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38 Pics Of Cute Goats Resting, Posing Or Just Derping Around

Edvinas Jovaišas — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:54:03 +0000

Goats are funny. Goats are cute. And we could end it here, but they’re literally the most adorable little thing on the planet, and we decided they deserve some more space on Bored Panda. This is the part of the article where we’re supposed to back our claim up with an explanation, some combination of goat physiology, psychology, and cuteness science that explains why they are so endearing. But we won’t. We just find them cute, and we assume you do too, or you wouldn’t have clicked on this article.

They’re not only one of the cleanest animals but are also very intelligent, social, and curious. Have you ever seen them wandering around and exploring any unfamiliar thing they see? Priceless. Lately, goats are getting more recognition thanks to social media. That famous video of baby goats jumping around and annoying each other to no end is still one of our favorite things on the internet. Here’s a collection of some of the cutest goat pictures we could find, for your viewing pleasure. You’re welcome!

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#1 Smuckers The Baby Goat

#2 The Only Girl Who Can Pull Of Duck Lips

#3 Here’s A Baby Goat With Ryan Reynolds

#4 It’s My Son’s First Kidding Season. I Think He Is Going To Be A Great Goat Farmer

#5 Baby Goats Do What They Want

#6 This Cute Goat Baby

#7 My Girlfriend's Family Bought A Goat A While Back, Not Realising It Was Pregnant, Meet Oreo Born Last Night

#8 Polly Is A 6 Month Old Goat With Separation Anxiety, Taken In By Charity Goats Of Anarchy. She Is Only Calm When She's Wearing Her Duck Costume

#9 Police In The Netherlands Had To Return This Baby Goat To The Petting Zoo It Escaped From

#10 This White Baby Goat Licking His Lips

#11 My Friend's Goat Looks Like A Kindly Wizard

#12 My Coworker Brought Her Baby Goat To Work. She Fell Asleep In My Arms

#13 My Aunts Goat Thinks It's A Dog. It Wont Associate With The Other Goats And Only Hangs Out With The Dogs

#14 Frostie The Adorable Baby Goat Takes First Steps With Tiny Wheelchair

#15 Update On The Goat, He’s In Pajamas Now

#16 Look At This Baby Goat

#17 Say Hello To Dandy

#18 I Can't Stop Laughing At His Sleeping Face

#19 3 Newborn Goats Get Tiny Hand-Knit Sweaters To Stay Warm

#20 My Fiancé Befriended An Overly Photogenic 9 Day Old Baby Goat

#21 I Hired 20 Goats To Help Clear Some Ivy In My Backyard. This Is One Of The Sweetest/Derpiest Of Them All

#22 Here Is A Goat On Top Of A Goat

#23 This Baby Goat With A Rainbow Behind It

#24 I Gots A Leaf!

#25 Goat Morning

#26 Absolutely Adorable Dwarfs

#27 Woman Quits Stressful City Job To Raise Special Needs Baby Goats, Loves Every Minute Of It

#28 A Goat Boy And His Best Friend

#29 Meet My Pet Goat And His Pet Rabbit

#30 A Queen

#31 First Time We've Seen Snow In Years! Snow Goat And It's Model

#32 Woody Is A Great At Being A Baby Goat, But Makes For A Terrible Secretary

#33 Josie Knows How Cute She Is. Striking Poses

#34 Proud New Mama Goat Shows Off Her Kid

#35 Coat Goat

#36 A Girl And Her Goat. Gunther Goes To The Bus Stop Every Day To Pick Her Up. He Doesn’t Even Need A Leash Anymore

#37 There's A Goat In My Coat!

#38 Just Thought Y’all Would Enjoy My Goat Dressed As A Tractor

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26 Realistic Mannequins Placed Around The World To Mess With People

Asli Akalin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:04 +0000

American street artist Mark Jenkins is the name behind the faceless figures popping up in cities around the world. Staged in provocative poses, his startlingly lifelike mannequin art installations are often social critiques meant to challenge the viewer to question their reality and raise social awareness. In what he dubs urban theater, these realistic sculptures provoke an array of reactions that transform his installations into multi-layered performance art.

The Urban Theater is Jenkins’s first monograph. The book "documents a broad spectrum of his compelling, often disturbing street installation art," as well as viewers' spontaneous responses and interactions with his interventions.

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Jenkins began his street art career in 2003 by placing a figure in a refuse dump in Rio de Janeiro to draw attention to the plight of homeless children in the streets. Since then the innovative artist has had his work exhibited in renowned venues such as Lazarides Galleries and the Kunsthalle Wien and publicly funded in cities worldwide. His unique art is made for the street, but Jenkins has also worked with the same themes in nature and indoors.

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The ongoing theme of the artist's work tends to veer towards dark subjects.“They often tend to be marginalized individuals, sometimes in lonely states, so it’s poetic but also dark. For example, the guy in the river is holding a bunch of colored balloons that are almost trying to magically lift him out. There’s always an undercurrent of hope," he explained in an interview.

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“I like getting people to question their surroundings, what is real and what isn’t. These days, people are so buried in their mobile phones and I just wanted to get them to look up," he said about his cool art, "So at the beginning, I was collecting social data about people’s reactions. But six years later, these images are more about poetry, of capturing a magical moment.”

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35 “Harry Potter” Characters’ Looks According To Book Descriptions

Edvinas Jovaišas — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:53:03 +0000

When comparing books and their movie adaptations, books almost always prove to be better.

One reason is that a film does not always convey the same imagery as a book, where emotions blend with visuals.

When reading, one can form a completely different image of a place or a character and have a very different overall feeling toward a story.

When adapting a book, the cast is usually chosen based on the characters' descriptions.

However, the looks are not always so precise. With that in mind, one Vietnamese woman (known to her followers as MsBananaAnna) decided to use artificial intelligence to see what Harry Potter characters would look like based on book descriptions.

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#1 Sirius Black

Bored Panda got in touch with the author of this idea to learn more about her and this project. The woman revealed that she's a 28-year-old "nerd" living in Melbourne.

She has been a huge "Potterhead" since grade school. "I basically grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine and remember waiting in line at midnight for the release of each book."

#2 Fleur Delacour

#3 Nymphadora Tonks

"I came up with the idea to recreate the characters when I tried to find some fanworks of Hermione. I watched the movies, and though I like Emma Watson, I always thought she was too gorgeous to be Hermione.

I couldn't find any renditions of her that I thought were accurate, so I ended up making her myself. People seemed to enjoy it so much that I decided to make more characters."

#4 Severus Snape

#5 Tom Riddle

While some characters look similar to those in the movies, others look nothing like them. For MsBananaAnna, Sirius was the one she personally liked the most. "I thought that was plucked straight from my head.

Artbreeder can be pretty limiting in what you can do and can be a bit twiddly, so not all of the characters came out as I wanted, but I thought Sirius came out as I imagined him! Dark and regally handsome."

#6 Lily Potter

#7 Narcissa Malfoy

The recreations of Harry Potter characters got a lot of attention on Reddit (here and here) where MsBananaAnna (or, as she calls herself on Reddit, lettuceown) posted them.

What looks are your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know!

#8 Argus Filch

#9 Ginevra Weasley

When fictional characters come to life, it's hard not to wonder which other iconic groups would look just as striking.

If you enjoy seeing beloved characters reimagined, check out some of history's most iconic trios, from legendary bands to unforgettable screen partnerships that shaped pop culture forever.

#10 Cho Chang

#11 Charlie Weasley

#12 Lucius Malfoy

#13 Hermione Granger

#14 Remus Lupin

#15 Harry Potter

#16 Luna Lovegood

#17 Draco Malfoy

#18 Neville Longbottom

#19 Fred And George Weasley

#20 Lord Voldemort

#21 James Potter

#22 Ronald Weasley

#23 Bellatrix Lestrange

#24 Vernon Dursley

#25 Cedric Diggory

#26 Dudley Dursley

#27 Petunia Dursley

#28 Dolores Umbridge

#29 Peter Pettigrew

#30 Merope Riddle (Voldemort's Mother)

#31 Bill Weasley

#32 Minerva Mcgonagall

#33 Pansy Parkinson

#34 Gilderoy Lockhart

#35 Viktor Krum

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21 Kids From Around The World Photographed With What They Eat In One Week

Asli Akalin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:19:03 +0000

We are what we eat. But how do our diets actually reflect us? To find out, photographer Gregg Segal has traveled around the world to shoot a photo series of kids from different cultures surrounded by the stuff they stuff themselves with. Over the course of 3 years, the professional photographer has visited 9 countries (the USA, India, Malaysia, Germany, France, Italy, Senegal, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil), documenting his findings in a book called Daily Bread: What Kids Eat Around the World. "I focused on kids because eating habits start young and if you don't get used to a healthy diet when you're 9 or 10, it's going to be a lot harder when you're older," Gregg told Bored Panda.

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#1 Anchal Sahani, 10, Chembur, Mumbai, India

Anchal Sahani, Chembur, Mumbai, India (10 yrs old) photographed March 11, 2017 Anchal lives in a tiny tin shack on a construction site in a suburb of Mumbai with her parents and two siblings. Her father makes less than $5 a day, just enough for her mother to prepare okra & cauliflower curry, lentils and roti from scratch. Anchal would like to return to the farm where she was born in Bihar, go to school like other kids and eventually become a teacher, but she’s kept busy with household chores and looking after her baby brother. When she has time, she dresses up and leaves the construction site to enjoy the fragrance of jasmine and lotus and to watch the neighborhood kids playing cricket and running free. While on her walks, Anchal collects brightly colored chocolate wrappers she finds along the road by the grocery store. Anchal wishes her mother would love her the way she loves her baby brother.

"Daily Bread grew out of another of my projects on consumption and waste called 7 Days of Garbage," Segal said. "I asked family, friends, neighbors and anyone else I could convince to save their garbage for one week and then lie down and be photographed in it. It's impossible to ignore the problem of consumption and waste when you're lying in it! To me, the most disturbing thing about the garbage I photographed was the packaging that comes with our food. We've grown totally dependent on the industries of eating and cooking and the result has been a massive increase in waste. I began to ask, "How have our diets and local foods been impacted by this revolution in the way food is produced and consumed?" It struck me that we don't give enough thought to what's in our food because we're not the ones making it! We've outsourced the most vital ingredient of life, the connective tissue of families and culture. I thought, "What if we keep a journal of everything we eat and drink for one week to bring our focus onto diet & take ownership of the foods we eat?"

#2 Davi Ribeiro De Jesus, 12, Brasilia, Brazil

Davi Ribeiro de Jesus, 12, Brasilia, Brazil, photographed August 18, 2018. Davi lives with his dad, step-mom and three siblings in a tidy one-room house in the Santa Luzia favela, a slum at the edge of the largest garbage dump in Latin America. The space is filled by three beds, a sofa, TV, refrigerator, two wardrobes, a cooker and a small table where they share their meals. A mosaic of mats and scraps of plywood cover the dirt floor. Davi has his own shelf where he arranges his clothes, his toy car collection, and his mobile. There’s no garbage collection and the power goes down frequently. When it rains, scattered garbage turns to sludge and oozes into homes, but Jesus keeps Davi and his family safe and happy. They go to a church nearby every Saturday night and Sunday morning. Davi’s dad is looking for work as a digger. He has his own pick, shovel and grubber. Davi’s step-mom handles the cooking. Davi will eat almost anything except bitter legumes though most days he has beans and rice, maybe with a little pork. He can cook fried eggs, porridge and pasta for himself. Sometimes there are treats, like sweet popcorn. He never goes to bed hungry. Davi laughs easily and is crazy about kites. He and his friends, Maxwell, Junior and Romário have kite fights in the favela’s empty lots where bored stray dogs scratch at fleas or sniff around for food. Davi adopted five strays and gave them names: Lassie, Beethoven, Tchutchuquinha, Belinha and Piloto. He also has a chicken and wants a horse. He wants to learn all about cars, motorcycles, helicopters and guns, too. His dad taught him to drive and now he dreams of having a Chevy. He’d like to be a cop when he grows up because it’s better to be a cop than a thief.

In total, Segal worked with about 60 kids, 52 of whom he included in the book. "I began photographing my son and friends of his from school in my backyard in Altadena, CA. I broadened the piece to include kids from other neighborhoods in Los Angeles and then decided the documentary photography project would resonate more deeply with a global scope. I needed a producer in each country to find the kids. The goal was to represent a diversity of diets in each location. If the rate of obesity in a given country was 25%, I aimed to reflect this percentage in my small sample of kids."

#3 Beryl Oh Jynn, 8, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Beryl Oh Jynn, 8, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, photographed March 25, 2017. Beryl lives in a quiet condominium with her parents and two brothers. She goes to S. J. K. Han Ming Puchong, a national Chinese school walking distance from home. Beryl’s dad is an engineer and her mother runs a day care. Beryl’s earliest memory of food is porridge and cake. Her favorite dish is spaghetti with carbonara sauce. Beryl grows bok choy and spinach in her balcony garden, is not permitted to drink sodas and refuses to eat ginger. She would like to be a cheerleader.

The photographer said that one of the biggest challenges working with many of the kids was the language barrier. "In many cases, I had to rely on crew members to translate and interpret for me – and hope they were accurately conveying what I wanted them to." But there were more obstacles Gregg had to overcome, for example, finding the right mix of kids, an experienced crew, equipment and locations that met my needs. "I needed a studio space with access to a kitchen to prepare the food for kids and a ceiling height of at least 13 feet (the camera height needed to be a consistent 12+ feet above the subject). Organization was critical but sometimes lacking. Making sure that all of the kids kept thorough journals of everything they ate so that those meals could be accurately reproduced, for instance. Fortunately, I had competent producers in most countries. Sometimes, the equipment I had access to wasn’t reliable, which was challenging because the lighting for the pictures needs to be consistent, of course. Another major hurdle was money; this was a very expensive project to produce and generating the funds wasn’t easy. Much of the funding came out of my pocket. I could have really used a benefactor or sponsor!"

#4 Sira Cissokho (11 Yrs Old) Dakar

Sira Cissokho (11 yrs old) Dakar, photographed August 30, 2017. Sira, one of nine children, is from Tambacounda, about 7 hours north of Dakar. Sira’s father is a musician and her mother is a housewife. Sira doesn’t always get enough to eat. On special occasions, Sira’s mom makes her favorite dish, chicken. Many of the foods Sira and her family eat are grown in their garden, including millet and peanuts. Sira has learned to cook Ngalakh, a Senegalese millet porridge. If she had enough money, Sira would buy her parents a trip to Mecca. Of all her possessions, the thing Sira cherishes most is a bracelet her grandfather passed down to her before he died.

"Recreating all of the kid’s meals was a challenge of course, too! Kids kept a journal of everything they ate for one week. At the end of the week, producers collected the journals, checked to make sure they were complete and then handed them off to the cooks who’d shop for all the ingredients and reproduce all of the meals. I photographed as many as 5 kids a day, so the cooks were responsible for preparing over 100 meals. These were often 14-hour days for the food-preppers. It was demanding and exhausting! Once all the food was prepped and plated, I’d arrange the dishes and other elements in the frame. Sometimes I’d have the luxury of a food stylist to collaborate with, though often it was just me doing the styling."

#5 Rosalie Durand, 10, Nice, France

Rosalie Durand, 10, Nice, France, photographed August 18, 2017. Since her parents split up, Rosalie has lived part time with her mom, and part time with her dad, which allows her to see both the Mediterranean Sea and the French Alps from home. She has a healthy diet (which includes lots of fresh fish, like sardines) thanks in part to her father, a restaurateur, who has taught her to make crepes, salads and lentils with sausage, her favorite dish. The only foods she won’t eat are ratatouille, spinach and cucumber. Rosalie gets her sense of style from her mother, a fashion designer, and plans to be an interior designer. Rosalie is into Thai kickboxing, rock climbing, gymnastics and performs magic tricks. She’s a fan of actors Cole Sprouse and Emma Watson and in her free time goes to the cinema. She notices she’s getting older because she has a phone. There’s nothing missing in Rosalie’s life, though she’d like to go to Los Angeles and explore Hollywood Boulevard. If she had enough money, she’d buy a sailboat or maybe even a yacht.

"One of the surprising lessons of Daily Bread is that the best quality diets with healthy foods are often eaten not by the richest but the poorest. In the US, the poor are the biggest consumers of junk food because it’s convenient and cheap. But in Mumbai, it costs $13 for a medium Dominoes pizza, which is way beyond the means of most people. Anchal lives with her family in an 8 X 8 foot aluminum hut. Her father earns less than $5 a day, yet she eats a wholesome diet of okra & cauliflower curries, lentils and roti which Anchal’s mother makes from scratch each day on a single kerosene burner. Shraman, on the other hand, lives in a middle-class Mumbai hi-rise and eats very differently. His family’s extra income means he can afford Dominoes pizza, fried chicken and treats like Snickers bars and Cadbury chocolate."

"In 2015, Cambridge University conducted an exhaustive study ranking diets around the world from most to least nutritional. Remarkably, 9 of the 10 healthiest countries are in Africa. It seems counterintuitive that some of the poorest countries lead the healthiest lifestyles. But when you look closely at what they’re eating, it makes sense: fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, and legumes and very little meat (which functions more as seasoning) and few empty calories (processed foods)."

#6 Adveeta Venkatesh, 10 Years Old, Mumbai, India

Adveeta Venkatesh, 10 years old, Mumbai, India, photographed March 11, 2017. Adveeta, an only child, lives with her maternal granny, who prepares most of her meals, and her parents in a spacious flat with a balcony overlooking Deonar, a suburb of Mumbai. The air is often hazy from fires burning at Deonar dumping ground, India’s oldest and largest landfill, an 18-story, 12 million ton mountain of trash. Adveeta’s mother and father are scientists at a government research center in Mumbai. They make it home in time for dinner. While at the table, no one uses gadgets or watches TV. Before eating, Adveeta says a prayer of gratitude for the food on her plate. A vegetarian, she loves South Indian cuisine, particularly dosas (pancakes made from fermented rice and lentils) served with spicy chutney and yogurt. A few years ago, Adveeta was a picky eater. She didn’t eat 99% of the food she eats now. But as her father discovered during the photo shoot, she’s also eating more snacks and sweets. “I can’t believe Adveeta is eating all that junk!” he commented, as the pictures popped up on my monitor. “I’m going to have to have a talk with her mother!” Adveeta studies drama, performs classical Indian dance and prefers to solve puzzles and riddles than to play with Barbie dolls. She’s only cried once in the last year. While traveling in Jakarta and Bali, she contracted chicken pox and was kept isolated from her cousins. Adveeta plans to be a veterinarian and to contribute extra money to orphanages and animal shelters.

"The revolution in diet and sameness of what kids around the world are eating," the Gregg added. "Ultrprocessed packaged foods, empty calories. The children I met have distinct personalities and diverse hobbies, yet they’re often eating in eerily similar ways. Compare the diets of Paulo from Sicily and Isaiah from Los Angeles. In the past, a Sicilian boy would have grown up eating very different foods from his counterpart in the US, but now their diets are converging. Both Paulo and Isaiah eat French fries, burgers, pizza, pasta and white bread. They live continents apart, but it’s as if the boys’ parents have been shopping at the same global superstore!"

#7 June Grosser, 8, Hamburg, Germany

June Grosser, 8, Hamburg, Germany, photographed August 11, 2017. June’s mom is a fashion photographer, though she hasn’t yet photographed her daughter. June must have observed her mother at work or she’s just a natural model, completely assured in front of the camera. June can sing almost all the songs she hears on the radio – and dance to them. She has no role model. She intends to be her own role model. She’d like a dog, but her parents won’t allow her. She figures if she can make enough money, she may be able to bribe her mother to get one. June’s favorite food is schnitzel. She doesn’t care for curry and truffles and didn’t like broccoli either until now. She is full after meals but hunger returns quickly. At dinner, June doesn’t talk much, but rather listens to her parents discuss politics, elections, and what’s going on in the world. The things she likes most about herself is her hair, her long eyelashes and her imagination, her fantasies. One of her wishes is to fly to the moon, though she’d rather focus on wishes that will be fulfilled. June is reading The Vampire Diaries and as she’s lying in bed at night trying to fall asleep, she often wonders if vampires really exist.

#8 Leona “Nona” Del Grosso Sands, 6, Glendale, Ca

Leona “Nona” Del Grosso Sands, 6, Glendale, CA, photographed January 30, 2016. Nona lives with her mother and Cleo, her beloved cat, in an apartment in Glendale, CA. She can make oatmeal and pancakes and once when her mother was very sick, she fed her. Nona grew a gigantic tomato plant that began to take over everything and is now as big as a tree. Her mother makes her eat vegetables, especially broccoli. Her diet has as many colors as the rainbow, though Nona also has not just a sweet tooth, but many “sugar teeth.” Nona’s role models are her mother, her teachers and Joan Jett. When she goes to sleep at night, Nona sometimes imagines her Nana is an angel watching over her.

#9 Andrea Testa, 9, Catania, Italy

Andrea Testa, 9, Catania, Italy, photographed August 23, 2017 Andrea lives in a single house surrounded by a little garden and lava stones with his parents and 6 year old sister Vittoria. Andrea’s father is an officer in the Italian army and his mother is a housewife who does all the cooking. Andrea’s favorite dish is pasta carbonara with plenty of bacon. He loves the scent of orange blossoms and cherries. He won’t touch cauliflower. If he had enough money, Andrea would buy a drone and a little dog, which he would name “Ettore” (Hector). Andrea performs magic tricks for his family and friends. His hero is Robinson Crusoe. Andrea would like to be a doctor because they make a lot of money.

#10 Yusuf Abdullah Al Muhairi, 9, Mirdif, Dubai, Uae

Yusuf Abdullah Al Muhairi, 9, Mirdif, Dubai, UAE, photographed August 12, 2018. Yusuf’s mom came to Dubai from Ireland to work as a pastry chef and chocolatier. She married an Emerati man and they had one son before separating. Yusuf loves his mum’s cooking though he makes scrambled eggs and toast all on his own. Yusuf likes to read, draw, climb, ride horses and create science projects. He thinks he’ll either be a pilot or police officer when he grows up. If he had the money, he’d buy a Ferrari. His role models are Batman and his mother. Yusuf wishes for his mum to get married again and that he’ll have brothers and sisters. Lying in bed at night, he thinks back to building a birdhouse with his granddad, fishing with him in the rivers in Ireland and going to Warner Brothers with his grandmom.

#11 Tharkish Sri Ganesh (10) And Mierra Sri Varrsha (8), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tharkish Sri Ganesh (10) and Mierra Sri Varrsha, (8) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, photographed March 26, 2017. Tharkish and Mierra’s roots in Malaysia begin with their great-grandfather who migrated from South India to build a better future, but only found work as a rubber tapper before being conscripted by the Japanese to build the “Death Railway” from Siam to Burma in 1943. Tharkish and Mierra live with their mom and dad in a public housing project in Bukit Jalil, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. Their apartment block is full of friends and noisy in a good way. Their dad works as a gaffer in film production and their mom is a homemaker and does most of the cooking though on weekends they eat KFC, Pizza Hut or Chinese takeout. Mierra dislikes the pungent smell of meat and traces of blood. She prefers candies and chocolates. Her earliest memory of food is rice porridge, her comfort food whenever she falls sick. Tharkish’s favorite food is Puttu, steamed ground rice layered with coconut and topped with bananas and palm sugar. Tharkish doesn’t like onions because they taste weird and leave a funny smell in his mouth. His first taste was Urad Dal Porridge, an Indian baby food made with dal, rice, coconut, cardamon and jaggery (concentrated date palm sap). Mierra says her diet is healthy because her mom avoids foods with preservatives, additives and msg, though after her Daily Bread portrait, she still thinks she could eat less processed food. Mierra loves to read and play badminton and snakes and ladders while her brother is into chess, carom and surfing the internet. Mierra strives to be the top student in her class and wants to be a doctor while Tharkish will be happy with a top 3 finish after examinations and pictures himself an IT engineer.

#12 Siti Khaliesah Nataliea Muhamad Khairizal, 9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Siti Khaliesah Nataliea Muhamad Khairizal, 9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, photographed March 26, 2017, Siti lives in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur with her father, a car salesman, her mother, a housewife and her 4 siblings. Mum does all the cooking and sets the rules for the table: recite the Du’a, no water before meals and no chatting during meals though it’s very seldom that the whole family sits down to dinner together because everyone’s so busy. Siti’s favorite dish is spaghetti carbonara and she’s crazy about the scent of fried instant noodles. She goes to a Chinese school where she learns Mandarin, plays the Melodian and practices Taekwando. When she falls asleep at night, Siti wishes her dad would put some money under her pillow. She collects coins of all kinds and foreign currencies. Once she saves enough money, Siti’s going to buy an IPad.

#13 Greta Moeller,7, Hamburg, Germany

Greta Moeller, Hamburg, Germany, 7, photographed August 11, 2017 Greta lives with her mother and younger sister in Hamburg, but spends quite a bit of time with her grandparents, too. On the path to her grandparents home is a great big chestnut tree and in autumn, Greta searches in the foliage for chestnuts with her little sister. Greta’s favorite food is fish sticks with mashed potatoes and applesauce. She can’t stand rice pudding. One thing Greta is really good at is snapping her fingers, both hands at the same time. At night, while falling asleep, Greta thinks mostly about her mother, who is usually in the next room watching TV.

#14 Frank Fadel Agbomenou, 8, Dakar, Senegal

Frank Fadel Agbomenou, 8, Dakar, Senegal, photographed August 30, 2017. Frank lives with his older brother and father, a Human Resources Manager in an apartment in a posh neighborhood of Dakar. Frank would like to see his dad and mum together again but he doesn’t think that wish will be fulfilled. Frank cried a couple weeks ago; his mum told him she would take him to the beach but then changed her mind. She’s busy, working as a caterer for parties and fancy hotel events. There is almost nothing Frank doesn’t like to eat. He eats lots of peanuts from the peanut tree on his terrace. He’s especially fond of fish and the family cook knows how to prepare it just right. Frank is an excellent dancer and has mastered summersaults though he prefers watching TV and playing games on his Play Station. The thing that makes him laugh the hardest is when his cousin Coco falls down. Frank dreams of buying a flashy sports car and traveling to Paris. When he grows up, he wants to be a gynecologist.

#15 Isaiah Dedrick, Long Beach, Ca

Isaiah Dedrick, Long Beach, CA, (16 at time of photo) photographed March 20, 2016. Isaiah was raised by his mother and grandmother, who does most of the cooking at home. One day, Isaiah would like to have enough space to grow his own garden. Isaiah’s favorite food is orange chicken and fried rice and he loves the smell of apples sautéed with cinnamon. His mom doesn’t permit him to drink soda and after this photo shoot, Isaiah decided to eliminate snacks from his diet. Isaiah’s wish is that no one will go hungry in the world. He plays the drums and the flute and is studying acting. He’d like to be as funny as Eddie Murphy or Tyler Perry and be able to fly like Superman.

#16 Cooper Norman, 12 (10 At Time Of Shoot), Altadena, Ca, USA

Cooper Norman, 12 (10 at time of shoot), Altadena, CA, USA. Photographed January 30, 2016. Cooper lives in the foothills of Altadena, California with his mom, a school administrator and dad, a human resources manager. Other than the cries of wild parrots and peacocks, his neighborhood is quiet, peaceful, and untraveled. At 4, Cooper began taking karate classes and at 5, he took up classical guitar. He got into bow ties, too, which he wears for his guitar recitals. Cooper last wore this suit to a wedding in Palm Springs. The bride’s uncle was so impressed with Cooper’s table manners that he invited him out for dim sum. At Odyssey Charter School, Cooper plants all sorts of fruits and vegetables. He thinks of himself as an adventurous eater, willing to try almost anything, though Thai food (his mother’s home country) is his favorite. His earliest memory of food is eating Cheerios in his stroller. Cooper plans to be a neurosurgeon when he grows up and, if he has enough money, will buy a teleporter, so he can visit his family in Thailand more often.

#17 John Hintze, 7, Hamburg, Germany

John Hintze, 7, Hamburg, Germany, photographed August 11, 2017. John lives with his parents in a large apartment with a garden in a quiet suburb of Hamburg with more trees than cars. John describes himself as an omnivore. He’s fond of eating breakfast in bed. His parents bring him a tray of Musli and toast every morning before school. John loves his grandma’s roast, Chinese curry with cashew nuts and Orange Fanta, though he’s only allowed to drink Fanta on weekends. During the week there is only water. He used to like mushrooms, but not anymore. Once, with his friend Henry, he made a fruit plate with a sushi knife. “I have not yet harvested something to eat, but I could do that. First we’d have to plant something.” John collects minerals like purple azurite, is learning Thai kickboxing, sailing and is an accomplished swimmer. He would like to be an underwater archeologist. His dad has already found and brought back great things from the sea. Once, when he and his dad were snorkeling, a curious octopus approached them – which was both scary and fantastic. When he falls asleep at night, John paints a mental picture of what will happen tomorrow. He hopes his parents will never die.

#18 Alexandra (9, Left) And Jessica (8, Right) Lewis, Altadena, Ca, USA

Alexandra (9, left) and Jessica (8, right) Lewis, Altadena, CA, USA. Photographed February 21, 2016. Alex and Jessica live in the foothills of Altadena with their daddy and papa who are engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA field center in La Canada, California. Their yard is filled with food: blackberry bushes, grape vines, and fruit trees - fig, peach, pomegranate, guava, mulberry, jujubes, and banana. They have chickens, too, and eat their eggs almost every day. Jessica loves sweets and pizza with ham and is repelled by beans, peppers, sushi, and chocolate. She’s good at drawing and daydreaming and on weekends the whole family roller-skates at Moonlight Rollerway. Jessica is the richest person on her street besides their neighbor Mary Anne. When she grows up, she wants to be an author and university professor. Alex makes Hot Pockets, pizza rolls, and quesadillas herself, but her favorite dish is macaroni and cheese. She refuses to eat Brussels sprouts or soggy leftover broccoli. She collects rocks and shells and is saving up for an xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch. Alex makes people laugh without even trying because she’s a spaz, she says. Her long-range goal is to get a PhD and have an outstanding career. After the photo shoot, Alex and Jessica took much of the leftover food home to feed their chickens.

#19 Paolo Mendolaro, 9, Belpaso, Sicily

Paolo Mendolaro, 9, Belpaso, Sicily, photographed August 23, 2017. Paolo and his family of four live in an apartment in Belpasso, a tiny medieval village on the east coast of Sicily founded in 1305. When he steps outside his apartment, Paolo sees the center square and Mother Church of Belpasso with its lava stone staircase and bell tower. Paolo’s mom works full time for a cosmetics company, but makes time to prepare homemade meals for her family like Sicilian Cannolo and Pasta alla Norma. Once a week, they buy a roast chicken or go out for pizza, which Paolo loves most of all. Paolo has learned to make his own pizza and pasta as well as biscuits and big donuts. His grandfather had an overflowing garden and Paolo helped harvest eggplants, zucchini, bell peppers, olives, strawberries, peaches, tomatoes, peas and fava beans. During the week that Paolo kept his journal for Daily Bread, he’d been going to the beach with his family and didn’t follow as healthy a diet as usual; they often ate fast food. Paolo keeps his parents in his prayers. For his mother, he wishes for a dryer machine and a new truck for his father, a carpenter. If he had enough money, Paolo would buy a Play Station 4, a giant Lego set and, at minimum, a one-week holiday for the whole family.

#20 Henrico Valias Sant`anna De Souza Dantas, 10, Brasilia, Brazil

Henrico Valias Sant`anna de Souza Dantas, 10, Brasilia, Brazil, photographed August 18, 2018. Henrico lives in a posh suburb of Brasilia with his mom, a film producer and advertising executive, and his two siblings. Henrico’s mom, grandma and maid do the day to day cooking, though Henrico likes to invent his own snacks. His favorite dish is Feijoada, a Brazilian stew of black beans and pork, served with a side of white rice, "farofa" (fried cassava flour), and collard greens. Henrico likes dessert, too: chocolate soufflé; Toblerone and Talento bars; anything with Nutella, “brigadeiro,” a ball of baked condensed milk and chocolate; buttered toast sprinkled with Nescau powder, a treat his uncle invented; and one of his own creations - steak covered with sliced banana. Henrico has mastered video games like Little Big Planet, Lego Marvel and Escape 3. He listens to Justin Bieber, Maroon 5 and Gato Galatico, watches Iron Fist and The Flash on Netflix and is a Star Wars fan. From participating in Daily Bread, Henrico discovered that he eats a wide variety of food. He has no idea what he wants to do when he becomes an adult. There is nothing missing in his life. He is perfectly content.

#21 Daria Joy Cullen, 6, Pasadena, California

Daria Joy Cullen, 6, Pasadena, California, photographed February 21, 2016. Daria loves bacon, pasta, popcorn slathered with butter, milk chocolate and other sweets, particularly mint chocolate chip ice-cream. She won’t eat fruits and vegetables of any kind, even as a toddler, not even mashed bananas or apple sauce. Her pediatrician is concerned about Daria’s low weight and limited diet and her parents are concerned she may have an overactive gag reflex. Daria’s role model is her big sister, who can make friends and play the violin effortlessly. For fun, Daria entertains her friends, impersonating a monkey. When she grows up, Daria would like to be a dog trainer. If she had enough money, she’d buy a horse and a pug.

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Husband’s Awkward Mistake Reveals His Lurid Affair With ‘Work Wife’

Gabija Saveiskyte — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:54:19 +0000

A woman has opened up about how she discovered her husband’s lurid affair through his accidental mistake.

Speaking on the Everybody Has a Secret podcast, hosted by Ruby Hall, Annabelle Lee, and Charlotte White, the woman shared that what began as suspicion over his texting with a coworker soon escalated into something much more serious.

She said the situation started during her pregnancy and continued after their baby was born, drawing split reactions as her story went viral.

“Seriously, beware of the office crush,” one user commented.

A woman’s suspicion regarding her husband’s affair began after he grew unusually attached to his phone

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The woman explained that she first became doubtful when her husband, Trent, was constantly on his phone.

When she asked him about it, he admitted he had been talking to his coworker Emma, insisting it was only work-related.

“I teasingly suggested that he had a crush on her… but I explained I thought it was normal to have crushes while in long-term relationships,” she said, adding that she asked him to limit communication.

Image credits: Drazen Zigic/freepik (not an actual photo)

While Trent agreed at the time and reassured her there was nothing to worry about, things began to feel off when he went on a work trip.

She emphasized how he suddenly started sending intimate photos and messages without context.

“We did sext here and there… but he was only away for one night. So I couldn’t help but think—is he taking these for Emma?” she said.

When confronted, Trent denied it but admitted they still had “friendly banter”, which only deepened her doubts.

Trent reassured his wife that there was nothing going on between him and his coworker

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At the time, the couple was preparing to welcome their first child, which made the situation even more emotionally intense.

“My hormones were all over the place… but I knew deep down he really needed to cut off contact with Emma,” she shared.

She further noted that she had multiple conversations with him about her concerns, especially after noticing he kept his phone on “do not disturb” and frequently changed notification settings.

“It felt like he was hiding something from me,” she said.

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Trent claimed he was trying to avoid stressing her out by hiding Emma’s messages, but the explanation didn’t sit right with her.

Eventually, during a confrontation while they were driving, the truth came out.

“It all came out—they were having a full-blown affair. It was limited to kissing and talking… they’d meet up and have a silly little make-out session,” she said.

“I was furious and incredibly sad.”

While they were traveling, she admitted that she was so angry that she threw his phone out of the car window.

After the whole ordeal, the couple is not working toward resolving their marriage through couples therapy

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Following the revelation, Trent moved out temporarily while the woman stayed home with their newborn, supported by her sister.

Since then, the couple has been trying to work through the situation.

“Trent and I are in therapy… we have a newborn together, so we do really want to make this work,” she explained.

However, Trent still works with Emma, which remains a major issue.

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“They blocked each other on everything, and once a week, Trent gives up his phone so I can go through his messages,” she said, adding that Emma is also aware that she knows about the affair.

Despite these efforts, she admitted the situation still “drives [her] insane,” and she questioned whether it was reasonable to ask him to leave his job entirely.

Viewers online shared their opinions on their marriage and the affair

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The story, which has been viewed over 250,000 times online, sparked strong reactions from viewers.

“Yikes. There’s no trust anymore… asking him to leave his job will only create resentment,” one user wrote.

“There is going to be an Emma at the next job… poor lady,” another added.

Others pointed out the inconsistency in his behavior. “They’re just kissing, but he’s sending nudes…You already have the facts you need,” one comment read.

@ehaspodcast trent i swear to god #affair #work #workcrush #secret #pregnant ♬ original sound – everybody has a secret

Some urged her to leave entirely. “She needs to divorce him and move on… her husband is trash,” another wrote.

Others shared personal experiences. “Been there… he will not change. He is protecting her feelings, not yours,” one user commented.

At the same time, a few suggested that if the couple wants to make it work, the decision to cut ties with Emma should come from Trent himself.

“I think if they seriously want to fix this, he should be the one realizing that still working with her is a bad idea,” one person wrote.

“There is no way this was just kissing,” wrote one user

84 Times Photos Captured The Perfect Family Moment

Eglė Bliabaitė — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:00:24 +0000

Between work and paying the bills, it’s easy to get lost in life and forget what it’s really all about. To quote a famous movie line, happiness is only real when shared, and who better to share it with than your family?

As a reminder that we’re nobody without the people around us, we’ve collected a list of wholesome, candid pictures where parents, children, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and even extended relatives realized just how grateful they were for each other.

#1 Just Cherish The Ones You Love

#2 This Photo Of My Mom And My Daughter Sharing A Special Moment Making Cupcakes Together Melts My Heart. I Hope It Helps Bring A Smile To Your Face

The main emotion in these pictures is reflected in quantitative findings, too.

In 2025, Gallup and the Aspen Ideas Festival surveyed more than 2,000 American adults about how they prioritize different things in life.

Half (49%) said family is the most important value to them, a nearly 20% lead from the next most important value, freedom (30%).

#3 Meer Seconds After She Said Yes

#4 I Set The Timer On The Camera Then Fell Running To Get In The Photo. My Family's Reaction

#5 The Cycle Of Life In One Quiet Moment

When presented with a list of 23 values and asked to choose all that they consider important to them, more than 8 in 10 Americans selected respect, family, trustworthiness, and freedom as important values to them, and at least three-quarters said the same about kindness, health, integrity, happiness, and knowledge. However, when asked to identify the most important values, family ranked first across virtually all demographic groups.

#6 I Took My Dad To The Match Fulfilling A 20+ Year Promise

This past Sunday was the Gold Cup Mexico vs USA, my dad and I have been dreaming about going to one of the games, specifically with these two countries. We live in the US, but my parents were immigrants from Mexico. My dad told me when I was around 7-8 that he would take me to see a football match one day. Unfortunately, I lost him 4 years ago, and I told my family I was going to watch the game on Sunday (on TV).

I told my husband about the game and what I’ll be doing Sunday over the phone since he’s working out of town. I did tell my husband I was planning to do something for my dad’s birthday on Monday, which was to eat some pizza and watch his favorite movies.

Not even 20 minutes after we hung up the phone, he took it upon himself and searched for where the game was going to be held. We live around the Dallas area, and the game was going to be held at the NRG Stadium in Houston, which is like a 3-4 hour drive. My husband told me to go to the match instead. He convinced me by saying, “I will be fulfilling the promise, and you’ll be celebrating his birthday by doing something he loved doing with you.”

I’m tearing up writing this, but honestly, it was a great experience. It felt like my dad was there. Plus, Mexico winning it was so emotional, and I just wished my dad was here to watch it with me.

#7 Our Piglet (Tan Girl) Had Surgery On Her Stomach For Swallowing A Bit Of Corn Cob She Found

She isn't allowed to run, jump in and out of bed or couch, or be uncooped. So, the family decided to heal together, so she's not alone.

#8 My Son Beat Cancer (Stage IV NB) And Finally Made It To Fenway! It Was One Of The Best Moments Of My Life, And One I Didn't Know If I'd Ever Get To See

The circle that you consider to be your family might look different from that of your friend’s.

Dawn O. Braithwaite, Ph.D., is a professor of communication emerita at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who studies families and close relationships. To determine who you include in your definition, she suggests considering:

A person who is not a blood or legal relative
Romantic partners who are cohabiting and unmarried
The adopted child of LGBTQ parents
Children who were once stepsiblings after the remarried couple's divorce
A married couple without children
A brother or sister who married outside the family’s religious faith
A beloved family dog or cat

You might be surprised to learn how others respond to these different family types—but that’s the beauty of it. We choose our families ourselves.

#9 I Come Into The Living Room To See My Wife In Her Wedding Dress... Watching The Royal Wedding

#10 My Wife And I Take A Picture On Our Anniversary Holding Last Year's Photo. Seven Years Married Today

#11 I Let My Wife Dip Me At Our Wedding

At the last moment, my uncle (Minister) surprised us and told my wife she could now kiss her husband… and I loved it.

“It is not unusual to hear ... calls to return to ‘traditional’ family values,” Braithwaite says.

“Perhaps family scholar Stephanie Coontz put it best in her book, The Way We Never Were. She stressed that an idealized view of the ‘American family’ we should return to never existed in the first place.”

Unsurprisingly, the same encouragement is going around in other countries and cultures as well.

#12 Had A Big Chuckle At This Photo My Wife Snapped Of Our 3.5-Week-Old Daughter And Me During Our Match. How Are You Enjoying Building A Nerd?

#13 The Wife And I Had A Good Laugh For A While Last Night

#14 My Son, The Thief

“In reality, there are multiple ways to be a family,” Braithwaite says. “It is easy to see those with biological ties (blood, birth) or legal ties (marriage, adoption) as family. However, this would leave out many ... [important] relationships.”

We should be very mindful about how we talk to people who want us to have a very specific understanding of who is allowed and who is prohibited to be our faimly.

“Private and public debates over what is a legitimate family has the potential to rob certain families of acceptance and support and can put them in danger as well.”

#15 When Your Japanese Father-In-Law Gets Adopted By Your Peruvian Familia

#16 Family Christmas Picture Photobombed

#17 We Caught My Girlfriend's Niece Doing This At The Mall

In addition to our own personal reasons for defining family, Braithwaite highlights that there are also very practical policy-related issues to consider.

For instance, after the September 11 destruction of New York’s World Trade Center and other sites, who should have been counted as family of those who perished and given financial support?

Who should be regarded as family and allowed to visit a person in hospice or a nursing home? Who is entitled to receive a gift during Christmas?

How we interact with, show empathy for, and treat our families is an important life choice.

#18 My Great Grandma On Her 98th Birthday. My Family Brings Her Change All The Time Because She Absolutely Loves Putting Them In Her Piggy Bank

Well, this year she got cash for her piggy bank - look at that face. She is adorable.

#19 My Grandpa And His Old Friend Wynton (Marsalis) Braving The Cold

#20 Put On My Dad Uniform Today And Began The Journey Of Fatherhood! I Had To Use My Dad's Actual Shoes Cause My Wife Wouldn’t Let Me Buy Dad Shoes

#21 A Year Ago, We Adopted Our Autistic Son From Korea. At A Recent Wedding, He Spontaneously Took My Grandmother’s Hand And Led Her On A Walk

He did that for the first time ever! She called it one of her “treasured moments".

Braithwaite is one of the current authors of the original family communication textbook. It uses a broad and inclusive definition of family as “networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time, bound by ties of marriage, blood, law, or commitment, legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as family, and who share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning as a family.”

This definition is guided by a simple principle: If people consider themselves a family and function as one, then they are a family. And looking at the pictures on this list, it’s hard to argue with that.

#22 My 91-Year-Old Grandpa Asked To Switch Hats For A Photo... “So I Can Be Cool Like You!”

#23 The Pug Looks So Proud

#24 The Very Good Girl With The Pearl Earring

#25 6:04 AM, My Wife Didn’t Wake Up To Feed Her. We’ve Had An Automatic Feeder For 6 Months Now

No, despite having an 11-pound cat covering her face, the wife did not wake up.

#26 My Brother-In-Law Helping His Buddy Dobby Look For The Brain Cell

#27 His Baby Wears A Head-Shaping Helmet So He's Got The Whole Family Wearing Helmets Now

#28 My Sister And Brother-In-Law Won A Trip To Iceland And Left Yesterday. My Mom And I Are Watching Their 6-Month-Old Son

This was the first email/status update we sent them.

#29 This Is My Happiest Moment In Life So Far And My Husband Caught It On Camera

#30 My Dad Does The Fake Handshake Routine Every Chance He Gets. My Brother-In-Law Finally Got Him Back

A little extra backstory I just learned from my sister this morning: Josh, the groom, did this on the spot to lighten the mood when he saw my dad tearing up.

#31 Had My Dad Watch My Daughter For The Afternoon. This Is How I Found Them

If you look closer, you’ll see the cat and little dog are also knocked out.

#32 After Beating Cancer And Having Back Surgery, My Mom Is Finally Able To Go On Roller Coasters Again Pain-Free

She was even able to talk my dad into going with her (a small miracle in itself). This may be my favorite moment of our family reunion at Walt Disney World.

#33 A Pirate With Baby Pink Fingernails

#34 Father-In-Law Just Sent Me This From Vegas. Mother-In-Law Told Him, "We Loved The Fast And The Furious"

#35 My Wife Trying To Sleep In On A Saturday Morning

#36 Heartbroken, She Couldn’t Win The Trex In The Claw Machine. Uncle Max Went Back The Next Day And Won Her The Entire Family

#37 Just My Mom And Aunt Doing Family Things In Wales

#38 My Son On His First Fishing Trip With His Uncle

#39 My Boyfriend Only Gets To See His Family Dog Once Or Twice A Year

#40 Always Test The Hypothesis

#41 My Grandma Has A Ring That Is Her Most Prized Posession. She's Always Said One Day She Would Pass It Down To Me

Now, I am the first person in our family to get a master's degree, and as I lined up for graduation, she handed me my own... Identical to hers and told me she was proud of me.

#42 My 2 Daughters First Word Was The Dogs Name

My first daughter's (she is now 2 and a half) first word was my mum's dog's name, Martha. Yesterday I was having a coffee with my mum when my 1-year-old baby turned to the dog, stretched her arm, and said with intent, Martha, then repeated it. Then the dog came, and she cuddled her. I love that Martha the golden retriever won their hearts. The picture is older, and the baby is very young there, but it shows their bond starting.

#43 The Family Camping Trip's Drinking Games Are Getting Out Of Hand

#44 I Thought I Was Seeing My Soon To Be Bride For The First Time, My Brother Stepped In

#45 The Moment Everyone Realized The Baby Defecated In Mom's Hand

#46 I Let My Niece Do Make-Up On Me. Yep, I'm Her Favorite Uncle For Sure

#47 After 4 Years Of Struggling With Infertility I Finally Have The Family I Dreamed Of

#48 My Wife Says Our Dog And I Look The Same While Napping

#49 My Wife Loves To Take A Nap Whenever Possible. Her Mom And Grandma Came To Town To Visit And Now I Can See Where She Gets It From

#50 Even Though I'm 21, This Is What I Get When My Dad Makes Me Lunch

So, my dad has been making these for me for as long as I can remember. We call her Mona, and she changes a lot. His favorite was when I was about 14, and he used a carrot for a nose and put dip on the end. When he gave it to me, he said, "Sorry about the snots. Couldn't get her to use a Kleenex."
Never fails to make me smile.

#51 And That's When I Knew My Son Was Done With Taking Family Photos

#52 Just Donated My Kidney To My Dad

He actually has 4 kidneys now. This is his second transplant.

#53 That Is An Awesome Uncle Right There

#54 When Your Son-In-Law Is A Magician, It's Hard To Not Get Super Excited

#55 When A Family Argument Gets Out Of Hand

#56 Playing Hide And Seek With A Toddler Is Always A Thrill

#57 My Grandma Ordered The "Small" Stromboli! Never A Dull Moment With This Amazing Woman

#58 Sober For A Year. Boyfriend's Family Finally Accepted Me And Invited Me To Their Thanksgiving. I Feel Like I Have A New Family

#59 My Wife Always Dreamed Of A Convertible, Now She Finally Bought It. First Ride

#60 Cookie Bigger Than His Head

#61 My Son And His 80-Year-Old Grandpa Bonding Over Ice Cream In Japan

#62 My Uncle's 4-Year-Old Daughter Was Not Happy To Discover Her Dad's Halloween Costume

#63 Matching Sweater Boys! I Made My Husband And My Cat Matching Argyle Sweater Vests

These are self-drafted (my second and third time making up my own patterns). The human sweater took about 6 weeks, and the cat sweater took 12 days.

#64 When The Waiter Accidentally Spills An Entire Glass Of Ice Water Down Your Back And Your Brother-In-Law Just So Happens To Have His Camera To Capture It

#65 I Married Into This Awesome Family This Year!! You Can Probably Tell Which One Is Me

#66 Moments After Santa Got Kicked In The Privates. Santa Had A Vasectomy Last Week. I’m Santa

We’re in our 30s, I colored my beard grey and had aging makeup.

#67 My 98-Year-Old Grandpa Faked Renewal Of His Driving Licence. Drove Around For 3 Days Tormenting The Whole Family Before Revealing Prank

#68 Father Son Bonding

While the father was actually fishing, the son innocently held a piece of wood which didnt even have a string attached to it, however, he seemed to be putting in a lot of effort. Wanted to keep it for myself, but it's too wholesome a picture not to share with the world.

#69 Wife Wanted A Family Portrait For Christmas. This Is What She Got. Face Swap

#70 My Cousin Made Jell-O Shots That Looked Like Deviled Eggs And She Was So Proud Of Them

The whole family ate one, and they were delicious!

#71 My Nephew, Me And My Dog Getting Leaves Up

#72 My Wife's Halloween Costume

#73 My Dad Gave Up The Rights To My Brother Twenty Years Ago. Well, I Found Him At A Gas Station Six Months Ago. Since Then We’ve Become Best Friends

Well, my dad had me at a young age and then remarried. About two years later, my brother and then he and my brother's mom had a terrible Divorce. Her family was rich and threatened to take him to court until he gave up the rights so that he could be adopted by the guy who ultimately ended up adopting him.

Well, I always knew about him my whole life. So I always looked for him online when I had some free time. I didn’t really know what his last name was; no one really told me. I did that for years until I found his grandpa, grandma, and his mom. I messaged all of them, but only his grandpa got back to me. We tried to meet up a few times, but our schedules never really worked out, so I kinda gave up and let it rest.

About three years later, I got a new job. I didn’t really know where any good food places were, so I went to the gas station I knew about, and as I was walking in, this guy looked like an exact replica of my dad when he was younger. I tried nonchalantly to get a good look at him. I kept trying to build up the courage to go ask his name, but I chickened out and walked to my car. He started walking out at the same time, and I told myself, now or never. I asked his name and explained who I was to him. He didn’t seem to believe me, but gave me his number anyway.

Well, about four hours later, I got a call from him, and he said: “I thought you were some crazy dude that knew my older brother passed away and made up a story. I talked to my parents, and they confirmed it, so I guess you aren’t that crazy”. The rest is history.

We started hanging out and talking. We now hang out regularly, and we are even starting a business together.

#74 My Husband Caught The Moment When I Remembered That My Dress Has Pockets

#75 Missing My Family Wish We Could All Get Together Like Last Year

#76 The Moment My Son Opens A Birthday Card From Grandpa With A $100 Bill In It

#77 She Can't Understand Why She's Loosing

#78 Left This For My Family To Find On Rapture Day

They won't fall for it, but it's good for a laugh.

#79 I Told My Wife No More Cats Or Cat Paraphernalia… She Found Her Work Around

I fell in love with a cat lady 14 years ago, and she showed me the love of thrifting. She has since opened her “Cat Lady Corner” at an antique mall where she displays all her rescues.

#80 Occasionally The Dog Is The Smartest One In My Family

#81 My Kid Sleeps Like He Fell Down In Family Guy

#82 Dad Never Fails To Fart During Family Photos

#83 My Friend Wanted Her Family To Take Her To An Art Museum For Mother's Day

#84 It's Always A Good Time For Hamilton Karaoke

36 Times People Won At Life By Moving On And Living Exceptionally Well

Edvinas Jovaišas — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:49:03 +0000

In 2006, UCLA running back Maurice Jones-Drew was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft after all 32 teams passed on him in the first round, fearing his lack of height would be a red flag. In honor of this, Jones-Drew took jersey number 32, which he wore for nine seasons in the pros.

He certainly didn’t become a superstar, but he finished his career as a three-time Pro Bowler and a first-team All-Pro. And the number on his jersey served as a wonderful reminder to general managers throughout those nine years that achieving success is perhaps the best way to get revenge. So here’s a whole collection of such stories for you!

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#1

My husband got another woman pregnant in the middle of a planned move across country prompted by a job offer for him. My job transfer came first and I packed our 18 years of combined stuff into boxes, ordered a pod and set off 2200 miles away leaving him to just pack our stuff into the box. 2 weeks into my new job and new house he signed the lease on, he calls me up and tells me he fell in love with another woman. (Not the pregnant part.)

He then sells literally everything I packed on ebay, Facebook, and Craigslist before I could get back. He even tried to sell my dog and 3 cats but my friends stopped him. I managed to salvage 10 boxes of family heirlooms and my pets. Everything else was gone, to pay for his new life.

He sued me for alimony and the house and my retirement. I had no money for a lawyer, so I answered my divorce pro se. I got tipped off on the baby and that ended the alimony/retirement piece of my divorce. He did get the house. I got my freedom, but I was nearly homeless by the end. No money and 4 months in my job laid me off and eventually closed. I was a mess.

Decided to go back to school with loans. Managed to get by for 2.5 years until I graduated, with the highest distinction. Got picked up by a lot of companies but ended up following my heart and moved across country with my new BF to a house by the beach where I joke that I have become a trophy girlfriend at 46. I'm currently looking at going back to school to finish my PhD and cross off another bucket list item. Life is more than good, it's plush. I've managed to be a breadwinner for 18 years and now I don't need to work, so I volunteer and do gig work on occasion. I grow artisanal plants and started to paint as hobbies to keep myself busy. Far better than working for corporate America, which I did for most of my life.

My ex? He married his baby momma and had a son less than 2 months after my divorce was final. He exclaimed that he finally met "the love of his life" on Facebook. I wondered why he stayed with me for 18 years if I wasn't. Lol

She left him less than a year later with his son. He's now a single dad at 50. No real career. Alone. Living paycheck to paycheck. She's already remarried.

And that's what happens when you just move on and live your best self instead of worrying about the baggage you left behind.

#2

My ex and I broke up a few years ago and I was pretty devastated. Since then, I've bought a condo, got a dog, got promoted, traveled, and am generally living an awesome life. He got a one night stand (that he didn't even like) pregnant and now lives with her and their son and is unemployed. I think I won.

#3

I have a disability that is aggravated by repetitive motions like typing. I asked my work to accommodate my disability, but they did not, and my condition deteriorated until I could no longer work.

Fast forward 8 years: I now receive worker’s compensation, SSDI and have a disability retirement. In addition, I sued them for discrimination- and won. Big time - 8 years back pay with interest too. My boss and HR got punished.

So now, instead of working my 40+ hours for a bunch of discriminating dickwads - I work on me. I lost 30 lbs, took the $ and went on a nice long vacay, and read reddit. Granted, I have to deal with my disability- but I had that even before then, and now worker’s compensation has to pay for my medical bills and prescriptions because they made it worse. Laugh is on them!

**Edit** - Thanks for the love and award! Those 8 years of waiting for justice were hard - staying Optimistic in a time of Crisis is just plain Hard...but not impossible! What I learned was that Hope takes Courage, and the unfailing belief that things Will Get Better. Stay Optimistic, and keep on Keepin’ On!

Most of the personal stories in this collection concern people who were dumped in relationships or marriages. While it’s sometimes tempting to simply shut out the world and do nothing, this approach is actually completely unconstructive. And numerous expert opinions only confirm this.

#4

After my ex dumped me I decided I’m going to do everything I want to do (and can afford).

I lost 20 pounds because I climb mountains, I travel all the time, and anytime a friend wants to meet up for a social event I say yes.

Honest to God, I look at photos of him and he looks miserable and every single time, it just makes me smile.

The best revenge in the world is fulfilling your own dreams and living the life you always wanted to live.

#5

I was with a terrible guy for about 5 years. He was taking advantage of me by refusing to work more than part time because the room we rented in a house was really cheap if we split it, so he didn't have to work a lot to afford his share of the rent. The house was a slum and I was miserable there but he refused to work more than a part time job to make more money so we could get our own place. He just straight up did not want to work more than part time in a retail store because he wanted to spend more time playing video games and working full time was too hard. He was 30.

I got a promotion and a raise at work so I could finally make enough to get out. I told him I was moving out whether or not he was coming and it was up to him to decide. He sort of hemmed and hawed and said I was being unreasonable asking him to work more so that we wouldn't have to live in a bug infested house with no AC, roommates that threw parties and had screaming matches every week to find a place of our own. So I left.

That was 3 years ago. Since then, I graduated college and I now have my own place but my current boyfriend is moving in shortly. We are currently creating a financial plan to move to our dream city and get married within the next year. I have a new car, I've lost 50 pounds, and I have a job where I make twice as much money as I did when I left my ex. I'm on medication now and have been in therapy for anxiety and trauma. I am so, so happy as a person now.

Also, once I dumped my ex and moved out, he had to pay the full price of the bedroom we shared and split the rent for, which means he ended up having to work more ANYWAY.

#6

I had a boyfriend who dumped me because he thought I was only using him for his car because I didn't have a license. He never talked about it just ghosted me (on Valentines Day, of all days). He was the roommate of a supervisor at my job so she had to be the one to tell me he wasn't going to call back. It hurt, but whatever.

A few years later he messages me because we had seen each other in a different town than we had dated in. I had seen his car and asked what he was doing and he lived out there with his current girlfriend, still working at the same sort of job he had worked at when we were dating. I told him I was glad he'd found someone who made him happy. No hard feelings or anything. He asked me if I was seeing someone.

Well, I was. I was married!. I was on that street at that time because we were updating a property I had been renting out so I could sell it before I moved. Since he'd dumped me I had gotten a better job, learned how to drive, started ballet (and as a result looked amazing), and at that point I was wrapping up my life stateside to move overseas to be with my husband. Just tying up loose ends and all!

His response was "Wow, you seem to be doing well in life." I was. I still am! Life is great.

In psychology, “revenge through personal growth” has its own scientific name: posttraumatic growth (PTG). A study published in Behavioral Health News shows that if a person doesn’t give in to resentment but works through it, it most often leads to positive changes in life.

Firstly, the person begins to value their own life more; secondly, subsequent relationships are often of higher quality. Personal mental strength, spiritual growth, and, accordingly, new development opportunities often manifest themselves.

#7

One of my best friends since middle school was a super h**h achiever growing up, and her mom *hated* me. My family is much lower-class than hers, and while my friend was being offered whatever she needed in terms of push to succeed, I was being left home alone while my parents both worked and partied from a young age.

At one point when I was 12, my friend's mom told me to my face that she didn't like me, thought I was disrespectful, I was going nowhere in life, and that I was going to be a bad influence on her daughter.

Friend and I still stayed close through h**h school and wound up going to the same university. We both had our struggles in the first couple years - I had a violent relationship, she got into illegal substances. Both of us took a hit in terms of grades from that stuff.

I pulled out of my slump, finished my degree, and started working. Friend took an academic break. I saved up some money and went back to grad school. Friend returned to working on her BA while living in a trailer her uncle owns from the 80s. I got a job in my new field post-grad school. Friend quit school again and started working full-time at a bar, then got a DUI.

Pre-covid, I got invited to Friend's wedding, so I flew back home for the occasion. In addition to getting to support one of my oldest friends in a huge life milestone (she's mostly sober these days, and that's worth celebrating even if I do secretly hate her choice of husband), I got to see the look on her mom's face when she finally recognized who I was, then got to tell her about everything I've done since finishing h**h school: the master's degree, the six-figure job, the move across the country, my own marriage, and on top of that I got into fitness and I'm a full 5 dress sizes smaller than I was at age 17.

#8

When I was 15 I had a boyfriend who was 17 and more experienced than me. I ended up being intimate with him for the first time, and once we had intimate relations he pretty much ghosted me. As in, he literally stood me up on all plans, barely responded to my texts, and stopped talking to me altogether outside of school. Literally, the only time I could even see him was at school, and there he would basically gaslight me about whether or not he was ignoring me and made me out to be overly needy. A friend of mine from youth group (lol) told me that she saw him making out with some other girl in the school library, which he denied, then broke up with me when I didn't believe him. Later, he and library girl officially started dating. I was totally devastated because I was so naive and attached so much of my worth to having him as a boyfriend (older, lacrosse player, handsome, etc.), and of course since I was involved in church stuff at the time I thought that it was my fault for being "easy" and that if I had held out longer he wouldn't have dumped me like he did. I spent the next few months dealing with one of the worst depressive episodes I've had to this day.

10 years later, I had finished my second year at a tier-1 law school and visited my home town for a few days over the summer on my break. My mom and I went to a cafe for lunch and I saw him walk in with his mom. He looked *rough*, like massive beer belly, greasy hair and skin, receding hairline and was wearing a ripped t-shirt with nasty shorts. It was the lunch hour during the work week, so unemployed/underemployed, and his mom paid for his sandwich. We made eye contact and he promptly looked away. Honestly, I hadn't thought about him much in a long time at that point, but part of me wishes that 15 year old me had better guidance and role models growing up so that I wouldn't have gone so long genuinely believing that I lost part of my value as a person for having slept with this person who turned out being such a jerk.

#9

Found out my (ex)boyfriend of five years was cheating on me for months and got the girl pregnant. Needless to say, I left.

I stayed working my dream job in ICU at one of the top hospitals in the area, lived with my parents and so I was able to pay off all my undergrad loans and save a ton of money. I ended up traveling all around the world without him guilting me for “leaving him”. I made new friends because before it used to be just me and him and no one else. I started horse back riding and doing yoga, things he used to say were a waste of time and laugh at me for showing interest in. I lost a bunch of weight, got some new piercings that I LOVE. I also went back for my masters degree.

He on the other hand. He’d always said he couldn’t find a job that he was passionate about so he’d stayed on his mom’s couch for well over a year searching for him dream job. But when the baby was en route, he had to [be bad] it up and got a job working at a local hardware store (I don’t think there’s any problem with working retail, but I know he looked down on it so it makes me giggle thinking of him working in a smock) His mom let him stay until the baby was born and then kicked him out and made him live with the girl and baby. He used to pride himself on his athletic ability. But he definitely let himself go and gained a LOT of weight. He had such a close relationship with his family (as did I) but once they found out what he did, his relationship with his mother and younger brother definitely changed. But the best part was that I went to see his mom a couple months after the baby was born and we talked for a while. She told me she wants all the best for me, and that she wished I could have been her daughter(in law), but she understood why I couldn’t stay. Then, she told me how before he moved out, he would just lay on the floor crying some days. Not gonna lie. That made me smile.

Incidentally, statistics clearly show that women experience more PTG (with an average score of 72.64 versus 58.15 for men). So, it’s not surprising that most of the stories told here are told by ladies who rose like a phoenix from the ashes after some traumatic experience. Personal success in such cases is truly “perfect revenge” through resilience and self-improvement.

Well, if successful remarriage is considered a form of “personal revenge” after a painful breakup, statistics also emphasize that it works. According to GitNux, remarriage rates in the US and other developed countries have increased by almost 20% over the past decade. Meanwhile, another interesting nuance: higher income correlates with a 25% higher likelihood of remarriage.

#10

5 years ago I referred someone for a job. She was hired then asked me why I wasn’t buying her lunch with my referral bonus Figured her getting a new job with better pay, etc was something that she’d be thrilled with. Besides, it was my bonus. First red flag for her. Fast forward 3 years and she quit the job she had and I ended up transferring to it as I was making my way out of the company and industry (entertainment) which never really worked for me and held me back from further growth as I’m a fairly out member of the LGBT community. This “friend” sent me a text asking me how it felt to go “backwards” when I took her former role which, by title only, was a step down (my pay never changed). I used that text for motivation as I continued on my job search out of the industry. A few short months later I was picked up by a great Tech Company where I’m doing work that I love with a great team and have been acknowledged for my efforts with 2 raises, 2 bonuses, and 2 promotions. Last I heard, that “friend” was laid off... 🤣.

#11

From what I can tell via social media, at least one of my former bullies has been unsuccessful with MLMs.

#12

He dumped me for being poor (living within my means) and said I could never afford to live in a luxury apt with him.

He was right about the luxury apt. **BUT** I ended up getting a gorgeous apt in the same city we were looking at, with zero roommates (he has 3), parking for my new car (he was giving me a hard time that my previous car was a junk), and a deck! **A full. size. deck.** It's unheard of for my part of the city (none of the luxury apts he looked at, in his price range, even included a balcony).

If he could see me now driving through town on my way to sunbathe on my deck lol.

Indeed, while ordinary, “traditional” revenge very often harms our mental health and reputation, focusing on personal success actually restores our balance and effectively returns us to control of our lives.

After all, this way we don’t waste our precious life energy on negativity, which is critically important. “Negativity breeds more negativity. Scornful people who publicly break trust and ‘air out their dirty laundry’ usually invite more backlash into their lives,” notes Joanne Broder, Ph.D., the author of this dedicated article for Psychology Today.

Incidentally, according to the author of the article herself, after a painful breakup, focusing on her own life, well-being, and achieving career success became a truly key healing factor for her. In fact, this has been true not only for her but for thousands of people around the world at different times.

#13

When I finally broke up with a very controlling and toxic boyfriend. His last words to me were something along the lines of you will always be stuck as a single mother without the same freedom as me or any chance to be successful.
Fast forward 6 years later: he’s contacted me numerous times to hook up even though he’s with another person he shares a baby with, told me how unhappy he is in the relationship and feels stuck. Still works for the company/same position, I had gotten him into and lives with about 4 other family members in a less than desirable area.
Myself: I moved 800 miles up north to pursue my educational and career goals he did not support which is also a much more desirable place to live (less pollution, lower cost of living, beautiful scenery, and less people). I am in a committed relationship with an amazing and supportive man i currently have two kids with.

#14

I’m employed as an aerial photography pilot of a small aircraft (Cessna 206) & I flew over my garbage ex boyfriends h******e of a town last week. Thriving.

#15

My ex’s family didn’t like me because I was low income, and had a low status job while living at my grandma’s. His mom and sister thought I was lazy for living at my grandmas, even though I was a single mom, working part time, and caring for my grandma with advanced Alzheimer’s. After we broke up, my grandma was moved to a nursing home, and I was working several part time jobs when I finally landed an amazing position with a highly regarded government entity. Now I make a decent salary, benefits, and a pension. No one can call me poor white trash ever again. I never got to show off my success to them but living well is indeed the best revenge. He would be so jealous of my awesome job .... 😁😁😁.

Success stories amidst profound resentment actually take very different forms. Just think of the greatest football player of all time, Tom Brady, drafted 199th overall, or, say, former “Mr. Irrelevant” Brock Purdy, who has already played in the Super Bowl by now.

Or, for example, one of the best French soccer players ever, Antoine Griezmann, who, by the way, will be coming to MLS this summer. Due to poor health and a substandard frame, he was rejected by the youth teams of nearly all of France’s top clubs, so he had to begin his career in Spain.

But perhaps the most telling example here is Michael Jordan, for whom any resentment, even one he made up himself, could serve as a great motivator to achieve success. Yes, Jordan’s attitude toward his young teammates might be considered quite toxic today, but we must remember that he was always the most ruthless toward himself. That’s why he achieved such incredible success.

#16

I was with a guy who was emotionally violent for 13 years. Tried to leave multiple times but he would stalk me and threaten to sue me claiming I owed him money for things he purchased for the joint household while we were together. I ended up back with him out of fear because I couldn't afford a lawyer to defend myself. I was absolutely miserable and so was my daughter but I felt really trapped by his manipulations. I finally had enough when my daughter got pregnant and he said she had to get an abortion or get out of his house (she was 15). We found some friends for her to go stay with and another set for me to go stay with (no one had room for both of us and it was hard for a bit but temporary) and we both left. He tried insisting that I wasn't serious and we were still together right up until about a year later when I met someone new and started dating him, then he claimed he was breaking up with me for cheating on him and tried to sue me. I just ignored him and no lawyer would take his case. He then tried to make up with my daughter to spite me. Destroyed all the things my children had made me in elementary school (my son is gone and he knew that would hurt) ... but no matter what he tried to do to force me back, I kept ignoring him and focused on my daughter and granddaughter. It's now been 4 years and I married an amazing man this weekend. I hear my ex is depressed about it, I don't care.

#17

My ex boyfriend said my art wasn’t good. He said there was no point in me going to university and I would never sell/show my art anywhere.

Well, I’ve won many awards for my artwork. Excelled in university and on my way to becoming an art teacher. And my work is hanging in multiple local galleries. I also do commissions and have sold original work.

The h**l with him. The jealous l***r jerk.

#18

Last year I moved to LA to work for an arts nonprofit that's well known in my industry (in the space of two weeks I quit my job and moved 1,000 miles to a city I'd never been to for this job). It was awful, my boss was such a jerk that all my family was telling me, "We'll help you stay in Cali and look for a job for a while, just don't stay at this job!" He truly was the worst boss I've ever had, and I've worked at call centers. I walked out after five weeks.

I spent five months scouring for work, and the day I was driving home wondering what the h**l I was going to do I get a call from a previous client offering me a three month contract where I rose to be lead animator working on a Jurassic Park project. Except for some rough times when the pandemic hit earlier this year I've been working steadily, and was even hired for a project that, except for provided scenarios and some direction, I got to create completely from start to finish.

I'm keeping my story in my back pocket while my career stabilizes, but I'm also eager to prevent anyone else from being used by this guy. It's a tough position to be in, but in the meantime I'm doing my best to flourish, partially out of spite.

Frankly speaking, we do hope this collection of stories will not only be an interesting read for you, but also serve as inspiration and motivation for some to succeed in life after painful breakups or losses.

After all, as the famous song goes, "At the end of the storm there's a golden sky, and the swift silver song of a lark…" So please enjoy reading these tales, and maybe add your own in the comments below if you, too, have something to share.

#19

I was in a toxic relationship for 8 years, from 19-27. Things weren’t always bad, but it was definitely a situation where we both were in denial about our compatibility.

There were points in the relationship where he made me feel unsuccessful in life. By my mid-twenties, I didn’t really have a long term path forward. I finally started going to night classes and working full time. I lost my job, but continued schooling. He offered to contribute more towards our expenses in support of me bettering myself, but he would also berate me for not contributing more. I did finally land a job in my chosen field, but I had a long financial recovery in front of me.

I was already really stressed about finances and my future, as well as being the heaviest weight I’ve ever been, when I had a family member pass away. At this point, I knew things were bad in my relationship, but I wanted to talk it over when I was in a better head space. I didn’t get that chance, because while I was in another state mourning, he was packing up his things and moving out. I received an email from him saying it was over. 8 years, and an email is all I got.

I was even more of a mess when I got back home, and wallowed in sadness for about a month. I had to move out and into a shared house, the first time I had roommates outside of a relationship. I ended up saving a lot of money that way, and was finally able to travel. In the first year post-breakup, I went on 5 international trips and 4 national trips. I lost all the weight I gained over the time we were together. I found myself in a new, respectful relationship. Traveling has slowed down over the years, but I still manage to do it a few times a year. The last I heard about my ex, he has not been in a relationship since, overweight, and still blaming everyone else for his misery. My life isn’t perfect, but it’s only getting better.

#20

A girl I was best friends with all through h**h school “dumped” me the summer after our freshman year of college. She made it extremely obvious that she was excluding me from things and turned what I thought would be a fun summer reunited with friends into one of the lowest points of my life. I still don’t know what happened because I don’t think I did anything to prompt her behavior and she never offered an explanation.

Instead of spending those months with her as I originally planned, I spent the summer formulating a plan for my education/career and got much closer to my boyfriend.

10 years later - I’m an attorney, married to that boyfriend, own a home, and generally doing pretty well for myself. She’s an unemployed (former) waitress living with several roommates. I ran into her a few years ago and after five minutes the differences between our lives were pretty apparent.

#21

A decade ago, my toxic, ex-fiance hurt me and turned all of our friends against me via lies (naturally). I left him for my now-husband (I didn't cheat and conducted the breakup slowly over 8 months). We moved to the city and we literally went from baseline poor to extremely wealthy through getting degrees, investments, etc. My ex ended up getting someone we knew pregnant. They both tried to sabotage my relationship and were generally just the trashiest people (criminal records, evictions, no basic life skills, etc). He messaged me on Facebook about 8 years later complaining that she had left him, he never got over me, is still in love with me, etc. It felt so good to tell him how successful I am and married to the guy he hurt and gave PTSD to me over. It is still a challenge to deal with the long-term detriments of violence so letting him know of my tremendous power and control over my life was gratifying beyond words. It was not elating but the feeling of closing a door.

#22

Grew up in a very misogynistic household. Step-father would regularly forbid me to study, tried to sabotage my university plans and once told me that my brothers’ educations were more important than mine because they were going to be the future breadwinners of their families. Ended up leaving at 19 and never looked back. Fast forward to now and I have my PhD viva in two days (fingers crossed!) and teach at the university. He on the other hand is six years into a thirteen year prison sentence.

#23

MULTIPLE parents of friends of mine growing up thought I was a bad kid and judged me and would say stuff to their kids, other parents, and even to my face about what a failure was going to be. Fast forward to now, we’re all in our 20s. Friends all grew up and had kids either in h**h school or right after, work for MLMs, no education, users, divorced, etc. I’m in a healthy, long-term relationship, no kids, obtained a bachelors degree with a 4.0. I hope the parents see me being successful and regret judging me. Because if I was anything less they would have said “see, I knew it.”

PS there’s nothing “wrong” with being divorced/working for MLMs and all that, but that’s just some of the stuff I would hear them bashing growing up so it’s ironic.

#24

I got married, live in a beautiful apartment, immigrated to a new country, and am now trying to have a baby.

My violent ex has been doing a two year program for four years now, moved back home to live with his mom in a small town where everyone has cut him out because of what he did to me and his other exes, and is about to enter his thirties with not much to show for it.

I am rooting for him though. He’s talented with big dreams. He just needs to follow through. But me? I’m following through because no one is waiting at home to hit me for having too much fun or working late or seeing friends.

#25

I was told by the cult that divorce was a sin. That being miserable and unhappy everyday in this world, was much better than being tormented for all of eternity. I was told that my 12 years of infertility was either due to my lack of faith, or God's will. I was also told that I needed to stop "usurping authority" and let my husband be the leader of the house. (The fact that he refused to get a job, or make any sort of decision was apparently irrelevant).

I left the cult. It took me 18 months to deprogram myself enough to file for divorce. It took me 18 more months before I agreed to go on a date. 7 Months later, I married an Atheist, while 2 months pregnant. The bride wore crimson.

I've now been married to my 'new" husband for longer than my first husband. We have a wonderful daughter, and I couldn't be happier.

I talked to my ex a few years back, (I had promised to let him know when the dog we had together, but I kept, was gone.) the whole time I was trying to make polite conversation, he kept complaining about his wife, spewing right-wing fundie clap-trap, and even threw in a racist comment or two. The Racism was new, but otherwise, he hadn't changed a bit.

I was so glad I will never have to speak to him again!

#26

My ex (who was really, spectacularly mean and awful to me) found out I was dating somebody new through internet stalking me. He showed up to my apartment one day, walked inside, and began to ask if the new guy had pretty much everything he was self conscious about not having.

“Is he tall?” “Yep” “Does he have a beard?” “Yep” “Does he have a good job?” “Yep” “Does he treat you better?” “Exponentially” “Is his private part bigger??” “Yes, actually”

After all that, he asked me to marry him... I turned that offer down, hard.

Then I told him he had to leave, because I was having people over to rehearse a play I wrote that had recently won a ton of awards, so... That was a good day.

#27

I used to work in a retail store, which right there wasn't exactly my end-goal in life. What made it worse was having a boss that constantly berated the team, made us feel worthless, never acknowledged anything we did. Personal attacks and backhanded comments were common place.

My husband, on the other hand, had a pretty decent atmosphere at his job. There was an opening, and I went for it. It was a set schedule with weekends off, not A LOT more money but more than I made even with bonuses. The people were much nicer and there was opportunity for growth.

I got the job. When I put my two weeks in, my boss laughed and said I'd be back. Basically, there was no way I could make it in another job and I'd come crawling back because presumably I would lose this one.

I'm now approaching three years at my current company. My husband and I have both grown in our positions here. I don't always have the best time (who does), but compared to my previous job it's pretty fantastic. My boss doesn't berate me, and they actually give credit where credit is due. I've learned so much and my confidence has grown tremendously.

My previous boss is still in the same position, that's really all I know because I'm not really interested in keeping up. I know I'm facing some risk with the current economic/pandemic situation, but even if I lost my job I would do every possible thing I could to not go back to that environment.

#28

I (half-black F) dated my ex (white M) for about 2 years before we moved in together, where we lived for another 2 years almost. I had some trust issues from him cheating early in the relationship, and after a while of built up resentment and mistrust (he was relying on me financially for a lot while not contributing hardly anything to our relationship) I read his journal one morning.

I read, word for word, “I seriously feel that I would not still be with her if I could afford it. And all because I’m convinced I should continue my white heritage. Am I wrong?” which he had written a few weeks prior. But there were entries of him questioning the “future race of our children” as early as 8 months before that. I dumped him like a hot potato when he got home.

I got my own apartment and put a lot more energy into the side hustle I had started up a few months before we broke up. I cut off all contact with my ex after we broke up, but I know he was working part-time retail and couldn’t afford his own place, so he had to move back in with his parents. The breakup was about as amicable as it could be (mostly because he was probs afraid of what I’d do with the info but I didn’t want to waste any more energy than I had to so I wasn’t mean about it), and I think we were still friends on FB for a awhile. A few months after we broke up I met a wonderful man who I’m now engaged to. My ex deleted me soon after that was public knowledge and idk what the h**l he’s doing now but wow am I in a way better place than I ever was while I was with him.

#29

My bf (Kyle) of 3 years developed a relationship with my best friend (Kathy) during our fresh yr college. Kathy was dating Kyles best friend (joe) at the time, which worked out great bc we’d go on double dates all the time, and Joe and I were very close friends since middle school.
After learning of Kyle and Kathy’s relationship, they lost all their friends from our hometown, joe started visiting the college I went to more often.
After they cheated with each other they started dating, and did I mention Kyle lived across the street from my parents and it was fantastic seeing kathys car there during college breaks? They broke up after about 6 months (shocker), and the next year (2012) Joe and I started dating. We’re now engaged and Kyle and Kathy still have no friends.

#30

Two of my h**h school classmates said women shouldn't join the military. I just got out of the Marine Corps. They both joined the Chair Force.

(No actual hate toward the Air Force. They have a different mission and are far more focused on academics than physical strength. But both those boys were firmly convinced that no woman ever could be stronger than any single man (exact words from them). I had to do three pull-ups to *qualify* and I can do seven. The Air Force doesn't require pull-ups at all).

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Ex broke up with me because he “didn’t like my face” and even if I lost the weight I’d put on I just wasn’t his type. After dating for two years. Got my IUD out, immediately lost 25 lbs (cause my body hates BC), then went ahead and traveled to 12 countries in the following year and change. Hit a bunch of “our” bucket list items. Then I saw him with my revenge body and my revenge passport and he called me Babe and said he wished he could go to Japan too. But his new girlfriend (who he met while we were together) isn’t interested in traveling. But she is more his type.

He’s the kind of guy who thinks with his private parts. Bullet dodged on that one.

Now I’m fat again and single but I have a gorgeous house and pretty nice life in a big city without him trying to convince me evolution is made up on a weekly basis. Also he voted for Trump. (He wanted Bernie initially but wouldn’t vote for Hillary).

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I got divorced at 21 because ex cheated on me multiple times throughout the marriage and then blamed me for making his life so stressful because I pushed him to do well in his classes. LOL if it weren't for me he wouldn't even go to college because he thinks he's smarter than everyone else who went and that he doesn't need a degree to excel at his job (how can he expect to compete with people with advanced degrees in a competitive field like cybersecurity is beyond me). He was also salty that he never had enough money to spend because he had to pay for both of our expenses, although my parents helped with many many things and I never called him out on that. He refused to see that the problem was actually his spending habit, and he was actually spending even more when he moved out to live by himself and was always in debt.

I got a job offer shortly after we separated, moved to a different state, and just got a promotion after 1 year of working. Had my first research article published and in the process of publishing another. I make way more money than he ever did, and since I'm very frugal I don't have to worry about living paycheck-to-paycheck at all even in a HCOL area. I don't even know how he's doing anymore, but I heard from my friends that he has checked on me several times. Him leaving me was the best thing that ever happened, because I used to make all these sacrifices just for his sake. I'd never do that again.

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My ex spent years emotionally mistreating me. Gaslighting me to make me believe I was the problem the whole time. In reality he was a manipulative man child.

When I finally had enough and left I was out within a week. He kept trying to keep me on a line but eventually I was strong enough to keep him away from my life. He responded to this by refusing to let me collect the rest of my belongings. Eventually I just wrote them off. Theyre just things.

3 years later he contacted me saying I need to get my stuff because he had a roommate moving back in. I said "we" would be there to collect it soon. Remaining civil of course. He however went on a rant about my husband being a piece of garbage and blah blah blah. I remained civil despite my desire to say hurtful things.

When I finally show up to get my things (which he dumped on his cousins driveway and conveniently forgot to let me know just how much there was) I couldn't even fit it all in the car we brought. So I ended up having a polite convo with his cousin and leaving him some cash to get rid of the rest of it for us. I finally got my things back. They only thing that really mattered was the needlepoint owl that my mom had made for me. I cried when my husband found it in the boxes.

All in all, I have moved on with my life and grown as a person to the point that I didn't return the hatred he spewed at my husband and I got my things back.

It is really just sad how little personal growth he had gone through in the 3 years since we broke up. I wasn't surprised though. Part of our issue was that he could never ever let things go or move on.

Here I am happier than I've ever been and completely at peace knowing that I deserved so much better and will never have someone accusing me of "forcing them to put up with me for years while neglecting me emotionally and physically. My husband proudly displays all my owl figurines and is excited to find places to put them. He is happy to see me excited as i buy an absurd amount of coffee mugs because I like picking unique ones from the thrift store every so often. He never misses a chance to say how happy he is, how much he appreciates me, or look at me lovingly.

I am truly blessed. However, I also understand that I would not be the person I am today and the person I needed to be for my new husband without the experiences I went through in that relationship. So I guess I can thank him for that!

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My ex had me move states and quit my job to move into the house he built for us. I took a job in a field I wanted but with shift work (private sector intelligence) and left my job at the FBI for him. I moved into the house while he was out of the country visiting his family (weird time - job happened quick, he’d had this trip planned, and it was during the five week government shutdown) to discover he was cheating. Moved my stuff into the guest room.

He started mistreating me after I broke up with him because I VERY politely told him we aren’t having intimate relations anymore when he tried to initiate. I put a deposit on a new house two days after the violence started. My friends from my home state came out to help me move in the middle of the night and I disappeared.

I now live in a cute house (with amazing roommates), found a job that pays better with better hours and way less stress, and found myself an upgraded man who appreciates me way more. My ex was so broken by compound PTSD from Iraq and Afghanistan he was barely functional. I e heard through the grapevine that he has alienated everyone around him and he is in a bad spot in his job and looking for an out but can’t get hired. He has no one in his life and is super lonely it a big house he can’t really afford by himself. My life is super full and super fun, especially without the crushing weight of someone struggling with PTSD who refuses to do anything to work on it. My new man is a whole man who doesn’t carry around all his baggage like an anchor dragging him to the depths. I’m so glad I left.

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My parents were very neglectful, emotionally violent, and sometimes physically violent. I was the third girl they had and they only ever wanted boys. My mom told me this. I was told the doctor said I was gonna be a boy, but he was wrong. Apparently that's when their life went downhill cause girls are just "bad" and all become "easy women".

I lost respect for my parents very young. I believe it was around the time I started going to Pre-K. I was a very independent thinker. I had to be. My mother had herself convinced that all I wanted to do with my life was get pregnant and make myself even more of a burden. She started calling me names around the time I was 8. Because of this, I literally never asked for anything other than food and shelter. I put myself in a corner and tried my best to be quiet. I was taught I was just wasted space.

She never allowed me to play or go to parks. She kept me locked in the house until I was a teen. I'd spend summers isolated from society. It was really depressing. Books kept me alive, literally. By the time I was 16, I figured out how to sneak out without getting caught. I used to walk miles just to see my secret friends.

I was always told I was stupid and wouldn't do anything with my life with my little woman brain. I was shamed for needing to shave and when I got my period. My dad never cared enough to comment on how my sisters and I were treated.

By the way, I was an honor student and athletic. None of it mattered to them. They tried to force me to quit sports cause they didn't believe I was actually in sports. They thought I was hanging out with boys having intimate relations. (I didn't even do it until I was 17 and it was with a long term boyfriend I had in secret.) At this point they were beating me when I'd come home after practice. I was supposed to be home by 3pm every day and never out on weekdays even though I was in high school.

I spent my whole childhood taking care of myself and making sure I didn't cross paths with my mother. I was severely depressed most of the time. I remember once contemplating hurting myself and telling my friend through the internet. I'll never forget he told me "The best revenge is to live a happy life the way you want it and proving them wrong." He probably doesn't know I never to this day forgot that and it literally fueled me for the next few years.

I did great in the SATs and graduated in the top 10% and in a championship varsity team. I quietly applied to engineering school come senior year. I did everything myself. I even found their tax returns and filled out the FAFSA myself so I could get grants.

I got 3 prestigious internships. The Christmas before graduation, I let them know how awful they were to me and that they did nothing to help me grow or teach me how to be an adult. They definitely didn't teach me self-worth. I let them know I owe them nothing and was moving on. I graduated with a job in one of the best engineering companies in the world. I moved to the city and found the love of my life. I moved out of the city due to covid and now have my own place. I'm the only one in my family with their stuff together really.

They still deny everything done to me and claim they never beat or called me names. It's not even a factor in my life. I know that I've been strong enough to make it through anything from the time I was born. I was born to survive and thrive.

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I was obsessed with this guy on college. I thought he was so smart, and interesting and read all the right books and watched all the right movies and he was an engineering student... I pined after him, we were "best friends" and FWB, everyone thought we were dating but he'd never hold my hand - just sleep with me and act like I was embarrassing. after college he turned to me one day and said "you know we're dating now, right?" Sometime after that he told me he didnt love me and never would but he liked me a lot! He told me my friends didn't like me that much either, he was isolating and had anger problems. (One time we played in a tournament together and when I beat him he ignored me for the next FOUR HOURS. Everyone knew we were dating and thought it was weird he acted like he couldn't see me! It was so embarrassing) He had no control over his emotions and thought that was "natural" and the way he was! I struggled with depression and couldn't talk about it because if I did I made him feel bad and has to comfort him. Everything was so exhausting and everything was about him. He shamed me about my body; he was always right, I was wrong, I was weird, I was embarrassing, I needed to change, I needed to cancel my plans for him, etc etc.

One day I realized he wasn't smart. Basically at all? And that paradigm shift made him make so much more sense! I told him I thought we should break up; he almost immediately proposed. I said "maybe" but realized I had to make up my mind and I had to leave. I was so afraid there was no one else in the world for me, not even friends. We broke up - he threatened multiple times to k**l himself.

My ex moved away, and he owes me enough money he now has me blocked everywhere. It turns out that was a boon for my recovery... Never having to worry about running into him! Never seeing any of his social media! We had the same hobby but he dropped it, and that's where I met my now husband. He loves my weirdness. I have all new friends who aren't mean "but as a joke!" I'm seeing a therapist for my depression and have a psychiatrist as well. My husband supports me while I sort out my issues and he reassures me I have intrinsic value and he loves me and I make him happy and it's ok for me to take some time to figure out what I want and what I can do. The rest of my life is filled with potential!

My last contact with my ex he told me he couldn't pay me back because he tried to move out from his parents but the new place had mold and he was drowning in debt. Where he lives there's not many job opportunities. Maybe I'm bitter for holding onto this grudge, but I spent 5 years following this a*s hole and trying to change who I was for him and never doing it right - and now my life is so much better than I ever realized it could be.

Also, in hind sight, I totally did have some good friends who loved me and worried about me. I hid a lot of his bad behavior out of embarrassment, but I couldn't hide it all. I should have reached out - I should have asked for help. His actions were embarrassing for HIM and not for me! For anyone who felt as trapped as I did, I hope you realize there are so many people out there and starting with nothing is better than continuing while poisoning yourself.

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13 Pics Of A Viral Meme About How Mexico Is Portrayed In American Movies

Asli Akalin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:17:03 +0000

Back in 1978, a Palestinian-American called Edward Said wrote an important book called Orientalism. It describes a way of seeing that exoticizes, emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts the different cultures and people compared to that of Europe and the U.S. It often involves seeing other cultures (in Said's case, Arab culture) as backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous, which all adds up to often unfavorable country stereotypes.

These patronizing representations of the 'other' are still prevalent in our media today; in the books we read, the news we consume, and the movies we watch. In the U.S., it is usually Mexican culture and Latin America, which are the main targets of Orientalism. Mexican stereotypes often include it being a murderous place full of drugs, crime, and violence. According to Said, this creation of a dangerous and mysterious 'other' helps to secure the stability and supremacy of the Western self.

People have noticed that when Mexico (or a place that's supposed to be Mexico) is shown in American movies, it is very often seen through a sepia-toned lens, giving it a hot, dusty, 'foreign' air that is actually far from the reality. So why do they do this? Where does this funny stereotype come from? Do they do it on purpose, or has it become ingrained as a subconscious habit? Who knows. But it's clearly a thing, as you can see from some of the memes that poke fun at it below.

What do you think? Is it important that we examine the ways we represent other places, peoples, and cultures? Or are we simply reading far too much into it? Scroll down to check out the memes on the representation of Mexican traditions and the country itself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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With thanks to culture trip, here a few facts about Mexico that you might not have known!

A Mexican inventor created the world’s first birth control: Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cardenas, a 25 year old Mexican chemist came up with the chemical compound – that would become the first birth control pills – in 1951. Miramontes, along with fellow scientists, preformed the first synthesis of norethisterone, which would go on to make up the main component of the first birth control pills.

68 indigenous languages are spoken in Mexico: Mexican law recognizes 68 official indigenous languages in the country, even though Spanish is the language used for most commercial and all governmental business. Within these 68 languages that are also dozens of variations and the number of indigenous dialects spoken in Mexico most likely numbers close to 200. Many of these languages are very much in danger of extinction, only surviving among small communities and often only spoken by the older generation.

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Mexico is home to one of the most unique agricultural systems in the world: The Valley of Mexico has long been a fertile and habitable region because of an ingenious agricultural system developed by early indigenous groups and amplified by the Aztecs when they came to power. A system of canals and ‘floating gardens’, now only found in the south of the city, were developed as a way to feed its masses, control flooding and transport goods throughout the area. The chinampas, as they are called, have been compared to the Nile river valley and the rice paddies of China in terms of uniqueness and importance in the history of global agriculture.

Mexico is the second ‘biggest’ country in the world: Unfortunately, almost 1 in 6 adults in Mexico have diabetes and heart disease, while other weight-related issues run rampant. Why the soaring obesity rate? Many blame the continued industrialization of Mexico’s food system, which has made processed, fatty foods and sugary drinks more available than healthier options. No prizes for guessing who comes in at number 1.

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Mexico has 34 UNESCO world heritage sites: Mexico has a lot of world heritage to protect these days, boasting an incredible 34 UNESCO world heritage sites within its borders. The list includes historic centers in towns like Guanajuato, Mexico City and Puebla, along with dozens of ancient ruins, the agave fields of Tequila, Jalisco and the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino in Baja California.

Color TV was invented in Mexico: Without Mexico, the world would be a lot more black and white. Guillermo González Camarena was an inventor who created the chromoscopic adapter for television equipment, an early color TV transmission system. The year was 1942 and he was only 17! His first color transmission was from Mexico City in 1946.

Do you have any lesser-known facts about the amazing country of Mexico that people should know? Share them in the comments!

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Neighbor Sparks Feud After Sticking Horrifying Fat-Shaming Note On Woman’s Apartment

Lei RV — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:51:12 +0000

A handwritten note left at an apartment entrance recently went viral for its aggressive, vitriolic tone.

A photo of the note, stuck to the wall with gum, was shared on Reddit on March 17, 2026.

The message seemed to be aimed at the sender’s neighbor, whom they addressed as a “fat b*tch” and berated for pushing their car.

“Weird, stupid, and yeah, trashy,” one person reacted to the note.

The writer of the note accused their neighbor of nearly giving them a “head concussion”

Image credits: Hannah Bickmore/Pexels (Not the actual photo)

The note was written on an oblong piece of paper with no names mentioned. It detailed an incident in which the neighbor allegedly bumped into the sender’s car and pushed the vehicle “to the other side.”

“To the fat b*tch who pushed herself into my car, next time, be more careful,” the note read. “You shook my car and almost gave me a head concussion.”

“I’m sorry being so fat makes it difficult for you to fit through narrow spaces. With that bump, you pushed my car to the other side. Also, as you were rolling up the stairs, I could feel the whole street shake.”

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“I understand you being fat and miserable makes you act out of control,” the note continued. “Try starving yourself, b*tch.”

The note contained no additional information about either of the individuals involved.

Netizens were surprised by the hostile nature of the note

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The message caused a stir on social media. While conflicts among neighbors are commonplace, many pointed out that the note was unnecessarily rude.

“Note was written by a miserable b*tch who peaked in high school and never grew past that,” one user reacted.

Another said, “This sounds like it was written by Regina George from Mean Girls.”

“That’s f*cked up and unnecessary,” said a third. “Whoever wrote that is trash, and I hope the universe gives them what they’re putting out.”

“What a garbage human to write that,” wrote a fourth. A fifth said, “Someone has internalized fatphobia.”

Some people urged the individual to whom the note was targeted to file a complaint with the landlord.

“I’d take this to the landlord even if I wasn’t the one the note was targeting,” one wrote. “Someone was unhinged enough to write this and put it in a public area.”

Nearly 73% of Americans dislike at least one of their neighbors

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According to several reports, American residents are at odds with their neighbors more than ever before.

A 2022 survey by LendingTree found that nearly 73% of Americans disliked at least one of their neighbors, and 23% have called the police at least once about their neighbors.

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Apartment-dwelling Gen-Zers are among the groups most likely to dislike a neighbor, the study claimed.

As for the reason behind the dislike, the report said that while political rancor is a factor in some neighbor disputes, these were the three main causes: “They give off a ‘weird vibe,’ are too loud, and are rude.”

In a March 2025 survey, the Pew Research Center found that only 26% of Americans knew most or all of their neighbors, down from 31% in 2018. Meanwhile, 12% didn’t know any of their neighbors.

According to Anytime Estimate’s 2025 survey, 82% of Americans consider good neighbors just as important as price or location when buying real estate. About 1 in 5 Americans (19%) say they’d pay $10,000 or more above the price of a comparable home if they knew they wouldn’t have bad neighbors.

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Meanwhile, a 2019 PubMed Central study claimed that fat-shaming could be linked to long-term depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or an eating d*sorder.

Participants with high levels of internalization of weight-bias had three times greater odds of having metabolic syndrome than those with low levels, even after controlling for BMI and other risk factors, the study found.

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“It’s estimated that two in five Americans with a higher than ‘normal’ BMI have internalized weight bias,” said Angela Alberga, an assistant professor in the department of health, kinesiology, and applied physiology at Concordia University.

“But you don’t have to be overweight or obese to suffer harm. Weight-bias internalization can occur with any body size.”

“A lot of projection in that note.” The internet slammed a derogatory note aimed at a woman over a neighborhood feud

Keanu Reeves Is Truly Remarkable And Here Are 28 Memes About Him

Asli Akalin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:14:03 +0000

In 1994, Keanu Reeves starred as the leading role in Speed - and the world has been enamored with him ever since. The Canadian actor has gifted our screens with many memorable roles since most recently even playing himself in a cameo role in the Netflix rom-com "Always Be My Maybe."

While fans love his acting, that is not the only reason they stan Reeves so hard. A quick Google search you will find stories that showcase his humble, generous, and down to earth nature. To celebrate all the gloriousness that is Keanu Reeves Bored Panda has compiled a list of all the best memes from the internet that feature this famous actor. Scroll down below to check the funny memes out and don't forget to upvote your favs!

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His first popular role was cool guy "Ted Logan" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). Eventually, the wacky time-travel movie became such a cultural phenomenon that audiences would confuse Reeves' real-life persona with that of his doofy on-screen alter ego.

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In 1991, he also immersed himself in music, playing bass guitar for the grunge band Dogstar. And even though the band is no longer together, music has remained a huge part of this famous person's life.

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But people love Reeves off-screen and off-stage just as much. One of the most 'Keanu things' that he has done was rejecting $12 million to do Speed 2 since he was already committed to his role in an on-stage Shakespeare production in a small Canadian theater. And that's the kind of well-mannered, good person he is.

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And that's not the only time when he proved he's a man of his word. While most actors would jump at the chance of getting to star in a movie opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Keanu actually turned it down. He was initially offered the role that eventually went to Val Kilmer in the movie Heat, instead opting to play Hamlet at a 789-seat theatre in Manitoba.

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