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New Cyanide and Happiness Comic

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic

The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.

Just in case no one's ever told you, please don't write your resume with the Comic Sans font. That font has become known for being widely disliked, not to mention that it evokes childishness. Perhaps for people who aren't chronically online, choosing this polarizing font makes their resume appear cute (to them, anyway). The HR professional who's looking at that resume is probably going to click away from it immediately or toss it in the garbage can… and that's not the only reason that an HR worker might skip a candidate over for a job. 

One hiring manager noted that they skip over anyone who appears in person wearing pajama pants to either request an application or interview. I suppose not everyone appreciates the Cookie Monster pajamas look! That's fairly obvious — looks really matter while interviewing — but there are also hiring managers who dislike candidates to check up on their applications too much. That makes sense, too. If you're bugging the HR person 3 times a day about how your application is proceeding along, they're not going to appreciate your enthusiasm — they're going to view that as annoying, and they'll skip over you and talk to the next candidate instead. 

Next, read about some construction projects gone wrong, like one person who discovered that "They paved over a cone on Washington Ave." 

Being in a wedding party should be an honor, not a financial challenge. What should be a celebratory occasion where close friends and family of the engaged couple get to watch closely as they take these monumental next steps often ends up becoming a stressful series of logistics, events, and expenses.

In 2023, I somehow found myself invited to seven weddings, all of which involved important members of my inner circle. There wasn't exactly a situation where I could have declined an invitation. Moreover, I was in several of the wedding parties that year and even officiated one of the ceremonies. I do not relay this information so as to sound popular. However, getting through the madness of engagement parties, bachelorette parties, bridal showers, and the weddings themselves felt like going into battle over and over again. Somehow. I came out alive.

That being said, I have sympathy for this 28-year-old, who tried to express to the other bridesmaids within this wedding party that she was on a budget and could only afford to spend a certain amount of money during this trip. Well, it turns out that her request was completely ignored.

What do you do when you are out and about and you discover the road you were planning on walking through is blocked? Imagine red cones and cautionary tape – all the precautions that are supposed to inform you that the road ahead of you is blocked for a reason, and you shouldn't go there.

Unfortunately, most people would probably ignore the signs and keep going; some won't even pay attention to the warnings, because they think they don't really apply to them. They just go about their day as if they are the only people in the world, and as if there is not a giant hole in the ground preventing them from walking where they intended to walk.

In retail, we see many people ignore everything they are told and do what they want. No one adheres to the '10 items or less' rule at the cash registers, no one walks with caution when they see the 'floor is wet' sign, and no one cares if an aisle has been temporarily blocked from access.

Which leads people to write stories like the one on the entitled customer below…

Being asked to train the person replacing you when you've been fired or laid off is just about one of the most preposterous and farcical things you can face in the workplace. It's like being handed a shovel to dig your own grave, with the added insinuation that you should be grateful for the opportunity. 

Gee thanks. 

This employee was recently informed by management that their position was being eliminated due to "budget cuts." It wasn't as if their work wasn't necessary, though; their employer figured that they'd just have the intern do it instead. You know, anything to save a buck or two.

It is true that the employer, or at least the upper managers who made the decision, may simply never care or know what is being missed by the cheaper (or unpaid, as it were) labor. Unless there is some urgent catastrophe linked to the intern doing a job they weren't prepared for, no one will take any notice of the inevitable drop in professionalism of the work as long as shareholders are pacified and the end-of-quarter bonuses are in line.

What is certain, though, is that this move will have disastrous effects on the morale of the remaining workers, who will be left wondering, "If them, why not me?"

If you book a luxurious experience, that's what you expect to get. People often have to pay quite a bit of money for their lavish nights out on the town, but if the whole group has a great time, it's totally worth it to splurge. 

This group took a night out to a very fancy golf range. Like many places, they let you book a section for a few hours, and the place assigns you a waiter. This person should be taking your orders while you and your friends relax! After all, it's their job — you and your friends are paying to chill out and relax after a long week at your own jobs. Most people tend to tip well if they receive good service. It's just part of the night out. These people probably would've tipped well… if only their absentee waiter had actually showed up to serve them. Instead, he left them sweating in 100 degree heat without water! 

Up next, read about some pets with very silly and cute names, like one puppy named "Jet 2 Holiday" or a cat named "Costco Hotdog." 

Welcome to a place where instant karma runs a plenty! It's called Reddit and boy, do we love the stories that tell of instant karma. Even the little ones, like, for example this one that takes place at a bubble tea cafe. A group of entitled college girls try to convince the obviously-timid barista to let them steal the discount points from the next guy in line. But instead, they forgot to click out of their own points system and the guy clicked on their rewards. The barista just smiled and let it happened. When he left, he thanked them for their "kindness" for giving him their reward points for $5 off. Made his day and his walk back to work! 

We'll do just about anything for family…besides perhaps signing ourselves up for a life-long era of sitting in a black hole of never-ending debt. 

Yeah, just maybe not that. However, when our family needs us, saying 'no' can be a challenge we are not quite cut out for…which is understandable. It's difficult to set boundaries with the people we love, but sometimes when what they're asking of us is unrealistic, was have no other choice. 

Take this family, for instance: A father who just filed for bankruptcy, a brother whose 3 months fresh at a new job, a mother who can't pay her cellphone bills, and you. The 21-year-old daughter whose family's just requested that you sign a 200k mortgage in your name… Um, sweetheart, this would be the time to implement that so-called 'boundary' we were discussing earlier. 

We know that a daughter like this would do anything to help her family, but sometimes putting others' oxygen masks on before your own will only lead to a mess too big to clean up…

Part of being a teenager is about learning who your real friends are. This 18-year-old learned that the hard way after her messy, unreliable friend became a nuisance in her parents' neighborhood in the middle of the night. 

There are numerous examples illustrating why this "friend" was no real friend at all, but first, it's worth expanding upon her own chaotic nature. This is someone who managed to buy a motorcycle without a license, a permit, or her parents' permission. Naturally, it took next to no time before she got into an accident, but thankfully, it was minor and no one was injured. Not long after that debacle, this young woman had the audacity to show up to her friend's house, revving her motorcycle loudly at 4:00 AM, six hours after she was supposed to be there. On top of that, the disruptive noise upset several folks in the neighborhood and could have easily caused drama with their strict HOA. 

Thankfully, as this drama was unfolding, the 18-year-old author had enough sense to know right then and there that this "friend" was too much to deal with moving forward. Not only was she not allowed in her parents' house that night, but she wouldn't be allowed to come over there ever again.

In a world drowning in "synergistic solutions" and "customer-centric growth hacking," something magical happens when people describe their jobs with brutal honesty instead of LinkedIn poetry. Take the flight attendant who summed up their career as "plane go up, I give cookie, plane go down." Suddenly, we all understand exactly what they do.

We've created a beautiful ecosystem where Growth Marketing Managers market growth while growing marketing. These aren't job descriptions; they're linguistic riddles wrapped in corporate speak and delivered with the confidence of someone who definitely knows what they're doing. And what they're doing is mastering Manipulative vagueness.

Just now, I scrolled LinkedIn for TWO minutes and came across a guy "Driving Innovation & Strategy in Defense Industry & Enterprise Sectors | Mentor | Empowering 22K+ Followers | Make an IMPACT, " someone who's an expert on Helping Companies Coordinate People and Spaces in hybrid working environments, and a post from someone who's excited to announce that he's starting a new chapter as a Culture Manager.

You tell me if you understand anything you just read.

This refreshing honesty cuts through the professional fog like a machete through corporate buzzwords. While "Digital Transformation Specialists" and "Revenue Operations Analysts" leave us scratching our heads, a teacher saying "I babysit 30 humans while occasionally telling them stuff" immediately makes sense. Or a surgeon's "I fix people's insides" is infinitely clearer than any "Healthcare Solutions Architect" job posting.

Office life, for most, is a slow waltz of coffee breath, passive-aggressive emails, and the subtle thrill of finding birthday cake in the break room. Occasionally, though, the universe blesses your middle-management purgatory with a character so outrageously fraudulent that it's as if someone let a reality show audition tape loose in Accounts Payable.

Every city park has its ecosystem, a delicate dance of regulars, squirrels, and the inevitable citizen who believes her proximity to the entrance bequeaths her divine right over every blade of grass. 

This self-appointed Park Monarch, reigning from her half-a-block fortress, whose concept of stewardship involves sending her untrained Newfoundland of a dog on daily solo missions to grace the world with theft, drool, and deposits that would shame a dairy cow.

It's natural girl-code to let a 'sister' in need borrow your things. 

Whether it be clothes, make up or even a hairbrush, most girls are generally quite generous. However, that does not always mean that there is this unspoken entitlement to other people's possessions simply down to the rules of sisterhood. 

Another thing, if someone says yes once or twice to lending their items, unless you've literally grown up together, it doesn't mean that you are forever granted access to whatever you desire, especially if you aren't quite there yet. 

So this generous sister is fed up after days of seeing her brother's girlfriend walk around covered from head to toe in her clothing. Yes, she said on day one she could borrow a T-shirt…but this is one step too far, even the silent laws of sisterhood would gasp!

Okay, girl! If you're too lazy to pack a bag or are even just a pretty useless planner, then ask your boyfriend for some tracks, but you can't just walk around the house like you own whatever's inside. 

Some restaurant trips are "zero tip" situations. This should be rare – after all, it's common courtesy to tip your server if they provide you good service. Usually, at a casual restaurant a server gives you the menus, takes your drink order followed by your food order, then brings your meals out,  refills your waters and drinks, and gets you any other food you're hungry for during your meal. It's nice to give other humans a little extra tip for their hard work if they serve you well… but what if that job got outsourced to a robot? 

It's become a running joke that robots might take a lot of our jobs! But there are some you just don't expect to see a robot doing. In America, it's not common to have robot servers, although this is more common in other parts of the world. I think many of us would be surprised and befuddled if a robot came beep-booping up to us and offering to take our orders. I suppose it's not that different than ordering food online — I usually tip for that service at least, because the tip still goes to the chef who made my delectable dish. But, like this person, if a robot waiter asked for a tip, I'd probably decline just based on the optics of the transaction. Where is the tip actually going? To the owner of the restaurant? Towards maintenance for the robot? Just towards general revenue? It's quite the conundrum, and people had lots of thoughts about it, as you can read all about below. 

Next, read about the bosses who were downright giddy about firing their least-favorite employees, like one who got to say, "Enjoy your holiday and don't bother coming back." 

It's never a good time to lose your job, but getting fired right after you've been admitted into a hospital is particularly unfortunate timing. The worst part is that this 17-year-old new hire had attempted to call in sick, but apparently her attempts weren't good enough because she didn't deliver a doctor's note in person. The reason? She was in the emergency room and was unable to leave.

This story serves as yet another example of what happens when employers start viewing their hires as pawns rather than people. This teenager tried to get ahead of the situation by having her family step in and deliver the doctor's note on her behalf. The fact that this wasn't a good enough excuse for the employee's manager just goes to show that the manager was either excited about flexing their authority or they were already planning on firing this person anyway. 

It seems like there was nothing the 17-year-old could have done, but here's hoping she makes a smooth recovery from her fainting spell first and foremost before getting back into the workforce. 

Modern workers really do owe Human Resources our gratitude. There was a time where workplaces could be downright awful to work in: bosses could treat employees disrespectfully, or treat men differently than women, not to mention the ways that people in now-protected categories could be treated unfairly. So while you may roll your eyes at having to complete several hours of HR-mandated training videos each year, it's really for the best that we all have protections and equal rights in the workplace. 

However, some employees take their HR rights a bit too far. Just ask the guy who got upset that someone wasn't saying good morning to him, or the woman who took it upon herself to ban any and all scents at her company. Just read a few of the anecdotes from the HR professionals below, who had some piping hot workplace tea to spill. 

Up next, read about the way this 16-year-old got back at her stepmom's driving rules by refusing to take her 13-year-old sister to dance class: "Sorry Tina, I'm not allowed to take you to ballet." 

Everyone remembers that one professor who loved asserting their power, even when they were objectively in the wrong. It's like that scene in the 2003 version of Freaky Friday when Lindsay Lohan's character receives a failing grade on an essay about George Orwell's 1984 despite perfectly understanding the source material. For those of us who are unfortunate to be on the receiving end of situations like this, we know that there's nothing you can do to change your teacher's mind. The best course of action is to speak to their boss. After all, no administrator wants to find out that one of their trusted employees is giving unfair grades to the students they despise.

This college student did everything right. He submitted his paper prior to the deadline with 13 minutes to spare and assumed all was okay… that is, until he saw his grade and noticed a late penalty. At first, he gave his professor the benefit of the doubt and tried to explain, using proof, that he had submitted the paper in time. Well, the professor was not exactly someone who liked to be proven wrong. 

Just here us out…

I'm really starting to believe in this mystical creature called the Entitlement Fairy. Like, I honestly believe this fairy enters the womb and sprinkles entitlement glitter over certain babies. Then those babies are born and grow up into adults who truly believe the world revolves around them. I really think people must be born with it… because wow, there's no other explanation for this level of entitlement. 

After this girl signs a 50/50 contract with her roommate, a year and a half later she decides that she wants her boyfriend to move in with her…alongside the miraculous expectation that her roommate will quickly pack up her whole life with a smile, give them both the biggest embrace and say, 'Wow, thank you so much for letting me pay rent and share a lease with you, but now that you've decided you want a change, please don't leave, it's truly my fault that your boyfriend wants the space I've paid for!'

Like, WHAT?!? The fact that this girl genuinely expects her roommate to move out at the drop of a hat, claiming she has more of a right to the apartment cause she planted some cactus in the backyard… I'm losing faith in humanity here guys!

Business travel and the idea of being a jet-setting doer of business has an allure to it. There's this sort of mythologization involved, the idea that this means that you're someone, that you've made it. 

But, unless you're on the knife's edge of some entrepreneurial project that's been padded with the backing of angel investors, the reality of corporate business travel is really quite different: navigating crowds at conference centers, long days networking desperately trying to strike the match of meaningful business conversation with as many industry buzzwords as possible. All that is capped off with socializing at evenings out to dinner, by the time you retire to your airport hotel, you're relieved at the solitude, a chance to finally be alone and switch off, though you do wish that you were at home in your own bed. You drift off to sleep, hoping that you wake up fresh and ready to do it all again tomorrow.

In a way, you can see why these two junior employees got it so wrong on their first work trip, especially without the oversight of their own boss being present. The temptation is definitely there to enjoy yourself and experience this new place you find yourself in. But these aren't teenagers; these are grown adults who should be able to see that temptation and then make the right decision. It's not as if you can say that they made one mistake and missed their flight either, from this manager's account of events, it's very clear that there was a pattern of behavior and not an isolated incident. 

Professionalism and responsibility go hand in hand, and if this were a test they failed spectacularly.

Some people will just make up stories whole cloth and expect you to believe them no matter what. You probably have at least one person like this in your life: they'll make up stories about any and everything, from where they were all day, to who they're texting, to how much money they're spending on frivolous shopping trips. Sometimes they don't even mean anything malicious by these constant lies, but they seemingly can't help but make things up for literally no reason. 

This MIL seems to be a particularly frustrating example of this. When you fall in love with someone, you don't always take their family matters into consideration before falling head over heels. You start talking, you go on a few dates, meet their friends, take a few weekend trips, and then you start meeting their family members. By that point, you're really attached to that person, so you view their parent's quirks through rose-colored glasses. Plus, you think, you'll only see them every now and then, so what does it matter if Dad is bossy or Mom is too clingy? 

Check out the story of this woman who is somehow still unsure if she's being too harsh on her MIL after the MIL spilled a lot of coffee into her suitcase. Commenters assured her she was wrong, so keep reading to see if you agree with them! 

Next, read about some construction projects that went totally wrong, like one person who noticed that "They paved over a cone on Washington Ave." 

One or two spam calls a day is annoying enough but when your phone is blowing up nonstop with unknown numbers offering to refinance your mortgage, upgrade your car warranty, or help you move across the country (even though you never asked), it becomes a special kind of h*ll. It's disruptive, infuriating, and worst of all, impossible to fully escape. You block one number and then 10 more pop up like gremlins in a group chat you never asked to join.

So while most of us simply suffer in silence or throw our phones across the room in despair, one former employee took things a step further after their ex-boss gave them a truly petty reason to do so.

It all started with a perfectly reasonable request for time off to grieve the loss of a grandparent and help settle the estate. When the company denied that request and then went as far as to fire them for attending the funeral anyway, the employee left quietly… at first.

Parenting is already a difficult task, and teenagers? Take that task and times the difficulty level by 1 thousand.

(and in this case, $1000 dollars.)

Oftentimes, it's simply about parenting and the morals you have instilled without your children, and other times, parents are really just challenged with extremely rebellious kids. That doesn't make it any easier… Whether it's nature or nurture, it still doesn't change the fact that many people struggle to maintain any form of control over their children, no matter how many times they are grounded or told no.

You can send them to therapy, talk it out, and offer them constant time and attention, yet sometimes nothing changes and the parent starts to become the one who needs the support…

As in this testing story, this concerned mother confides in her sister, regarding her teenage daughter's terrible stealing habits. She is met with anxiety at the thought of warning the rest of the family after her sister suggests that this is the right thing to do. 

As a mother…do you protect your children from the judgement of others or hold them liable for their actions?

It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive, but if someone parks where they aren't supposed to park, it's especially annoying when that person is driving a fancy car. Of course, we should stipulate that not everyone who drives a fancy car feels entitled to park wherever they want. I'm sure there are some of you BMW drivers out there who do abide by the rules. Still, when someone with the funds to get one of the nicest cars out there also happens to not be a stand-up guy, it can be doubly infuriating.

In this instance, the author happens to live in a tight-knit community where everyone in the building receives their own designated parking space. It's very uncommon for conflict to ensue, as all the residents know exactly where they should park. If there are conflicts, they tend to be resolved fairly quickly. That's why, when the author arrived home to find a BMW parked diagonally across his parking space, he was initially confused. After all, no one in the neighborhood owned a BMW, but someone was going to be held responsible.

Hot take: Hotels' breakfast buffets should be open all day long, with a rule that each guest can come in once a day, whenever they want.

If I want to have my breakfast at 1:00 pm, because I am on vacation, I should be able to, don't you think? And if someone has a flight back early in the morning, they shouldn't be forced to skip breakfast and miss the best part of staying in a hotel. Realistically, I know that this request is not possible, and that it would end up being quite a chaotic space if the buffet were open 24/7, but a girl can dream.

That being said, when I inevitably oversleep and wake up 5 minutes before breakfast is supposed to be over, and I run to the buffet with my pajamas so that I can stuff my face with as many pancakes as possible, I am always delighted if the buffet ends up staying open overtime.

Which is why the complaints of the hotel guest in the story below simply baffle me. Why do they care if breakfast started earlier than expected?

Well, keep scrolling to find out exactly why.

Everything feels extra hard these days. Who modified life into difficult mode? How do we change it to easy mode? Has it ever been on easy mode? Probably not, and that is why we need light-hearted distractions throughout the day—and we provide just that! Just a quick fix of sillies, funnies, and fun! Nothing that will make your brain wheels turn too fast. Nothing that will have arguments erupting at the family dinner. Just good wholesome fun. Do you even remember the last time you laughed out loud? And I don't mean texting someone "LOL"—we all know that's just millennials' crutch when they wanna send a risky text. You say something like, "What if we broke up lol" There we go, now it's not so serious. Right?

 

Whatever, y'all. Life's hard enough and you need to meme about, we all need to meme about it! At least for a little bit… Beware of the doom scroll!

We work to get paid; it's a pretty simple arrangement. No number of pizza parties or cheap token gifts is ever going to change that. Sure, pizza might make for a nice distraction on a Thursday afternoon, but it's never going to be a replacement for actual benefits and fair wages, no matter how many management books your boss reads that say otherwise. Pizza is nice, but it doesn't pay the rent.

The reality is that no one comes to work out of sheer loyalty, and if the necessary means for survival didn't depend on holding down a full-time job, or if the pay doesn't show up as arranged in return for your time, what's the point of spending your time there at all?

It is, of course, pretty fair to question just what the heck is going on when your pay is even a day late. At two weeks late, you have to find yourself wondering whether or not the business is having serious cash flow issues. Companies can and do go under all the time, with unpaid wages owed to their workers. But when this employee enquired with their boss about where their two-week late paycheck was, they were met with resistance, with their boss immediately calling into question their "tone" before being handed a formal warning a few hours later. The employee was left feeling dejected, with still no paycheck, wondering just what in the heck they were doing there. 

If you thought entitled customers are limited to regular-degular industry jobs, think again. Even freelance writers and aspiring authors run into the same old entitled people who those in the service industry try to escape. It seems like no matter how far you hide, you will always be reminded of the way some people will never learn that the world does not exist to make them comfortable.

Imagine this: You're an author trying to get your book out there. You're selling e-book copies instead of physical prints because life got in the way and struck you with a medical emergency. Sure, no problem—e-books are convenient. You communicate this with your prospective customers/readers, and all who still wish to purchase a digital copy from you communicate that efficiently.

Some three years later, you jolt awake to a buzzing sound in your ear. The last thing you'd expect is a customer from years ago demanding a refund for an e-book they agreed to purchase. The next last thing you'd expect is to hear that same customer call your sleeping husband, demanding the same thing. Scroll to read the full story.

In your twenties, it feels like anything is possible. Your dreams of moving to the big city as an aspiring writer, making ends meet as a barista as you pursue your mixology certificate, or bussing tables while you audition for Broadway shows—though far-fetched to some degree—still somehow feel feasible. That's because anything can happen in your twenties. This includes bad things, like getting into relationships that hold you back rather than lift you up. Who needs a human form of baggage? Not me, not you, and definitely not the woman in this next story.

A 22-year-old finds herself in a relationship that weighs heavily on her dream of becoming a bar owner. Her boyfriend attempts to come between her and her work, which is in a male-dominated environment. This jealousy not only pushes her to do more for herself, but also actualizes her boyfriend's controlling behavior. Guess who was offered a promotion? Scroll to read.

When you're living in a small town, news travels fast. This server witnessed a group of misbehaving kids dine and dash at the local diner. It did not take long for her to figure out exactly who they were and, even more importantly, who their parents were.

Whenever I first visited the small, suburban town where my partner is from, it did not take long before I realized that everyone knows everything about everyone else. Even when we're just taking the dog out for a walk, everyone is suddenly aware who's back in town, what they're up to, and who they're dating. I can imagine how that feeling can be communal if everyone actually likes one another, but in life, that's rarely the case. If people start to feel like they're all up in each other's business, what once seemed like an intimate neighborhood can quickly transform into something suffocating and toxic.

However, that intimate community where everyone is loosely connected by only a few degrees of separation can come in handy, as it did when this server contacted the parents of those unruly miscreants.

If you're searching for a fuzzy new addition to your family, the best place to start your search is at your local pet shelter. Sure, most of the animals there are certified mutts, not designer breeds. But they're awfully cute, and many of them are desperate to find their forever home (or fur-ever home, you might say). 

Some of these cats and dogs come from the street. They're part of feral litters of kittens or puppies, and they and their siblings need to be named and homed ASAP. On one site, PetFinder, people love to give the wackiest names to these critters, and if they're goofy enough, that pet will gain a lot of attention from the moniker. These names range from the latest trends to random products to just silly nouns or verbs. Check them all out below — they're bound to put a smile on your face. 

Up next, read about the ways that these customers are truly weirding out the retail workers, like one person who "called the store… while they were in it." 

Imagine working hard all day, finishing your daily tasks and responsibilities on time, and then, as a reward, being asked by your manager if you can stay late. Did I mention that this employee was asked at 4:30 pm, just a mere half hour before the end of his workday? 

This is but one of countless examples we have found of employers not knowing how to reward their best performers properly. Furthermore, if you're a manager and you're about to ask something of an employee that is outside of their regular duties, you should at the very least raise the issue like a conversation and do it in well in advance. Half an hour before you need them to work overtime is simply not good enough! In the end, that's a sign of unprofessional, poor management, pure and simple. 

With that in mind, let's also remember that a sign of quality management is remembering what it's like to be in the opposite position. So let this story serve as a friendly reminder that if you're about to ask something of an employee that you yourself wouldn't necessarily do, don't ask!

Many people are opting for a small wedding these days due to how expensive throwing that big of a shindig cost. That is why when this bride threw her wedding, she didn't invite any of her co-workers because she was not that close to her. Sure, she had one workplace buddy who she would yap with on occasion, but they never hung out outside of the office or even talked off hours. And yet, when this co-worker found out she wasn't invited to the wedding, she was so upset, that she filed an HR report… Like, pardon? HR does not handle personal matters that have nothing to do with your job. 

 

Obviously, HR simply rolled their eyes and closed the case, but the entitlement of this co-worker still lingers on. 

Human resources departments and everything else to do with corporate culture exist specifically to reduce and suppress your human imperfections. This has led to it, frankly, being necessary in most workplaces to separate your work life and persona completely from your personal one. If companies could, they surely would find some way to separate you completely from your personal self.

Gee, wouldn't that be an interesting concept for a TV show?

In a somewhat bewildering juxtaposition, employers also want you to sacrifice your personal time to help out in the workplace and to be personable with your colleagues in the workplace, cutting in and blurring the boundaries of what your personal life and true personality even is, bringing about a certain identity crisis in all but the most self-assured.

You can't blame those who do choose to cut their personal lives off entirely from their working lives, but it is understandably off-putting when you try to have a conversation with someone about their day and they're so guarded you can't even glean any insight into their life. 

In this life, you can try to do everything right, and you still might be punished for doing things wrong. Maybe you have a boss who flips out if you mess up, but then also never gives you a pat on the back when you succeed. Or maybe, like this person, you have parents who impose their own strict rules, but no matter what you do, you're still somehow breaking another rule you didn't even know about in the first place. 

Some parents will control their teens so much that they forget some of the rules they imposed on them in the first place! Like, the parent might insist that the kid needs to go out and search for jobs. But then when that kid drives back later at night, the parent gets distressed that the teen is breaking that rule instead. Too many rules just creates a kid who is very sneaky and finds ways around the rules, as this teen revealed in their story below. 

Next, read about the food service workers who got fired on the spot, like one kid who spilled ice on the floor, picked it up and threw it back in the machine, and got fired after his first half-hour on the job. 

Howdy cowboys! If you're a rootin' tootin' good pardoner, then do we have the memes for you! These little bit of internet LOLs will have any Western-lovin' funny guy laughing 'till the cows come home! We ain't talking your regular 'ole woke memes, we're taking about good 'ole fashion family fun out on the pasture. We've rounded up and lassoed in all the best LOLs for anybody who loves the countryside and a good ride at sunset with their best mare. You can't yee without a haw, and you can't LOL without a meme. SO strap up, put on those cowboy boots and hat, and whistle your favorite Hank Williams song, it's time to LOL to some best yeehawin' memes! 

We have reached the point of summer where even the 10-minute walk back from work is too much to bear in this heat. It's too hot, too humid, and simply too much to be outside. Which means every single person has resigned to never leaving their air-conditioned office or house, and to never stay more than 50 feet away from a shaded area.

However, some unlucky people out there don't have the privilege of staying indoors, especially when it comes to their livelihood. Some jobs have to happen outside, under the ruthless sun, and those who work these jobs have to do them rain or shine.

Which brings us to the question–do they have the right to put their foot down when the weather becomes unbearable? Are they allowed to have a tipping point after which they must say 'enough'?

No one wants to hear that their partner is a stalker. Sure, in some ways, it's charming to know that the person you're dating harbored romantic feelings for you for a long time, but that only isn't creepy if you know who they were at that point. Otherwise, it's a major walking red flag.

This woman was celebrating a career milestone with her boyfriend of two years when he confessed to her that he knew who she was and had been orchestrating their eventual meet-cute for a long time. She had been working at a local library, and he would overhear conversations between her and her coworkers to get an understanding of her personality, likes, and dislikes. Of course, when they eventually "bumped" into one another and "realized" that they shared the same interests, none of it was honest from his end. 

It's the kind of revelation that makes you immediately reconsider all the seemingly great aspects of your relationship. Eventually, the lady seemed to walk back her critiques of her partner after receiving feedback from members of the online community, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence for where their relationship should go.

There's an exquisite breed of visitor who travels above the Arctic Circle, only to trust a glowing bar graph more than a local who's watched auroras dance since childhood. Why listen to a seasoned guide who knows every whim of the sky when you can rely on an app made for people in London? These travelers come armed with weather data, indignation, and an urgent desire to warn other guests that the night sky is about as promising as a one-bar WiFi signal.

Aurora tourism reveals humanity's bizarre relationship with nature, where people expect celestial light displays to follow smartphone schedules and demand refunds when the universe fails to cooperate with their apps. Modern travelers approach natural wonders with the same consumer mentality they bring to purchasing electronics, somehow believing that atmospheric phenomena should come with satisfaction guarantees and return policies.

Naturally, there's always some minor grumbling, a hint of mutiny, and, of course, highly vocal disappointment over the lack of instant, guaranteed spectacle. So when that faint wisp of celestial green finally sidles over the horizon, the air turns from icy skepticism to open-mouthed disbelief. Suddenly, the phone with its scientific certainty is forgotten, replaced by sheepish gratitude and five-star euphoria the next morning.

Tour guiding, it turns out, means teaching the world's most impatient gamblers that sometimes, nature deals a winning hand after all.

Business people often forget that the rest of the world isn't operating on 9-to-5 business hours. This self-important employee seemed to think that a property owner's private driveway would be the perfect place for her to park her company car every morning, going off to work and enjoying the spoils of a local driveway. However, without consulting the homeowner, the businesswoman found herself in the crosshairs of an elaborate revenge plot, determined to take her tires back to where they belonged… The dump.

LinkedIn gives casual acquaintances remarkable abilities to transform five-minute conversations from seven years ago into lifetime career consultation contracts. These professional beggars approach distant connections with the expectation that exchanging pleasantries once creates permanent job placement obligations, treating LinkedIn like a magical employment vending machine operated by anyone unfortunate enough to appear successful.

The art of weaponized helplessness has reached new heights among adults who somehow navigate complex social media platforms but claim formatting resumes requires divine intervention. These career tourists want all the benefits of professional success without any of the tedious work involved in actually earning it. They've mastered the skill of transforming personal inadequacy into other people's emergencies, approaching job hunting like a customer service experience where strangers handle all the difficult parts. The beautiful irony lies in their ability to confidently demand six-figure salaries while simultaneously admitting they can't figure out basic application requirements that teenagers manage daily.

If you've ever had construction work being done in your building, you know exactly how maddening it can be. 1 – It'll never, ever, ever get done on schedule. Not once in the history of the world, probably, has a construction project reached completion at its scheduled time. 2 — Those folks will start drilling at 7 AM every day, even weekends if they can! 3 — It'll cause you to question your sanity as you listen to the drilling and hammering go on all day every day for weeks, maybe even months. And at the end of it all, if everything goes smoothly, you'll have a great new street or building to admire. Then, you'll forget that all that ever happened, and you'll just be glad that you got the construction project done in the first place. 

Check out a bunch of people who shared their own experiences with botched construction projects. Then, read about an inspirational female employee who called out her male boss in a team meeting when he tried to boss everyone around: "My coworker told our boss, 'You're not intimidating.'"

There's nothing worse than trying to find parking in a crowded city. Thankfully, I live somewhere walkable, but every time I decide to drive to work because I'm running a little late or the weather is bad, I end up immediately regretting it. With the amount of time I spend circling side streets trying to get lucky with one open spot, it always ends up taking way longer than if I had just walked.

There's nothing more irritating than entering a parking garage and feeling your hope fade and your frustration rise as you slowly drive floor to floor, wondering why there couldn't be just one open space. Wouldn't it be nice if we all had designated parking spots? Or could just call dibs on one before we arrive and have it waiting for us? Unfortunately, that's not how parking works, though not everyone seems to understand that.

It's amazing how far some folks can get in the world without any common sense. It really baffles the mind! There are some workplaces where you can work very hard and achieve great things… all while your manager is the dimmest person you've ever met, and can't get anything right, yet they still make 15x your salary. You find yourself thinking that you'd be a much better person to have in charge as you help that manager rotate a PDF. You watch as they make mistake after mistake, and then just blame it on the exact same employees who warned them about that mistake in the first place. It's maddening, to be sure, and this person has a story about the incredible incompetence they witnessed from their own boss. 

Next, read about the customers who were weirding out the retail workers, like one person who decided they'd "call the store… while they were in it." 

The idea of swimming in the pool on a hot summer's day can apparently bring out the worst in people. Look, if I lived in the suburbs and my neighbor had a pool that I wanted to use occasionally, I would certainly go out of my way to befriend that neighbor. I would try to see if there was anything I could provide for them that might reciprocate my desire to swim in their pool. 

Of course, most folks with pools that I have encountered are generous enough to extend the occasional invite. However, any decent person knows that they are not required to do so. It's within their own jurisdiction. Unfortunately, this author's next-door neighbor did not understand that concept. She also didn't seem to comprehend the concepts of boundaries and trespassing.

When she tried to invade her neighbor's backyard so she could let her kids use their pool without permission, that was the final straw for the author. Keep scrolling below for the full low-down.

This woman found a way to completely dissolve whatever semblance of a friendly relationship she had with her coworkers after continually bailing on group outings, only to find out that her actions would result in the consequential end of their invitations. Because when you say "No" enough times, you can count on the invitation train to stop running. 

While we might talk a lot about something living "rent-free in our head," the last thing you want is someone living rent-free in your home, especially when that person has proven to be an unreliable and even destructive house guest. Sure, we all did with our parents for a number of years, but at some point, we had to cut that cord and strike out on our own. But when your 36-year-old brother wants to move into your place and live there rent-free, it's almost like something out of a sitcom or mid-2000s comedy blockbuster, especially when that brother has a proven habit of not taking care of the places where he is staying.

I probably wouldn't let him set foot over the threshold to my home once he had proven to be a dishonest and destructive guest to two family members homes, so we wouldn't have even been reaching a point where there was a conversation to be had about him paying rent—he wouldn't have been there in the first place. But this sister found herself in a predicament when she allowed her brother to move in with her after he had been kicked out of both their parent's and aunt's homes.

In many families, one parent is the strict one, while the other gets to be the "cool parent." Ideally, you have at least one cool parent — we all know that having strict parents just creates sneaky kids. But what happens when a family grows, and stepparents are now involved? It becomes a whole different relationship dynamic. The kids could wind up with even more strict parents to boss them around!

A lot of teens disagree with their parents over driving rules, and this 16-year-old was no exception. Teens want to be allowed to drive late at night, ride around with 5 friends in the car, or drive 40 miles out of the way just because they can. Parents are horrified by these kinds of things, though. All the teenager wants is a fun time, but their Mom and Dad (or stepparents, in this case) are sat at home worrying about what their new-driver kiddo is up to. 

Up next, have a laugh at the retail employee who bought 240 plastic ducks and hid 122 of them all around the store when an auditor was visiting: "He couldn't even keep a straight face." 

Aren't we all a little scared of getting fired? Unless you really hate your job (in which case... congrats?), most of us try to keep things just professional enough to avoid getting called into HR. Usually, if you do get the boot, you know you had it coming. Maybe you were on your final warning, maybe you were late more times than you'd like to admit, or maybe you coasted through a whole quarter without hitting quota even once. Either way, most firings don't exactly come out of nowhere.

But every now and then, someone gets themselves fired in a blaze of glory. Or, more accurately, a burst of pure stupidity. We're talking about employees who do something so dumb, so obviously fireable, that it makes you wonder how they got hired in the first place. 

If there is one reason you should switch to DoorDashing your groceries instead of physically going to a grocery store, it is that you will never have to deal with entitled people while shopping ever again. Grocery stores are a magnet for people with main character energy, who fully believe the world revolves around them and that anyone should adhere to their demands.

At least when you use DoorDash, you won't have to deal with people cutting you in line, screaming at you to clear the aisle for them, or the cherry on top–demanding you give them your shopping cart even if it is completely full.

How would you react to someone coming up to you and telling you to immediately empty your cart, simply because they need it? Personally, I think I would gracefully ignore said person and wouldn't even bother giving them an answer to their ridiculous request.

The person who had to deal with this demand in the story below, however, had a few things to say to the entitled mother who made this demand. Keep scrolling to read what it was…

Let this story serve as further proof that rent is simply too high. No intern should have to sleep at the office because they cannot afford an alternative. Not only is that indicative of a problem with affordability in this urban area, but it also shows how underpaid these folks are (and yes, we are talking about folks at the intern level as well!).

It's not like this guy wants to sleep at the office. It does not seem like Ben is a workaholic, the kind of guy who decides that living at work is more convenient from a productivity standpoint. No, this was a guy who couldn't afford a decent space to sleep or even food to consume. 

So when another employee began suspecting that something was off, and when that employee inevitably discovered that Ben had been sleeping at the office for more than two months, perhaps he should have extended a little more compassion before passing judgment.

Growing up in a house where the people you live with don't respect common spaces breeds a certain type of anxiety. One might develop obsessive-compulsive tendencies, while others might take after their family members and let their unhygienic habits run rampant.

Waking up to a sink full of food-ridden dirty dishes and a sticky floor, to put it simply, stinks (literally and figuratively). If you were or currently are the child who's expected to clean up everyone's messes like a Cinderella-esque figure, you know how it is. Even if you didn't make the mess, it became your duty. Then, when you move around other people's belongings for the sake of cleanliness, they start arguments with you over your cleaning process. Well, if they don't do it themselves… It's you're way or the highway. Agree?

In this next story, a kid removes his mom's crockpot, which is riddled with bugs and expired cabbage, outside after identifying where all of the fruit flies were congregating in their kitchen. Naturally, their mom decides to vilify them as a result. Scroll below to read the full story.

Aging apartment buildings create perfect ecosystems for self-appointed building wardens who mistake property management roles for absolute monarchies over their neighbors' existence. These domestic dictators approach communal living with the territorial instincts of prison guards, treating shared hallways like sacred spaces where even unlit candles constitute chemical warfare against their delicate sensibilities.

Elderly neighbor tyrants operate with supernatural abilities to detect imaginary problems while inventing creative solutions that require everyone else to modify their behavior. They approach normal living activities like criminal investigations, treating bike storage and fish cooking as personal affronts rather than basic apartment life. These control enthusiasts have perfected the art of escalating minor issues into full-scale diplomatic incidents, wielding property management titles like nuclear weapons while demanding solutions that would challenge feng shui masters.

Halloween is a magical time of the year. As a kid trick or treating on Halloween night, it actually felt like the world had shifted into a spiritual plane, with houses up and down the street decorated to almost completely unrecognizable shapes, enhanced and heightened by lengthening shadows, smoke machines, and all sorts of spooky decorations. Dozens of children in a myriad of costumes roam the street, running between houses, while parents wander up and down sidewalks with their young children.

It's a grand time, and one any kid looks forward to, so you really have to be some kind of miserable grinch to want to take that away from an entire neighborhood, but that was what this resident shared happened. After 25 years of holding the HOA presidency, the older gentleman who was beloved by the community sadly passed away, leaving the position needing to be filled. A neighbor who seemed to be well-liked enough took the position but soon showed her true colors. Halloween had been a treasured and widely celebrated event in the neighborhood, celebrated in a similar way to my own memories as a child. This did "not go over well," and she was quickly deposed and effectively forced to move.

In today's economy, it's not uncommon to juggle multiple jobs just to keep up with rent, bills, and the ever-increasing cost of living. Side hustles aren't just trendy anymore... sometimes they're actually necessary. Whether it's freelance work, gig apps, or 1099 contracts, a lot of people are grinding after hours to build a financial cushion. I've done it too, and honestly, I respect anyone who can balance multiple gigs without letting one slip.

But sometimes, companies take advantage of this hustle culture. And when they do, they deserve to be called out.

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Lions are incredibly social creatures. We know that there is this stereotype out there that cats are solitary and all of that, but that's not really true, and it is especially not true for lions. Lions have their prides, of course, and they love chilling together and hanging out. Lions get connected with humans as well - some special humans who we are incredibly jealous of all the time. Lions even connect with other animals - like dogs, and with the internet, we have the privilege of seeing that.

All of which makes this story so much more painful to read about. A lion named Ruben was left alone for six whole years in an abandoned zoo. No one to hang out with, no one to play with, not even a single lion to talk to, and so over time, with the years and the loneliness, Ruben not only lost his spirit, but he lost his ability to roar as well. And then he got rescued, and everything changed instantly. 

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We like to play a fun game, feline fam, it's called the "wander over to the fridge, stare at it completely empty, and wish for food to meowgically appear" game. Sound furmiliar? It's a game we've played since we moved out of our parents' house, and in the 18 years we've been living as adults, we have never won. Not once. But, we will continue to play it because we hold out hope that one day, our purrfect prayers will be answered and a feast will meowterialize before our eyes and we will be hungry no longer.

But that day is not today, so we're stocking up on some funny cat memes to feast on instead. It's a good thing, too, because we're feline mighty hungry for some kitty comedy right about now. Even if you're not hungry, you can come stand in front of our fridge of feline memes just to feel some cold air in the middle of this summer heat. Either way, you'll leave purrfectly satisfied.

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Cats mean different things to different people - but no matter the breed, background, or bean-to-paw ratio, there's a shared spirit that defines the feline experience. It's in their chaotic charm, their love-hate relationship with human touch, their mysterious obsession with random corners of the room, and of course, their sneaky streak of clawminality. These quirks don't just make cats endlessly fascinating - they also make them comedy gold. And that's exactly what we're celebrating today: the endlessly meme-able magic of being a cat.

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Who has not walked past an abandoned alley or house that is obviously full of cats and thought to themselves about rescuing one, or all, of the feline souls who are subjected to living the harsh life of the streets? Well, today's story comes from one of those people who decided they would go ahead and do it after noticing that one of the stray cats took a particular interest in them.

An action of the Cat Distribution System, or simply the cat's choice? We will never know, but one way or another it seems that these two were fated to be together as this cat who turned out to be a cat momma quickly changed her street themed tune and began to trust her new hoomans with her freshly delivered litter. This is a story of wholesome connection between hoomans and cats. This is a story of new beginnings. This is a story that might make you run out the door and go looking for a neighborhood cat to save…
 

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It's the middle of the week, the to-do list isn't getting any shorter, and your energy levels are somewhere between "catatonic" and "please no more emails". But before you collapse face-first onto your keyboard, may we offer you something far superior: cats. More specifically - cats in meme form. Because while Wednesdays are known for their chaos, cats are known for their calming, cuddly, and often completely chaotic charm. It's a perfect balance, really.

Cats have this unmatched ability to be both elegant and unhinged at the same time. One moment, they're stretching like regal lions on sunlit windowsills. The next, they're zooming across the room as if chased by invisible demons. They nap for 16 hours a day and still manage to act exhausted. They knock over your water glass with purpose and stare you down like you were the one who messed up. And we wouldn't have them any other way. That's why cat memes are the ultimate midweek antidote - equal parts wholesome, hilarious, and unhinged.

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Unfurtunately for us, we've only ever found and adopted one "feral" kitten in our lives as feline fans. This happened when we were still young, our parents took us to the movies and as we were walking back to the car, we heard some teeny tiny meows coming from behind a dumpster on the way to the parking lot. We asked our parents if we could keep her (they couldn't say no), and we named her 'Meow'. Cut us some slack, we were about four years old!

Just like the kitten in this post, Meow was "feral" no longer as soon as she stomped right into our house. She immediately took a liking to our doggos and was the sweetest cat we ever could have asked for. She would curl up in our laps and sleep while we watched movies together as one big family. 

Basically, what we're saying is that you should take a chance on the wild ones. They're usually the biggest snuggle bugs as soon as they learn to trust you.

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In the cat world, there is something known as "bonded pairs". Bonded pairs are cats that should not be separated. These are cats who would not thrive without one another. These can be cats from the same litter or random cats who bonded with one another throughout life. They're easy to spot - because they are always together, and they always should be together. Some shelters refuse to separate bonded pairs outright. It's better to keep them waiting for the perfect family in the shelter for longer then to separate them.

In the video that you are about to see that went viral on twitter over the weekend, you're going to see a pair of bonded kittens, and you're going to see exactly what happens when you try to separate them. Now, these two are still very young, and even a momentary separation can be scary, but even as they will grow older, they will need to stick close to one another - because that is the only way that they will be truly happy. 

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Cats can be little hellions when they want to be, but oh so sweet when you least expect it. 

This is why we love cats, though. One minute, they're attacking your ankles from underneath the couch, and the next minute, they're curled up in your lap like an extra saucy cinnamon roll. Spicy, yet sweet, felines play with our heartstrings as if they were dangling from the end of a long stick with a little bell at the end. 

When this sweet hooman woke up in the morning and walked to her car to drive to work, she did not expect to see three notes on her car telling her there was a kitten hiding inside it. At first, she thought it might be a scam, but after calling the number written on one of the notes, she realized the problem at hand: a neighbor heard a little kitten meowing from somewhere inside the car, and there was no way of getting the little baby out.

Thankfully, people were more than willing to enlist in this kitten rescue mission, and before the car owner knew it, she had a full party of neighbors helping her get the kitten out of her car. They even had a local animal shelter bring in some cats to try to convince the kitten in hiding that it was safe to come out.

Luckily, this determined search party did not give up, and they were able to get the sweet cat out after hours of work. Scroll down to watch the full and heartwarming video!

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This kitty saga has turned into quite the neighborhood pawlitical drama, with tensions rising between a cat mom and her well-meaning (but boundary-blurring) neighbor. The pawrent's wish? Keep her two furballs safely indoors. The reality? A household of escape enablers. Her husband, roommate, and even her 4-year-old keep "accidentally" letting the kitties out, turning them into seasoned outdoor prowlers.

When the neighbor began dishing out free snacks, the cats started treating her porch like their new purrmanent address. The owner asked her to stop feeding them, and for a hot minute, it worked… until the neighbor resumed and even grumbled about running out of food for her own cats.

Things really hissed off when one cat showed up meowing at the neighbor's door mid-storm. The pawrent missed the neighbor's message, and by the time she replied, the claws were already out. The neighbor scolded her for "not taking care" of her pets.

But these cats packed their own tiny bags and chose the neighbor's place like it was a luxury meowtel. This isn't neglect. It's a whiskered custody crisis she never agreed to.

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Open the fridge, and poof! Your cat appears out of nowhere, eyes locked on the deli drawer like it's the Holy Grail of treats. They're just curious. Okay fine… they're hungry.

Fridge raids are basically the feline version of a treasure hunt. Your cat isn't just being nosy, they're on a mission. Is there rotisserie chicken? A lonely slice of turkey? Half a salmon from Tuesday? That door opens, and suddenly it's catventure time.

Of course, they pretend they're just "exploring." But we know better. It's all about the forbidden feast. And heaven forbid you try to close the door. Meowgic powers activated. They instantly become 300% heavier and completely liquid, wedging themselves into impossible crevices like fridge-shaped puddings.

And don't even think about leftovers. Once they've sniffed the shelves, they consider everything in there purroperty of the cat. You? Just the sous chef.

So if you spot little paw prints on the cheese drawer or a tail poking out behind the yogurt, congrats. You've got yourself a refrigerpurr raider. Guard your snacks accordingly.

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We're all familiar with Karen's, entitled people, or people who make assumptions that others will help them without payment. It's a strange assumption to make, but it happens. There are those who believe that being a stay-at-home mom isn't real work, and there are those who think that pet sitting or dog walking isn't a real job. Though there isn't much necessarily to do in a tangible way besides feeding or cleaning a litter box, it doesn't mean it's not work. Anything that requires you to change your plans requires work. Sure, maybe it's just sitting in someone else's apartment watching TV while a dog sits next to you, but the point is that it's not your apartment, it's not your TV, and ultimately, it requires payment. 

The story below, is about a couple who go on vacation. The protagonist gets her younger coworker to pet sit while they're gone, but was under the assumption they wouldn't pay her. Read the full story below. 

Loss is a natural part of loving. From the loss of our first pet, to a first breakup. Losing a pet is like going from a warm bath to the frigid cold. The sadness hits differently than with people. Our relationships with others tend to be riddled with complications, nuances, and multiple dimensions. With animals, there's a softness, an innocence. The tender the simple love we feel for our pets is a raw one, one that leaves us in a different state of grief than with people. I remember when I was 5-years-old I had a pet cat named Spooky, she was all black, and I loved her dearly. I lived at the bottom of huge hills, coyotes roamed around at night, and it was a little bit like the wild west. I always feared Spooky would get outside and get lost, but thankfully she never did. 

In the story below, the protagonist shares the loss and love of her cat, and the power of boundaries. 

Feline rescue stories are by far and away some of the more harrowing stories we come across. Cats are often treated as vermin in these cases and tossed aside like they do not have a soul, or feelings or even a will to live. And the aftermath is usually a convoluted series of barriers involving high vet bills, unwarranted comments from ill-informed people and a whole lot of tears.

Which is why we are so excited to share this story with you today, for as much as it begins in a less than fortunate way, its progression is nothing but sublime. It goes to show that putting yourself out there does not always mean being put in a dire situation. It shows that love and support for our precious feline fur babies is widespread and active. And it goes to show that there is more humanity out there than we might have once thought.
 

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Cats, and especially Bengal cats are just inexplicable enigmas. You will never know what is going through their minds, nor why they choose to do the things that they do, not how they end up in the situations they find themselves in. and in true classic cat style today we have a story of a brazen Bengal cat child who decided that his territory deserved to be enlarged, and that he would work to commandeer herself a second home.

And by using some sweet charm and making it look like he did not have another home to spend the cold nights in, she very quickly landed herself a new home and a new hooman. Not only that she actually invaded the home of two other cats, all the while making her new hooman wonder where she came from and why she was with him. The truth ended up being the most cat style thing we have ever come across and wouldn't you believe it, she was his neighbor from across the street all along. 
 

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There's something extra special about hearing updates from cat rescue stories long after they've happened. A full year later, knowing a once-abandoned kitten is now healthy, happy, and thriving - that hits the heart in all the right places. Wholesome adoption tales remind us of the incredible bond between humans and cats - and just how powerful that love can be. Every time we hear that a foundling floof grew into a confident, cuddly companion, it's like the internet gives us all a collective warm hug. And this one, featuring a little trash-can rescue turned soul cat, is no exception.

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Do you remember the early 2010s? A simpler time, when Tumblr reigned, leggings were pants, and one very grumpy feline took the internet by storm. Grumpy Cat didn't just meme - she defined a generation. With her permanent scowl and existential one-liners, she spoke to the soul of every millennial quietly spiraling in a "live, laugh, nope" kind of way. And let's be honest - she still hits just as hard. Like fine wine? No. Like fine whine, and that's exactly how we like it.

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We always get our cats in twos because we really love chatty, dependent cats, and you can never really be too sure about their true purrsonalities until they've lived in your (their) house for a couple of months. 

 

So, if you adopt two at once, you increase the purrcentage of getting a truly cuddly cat, which makes having the aloof cat more tolerable. Don't get us wrong, we love all of our cats no matter how much physical affection they like, but we can't deny that our kitty cuddles aren't the best part of our day.

But, never say never! There are heartwarming awwpportunities around every corner, and sometimes they might even happen to you. One pawrent adopted a grumpy shelter cat named 'Mr. Pickles', who needed to be loved from a distance. She gave him his space and was purrfectly patient with him. Then, 8 years later, he crawled up onto her lap, and she started crying. Maybe he finally deemed her worthy, or he's just become a softie in his old age. Either way, it brought tears to our eyes.

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Losing one of our cats is something we have nightmares about. Thinking about our spoiled little babies trying to survive in the wild all alone? Terrifying.

And a little funny, in a macabre sort of way. Our cat's idea of "hunting" is waiting for us to put the toy and/or food within eating distance, and then pouncing on it when it's easy to catch. They would not be very good at catching their own dinners. However, the worst part of them being outside is us not knowing where and how they are. On top of that, you have no idea if, or when, they will come back.

This leads us to our main character's dilemma in the story below. They were tricked into adopting a "stray" cat from Facebook, and now after realizing they might belong to someone else, they have to make a pawsitively tough decision - do they check for the microchip and potentially give up the kitty they've fallen in love with to "do the right thing"?

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Over our time writing here, we have seen cats be the cause of many relationships ending. Unfortunately. We've seen people unable to get along with their partner's cats. We've seen people calling their partners unhygienic because of their cats. We've even seen a relationship of nine whole years end because the boyfriend didn't like his girlfriend cuddling her cat at night. Ridiculous things. And we keep telling people - figure the pet stuff out as soon as possible, because it could be a red line. 

So, we've seen people breaking up over cats quite a few times. We don't think that we have seen a cat save someone from a relationship the way that this cat did. When the boyfriend in this story suddenly said that his girlfriend cannot, under any circumstances, visit him because his cat is sick, and won't be able to visit him for a very long time because of that reason, lights started going off in this woman's head. And for good reason. Because the kicker? This cat, apparently, doesn't even exist. 

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As people who love cats and cannot live without cats, if we ever were to live with roommates again, then one of the first things that we would check before moving in with them is if our roommates are allergic to cats. Let us save everyone the drama in advance. We don't want our roommates asking us to get rid of our cats or to keep our cats locked in our rooms because being around because we didn't clear this subject before moving in together. Of course, that's not quite the situation in this story.

Here, there was seemingly no question about whether any of the roommates were allergic to cats because they were living with cats already. And when one of the roommates adopted a kitten, she didn't think twice about it, so when her roommate - who already owns two cats by the way - suddenly said that they are allergic, they were very much taken off guard. 

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Hello, feline fanatics!

We wanted to start this off with a friendly piece of advice–never take your eyes off your cats. You might be thinking that this advice comes from a place of love for our cats, that we advise you to always have them in your line of sight because life is just better this way. Every second you are looking at a cat, you improve your quality of life exponentially!

While that is completely true, that is not the reason behind our advice for you today. We recommend never taking your eyes off your cats because cats are sneaky little creatures who will make your life as difficult as possible as soon as they get their chance. Like our cat, who decided to swallow 3 inches of string this past weekend during the 10 seconds we weren't looking, which led us to the most stressful weekend in our lives at the vet's office.

Thankfully, our little orange idiot is fine, but he is definitely not leaving our sight anytime soon. The only thing we are willing to do that is worth taking our eyes off him is scrolling through the hilarious collection of cat memes below.

Why don't you do the same?

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If you ever want to experience humanity at its most exhausting, skip the national news, avoid the parking lot at Costco, and instead try offering kittens to strangers on the internet.

Did your cat wake you up this morning with a guttural meow and a vengeance? Me too.

Why is it that our precious purring bundles of joy have to paw us awake at all hours of the night just to prove to us that they're hungry? They refuse to pick reasonable times to remind us that they're stomachs are 1/8 empty and only emptying more as time goes by. Seriously, they act like they are starving, even if they have some dry kibble to nibble on in between wet meals. Even still, we'll do anything for the chubby cattos…

My cat is in a food coma at the moment—his favorite thing to do—and will be until his next feeding time. It's like I'm a zookeeper waiting to feed the carnivorous lion…

If you're a little hungry for some memes, here are the funniest hungry cat memes that will be easy on the tummy.

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Feeling tense about heading back to work? Don't stress! Our furry feline instructors are here to help you paws and take a deep breath. These flexible fluffballs are leading the purrfect Monday meowga class to stretch away your Sunday scaries and loosen up that cattitude. From downward dog (we'll let it slide) to full-on cat-cow, they're clawverly flowing through poses with more grace than we'll ever have before our first cup of coffee.

Whisker your worries away as Mr. Mittens demonstrates the ultimate loaf pose. Great for centering your inner purr-son. Need help with your breathwork? Let Biscuit the tabby gently snore in your lap while you practice inhale and exhale.

Sure, your inbox might be overflowing and your to-do list is longer than a catnap, but remember: if a kitten can balance on one paw while licking its own belly, you can handle your Monday. So take a cue from these zen masters, find your flow, and face the week one deep meowga breath at a time.

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This tail begins with a scruffy stray. Filthy, knotted fur, and heartbreakingly underweight. She'd been lingering on the porch for a year, clearly auditioning for the role of house cat. One kind-hearted boyfriend and his equally feline-adoring partner later, and she was officially adopted. Fast forward: she's now a clean, healthy, floofy queen who follows her rescuer everywhere. Purrfect.

But just when the cuddlefest was in full swing... drama pounced. The boyfriend's roommate gets a message: a neighbor claims the cat is actually hers, backed up with old photos. Apparently, this supposed owner let her have multiple litters and roam the streets like a whiskered wanderer.

Now the question is clawing at everyone. Does someone who let a cat go hungry and live outside really get to claim ownership? The bond between cat and its chosen hooman is strong, and the thought of giving her up is pawfully upsetting. Legal meownuvers aside, she's clearly found her forever home. Losing her now? Total catastrophe.

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Taking a cat to the vet is less of an errand and more of an epic quest. First, you must locate your feline, who has suddenly vanished into thin fur. You swear you just saw them lounging on the windowsill, but now they've gone full stealth mode, possibly tunneled into another dimension. Once found (bribed with treats, of course), the real battle begins: convincing your purrecious fluffball to enter the carrier. There's hissing. There's flailing. There's betrayal in their eyes.

In the car, they act like you're chauffeuring them to the underworld instead of a routine check-up. Every meow is a melodramatic monologue: "Why hast thou forsaken me?!" At the clinic, they suddenly forget their entire dramatic arc and act like angels. Tail up, purring, rubbing against the vet like you're the villain.

But once you're back home, all is forgiven. After a few passive-aggressive glares and a dramatic flop onto the floor. You're left wondering who really runs this household. (Spoiler: it's the cat.)

Vet visits may be a catastrophe in the moment, but at least they make for purretty great stories later.

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Cat rescues do not often have a prequel to them, they usually begin at the point of rescue. But today we have quite the rollercoaster ride of emotions as we get the prequel and the full story all in one tasty morsel. So join us as we delve into the story of one woman who discovered what true terror is when she innocently tried to take her catto to the vet, but wound up in a Taken style detective hunt to bring her poor cat child home as soon as possible.

And with a lot of hard work from herself, the taxi company she thought she could trust and some random internet volunteers her feline fur baby was returned to her safe and sound, but the journey to get there was nothing less than perilous and required a heck of a lot of persistence. But that is what it takes to be a cat momma.
 

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Monday is here, and mad is the only acceptable emotion to have at this point. Why you ask? Well, you deserve to feel mad that you had to get out of bed, even if it was to feed your starving cat child. You deserve to feel mad that you had to climb aboard public transport with another hundred or so hoomans, crammed like sardines, just to get to a place that you would rather not be in. and you most definitely deserve to feel mad about having to leave your cute cat child at home, all alone, after spending a sweet weekend with them cuddling and yelling at birds.

So to ease some of that tension you are so rightfully feeling, we figured you might enjoy some feline sillies to pass the time while your brain is still buffering and trying to get up to working speed. It's the least you can do for your own sanity.
 

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Hey fellow feline fanatic fans, feeling a little frazzled lately? We feel the same. The world's been doing its usual chaotic thing, and it's enough to make even the chillest cat pawrent feel a little twitchy in the whiskers. But that's where the magic of cat memes comes in - like soft little internet purrs sent to soothe your tired brain. Here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we try to be your cozy corner of calm in the madness - a place where cuteness reigns, paws are tiny, and the only drama is whether your cat will sit in the box or next to it.

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We've tried everything - wishing, manifesting, even bribing the universe - but Monday just keeps showing up. Like clockwork. And now here we are again: sleepy, over-caffeinated, and about to start another workweek. But don't worry, dear cat pawrents - you're not alone in this hustle. Because somewhere out there (mostly on your screen), a bunch of o-fur worked felines are clocking in too. That's right, it's time for the employed cat memes. The cats who also work 9-to-5 (or at least pretend to), and somehow still manage to be more fabulous than us all.

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How many times do we have to say it, people, please do not let your cats outside without careful supervision.

It's just simply not worth it. Wouldn't it be so much fun to train them on a harness and take them out on walks, rather than let them roam and wonder what may pawssibly happen to them? The world can be a big, scary place, especially for indoor cats with little to no survival skills. We're not sure about your cats, but ours wouldn't survive a second on their own in the wild. They are little daddy's boys, and that's just purrfect with us.

Well, not everyone takes good advice, like the Karen neighbor in the story below. She lets her cat wander around unsupervised, and is starting to blame her neighbor's sweet cat for her cat's shenanigans, even demanding that the pawrent pay for her vet bills for what happened to her cat outside. This would all be solved if she was a responsible cat owner in the furst place!

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The only thing that brings us more joy than before and after adoption pictures is opening a new tub of cookie-dough ice cream. And since we're trying to cut back on sweets, we've been purrfectly enjoying a lot more pics of cute kitties thriving in their new furrever homes. They're just as sweet, but with none of the empty calories! In today's terrific tale of awwdoption success, we have a cat that went viral for having the saddest expression in the shelter. His name is Fishtopher, and after getting adopted, he almost looks unrecognizable. 

Fishtopher had a purrmenant sad face while staying at the shelter. So much so that the shelter posted about him on his adoption page and it went viral on Twitter, now known as 'X', which resulted in him getting hundreds of adoption requests. This sweet boy was then adopted and now lives with his new feline family and hooman servants. But now, instead of a frown, he wakes up every day with a smile on his purrecious face.

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One of the things that we love the most about cats is how resilient they are. Nothing will stop them… from causing chaos, and that is amazing. Cats that are born deaf don't let that stop them from screaming their little heads off for attention. Cats that have three legs still manage to run fast enough to trip us when we bring them their food. Some cats, like the iconic Wonton, can fall out of a window, end up in the ICU for days on end, and still manage to cause shenanigans. 

And then, there is Aries. Aries was born a little different than most of the cats we have seen. From the very first day, his hind legs were… a little bit off, pointing in different directions, not working quite right. Now, instead of giving him away, this lovely woman fell in love with him and decided to keep him and give him the life - and the friends - that he deserves. 

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Happy Monday, cat people! Yes. Happy. Because while this may be Monday morning, and while Monday morning may come with a whole bunch of challenges, there is one thing that you have already done correctly, and that is being here right meow. We are about to make sure that you start this day on the right paw - with a smile and laugh and a whole heck of a lot of wholesome cat memes. 

Each and every Monday morning, we bring you a new collection of uplifting cat memes to enjoy. We do it because we like putting them together, and we like making you smile even more than that. Truly, we don't know of a single better thing to start Monday morning with. The coffee can wait a meowment, and we can spend the time between snoozing our alarm clocks in the most positive and purrductive way pawssible. Have a fantastic week, friends, and see you here next week for more. 

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Living with roommates reaches peak crazy when someone starts treating your pets like they're running a furry Airbnb service.

Nothing quite captures the absurdity of adult life like discovering your cat has apparently filed for dual citizenship, splitting time between your room and your roommate's like some sort of whiskered diplomat with commitment issues.

Sunday is the ultimate fur-day for cleaning, especially when the main culprits of chaos are the cats themselves. After a week of fur tumbleweeds, knocked-over plants, and mysterious paw prints everywhere, it's time to put those mischievous fluffballs to work. First up: sweeping. The orange cat takes charge, using that bushy tail to herd dust bunnies like a pro, proving that if you can't stop the mess, at least you can chase it around.

In the kitchen, the tuxedo cat helps with the dishes by paw-dipping into every bowl and splashing water everywhere. Quality control, or just adding more chaos? Either way, the hoomans will have to finish, but the effort counts!

Meanwhile, the gray longhair confronts the dreaded vacuum, stalking the noisy beast like a true warrior, ready to pounce or retreat with dramatic flair. It's a full-on battle to keep the floors fur-free, even if the vacuum always wins.

By the end of the day, the cats have tried their best, turning cleaning into a pawsome performance.

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This incoming grad student found herself in a bit of a lease litter box dilemma. She carefully picked a no-pet unit and made it clear she preferred a pet-free space. Her past experiences with pets in student housing left her pawsitively wary, especially after a roommate's anxious dog caused quite a mess. Now juggling grad school, she prefers peace over unpredictable pet chaos.

Enter the potential roommate with a surprise cat cameo. The lease was no-pets, but suddenly a feline friend was on the scene… or at least trying to be. When she checked with the leasing office, no cat was on record, leading to some lease confusion and an attempted pawsible transfer. The roommate claimed the cat was approved, but the situation felt more hissterical than harmonious.

Our grad student is sticking to the lease and communicating through official channels, not wanting to stir the litter unnecessarily. Her partner thinks she's being a bit catty, but she's just trying to keep her paws clean and her study space peaceful. In this lease cat-and-mouse game, she's just trying to keep things pawsitive and stress-free.

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Cat rescues really do come in all shapes and sizes. And much like snowflakes, it is almost impossible to compare on to another. Which is perhaps why we are so drawn to them in the first place. But this particular story adds an unexpected element in which our heroic rescuer ends up saving not only one cat, but also a kitten in the process of making sure that the previous owner of the first cat that was rescued, did not have the opportunity to make the same mistake she made with her original catto with a brand-new kitten.

This is the story of a woman who would not let the threat of social alienation stop her from being a carer of all cattos. This is the story of how feline love trumps all. And most importantly, this is the story that should remind you one and all, that adopting a cute catto means giving them a world and never taking it away.
 

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Sunday is kinda of a day for the feline pawrents of the world. While, Caturday is all about celebrating the existence of energetic cat children, Sunday without meaning to, ends up being the day that your feline fur baby calms down (mainly because they have little energy left from their clawminal Cautrday acts) and the attention is moved from them to their pawrents. And today we wanted to share with you an extra special collection of feline pawrents who you might not quite have expected to be in the feline fandom, but are well and truly obsessed with cats. Heck, they might even be commenting on lists on this site! Under a pseudonym, obviously.

So if you like your cute cattos with a side of stardom, you will want to get cozy for this list of celebrity cat pawrents who can't live without their feline fur babies. It is always so funny to find out that our celebrity heroes are just like us.
 

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One of the greatest joys of being a cat parent is never knowing what kind of friendship your little furball might forge next. Sure, we've seen cats bond with dogs, birds, bunnies (even lizards!), but every time, it's just as delightful. There's something magical about that curious feline spirit meeting another creature and deciding "Yeah, we vibe". It's funny, heartwarming, and a little chaotic - just the way we like it. These unexpected alliances remind us that cats don't just live in our homes -  they explore, investigate, and sometimes form silent treaties with the animal kingdom beyond our windows.

Whether it's a staring contest, a nap taken a few cautious inches apart, or a moment of shared calm, these cross-species meet-cutes are always pawdorable. And let's be honest, half the fun is watching your cat pretend this new buddy was totally their idea. They're the diplomats we never knew we needed - until a possum showed up.

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Hello, fellow cat pawrents. How's your weekend going? More importantly - how's your cat doing now that they finally have full, uninterrupted access to your lap, your bed, and your undivided attention? Because if there's one thing cats cherish (besides treats and inexplicable 4 AM sprints), it's a peaceful, cozy, human-filled Sunday. A soothing Sunday, if you will. The kind of day that's tailor-made for napping in sunbeams, gentle head boops, and slow blinks that say "Yes, this is the vibe".

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Spreading the Awkwardness

“Mom wanted a family photo. So… we family photo’d the heck out of it!” (submitted by Shawna)  

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“Mom wanted a family photo. So… we family photo’d the heck out of it!” (submitted by Shawna) The post Sweater People appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“Just a totally natural looking family portrait of a massive wicker peacock chair. Oh and me, my dad, and my sister. We apparently took this as a “gift” for my mom, which is why she was missing. Clearly this is the gift she didn’t know she wanted.”  

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“Just a totally natural looking family portrait of a massive wicker peacock chair. Oh and me, my dad, and my sister. We apparently took this as a “gift” for my mom, which is why she was missing. Clearly this is the gift she didn’t know she wanted.” The post The Wicker Man appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“Not 100% sure of the backstory here other than it may have been Halloween and I think I was into the grim reaper & Cat Fancy magazine.” (submitted by Molly)

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“Not 100% sure of the backstory here other than it may have been Halloween and I think I was into the grim reaper & Cat Fancy magazine.” (submitted by Molly) The post The Grim Reader appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“Another Olan Mills masterpiece. All that money spent on this canvas print and you can only see half of my brother thanks to the backdrop. Oh, and the wicker.” (submitted by Kathy)

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“Another Olan Mills masterpiece. All that money spent on this canvas print and you can only see half of my brother thanks to the backdrop. Oh, and the wicker.” (submitted by Kathy) The post Bottomless appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“This picture was taken in 1983 with my mom when I was almost 3 years old and we moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Roswell, New Mexico. As we crossed into the state we took a picture with the welcome sign and I guess I wasn’t that enchanted.” (submitted by Jerome)  

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“This picture was taken in 1983 with my mom when I was almost 3 years old and we moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Roswell, New Mexico. As we crossed into the state we took a picture with the welcome sign and I guess I wasn’t that enchanted.” (submitted by Jerome) The post Leaving Las Vegas appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“My mom thought it would be sweet to hire this living hell of a duck to my 3rd birthday party. This photo was taken seconds before I started screaming and crying in terror.” (submitted by Elisabeth)

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“My mom thought it would be sweet to hire this living hell of a duck to my 3rd birthday party. This photo was taken seconds before I started screaming and crying in terror.” (submitted by Elisabeth) The post What The Duck? appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“We had a professional family photo done for my parents Mother’s & Father’s Day but right after we gave it to them, my brother got a divorce. My dad decided to cut my ex-sister in law out of the photo and replace her with someone else. Then he hung it on the wall like this...

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“We had a professional family photo done for my parents Mother’s & Father’s Day but right after we gave it to them, my brother got a divorce. My dad decided to cut my ex-sister in law out of the photo and replace her with someone else. Then he hung it on the wall like this and it still hangs 10 years later.” (submitted by Tara) The post The Replacement Plan appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“My mom and I did “mother/daughter” glamour shots at a local motel in a janky hotel room in the late 90s. The photographer thought it would be a lovely idea to have us sit back to back and be encircled by black and white feather boas. He also commented on my “beautiful eyes.” At the time,...

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“My mom and I did “mother/daughter” glamour shots at a local motel in a janky hotel room in the late 90s. The photographer thought it would be a lovely idea to have us sit back to back and be encircled by black and white feather boas. He also commented on my “beautiful eyes.” At the time, I actually had pink eye so maybe they appeared more green? After all these years, I look back at this picture and smile. It was weird, somewhat concerning, and ridiculously funny.” (submitted by Lisa) The post The Glam Gals appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“My amazing mullet!” (submitted by Annie)

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“My amazing mullet!” (submitted by Annie) The post Big Red appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“All the other kids were terrified of the giant doll, but not our granddaughter.” (submitted by Peggy)

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“All the other kids were terrified of the giant doll, but not our granddaughter.” (submitted by Peggy) The post Ragged Ann appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

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