweet 16 and my mom pulled out all the stops even though it was literally just held in our dining room. She got a teal table runner and white table cloth and made cute centerpieces from ribbons & vases we already had. We made the brunch food together and she surprised me with a cake that looked like a Tiffany box. It was amazing and while it probably wasn’t super cheap, it certainly wasn’t in the $1500 range and it was the best! It’s the care, not the cost.

[@Jmg5594]

This sounds exactly like my sweet 16! May in Connecticut, had it in my backyard with a fire, party pizzas and plenty of snacks and food. And we camped outside too - some friends in tents, me and my best friend on the trampoline in a sleeping bag! She is still my best friend to this day! That was such a core memory for me and didn’t cost much

[@Tessa_Gr]

I think US-Americans are just brainwashed by the weird culture about having to spend a lot of money and doing extravagant things. Don't get that at all. I'm German, grew up middle upper/upper class and 200 for a birthday party for a teen is still a really big amount of money, that's not normal at all. Anything over 500 $ seems insane to me, like they're wannabe celebrities or something.

[@swimfast724]

Yeah this is it. I said almost exactly the same thing. My sweet 16 was almost exactly the same as your party and it was amazing!

[@mekko902]

I was at boarding school (on lots of financial aid) for my sweet sixteen, and my parents sent me a party in a box! It's such a sweet memory because my parents had such a thoughtful idea and made me feel their presence even though I was a thousand miles away. I also think the mom in the story could have taught her daughter the lesson by giving her a budget of 1k and letting her plan the party herself. She probably would have put together something really fun and felt really proud!

[@EmmyC.G.]

The looks on Ian and Tommy's faces when that OP dating the guy who wants her friend instead were just what we all felt in that moment. 10/10.

[@shinobu-39]

For real. I usually like to draw while listening to this and I look up every now and then for the expressions but at that moment, I had to go full stop and felt the sadness and shock. I really don't do reddit but I'm close to creating an account just to tell that girl that she's worthy of love and belonging. I understand her fears but she needs to get out of that real quick. I hope there's an update where she confronts him and just walks out.

[@flowerb.tch05]

Literally made the same faces when I was watching

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

lol i usually draw during these too! artfight ftw

[@theperson8539]

To be fair, it sounded a little fake. At least with the limited amount of info available. Although several parts seem a little embellished, I feel like eavesdropping rarely works out that well. It just seems like something is missing from that one, or that it is fake.

[@andromedastarz5078]

As someone who goes to parties where there’s never alcohol, if you can’t have fun then either change the vibes or don’t be there. Don’t rely on being drunk to have fun.

[@Chubbajawa]

I'm really starting to see Shayne as the responsible adult in this format. The guy is settled in being a good person and I love it.

[@ND-kh5yw]

Yeah the other day I was thinking about like. Famous people who would absolutely shock me if something bad came out about them, Shayne is one of the few

[@goingtobed]

@@ND-kh5yw honestly yeah, but people aren't perfect and we all mess up. I do think if something bad ever did come out, he would do a lot of reflection, offer a sincere apology, and permanently correct it. And sometimes I think how you react to messing up is better than never messing up at all

[@sweetmother2406]

Tommy’s “any party can be rad. You don’t need alcohol” psa was so perfect 🎉

[@DanDanDoe]

When I was loving it up as a university student I was quite a drinker. At most parties I’d have at least a dozen beers, a few shots, and just get pretty drunk over time. One of my best experiences was when I didn’t want to have a hangover, just drank two beers to start the evening and went non-alcoholic the rest of the night. I remembered more, I had full control over myself, knew what was happening around me, still danced my ass off and had great fun with my friends, and the next morning woke up feeling refreshed. I still like a beer, or a glass of wine, but I prefer a nice mocktail over alcoholic cocktails. I can’t imagine demanding alcohol, especially if there’s someone recovering from addiction in the group.

[@khrishp]

Growing up, most of my family was religious. The other half is alcoholics. So almost every party growing up was either completely dry or wildly alcoholic. And honestly, when you go to a party with a bunch of people who have only ever gone to parties without alcohol, it's so much better in my opinion. Because everyone has learned how to have fun with other people with without being impaired. And learning how to have fun without being tipsy or anything like that is something that I feel a bunch of people have not had a lesson in and that's sad.

[@highdefinition450]

​@@DanDanDoei mean yea there is a difference between shotfaced drunk and having like two beers. alcohol does help a party lol even if you don't have a lot

[@luxuryballer8291]

Right? Who needs alcohol to party? I'd like to wake up the next day and actually remember all the coke I did.

[@oxvictoriquexo1867]

Especially as he is know as the drinker bartender guy of Smosh. Probably the best person it could've come from