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Mom Is Getting Dragged After Telling Husband And His Mom Off

Mindaugas Balčiauskas — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:30:34 +0000

Going on a family vacation should be a time when everyone can finally relax. But while adults tend to recharge with some peace and quiet, children usually have a very different idea of fun. More often than not, it involves running around and making a whole lot of noise. At what point does that become too much?

One mom was totally fine with her 4-year-old yelling and shouting at the pool during their holiday. Her husband and mother-in-law, however, teamed up against her and kept trying to quiet the girl down. So she took it to Reddit to ask if she was a jerk for wanting to let her kid be a kid. Read the full story below.

The woman was perfectly fine with her 4-year-old daughter yelling and shouting at the pool, saying she should be allowed to be a kid

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Her husband and mother-in-law, however, had a very different opinion, and it led to some awkward family vacation drama

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The woman later shared more details in the comments

Many readers felt the mom was in the wrong and agreed that it’s important to teach children manners, even on vacation

Others, however, thought the whole thing wasn’t such a big deal and said kids should be allowed to have fun

Woman Has Allergy Emergency, Can’t Believe Manager’s Reaction

Gabija Palšytė — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:25:53 +0000

All allergies must be treated seriously at work. A good workplace leader knows to prioritize their staff’s health and safety, and will support them when needed. Toxic bosses, on the other hand, can be so full of themselves that they can literally put your life in danger.

This is what happened to one employee who has an incredibly severe allergy to salmon, but their managers wouldn’t allow “special treatment” when they tried to protect themselves. Later, after the employee went into anaphylactic shock, the toxic supervisors accused them of stealing allergy medication. Let’s get into it.

Good bosses are hard to find. Unfortunately, some employees have to work under people who feel like cartoon villains

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This worker with severe salmon allergies shared how they went into anaphylactic shock due to the awful management at their workplace. Later, they got accused of theft

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Toxic managers tend to put their personal interests above everything else. They have very little (if any) empathy

Everyone deserves to work with managers who have good emotional intelligence, genuinely empathize with you, and support you because they actually care about you. But unfortunately, the real world is full of mediocre and outright toxic workplace ‘leaders’ who can’t look past their own ego.

And if you have severe allergies and your life might be in danger due to the actions of your colleagues, it only makes sense that you want your superiors to be at least semi-competent human beings. Is that too much to ask?

Toxic bosses tend to lack empathy and self-awareness, are incredibly self-interested, behave inconsistently, and take advantage of the power dynamics in the workplace.

They are likely to misuse their authority, micromanage their staff, set unreasonable expectations, and belittle their workers.

What’s more, they are usually overconfident, avoid taking responsibility, and blame others for their own mistakes.

Anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock is a severe allergic reaction that can threaten your life. The main causes of anaphylaxis are food allergies, while other, less common causes include insect stings, medications, and latex.

You must go to the emergency room after you go into anaphylactic shock, even if you have already administered epinephrine

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The only treatment for anaphylactic shock is epinephrine (adrenaline), which you inject. Even with the treatment, you still need to take the patient to the emergency room ASAP. So, even if you have an epi-pen and inject yourself, you should immediately call an ambulance.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, between 0.05% to 2% of people living in the United States have a chance of experiencing anaphylaxis in their lives.

In a nutshell, being allergic means that your immune system overreacts and releases chemicals such as histamine. The most common symptoms of anaphylactic shock are swelling, wheezing, shortness of breath, and difficulty swallowing.

The shock to your system happens very quickly, and there often isn’t much of a warning period. Most often, symptoms start within 5 to 30 minutes of coming into contact with allergens.

“Symptoms can continue for several hours, even with treatment. It’s important that you not wait to see if anaphylaxis goes away. Time is crucial when someone is experiencing anaphylaxis and a slight delay could cost them their life,” the Cleveland Clinic warns.

Salmon allergies usually arise when you are still a child. However, they can develop in adults, too. Fish allergies tend to remain for life.

Have you ever been in a situation where your supervisor, manager, or boss blatantly refuses to take health and safety risks seriously? Do you have any allergies, and if so, how do you manage them at work? What would you have done if you were in the post author’s shoes? How do you protect your boundaries at work? Let us know in the comments.

Internet users shared their advice with the distraught employee

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Later, the worker shared an important update about her work situation

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Woman In Shambles After Grandmother Reveals Her Family Secret In The Most Cruel Way

Ilona Baliūnaitė — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:10:26 +0000

Your parents should be the two people that you can trust most in the world. Regardless of how closely your opinions align politically or how they feel about the career path you’ve chosen, they signed up to be your biggest supporters on the day you were born.

That’s part of the reason why finding out that your parents aren’t actually your biological parents can send you into a tailspin. One woman who experienced this was understandably shocked by the news, so she reached out to the internet for advice. Below, you’ll find the full story she shared on Reddit, as well as some of the replies invested readers left her.

This woman never questioned her relationship with her parents while growing up

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But her life turned upside down when her grandmother revealed that they were not her biological parents

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Readers were appalled by the grandmother’s behavior, and many assured the author that her mother and father are still her parents

Then, the author shared an update on her situation

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Experts recommend being transparent with adopted children from birth

According to the Adoption Network, it’s estimated that between 2 and 4% of Americans have an adopted child, and around 5 million Americans were adopted.

However, in the vast majority of these cases, 95% to be exact, the adoption is open. This means that there is some degree of connection between the adoptive families and the children’s birth family.

Open adoption can be beneficial to both sides, as it allows birth parents to worry less about the safety of their children, and it allows adopted children the opportunity to understand their background completely.

Along with having access to their family’s medical history, adopted kids can also find answers about why exactly their parents weren’t suited to take care of them. Having this clarity can give everyone involved some much-needed peace of mind.

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Now, it’s not always easy to tell a child that they were adopted. Parents may have fears about their children feeling unwanted or out of place in the family. It might also be difficult for parents who don’t have all of the answers about their child’s birth parents.

But American Adoptions recommends being transparent about your child’s adoption from day one. “There should be no moment when your child ‘learns’ they are adopted; you should tell your child they are adopted from before they can remember, and adoption should just be a natural part of their personal story,” they explain.

Finding out the truth as an adult can trigger an identity crisis

Of course, there may be some details of the story that you can leave out until the child is old enough to understand them. For example, if their birth parents struggled with substance use issues or got pregnant in an unsafe situation, a small child doesn’t need to know that. They shouldn’t have nightmares after hearing their parents’ story.

Finding out the truth as an adult can be much more painful, though. With the popularity of DNA testing in recent years, more and more people have been finding out shocking and uncomfortable truths about their family history. But just because it’s becoming more common doesn’t mean that it’s any easier to handle.

Zar Wellness Counseling notes on their site that discovering that your parents are not your biological parents can bring about complicated emotions. Someone might feel angry, confused, betrayed, or perhaps even relieved. And it’s common for someone in this situation to experience an identity crisis.

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After finding out earth-shattering news like this, a person may need to explore and restructure their identity. It will also probably take time to process these complex emotions. This might require time in therapy and working with a professional to make sense of it all.

Meanwhile, rebuilding trust and resilience will likely become necessary as well. No matter how much you love your parents, it can be hard to accept the fact that they have kept such a huge secret from you your entire life.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this situation in the comments below, pandas. How would you have responded if you were in the author’s shoes? Then, if you’re interested in reading another article from Bored Panda featuring similar family drama, look no further than right here.

Again, readers called out the grandmother and shared messages of support for the author

65 Adorable Baby Animals With Their Moms As Shared By ZooBorns

Hidrėlėy — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:04:37 +0000

Have you come across 'ZooBorns' on Instagram? If not, you’re in for a treat.

With nearly 200K followers, this community shares some of the cutest newborn animals from zoos and aquariums around the world. From elephants and tigers to hippos and many other incredible species, you’ll often see them from their very first moments of life.

Scroll down to explore an adorable collection of baby animals with their moms, and discover the sweet stories behind their special bonds.

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Mom makes the perfect bed.

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A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been born at Chester Zoo. The tiny infant was delivered safely by experienced mum Leia in the early hours of Tuesday 7 October, following an eight-and-a-half-month pregnancy. Primate experts at the zoo have hailed the birth as “an important step forward” in efforts to safeguard the species and report that both mum and baby are doing well. Bornean orangutans are highly threatened in the wild due to deforestation, illegal hunting, and conflict with humans. This places them among the highest conservation priorities, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The newborn at Chester Zoo joins an international conservation breeding programme working to protect the species from extinction and ensure its future for generations to come.

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Together with our armadillo keeper @pancernikeu, we are setting off to find a name for our newest resident! The little one was born on March 26, and his parents are Hermione and Denver. He lives with his mother in the Monkey House, in the South American aviary, alongside golden-headed lion tamarins, white-faced sakis, and white-eared marmosets. We don’t yet know the gender of the armadillo, so we are looking for a unisex name that would suit both a male and a female.

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Joey on board! You’ll definitely want to keep your eyes peeled if you visit the female koalas — some adorable joeys have started emerging from their mums’ pouches! I was lucky enough to spot first-time mum Adori’s little one, who I’m told has been confirmed to be a boy.

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Cuddle time at the capybaras. Zoo Zürich, Enzo Franchini

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“Dude, it’s time. You gotta move out.”

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Hip hip hooray! Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of our elephant Tun Kai. We can hardly believe it — has it really been four years since Kai-Mook’s daughter was still so small? We love pulling that old photo out again! Congratulations, Tun Kai!

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Checking in on you like amazing momma Gail checks on her pups — how are you doing? It’s their first time exploring the full habitat, and three of the four otter pups are already dipping into a very shallow stream. While their back feet and tails are still on the slope behind them, their noses are down in the small valley, snuffling through the rocks scattered across the ground. Even though their faces are turned downward, their big eyes glance upward, adding a touch of mischief to their adventure. The pup on the right gives a very impressive side-eye with just one visible eye. As they explore, momma Gail stands a level above, leaning down to keep watch and “snoopervise” their every move.

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Armadillo Ute and Ricardo have moved to Otter House. The two six-banded armadillos, Ute and Ricardo, have moved into the Otter House, taking over the former indoor enclosure of the dwarf otters, who in turn have moved into the previous giant otter facility across the way. In the first attached photo, Ute and Ricardo can be seen in their new home. The enclosure was, of course, adapted for the armadillos before they moved in. A thick layer of bark mulch was added, allowing Ute and Ricardo to dig freely. They can also move through leaf litter, and various shelters provide them with places to rest and sleep. A small stream is available for them to splash in.

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At Little Rock Zoo, cub cuteness is coming your way! Zoo staff report that mom and the cubs are doing great. The cubs are nursing well and already have adorable little round bellies. They also love to pile into “cuddle puddles” when they sleep. We are in love!

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Follow the births of almost “alien” species at BIOPARC Valencia. You can already see in the park a litter of naked mole rats, a very strange and little-known mammal that behaves almost like an insect. It is practically immune to cancer, can switch between cold- and warm-blooded-like states, has developed four constantly growing incisors, and is exceptionally long-lived. In the absence of oxygen, it can even survive in a way similar to plants.

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A fluffy camel calf has been born at @zslwhipsnadezoo in Bedfordshire for the first time in eight years. The baby, named Sally, was born to 12-year-old mum Izzy and four-year-old dad Oakley in the early hours of April 11, following a 13-month pregnancy.

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Here's a little something sweet from the polar bear nursery.

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A manatee was born on Tuesday, July 27 — it’s a male! He measures 114 cm and weighs 26.2 kg. The little one is in great shape and is already eagerly nursing from his mother, Femore. However, our teams are keeping a close eye on him, as newborns are especially fragile during their first days of life. With this latest birth, the number of Caribbean manatees housed in the Dome — the largest group visible in Europe — now rises to 13!

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Camilla is a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka born on December 25, 2021, to parents Lupi and Gabe. This family group also includes one-year-old Felix, who is learning the ropes of being a big brother.

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Welcome to Adventure World Africa, little Lilith! The watussi calf was born on the night of the 18th, and on 19.2 she was welcomed into the world. Since yesterday, Lilith has been slowly getting to know the Afrikaans Kraal enclosure. Most of the time, visitors can see the little one from around 10 a.m. for about an hour, after which she returns to the stable area behind the scenes.

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California sea otter fans! If you haven’t already, consider donating to the California Sea Otter Fund on your California state tax return. You’ll be supporting research and recovery efforts for this threatened species. Just look for line 410 under “Voluntary Contributions” on your California income tax form 540. It is labeled “California Sea Otter Fund.”

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Erie Zoo

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At Racine Zoo, it’s an emperor tamarin baby boom — welcome newborns! On June 21, the Racine Zoo welcomed another pair of tamarin twins, nearly six months after their older siblings Gabriella and Gianna were born on December 22. While this marks a new record for the shortest interbirth interval at Racine Zoo, it is not uncommon for emperor tamarins. The pregnancy and birth went smoothly for mother Amelie, who was also born at Racine Zoo in 2017. The newborn twins mark the seventh and eighth offspring of Amelie and her mate Pitino in less than four years, bringing the total number of emperor tamarins born at the zoo to 16. Racine Zoo is a partner in the Species Survival Plan for emperor tamarins, and tamarins born here now live in zoos across the country, from Arizona to Texas to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Species Survival Plans are cooperative efforts among AZA-accredited zoos to build sustainable, healthy populations of animals like these monkeys. “This family has been very successful in helping build up the population of emperor tamarins in zoos, with newborns arriving nearly every year,” says Aszya Summers, Curator of Animal Care and Conservation Education. “The success of this breeding program is a testament to the expertise and hard work of our primate keepers and veterinary team, who work with the tamarins on everything from voluntary ultrasounds to voluntary crate training for exams. The bond the keepers share with these animals is truly inspiring, and the results of happy, healthy animals are clear.” The twins are still very small at just two weeks old and can often be seen riding on mom and dad’s backs — and sometimes even their older sisters’ backs! If you want to see their adorable faces, visit soon, as emperor tamarins grow quickly and become more independent in no time.

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At The Toledo Zoo, what better way to celebrate hump day than by introducing our baby camel!

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Nooo, this isn’t a case of déjà vu… Last month, Cleo and Priscilla welcomed another African crested porcupette, Daisy! The little one has been getting lots of attention from mom and dad behind the scenes, but she will soon make her public debut. As members of the rodent family (the second largest, in fact), porcupines are no strangers to having multiple litters in a single year. Welcome, little one! Photo by Zoologist Stacey

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We had another Angolan colobus born on August 1 to mother Moshi and father Yoda! All the females in the troop take turns caring for him, and he is already starting to show hints of black fur. Although the infant doesn’t have an official name yet, keepers have been referring to him as “Baby Yoda.”

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Luna is the best boy mom! We always know Tupi is in good paws with her.

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The newest little fella at the @indianapoliszoo is out and about. Orangutans are critically endangered, and this birth is a conservation victory. The pregnancy was part of the AZA’s Orangutan Species Survival Plan.

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Something warm for the heart and something sweet to melt away.

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Cuddles with mom are the best. Photo by Zookeeper Maggie.

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May the 4th be with you! Star Wars Day is officially here, so of course we have to celebrate with our ring-tailed lemurs, who are almost all lovingly named after Star Wars characters. And this year is extra special. Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the family — Chewie!! Chewie was born to mom Leia and dad Moose on April 9. She has been receiving lots of love and care from her parents, as well as her older brother Han and sister Wicket. The group can often be seen taking turns grooming the new baby girl and cuddling together for mid-day naps. Chewie has reached the stage where she spends most of her time on either mom’s belly or back, observing the world around her. She has recently been spotted trying to climb and play with her cousin Finn. The force seems to be strong with this one.

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Happy #MeerkatMonday from our mob family at the Los Angeles Zoo to you!

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Little Rock Zoo is proud to announce the birth of a black rhinoceros calf to Andazi and Johari. The calf was born overnight, and both mom and baby are doing great.

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Are you ready for news from Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm? We have our FIRST LAMBS of the year! Born this week, they are now finding their feet in our Farm Barn, and we are loving seeing their cute little faces.

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At Dudley Zoo & Castle, baby Bornean orangutan Jim is celebrating his first International Orangutan Day — and what a year it’s been for us, marked by two recent additions to this critically endangered species and a brand-new outdoor enclosure for them to explore! Join our primate keepers at the Orangutan House throughout the day, where you can learn more about the ongoing threats these magnificent creatures face in the wild, with habitat destruction for palm oil plantations being the biggest factor. You can also find out how you can play your part in helping to save the species during our daily orangutan talk at 12:40pm. Throughout the day, we’ll also be raising funds for the Sintang Orangutan Center in Indonesia, which we’ve pledged to support financially for five years. Activities include a “guess the name” game for a cuddly orangutan, as well as a raffle to win a meet-and-greet with our orangutans Djimat, Benji, Jazz, Sprout, Jim, and Joe. We hope you’ll come and join us at the orangutan enclosure today!

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What kid doesn’t love playing with a hose? Watch until the end to see Adanna joining in on the fun water enrichment too.

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In the early morning hours of November 29, the Zoo welcomed the newest addition to the blue duiker family — Eke! The petite calf was born to Eloise, who has been doing a wonderful job caring for Eke over the past few weeks. The unusual name comes from combining letters from the family tree: Eloise (mother), Kris (father), and Electra (grandmother). Native to central, southern, and eastern Africa, the blue duiker is a small antelope known for its habit of diving into thick brush. Despite its tiny size, it also has the largest brain relative to body weight of any antelope species. Eke and his family are currently staying warm in a behind-the-scenes habitat during the colder winter days, but we will continue to share updates as they come. In the meantime, we hope you’ll join us in welcoming Eke! Photos by Team Baobab and Animal Care Director Brian.

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Look at our proud mum Jia Jia gently cradling her newborn. While the little one is still covered in white fur, we are expecting its black markings to appear any day now!

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Totally terrific, tongues teasing the timeline.

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And the family grew! On December 23 and 25, 2020, our Wildlife Conservation Center of the State of São Paulo (CECFau) celebrated the birth of two chicks of the species Anodorhynchus leari, commonly known as the Lear’s macaw. This macaw species is found exclusively in Brazil and inhabits the Caatinga biome in the state of Bahia. It is currently classified as Endangered (EN) on Brazil’s official list of threatened wildlife species, with an estimated wild population of only around 1,700 individuals. Lear’s macaws do not reproduce easily in captivity. After decades dedicated to improving husbandry and management techniques for the species, the São Paulo Zoo achieved its first successful breeding in 2015, marking the first recorded birth of a Lear’s macaw in a Brazilian institution. Zoos play a direct role in the conservation of endangered wildlife, focusing on efforts to help reverse the process of extinction. These institutions conduct important research on species disappearing from the wild, carry out responsible breeding programs, and participate in conservation initiatives aimed at reintroducing animals into their natural habitats. Photo: Cauê Monticelli – São Paulo Zoo

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Waking up after losing an hour of sleep… hang in there, everyone.

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A dose of cuteness! Photo by Eric Baccega

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Tapirtje Krissy is growing well and becoming more and more adventurous. Mama Pooh has her hands full… Every now and then, Krissy comes out from behind the scenes, although only for a short while, as it is still quite cold for her. It is warmer in Taman Indah, where you can admire her together with her mom.

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Happy birthday, liebe Gooni! Our koala mum, Gooni, turns 5 today. Just in time for this special day, her youngest, Joey, has left the pouch and is already crawling around on Mum’s back.

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For all you zoo baby fans, we’ll get straight to the point! African crested porcupine Cleo gave birth to three porcupettes earlier this month. The family unit will remain in their outfitted night house for now, with daily “house call” health checks by our veterinary team and zoologists. All three newborns are currently happy and healthy, although one is growing slightly more slowly than its siblings. In the wild, having a “runt” in a litter is not uncommon, but unfortunately, weaker newborns are less likely to survive. Here, the runt has a second chance. Our animal care team is prepared for such situations and has made the decision to intervene. The porcupette is being hand-raised by animal experts, with the hope of being reintroduced to its family when the time is right. Until then, it is enjoying extra attention from our volunteer porcu-sitters and zoologists. There will be plenty of updates to come, so stay tuned! Photo by Zoologist Jen R.

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Recently, two small capybara pups at Zoo Osnabrück have been spotted exploring the “South America” area again. There, they play with their older siblings, take cozy naps in the leaves, or drink milk from their mother Jenna. As capybaras raise their young communally, even older siblings may join in and occasionally nurse as well. Since capybaras are precocial (well-developed at birth), they already have fur and permanent teeth and are quickly starting to munch on bamboo provided by the caretakers.

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Asha’s little girl steps into the sunshine!
We are helping to boost rhino numbers in Nepal and India by supporting conservation efforts that have seen the greater one-horned rhino population grow from just 200 to around 3,000 today.

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ZooMiami is happy to announce the births of three nyala antelopes, all born within a five-day window! Two males were born on May 24 and May 26, and one female on May 28. All of the calves are doing well and can now be seen in the nyala habitat with the rest of the herd. Nyala are medium-sized antelopes commonly found in the woodlands and thickets of southern Africa, usually near water. Males can reach up to 250 pounds and have a distinctly different appearance from females, with long spiraling horns, a dark gray coat, and a tall mane of hair running along their back and under their chin and neck. Females rarely exceed 150 pounds, do not have horns or manes, and have a chestnut-red coloration. Both sexes have vertical white stripes along their flanks. With a lifespan of approximately 16–19 years, their main predators include lions, leopards, hyenas, and African wild dogs. When predators are spotted, they stomp their feet and emit a bark-like alarm call. They are generally social antelopes, found in herds of up to 30 individuals, usually consisting of females and calves with a dominant male. The gestation period is approximately seven months, followed by the birth of usually a single calf, though twins have been documented. Their herbivorous diet consists of leaves, twigs, bark, fruit, flowers, and fine grasses. Photo by Ron Magill

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At Brookfield Zoo Chicago, our love for this little guy will never tapir off! Lowland tapirs use their prehensile snouts to help them grab food like leaves and sticks, and they can also use them like a snorkel when they swim.

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At Utica Zoo, we have exciting news to share! Zecora, our female Hartmann’s mountain zebra who joined the zoo family last year, gave birth to a very healthy baby girl this past weekend. Zecora had been with a male zebra at her previous zoo, where successful breeding was suspected. As gestation for this species is around 12 months, our Animal Care and Veterinary teams have been closely monitoring her behavior and development over the past several weeks. The birth of the foal went smoothly with no complications, and Zecora is proving to be an amazing mother. Zecora and her daughter, who has not yet been named, are not currently visible on exhibit. They are enjoying important bonding time in their holding barn and off-exhibit yard, away from disturbance. We will share regular updates on their progress and will let everyone know when they are ready to make their debut in the main zebra habitat.

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At Dudley Zoo & Castle, our second baby Bornean orangutan is another boy, who keepers have named “Joe” in a touching tribute to his grandfather and great-grandfather. The youngster, born to 11-year-old female Sprout on July 23, continues to be cared for by Sprout’s mum, Jazz, alongside her own month-old baby boy, Jim, after Sprout struggled with first-time motherhood. Sprout remains happy for Jazz to take on responsibility for her son. Zoo Director Derek Grove said: “Sprout’s late father Jorong and grandfather Joe were both wonderful alpha males, and primate keepers were keen to acknowledge their importance in Dudley Zoo’s breeding success with this critically endangered species by naming our newest baby Joe. “We’re looking forward to watching what antics Joe and Jim get up to together in the future.” Dad to both new arrivals is 34-year-old Djimat. Joe’s birth brings the number of Dudley Zoo’s orangutans to six, with the solitary male Benji living adjacent to the family group.

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At the Los Angeles Zoo, it’s #TongueOutTuesday with this adorable crested capuchin baby! Crested capuchins are endangered in the wild, primarily due to the destruction of forests for agricultural expansion. The L.A. Zoo participates in the Crested Capuchin Species Survival Plan (SSP).

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At Cincinnati Zoo, Fiona and her little brother are both pictured here at just one week old — what a difference!

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At Safari Park Dvůr Králové, we have quadruplets of a Berber female! The breeders first observed them at the beginning of the month, but only now we can confirm that there are four of them. For the first time, they have also managed to photograph them. The mother gave birth and raised them deep inside a burrow. Only a handful of zoos in Europe have had successful births from females in the past year, and we are the only ones in the Czech Republic. What’s more, quite extraordinarily, this female gave birth twice in the past year. The year-old siblings of these young ones can be seen in the breeding enclosure. And now there are four! What do you think of the little ones? And how about inviting them for a meal? As you can see, even the mice are trying to get a taste…

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Archey’s frog dad and his little froglet. Photo by Martin Hunter

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Yesterday was Zoo Miami’s newborn giraffe’s exhibit debut, as she was introduced to the herd in the habitat for the first time! Born on my wife’s birthday (August 23), this little girl already holds a special place in my heart. Although her mother, Sabra, was never far from her side, it was wonderful to watch the newborn cautiously explore her new surroundings and be welcomed by the rest of the herd. This is the 57th giraffe born at the zoo, and I have been fortunate to be present for most of them. It never gets old!

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“I got you… Mom!” — a rambunctious Sonny with mom Claire over the weekend. We were able to get a weight on the little guy! Later on Friday, Sonny tipped the scales at 202 pounds — quite the big boy. Eugenia is now up to 195 pounds. Photo by Scottie Tuggle, elephant keeper.

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Meet the newest additions to the LSZ family! On March 1, animal care staff discovered that our pair of pygmy slow lorises, Colby and Giorgio, had welcomed twins. This is their first time as parents. This species often has twins, and the infants are born fully developed. They are able to be left alone for short periods within the first few hours of life. The mother will leave the infants in a safe spot while she goes to eat and take a break from nursing. Fathers don’t typically play a major role in raising the young, but Giorgio has been very protective. Fun facts: The twins can already climb on their own Healthy infants gain about 2 grams per day Visit the zooborns at the Lake Superior Zoo — we’re open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo by staff photographer Heidi

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BABY NEWS! Our team of animal care experts welcomed our newest addition this morning — an adorable white rhino calf! White rhinos are endangered, making this birth especially meaningful for the species. It’s important to give first-time mom Jao and her newborn plenty of time to nurse and bond behind the scenes, so the calf’s sex and weight may not be known for some time.

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Our newest tree kangaroo is melting hearts every day! Poppy is expected to fully emerge from the pouch at around seven months of age, which will be in late October. After that, she will continue to go in and out of the pouch until about 10 months old. For now, she is staying cosy with mum Nokopo! Photo by Sara, Advanced Animal Care Specialist

#64

Wrocław Zoo has picked a name for the baby sloth! Before you rapido (Spanish for “fast”) It received its name in our Facebook poll with 2,600 votes, beating the other suggestions. Joke’s on you all…

#65

Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome the recent birth of a Schmidt’s guenon. Born on October 12, 2022, the infant — a male — is the offspring of first-time mother Bam. Bam and the infant’s father, JJ, were recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) to breed and contribute to the long-term viability of the Schmidt’s guenon population in accredited North American zoos. The pair shares their habitat with a large group of Angolan colobus monkeys, who also recently welcomed a new arrival: a male born to Adanna on August 24, 2022. Zoo Atlanta is now home to the largest group of Angolan colobus monkeys in human care within AZA-accredited zoos. “Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to welcome the Schmidt’s guenon infant, and we are particularly excited to see first-time mom Bam demonstrating strong maternal care,” said Jennifer Mickelberg, PhD, Vice President of Collections and Conservation. “Anyone who has had the privilege of visiting the rainforests of central Africa might, ideally, see several different monkey species all raising young at once. With the arrivals of Bam’s infant and Adanna’s infant, our Members and guests now have the opportunity to experience that firsthand at the Zoo.” Because they are found across multiple habitats in Africa and are still relatively numerous in some regions, Schmidt’s guenons are not currently classified as a threatened species. However, they still face significant challenges, including habitat loss due to deforestation, predators such as wild cats and eagles, and the illegal bushmeat trade. Sadly, the new infant’s grandmother, JJ’s mother, was a victim of bushmeat hunting. Members and guests are encouraged to look for both Bam’s infant and Adanna’s infant in the Monkeys of Makokou complex in the Zoo’s Ford African Rain Forest when temperatures are at or above 50°F.

We Prepared 26 Pop Culture Questions From A To Z – Anything Above 22 Is An Excellent Score

Raquel Teixeira — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:17:14 +0000

Pop culture lives rent-free in your mind, without you even noticing. Whether you binge-watch hit TV shows, quote iconic movie moments, or replay chart-topping songs, it’s time to put your pop culture knowledge to the ultimate test.

From Adele and Barbie to Zendaya and Ryan Gosling, this quiz is packed with some of the biggest names in entertainment. But the real question is: are you a true fan, or just casually keeping up with the trends?

These 26 trivia questions will challenge how much you really know about the worlds of music, movies, television, celebrities, and viral moments from across pop culture. Covering every letter from A to Z, this quiz isn’t as easy as it looks, and only the most dedicated fans

will make it all the way to the end with a high score. Let’s see if you’re one of them. 👀

🚀 💡 Want more or looking for something else? Head over to the Bored Panda Quizzes and explore our full collection of quizzes and trivia designed to test your knowledge, reveal hidden insights, and spark your curiosity.💡 🚀

Image credits: Erik Mclean

23 Hilarious Father’s Day Gifts For The Dad Whose Sense Of Humor Is The Best Thing He Passed Down

Eligijus Sinkunas — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:36 +0000

Dad has been delivering the same jokes since 1994 and showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. He has perfected the art of the pun, the deadpan delivery, and the ability to make a room groan and laugh at the exact same time. So why would you hand someone like that a scented candle and call it a day? This year the gift needs to match the energy, and that means going full comedy.

Whether your dad is the king of dad jokes, the guy who has been roasting the family at every dinner table for decades, or the one who still thinks his sense of humor is his best quality (he's right), this list was built with him specifically in mind. Because the best way to celebrate a funny dad is to give him something that makes him laugh as hard as he's made everyone else laugh all these years.

#1 Handing Dad A Keychain Breathalyzer Is The Gift That Walks The Very Fine Line Between Thoughtful And A Little Too Honest, And He Will Absolutely Be Challenging Everyone At The Barbecue To Use It

Review: "Reasonably priced and easy to use." - Robinho

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#2 Arriving At The Pool On An Inflatable Tank Pool Float Is Dad's Way Of Announcing That He Has Fully Committed To Summer And Is Not Taking Questions At This Time

Review: "Fun pool toy! The water cannon required repair/replacement. That was replaced with no hassle." - Jeff

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#3 Your Dad's Car Can Finally Show Its True Allegiance To The Force This Father's Day With These Windshield Wiper Lightsabers, Making Him The Coolest Jedi Navigating The Carpool Lane During A Downpour

Review: "I bought this knowing it would just be a piece of plastic, but didn't care because I thought it would be fun to have on my car. It ended up being too long for my wiper, but I made it work by figuring out where the tip needed to be so it didn't hit the plastic piece above my back window. I also went ahead and bought industrial, outdoor use Velcro since other reviews said the stuff it came with wasn't that good. It's held up for a year now and still going strong! I've received so many compliments so it definitely was a good buy. The Velcro also makes it easy to take off for car washes." - ewitt3

Buy Now: amazon.com

The beauty of a funny gift is that it keeps giving long after Father's Day is over. It sits on the desk at work and makes a coworker snort. It gets brought out every time someone visits. It becomes the thing dad references in a story he tells at every family gathering for the next three years whether anyone asks him to or not.

A good laugh is one of the few gifts that genuinely has no expiration date, and dad has spent a lifetime proving that point every single time he opens his mouth.

#4 This Father's Day, Let Dad's Feet Make A Truly Unforgettable Statement At The Beach Or By The Pool With These Fish Flip Flops That Are So Ridiculously Lifelike, You Might Worry About Seagulls

Review: "I got these fish flops for my dad for Father’s Day and he loved them so much! He is a fisherman/outdoors man and also a goofy guy so they were perfect for him. They fit comfortably and the material seems durable." - Brittany

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#5 Pulling Off The Ultimate Long Con At Any Outdoor Event, A Beer Belly Waist Pack Is The Kind Of Disguise That Makes Dad The Most Resourceful Person At The Concert And Nobody Suspects A Thing Until He Offers Someone A Drink

Review: "This is a Hilarious white elephant gift I filled it with some goodies, had people laughing hard! Perfect size. Looks pretty real. Great gag gift." - Renada

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#6 Wearing Confidence Like A Second Skin, The "With A Body Like This, Who Needs Hair" T-Shirt Is Dad's Way Of Letting Everyone Know He Has Fully Made Peace With The Situation And Is Thriving

Review: "My son loves shirts with sayings and this really cracked him up so he had to have it. See his pic." - Renee

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#7 Turning The Most Private Room In The House Into A Short Game Practice Facility, The Toilet Golf Game Ensures Dad Is Never Just Sitting There Doing Nothing When He Could Be Working On His Putting

Review: "I recently bought this Toilet Golf Game as a goofy addition to my guest restroom, and it has definitely sparked some hilarious reactions from visitors." - Karthik

Buy Now: amazon.com

Some dads open a gift, read what it says, and take three seconds before completely losing it. He's the one who then has to show everyone else in the room, read it out loud twice, and bring it up again at dinner.

If that sounds familiar, congratulations, you already know exactly who you're shopping for, and everything left on this list was made with his reaction specifically in mind.

#8 Walking Into The Kitchen With A Viking Cleaver Knife Is The Kind Of Dramatic Entrance That Makes Dad Feel Like He's Hosting A Cooking Show And Starring In An Action Movie At The Exact Same Time

Review: "This was such a good gift. You definitely can use it for cooking. It’s nice and sharp, but we personally love to use it as a decoration piece on our bookshelf." - Jenn

Buy Now: amazon.com

#9 Storing Whiskey Inside A Stormtrooper Whiskey Decanter Is The Most Dadcore Star Wars Flex That Has Ever Existed And The Dark Side Has Never Looked So Good On A Home Bar Shelf

Review: "The set is thick and solid and has a lot of detail. It looks better than the pictures show." - Bergeron

Buy Now: amazon.com

#10 Smelling Like The Great Outdoors Without Having To Actually Be In Them Is The Very Specific Kind Of Win That Dr. Squatch Natural Men's Deodorant Delivers Every Single Morning Before Dad Even Leaves The Bathroom

Review: "Dr. Squash makes excellent soap so I thought I would try the deodorant. The "Wood Barrel Bourbon" has a mild smell, the "Rainforest Rapids" is much stronger, but a pleasant smell as the description implies. I tend to have problems with clear or gel style deodorants not lasting very long or being useful when I sweat." - Just a person

Buy Now: amazon.com

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#11 Arriving Gift Wrapped And Completely Straight Faced, The Shart Survival Kit Is The Kind Of Father's Day Gift That Makes The Whole Room Lose It Before Dad Even Finishes Reading The Label

Review: "I bought this as a gag gift for my husband. I opened it and laughed at every piece in the box!" - Nurse Ratched

Buy Now: amazon.com

#12 Sipping From A Patriotic Tumbler Is Dad's Way Of Making Sure Everyone Within Eyeline Knows He Is The Best

Review: "This is an amazing gift. I have bought this for my brother and my brother-in-law that is soon to be a dad for Christmas and they have told me how much they really loved it. They said it is easy to clean. The durability is good. The function is good definitely worth the money except it would be better if it came with something to clean the inside of it it holds the coffee temperature or even if you put cold beverages." - Jaime M Rodriguez

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#13 Dad Can Now Officially Launch His Groan-Worthy Punchlines With The Dramatic Flair They Deserve This Father's Day, Thanks To This Hilarious Dad Joke Button That Probably Comes Pre-Loaded With Crickets

Review: "This was a great find! It’s hilarious! My team members and I love it! Sound quality is good! Worth the price and it works well!" - Sam

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#14 For The Dad Who Loves To Sprinkle Random, Slightly Obscure Facts Into Every Conversation, The Book Of Unusual Knowledge Is The Father's Day Gift That Will Keep Him Supplied With Dinner Party Ammo For Years

Review: "Great book I tried to read at least three pieces of knowledge a day just to keep myself on my toes good quality of book as well." - Paul

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#15 Dad Can Now Fully Embrace His Role As The Don Of The BBQ This Father's Day With "The Grillfather" Apron, Making Him An Offer Of Perfectly Cooked Steak You Can't Refuse

Review: "Love the quality of the material." - Amazon Customer

Buy Now: amazon.com

#16 Dad's Beer Can Have An Identity Crisis In The Most Stylish Way Possible With This 'I Identify As Water' Leather Koozie That's Both Hilarious And Surprisingly Chic

Review: "Absolutely hilarious gift for beer drinkers. Definitely had some laughs and made others jealous!" - Ashley

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#17 Strapping A Cold One To His Hip And Calling It Tactical Is The Exact Kind Of Energy A Beer Holster Was Designed For And Dad Has Never Looked More Ready For A Backyard Barbecue In His Life

Review: "When my dad is working in the shop he always misplaces his drink. A friend that does leather work put my dad's name on it & he absolutely loves it. Since it was a 2 pack, my dad gave the other to his best friend." - Chandra Anderson

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#18 Nobody Asked For A Tiny Goat That Screams On Demand But Nobody Who Has Ever Met One Has Regretted It Either, And The Screaming Goat Book And Figure Is The Kind Of Gift That Will Be On Dad's Desk Annoying His Coworkers For Years

Review: "A perfect silly gift, or in my case, its a perfect white elephant gift! Can't wait to see who opened it!" - Jaz

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#19 After A Long Day Of Dad-Ing, This Eye Massager Is The Father's Day Gift That'll Help Him Chill Out, De-Puff, And Maybe Even Forget About That Weird Noise The Car's Been Making (For A Little While, Anyway)

Review: "Everyone should have one of these at their homes. They also make for great gifts." - amazon customer

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#20 Dad's Movie Night Snacking Is About To Get A Whole Lot More Metal (And Slightly Spooky) This Father's Day With This Skull Shaped Microwave Popcorn Bowl That's Perfect For Holding His Buttery Bounty

Review: "This thing works super good, highly recommend." - Greg Calderon Jr.

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#21 This Father's Day, Dad Can Upgrade His Shower Game From 'Generic Soap' To 'Smells Like A Cool, Vaguely Mysterious Protagonist From A 70s Movie' With This Vintage Suede Scented Body Wash

Review: "A little is all you need. It may seem pricy but you use half as much as the other body washes at the grocery store. Has a pleasant smell." - Douglas

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#22 Dad Gets The Ultimate Pick-Me-Up For Tough Days With This Mug That Hilariously Reminds Him That, Hey, At Least His Children Aren't Ugly, And That's A Pretty Big Silver Lining

Review: "Exactly as described, packed very well." - Shannon Frueh

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#23 This Father's Day, Dad Can Finally Illuminate All Those Dark, Awkward Spaces He's Always Trying To Fix Things In, Hands-Free, With These LED Flashlight Gloves That Are Basically Inspector Gadget Chic

Review: "Really great gift and a very handy tool!!! Worth the money! Very highly recommended!!" - Suandshine

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63 Texts That Were Too Awkward And Embarrassing Not To Screenshot (New Pics)

Adelė Davidonytė — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:27 +0000

The lack of face-to-face contact when texting can lower some folks' inhibitions (and, presumably, IQ) to such an extent that now everyone has probably had at least one encounter with someone who decided to message something that really should have been a draft.

So we’ve collected some of the weirdest, most awkward and embarrassing texts people have received and decided to share. Be warned, a very major dose of cringe incoming. If you think you are up to it, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own examples in the comments below.

#1 I Accidentally Texted My Wife With Voice Recognition... While Playing The Trombone

#2 My Ex Texted Me At Work Asking For Pics, Thinking I Was Someone Else, And Now I Pray For Whoever Alice Is

#3 Asked A Girl On A Date A Week Ago, And She Said Yes. Text Her Today. This Was Our Conversation

#4 This Is Just Sad

#5 I Just Sleep Texted My Best Friend And… What?

#6 Dad Meant To Text My Stepmom, Texted Me Instead, Then Tried To Play It Off As A Joke

#7 Currently Sitting Alone At Home. I Was Really Excited When I Got The First Text

#8 Cookies For Ranjeet

#9 A Creepy Text I Received From A Coworker. For More Context, I Had Purple Hair. He’s Also Got A Girlfriend! Immediately Dyed My Hair The Day After I Got This

#10 Text I Got From My Friend After We Already Called And Talked The Previous Night

#11 Sad Hang Out

#12 Yeah, Just Got Fired, No Big Deal. Wanna Hang Out Though

#13 I Have Wished My Crush Happy Birthday For 5 Years In A Row

#14 He Thinks He's Still At The Bar And Has To Say Things Twice And Louder For People To Hear Him

#15 I Got This Text And Instantly Felt Bad For The Guy. I'm Not Sarah

#16 $1000 Tip On A $40 Meal

#17 At Least She Saved His Face In Front Of His Friends

#18 Got Stood Up On My First “First Date” Since Breaking Up With My Ex. On Valentine’s Day. He Asked Me Out On This Date

#19 Virtue Signalling

#20 I Texted All Of My Contacts "Happy New Year"

#21 These Were Taken Over The Course Of 3 Years. I Blocked Him. He’s Made About 6 New Instagram Accounts And Texted Me From Dozens Of Different Numbers

#22 A Guy Called Me This Morning Asking When I Wanted To Hook Up. I Told Him He Had The Wrong Number. I Got This Text Right After

#23 Facebook Messages From A Coworker I Had At My First Job When I Was 18. Continued To Text Me After I Didn’t Respond Until I Blocked Him

He’s in his 40s and married.

#24 I Went On An Awkward Tinder Date With This Guy About Two Years Ago. I Had Been So Relieved After He Finally Seemed To Stop Texting Me A Year Ago. He's Back

#25 My Friend Went On A First Date A Few Days Ago. I Ask Him How It Went, And He Sends Me This Screenshot

#26 This Guy Found Me On His Wife’s “Suggested Friends” On Facebook, Then Googled Me And Used My Business Number To Text Me. Gross

#27 My Grandpa Sent Me This Text The Other Day

#28 Why Did I Even Bother Texting My Housemate About His Bottle In My Freezer Section? What Do I Even Say To Him Now?

#29 I Thought My Friend Was Reaching Out And Was Interested In Talking To Me

#30 The Man I’m Talking To Sent This Without Any Context. The Toes Clenched?

#31 My Boyfriend's Creepy Dad

Was at my boyfriend’s house (his dad's) earlier, and his dad always creeps me out. He must have gotten my number from my boyfriend. This was so awkward, I didn’t want to reply back so I just left it. Told my boyfriend, and he’s all "Yup, sounds like him".

#32 Justin’s Appointment

#33 To Make A Friend

#34 He’s Definitely Not Getting Custody

#35 My Niece Is A Dog Walker, And She Had To Send This Message To Her Client Today

#36 Why Am I So Awkward?

For some context, I met this girl on TikTok. She’s an artist with a solid following, and honestly, her work is incredible. Somehow, I ended up in her DMs, and we started chatting. From the little we’ve talked, she comes across as incredibly smart and genuinely kind, just one of those rare people with a heart of gold.

Now, I usually have no problem talking to people. I’m not the shy type, and starting conversations has never really been an issue for me. But for some reason, with her, I just end up feeling like some half-baked fanboy living in his mama’s basement. To make things worse, she mentioned she was tired, and there I was, still trying to keep the conversation going like a fool who didn’t get the hint.

#37 Going To Appreciate The Honesty At Least

#38 "Oh No"

#39 New Guy At The Company Accidentally Sent These Texts To His Manager

#40 Some Texts From A Psycho Ex-Boyfriend From A Little Over A Year Ago. He Was Never On Meds. He Actually Refused Them/Therapy

#41 Just Got This Text From The Girl I’ve Been Talking To For The Past Month

#42 Blue Is My Mother. Her Husband, My Father, Died 8 Months Ago. Our New Neighbor (Grey Colored Text) Keeps Pushing A Romantic Relationship With Her

The “I don’t think he’s all that against me” is referring to my dead father, whom he never even met.

#43 We Had One Date

#44 My Friend Met This Guy At A Bar. He Asked For Her Number Before She Left. She Said He Made Multiple Attempts From Different Numbers And Accounts

#45 More Sad Than Cringe

#46 Definitely Deleting That Number After This

#47 I Got An Adult Worker's Old Phone Number

It's been 3 months now, and I have received well over 500+ text messages and 200+ phone calls from men asking for an adult worker on many, many websites. These screenshots are from the past month, and after me actively deleting twice as many, the same month... The majority of them are returning customers.

Anyways, I'm about to change my phone number, but I thought this was annoying yet hilarious.

P.S. Sometimes I would text them back with very awkward gifs, and it usually stops the madness.

#48 The Manager Of The Cleaning Company We Use Had A Wholesome Reaction When I Accidentally Sent Her A Text Meant For My Wife

#49 Did The Mistake Of Calling My Coworker

#50 Met A Cute Guy At Walmart, Exchanged Numbers. Went To Text Him This Morning And Saw My Pockets Beat Me To It. What Are My Odds Of Hearing Back From Him?

#51 My Husband Received This Message Today. We Don’t Know A “Felix”. That’s A Nasty Break, Though

#52 My Little Bro Borrowed My iPad To Text His Girl

#53 Sent Out A Drunk Text To My Project Peer Last Night, And Just Found Out WhatsApp Won't Let You Delete Messages Older Than An Hour

#54 Really?

#55 He's Been Texting Me For A Full Year Now

#56 My Boyfriend Broke Up With Me, Out Of The Blue, By Having A Friend Use His Phone To Text Me

I was stuck in an airport alone for 8 hours after being out of the country for a week. He then blocked me before I could even answer.

#57 A PetSmart Cashier Used My Rewards Account To Text Me This. We Had A 5-Second Interaction

#58 Accidentally Sent A Message Saying I Wasn’t Planning To Invite Someone… To That Exact Person. How Bad Is This?

I’m part of a friend group, but there’s one person whose energy has always felt a bit off with me. It’s not an outright conflict, but she tends to get a bit exclusive within the group - like inviting everyone else and not me, or just generally making it clear I’m not really “in.”

Recently, she posted pictures of the group and didn’t include me at all, but included a stick-figure drawing of someone who wasn’t even there, which honestly made it feel even more intentional.

So now I have my PhD defense coming up, and I’ve been deciding who to invite. I didn’t really plan to invite her because we’re not close, and I want the day to feel comfortable.

This morning, I was texting another friend about invites and said something like: “wasn’t planning to invite her, will send now I guess.” And accidentally sent it to her.

She saw it.

#59 Guys, I Accidentally Sent Bra Links In My Work Group Chat

I work at the front desk of an apt. building and like that group chat is 11 other front desk folk, mostly college kids, men and women my age, and a few older women. My one boss is like very scary and professional, and she's like early 40s, nice enough, and I don't think anyone would care, BUT I'M SO EMBARASSED.

#60 HR Accidentally Sent Everyone A “Termination Notice”- Including The CEO

So our HR team was testing a new offboarding automation tool that sends templated “exit” emails. Someone forgot to switch from test mode to live mode.

This morning, 300 employees (including leadership) got an email that started with:
“Your last working day is effective immediately.”

Slack went crazy. One manager replied, “Should I start packing?” IT had to post an all-caps message saying: “NO ONE IS FIRED. PLEASE DO NOT TURN IN YOUR BADGES.”

I don’t think anyone’s getting actual work done today.

#61 Breaking Up Over Text Is The Worst

#62 My Mom Likes To “Accidentally” Text Me And Pretend It Was Meant For Someone Else

I moved out with my boyfriend 6 months ago, and apparently, she thinks it’s a phase.

#63 My Mom Was Texting This Guy On Bumble

50 People Share The Exact Moment They Realized Their Partner Had No Idea What They Were Talking About

Justinas Keturka — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:46 +0000

Couples break up — that’s just the way relationships work sometimes, and the reasons for that vary. According to a 2017 Scottish study, 40% of couples cite “growing apart” as the main reason for their breakup. Other common reasons for divorce or separation were constant arguments, infidelity, and a lack of respect or appreciation. But some folks might start contemplating a breakup after hearing their significant other say or do something so ignorant that it does more than just raise an eyebrow.

Recently, the user @baileyartstudios started a discussion on Threads where people shared times they were shocked by their partners’ sheer ignorance. “I want to know the most ridiculous thing an ex partner of yours believed (like the girl who’s boyfriend doesn’t believe stars are real),” the user wrote. After reading some of these, we’d say breaking up was probably the right choice.

#1

I had a girlfriend once who believed Mary was a virgin, her illegitimate child's father was holy and her son a spirit, and that was the least insane thing she believed. Apparently, we are all descendants of one couple who had two sons, go figure.

#2

He thought special education/ developmental disabilities were a scam and kids were malingering for attention. Autism doesn’t exist and speech issues are just drama.

Dear reader - this man was a TEACHER. I broke up with him after find this out and told him “it’s not me it’s you and you are everything wrong with the education system.” He was like 😳

#3

Cats and dogs were the same species. Cats are girls. Dogs are boys.

#4

Ex husband didn’t believe me when I told him I couldn’t “hold it” when it came to my period.

#5

He didn’t believe in the moon. Said the government put it there. Was also unsure about dinosaurs and questioned if flowers were naturally occurring.

ETA: yes I broke up with him.

#6

My ex genuinely believed women only interacted with men they’re attracted to and vice versa. He’d get upset about having to order from waitresses he didn’t find attractive, after they’ve left the table.

The man was mid at very best and thankfully kept this to himself for the first year. I just thought he had social anxiety. He really thought any interaction was flirtation 🫣

#7

My ex told me I couldn’t be a feminist because I shaved my armpits and dated men.

I’m so serious.

#8

That she’d never go through menopause because she ate fruits and vegetables.

#9

mine's embarrassing and it was me. i genuinely thought a period was a few days and then "done," like a switch flips. then i actually sat down and read about it - it's a whole month with phases, and the rough week often isn't even the bleeding week.

#10

I had a whole baby with a man who FULLY believed that all women menstruated on the first of the month.

#11

After we broke up, my ex had a dream about me and then called me to demand that I stop “dream stalking” him. Like I projected my consciousness into his subconscious.

#12

Dated a guy who was in such a deep religious psychosis that he refused to fly on a plane. Why?

Because he legitimately believed God was a real physical being, not a deity or a concept or anything, like a living guy who lived in the clouds and that if we got too close to his house, he would strike us down like in the Tower of Babel story.

#13

Well my first husband thought you’d boil water faster if it was cold first opposed to hot from the tap, because if it’s hot, “it has to go all the way cold on the stove before it gets hot again” WHAAAAT

#14

That brown sugar was the high fiber option like brown rice or wheat bread. I WISH

#15

I had an ex that believed that “horse girls” are so obsessed because we were deriving pleasure from the motion on the saddle. And no, he was not able to ‘get me there’

#16

I briefly dated a guy who was “vegetarian,” except for chicken. We went to a diner once, and he asked if the fries were cooked in animal products. The poor waitress had to run all over to check, and finally returned to report they were not. He then ordered chicken fingers. I tried to point out the irony, but he didn’t get it. He wasn’t messing with the waitress- to him, chicken was a vegetable. (I made sure to tip well.)

#17

My ex-boyfriend believed it was OK to reuse dental floss and would hang it up at his cubicle for the next time.

#18

I had to break up with one of them because I discovered they were an anti-vaxxer ( during COVID) and he kept comparing mandatory vaccination to chattel slavery.

#19

My ex husband had horribly dry itchy skin and refused to use lotion after the shower bc “then your skin will get used to it and you’ll have to use it every day” yes my dude that is the point of lotion

#20

I was a month into dating a fella. He decided we should go to the pyramids in Rome. Needless to say, it ended suddenly.🤣🤣🤣 This from a dude who also thought no-iron shirts meant they had no iron in them. 🤣😬🤣😬🤣

#21

He thought labia size was related to the number of men a woman has slept with. Oh and he was embarrassed when I asked the question in our online community, because he said “everyone will know it’s me.”

#22

This is so stupid but it still pisses me off - had an ex who refused to believe black squirrels were real.

#23

He believed computers were built with alien technology. Because somehow humans were too stupid to have figured out microchips?

#24

That women couldn’t be pilots or firefighters because our reaction timing is delayed compared to men’s.

#25

I dated a man who thought wearing sunglasses could cause blindness.

#26

My ex, who knew that I grew up in Europe, asked me, "when you were over there, did you get to see the Willy Wonka factory?"
O... M....G. like, baby.... it's a movie. It's not real. That man was 27 years old.

#27

He didn't want to use painkillers when he'd get headaches because he thought it was a sign of weakness... Lil bro was suffering for the vibes. Ridiculous.

#28

My hs bf got very upset when I went to a wedding and joined in for the bouquet toss because I ‘wasn’t single.’ We were not married and I stood outside the wedding for an hour trying to explain to him that ‘single’ in this case just means not married and the person who catches the bouquet is supposed to get married next. He woukd not let it go.

#29

He didn't believe in food allergies (of which I have plenty) because you "can't be allergic to something you need to stay alive"

#30

He told me that insects are not animals. Argued with me about it until I pulled it up online. He was almost 50.

#31

1. Clouds go behind the moon.
2. Africa and South America are pointy at the bottom because they're dripping down the globe.

#32

My current parter says he knew it was time to end a relationship one time because she thought the moon was the closet star to Earth.

#33

COVID wasn’t real and vaccines didn’t work… he knew because his sister (who used to be a NURSE) told him so… thankfully he’s my ex husband now

#34

My ex believed cars with a paint color red carried a higher car insurance premium because it signified that the driver is more likely to drive faster and recklessly.

#35

Ex didn’t believe salmonella was a real thing. 😳

#36

Mine thought London is in Florida. And when I laughed he asked if it's wrong because Florida is actually part of London. I swear he didn't have the looks to be this stupid. Don't know why I cried for him for so long

#37

I don’t know if it counts, but I really liked a fictional character because he reminded me so much of my beloved boyfriend. This character became one of my comfort characters because it reminded me of my comfort person. But that character just so happened to be a tall, muscular man, and my boyfriend was a short, thin man. I could care less about looks, but he believed I liked the looks of the fictional man better so he broke up with me… 😋✨ 2 years down the drain.

#38

My ex is a flat-earther who drink turpentine for his health.

#39

My ex believed Elon Musk was black because he had a parent from South Africa. He also didn’t know South Africa was a country and thought it just referred to the region. He never believed me even when I showed him official maps and evidence for both claims being wrong. Just narcissist things ig

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My ex believed hemorrhoids were lumps of poop that had built up under the skin around the bum hole.

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On a double date with my sister and her boyfriend. The waitress is going over the nights specials and explains the branzino is served with Swiss chard. This man says, “I don’t want cheese”… he was an attorney

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I have an ex who came home from a job interview full of confidence that he'd smashed it. I asked him what sort of things they'd asked him, and he said they'd asked what he thought about working under pressure. He was very pleased with his answer, which was 'I don't believe in it'. Needless to say, he was not hired.

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I had a terrible ex who believed spooning was eating 💩out of someone’s bum with a spoon. He also thought you could use dawn soap in the dish washer

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I once had a guy shocked I was on iud and didn’t get a period he just thought he had good timing in having “fun” time. We dated for 4 years…

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my ex believed contacts disintegrated when he removed them so he would just take them out and flick them across the room i use tho find them everywhere 💀

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My ex believed that certain pasta shapes tasted different, so he refused to eat them. Fusilli and spaghetti were okay, elbows and farfalle were not, and penne was straight up poison as far as he was concerned.

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Didn’t know you use shampoo before conditioner. He was 26. He said, “I don’t know my parents didn’t teach me these things.”

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Went on a couple of dates with a guy in college that HATED Chinese food. No particular dish, just all of it. Turns out, he'd never actually eaten Chinese food,but it seemed gross.

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i dated a psycho for a few weeks, he believed i was with the fbi and was spying on him, that every man i spoke to i was cheating with (this included waiters and grocery staff) he then believed he wasn’t stalking me after we broke up bc i gave him my address while we were dating

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I had this problem with my ex. He’d be filthy and smelly and claim he was too tired to shower. He would want to snuggle( and more) which I would refuse to do- so gross! I would have to change the sheets every day and finally slept in a different bed!

91 Design Fails That Keep Getting Worse The Longer You Look (New Pics)

Mantas Kačerauskas — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:44 +0000

When you’re installing utilities or decorating a space, whether it’s a home, an office, or a clinic, there are usually a lot of decisions to be made. Plans have to be drawn up, measurements taken, materials selected, and everything carefully reviewed before putting it all together. And projects like these often involve multiple people, too. From designers and contractors to managers and clients, each has a chance to spot potential issues along the way.

So when you think about it, making a mistake (or an especially baffling choice) should be pretty difficult. Yet somehow, they still manage to slip through the cracks. And perhaps more often than you would imagine. To show you what they look like, we’ve compiled a list of some of the cringiest design fails recently uploaded to the internet. Ouch!

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53 People Share The Moment They Realized Their Friend Was Never Really Their Friend

Ilona Baliūnaitė — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:00:10 +0000

Our friends are supposed to be some of the closest people in our lives. The ones who hype up our wildest ideas. The ones who hop in the car for a spontaneous 5 a.m. road trip, no questions asked. And the first ones we turn to when life falls apart. The last thing you’d ever expect from them is betrayal.

But it happens more often than you’d think, and it stings in a way that’s hard to describe. So when one Redditor asked users to share the worst thing a “friend” had ever done to them, they came through with plenty of painful stories. Scroll down to read them and share your own in the comments.

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I asked if he could stop in daily to feed my fish and test my water. Ran a decent saltwater tank. Nice 150 gal bowfront and gorgeous. I was out of town for 2 weeks. Came home to a nuked tank. He didn't stop by even one time. I gave him $200 to do this and he said "yea no problem it's on my way home from work anyways"

Edit: because a lot of folks are interested in the aftermath of that. When I got home and saw my tank nuked I went to his house and confronted him. He basically shrugged the entire thing off. Claimed he just forgot and I can just start new like it wasn't a big deal at all. I was in such a rage that I thought it best to just leave or I would hurt him bad. So I went home and had a good cry and proceeded cleaning up. Sold off the equipment and gave up for about 3 years. I've never spoken to the guy again and have zero intentions of ever doing so.

Edit: for those asking to see what I have I only have these two pics right now Coral!

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My friend slept with my (obviously now ex) husband while we were still together. About four years later she got mad that I wouldn't be a bridesmaid in her third wedding.

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My" best friend" of 8 years ghosted me 2 weeks after my dad died unexpectedly. When he finally decided to pop back up a month later, he said it was because he was tired of dealing with me crying and being upset/depressed over my dad's d***h.

YEAH SORRY FOR STILL BEING IN MOURNING 2 WEEKS AFTER HE DIED!?

The thing that made it much worse for me was that his dad died in a similar way before I knew him and always used me as a shoulder to cry on but judged me when I needed a friend during a rough time.

F**k you, Philip.

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Some friends had done some horrible stuff to me. We're capable of that. But the worst I would have to say is with this one girl.

I really did enjoy being friends with her and I cared about her a lot. As soon as we became friends we clicked instantly and we just had the most amazing conversations and had a similar understanding that you don't find in many other people.

Anyway, her boyfriends brother r***d me. And I didn't really tell anyone about it. But my boyfriend at the time found out reached out to people trying to find out information. So this girls boyfriend (the brother of my r**ist) made her disown me as a friend. She just dropped me once the truth came out. Like we didn't spend the last year together attached at the hip. Blocked me on all accounts. Pretended like we were never friends.

Then her and her boyfriend had a falling out and all of a sudden she resurfaced saying she was done with him and she's sorry. But I guess that didn't last longer than a week because once they got back together she dropped and blocked me again. It hurt me a lot. Still hurts when I think about it. It's really f****d up to do things like that to people.

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F****d my wife while I was working extra duty in the military. When I was working and he was off, he'd go to my house.

He got his dues, though. I hold no more resentment. If that didn't go down, I wouldn't be where I am today. And let me tell you, I love the woman sleeping in my bedroom right now more than I thought was even possible.

Edit: He was caught cheating by another unfortunate husband. Our commander threw everything he could at him. His military career was put on hold, and he eventually was booted out without benefits. He married a girl we knew as a "unit morale booster" and she cheated on him. He got involved in World Ventures, the pyramid scheme, and I don't really give a f**k after that.

He is lucky. I sought out help one day after I was considering using my duty weapon to take him out. My friend had a concealed carry on him when he found his wife cheating, but he tossed the g*n in another room before he confronted them.

Dude could be d**d. Either way, I'm in a good place right now. My ex wife is struggling, because she continues to make poor decisions, but that is on her.

Cheers!

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She wasn't my worst friend tbh, but this was the cr**piest act someone ever did.

I had just started dating a guy in our friend group. We were in all different classes but he was in the same class with her a lot. As soon as we started dating, she became very clingy to him. She was always hanging onto him, flirting, just overall acting like she was interested in him. After 2 months of us being together, he broke up with me. I was heartbroken and as soon as he and I weren't together, she stopped. It was suspicious for sure, but I just wanted to think she was still my close friend.

Then, I confided in her that I really liked another guy. She just so happened to be in a summer play with this guy that I wasn't a part of because I was working all summer. She starts going on and on each time I see her about how much people think she and him are a couple and how she is always flirting with him. It made me realize that the only reason she was doing all this was because she wanted the attention on her, even if it meant stepping on her close friend's feelings. I stopped confiding in her after that.

A few years later I met and married my husband and she messaged him on Facebook to congratulate us and "interrogate him since I was her dear friend". She ended up getting flirty quickly and my husband stopped responding. I also have an ex friend who did similar things (on top of being emotionally a*****e), but it wasn't as obvious other than the "accidental" n*des she sent to my husband.

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Convinced the rest of my friends that I’d done something unforgivable. And then convinced them that they shouldn’t be friends with me anymore. While we were studying abroad, with no other friends/support system around. It was awful.

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Let him crash at ours when he was between places. While I was out he got drunk and tried to bully my wife into having s*x with him. He told her "If you don't I will tell him you did and he will believe me". She suggested he go get some beers first and then locked the doors, hid out at a neighbors and called me and the cops.

Cops got there before I did and couldn't actually arrest him for anything but basically said he should "F**k off to somewhere else or we will find a reason to take you to jail". Good thing too because if I got there first, I would probably gotten arrested for kicking his a*s.

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He stole $50 worth of stuff that I had at my house that belonged to a different friend of ours. If the 3rd friend wasn't the nicest guy I'd ever known, he probably would have accused me of being a thief, and could have lead to me being ostracized by our whole group of friends. I didn't have a job at the time, so it took a little bit to pay him back the $50, but I was finally able to. F**k you Jake you thief.

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My "friend" was a mutual friend of me and my X-gf. He encouraged both us of that it wasn't a healthy relationship to be in, which it wasn't. He only did so though because he wants to sleep with her. After we broke up and she got drunk and depressed, they slept together.

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My "friend" thought that it would be funny if he burnt off the hair from my leg with a lighter and a deodorant. He ended up giving me a second degree burn on most of my calf that is still very visible after 2 years.

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When I was in grade 8, I went to the Dominican Republic with my friend and her family. The entire time we were there she didn't want to do anything on the resort. Like, nothing at all. She wanted to sit around her parents and watch them play Euchre. Despite the fact that her parents and their friends were pushing us to go off and do some fun kid activities and other things... such as SWIM... I was miserable. I couldn't go anywhere without her and missed out on everything because she was just b****y and mean. It was clear she didn't want to be on the trip at all (probably because they vacationed so frequently) and they only invited me to entertain her. She was never like this at school. I was still happy to be there... my family was poor and this was my first ever vacation. I was thankful my mom and dad were able to get enough money together so I could go. So I didn't complain. When we returned and went to school the following Monday, she told all of our group of friends that I made fun of her Mom on our trip for having Breast Cancer. WHAT?! ... I didn't know she had breast cancer and no i definitely didn't make fun of her mom... I'm not a lunatic. Her Mom, who was perfectly healthy (found out when I told my Mom and my Mom called her Mom) did not have breast cancer. Anyways, everyone hated me after that. I had no friends until I went off to high school.

EDIT: I'd like to quickly add - it was much worse having people think I'd make fun of someone for having cancer than having a s****y vacation. I just wanted to tell the whole story. The more and more I think about it the more upset I am remembering how utterly disappointed for me my Mom was when everything unraveled, she was devastated. God that hurt. I didn't ever want her to know what a terrible time I had. She so badly wanted me to have a great experience but when everything unraveled at school, it all came out.

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One of my ‘friends’ found out I was out of town with my family for a weekend and proceeded to rob my house by breaking a window in back to get in. I was with him when we discovered the broken window and he acted all shocked and tried to help me figure out who did it. Years later after he told people about I found out it was him. We hadn’t been friends for awhile at that point, but it’s weird thinking back on how he was there when I found it and acted all shocked knowing he did it. Haven’t seen him in years, but I always tell myself when I do I’m gonna kick his a*s even to this day makes me mad.

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F****d my husband the entire time she attended Bible study with me to pray for the healing and saving of my marriage.

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I had 3 best friends all throughout school. Did everything together. All went to different uni’s but kept in touch everyday. They graduated and got jobs back at home, I stayed on to do a masters. Still super close, we talked about finally going on our first group holiday together. All suggesting places, one of them suggested a nice resort but as a student i said it was a bit out of my budget and suggested a similar one a bit cheaper. Never heard from any of them again, i messaged and called. Nothing. 15 years of friendship over a holiday. They went on the trip. I was utterly heartbroken.

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Right after 9/11/2001, my best friend ghosted me and started hanging out with a new girl; there was no fight or argument. It was literally us having lunch together one day and then she walked past me the next with no acknowledgement whatsoever. Came to find out her parents told her she can’t hang out with terrorists (I’m middle eastern but born in the US and my parents are immigrants, she was white and her parents were in the military). She was literally my only friend and for 4 years after I didn’t bother building a friendship with anyone else while in school because of how bad the situation made me feel.

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Stole my NES games - Wheel of Fortune and some baseball game. That was 30 years ago and I'm still hurt about it. His mom never made him give them back, even when we begged.

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In college, had been dating the same woman since second quarter of my freshman year. Was certain she was it. Start of senior year, best friend at the time and I are talking and I tell him I think she's The One. Six months later, he confesses he started f*****g her a week later and wanted to tell me so I wouldn't waste money on a ring, etc. Went with the whole bros before h**s routine.

Improved my life by cutting them both out of it. Met actual The One later in life. Have an awesome family. Great kids. She's amazing. When I look back, I'm glad now that I knew. But what a f****d up thing to do to a friend then try to rationalize as looking out for said friend.

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We were completely inseparable through middle and high school and had always planned to stay together through college. She didn't get into my choice schools, so (being an extremely dumb and anxious teenager) I foolishly agreed to attend a second-rate school with her instead... as not to be alone.

Shortly before the start of our freshman year of college she informed me she was no longer going to school with me and was instead moving to NYC to live with a guy she met on the internet. She'd known this for months but neglected to tell me until it was too late to do anything about it.

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R***d me. And then kept calling me late at night saying he was going to come by my apartment because he wanted to see me again.

Might want to add a trigger warning on this one.

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A guy and I come out as gay and dating to our friend group. A couple of the girls are very religious and decide to try and get him to break up with me to save his soul cause I'm a "ball of darkness and despair" that's corrupting him. Like not even my soul, ONLY his soul. My soul's feelings were hurt.

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I'm married and one of my best friends was a woman, who was basically a younger sister to me. My wife really never had any issue with it since there were no trust issues. Around our 2nd year of marriage, this "friend" let's call her J, decided to spread a rumor to my coworkers that we had been having a one time affair. One of my coworkers told me and showed me proof that J was saying all this stuff. When I finally confronted her, she initially just kept lying about it, until I showed her the screenshots of her texts. Then everything blew up, she got angry at me for not caring about her, not loving her, and that I left her by getting married. Eventually I found out that the 1 time rumor wasn't a 1 time rumor and instead, she had been saying this stuff to her coworkers and family since I got married, that I was leaving my wife for her.

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I was renting a place last year with my GF and best friend of 8 years. His GF was over often which I didn't mind. I knew they had their issues and would fight, but that's their thing. One day he slammed her against the wall after almost an hour of screaming at each other and then dragged her literally kicking and screaming through the house - as in dragged her along the floor by either her ankle or her hair, I don't remember - as he kicked her out. She has multiple scoliosis.

I told him after I dropped her home that maybe they need to split, and if that ever happened again that I'd kick him out (house was rented in mine and my gfs name).

Well he saw that as the worst betrayal ever and stormed out for several days, returning to pack his s**t and try to steal from the fridge and my wallet. I confronted him and got punched in the head and we tussled. My GF was sitting right there the entire time and was terrified to the point of having severe anxiety, paranoia, and nightmares for weeks. He left, threatening to come back to burn the house down and k**l me, literally walked over my car.

I haven't seen him since (thankfully), but from what I can gather from mutual friends, he still thinks I was 100% in the wrong and that I have betrayed him beyond disbelief; and while he apparently doesn't want to k**l me anymore I've been told that he still desires to severely hurt me as much as possible without going that far.

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My friend Ben started dating a girl named Lindsey. Lindsey and I hit it off and soon became great friends as well. Months later, Ben started acting weirdly flirty and inappropriate toward me, and I soon learned that he was in fact cheating on Lindsey with several (!) other girls. I didn't want to rat on a friend, but I also couldn't sit idly by, so I tried to explain all this to poor Lindsey. She responded by accusing me of trying to steal Ben from her and retaliated by hooking up with my then-fiance out of spite. Biiiitch.

Good riddance to that toxic trio.

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My best friend of 25 years started sleeping with a girl from his job, who wanted nothing to do with any of his friends, not even to meet any of us; he knocked her up, baby born two weeks before my wedding and since the baby mama was super jealous, basically had to beg him to be in my wedding as my best man (as we had agreed on many years ago) because the maid of honor and himself had crushed on each other mutually for a short time several years before.

Left the reception early with baby mama who never even left the car, I haven’t seen or heard from him since November of 2017.

Some mild drama went down between my wife and his baby mama a couple months later due to a misunderstanding, they made peace within the week, but he exploded, told my wife all kinds of ugly s**t, and shut us out.

A few months later, we hear through the grapevine that he and baby mama are engaged to be married. No call, text, nothing.

He is basically d**d to me now, but now and then I get the feeling that maybe I should try and contact him, but after all the b******t he put us through, maybe it’s better to let go.

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Pretended to console me during my separation when she was really f*****g my husband. I realized all the conversations we had about my marriage problems were being repeated to him behind my back. They went on to get married, she a****d my son by telling him the nastiest, most hateful things about me, and now she legally cannot be unsupervised with him. Yet my ex stays with her.

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He had s*x with my passed out drunk body. Not black out drunk (I remember him taking me home and me thinking "this is a good guy"). I didn't know back then that it was r**e. He didn't even wear protection.

Fortunately there was no STI or pregnancy, but when I knew it was r**e, the statute of limitations was over.

Most of the people we both were friends with back then still invite him to parties, I don't attend. I told my closest "friends" from that group what had happened, and they justified it with the "boys will be boys" line. I am no longer friends with them.

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Hooked up with my then girlfriend. It was my first serious girlfriend and he played it off like I should just forget about it. It was almost like he was proud that he at least hooked up with a girl.

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Physically attacked me because they thought I was attracted to them and they had to prove they weren’t gay. I was not attracted to them, never thought of them that way once.

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Gave me pills, told me it was MDMA. It wasn't MDMA, it was m**h. F**k you Kevin.

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My best friend fell in love with a guy at work. She decided to run away with him but changed her mind. To cover up her actions she told her husband that I talked her into running away with me because at the time I was getting a divorce.
She told him I said we should both start over In a new city.

Needless to say she went back to him and he thought I was a d*****t from then on.

She died recently at 58 years old and though I visited her irregularly, I didn’t go to her funeral because of the awkwardness.

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I flew to Japan to meet up with them and they ghosted me.

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This is really mild, and probably isn't the worst thing someone has done (that would probably be a roommate who mooched off me for years, but not an interesting story), but my friends basically made me pay for my own birthday cake on my 18th birthday.

We went to Olive Garden, and they were bugging the waitress to see if they did the whole embarrassing singing, birthday dessert thing. The waitress said they didn't, but they did have a mini four-person birthday cake you could order for about $8. My friends kind of looked at me, and they kind of said something like, "Let's just do it! It's your 18th!" I was fully assuming they would be paying for it since it would have been like $2.60 a person (hell, I would have thrown in and made it $2). And then the waitress asked who's check it would go on, and they said mine. After she left, I just looked at them stunned and said I couldn't afford an $8 cake, we were just high schoolers after all! My whole meal didn't cost $8 since all I had was the soup, salad, and breadsticks and it was a $5 lunch special!

Their big excuse was that I could just use my dad's credit card. A credit card which I repeatedly told them was only for emergencies. They were constantly doing s**t like that though, so I don't know what I expected. They had seen me use it a couple times on school trips to buy lunch and stuff (which my dad had approved of obviously), so they were always pressuring me into using it for other s**t. They were truly awful friends.

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Repeatedly made d**d mom jokes, knowing my mom had passed away. Also saying things like “Well MY mom is still alive, so you can just go be president of the d**d mom’s club.”.

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Summer going in to freshman year of high school I “met” this girl in an AIM chat room that I was in with mutual friends. Somehow we started talking privately, I showed her my MySpace (this was 2006 when AIM and MySpace were used) she didnt have a MySpace but sent me pictures of her. She and I talked for a while over that summer. I can’t recall the span of time, but we were into each other. I was showing my buddy pictures of her, he asked for her screen name and I obliged, not thinking much of it. She was sending me their conversation logs, he was trying to hit on her, and was basically talking about what a loser I was, how a lot of my friends were losers, not something a friend should say about another friend...especially to the girl he fancied. Well, turns out the girl I was talking to wasn’t honest about herself. The girl in the pictures wasn’t her. This was before catfishing was a mainstream thing. I sort of assumed that because she knew my mutual friends that she was who she said she was. So I told my buddy and he said “Nooo! I wanted to hook up with her so bad.” I didn’t talk to him much after that.

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Started dating my boyfriend less than a week after we broke up. I'd been with him for three years and had been best friends with her for four. Friendship ended after that.

The sad thing is, to this day I have never found anyone that I've clicked with as well as her, and it's been three years since it happened. She's a very special person and I still miss her very much.

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Threw me aside like yesterday’s trash just because I stood up to him and told him to rethink making choices that hurt other people.

In HS, there were plenty of people who’d pretend to be a “friend” only to turn around and make fun of me with their clique. I don’t think about those.

Then there’s one who flounced out of my life, then didn’t like that I turned away her “apology” and blocked her and sent me a nasty message from a fake profile. Then proceeded to stalk my web activity. I’m waiting for the phone calls from weird numbers because that’s the pattern that got her a restraining order once already. Will gladly deliver another one.

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In high school, a lot of people suspected I (shy chubby girl) had a crush on my closest friend (athletic, charismatic guy) which I totally did, but one day he told another guy that he would never date me because I'm fat. The worst part is the guy he told was a mean, very spoiled kid that usually made fun of me to begin with.

The person that I confided in to everything and had long, deep conversation with regularly hurt me in the worst way I think I'd ever been hurt as a kid. It led to escalating a lot of my existing self esteem issues and anxiety. Even now, 3 years later it's hard to trust people and be confident with myself.

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After my father died my mother had to sell the house, I was 18 at the time... I was given the choice between homeless and moving to the otherside of the country. I figured inwould couch s**f. I sent most of my things with mum but decided my camping and photography gear might be worth keeping. I had a friend hold on to it with the idea being once i got settled he wpuld give it back. He never did....

F**k you , Matt!

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I really liked this one girl I had known since middle school and we were friends but she was dating one of my other friends, she knew I was into her. Then we hired another girl at my grocery store I really liked and fell head over heels for, yeah my friend told her the only thing I wanted was to have s*x with her and not a relationship or anything. She gave me the cold shoulder after that and it wasn't until years later I found out why from someone else I knew, when I found out I kicked that friend out of my life. I guess she liked all the attention I gave her and didn't want me giving that attention to someone else.

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I was friends with her for 4 years, all through high school. Towards the end I realized she is an extremely manipulative person, and slowly began to distance myself away (no confrontation or anything, but I stopped making an effort to hang out with her in a gradual effort to remove her from my life). She realized what was happening, started calling me "pest", told the entire school about my deepest secrets and the skeletons in my closet that I had trusted her with, and kept referring to our spat as "there is a war going on. The pest will not win." She was certifiably crazy.

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He taught me about bartending when I was hired at a restaurant. He had been there for a few years and was their only FT bartender. Years later, my brother and I open a place and I hire him to work for us after the restaurant he trained me at closed.
After working for me for 2 weeks, security tapes show him stealing liquor and cash as well.

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Introduced her to the guy I was super interested in and she knew I was. The worst part is she would force me to be the 3rd wheel on her dates cuz she was "too shy" to hang out with him. Then she took his virginity on my couch after a night of drinks. They're now married and have 5 kids. She already had 3.

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I had 4 friends rough me up, hold me down, and beat on my stomach until i told them were i hid my warcraft 3 CD keys. Later in life, or earlier in life, or around the same time. They also stole all my amazon's gear in diablo 2, i think i had a couple SoJ's and a ballista.

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He stole my Pokémon cards.

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We had been best friends since 6th grade, (we are seniors now) and just these last 3 months I have invited him over, invited him to play basketball etc. and he has responded with “can’t” or “nah” I asked him what was up or if I did anything wrong and he responded with “nah” I still don’t know what I did.. he was my best friend and we were basically brothers. I never understood why.

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My friend of several years skipped my brother's wake to go drinking with some other friends.

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None of them came to my mother's funeral. It was months before any of them even acknowledged the event and that was only because i ran into them in public.

Several of them have lost a parent since (we were all 21 at the time, we are all turning forty soon) and i have gone to every one i could, in spite of their non attendance and my own mental and emotional issues.

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Had a joint betting account on Bodog with my roommate and one of my best friends. We started it as a lark, and went on a crazy winning streak. I moved out, but we kept in touch and called each other every Sunday to discuss our picks. After a couple of years, the account was up to $9K. One Sunday morning, I called him like I did every week and didn't hear back from him. I went on the account prior to the early games and and it was emptied. Was never able to get in touch with him again.

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Not that bad but friends you haven’t seen for years suddenly ask you out. Only found out that askyou to join MLM, buy insurance, amway and etc.
Never contacted again afterward.

#51

Was my whole group of friends in Middleschool. They all just cut me out for some reason. Eventually got really really depressed. Trust issues ever since.

#52

Married me seven years into our relationship, then stopped saying “I love you” three months in. I had to remind her that the affirmation of our love was important if we were going to make it. We did not. She wouldn’t tell me that she loved me. And it breaks my heart to this day.

#53

Ruin any chance I had with a girl I really liked a lot and one of the very few ones that I got along with. Gave me a mental breakdown and drove me into almost committing s*****e. Always wanting to have the last word and thinking everything was a joke when I wasn’t even joking at all, not bothering to give an effort when I invite them to important events of mine yet they get mad at me. Always making me feel like the third wheel. Yeah, I hate them. So much time, money and effort wasted. Plus, I have trust issues and words that I can never unhear.