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Hey, cats get constipated, too!

And these folks know all about it!

A viral TikTok video features a cat named Gus and how his owners help him out with his problem.

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The video’s text overlay reads, “Nightly ritual to help cure my cat’s chronic constipation.”

Gus laid on his back and the couple both had their hands on his stomach and pushed and rolled him around.

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They both said, “Poop” over and over as Gus purred loudly.

The video’s caption reads, “He loves it.”

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Check out the video.

@gusbepoopin

He loves it. Follow along to see if today is a Poop Day or a No Poop Day! (Don’t worry. That blanket from @Lesure Pet is waterproof and machine washable ) #gusbepoopin #catconstipation #megacolon #chronicconstipation #cathealth

♬ original sound – Gus Be Poopin’

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Now let’s see how viewers reacted.

This person weighed in.

Another individual shared their thoughts.

And this viewer didn’t hold back.

Well, whatever works…

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AI is now showing up in products on the shelf and even letters from parents to their kids. Um, letters are supposed to be the most personal, human medium to communicate.

A teenager already knew her mom relied heavily on ChatGPT for basically everything, so when her mom mentioned writing a rhyming poem for her graduation ceremony, she immediately became suspicious that AI was involved.

The issue wasn’t really about the poem being perfect, though.

She explained that she didn’t want something polished or robotic sounding for such an important moment.

Instead, the conversation quickly turned emotional after her mom admitted she was using AI “for help” and became defensive when questioned about it.

Things only got worse from there.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for telling my mom that I don’t want her AI-written letter for my graduation ceremony?

I (F17) participated in this year-long program, and its graduation ceremony is coming up.

One of the things the program has asked parents to do for it is to write a letter, so that the students can have a nice note waiting for them on their chair at the ceremony.

Last night, my mom (in her 40s) told me that she was writing the letter as a rhyming poem.

For context, my mom uses Chatgpt for absolutely everything.

And she already expected her to use it for her graduation as well.

She uses it to write all her emails and texts, and I have seen her use it to write birthday cards and even sympathy messages.

If she has a question, she will pull up the app and ask Chatgpt.

I have tried multiple times in the past to tell her about the environmentally damaging effects of using AI, but she still uses it.

Anyways, after my mom told me what she was working on, my first thought was “oh, she’s probably using AI for it.”

So, I asked her if she was, and she got very uncomfortable and avoided answering the question.

Based on her response, I knew that she was indeed using AI to help write the poem.

She decided to be honest with her mom.

I immediately told her that I didn’t want her to use AI for something personal like this, and that I didn’t want some Chatgpt-generated, robotically written letter.

I told her I would rather have something genuine and made by her, even if it was bad, because it would be better than anything created by a robot.

I asked her to please rewrite it without using AI, because I wanted something from her.

I ended it by stating that if in the end, she did give me something written by AI, I would throw it out and it wouldn’t mean anything to me (which, now, looking back, might have been a bit too mean?)

Things escalated.

I didn’t press the issue further after that.

Today, I walked into the kitchen with my dad, and she immediately started telling him to write the letter instead of her.

She told me, “I’m using AI as a guide to ask it for words that rhyme for my poem. Do you still not want my letter?”

And I told her, “Yes, I still don’t want your letter.”

I said that because I was thinking that if she only needed help with finding words that rhyme, she simply could have used Google or a rhyming words website that will just give you what you need.

But she didn’t.

Her mom felt hurt by her words.

Which is why I suspect that she was actually using AI to write whole sentences of the poem and not just for finding rhyming words.

After I told her this, she broke down in tears.

She started calling me a “bad daughter” in front of my dad and sister (who is 7 years old) and saying that I was “full of nonsense.”

My dad tried to calm her down by saying that he would write the letter instead, and then my mom retreated to her room.

Anyways, that is the whole situation as of now.

AITA?

Now kids are telling adults to cut back AI usage? Wow. That’s very embarrassing.

What did Reddit think?

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Yikes. It is wild.

That’s not good.

I agree.

It’s simple…

Another reader shares their opinion.

Yup.

Honestly, this situation feels like one of those arguments that’s technically about AI but is actually about something much deeper underneath.

The daughter clearly wasn’t asking for a perfect poem or some beautifully written speech. She just wanted something that felt personal and genuinely came from her mom instead of a chatbot.

At the same time, the way she delivered that message probably hit a lot harder than she intended.

Saying she would throw the letter away and that it would “mean nothing” understandably hurt her mom, especially if her mom believed she was still putting effort into it.

It’s dangerously Black Mirror that family fights are now happening over whether emotional moments should be outsourced to AI in the first place.

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Workplace requests can sometimes test your patience.

In this story, an employee handled a records request but kept receiving repeated demands from the same attorney.

Despite already sending the documents multiple times, the attorney claimed it was a third request.

Frustrated, he decided to respond in a very persistent way.

Let’s take a closer look!

Nasty FAX form a lawyer

Part of my job is to answer FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) or APRA (Access to Public Records) requests and medical billing reports.

An attorney in a neighboring state requested medical records for their client.

We treated the client. The records were provided the same day.

This man sends the requested records immediately to clients.

I pride myself on getting any invoices paid the same day or the next business day when I receive them.

The same goes for APRA requests and similar tasks.

Two weeks went by. I got a secondary request from the same attorney.

So, I faxed the records a second time. I also mailed them out.

He got another fax, saying it was their 3rd request for the same records.

Today, I got a fax with a request for the same records.

The fax cover sheet said:

“THIS IS THE THIRD REQUEST FOR THESE RECORDS.”

Okay, now I am furious.

He decided to fax all 49 pages to the client multiple times.

So I dug out the reports that were sent.

I compiled all three bundles. I ran them through the scanner to get a page count.

It was 49 pages. Perfect.

I have now faxed that bundle out to them four times today. I will continue to do so until it is time for me to go home for the day.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who refused to keep giving his coworker rides to work because he left a mess in his car.

Let’s read the responses of other people on Reddit to this story.

A lawyer speaks up.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

This person makes a valid assumption.

Lol. Here’s another petty revenge idea…

Finally, here’s a similar experience.

If one fax isn’t enough, maybe twenty will do the trick.

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Friendships can get messy really fast once feelings enter the picture.

In this story, a woman started talking to a guy after her friend introduced them because she thought they would make a good match. Then not long after, the friend admitted she had started liking him, too.

Then, things got awkward.

The woman tried backing away and even promised she would ignore him completely. But after months of overthinking the situation, she realized she still wanted to talk to him.

Keep reading to see how this decision ended up costing her the friendship.

AITA for staying in contact with my friend’s crush since she introduced us in the first place

A friend (21F) thought I (22F) would be a good match for her coworker (21M), so she set us up via social media.

A month and a half later, she told me she was starting to like him herself.

We agreed I’d keep talking to him for a while, and she’d eventually let me know how she felt.

A month went by.

Another month passed, and she and I didn’t see each other or text, and then she messaged me saying it was “terrible” that I hadn’t told her anything about how things were going with the guy.

She felt like I was doing things behind her back and brought up other issues, like me being “cold” and never initiating conversation.

I apologized and explained I didn’t think she’d want to know, especially since I hadn’t even spoken to the guy in a week at that point.

We left it there.

A few months passed, and they revisited the conversation.

​Three months later, the guy messaged me, “Hi.”

I asked my friend how she felt about it, and she said she still liked him just as much.

She told me she “couldn’t tell me what to do” and that “everyone knows how they should act.”

So I told her I’d just ignore him. I regretted saying that immediately, but since I wasn’t in a great headspace and I hate confrontation, I let it slide.

But the regret didn’t go away.

​However, a month and a half later, the regret was too much.

After talking to a few people who encouraged me to reply, I decided to talk to him again.

I messaged my friend first, telling her I thought I’d feel differently, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him, so I was going to keep talking to him. I apologized for going back on my word, but said I was going to keep talking to him.

She got angry, saying I couldn’t say one thing and then do another.

The friendship is over.

After texting for a few days, she told me she didn’t want to be friends anymore not just because of the guy, but because I’m “too cold” and never reach out first (to be honest, I understand her. I know my personality isn’t for everyone).

​In the end, that conversation made me feel so bad that I ended up leaving the guy on “read” after only a few days of talking again.

​I never met him in person, only through text, and I’ve never had a partner or talked to someone for this long before. ​

I’d like to know what you think about this. Some time has passed, but I’m still overthinking it. I’m okay with her not wanting to be friends, but I can’t stop dwelling on the situation with the guy and feeling some resentment.

AITA?

Wow! It sounds like her friend doesn’t know what she wants.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who was stunned when her friends finally admitted the reason for their falling out.

Let’s check out what the folks over at Reddit think about this whole thing.

This person suggests she lay everything out to the guy.

According to this comment, her friend is acting like a narcissist.

For this person, it seems like a bait and switch.

Here’s someone who can’t get over the three month period.

A real friend would never put someone in this kind of situation in the first place.

She introduced them because she thought they would make a good match. Then once she developed feelings herself, everything suddenly became awkward and filled with guilt instead of honest communication.

At the same time, promising to ignore the guy when she already knew she didn’t want to stop talking to him only made the situation messier.

Either way, ending an entire friendship over someone neither of them even dated feels more sad than anything else.

The post A Set-Up Between Friends Took an Unexpected Turn That Ended a Friendship appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Folks…this is gonna make you LOL!

A viral video from a TikTok user shows how a dog named Teddy likes to terrorize his big brother Ranger…

And we can honestly say that we’ve never seen anything like this before.

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The video showed Teddy under an upside-down laundry basket…

But then he started moving across the floor chased Ranger around the kitchen, all while under the basket!

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Ranger finally got fed up and barked at Teddy.

The video’s caption reads, “This is Teddy’s little protection hamper for when he annoys our senior dog and gets too close for comfort. Which is often, LOL.”

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Check out the video.

@itsteddyburr

this is teddies lil protection hamper for when he annoys our senior dog and gets too close for comfort. which is often lol. #fyp #viral #puppies #cute #dogsoftiktok

♬ Sneaky Shenanigans – Solis

Here’s another video of Teddy harassing Ranger.

@itsteddyburr

contrary to popular belief ranger actually does enjoy playing chase. and he def lets teddy know when he’s done being chased. which is why we use the protection just in case #fyp #viral #trending #puppy #cute

♬ Monkeyshine-JP – Lt FitzGibbons Men

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a firm who was fed up with a client denying they’d asked for changes, so they simply stopped following up with them.

And here’s what viewers had to say about this.

This person weighed in.

Another individual spoke up.

And this TikTokker shared their thoughts.

This is totally hilarious!

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Some companies try to trick employees by creating job descriptions that don’t match the actual work.

The following story involves a woman who was hired as a social media copywriter.

But as soon as she started working, she quickly discovered her role was much bigger.

Now, she’s dealing with confusing expectations and constant changes in work setup.

Read the full story below to find out more…

Job description when I interviewed changed drastically after they hired me

When I interviewed for the job, the job description was for a social media copywriter. It involved content planning and copywriting.

I got hired.

On the first day, they handed me a paper with all my roles and responsibilities.

This woman was shocked by the actual work expected of her.

It included social media account management for 15 accounts a month.

As well as social media engagement for 15 accounts a month.

And social media content planning and calendar creation for 15 accounts a month.

It also included copywriting and graphic design for 7 accounts a month.

She isn’t a graphic designer.

I am not a graphic designer.

They are getting mad that some of these visuals are not what they wanted.

Like no kidding, Sherlock, I am not a graphic designer.

I also have to note that it was supposed to be full-time with the company.

Even the type of employment and work setup was different.

When I actually started, it was independent contract work.

It was full-time with no benefits, no vacation, and no lunch.

Also, the job description explicitly says it is primarily remote.

It says there would be some in-person days needed for client shoots. It specified one to two a month.

The entire week gave her a headache.

They communicate through group chat the morning of whether we work from home or come into the office.

This entire week has given me such whiplash.

I know I should have declined on the first day.

That was Monday.

She was completely dumbstruck!

I thought I would finish off the week and see how it went.

I also wanted to see whether I would get that new updated contract.

Anyway, for lack of better words, what the heck?!?

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a job-hunter who was shocked when the recruiting company told them too turn down a job because the salary was too low.

Let’s find out what others have to say about it on Reddit

This person has a few questions.

Time to lawyer up, advises this person.

Short and straightforward,

Finally, this comment makes sense, too.

If the job description changes on day one, that’s a huge red flag!

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Trying to include someone new without making things awkward can be surprisingly stressful in close friend groups.

In the following story, a dungeon master spent months planning a huge reunion trip for her longtime DnD group after finishing a campaign they played together for three years.

As a thank you, she handmade custom bags and pouches inspired by each friend’s character, so everyone would have a meaningful keepsake after the trip.

Then, one of her closest friends started dating someone new.

Now, the girlfriend plans to attend the trip, too, which leaves the dungeon master stuck, wondering if excluding her from the handmade gifts would make her feel unwanted from the start.

Read on to see where she’s at with this whole thing.

WIBTA If I didn’t give my friend’s girlfriend a bag?

So I, 32F, am a major part of planning a get-together with my DnD group coming up in the fall.

It’s a group of 7 people total, myself included, and 4 people live in different states in the US (For the sake of anonymity, it’s basically like having people in Washington, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, with the remaining 3 of us all living in Iowa).

While we could, technically, get together more often, we all have adult lives with adult responsibilities, and we agree it’s not fair to the group majority if we constantly take long trips away to visit, even if we take turns with hosting.

I say all that to underline how important this get-together is for us, and how much stock people are putting into it.

By now, she has almost all of the items made.

We all plan on spending 3-5 days eating, playing games, and attending a Renaissance faire we mutually agreed to travel to. We want to dress up as our characters as a sort of farewell to a campaign that took us about 3 years to finish, but I’m the DM, so I have no real costume, per se.

I thought I would just make a more generic costume for myself and make bags and pouches for my friends instead, as a way to say thank you to my amazing group. Plus, I want to give everyone some mementos from the trip that are unique to not just them, but to their characters that they’re dressing up as.

The problem is that I’ve basically finished making all the bags and pouches, but one player (36M, one of my closest friends for about 13 years) recently got a girlfriend. I’ve only spoken to her briefly a few times, as the relationship is new, but so far she’s been nice, funny, and respectful.

All her friend has said is that he’s bringing her.

My friend has nothing but nice things to say about her, and he seems happy with her. They seem to be in the “new relationship, warm fuzzies and sweet words” phase, so I don’t know anything concrete about her beyond the fact that she also likes DnD.

He’s basically said he will be bringing his girlfriend with him for our trip, which the entire group is fine with, since we will be seeing to our own accommodations and paying for our own tickets, food, and any extras. So, it’s not like her addition is putting anyone out.

That said, she would be the only one without a handmade bag and pouch from me.

Now, she really doesn’t know what to do.

I’m on the fence because that’s a decent amount of work for me to do for somebody who might not be coming if the relationship ends up not shaking out and ends naturally before the trip.

And it’s also kind of a big gesture for someone who might not be comfortable with receiving gifts that are clearly intended for a matchy-matchy “one of us” sort of thing.

On the other hand, I’d be mortified if she turned up and already felt like the odd man out, and I worsened that and furthered the divide by clearly, and intentionally, not including her.

WIBTA?

Eek! It’s so easy to see both sides of this, but she may be overthinking it a little.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman whose family says they support her art career, but they still don’t want to pay her for product.

Let’s see what the people over at Reddit have to say.

As this comment explains, you have to play the game to get the prize.

Here’s a good suggestion.

For this reader, it’s about having a talk.

Yet another reader who says she should buy a small gift.

The fact that she’s even thinking about it says a lot about her.

A lot of people probably wouldn’t give this situation a second thought, especially when the relationship is still so new.

But instead of focusing only on the extra work, she’s thinking about how excluded the girlfriend might feel if she becomes the only person without a gift.

At the same time, it also makes sense to hesitate before spending hours making something personal for someone she barely knows.

In all honesty, her best option is probably just to grab a small gift and call it a day.

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There’s a lot to be said for being good at your job, but if you’re too good at your job, your boss might actually be hesitant to promote you. That can really backfire for everyone.

In this story, one retail worker explains that he quit his job when his boss refused to promote him. Later, he talked to a former coworker and found out why the boss got fired.

Check out the full story!

I got my boss fired without realizing

I worked at a fast food restaurant that is local to North Carolina for a little over 3 years as the drive thru cashier.

I became so good that the store had the best drive thru time of all the stores.

I was the person that was called in whenever anyone called out, and I ran that store like I owned it.

I knew how to do everything except the managerial office stuff.

This is where it gets weird…

After about 2 years there, I began to apply for the shift manager position, and the assistant manager began training me on how to do more things that I would need to know.

After 3 of my applications were denied by my store manager, I talked with him and he said that he couldn’t afford to lose me to another location.

Because we were a local business, the owner of the company would tour all the stores about every 3 months. Every time he came in, he would stop and talk to me and other employees, making sure we were happy.

The owner seems like a good guy.

On one visit, I asked if I could talk to him, and we sat down together. I told him what my manager had said, and he said that if I wanted to stay in my store, I could go straight back after going to the training store.

So, I talked to my manager again and told him that I was going to train there and come right back to this one.

He said ok, so I put in another application for shift manager.

But it didn’t work out this time either.

When it was denied again, I knew that he would never approve it, and it was time for me to find another job.

I found a better position at a different place within 3 weeks and gave my two weeks notice. I began telling customers that I was leaving, and where I was going.

One day, he told me I couldn’t do that anymore.

I asked him what was wrong with it, and he said if I didn’t stop, he’d fire me.

He knew he could do better!

I laughed and said I already quit, I was just working out my notice.

After about 4 months after I left, I went by to visit, and they had a new manager.

I asked my old work friend what happened, and she said that after I left, they lost 40% of their business.

Corporate got upset and paid them a visit to find out why. Everyone there told them that the customers left when I did because no one wanted to come in if I wasn’t there.

UH OH…

When they confronted my old boss, he gave them the excuse that he didn’t want me moved to another location, so he wouldn’t approve me training to be a shift manager.

The owner told him he was fired and to leave immediately.

I was really shocked to hear it, and she told me they never really recovered.

Funny thing, when I left the next place, the same thing happened there too.

OUCH! That sounds like a tough situation!

The manager really messed up.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a job-hunter who was shocked when the recruiting company told them too turn down a job because the salary was too low.

Let’s find out what people on Reddit think about this one.

This user knows where the problem is!

That’s right! This user knows the manager is the problem here!

This user knows this story must have taught this guy a special lesson.

This user thinks OP is exaggerating.

This user shares their experience at work!

Losing your best employee can mean losing your job.

The post Boss Refuses to Promote Crucial Employee—Then Gets Fired After Realizing the Company Can’t Function Without Them appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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There’s nothing quite as satisfying as seeing a rescue dog live out its golden years in peace and happiness.

A pooch named Zippy was featured in a viral TikTok video with a text overlay that reads, “Just a senior rescue dog soaking in the life he always deserved.”

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Zippy let the wind blow through his hair on a boat ride and he had his happy face on!

He then chilled in a stroller while his owner took a walk.

The video also showed Zippy in bed wearing a robe and sitting in his owner’s lap on a plane.

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Zippy floated on an inflatable raft in a pool, ate some sweet treats, and got some pets from his owner.

The video’s caption reads, “I always wonder if he remembers his life before us.”

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Take a look at the video.

@zippyandpowder

i always wonder if he remembers his life before us #seniordog #seniordogs #dogtok #rescuedog #rescuedogsoftiktok

♬ Save My Soul – noahrinker

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a young woman who didn’t expect closing her door to study to lead to a sibling blowout.

Check out how folks reacted on TikTok.

This person weighed in.

Another viewer shared a photo.

And this individual shared their thoughts.

This rescue dog is living the good life!

The post Nobody Wanted to Adopt This Senior Dog—Now He’s Living His Absolute Best Life With a Devoted New Owner appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Trying to keep both sides of the family happy as parents can be extremely exhausting.

In this story, a couple finally booked their dream honeymoon after six years of waiting. Since their son already spends tons of time with the wife’s mother, who lives nearby, leaving him there felt like the easiest option for everyone involved.

But then, the husband’s mother asked if the boy could stay with her instead.

And that’s where things started to get complicated.

Keep reading to see why they chose not to go with her idea.

AITAH for not letting my son stay with my in-laws during our honeymoon?

My husband and I have a 6-year-old son.

We got married during COVID, while I was pregnant, so we never got a honeymoon.

We’ve been saving for years and finally booked an 8-day trip for this summer, and we’re really excited since we haven’t gone anywhere alone (not kid-related) in 6 years.

Our son is going to stay with my mom, who lives 5 minutes away and sees him all the time.

Then, her MIL came up with a plan.

My MIL and FIL moved a few states away when my son was first born due to the cost of living and to be closer to her parents. So they don’t see him nearly as often.

When we told my MIL about the trip, she asked where our son would be staying.

We told her with my mom.

She seemed kind of off about it. She’s always been a bit sensitive/jealous that my mom spends more time with him, but she lives nearby, so we can’t do anything about that.

The next day, she called and asked if our son could stay with her for the week. She said she could take time off work, and it would be a great chance for her, my FIL, and my husband’s grandparents to bond with him, especially since it’s summer.

They needed time to think.

We asked how we’d get him there, and she suggested we drive 5 hours to drop him off, change our flights to leave from their local airport, leave our car there, and have her drive us to/from the airport.

She also said if absolutely necessary, she might be able to drive up to get him and bring him back after we return.

We told her we’d think about it.

After talking it over, it just felt like a lot. Driving him there would add basically two extra days of travel/logistics to our trip. Also, we asked our son how he felt about it, and he said he didn’t want to go because he doesn’t know them very well and would rather stay with my mom.

Her MIL did not take the news well.

So we told her we really appreciated the offer, but we were going to stick with our original plan because it would make things less hectic.

She did not take it well.

She said we’re preventing her from bonding with her grandson, accused us of always favoring my mom, and then hung up. We haven’t heard from her since.

Now I just feel guilty, and it kind of put a damper on something we were so excited about.

AITA?

Ouch. It’s easy to see why the grandmother is so upset, but it does sound like a lot of extra travel.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a tenant who called the landlord after they hadn’t seen or heard their neighbor in days.

Let’s see what the folks over at Reddit think about the whole situation.

Here’s a grandma’s opinion.

According to this comment, they should stick to their plans.

Excellent point.

For this person, the MIL was wrong for even asking.

This is the kind of situation that can happen when family lives far away, especially with young kids involved.

The MIL clearly wants more time with her grandson, and it makes sense that watching the other grandmother see him constantly would feel disappointing. Yet at the same time, she also seems to put very little effort into actually building that relationship.

On the other hand, the parents made the choice that felt the most comfortable for both their child and their plans. And once their son agreed with that plan, the discussion was over.

Ultimately, if she wants to spend more time with her grandson, she needs to try harder.

The post A Honeymoon Childcare Plan Sparked Unexpected Tension Between Grandparents appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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There’s “friendly older coworker energy”…and then there’s whatever this man thought “job dad” was supposed to accomplish.

This 20-year-old had only been at her new job for about two weeks when one of her older coworkers started taking a very strange interest in her. At first, it seemed harmless enough: offering vending machine snacks, introducing himself warmly, acting helpful because she was new. But things quickly started feeling off.

He repeatedly ignored her polite refusals, kept leaving food on her desk, started referring to himself as her “work uncle,” and then awkwardly clarified that he “wasn’t trying to be weird” because he had kids her age. Which, unfortunately, tends to be the exact moment everyone starts feeling weird.

The final straw came when he handed her a note with his phone number telling her to “text your job dad,” attempted to hug her, and only approached her desk when other women weren’t nearby. So she reported the situation to her manager—and now some family members think she overreacted.

AITAH for “snitching” on my coworker?

I 20f am in college and working as well as I stay with my family and if needed I help pay the bills!

I’m really bad at picking jobs then work them anyways finally after trade school I landed a job that I absolutely love so far I’ve been working it for 2 weeks now!

But there’s this co-worker an old guy old enough to retire in GA (he told me he’s retired) anyways on my 2nd day of working there he introduced himself as Mike and told me if I needed anything I could go to him. I took it as him being nice cause I’m new is all.

Sounds like it.

That same day he came and told me that if I wanted anything from the vending machine in the break room to come get him and that he was my “work uncle.

” I gave a side eye look and told him that I probably wasn’t gonna call him uncle and that I didn’t want anything to eat he did this many times throughout that day.

And he kept doing it when I kept saying nah he’d leave snacks and stuff on my desk and I’d give them away to someone else. up until my 6th day of saying no thanks he came up and told me that he had kids my age and wasn’t trying to be weird.

Yikes.

I did not believe him cause now it just sounds like you know I’m weirded out by you the second week comes and he’s still asking if I need anything or if I wanna go to the break room with him.

Yesterday he said it again this time the whole spill about kids his age and this time he gave me another note and tried to hug me I’m talking I swerved that expeditiously

Anyways the note said “send your job dad a text (his number)” this weirded me out cause ugh?

Woof.

After the attempted hug he told me that he can’t come over as often as he’d like then gestured to the other desk right behind me and said “they were nosey.”

There are three desks right behind me with a window that looks into the break room the girls weren’t there.

And I should’ve added that he only ever comes over to my desk to talk to me specifically when they aren’t there and maybe I’m dramatic but I felt like if I ever went in that break room with him he might’ve tried to touch me or something.

Always better to be safe than sorry.

Anyways after a chat with my mother I went to my manager and told him I didn’t want Mike to get in trouble but just to leave me alone as he Mike hadn’t actually said anything crazy or like touched me or anything.

I was talking to my aunt im close with and she laughed at me like I was joking or something and said “you snitched on an old man cause he wanted to buy you snacks?” I’m not sure if I’m like crazy or something but I was weirded out by him for real.

I don’t think I snitched I saw a problem that was bothering me and I fixed it AITAH?

Reddit overwhelmingly leaned NTA, with many pointing out that women are constantly pressured to ignore uncomfortable behavior until it escalates into something undeniably inappropriate. A lot of commenters felt OP handled the situation exactly how workplace issues should be handled: calmly, early, and through management before things potentially got worse.

People also noted that while any one individual interaction could maybe be brushed off as awkward friendliness, the overall pattern was what made it concerning. The repeated gifts, the insistence on creating a fake family dynamic, the private interactions, the “job dad” note, and the attempted hug after she’d already shown discomfort all added up to behavior that clearly crossed professional boundaries.

The general consensus was that reporting someone who makes you feel unsafe at work is not “snitching.” It’s protecting yourself before you’re stuck in a much more serious situation later.

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This person says NTA at ALL.

This person is proud of how OP handled it.

And this person says OP did nothing wrong; the colleague should know what he’s doing.

If you have to repeatedly explain you’re “not being weird,” the odds are unfortunately not in your favor.

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Are pet cameras a glorious invention, or what?

They offer us a glimpse into the lives of our animals when we’re not at home and, even better, we get to see what other peoples’ pets are up to because of TikTok users like this one.

They shared the following video on the social media platform and showed folks what they learned about their cat when they were away.

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The text overlay reads, “I set up a cat cam in my room since I am gone for a month.”

The video featured footage from the TikTokker’s pet camera and showed her cat resting on her bed during the night and the day.

There was clearly something going on here, and if you’re a cat owner, you probably have a pretty good guess.

The cat always slept in the same place.

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All cat owners, past and present, will be able to relate to what she had to say next.

Another text overlay reads, “One of my cats has been sleeping on my sweater…maybe he does miss me.”

Awwwww, how cute!

In the caption, the TikTokker wrote, “He is such a sweetheart.”

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Check out the video.

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he is such a sweetheart #animal #orangecat #fyp #cat #foryou

♬ Little Life – Robert Gromotka

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TikTokkers shared their thoughts.

This person asked a question.

And another TikTokker gave this video a thumbs up.

This is so sweet…

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Some people think they can get ahead at work by being absolutely insufferable and a lot of workers let them get away with it.

Check out a fabulous blueprint for handling one of these people.

Micromanagement isn’t cheap

I’m an IT consultant. Customers pay my employer for me (or my colleagues) to work on their IT systems.

It’s not cheap (around 1500 per day), but we’re good at what we do.

I also don’t bill hourly. I can’t imagine the friction that would cause for everyone, including me.

We bill by the “day,” which should technically be an 8 hour shift dedicated to a single customer, though in reality things are kinda fluid.

I might need to email or have a quick meeting with another customer during the day and make the time up elsewhere etc. All my customers understand this, and they trust me to get their work done/ not rip them off.

In 8 years, I’ve never had a complaint.

Unfortunately, an ego trip ruined their flow. Oof, I feel for this team!

I was midway through an 18-month project with a long-term client. We billed them 2 days a week, which pretty much lined up with the work I was doing for them. The project was progressing nicely and everyone was happy.

Then they hired a new project manager.

From the get go he was a nightmare and clearly wanted to throw his “authority” around/ show off for his new bosses.

Of course, none of his demands make sense.

He wanted to micromanage all my work.. putting in twice-daily meetings, constant emails, the works.

After a couple of weeks, he decided they weren’t getting their money’s worth and demanded a detailed breakdown of exactly how my time was being used.

Fine by me.

I’m rooting for this guy. What a legend!

I started tracking every single minute: Meetings he scheduled, emails he sent, time spent responding, time spent logging all of this.

The bill nearly doubled.

His director (who I had a good relationship with) called me directly to ask why costs had suddenly spiked.

This end is so satisfying to me. Yay!

I explained I was just following the new PM’s request for detailed time tracking and regular “updates.”

About 30 minutes later, we got an email saying we could go back to the previous arrangement and that the new guy had been “reallocated to another project.”

A few weeks later I noticed his account had been disabled.

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Here is what folks are saying.

Good point! I learned this the hard way.

This is exactly what I was thinking!

My fingers are crossed, let me tell you.

Hehe shocking, right?

Textbook! I hate it. It doesn’t even make sense.

Client’s new project manager is on an ego trip and wants everything documented, so OP complies and it doubles the client’s bill.

Manager moved out of that position.

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