Smosh Reads Reddit Stories - Am I The Grinch? | Reading Reddit Stories

Episode Date: December 23, 2023

We're searching for the biggest GRINCH of the season. 0:00-1:12 Intro 1:13-11:56 I want to bring my female friend to the holiday party https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/r16ebs/aita_for_...asking_my_girlfriend_if_i_can_bring_my/?rdt=56430 11:57-26:48 I regifted my bf's Christmas present https://www.reddit.com/r/AmITheDevil/comments/10109te/aita_for_regifting_my_boyfriends_christmas/ 26:49-38:18 Our friends outstayed their welcome https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/efgd01/my_partner_30m_and_i_27f_invited_family_friends/ 38:19-50:40 I asked my wife to wear a sweater in the house https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/spb9lu/aita_for_asking_my_wife_to_wear_a_sweater_in_the/ 50:41-1:01:35 I confronted a waiter https://www.reddit.com/r/AmITheDevil/comments/zuhpw7/aita_for_confronting_a_waiter_for_not_doing_more/ 1:01:36-1:12:15 Suggested my daughter ship Hanukkah gifts this year https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/kd2b3s/aita_for_suggesting_my_daughter_skip_hanukkah/ 1:12:16-1:20:00 I gave my daughter a potato for Christmas https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/zgyhtd/tifu_by_giving_my_daughter_a_potato_for_a/ SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Courtney Miller // https://www.instagram.com/co_mill/ Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Amanda Lehan-Canto // https://www.instagram.com/filmingamanda/ WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Kiana Parker Editor: Cameron Dunbar Director of Programming, Smosh Pit: Kiana Parker Associate Producer, Smosh Pit: Kimmy Jimenez Assistant Director: Amanda Barnes Art Director: Cassie Vance Assistant Art Director: Erin Kuschner Art Coordinator: Alex Aguilar Director Of Photography: Brennan Iketani Director, Design: Brittany Hobbs DIT/AE: Matt Duran Post Production Manager: Luke Baker Production, EVP: Zoe Moacanin Production Manager: Amanda Barnes Production Coordinator: Heidi Ha Production Assistant: Marcus Munguia Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones Talent Coordinator: Selina Garcia Office PA: Ovsana Tsaturian OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames El Smosh (Spanish Dub): https://smo.sh/Sub2ElSmosh SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast FOLLOW US: TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok Snapchat: http://smo.sh/OnSnapchat Instagram: https://instagram.com/smosh Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh Twitter: https://twitter.com/smosh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 I'm going back to university for zero dollar delivery fee, up to 5% off orders and 5% Uber cashback on rides, not whatever you think University is for. Get Uber won for students. With deals this good, everyone wants to be a student. Join for just $4.99 a month. Savings May 3, eligibility and member terms apply. Happy holidays and welcome back to some crazy Reddit stories. I'm Shane, and today I'm joined by Courtney and Amanda. Hello. We hope your holiday season is going well because we're about to read some stories from people whose holidays have been a little bit more of a struggle. Uh-oh. What is this? I gotta love it. I feel like we're going like this.
Starting point is 00:00:47 And today it's not going to be about finding the biggest asshole. It's about being finding the biggest Grinch. Ooh, I love a Grinch because Jim Carrey is the Grinch was the best. I agree. I disagree. I know. It's actually we have a lot of people here who hate that movie. Are you effing out of your mind? Look at his body. It's hilarious.
Starting point is 00:01:06 His body alone made the movie. I was like, what? Okay. His body alone made the movie. I couldn't stop looking at him. So cute. Just shut up. Let's get into these holiday struggles, shall we?
Starting point is 00:01:23 We shall. Am I the asshole for asking my girlfriend if I can bring my female friend to my work holiday party? What? Love this. We're starting off. We're starting off great. All right, so my girlfriend,
Starting point is 00:01:38 who's 27 cannot make it to my work Christmas party. Because she's going to be out of town for a bachelorette party. We have a pretty close friend group and we often hang out with our couple friends, Jay, who's a 27-year-old man, and L, who's a 27-year-old woman. I have known Jay since undergrad, and we're very close. I have known El, since middle school, and we've always been good fratonic friends. th. to th, and th, th, and th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thin, thin, their, thin, thin, thin', th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, and we're, to to to to to to to to to to th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the th, th, the th, the th, th, the the thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, throwneeee, throwne, th my girlfriend met through us all hanging out and they are very good friends now. They hang out and go get a girl's dinner a few times a month. Over the weekend we were all together and talking about how my girlfriend cannot come to the Christmas party and L makes a comment about how she could come. It says it's at a nice venue and she said she would never turn down free food and drinks. Jay was fine with it, and we said we can all meet out at a bar right after the party.
Starting point is 00:02:27 It didn't seem too unordinary, considering Elle had come to my work Christmas party two years ago, and I had gone to hers that same year. Granted, we were both single at the time. So I asked my girlfriend, and she says that it's super weird, and that my first inclination is to have to have thina, thina, thina, thininininininin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi, thi, and she thin, and she thi, and she thi, thi, and she, thi, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, and she said, thin, thin, thin, to to to the thin, the to the thin, thin, the the the the, the the th it's super weird and that my first inclination is to just replace her since she can't come and that she doesn't like the idea. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me but apparently it is. Am I the asshole for asking to bring a female friend instead of my girlfriend rather than just going to the work Christmas party alone? This is complicated. I think it's complicated. Yeah at first I was like yeah. At first I was like, no. And then I was like, yeah, I think it's fine. Only because I have very, very close guy friends
Starting point is 00:03:10 that I think that if my partner was like, I can't go, oh, you should just bring Matt or whatever. I think he would be totally fine with it. I can see, but I wouldn't bring my friend if my partner was like, oh, what the hell? Yeah. I think, yeah, but I wonder why they're being like, what the hell? Is it a newer girlfriend? How long were they together? That's true. So I have known Jay since undergrad, and we're very close.
Starting point is 00:03:31 I have known L since middle school. Literally, yeah. And we've always been good platonic friends. How long are they're a couple? They're a couple. Jay and L are a couple. Jay and L are a couple? And she's gonna- And J is cool with L going. And so how long has O P and his girlfriend been dating? Yeah. Less than two years because he says,
Starting point is 00:03:55 El came to his Christmas party two years ago and I had gone to hers the same year. Granted, we were both single at the time. Okay, this sounds like there's an issue with the girlfriend. She clearly feels upset or worried about the friend. But to me it's totally fine, A, because L has gone to a Christmas party and L has a partner, which doesn't mean, of course, it doesn't mean any, for a lot of people it doesn't mean anything. And it may not mean anything, but if the girlfriend is upset, there's obviously something going on. She very, the girlfriend, I will say, very quickly painted a negative picture.
Starting point is 00:04:32 Like, wow, you're so quick to replace me. Which is interesting, but I also think about like, it's a holiday party, it's the time a year, it's the party where you bring people you care about to meet the people you work work.......... ... It's the time of year, it's the party where you bring people you care about to meet the people you work with. And so if I'm a co-worker and I meet O.P. and he's like, hi, this is my friend so and so, I would be like, oh, I wonder if they're dating and it's not official yet or, like I would just assume things and you'd wonder, like, I don't know, maybe this, so this girlfriend, so this, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this is, this is, this is, th is, th is a. th is a. th is a. thi. th. th. th. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this is a. this girlfriend she can't go, maybe she sees it as important that she, like she's the girlfriend, she's the one who meets the coworkers, but like it's very like, it feels, it's like kind of like traditional vibes, like traditional thinking on that, but I don't know.
Starting point is 00:05:15 I want a little more context on this one. This is one of those stories where I'm like, I feel like I need to talk to these people. Because I feel like this is so different based on the couples. I agree. Because I, like, yeah, knowing you and knowing so much of us here at Smosh, I'm like, oh, we're all chill with stuff like that. I think it would be absolutely fine. But it can be very different based on the relationships. Especially where they work. Let's see if we can get some more information. Someone said, I wouldn't do that if I were you. That looks really weird to show up to a work Christmas party with someone other than your partner.
Starting point is 00:05:49 Everyone will assume, I know, their problem, that you broke up or you brought your mistress and that isn't professional behavior. You would be the asshole. Someone else said, especially if it's with a person that came as your plus one in the past. Someone else said, expect everyone to think that Laura is your new girlfriend or that you're cheating on your existing girlfriend though.
Starting point is 00:06:11 Holiday party plus ones are almost always for significant others or spouses, not friends. Honestly, if I were your girlfriend, I'd be upset too, so I am changing my verdict to you're the asshole. Lastly, someone said said my question is why can't you just go to the work party without a plus one? I've done this when I was single multiple times and it wasn't an issue. No one's the asshole because I
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Starting point is 00:08:39 I am not, I feel undecided on this one. Because I'm like, this, for me, I can'tecided on this one. Because I'm like, this for me, I can't just declare something like that without knowing the dynamics of all of this. And with it being written from his perspective and it being a pretty short post. Nothing's wrong. I'm like, I need a little more details.
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Starting point is 00:09:49 So it's like, if she's upset, yeah. I'm very curious what the, what our comments will say on this one. Yeah, no update? No update. No update. So, oh, so I don't know. But I'm curious about people's perspective on this, because I think this is one where people have very different views. And to me, it just completely depends on the relationships.
Starting point is 00:10:18 But also if you're in a relationship with someone and they say they're uncomfortable with that, like, that's kind of a point where I think you guys need to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be to be to be toe toe, toeck, toeck, toeck, toeck, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, souuu pecoecoecoecoe, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their uncomfortable with that, like, that's kind of a point where I think you guys need to decide as a couple of like where you stand on that, because if you disagree on it, that's only going to get worse. Exactly. Because that friend is not going to go away. So I guess we have some more research in, and we do believe like this party is probably pretty button-up official fancy Which means a party hard
Starting point is 00:10:49 Yeah, but also with that kind of party I get it I get it. I get it this is not I get it with a more casual thing Yeah, like a super official party I can I understand why someone would be insecure Also East Coast they they take their relationships differently. I think it depends on region. It does depend on where this is at, who these people are, and the type of party. It all affects it. That's why it's so hard to give an opinion on it.
Starting point is 00:11:16 But I don't like that he didn't give more details. I'm always a little wary when I'm like, you're leaving shit out. wary when I'm like, you're leaving shit out. And you always, he didn't end up responding to much, but these are always the ones where they're like, okay, info. Okay, so actually, yes, it is a black tie event. Yeah, he didn't get more info because he's really like, oh shit, and throwns.
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Starting point is 00:12:10 Next story. Am I the asshole for re-gifting my boyfriend's Christmas present, a $1,300 laptop to my sister? Oh. Oh. Oh. Family. I, a 23-year-old woman, love my boyfriend, who's 24, and have been dating him for about two years.
Starting point is 00:12:31 He has always been really supportive and our relationship is great, so when it came time for Christmas, I wanted to get him something really special. He has been complaining about his laptop for a while and has expressed the desire to upgrade to a newer model. I decided I would surprise him with a brand new laptop for Christmas. I wanted to get him the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the the the the the the the the their tho-moy the thi th upgrade to a newer model. I decided I would surprise him with a brand new laptop for Christmas. I wanted to get him the best laptop I could. So over the weeks leading up to Christmas, when he'd complained about his laptop, I'd take these opportunities to casually ask him which laptop he liked, what he wanted
Starting point is 00:12:56 in a new laptop, and so on. The main problem he had with his laptop was the speed. So I thought it would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would would be the the the the the the the the thi the thi thi. the the the thi. thi. the thi. the the the. the the the the the the. the the. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th.. th. th. I. I was the. I'm the. I'm the. I'm the. I'm theck. theck. theck. thea. thea. thea. thea. theauu. thea. theau thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. theea. I thought it would be fitting to get him the same model that he had, Macbook Pro, just the latest version. Now, I'm not a tech person. I don't know the first thing about RAM, SSD, etc. I just assumed a $1,300 laptop would be more than enough for his needs. So I bought the laptop without doing any more research into it. Christmas Day came and I gave my boyfriend the laptop. He was so excited until he saw the specs. When he saw
Starting point is 00:13:28 that the laptop had eight gigabytes of RAM, he was really, really disappointed because he couldn't get his work done on such a slow machine. He was adamant that he needed something with more RAM. This turned into a full-blown argument. I tried to explain to him that I had done my best and spent a lot of money on the laptop, so he should appreciate it, but he wasn't having it. He said he would rather return the laptop and get the one he wanted. At this point, I was really hurt and upset. I had gone out of my way to get him a really nice present, and I felt like the thi. I thi tho th him the one he wanted, but I had already spent a lot of money. The fact that he wasn't even willing to give it a chance made me really frustrated. So long story short, I decided to
Starting point is 00:14:14 re-gift the laptop to my sister, who's 19. She's a college student, and I know she could really use a laptop like this. I know it may sound selfish, but I didn't thi thired he didn't appreciate my gift, and I wanted to make sure the laptop went to someone that would actually appreciate it. My boyfriend is, to put it bluntly, pissed. He does not understand why I wouldn't just return it and get him the one he wanted, and cannot believe I would do something so selfish when I know how much he needs a new laptop. I feel kind of bad, but at the same time, this wasn't cheap for me, and a little appreciation would have been nice. Am I the asshole? This one is making my blood boil. I, I don't want to try.
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Starting point is 00:15:32 You can't just get a gift. Well, I spent a lot of money on it. It's like, okay, well, you actually didn't take the time to understand what I actually needed. Like, if you don't know a lot about computers, go there on the day and go with him to get it with him. That shows that you actually care. The fact that you're like, well, I spend a lot of money and you're not appreciative is
Starting point is 00:15:52 very like motherly in a way that's like guilty and shaming and... Yeah. I'm just like, I definitely think she's the asshole, personally. And also she admits I'm not a tech person. So if you're buying a gift that's out of your expertise, I have always taken the approach of like gift receipt in the bag and I'm like, hey, if this isn't right, you can return it. It's about the thought. Hey, I've been really considering that you need a new laptop.
Starting point is 00:16:21 I got you a new one. I don't know tech. So I may have been off the mark, but here's this gift and all you do is you go and return it and you get the one you want. It's the gift is there. The money still exists. I don't understand that. And I come from a family of very much of like, oh if you need to return it, return it. Oh yeah, if you need to return, yeah, it's fine, but it's like. There's clearly something else going on. Maybe his reaction, maybe she feels resentful. You don't know how he actually reacted. It's like, God, she did. It does come across like she's very much thinking about herself in this whole situation. You know, it seems like she, it wasn't about him. And there's a lot of people out there who gift giving is gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift gift is is th is th is th is th is thi. thi. thi. thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. and there's a lot of people out there who gift giving is so transactional.
Starting point is 00:17:07 Oh my God. And it's, it's, you are entering a contract when you're getting a gift from them. And it's like, oh my God. And it's like, thoo'e, and it's like, please it, open it. And then they open it goes, I really, you know, it was so hard to get that color. So hard to get it, but I got it for you because I know you love that color. And in your head, you're like, I don't wear purple anymore. I don't wear purple anymore. And you know you have those people who are like the best gift gives.
Starting point is 00:17:37 And you just, there I suck at tech. Let's get you something better. Like she chose to close up and go, I'm giving this to my sister instead. I'm pretty sure that laptop also won't do a ton, I don't know, man, that 8 gig is really bad. Yeah, no, I mean, I'm guessing. What is a pretty thap pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty is RAM? Is a pretty cool thing in computers.
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Starting point is 00:18:33 It's basically, it's basically a disk. It's basically more, if your computer was a brain, it's more brain cells than the computer. It's a disc of memory that's a software. Computer science majors and also Tim. Please, all I know that. You, the, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, uh, th. It, th. So, th. It's, th. So, th. So, th, the, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, the software, the software, the software, the software, thi, the software, thi-a, the software, thi-a, of memory that's a software. Computer Science majors and also Tim. Here's all I know about RAM is that you need a lot of it. Okay, you need a lot of RAM. Eight gigs is actually a joke.
Starting point is 00:18:53 It sounds like a joke. Don't you need like 200? I feel like... Brendan is laughing at it. I don't know, gigs of RAM versus gigs of like storage are different. It's the thing I would never. Eight sounds real flimsy for someone who sounds like they're on their computer constantly. Yeah. Like that's so important. I would never buy my husband anything tech without him telling me exactly. Like for Christmas I'm like, tell me exactly what you want and I'll get it for you.
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Starting point is 00:20:06 Let's go. Someone said, you're the assel. Your boyfriend sounds like he was appreciative of your gift, but he needed a machine that can do what he needs it to do. That's the risk of getting a laptop or something similar, the toeck, the the to allowing him to put the money towards a machine that fits his needs. Not to mention, once you gift something, it doesn't belong to you anymore. It was his laptop and you took it to gift to your sister.
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Starting point is 00:21:04 he got something he wanted and I felt like he didn't appreciate it at all. She's... I can't believe she... Give it a chance. Download SYNC! No, I don't understand... Try. Do it! I do think she's not a tech person.
Starting point is 00:21:14 But she's on Reddit asking the worst crowd for their opinion on this. Like people... And she's not a people person. Most, I would assume like people, people on Reddit, generally a higher percentage of them, are gonna know a little bit more about tech. And all these people are like, what the hell are you doing? She's like, guys, it doesn't work. He's literally can't. I'm typing on a potato right now, please. Well, try it out.
Starting point is 00:21:38 Well, try it out. Just try. Try. Someone else said, put it another way. Imagine you drive a crappy old car to work. It's falling apart. You often complain to your boyfriend how crappy it is and how it barely gets you to your job. A 30-minute car right away. Your boyfriend picks up on this and decides to surprise you for Christmas with a brand new bike. Sure, it's nice and very thoughtful, but it's not what you need to get to work. But just give it a chance. No, giving a bike the chance to be a car isn't realistic. It's just not the right gift. You're the asshole. You meant well, but your gift was not what
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Starting point is 00:22:56 He messaged Tim saying, Amanda Lehan just called Ram Software and a disc. Tim responded with what? What without a T? Oh God he thinks I'm an idiot. Tim definitely thinks I'm an idiot. You know what? I'm proud of it because Ram is an animal. And a truck. And a truck. And Ram. And Ram won the Super Bowl a couple years ago. Rams. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:27 Ram. Tim is here and Tim. Tim responded further after the wah. Brennan gave some context. It's we're recording Reddit stories and that's what Amanda said. Tim said, ow. And then he said, Ram, disc, salsa, yes. Ah!
Starting point is 00:23:47 Which if you watch, if you watch Smoshmouth, you get it. Honestly, we had a live stream today for Sims, and everyone was saying, Mexican salsa, yes. Oh my gosh. Ram. Here's a question to pose, everyone. Yeah, Alexa, what is Ram? What is the price point where a gift should no longer be a surprise?
Starting point is 00:24:12 Wait. Like, she surprised him with a $1,300 gift. I do think it depends. First of all, she's 23. What is she doing? I know, that's a lot, dude. And they've thiiiiiiiia the th is a tha tha tha, tha, th is a thia, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's thi, thi, that's thi, thi, that's a thi, that's a that's a that's a thi, thi, that's a tooom, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. that's, that's, tha. that's, that's, tooome. tooome. toea. toooooooooooooo. too. that's slow down, sweetie. Yeah, and they've been dating for... Two years? Two years is a weird place.
Starting point is 00:24:27 Yeah, two years is the point where you're like, all right, are we getting serious or what? I'm tired of you? Yeah. I don't know. See, I am someone that I'm not going I need to know the specs. I would say engagement ring like, is not part of this category, but for me, over 400 or five, oh. Because what about tickets?
Starting point is 00:24:57 It depends on the ticket. So, significant, for significant, let's, significant other is a specific category. Because yeah, friends and everything. Significant other, over a thousand. Not a surprise anymore. I don't know, it depends. I think it depends. I feel like there's just so many variables of like what it's for.
Starting point is 00:25:15 Because like, this wasn't just like a toy. This was something for his work, I was essentially like, yeah, it's a work-related thing too. And like, like, the car analogy is, it's a necessity, it's almost an elastic good. It's, it's not, and it's not about price point necessarily, as much as it is, um, percentage of the money you have, right? Like, what chunk, what sacrifice is this going to be? And tickets, like, thiii. And thi. And thi, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. they love a band and you're getting tickets for that, you know it's solid. And that's an experience. Oh, I was thinking to like Europe.
Starting point is 00:25:48 I mean, sure. I think how much you spend and how much you know kind of should go together. I agree. Because if I knew Amanda you were struggling with your iPad, I would know exactly what. I was. I was like, it won't go on. My ram must be low. But yeah, I think it depends. I've run out of ram. I've run out of ram. I must run to the store. Let's go, let's go refill the ram. But yeah, exactly. I need to charge the ram. I can't wait to see Tim and be like, can you find me some ram? You should go find him right after this. And, you should sit down down to to to to to to to to t. t. t. t. t. t. tip t. t. t. t. t. tip the t. the? t. the. the. t. the. thea. thea. tha. the. thea. the. the. I'm, I the. I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I, I, I, I, I, I, I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I try. I try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. I try. I try. I th. I th him right after this and and you ask art if there's any ram?
Starting point is 00:26:25 I'm at you should sit down with Tim and Spencer and they can tell you all about I think I think I might die You've got enough ram you don't need it on a computer. That's right. Okay. next story. You have so much ram. You have so many characters in there. Oh, so? Oh, so the that. Oh, so much? Oh, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I you you th. I to to to th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. the. the. the. Okay, next story. Okay. So asshole. Oh, a Grinch. A Grinch? But a Grinch who at the end, their heart grew bigger. A Grinch? Yeah, you're right. Yeah. They did apologize. They took a bike for them to realize. A bike and out. Real bike and reali. Here we go. This next one comes from relationship advice. My partner, a 30 year old man, and I, a 27 year old woman, invited family friends, a 40 year old woman, 55 year old man, and a seventh month old baby, but they've already outstayed their welcome within 24 hours. Okay. Okay. A bit of a back story to start. My partner and I stayed with these friends for a couple of days before and they've th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, toe. I, toe. I, th. thi. I, toe. toe. to, to, toe, toe, toe, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. I, th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thei. thi. thi. theeei. thi. thi. thi. thi. My partner and I stayed with these friends for a couple of days before and they've been lovely inviting us into their home. When we visited them, we went out and explored the city during the day and pretty much fended for ourselves. We're very clean, take care of dishes, and overall were pretty quiet and respectful of others homes.
Starting point is 00:27:37 Here's where it starts. They asked what we were doing for Christmas and we didn't have any plans so we gave them the dates they could possibly come visit us. This is where we should have clarified that they could stay three to four days and not the entire length of time we were available. My partner and I still wanted a relaxing winter break before we have to resume work. We asked several times what their plans were or if they knew the dates. They told us the day before they the tha, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, the, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, te, their, te, toda, their, te, toda, today, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the day before they arrived, they would be there tomorrow with no end date in sight. We now have an end date, but they are staying for a total of eight days. Whoa! With a seven-month-old baby. We thought, whoa, way more than we offered, but okay, we can do this.
Starting point is 00:28:20 We also just moved into our apartment three weeks ago and nothing, nothing is baby proof. We let them know this, tile floors, glass table, and yet they were upset when we didn't have a bucket to clean her nappies slash diapers in, no baby aspirin and no high chair. Mind you, we don't have kids. It's only been 24 hours and here are the other grievances we have. Piss all over the side of the toilet slash floor. Blew up the toilet and don't clean up the poop skids. There is a toilet brush and cleaner on the side of the toilet where said piss was. Blasting the TV after we've tried to go to sleep.
Starting point is 00:28:58 We paid for all of the food to cook for Christmas meals. Moved some of our furniture and completely rearranged our fridge. Tracked dirt all over our apartment with pram slash stroller. Overall, messy and literally their stuff is all over the apartment. They fight a lot with each other. We witness this in their home, just verbal bickering, but a lot. So I shouldn't be surprised they're doing it in our place. But I am. Basically, we want want to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the their, the the the the the their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th.. th. thr. thr. thr. thr. throoooomeoomorrow, toooomorrow, tooeoomorrow, too.e.ea.eck.eck. tr tr thr. thr. thr want to know what is the best way to resolve this so we can still have a nice winter break before we go back to work without causing too much friction, but
Starting point is 00:29:29 also letting the couple know there's been a violation of expectations. This sounds like a Christmas movie. This is insane! Wait, this is my worst nightmare too. But it fully, tell me this doesn't sound like a Christmas movie. It sounds like, yeah. What same couple would want to stay at someone else's house for eight days with a seven-month-old? People who are completely unaware. There are people out there who are completely unaware about other people's space. Yeah, but like, they have a seven-month-old, they're raising, they don't have any of their own stuff.
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Starting point is 00:31:14 And I'm someone who's very much like, this is my space. And when I visit other people, I'm very like, I don't touch their shit. Yeah. And when people visit me, I, like, say like, I would pay attention in how their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. th. their, th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, toe. toe. toe. toea. toea. toea. toea. toea. Eight days, toea. Eight days, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, ta. ta. ta. ta. touc their shit. Yeah. And when people visit me, I like say like I would pay attention how they operated in my home and then if I were to happen to go visit them, I would probably mirror what they did for me to respect their space. But. And I get the, I wonder if these people did go and visit when they visit these people, if they could just show up and whatever. It's amazing how people surprise they. I. I. I they. I they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they to to to to to to to to to try. try. to to to to try. to. I. I to. I to. I th. I they. I they. I they. I they. I they. these people if they could just do this, if they could just show up and whatever. It's amazing how people surprise me because you think that people have a very clear understanding about how to be in a home, literally they don't. There's so many people out there in this world who are like, yeah, come over.
Starting point is 00:31:57 We don't care. So when they go over, like, I wonder what they were like when they were visiting them. Like when they go over, they're probably like, yeah, they don't care. They just seem like people who are, there's just no privacy, no secrets, no like, no space. The bickering, I'm like, that's uncomfortable as hell. I have known people who are, I've never experienced people who are, I've never experienced people just barging, but I'm also very resistant. I'm th, I'm th, I'm th, I'm th, th, th, I'm th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. thi, thi, thi, thi, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. They's, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi's just, thi. thi. thi's just, thi. their, their, their, their I'm very nervous of this. I've experienced it a lot because I'm like, come on in and then I'm like, Oh! Yeah, sure.
Starting point is 00:32:29 Multiple days. I've also just never really had the space to allow that. But um. Sounds like they didn't really either. They have an apartment with tile floors and a glass table and they have a seven-month-old baby there for days? That's crazy. And complaining and having, like, taking issue with the OPE of like, you don't have a baby aspirin? You don't have a high chair? They don't have a baby!
Starting point is 00:32:52 Yeah. What the fuck? Some comments here. Yes. Tell them that they need to leave and tell them why. Again, someone else said 100% agree, lots of shit advice here from others. You are not 12, you are grown-ups. Tell them politely there to leave your home as you no longer want to host them. If asked, reasons can be given without emotion. Stick to factual ones, like rearranging furniture and messy toilets.
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Starting point is 00:34:30 isn't trivial. Yikes, I will say, if this is me, I would definitely try to stay away from these people. And it wouldn't be out of I'm scared of you. I'm scared of these people. These things, like the disgusting toilet and taking, like, this is disrespectful. Yeah, it is. It's lack of awareness. Yeah, because I know like leaving a messy bathroom is not a direct, like, act against somebody, but this is their home and not even handling, it's disrespectful.
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Starting point is 00:35:33 They're like, they're like, parents of Woodstock fucking concert goers. They're just like, man, life is life. And you're like, you need to go, because skid marks. You've dealt with people over staying they're welcome, though? Oh yeah. Yeah. Definitely, definitely, definitely. I'm just like a very, I'm an open person.
Starting point is 00:35:52 Also, I have sisters, like family, life, you know, when you have a partner, when you have families visiting from elsewhere, you just, you just kind of let it happen. And always day one, you're like, what did we do? Always day one. Sometimes it gets better, but if you don't say anything, it just gets worse. I have been the friend, the friend that has stayed longer than planned. Like, oh, I'm not a skidmark.
Starting point is 00:36:24 But I have my childhood friend, my best friend Bree. I once stayed with her and I was like super overwhelmed and was just like I need a break. So I went and visited her out in San Diego and like I was supposed to stay for like two days. I think I ended up staying like we were just having a good time and I was just like, I'm not ready to go back to real life yet and I think I ended up staying like five days even maybe even more I don't remember that kind of a blur. But was she mad about it? No I wouldn't have I wouldn't have done that unless I was like I'm gauging if it was okay. So I would be like I don't know if I'm ready to go home yet she'd like stay. Okay that's different yeah but like you're not over't want you to stay, that's on her. True. True.
Starting point is 00:37:05 I think staying for five, I've had friends stay for like seven days and and it was great. To me, that's totally different. But it is harder when you do have a partner, when you have a smaller space. And it's a family. And they have a baby. If I have a seven-month-old baby, I don't want to fucking travel. I want to, unless I'm like visiting, unless it's family who want to also help with the baby, I'm kind of like, dude, I'm staying in, I'm dealing with this shit.
Starting point is 00:37:39 But there's people who just, I mean, I've got cousins that would literally, they would, if they could, they would just stay for weeks with their babies and they would, they wouldn't, they wouldn't even think twice about it. That's crazy to me. Boston? Boston? Bursie? I won't even think twice about it. I don't think those are grins. I think one and thing two and thing three. It's like a John Candy character.
Starting point is 00:38:05 Like that's what I'm getting. Uncle Buck? Yeah, I'm getting stuff like that where it's kind of like funny, but nightmare in real life, but in a movie, hilarious. In the movie version of this is that crazy stuff happens. They hate the that, they love each other. And this, they're not coming together. No, no, they're going to get as far away. No. They're getting far away from each other.
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Starting point is 00:39:45 for the 110 of our expenses, not including our mortgage. This is just the tip of the iceberg. She has an income of about 70K a year, a ton of student loans and credit card debt. She always makes me feel like an asshole for questioning her spending, but she doesn't pay for any joint expenses. What does the public think? So she makes... 70K? But that's before taxes?
Starting point is 00:40:12 Well, he's saying she makes one-tenth of my salary. And her salary is 70K a year. So he's making $700,000 a year, and this man... And he's forcing his wife, who's probably slaving away taking care of the kids, and working. And I put on a goddamn sweater. She does a great job of taking care of the kids while I earn most of the income. If she's making 70K a year, she's working.
Starting point is 00:40:47 No, that's a full-time job. She's working and taking care of the kids. Dude, she's doing more work than you. She's working two full-time jobs. Just because you make more money, doesn't mean your job is more like... This is making me so mad. Yeah, that sucks. This guy sucks. That's crazy. 70K a year is also a lot.
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Starting point is 00:43:28 And then by your own accord, make $700,000 per year. And are pinching pennies over a few extra dollars on your gas bill? Yeah, you're the asshole. Someone else said, is she aware of how much the household bills are? When was the last time the two of you sat down and discussed your finances? It might be a good idea to have that discussion. He said, we talk every month, but I'm the bad. You talk every month once a month when she tells me it's time for a period. I speak to my wife on my wife.
Starting point is 00:43:53 She sits on top of me and I go, how are you doing? I'm the bad guy for wanting to not spend a lot of money. My parents were immigrants, and I've been taught to not spend money on what you don't need. Save where you can and maybe retire early? 50 down votes. If you make 700K a year and you need to save money and save up for retirement, what the fuck are you spending your money on, dude? Also sounds like retirement's gonna be not fun with you. I was just gonna say why would I ever want to retire with you dude?
Starting point is 00:44:25 Yeah, and like your family's miserable, like your kid, you're raising kids in a home where they can't like be warm. He also didn't deny that he makes 700K. Yeah. So that is official. Someone said, so you make 700,000 dollars and can't afford to turn the heat up a bit, you would not be the asshole if you had a tight budget and needed to keep the thermostat at a certain number for real budgeting. But based on the way you phrased this entire post and constantly reminded us how much more money you make
Starting point is 00:44:54 than your wife, you're the asshole. OP responded, actually, we do have a tipthe tip of the iceberg. The more she spends, the harder I have to work to keep up with the spending and save for retirement. I can't keep up working at this pace forever. Two hundred and three down votes. Fuck this guy. All he cares about is retirement. Buddy.
Starting point is 00:45:15 He's acting like her money is nothing. Like, clearly he has a job or whatever he is, like like people with less than him are less than him and like That he's acting like $70,000 is nothing and she say he's saying the more she spends what? Dang it my wife bought a third BMW this week like what is he what is he talking about? What is she's possibly spending on Probably spending money on the kids that she's raising for them. Exactly. Like, this guy sucks, dude. Like this is, this isn't the Grinch, this is Scrooge Town. Yeah, before all the. Before the Angels came.
Starting point is 00:45:53 Yeah, before the Angels. Say spirits. Before the Angels took him away. Before you didn't see that movie. Shane. that movie? Shane? He must not give up fun. He's like, wake up! He's like, are you guys done? Uh, there's more comments here. Let's go, read them. I want to hear it. Someone said, no one's the asshole. I would kill to be able to afford to keep my house at 72 in the winter. Instead, I make the best of 68. But really, with dual incomes, I don't see any reason why this isn't something something something somethingurging on, if it directly improves your family's quality of life.
Starting point is 00:46:26 She just has to contribute to the bills. Where is her money going? All to debt? You said she has an income of about 70K and she makes about one-tenth of my salary. So high six-figure household income? Y'all can absolutely afford this if you decide to. OP responded. She claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims. She claims that she claims that she's that she's that she's that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that th. She is th. She. She is th. She. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She is th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's th. th. th. th. th. th. thi is th. th. th. thi. th. thi. th. thi. th. I th. I thi. I, she claims that all of her money is going to her debt, and I believe her,
Starting point is 00:46:46 but this is more than just a few bucks on the thermostat. Why can't she put on a sweater in the house instead of making a decision to increase energy costs? This is the tip of the iceberg. Stop fucking saying that. Oh my God, I can't. No matter what I question in terms of her spending, she makes me feel like I'm in the wrong because I make so much money. Does that give her free reign to spend as much as she feels that she needs?
Starting point is 00:47:10 Like a dice and vacuum for 1K, which I tried to reason with her for a less expensive one. 51 downvotes. Well, something tells me that she has to do fucking everything in this house. Yeah, a vacuum? Oh no. Something tells me that this ship is about to sink because it has hit the tip of the iceberg. Oh my god. Yeah, that's just the tip of the... I hate also the like this like, but I'm the bad guy. Yeah, I make money and that's just a tip of the iceberg. A lot of times I think someone's the asshole purely based on how they write their post. And there could be a lot of different details on this, but the phrasing of, but I'm the bad guy, I'm like, fuck you.
Starting point is 00:47:48 You are the bad guy. And if you say tip of the iceberg one more time. Someone else said, why not use some of that salary to insulate the home? Really, I can only shake my head. No expenses. How much debt does she still have? OPE said this is our first winter in this home. The attic has great insulation. We have an appointment to get an energy audit to see where insulation is laicin. We have an appointment to get an energy audit to see where insulation is lacking. He's so boring. He's like I'm I'm saving for retirement. We're checking the zones and the insulation of my house. He's so boring in everything. Yeah, so boring. He's spending in everything in everything in everything in everything in everything in everything in everything in everything. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He's the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the to. to. the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi. thi. thi. retirement. We're checking the zones and the insulation is coming. We're spending money for someone to check on the insulation rather than what, like $30 a month? He's like, honey, it's the time of the month where we have sex at 6
Starting point is 00:48:34 pm. Get in here. My God's. No, they're not. They talk once a month and it's her going him going, honey, are you on your period yet? This is just the tip of the iceberg. So we have, this isn't really an update but just some more stuff. So OP doesn't have any more comments on this post but a month after this post he posted on the sub-reddd. Oh, he posted on HVAC advice, subreddits saying that we recently bought a house in SoCal built in the 1980s and have an issue with one side of the house being much colder than the other side. So we had an energy audit person come out to assess the situation. He's seeking advice for options as the best solution to keeping the house warmer was quoted at 35K and he's leaning toward the cheaper ones. Damn. I will also in Sokowl if you're living in a house that was built in the 80s
Starting point is 00:49:29 That recent it's that's a friggin nice house I can't believe on to read it for this. Yeah, and it's clearly like a nice house if an if a house is so big that I like a portion I guess it can happen in smaller structures too, but like the fact that one part of the house tho tho tho th of th of th of th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the. the the th. th. th. th. that's th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. th. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th like, the fact that one part of the house can be cold and one can't. I just can't believe we got to read a post by one of the former execs of Defy Media. Also, like, he's- This guy talking is like watching paint dry. I mean, honestly, it's termah. And the fact that he's paying,
Starting point is 00:49:54 spending on it. him at his wife. It sounds shitty. And when I heard that title too, I was like, ooh, this is Kinky, he wants her in a little sweater, looking around. He's like, put a sweater on. God. So insane. No, it's just really boring. Yeah. Grinch. Grinch, my God, but the grinch that you don't even want to try to fix. You're just like, yeah. Yeah, kind of kind of gri. that. that. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind. that kind that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that that that that that you that you that you that you that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I I that. I that. I. I. I that kind. I that kind. I that kind. that kind. that kind kind kind kind. I that kind that kind that kind that kind that kind that kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind kind of kind of kind of kind kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind of kind kind little hot. Yeah, not that Grinch though. He's not that Grinch. No, he's not. He's not. Wait, it's a little hot the Jim Carrey Grinch. Oh my God, she likes his body too.
Starting point is 00:50:37 She likes his body too. It's the type of body that you can't stop looking at. The Grinch body. Where his belly, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's th, he's th, he's th, he's th, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's th, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's not, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's th. He's th, he's th, he's th, he's th, he's th, he's th. He's th. He's th. He's th. He's th. He's thi. thi, he's thi, he's thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thiiiiiiiiiiiiii's not thiiii's not thi's not thi. thi's not thi, thi. type of body that you can't stop looking at. A grinch body. We're learning a lot today. Where his belly, it's just, he's so cute. In his little hands. They're not little. Shane wants to die right now.
Starting point is 00:50:52 Am I the asshole for confronting a waiter after he disregarded my religious beliefs? Oh. Oh, okay. Ooh, you, you, ye. beliefs. Oh, okay. I will preface this by saying I am not a confrontational person by nature and I try to be as welcoming and understanding of others. So I would like to ask that same in return. I am a Christian because it is my truth. I respect that not everyone is Christian as that is the nature of free will, but just as you hold your beliefs close to your heart, this happens to be mine. You do not need to agree with my religious beliefs, but this is important
Starting point is 00:51:27 in understanding where I am coming from. I just had what was otherwise a perfectly lovely Christmas Eve brunch with my husband and my daughter, but it has since been spoiled by an argument spurned by a waiter's remarks and behavior. When we arrived at the restaurant, I made it clear to the hostess that we were the argument the argument the argument th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the the the the the the the the thi thi thi thi. the to the of thea-a-a-a-a-a' thea' their, their, their, the. the. the. th. the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the, the, the, the, the, the, the, theee. theean, toean, toeateauuui. theaui. theaui. theaui. theaui. thea. thea I made it clear to the hostess that we were celebrating Christmas Eve. The hostess was very nice and even relayed her Christmas plans with us. The restaurant was understandably busy, but she was very conversational and well-mannered and helped make us feel at ease. This gave me, what I now know, was a false impression that everyone working there would
Starting point is 00:52:03 be just as kind and welcoming. When we were finally shown to our seats, our waiter introduced himself, and I in turn reiterated that we were celebrating Christmas Eve, and that was the primary reason for the brunch. Instead of any reaction at all from the waiter, he says, okay, with a smile and begins to list the specials they are serving. This was the first red flag, and a complete 180 to the hostess, who at least acknowledged the specialness of today, and that it is not like any other day.
Starting point is 00:52:32 Oh, oh! One of the specials he even listed had had Christmas in the name, which was ironic. Our meals were lovely, and I was willing to overlook the lack of warmth. The waiter had to the announcement of our celebration on what is to me, a holy day. As we asked to pay the bill at the table, my husband was operating the credit card machine and I decided to strike up a conversation with the waiter. I elaborated on our Christmas Eve plans and our family tradition of staying up until
Starting point is 00:53:01 midnight and opening one gift as the clock strikes 12. He smiled and chuckled, but no elaboration on his part. Even if he didn't celebrate, he seemed totally incapable of even acknowledging how important this day was to millions of people. I gave a shocked look with my eyes to my daughter as a form of silent communication of, whoa, what is this guy's issue? My husband gave back the credit card machine, and as the waiter handed us our receipt, he said, Happy holidays.
Starting point is 00:53:29 Ah! I was so peed by this that I piped up and I said again, we were celebrating Christmas. In case he forgot, not just any holiday, and then left in a huff. My daughter thinks I am overreacting, but my husband agrees wholeheartedly that the waiter was rude.
Starting point is 00:53:51 I can understand if you don't know someone's religion to say happy holidays. But if he knows we are Christian, why treat us this way? Am I really the A here? Oh? Oh my God. Oh my God. That was excellent. I literally was like... He booked.
Starting point is 00:54:12 I was there. I watched that scene. I saw it. I saw the lighting. Am I really the A here? Yes, honey. Yeah, dude. I love how the...
Starting point is 00:54:23 She's like, yes, it's Christmas Eve. She's describing like a completely modern American Christmas Tradition that has nothing to do with religion like my family's Christian. I grew up like I I fucking love Christmas. It is important to people nobody else needs to fucking give you extra and like like Catholic too like dude one of the best Christmas songs is the Happy Holidays song. Like Happy Holidays is, it's, it's, it's just as, it's fine. There's other religions, there's other things going on that day. And like, it's just also, like, this person posted and prefaced like,
Starting point is 00:54:58 I understand that my religion doesn't like trump anyone else's kind of energy in the beginning. She's like, I respect other people's beliefs. So where was this coming from? And her meeting to mention like, this hostess gave me a false impression that I was gonna, like, it, it gives also. What does she want from them? Also, he's working on a holiday. Yeah, and he said, that'd be a fucking rich. And like, you are a thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu that, thu thu that, that, thu that, that, thus thus thus that, thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus that, thus thus thus, thus thus, this is, this is, this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, thus thus thus thus th. And, th. And, th. And, th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that flag, like, that could have gone so much worse. And like, you are allowed to have a,
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Starting point is 00:56:05 It's almost like if you're, it's truly this holy day and you're a Christian, you should be trying to spread joy, not be a fucking selfish asshole. Yeah, yeah. Fuck. Actually, an A. I don't think, none of this had to do with religion. This had to do with a fuckingthem special and wanted people to go above and beyond to make them feel great it's like dude this guy's doing his
Starting point is 00:56:28 job he's getting paid to do what he's doing and he's doing it yeah don't make him do extra yeah unless you're gonna tip him like crazy but like and you're clearly not I know they these people tip like nothing this is a Chili's they were like one dollar. Seriously. One dollar for the Lord. Here you go. It went to Chili's because it starts with the C.H. Just like Christmas Eve. Yes. And Christ. I cannot believe this Karen. There's no. I cannot believe this is real. Because I cannot believe a Karen of this level is on Reddit. A Karen on Reddit. That's devastating. What's happening there? That's scary. What do the daughter think? She was probably like, oh, the daughter hates them. My God.
Starting point is 00:57:07 That daughter is going to be so atheist. Yeah, I mean, I grew up Mormon and like, there was Christmas traditions and stuff, but like, I don't know, I left for a reason, I guess, is all I can say. Yeah. It just, it really, it felt weird as if this person was invading on their tradition and their beliefs as if like Christmas has all these sacred, special things. Like you're going to a restaurant, dude. It's not like you were at church and someone at the church was being disrespectful. Like this is a public place. You also know this woman. I, look, okay, let me preface really quick. This is a Reddit post. I then then this person this person this person this person this person then, I then, I this person, I then, I thi. this person thi. thi. this person thi. this person thi. this person this person this person this person this person this person this is a public place. You also know this woman. Look, okay, let me preface really quick.
Starting point is 00:57:46 This is a Reddit post. I don't know this person. But based on all this shit, you know this person has never fucking said Happy Hanukkah to someone. You know this person who's not going to acknowledge other people's shit. You know that. Because I know these people, because I fucking grew up in Arizona. I grew up th th th th th th th th th th this this this fucking this fucking thuuuke this fucking this fucking this fucking this fucking, like, like, like, like, like, like, like it was all Christian, and it was, but it was this type of shit where I'm like, you're not even religious Christian, you're this American Christian.
Starting point is 00:58:11 Yeah. That's a whole different thing. And again, she started the post off by saying I respect other people's beliefs and I'm not expecting other, like it. She can't start it that way. Yeah, but you're exactly.. I. I. I. I. I. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th don't do. Let me read the comments. I'm sorry, this one's personal to me because I grew up with around so many people like this. This is, this is prime Arizona behavior. Oh my God.
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Starting point is 00:58:48 You're the asshole. Why do you need a waiter to acknowledge how important your religious holidays are? He seemed perfectly polite and nice. Yeah, it almost seems like you're insecure about your own beliefs. Yeah. Damn, Shane is fired up. I'm fired up. He is fired up.
Starting point is 00:59:02 I love how fired up he is right now. I love it. One year when I worked in retail, I had a man take his purchase out of the bag because the bag said happy holidays. He slammed it on the counter and was all I celebrate Christmas. He proceeded to stand there with his hand on his hips. I think waiting for me to argue or apologize. I just said, okay, and toss the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag the bag theoss the bag in the trash and reached around him to get the items out of the next customer in line's hands. They just want a reason to be mad slash acknowledged. They are exhausting and insufferable. I fully agree with that. Let me be clear like I am removing the religion from this. This is just
Starting point is 00:59:36 an asshole. Right, right. That's important too. Because I will say these people, like, despite the religion, it's just how they acted and how they're treating this thing. Would she have liked it? Would she have liked it better if he'd said, well, my original plans were to spend the day with my family, but my job insists I'd be here for people like you, so here we are. That's what I said. And I say that. And I always say that. January should be a purge month where every service worker gets to take their revenge on customers. Hot!
Starting point is 01:00:05 Oh! Next horror movie? Holiday Pudge. I just, okay. Sorry, I got heated. Yeah, it's okay. I got heated. I'm not saying that everything I said was accurate, but I was speaking from emotion. But like I said, like I may not be particularly religious nowadays, but I do still believe in like, there, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that that, that the, that that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, th, th, th, th, th. Yeah, th. Yeah, th. Yeah, th. Yeah, th. Yeah, th. Yeah, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. Yeah, th. Yeah, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, theean, that's, thean, thean, next, next, thi, next, next, next, their, next, the not be particularly religious nowadays,
Starting point is 01:00:26 but I do still believe in like, that this time of year can be a time to really spread joy and be giving and to think of others. That's the whole point of it. And like, she's doing the opposite. She is doing the opposite. She is trying to be a black hole of joy and suck it out from everyone else. No, you should be thinking the the the the the the the opposite the opposite the opposite the opposite the the thiiiiiiii thi thi thi the opposite. She is trying to be a black hole of joy and suck it out from everyone
Starting point is 01:00:45 else. No, you should be thinking of others. If you're out to dinner on Christmas Eve, oh my God. You better be dropping at least a 50% tip. You better drop them. You better believe that this woman does this all the time. And she's just using Christmas as, that's the thing. I can't stand when people use these things as excuses thi thi things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things things th. th. th. their, their, th. their, th. their, their, th. their, their, their, the, you're, you're, you, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, that's the thing, I can't stand when people use these things as excuses. It's like, you're not even thinking of the bigger picture. This guy's working maybe on a holiday that he really cares about. Did you even? Yeah, and again, like, the Christmas, it's a pagan holiday. No one is trumping on your beliefs by existing and being different than you. And like, she's treating this, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, thi, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, the, the, and like her she's treating this like it's like something that should yeah it's just
Starting point is 01:01:30 yeah again I just I yeah it just gives it just gives like frustrating you boil it down she sucks yeah she is definitely the asshole oh my god anyways moving on grinch grinch grtop Grinch. Top Grinch. Top Grinch. Am I the asshole for suggesting my daughter Skip Hanukkah gifts this year? I, a 58-year-old man, have three children. My daughter, Marie, 28, my son Frank, 25, are from my first wife, and I have a son Chris, who's seven with my new wife, all fake names.
Starting point is 01:02:04 I admit that Chris is a little spoiled and used to getting his way. Marie got married two years ago and her husband is Jewish. She celebrates Hanukkah with him and his son, John, who's eight, and family. John lives with them full-time as his mom is not in the picture. They also come to see us for Christmas, which would be via Zoom this year. So we usually do the four-gift rule when it comes to Christmas since Chris tends to get stuff throughout the year. Well, he came home from school last week saying how a kid in his class is Jewish and he gets a present every night of Hanukkah, and how it wasn't fair that he was getting eight presents, and he only got four.
Starting point is 01:02:40 I pointed out that he also got things throughout the year and that I wasn't sure if the gifts were even that good. He started complaining that John was going to get eight gifts and then whatever we got him. And he was only going to get four and whatever they got him. I said it didn't actually matter, but I ended up having to send him to his room to calm him. I called Marie and asked if they so many more gifts than him. She said no, they had already bought all his gifts and considering Chris wasn't even going to see
Starting point is 01:03:10 what he got, it shouldn't be a big deal. I admit I got a little frustrated and said it wouldn't kill her to do something that could help her brother. She told me that Chris was being a spoiled brat about gifts, and it wouldn't be helping him to deny John his gifts. They spent time and energy picking out, just so he wouldn't throw a tantrum. I lost my temper and said she wasn't even his real mom, so I wasn't sure why she was picking some kid she wasn't even related to over her brother. I regret saying that.
Starting point is 01:03:38 She blew up, and the short of it is this. Short of it is, I'm a terrible person. She has no interest in helping spoil Chris any more than he already is, and she will not be celebrating via Zoom with us this year and does not want to hear from me again any time soon. I shouldn't have said what I did, and I admit that, but she hung up before I could apologize. Now Mark is on my case saying that I need to stop babying Chris and that he wouldn't be seeing us either because if he or Marie had acted like Chris acts, I'd have punished them. I'm frustrated and my wife says she understood my heart was in the right spot, but it was kind of unreasonable to ask them not to celebrate Hanukkah because Chris felt slighted. I don't really think I was so wrong to ask, but maybe it was unreasonable.
Starting point is 01:04:21 I don't think my kids should be this angry at me, though. It was suggested I post here, so was I really such an asshole for this? Ugh, this is so complicated. It hurts my heart, to be honest. If someone tells you, if someone tells you, post that on Reddit. They're telling you to get wrecked. Yeah, they're telling you to like get a holiday for the sake of your seven-year-old son because your seven-year-old son feels jealous, this is such an opportunity to have your son learn something and like also just like deal.
Starting point is 01:04:59 to deal with your emotions and not allow, if you allow his jealousy to dictate other people's lives on that scale, you're creating a monster. Yeah, and you're dictating which religion is more important than the other in a way. Like, it's weird. To me, it's clear that the Marie and the other brother are at a point where they're like, I'm fucking done with our dad, spoiling this child, no, And I think that they like put a limit on it. It's wild.
Starting point is 01:05:26 It must be so interesting to have like a sibling, a half-sibling that is the same age as your own kid. That's so crazy. There's one, the his, O.P.'s son, the opinion, you know, people do dumb shit. They, they, they have times where they're an asshole. If his, if his kids are this easy, if it's this easy for them to go no contact, then I'm like, this is, oh yeah. May I say, the tip of the iceberg? No!
Starting point is 01:06:02 But I mean, that's so intense. To go, to say, I don't want to hear from you anymore, is that's a whole lifetime of bad behavior. I'm telling you, yeah, this is the tip of the iceberg. Sorry. And it's a second wife, like, you never know what happened. They're probably so, yeah, they're probably so sick of their shit, of his shit at this point where they're like, no, I'm not even to see you for Christmas, you to do something pretty bad to back out of Christmas and then to have, I do enjoy that the brother was like in solidarity
Starting point is 01:06:31 like, I'm sticking with my sister. Oh, yeah. I love that. It sounds like they, it sounds like them to their togetherthis dad never really considered them. It might be one of those situations where when they were born, he just was really not a present father. And now, probably so strict. Later in this, later in life, he now has a new marriage and a new kid. And he's like actually being there, sort of, but spoiling them. And now these kids are like, I'm out. This sucks. There's two separate relationships, I feel like, when you have, with your parents.
Starting point is 01:07:07 It's the relationships you had as when you're a kid. And then the relationships as full on adults, like almost like you're at the same level. Like it's completely different experiences and you kind of have like, I don't know, I experience this where it's like, I'm an adult now and it's, it's, it's, it's, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm, I, I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I, I'm, I, I, I, I'm, I, I'm, I'm, I, I, I, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the of relationship from my parents. And yeah, I totally see like this is like a new era and the dad being like, I don't feel like I was an asshole for asking. It's like, and it's also like he probably was a very strict dad with them growing up, but there's something that happens to dads, they go through dads and moms, they go through phases. Like my dad was very strict growing up, and now as a grandfather, oh my God,
Starting point is 01:07:47 these kids could run over and he's like, here's an iPhone. They'd be like, fuck you, and he's like, here's an iPhone. I don't know what happens. It's like their brain breaks, and they go, I don't want to be that guy anymore. And they just go the opposite tho the opposite the opposite the opposite the opposite the opposite tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi's thi, thi, tho thi's thi's thi's thi's thi's thi, thi's thi, th th th th th thi, th th th th thi, thi, th thi thi, thi, th thi, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the the the the the the the the the the the thea thea thean thea thea thea thea thea thea thea the the the thing, another aspect of this is like he's pretty much reducing Hanukkah down to just the practice of gift giving. And not acknowledging that there's a tradition and like a meaning to it. Yeah. Yes.
Starting point is 01:08:15 Just to tell someone not to celebrate it is crazy. It, yeah. It's a great lesson point for the kid to be like, Hanukkah is not about the gifts. Yeah, every family has different situations. It's simply so much easier for him to tell his seven-year-old son, like, this is how it works, deal with it. Done and done. Then to make your child stop celebrating a holiday with their family, that's crazy. Take gifts away from another child, an innocent child where that's his religion. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. their thi. thi. their thi. Every thi. thi. Every thi. Every thi. thi. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. It. It's th. It's th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thoe. thi. thi. thi. thi.'s crazy. They tak gifts away from another child, an innocent child where that's his religion, that's what he celebrated. Yeah, no, it's like the dad
Starting point is 01:08:50 is fully diminishing their relationship as a whole by doing that. That's why they told them to go on for Reddit. They told to go on Reddit. Some comments here. Lull, let me get this straight. to your adult daughter and her husband to not give her stepson Hanukkah gifts in their own home because your similar age son in your home wouldn't like knowing the stepson got more gifts overall than him. You're the asshole and this isn't even close. There is no alternate universe where you would not be the asshole here. Your older kids are right. Chris is spoiled and you know it. You can increase his gift count if you want. It's your home and your money, but you absolutely 100% cannot ask an adult to alter their own holiday celebration in their own home because your kid is jealous. But you really should nip this in the
Starting point is 01:09:34 bud now before it's too late to fix Chris and he winds up a victim of affluenza. P.S. You should have a fake, you should have fake named him Dudley instead of Chris, because this is basically right out of Harry Potter, and Dudley got worse before he got better. Oh, oh. Oh, my God. That was brutal. I actually disagree with your wife. Your heart wasn't in the right place, and you are now joining the dubious club of fathers who turn into horrible fathers to the children they had first when they get a new family. Welcome. The prizes include new children who turn into narcissistic brats, prior children who want nothing to do with you, and brothers and sisters who are distant and uninvolved.
Starting point is 01:10:17 You're the asshole. He's getting his ass feet right now. Yeah, get wrecked. You're the asshole. They're Jewish. Hanukkah is part of their religion. Besides, Chris really does sound spoiled since he's getting upset, someone else is getting more than him. The first couple presents are usually smaller anyway. Candies and small games, that type of thing.
Starting point is 01:10:35 Things Christian parents would usually put in a stocking. Marie shouldn't have to not give her child gifts just because you've decided that your household rule is the rule of four. She's an adult and can parent her own child. You parent yours. Yeah, this guy's straight on his way to being completely alone. That's so true about the stockings. Yeah, I've heard that. I've heard that. It's not equivalent and it is crazy though, like it's crazy behavior that this seven-year-old kid is th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I I I I I I, I, I, I, I, I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I'm thi's thi's th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi's thi's thi's thin, theee theee theee thee thee the thee thee the the the their their thi's thi's like it's it's not equivalent and yeah it is crazy though like it's crazy behavior that this seven-year-old kid is thinking about what this kid is getting in somewhere else like a wild amount of control I know I know kids get jealous when like they do witness it in person but to just be sitting there at home going that other kid has more gifts than me I'm like
Starting point is 01:11:24 that kid's crazy. Also I don't believe in equalness when it comes to kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids to kids to kids to kids to kids to kids that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that th that th th th th that that that th th that that th that that that th that that th that th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi there at home going, that other kid has more gifts than me. I'm like, that kid's crazy. Yeah. Also, I don't believe in equalness when it comes to kids. Like, I know that that sounds crazy, but I just think it gives you this false. It's like, well, she got it. I want it. Especially in different households.
Starting point is 01:11:42 Yeah, like, I do think that's an important lesson. Because that's a lesson you have to learn someday. And I do believe, one of my beliefs of like raising a kid is like, you kind of have to simulate the real world and real world experiences. It's not equal. And it's like, yeah, I'm sorry. That there are going to be people who are going to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to be people who are going to get more than you. And there's nothing you're going to be able to do about it. And it may not be fair. Yep.
Starting point is 01:12:06 But that is how it's going to work. And you can't just throw a tantrum and get your way. Yeah. Yeah, I mean also weird red flag for me is like when you just send your kid to go calm down. I sometimes I don't think that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's their their their thethan try to comfort them and give them a lesson as... This guy having a conversation with someone? Peebrike. All right, let's move on from that Grinch. Here we go.
Starting point is 01:12:33 Here's our last story. And I think it'll be a little bit lighter. Okay. A little bit sweeter. And on a sweeter note. Today I fucked up by giving my daughter a potato a a Christmas present. That's fucking awesome. Potato? This is so sweet. A potato has so much potential. Yeah, it does. And all of them are good. Obligatory, this happened a while ago.
Starting point is 01:12:52 When my daughter was sick, she was obsessed with the TV show, Little House on the Prairie, which delighted my wife and me, who loved the show episode, the family was so poor that each of the girls got a new cup, a shining new penny, and a potato as a gift for Christmas. My daughter couldn't stop talking about it. Now, my family is really big into taking practical jokes too far. There was the feral daughter kept in a cage prank of 2010 and the bloody lepricon joke of 2013, but this one really backfired on us. After she went to bed the bed the bed the bed the the the the the the the the the theaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaauiii, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thoomk, thoomk, thoomk, thoom. thoomorrow, tooom, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, to, to, to, to, to, too, to, too, t, to, t, toldlde, tolde, tolde, tolde, tolde, tolde, too, too, too, tooom. too, to, toom. toomorrow, toomorrow, toguuu. toomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, toomorrow, tooomorrow went to bed on Christmas Eve, we hid all of her real presents behind the couch and left one package in the middle of the floor. When she came down, she seemed surprised that there was only one gift, but carefully unwrapped it to reveal, you guessed it.
Starting point is 01:13:33 A shiny tin cup, a brand new penny, and a potato. Attached was a note from Santa. Molly, I heard how much you love the little house show. Here's hoping you have a very to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed to bed the to bed the to bed to bed to bed to bed the to bed to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the. today. today. tre. true. true. true. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Little House Show. Here's hoping you have a very prairie Christmas. Love Santa. She grabbed the potato and started to cry. Uh-oh, I really screwed up this time. However, it wasn't because she was upset, but because she was so happy.
Starting point is 01:13:58 No! Even when we revealed her other gifts, she only wanted to be with her potato. She drew a face on it and carried it around with her everywhere. But it started to go bad. First it turned green and started to sprout islets. Eventually, we had a very traumatic experience where the potato disappeared in the night. She's 17 now and still talks wistfully about the potato every Christmas. Oh my god.
Starting point is 01:14:21 She had a castaway situation. She's like, I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Wilson! I'm sorry! You planted the potato. I know! Yeah, man. I'm sorry, Wilson. That's so clasped.
Starting point is 01:14:34 That's so classic. They raised such a great daughter. I love it. That's actually very me-coded. I would have been fricking psyched. Yeah. Like if I have seen that on the show because like I used to read books about like the little the box car children and just like how they had a nice little shiny teacup and like that's all I wanted was like I love it. It's like that classic video of like wow an avocado. Thanks. Didn't Jimmy Kimball do that? Did he put it on a show of like parents, a compilation of parents giving their kids like...
Starting point is 01:15:07 Oh, avocados. My mom used to wrap Clementines and we'd be like, okay, mom, where are the real fucking gifts? Oh my god. My dad puts an orange at the toe of our stockings every year. Yes! Look, me nowadays, love that. This child is the polar end of the other child from the previous story. Completely. That's so sweet. Wow. So the cage prank of 2010 and the bloody lepricon joke of 2013 are stories this guy has posted.
Starting point is 01:15:41 Wow. Those are freaky I want to read. This family, wild. This family is awesome. This is the holiday spirit right here. Oh my God. This is what it's about. This is so cute. It's so adorable. The comments. Oh of course. You know what you need to do right? This Christmas do the exact same thing. She'll find it hilarious and wholesome. Oh, here responded, Lul. We actually got her a potato-shaped pillow last year. Someone else said, my three-year-old nephew asked for a big rope for Christmas like three days before. My mom was like, go buy him one. Okay, whatever. I got a good nylon rope. Come Christmas day and there's presents filling the living room.
Starting point is 01:16:20 Big family and my mom doesn't understand moderation at Christmas. This three-year-old, only now just old enough to understand what Christmas is, looks at a ton of presents there for him, only grandkids at that point in a large family, and just ask, where's my rope? OP responded, kids want what they want what they want. This is hysterical. cats where they buy like fancy cat toys and then the cat's like box. Yeah. Why do you say lull? Well they write it I'm not gonna say l'ol well it's it's easier to just say l'lul. Is lull cooler or is l'o-n'l-n'l-n'l-n'er.
Starting point is 01:16:54 I say L'A-M-O-I'm not gonna say Lamau I'm not gonna say Lamau. Laf my ass off. Lamau. Shaking my head. Raffle, Raffle, Copter. I'm millennial, I don't know if you knew that. Uh, I'm a millennial too. People on the live stream thought I was Gen X. And you cussed them out. She cussed them out. I did. I fucking cuss them out. It's because you don't know what RAM is. It's memory. Software. Software. Software goes on the RAM. The RAM carries
Starting point is 01:17:31 the software saying Lull Massachusetts. Okay, biggest grinch. Biggest grinch. Now, here's the thing. I went hard on that Karen, because I hate that stuff. But ultimately, the crime she committed, not as bad as I think as that husband, tip of the iceberg guy. I'm not liking that. But also, but also, but also, but also, but also, but also, but also, the dad, the tha, thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thioliolioliolololo, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. thi. thi. th husband, tip of the iceberg guy. I'm not liking that. But also, but also the dad who asked someone to not celebrate a holiday, that's actually
Starting point is 01:18:09 as grinch as you get. He tried to steal the holiday from them. That's, that is typical. He actually was the most grinch. I think technically, because like, yeah, since the careen didn't like, the the the the the the the the to, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, the, to, as.... the the the to, as.a. the the the the that's, as.a, as.a, as.. that, as that, as, It was just like an internal thing. I don't know, I think asking, obviously he asked something shitty, the dad, the dad, but the rich father, actively like making every day a little bit shittier for his entire family.
Starting point is 01:18:40 I think, the tip of the iceberg air conditioning dad, I think is the ultimate Grinch. I think he's the ultimate scrooge. Scrooogogogogogoo. I the th, scroo, scroo, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, th, th, th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the the the the th, like, like, like, like, the the thi, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, thi, like, like, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, wait the tip of the iceberg air conditioning dad I think is the ultimate Grinch. I think he's the ultimate Scrooge because at the end of the day Grinch changes his heart so I think the ultimate Grinch is the guy who stole Hanukkah. Yeah the fucking tip of the iceberg is Scrooge. That is Scrooge. That is Scrooge. That is Scrooge. And he he he he he he he he he he the think laptop girl's Grinch. Laptop Girl. No, no, because Hanukkah guy didn't necessarily change his ways. Laptop Girl, change of heart. She did apologize and she realized she was a neighbor.
Starting point is 01:19:14 Oh, laptop girl. Heart crew eight gigs that day. What? The clear indicator here is this holiday season. Think of others and be kind to others and be considerate and but like I look I hope you have a great time. If you have a great holiday. And if he mess up just apologize. It's okay to mess up. It's just the tip of the iceberg. Whoa! Being a Grinch, being a Grinch is okay if you
Starting point is 01:19:39 realize you're being a Grinch and you allow your heart to grow. Wow you sounded like the grinch. thia. thia. thia. thia. thia. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi th. th and be th and be th and be th and be th and be th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to to to to to thi to to to to to to to thi to thi to to thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi your heart to grow. Wow you sounded like the Grinch. His body though. Oh my God! We gotta go. All right. Well, happy holidays and we'll see you later and hey, you know what? Have a great time. Mexican salsa, yes! Bye. I love it, that's the cut, that's the word. Mexican.

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