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

Almost certainly, at some point, those working shift work, or in other jobs where timesheets need to be kept, have been told by some manager not to "bother" reporting time that they worked over their shift because it's "inconvenient" for them to report it. Sometimes, this comes in the form of being told that it needs to be at least 15 minutes to be reported and counted for anything, but that's not really true—at all. If anything, if their system can't handle menial minutes overtime, then they should just be rounding up to some increment that it can handle… But you can't really go around suggesting this to your boss and the company's HR department without putting a target squarely on your back.

This former restaurant worker shared how their manager had once asked them to show up 30 minutes before their shift was to start and get their things organized so that they could "begin working" as soon as their shift was set to start, insisting that this would make them look like a "dedicated" employee. The worker shares that they outright refused, calling out their manager on the spot for their proposal that they work for free when they were already only making $12 an hour. 

Even though this experience happened some time ago, they shared it with this online employment community, sparking discussion on the topic with other members of the community and readers. See key selections of this discussion below. 

All they wanted was a proper Halloween costume… but these people got the silliest versions of their costumes instead. 

Ordering your Halloween costume online is a g amble each time. There are a few factors: are you ordering this the week before Halloween? Because if so, good luck getting that costume on time, because everyone else had exactly the same idea! Secondly, when you do receive that costume in the first week of November, it might not be what you expected. Just because the product photo showed off an incredible costume, doesn't mean you won't get a hastily-sewn costume made from the cheapest fabric ever. Some costumes rip the first time you put them on, while others are just so goofy you couldn't wear them outside without people giggling at you. 

Below are a bunch of people who had some costume issues, and decided to share their experiences with the internet. Let's hope they were able to get replacement costumes before Halloween! At least a few of the people had a good sense of humor about it, and mentioned that they and their friends were laughing hard about the whole debacle. There are also a few fuzzy friends who got tricked by false promises from their costumes, like one dog whose ghost costume looks more like a paper towel costume. 

Up next, read about this grandfather who spent two decades fooling restaurant staffers in order to get about 10% more food. 

Every coworker enjoys a little bit of gossip every now and then. If you're a fully remote employee like the remote call center workers in this story, it makes sense if you get a little bored and lonely during the work day. That's what innocent gossip with coworkers is all about.

However, here we have a Karen coworker who may have accidentally revealed that she has had an ulterior motive this entire time. It turns out that despite the fact that she is the person initiating phone conversations with this Redditor constantly, she has also been secretly recording their conversations. Thankfully, the Redditor isn't paranoid because he hasn't said anything substantial. However, the Karen in question has no idea yet that the original poster (OP) is fully aware of her little scheme.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more stories like this, take a look at this post about a resident who found a loophole in his HOA policy.

One worker went to the internet for reassurance that they weren't in the wrong for bringing their kid to work, but the internet completely disagreed with their decision. 

It can be fun when a coworker brings their kid into the office for a few minutes. If you don't hang out with kids that much, it can be fun to shake a baby's hand or high-five a toddler. The proud parent gets to introduce their child to the coworkers they spend 40 hours per week with, and the employees get to take a few minutes away from their desk to relax. 

However, it really changes the work environment when the little one remains in the office for more than a few minutes. No matter how cute that kid is, they're bound to be noisy and disruptive. It's just in their nature! You can't blame a kid for being a kid… but you can blame Mom or Dad for bringing their little one into the office for the entire day while you listen to their kid cry and whine. 

This person, u/throwawayworkpyt, shared a story about what happened when they chose to bring their daughter into work. Their babysittter cancelled and their spouse couldn't take her, so they felt like they had no choice. But their boss's reaction makes me wonder if they were leaving something out of the story… maybe their child wasn't as well-behaved as they implied. 

After that, read about some very funny Halloween costume mixups, like one person who "went as Calvin and Hobbes… everyone thought I was Siegfried and Roy." 

There is nothing like proving an unnecessarily strict authority figure wrong. Here, we have a terrible teacher who never failed to remain biased when grading the essays and assessing the arguments of her students. It got to the point where this Redditor knew he was not going to perform well on the essay portion of his final exam due to her biases.

However, when he learned that there was potential for extra credit on the final, he started hatching a plan. The extra credit assignment was as follows: students would receive an extra point for each line of a 400-word poem they can regurgitate from memory. Thankfully, this student was an avid reader and was always really strong with memorization. He ended up memorizing the entire 400-word poem and earned a 100% on the extra credit portion of the final alone. He also filled in a few fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions as well, but he was able to end up with an A in the class without having to write a final essay.

For more stories like this, check out this post about a resident who discovered a loophole in his HOA policy!

There's nothing spookier than an overnight shift. Night workers are brave because you really never know what types of people you'll run into. Some customers might be looking for trouble, while others might want to scare the living daylights out of you. At a certain point, you can't even be mad when something unexpectedly strange happens, so long as you and the rest of your staff are safe. It's what makes the shift more interesting! Especially during the spookiest month of the year, guests like these remind us that the horror we see in movies can, in fact, be replicated in real life.

The employee in this Reddit story was working the night shift when they received a call around 4 AM. They answered, and what they heard on the other line left them bone-chilled. The employee expressed that he had been warned about this guest, who spoke in a very strange manner and requested weird things to be sent up to her room. Throughout the next hour, this employee will be bombarded with all things strange, maniacal, and most importantly, spooky. Legend has it, he's still waiting for her to come down from her hotel room.

"I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone." - u/Cpt__Marvel

There's a whole lot going on in this post that I really just can't quite wrap my head around and that's really difficult to un-pack (hah, get it.) So, let's start here: Why on earth does a 13-year-old need FIFTY backpacks? With a single bag alone costing $500. Also, why in the heck does a 13-year-old need their own influencer account?.. And just where in the heck are they storing all of these backpacks?

At the risk of sounding very "old man yelling at clouds" here… what is going on with parents and kids these days? Back in my school days, I used the same chunky black Jansport backpack for a good eight years. By the end of its lifespan, most of the zippers didn't even work, and there were chunks of fabric missing where those now-useless zippers had gotten stuck and needed to be cut out of the backpack in order to be freed. It was worn and thread-bare and was eventually retired out of necessity (and because it looked dorky as all-heck.)

Indoctrinating your children into a hyper-capitalist social-media-fueled binge-buying obsession probably isn't the best idea. It's hard to imagine that they'll grow up to have a balanced relationship with consumerism and financial responsibilities. I guess terrible parents have always existed, just now, they can broadcast themselves to an audience of millions.

One worker's life hack for free babysitting is driving his coworker up the wall. 

Sometimes your personal life can really get in the way of your work life. There are family emergencies, or perhaps you're dealing with your own health issues, or maybe your babysitter quits on you, and now you're stuck with your kids all day while you scramble to find a new one. At times, you might feel guilty for the burden this puts on your coworkers, and hopefully you work with your manager or HR to resolve the situation as quickly as you can. 

For this guy, his personal life is not only impeding on his work life, but it's deeply bothering his coworker. As a woman in a male-dominated field, she feels singled out by this dude. He keeps bringing his young kids into the office. And to be fair to him, he's dealing with some awful circumstances. But still, when this woman has a whole job to do, you can't just dump your children at her office and expect her to spend all day watching them for free. Luckily, commenters agreed with the original poster, and told her that she wasn't overreacting at all. It seems like her management and coworkers are trying to guilt her, but if they were in her shoes, they'd have the exact same complaints. 

After that, have a laugh at some of the funniest anonymous suggestions people had for their hospitals, like one person who thinks it'd be fun to "allow patients to vote each other off the ward." 

A person's relationship with the people they work with can be tricky to handle. On the one hand, despite seeing them every day, those people are not really your friends, they are simply… people you see every day. On the other hand, and stay with me on this one, these are people you see every day, so you might want to be on good terms with them, and not create an awkward situation at the office.

That is why I understand this employee's initial instinct to be kind to his coworkers by offering them rides home from work. If it doesn't cost you anything, and you don't go out of your way to do it, then sure, it is a nice thing to do. However, in this case, giving rides to his coworkers does cost OP (original poster) something – gas. This led OP to tell his coworkers that he would only drive them if they paid him for the gas it costs, but they found this request extremely out of line.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. After that, check out this story of a manager who demanded employee arrive at work 30 minutes before clocking in.

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and it would appear all of these "dogs" are men. Here is a classic dog vs dog story of an unfaithful married man vs a loyal boyfriend. 

Let's set the scene: A girl looking for love on Tinder stumbles across a profile that ends up matching with her. They go out, have a good time, and hook up. However, before her heart could even get ahead of her, she discovered devastating news—he was actually married. She cut things off immediately with him and told him to never contact her again. But did he listen? No, he keeps messaging her in any way he can. She ignores him and eventually finds a faithful man that she enters a healthy relationship with. This must've made the married man angry when he found out, because he starts gossiping about her to their mutual friends. And not good tea. Her new boyfriend, however, knew all about him and wasn't about to let his horrid was go, so he devised a plan. A nuclear plan that got the guy kicked out of his country club and divorced! See what went down below!

We all know what happens when you assume…

This entitled rich guy saw a delivery man at a fancy hotel and assumed he was the valet on hand despite the fact that no one gave him that information and the delivery guy was not even wearing a hotel uniform. Still, assumptions were made and the ensuing consequences were laughable. After the entitled male Karen gave the non-valet guy his keys and left without any time to clear up the confusion, the non-valet knew exactly what to do. He gave the fancy Porsche a spin around the streets of Boston and parked it right in the middle of a five-way intersection in the heart of the city. The non-valet guy left the vehicle with the engine on and the door open.

Now, obviously, we do not necessarily condone this behavior, but from an objective standpoint, it's an iconic form of payback. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a resident who found a loophole in his HOA policy.

Not all CEO's are terrible, in fact, some are actually super chill. This new hire employee was shocked however at the level of chillness his CEO exhibited after getting caught in the crosshairs of a wayward cup of flying coffee. 

We've all had those bustling mornings where it seems like everything we touch falls apart. It's in those heated, rushed moments of mania that the clumsiest version of ourselves is revealed. And on anyone's first day at a new job, it seems like this is the only first impression willing to rear their ugly head. When the new hire in this next story reached the pearly gates of a fresh new position, everything quickly unraveled into a mumbo-jumbo mad-dash of terror as their nearly full cup of coffee went careening in the direction of the company's CEO. 

Even those of us who frequently make fools of ourselves can cringe at the breath-taking moments of this employee's first-day fumble, only to heave a sigh of relief when the CEO turns out to be a really good guy.

It's often said that you should never stoop to someone else's level and, instead, take the high road and go on to live a better life, beating them through their inability to affect you. Well, truth be told, that's not really all that much fun, and it's not very practical at times since it doesn't really solve the immediate problem at hand. And when that immediate problem at hand is your daily at-home parking situation—well, it's kind of hard to just walk away and ignore it since, you know, you need somewhere to park.

Most apartment complexes have assigned parking spaces, explicitly defined parking spaces that are expressly assigned as a rule. This is not kept secret either; it's pretty clear based on all the signage and numbers in each spot as to whose spot is whose, and if there is first-come-first-serve parking, it's usually somewhere entirely different and away from the units. Still, some people just choose to ignore this and park wherever they want to anyway. And it's really hard to logic what must be going through these people's minds when they make these decisions.

When this woman and apartment dweller found that her neighbor had been taking her spot, she asked her neighbor to stop. When the neighbor continually ignored her requests, she realized the only way to stop this was to play her own game…

We all have that one coworker who seems like they can do no wrong in the boss's eyes. Maybe they're constantly napping, but the supervisor just cheerfully walks by without noticing. Or maybe they constantly leave work early without an excuse, but the boss couldn't care less. Or, if you're like some of the people who answered u/Virtual-Bunch-9131's query to r/AskReddit, maybe your coworker went to further extremes and still didn't get the boot!

It can be totally infuriating to work diligently at your 9-5, only to watch your coworker who definitely makes more money than you slack off. Every time you glance at them, they're scrolling Facebook or watching YouTube videos without headphones. They miss deadlines and never know what's going on… but still, the boss loves them, so they'll never fired. Ugh! Some people's coworkers did even worse things and still didn't get kicked out of their positions. It just goes to show how arbitrary things are in the workplace: if you're a nepo-hire or you're the boss's favorite person to goof off with, your job is safe forever. 

After that, these neighbors were worried that a 13-year-old snowboarder was going to break their fence or have an accident, so they impolitely demanded to "speak to the landowner." 

This kid doesn't know just how iconic he is for doing what he did. After trying to reconnect with his birth father, both of his biological parents sat him down over a video call and asked for his understanding if they go no-contact.

Yup, you read that right. For a little backstory, the Redditor was the by-product of an extra-marital affair (both of his biological parents had spouses and stayed with them). He was primarily raised by his mother's grandparents, with his birth father secretly providing some child support over the years without his wife's knowledge. As he grew older, the Redditor wanted to get to know his birth father and half-siblings, so he started following them on social media. 

Soon thereafter, the birth father had to get in touch with the Redditor's birth mother, presumably for the first time in years. Together, they tried to convince the original poster (OP) to leave them alone. At this point, OP had enough for their selfishness and decided to do the exact opposite. So much for hoping to reconnect with his biological parents!

Keep scrolling below to see what happened after OP got in contact with the spouses of his so-called parents. For more stories like this, take a look at this post about an entitled Karen's temper tantrum at the airport.

We'll do anything for our pets. We buy them treats and toys, we kiss them and snuggle them, we drive them to the vet or to their favorite places to play. It's so great to have a fuzzy little dude running around your house who loves you like crazy, bites you sometimes, and always wants to cuddle up and hang out with you. 

However, a lot of landlords don't care how cute your cat, dog, bird, or rabbit is: they're simply not allowed in your apartment. So some people lie to their landlords, insisting they don't have pets, when really they have a cat who keeps peeking through the blinds, or a dog who absolutely must bark at the delivery truck every day. For some people, this creates problems with neighbors. In extreme cases, the residents get served eviction notices! But in many cases, as you can read about below, the landlords have a soft spot for pets, and they'll let them stay. For example, one person was hiding their small dogs, only for their landlord to reveal that she had six chihuahuas running around her place! You can read that tale and bunch of other delightful and funny stories below. 

Then, read about some very funny reasons people got fired, such as the woman who gave her boss a false doctor's note… from an entirely different state. 

Incessant honking never helps. That's one rule everyone should learn when they start driving. Traffic is infuriating, but unless someone else is actively endangering other drivers or being reckless, there is no need to add fuel to the frustration. Your busy schedule is no more important than those of the other drivers on the road.

In this scenario, however, we weren't even dealing with an insane traffic jam. It was a quiet evening in a suburban neighborhood, and because it was dark and there had been recent accidents at this particular traffic light, the Redditor who was driving decided not to turn right on red and instead chose to wait for the green light. At the time, there was no one behind him… until the entitled Karen drove up behind him in a fury that he wouldn't turn as if she couldn't wait the remaining 30 seconds for the light to turn green. Thankfully, once she started honking aggressively, other folks in the neighborhood who were on foot witnessed the encounter and came to the Redditor's defense. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a resident who found a loophole in his HOA policy.

This interview quickly went south when a prospective employee learned the true meaning of their job's description, laughing abruptly in the face of their interviewer before storming out. I guess it's back to the grindstone for this guy's job search…

What's the worst thing you've ever endured for a job? 

We're all here for the money, so there's a spectrum of willingness to do what it takes to cash in on that paycheck every two weeks. For many of us, we just let the what-in-tarnation moments on the job roll off our backs, saying, 'That's just a part of the job' until we're desensitized to whatever weirdness comes along with our job title. But when you can already spot the billowing red flags of a job position before even stepping foot into the business, you should follow your gut instinct and run away as fast as you can. 

Keep scrolling to read how this employee dodged a bullet by immediately denying the worst job offer ever as he scoffed at shared hotel rooms, $16/hour, uncertain hours, and a pathetic (or even, nonexistent) travel compensation program.

The first day at a new job is a nerve-wracking experience. With none of the comforts of a practiced routine and familiarity, it really feels like you're totally winging it and just laying it all out there. Of course, when nerves are frayed and you're feeling jittery, it's more likely you're going to stuff something up, which is why those first-day nerves end up being rather prophetic. 

This worker made just about the worst first-day mistake you could possibly imagine when they accidentally poured coffee all over a stunned stranger in the reception area of their new workplace. While the worker was awkwardly fumbling and apologizing, the stranger collected himself, asking if he was the new hire. The worker replied that they were and were welcomed to the company. Once the stranger departed, the receptionist informed the worker, in a manner I imagine was overly warm and cheery given the situation, that they had just dumped coffee all over the company's CEO. What a way to start the day!

Luckily, the CEO proved his leadership and his character with how he handled the situation, inviting the new hire into his office and easing their fears that they would be shown the door they just entered.

When shared with this online community, this story sparked all kinds of conversation around the subject and prompted others to share stories of their own.

These family members are upset after rejecting a vacation, only to learn it was going to be way better than they expected. 

The annual task of planning a vacation goes to u/Ok_Clue_6722, as they explained to r/AmItheA******. First things first, they asked the family group chat which days worked for them. To be fair, it can be incredibly difficult to get everyone's schedules to align, so when two of the members of the group bowed out, this person wasn't phased. 

However, when this guy announced that the family trip was now going to be to Europe, their son and daughter-in-law magically came up with the vacation days. How convenient! It's possible they didn't really want to go before, but as soon as they heard about the location change, they also changed their minds. But the original poster of this story wasn't having it: they refused to change anything for their DIL and son. 

When they asked the internet if they did wrong by their family members, there was a wide mix of responses. Some people said the original poster was impolite for excluding some family members, and wondered if they disliked their son and DIL. Others said that the son and DIL were in the wrong for the way they went about the vacation planning. And some said that no one was really acting their best here, and that all members had some blame. Check out this interesting story below to decide for yourself. 

Up next, these anonymous people online had some incredibly silly suggestions to make hospitals better, like one person who suggested that we should "Call all doctors Doctor Who." 

Finding a job in this day and age is becoming equally as difficult as winning a scratch-off lottery ticket. People say that LinkedIn should be your best friend while resume websites remain your partner in crime. The thing about unemployment is that most people do not want to be unemployed, it's just the way the job market is. You'll see a lot of hot takes about this notion from older and younger generations alike, but either way, the bottom line is that it might not be the most exciting time in one's life.

Or maybe it is. Maybe, some folks prefer to live a life of leisure for a small amount of time before getting back to the hustle and bustle of careerhood. I don't blame them! Sipping a margarita at 2 PM on a random Tuesday, kicking back and relaxing so as to make sure life doesn't slip away, sounds pretty good to me. If you're currently on the job hunt, know you're not alone. Give yourself a break from LinkedIn and check out some of these memes—maybe you'll post some online to show recruiters how funny you are!

When dealing with a toxic boss, some might tell you to bite your tongue when you try to complain about them to HR, or even other coworkers. If you're thinking that your boss is not doing their job correctly, in addition to simply treating the employees under them like garbage, you might be doing other scorned employees a disservice. At the end of the day, a job is just a job.

As an employee, you shouldn't have to sacrifice your mental well-being just to get ahead. Who knows, it might not backfire on you at all. Maybe instead, 11 other employees will follow your lead and complain about all of the workplace mistreatment this evil boss unleashed upon you. Take that gamble. Nobody takes an employee seriously until they resign, sit down, and write a letter explaining all the ways their boss has made their work life difficult. Then, the fun begins. Kicking someone to the curb might not feel great, but someone getting sacked who deserves it is a lovely case of karmic justice. 

Receiving a job offer on the spot in an interview is supposed to be an exciting, game-changing moment. However, for this 43-year-old medical expert who had decades of experience as a certified expert and professional, the offer ended up being so insulting and so shocking that his reaction was anything but excitement. 

This Redditor explained how he was offered a paltry $12 an hour for a new position. Additionally, there would be no benefits if he had chosen to take the job. Thankfully, he had the experience and self-confidence to know he could get something far more fair elsewhere, so he chose to stand up and walk out of the interview on the spot. What's even more upsetting, however, is that evidently, there were two other serious candidates for the position who were willing to take the position. If this kind of offer doesn't say something about the lack of respect and care we show for medical assistants, I don't know what does.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. When you're done, feel free to check out this post about a resident who discovered a major loophole in his HOA policy. 

When you try to out-Karen, a fuel truck driver, you're basically begging for karma to swoop in. This particular Karen found that out the hard way. The driver had parked his truck to make a fuel delivery, blocking all the front parking spaces at the gas station. Driving a Tesla, Karen couldn't be bothered to park a little farther away. She moved the cones and parked right by the door. When the driver politely asked her to move, she told him to "get bent." So, naturally, he parked his truck inches behind her car and began the slow process of unloading fuel.

Karen, fuming, called the cops, but they couldn't help her. She was stuck waiting for over an hour while the driver took his sweet time. But karma wasn't done yet. As soon as she sped off, she pulled right into the path of oncoming traffic and got T-boned by a massive pickup. Her Tesla? Totaled. The pickup? Barely a scratch. Instant karma, anyone?

Everyone likes to think that they're the exception to a rule, usually because they're so certain that they're so much better and smarter than everybody. The reality of the situation couldn't be further from the truth, and the truth is this: If you think you're the exception, the rule exists for you.

This couldn't be truer than when it comes to parents who think that their kids should be an exception to "child-free" events, either bringing them anyway without saying anything or making some dramatic last stand that causes a rift throughout the entire family or friend group.

This online discussion was one of the rarer ones in which the original poster and their narrative are picked apart by other members of the community who suspect that the poster isn't telling the whole truth. The mother posted, sharing how she felt hurt and excluded by the new "no kids" rule that her sister was enforcing for family events. She felt as if the rule was directed solely at her and her children—truth be told, it probably is. 

The sister had made comments about how her house wasn't "kid-proof" and that events weren't "relaxed," which is basically a nice way of saying, "Your kids are out of control and not respectful of my things or my home and so I'd prefer if you didn't bring them here." So, in a sense, the mother has every right to feel targeted here, but instead of causing a stink about it, she should probably take it on board and work on parenting her children to be invited back in the future.

This situation sounds like every kid's dream and every neighbor's worst nightmare. 

If you spent ages begging your parents for a pool or a trampoline as a kid, you're not alone. It's a common experience for kids who want to get their energy out and spend countless hours swimming or bouncing with their friends. 

Of course, as a kid you probably aren't aware of what the neighbors think about you bouncing on a trampoline for hours every day, or splashing around loudly in a pool doing cannonballs with your friends. This person didn't want to be a bother, but their neighbor's kids were getting really out of hand with the noise. They tried to be "patient and accommodating" of the kids' playtime. But when the children start playing on their water slide bouncy castle at 5 in the morning, the castle blocks a beautiful mountain view, and the water is pouring out of the neighbor's yard, what's a person to do?

Well, for u/imthekarn, calling in the HOA was the perfect solution. They aren't always the most helpful bunch, but in a situation like this, sometimes it's the best way to get an impolite neighbor to knock it off with the bad behavior. 

Next, read about the hilarious suggestions anonymous people submitted for changes in a hospital, like one person who suggested that we should "allow patients to vote each other off the ward." 

No one enjoys waiting to board a plane when you're in one of the later groups. That being said, finding a scapegoat to externalize your frustration is not going to make your situation any better. Take it from someone who is almost always in boarding groups 7 through 9. 

This Redditor may have been young, but he had a doctor's note that gave him early boarding access because he was in recovery from a recent knee surgery, which led some folks to wonder why he was even on a flight in the first place but we digress… Anyway, despite the fact that he was clearly not in great physical shape, a frustrated and entitled male Karen boomer took issue with the fact that his place in line was bumped up and started throwing a fit as if this were some great injustice.

Despite the fact that the male Karen's initial tantrum did, in fact, get him to board early as well, he couldn't help himself and ended up in trouble with the gate agent. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for. the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a co-op Karen's noise complaint.

How long can you live somewhere before you officially call your home? Six months? One year? Three years? It all depends, and that's why u/Holiday_Review_8324 asked the internet to decide if they were in the wrong for kicking out their houseguest. 

This person shared that they and their fiancee share a home with Amy. Amy is the original poster's sister, and she's been living with them since she was a teen mom (she now has a few kids). After living in a home for four years, you'd probably consider it your own. But for some reason, the original poster doesn't think their sister should have any say in the way the home looks. The sister got into a big squabble with the neighbor over a patch of grass that her kids love to play in. Instead of siding with their sister, though, this homeowner took their feud personally. Some people sided with the homeowner, saying it was their property to do with as they chose. But others scolded the original poster for letting their sister live there for so long before pivoting and kicking her out unexpectedly. You can read the full story below and see who you side with. 

Up next, this employee had the infuriating experience of learning that a newly hired 16-year-old at their workplace made more money than them, and when they informed their boss about that, he offered them… a sandwich. 

The anecdotes about this telemarketer have made it crystal clear that he's the problem. His form of petty revenge after he got let go only further proves that he's got a twisted mind. Creative, mind you, but twisted nonetheless.

The Redditor who recounted this story begins with some background information about how as a teenager, he blamed his girlfriend for having a bathroom accident in his parents' vacation home… and that's not where bathroom accidents end in this story. Of course, it shows exactly the kind of immature, irresponsible guy he is that he let his girlfriend take the fall for his own mistakes. 

Years later, he had trouble holding down his telemarketing job and was ultimately fired. His payback? We'll let you find out for yourself, but let's just say that he left a smelly impression in the work bathroom that lasted literally six months.

For more stories like this, take a look at this post about an entitled Karen who threw a tantrum over the boarding process on her flight.

The best part about not living in an HOA is that you get to decide how your house and lawn should be kept (within neighborhood parameters, of course). A lot of folks have left HOAs because they didn't want to pay the strict fees or abide but nonsensical rules that would ultimately result in a hefty fine if they're not followed closely. Even without HOAs, though, neighbors will find a way to make anything you do as a homeowner seem evil.

The man in this Reddit story has been dealing with an ex-lawncare employee blowing leaves all over his front lawn, in addition to his own trash and trespasses while doing so. The man expresses that the neighbor plays "Fake Nice" whenever he asks him to stop blowing the leaves all over his lawn, which he does 6+ times a day. You'd think that after three or so years of being asked to do something, the neighbor would finally give up his annoying ways and small-minded beliefs about how lawns should look. If you thought that, you'd unfortunately be wrong. The neighbor won't let up, and the man in the story is seeking more creative revenge, on top of filing a city complaint on the situation.

By the time you're training new hires in your department and taking on additional responsibilities and work, it's about time to start wondering when that promotion is coming. Let's face it: you're basically contributing at a level as if you'd been promoted already, so all that's left is to make the adjustment to your title and compensation. But, of course, no one likes paying for something they're already getting for free—and employers, first and foremost. So they'll drag out that promotion as long as humanly possible, eventually "forgetting" that they had promised it all together. 

This graphic designer spent years going above and beyond, training new hires and taking on the most difficult projects while maintaining a high standard of quality in their work. You know—all the things that someone in a higher role would be doing. Yet, when their next annual review rolled around, they were knocked down for having less of a "social presence" than their lazy social-climbing coworker, and the promotion that they had been promised went to the coworker instead. This prompted the graphic designer to leave and seek a better job elsewhere, leaving a gaping hole in the organization where all of their hard work and self-built process had once been.

Is it better to get a bad birthday gift, or to not receive one at all? These birthday boys and girls would probably argue that it's better to get no gift rather than a completely thoughtless one. Maybe you're thinking that they're just being ungrateful. Well… perhaps. But what about the person who was gifted a KitKat bar, and then told that the reason was that they were 2 for $3? That person only got one KitKat bar! The gifter had to brag about the price point while not even giving the birthday kid the full gift. 

Other people were given checks that bounced, leaving them with less money than before after paying their banks' fees. One kid got just school supplies! There are clearly plenty of ways to not gift someone properly, and these people can tell you all about it, thanks to u/andrewsteiner88's intriguing question. Maybe it'll spark memories of your worst birthday gift, like getting back something you regifted, or getting a present from someone who knows nothing about your interests and just took a wild guess. Check out a collection of the funniest answers below!

Then, read about the 16-year-old employee whose boss "wanted me to train my replacement, but I didn't work there anymore." 

A few months back, a woman's next-door neighbor, Karen, decided to start teaching yoga classes in her backyard. At first, it seemed harmless enough—just a few mats by the fence. But soon, the "backyard" yoga sessions started creeping over into her neighbor's lawn. Before long, Karen's entire group of yogis was taking over half of her neighbor's yard every Saturday morning. When the neighbor politely asked Karen to keep her classes to her own side, Karen just laughed, saying, "It's all one big green space anyway!" The neighbor had kept his peace until last weekend, when Karen's group decided to bring incense, turning the whole yard into a meditation retreat just as the neighbor was trying to grill. When asked once more to keep to her own space, Karen labeled the neighbor as "territorial" and suggested they should embrace the "community vibe." I think we all know where this one is headed. 

You never know what kinds of people you'll meet while on public transportation, especially if you're in a foreign location that you're not familiar with. Your best bet is to stay silent and disengage, no matter how much you want to give an entitled person a piece of your mind. Sometimes, though, disengaging doesn't do much. If someone is looking for an argument, they'll make sure they find it. You just happen to be the closest individual in their vicinity, and now you've become their target.

The couple in this story were traveling on public transit in Spain when they smelled something rancid in a few of the train cars. Naturally, they move to a car that is more populated because that indicates the stench has not yet plagued the car. When they get into the train car, they notice that there is only a small amount of standing room. A mother and father enter the train car and instead of saying "Excuse me", the mother rolls over the man in the couple's foot. Three times. Of course, strollers are a priority on public transportation to ensure a baby's safety. However, that does not mean manners should be thrown out the window—especially if everyone around you is obviously trying to make space for you to exist comfortably. Whatever happened to etiquette? Scroll to read the full story.

Theme parks can bring out the absolute worst in families. You're likely to see anything from screaming children to obnoxious teenagers to entitled parents. In this story, you get a little bit of it all.

Here, we've got a theme park attendee who was waiting in a single-rider line and saw a family of folks right in front of them, who clearly wanted to ride together but had no desire to wait in the regular line as the wait time was over an hour. Of course, when it was finally their turn, the parents got upset because his seven-year-old daughter was separated from them. The cast member at the theme park tried to calm the Dad down by saying he would need to wait in the single-rider line if the whole family wanted to go on the ride together. the rules were made crystal clear when they picked which line to join. This, of course, was not satisfactory for the Dad, who proceeded to throw a temper tantrum.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, take a look at this post about a kid who sabotaged his stepdad's plants.

Don't make enemies with your neighbors. 

This neighborhood Kevin learned the hard way that having allies in your cul-de-sac is more valuable than keeping tabs on the people next door. But I get it, there are rules in an HOA that every neighbor is supposed to follow, but when you have a new renter moving in next door, it's probably wise not to burn a bridge with them over trivial snitchings. 

The renter in our next story found himself in a snitching loop with the Kevin next door after allegedly 'barbecuing incorrectly' earlier this summer. The grouchy busybody next door took his complaint straight to the HOA without as much of a chat with the new neighbor, and even the HOA believed the complaint was a little misplaced. Although this renter wasn't committing any infractions, he realized he was going to have some problems with the snitch. So after getting reported multiple times for a myriad of menial infractions, this renter did what we all would do… Nothing. 

Late one night, the Kevin next door was getting burgled by a band of hoodlums and the neighbor noticed, but decided to tuck himself back into bed, letting the chips fall where they may. And that's how this Kevin learned to be a little more friendly at the block parties from now on…

It's a tricky thing to make someone feel something that they don't feel. And when you're a teen there's so much changing emotionally that it's sometimes hard to make sense of the things you're actually feeling without trying to force it—or having someone gaslighting you and saying that you said something that you never said. When that person is your parent, it makes things a whole lot more complicated; this is the person who is supposed to be showing you the way, and while they probably think they are, they're actually obfuscating the path forward.

You can't force love towards a new family member; sure, one day, you might get there, but it is something that needs to develop naturally, pretty much by definition. This teen made it pretty clear that she wouldn't regard her stepfather as her "dad," but that didn't stop her mom from claiming that she'd said otherwise, forcing her into family therapy sessions to try and change the way she felt about her stepfather.

Some workers just never properly learn Zoom call etiquette. A lot of folks got really proficient at using the video call service when we all had to work at our homes for a while a few years back. But others are still new to the app, and aren't quite sure how to run a meeting. 

For example, it's common etiquette to mute your microphone if you aren't speaking. It's not enough just to stay quiet, because there's bound to be background noise, like kids running around, dogs barking, or cars revving. If you're muted, no one can hear you take a sip of your drink or tap your feet. Even little noises can be distracting to the current speaker, and unmuting yourself can happen with a single click of a button. 

This student had a similar experience before ever joining the workforce as they met up with a school club through a video call. But the club already had some "weird rules," as the student explained, leading to the club organizers demanding that everyone turn on their cameras and microphones at all times. That seems like a recipe for disaster! 

Up next, read about these people who tried to be funny, only to have their jokes backfire in their faces, leaving them completely embarrassed. 

It sounds like Dave had it coming! After shrugging off a series of complaints from his neighbor about playing loud music well into the middle of the night, it was time for Dave's comeuppance.

The Redditor who shared this story first made it known that he tried his best to be polite and understanding when he voiced his concerns to Dave, to no avail. Dave laughed it off and made it seem like it wasn't his problem. It's the laugh that definitely triggered something in the Redditor. When he learned that Dave was going to be hosting a party and would likely play his music even louder than normal, the Redditor hatched a plan and hooked up his portable speaker to play a series of distracting and discordant noises on a loop to sabotage the party.

Keep scrolling below to see how Dave reacted when he figured out the source behind these strange noises. For more stories like this, check out this post about a teenager who damaged his stepfather's plants.

Forgetting to wear a costume on Halloween can lead to people guessing your costume when you're not even wearing one! It's super awkward both for the guesser and the person who's just been sort of insulted by a random person. No one knows that more than the people who replied to u/MadmanPoet's question to the r/AskReddit community. They asked for the "most awkward Halloween Costume Guess you've ever gotten wrong," and told their own cringe-worthy story. They noticed a dude who wasn't wearing a costume, and mistakenly told him he looked like Tiger Woods. Awkward… because the dude was not dressed up at all! Yikes. 

Other people seem to have had similar experiences. One person thought someone was dressed up as Harry Potter. Nope! She was just a librarian wearing her normal work clothes. One person recounted a friend who absolutely loved his horse costume. However, people kept giving him the wrong compliment, telling him he looked just like the TV character Alf. He was super upset, even as he won a Halloween costume contest!  

Next up, read about this employee who was told that they were coming off as contemptuous towards their peers, so they just stopped talking entirely, leading to workplace calamity! 

Film lovers on the internet are obsessed with Coralie Fargeat's "The Substance." The film stars Demi Moore as a television personality named Elisabeth Sparkle, who opts to take a radical drug that creates a younger version of herself (the monosyllabic Sue, played by Margaret Qualley) to maintain her celebrity and avoid a life of obscurity after her 50th birthday. Of course, things do not go as planned for Elisabeth Sparkle, as she ends up abusing the rules of The Substance in order to spend more time as her younger self. The result is a body horror satire that is so gross you have to brace yourself to look at the screen, yet it's so boldly original that you can't look away.

That special combination of shock value and undeniable originality is part of what has made "The Substance" a cultural phenomenon for the Letterboxd and Film Twitter crowds. These fans are vocal, impassioned, and fiercely defensive of the film's quality and success in a way that resembles the intense fandoms of pop stars, though, of course, to a far less pervasive degree. One trend that even non-film devotees have likely come across on the internet is the "he took the substance" meme that is inspired by Fargeat's film but has taken on a life of its own. Other fans are simply sharing iconic scenes from the film, jokes about Sue, and pleas for Demi Moore to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress (which would be a first in her storied career) in spite of longstanding Academy biases against the horror genre.

In a season of box office flops and tiresome sequels, there is something unique about the cultural response to "The Substance." The memes are not mean-spirited or intended to make folks laugh at the movie's expense; rather, they are in conversation with the film and intended to sing its praises. In fact, the creation and sharing of memes of "The Substance" have become a kind of word-of-mouth engine for the film and have helped keep it in the cultural zeitgeist. The trend is refreshing to see given the woeful commercial and critical failures of far bigger films like "Joker: Folies a Deux" and "Megalopolis," both of which have inspired more mean-spirited memes and negative discourse at the expense of those movies and the people involved.

Yet in a market populated by Hollywood heavyweights repeating an exhausting formula, "The Substance" offers something fresh that has penetrated the cultural landscape. There are many potential explanations for this, from the quality of the film itself to its pointed social commentary. However, what sets "The Substance" apart even more is that the film has a self-aware, tongue-in-cheek sensibility that invites humorous commentary and feels uniquely primed for internet humor culture.

Working in hospitality can be exhausting, to say the least. Working front of house especially, because now you are dealing with all kinds of crazy people and you have to do it with a pleasant demeanor the entire time. That takes a lot of work! However, sometimes all the crazy is worth it just for the ridiculousness of it all. You really get to see just how air-headed people can truly be. Luckily, even if you don't work in a hotel you can still hear about some of the wild and whacky questions guests have asked, through the wondrous world of Reddit! People asking if they can turn the bird sounds off… And by bird sounds, they mean the real birds in the trees outside… Or if the hotel could turn off that horn going off outside every now and then. That is the fog horn that helps prevent boats from crashing into the coast. Yeah, I'm sure the Coast Guard would be really happy about that… See what other crazy things guests have asked hotel staff below! 

The proverb "A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" postulates that you're better off with what you have or are able to get now rather than what you might be able to get in the future. The reason being here is that certainty is everything, and things that might happen also just might not. When it comes to compensation at work, the same rule applies. Why agree to take on increased responsibility with the promise of more pay on delivery of the project when it's probably more likely you'll be laid off at the end of the project than actually paid fairly?

While working for an emergency telecommunications company, this worker fell into the all-too-common trap of taking on additional work with the promise that it would eventually lead to more pay. Spoiler alert: It didn't. With the proverbial carrot dangling indefinitely in front of them, they took on more work, becoming the sole engineer on an important project after the other engineer working with them left the company. With their increased responsibility in hand, they approached the CEO of the company asking for a $40,000 raise and were told they would receive it once the project had been delivered.

This snowboarder isn't going to let anything stop her from enjoying her time on the snowy hills! But one of her neighbors was determined to stop this kid from having a fun time in the snow, as u/Secret_Life_Shh told in her excellent story of petty revenge. 

The teenager revealed that she loved snowboarding as much as possible. While it's a weekend pastime for many people, she lived on a family property, so she could snap on her snowboard and go out whenever she felt like it. The only issue was that the neighbors kept seeing her do this, and they took that personally. They really thought she was going to be a problem! They insisted that she was "too big" to go snowboarding which doesn't even make much sense, since many snowboarders are adults anyway, and also because the teen was choosing areas without anything to collide into, like trees or fallen logs. Still, I'm sure the neighbors regretted their words after they realized who they were speaking to! Check out the full story below. 

Next, these employees got fired for some hilarious reasons, like one guy who "told me he couldn't really move fast (line cook) because his motorcycle boots were too heavy to walk in." 

This tenant and her husband had lived peacefully in their apartment for over two years, never causing trouble, paying rent on time, and dealing with their landlords' agonizingly slow repair schedule without complaint. But one early morning, the tenant was woken by a call from her 75-year-old "Mom-Landlord," screaming at her for parking on the grass. But just a few days earlier, the "Son-Landlord" had told them they could park on the grass while the parking lot was being repaved. But logic didn't matter to Mom-Landlord, who kept screaming about damaging a sprinkler system... even though no water had ever come out of it during the couple's time living there.

After moving the car and getting even more threats from the landlord (via text message this time), the tenant had had enough. So, she decided to take some petty revenge. Since the landlords cover the heating bill, she now leaves the windows fully open all winter. Especially above the radiators. If they can't speak to her with respect, they can enjoy a higher heating bill this winter. Petty? Yes. Satisfying? Double yes.

Those of us who had the misfortune of working a minimum wage job in retail or at a restaurant know how much those places of work try to take advantage of their employees. Usually, it comes in the form of attempting to get employees to work more for less money, which 90% of the time is not even legal. That is why anyone who even considers working in a place like that should be really careful and look after themselves.

Luckily, the employee in this Reddit story managed to recognize the red flags while they were working as a cook in a food chain, so they made sure their manager didn't cross any lines. The biggest red flag was when their boss demanded they come in to work 30 minutes early every day and start working on tasks before they even clocked in. The employee firmly refused this bizarre (and illegal) demand, which led to a series of events that ended up with the employee resigning from the job.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. After that, click here for a story of an entitled employee who got himself uninvited from coworker's game nights.

Has anyone else had the sneaking suspicion that their professor was doing the bare minimum when it came to grading essays? Of course, if students are encouraged to try hard, shouldn't their teachers lead by example? In an ideal world, yes… but this is far from an ideal world.

Here, we have a college student who was assigned short weekly papers that ultimately amounted to just 10% of the grade (each paper was 1% and was graded out of 10). After the first six weeks of the course, the student was only receiving a score of 9/10. Obviously, this is not something to be too upset about, but it was frustrating after a while given the fact that there was no substantial feedback, explanation, or improvement. One week, the student requested a one-day extension due to an unforeseen family emergency. Not only was his request denied, but the professor threatened to fail him entirely if he didn't submit anything. So, the student decided to maliciously comply by writing one genuine sentence and then filling out the rest of the page with absolute gibberish. Guess what he got on the paper, folks? A consistent 9/10.

Keep scrolling below for the student's reaction and for the fallout. For more stories like this, take a look at this story about a college student's feud with his upstairs neighbors.

Sometimes when life gets us down, we just need to call in a favor from a friend. This guy in our next story took a page out of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire handbook and phoned a friend when he needed them most–to the misfortune of his Karenish neighbor.

When you come home from a long day, it feels really good to just pull up to your house, get out of your car, and get straight to the chillage in your house. But if you live in a complex or an apartment building like I do, where parking is scarce and your neighbors are feral, your return voyage home after work rarely goes smoothly. That is unless you have a designated parking spot. 

In complexes like that, you guard your private spot with your life, even if that means going toe-to-tow with the local Karen. 

Keep scrolling to read how this neighbor shared some unneighborly behavior with an entitled Karen who repeatedly and knowingly parked in his designated spot. Nothing gets between a guy coming home from a 9-5 and the urgently necessary need to chill–because when you've got friends in tow places, petty revenge is all too easy. 

There's a pretty simple rule when it comes to parking in a neighborhood: don't block driveways. Heck, it's polite to even make sure that you leave an adequate amount of room (at least a couple of feet) next to the driveway so that the people who live there can get in and out of their homes unencumbered. While there are grey areas for this kind of thing, it's definitely right out and crossing a line to just up and park in front of someone's driveway. It sort of boggles the mind why someone would think that was ok, but well... here we are. Even if you're just sitting in your car like the person in this story, it's definitely not an ok thing to be doing. Especially when you're then politely asked to move by a resident and then go back to texting on your phone, you should probably reconsider what the heck it is you're doing with your life.

It's the spooky season once again, and the internet is ready to celebrate with some of their funniest and shortest horror stories. Could you tell a scary story in just six words? It's harder than it looks! We all know the classic short sad story, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn," written by Ernest Hemingway. The sentence has become a meme online, with plenty of people changing up the template to make their own jokey version of the story ("For sale: baby shoes, quite haunted," is just one example!). Although Hemingway nailed it with his classic story, it can be hard to think of something sad or scary that can be conveyed in so few words. But that didn't stop the internet from trying anyway!

Though the challenge of creating a horror story in just six words isn't as easy as it seems, these X users took the Halloween challenge in stride! But also, a lot of people wrote their own funny versions of @MammonsGreedy's prompt too, and you can check out some of the funniest ones down below. 

After that, read about this bold grandfather who "pretended to be on a secret mission… for 20 years" in order to get a tiny bit more food from his favorite restaurant. 

Spooky Season can bring out the best and worst in people. On the one hand, Halloween is the one time of year when people of all ages can be pretty much as ridiculous and as extra as they want to be and get away with it. However, on the other hand, that also means people can be the most annoying versions of themselves, and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop them.

To commemorate this strange time of year, we have compiled a list of the top 20 mildly infuriating Halloween-related debacles. These stories range from no Trick-or-Treaters showing up to falsely advertised Halloween costume orders. We've got households wherein no one is allowed to even touch the candy prior to October 31st, and people who have decided to bypass the holiday entirely by putting up their Christmas lights.

Keep scrolling below for the full collection. When you're done, check out this list of group chat conversations that went haywire.

Toxic management will always find a way to make a bad situation worse. When an employee is put on PIP (performance improvement plan), tensions are already running high. Even though management has given you many reasons why they think this is best, you still can't seem to find your footing.

When PIP fails, it's likely that firing you is next on the list. When that happens, it's usually a one-and-done. Rip the bandaid off. Not always, though. Sometimes, employers will let you know that they're letting you go but expect you to stay on board for a certain period of time.

In this man's case, that amount of time is three months. You'd think that he'd be cut a bit of slack, given that he was on PIP for a while before his boss decided to sack him. The employee expresses that life at his company has only become more toxic and they've been expecting much more from him. They even started giving him unsolicited career advice, urging him to reflect on "where it all went wrong". So, instead of working hard, he's continued to get "all [his] ducks in a row" and chat with recruiters during company hours. What are they going to do, fire him again?

Every so often, you come across a story where a resident managed to successfully pull a fast one on their HOA. Obviously, this is a rare occurrence. The vast majority of our HOA stories involve residents getting into failed legal battles with entitled Karens who have nothing better to do than enforce unnecessary rules and regulations. However, here, we have a Redditor who discovered a loophole in his HOA policy and worked to exploit said loophole from the inside.

As a board member himself, the original poster (OP) brought up the fact that public streets in the community were not considered a Common Element in the written HOA policies, meaning that various changes residents have chosen to make could not be approved or rejected by the committee. Sure, it's implied that the public streets would be part of those regulated areas, but if they are not expressly documented in the handbook, then the board has no right to enforce rules about them.

The fallout is that virtually every pending violation could no longer be issued, leading OP to realize that his discovery may have literally broken the HOA's ability to enforce pretty much anything. For more stories like this, check out this post about another resident's petty revenge against his HOA.

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Hey there, furrocious feline fanatics!

When you are a pawdorable cat owner, there always comes a time when you consider looking for a Halloween costume for your feisty feline. Despite knowing that they will probably fight you the moment you try to put the costume on them, it is still hissterically funny to come up with silly accessories you can put on your cat so they also have a feel of the Halloween spirit. 

Well, if you are looking for a last-minute silly costume for your cat, we might have the answer for you. As avid meme lovers, we believe that the best costumes are the ones that showcase the funniest memes, so why not dress your cat as one of the most iconic cat memes out there? 

Scroll down to get inspired by some of the best and most hilarious cat memes we could find that could easily become a Halloween costume. Up next, click here for a heartwarming story about the 'forbidden' love between a stray cat and a little girl.

It's a sad reality, but everyone knows that it's always harder for senior cats to get adopted. Everyone wants a kitten, right? Everyone wants that energy of youth. And it's hard for stray kittens to get adopted. Because everyone wants a kitten with a fresh start. No life on the street means no trauma, it means less fear. So, you can imagine that it's even harder for a stray senior cat to get adopted. The older they are, the longer they are on the street… Not many people would give a cat like that a chance. 

So is it even a wonder that this kitty has been stuck on the streets for more than ten years? He was just there, existing, getting older and sicker over time, and no one gave him a chance. Until someone did. And although it was a little hard in the beginning, the transformation that George had after getting adopted and finally having all the love that he deserves is absolutely breathtaking. 

Goooooood meowrning, feline fam. Today is not off to a great start (It's Monday) and we're in such a grumpy mewd that we would even give Grumpy Cat a run for her money. Normally, we would say something like "But lucky for you, we've got some fluffy feline memes to turn your day around". And part of that is true, we do have some clawesome cat memes of cute kitties, but you definitely shouldn't look at them. Not at all. They're so cringy that we can't even do it. 

Seriously, don't scroll down. It's not worth it. Who wants to giggle all the way through your workday with the help of these feisty feline funnies in the form of memes? Not us. Gross. Honestly, just click somewhere else, like on this cute listicle about pirate cats and the wholesome cat community. No, stop it! We're serious, don't look. Just move on to the next meme listicle. Alright, well, you've been warned. We see cringe on the horizon, straight ahead!

Ah, the joys of being a feline pawrent. They are far-reaching and varied, ranging from the cute cuddles they sometimes give us just before we fall asleep in bed, to the violent and chaotic attacks they spontaneously carry out in the morning when they are hungry and we are still sleeping. If nothing else, it can confidently be said that they have range. But sometimes their antics get so out of hand that even their pawrents are embarrassed to admit that they are their responsibility. And so to raise awareness of this lesser known part of feline pawrenthood, we made this list of feline funnies of cats being so chaotic their pawrents said "That's not my cat child…".

From the camouflage cat who has step themselves up to be quite the trip hazard and right by the toilet, for maximum humiliation no less, to the pawrent who is so over his calm cats' catnip obsession that he wonders if there are cats out there who are not about the 'nip', to the hypochondriac cat whose 'Pretend Broke Paw' syndrome keeps getting worse.

Monday hits some of us harder than others. Some say it is dependent upon professional satisfaction, others say it is dependent upon laziness. But no matter the reason, sometimes it is just a pain in the neck to sit back down in your well-worn chair and put in the hours. So much like your back, you deserve some support to get through the day. Which is why we made this list of cute cat memes for hard-done-by hoomans who just want to be at home cuddling their cat children. Anything to avoid being verbally attacked by your boss for looking at feline funnies.

From the clawminal cat who does not care that you are home other than when it comes to food, it does not want your love, to the anti-cat dad who will not let the stray cat in the house but is more than willing to build it an outdoor house complete with heating pad and security camera to make sure the cat is sleeping safe and sound by end of day.

It doesn't matter what cats will do - tarnish the house, meow inside our ears at 4 AM, create a zoomies mess - they'll still be the teeny tiny floofs of happiness we all know and love. Cats are just like that - they can be a menace to society all day long, but they deserve a hundred tiny kisses in the space between their ears on their head, where their brain is supposed to be but isn't. Because they're cats. They create a mess, but also create the most wholesome environment ever, being all cuddly and snuggly and cute.

While all of us cat pawrents are starting the week right meow, we can feel the Monday mellows coming, and we have some cute cat memes to negate it. Scroll down for some cats being the menace to society they are, while somehow maintaining the most wholesome environment ever. Such are cats…

Everyone's cat is the most beautiful cat in the world, of course. We don't doubt any cat pawrent saying their cat is the most beautiful, the most special, the most adorable being to ever live - you're all right. Cats can defy the laws of physics like that, so they are all the most beautiful and special at the same time. But we all have to admit - some cats are really a little more special than others. And when you look at cat fur patterns, the Dilute Torties really dominate the view. They are beautifully rare, so much so that their hooman pawrents aren't even sure they're torties at all. Yes, even when they have that tortitude.

One cat pawrents like that turned to the net to ask - is her cat a tortie? The responses were all the spectrum from informative to hilarious through adorable pawdorable pictures of others' Dilute Torties ladies of the house. So here they are, in all their glory, ready to get out of the shadows of rarity into the collective cat pawrent consciousness.

Okay, feline fans, it's time to dispel a pawpular hooman myth that you may still be clinging to: that hoomans adopt cats. This is false. We know it's tempting to think that we're the ones in control here, but we have to tell you that you're living in La La Land. You may think you adopted your cat, but in reality, it's the cat that adopted you. There is no better example of this than the story of this massive manly man who walked into the pet store for supplies, but walked out with a silly, smol kitten instead.

The cute kitten immediately took to him from her cage, and when he went to hold her she immediately climbed onto his head and promptly never left. This is one of the many ways that cats claim their hoomans for adoption. In the end though, it doesn't really matter if we adopt the cats or they adopt us, because as long as cats are in our lives, we're purrfectly happy. Read the whole adorable adoption story below and have a great week!

Cats always come with surprises. You never know exactly what you might get. Each cat is different and comes with a different set of quirks. Some cats love bread for some reason, and will fight you for the chance to get at a slice. Some cats have emotional support snap peas, and you are going to have to be okay with that because it makes them happy. Some cats fight almonds for no clear reason, and it is your job to change them out once they get destroyed. 

And some cats surprise you even earlier in life. You don't need to wait for their quirks to appear. You just need to… wait. Some cats deceive their humans with their itty bitty size, like this one did. This couple thought that they got a regular kitty, but it was not. Turns out it was a giant, beautiful, fluffy Norwegian forest cat, and now, this couple has much more cat to love. 

Sometimes it can feel quite lonely being a feline pawrent. You face a fluffy of problems that often feel as unique as the snowflake you call your cute cat child. However, the truth is that if you are going through it, there is likely someone else who is also going through the same thing. And as we head toward the working week, it is important to practice as much self-care as we can handle, such that we make it to the working week with heads held high. Which is why we made this list of salvaged feline pawrent posts of savage secrets from the hilarious lives of house cats to help you heal from your cat child's clawminality.

From the cat who seeks attention by climbing atop the television and dangling its legs in front of the screen in an attempt to ruin its parwrent's viewing, to the screaming kitty who knows only one way to solicit mac and cheese, to the adventurous feline who has spent its weekend tormenting its family by running through the walls of the house and has the cobwebs to prove it.

If you somehow missed it during health class, Sunday is universally considered to be a cheat day for your diet. Which means that you will be utterly unencumbered when you tuck into the fantastic feline treat that we have got lined up for you today. After all, Sunday does present the opportunity to live your wildest fantasies as a rewed for all your hard work this past week. So grab a napkin and get ready to get stuck into this sweet borger filled with feline funnies and our special sassy sauce for a scrumptious Sunday.

From the on alert cats who are on the lookout for their next meal, or at least on the lookout to see when their pawrent is going to bring them their next meal, to the sassy cat couple who were rudely disturbed by their pawrent and made their displeasure known, to the feisty black and white feline who looks like he has already put on his boxing gloves, and it is ready to go.

Hello Sunday people, do you enjoy your homey cat time? Because we sure do. Every cat pawrent can understand. It might start with you chilling and resting on the weekend, and your little feline mister or lady will come to relax alongside you. You cuddle, you snuggle, you pet, but at some point - the screaming for treats will start. But that's ok, it's the weekend and you love your cat. Treats will be given. And then it's the creaming for "Open the door. No, close it. I mean open it. Now close the door again.", but that's ok, it's the weekend and you love your cat. The door will be opened and closed and opened and closed.

Even that is not enough cat for the weekend! In between the sassy Sunday cat demands you have time for more cat demands - in meme form. Scroll down between your cat screaming for treats and opening the door again.

There's a distinct difference between the first day of the weekend and the second day of the weekend. The first day is a wholesome cute Caturday, full of flowery feline energy, relaxing liquid-cat yoga vibes, and endless cat snuggles that make you forget the concept of passing time. The second day, on the other hand, is a sassy and snappy Sunday with a looming reminder that tomorrow the celebration ends, that another workweek is approaching, and you'll have to leave your cat at home for another week before the next cutie patootie Caturday.

Are you experiencing the Sunday snappiness? Well, you're probably a cat pawrent as well. For this exact reason, we bring you (and us, to be honest) a list of some sassy Sunday cat memes, to take our heads off the actual sassy Sunday that's going on around us in reality. Because, you know, any sassy Sunday is better with cats - especially in their meme form.

We're a big fan of solo traveling, but we also know that everything is better with cats. So when a sick, stray kitten approached this lonely man on his cross-country trip, he just couldn't say no (understandably). Like most first-time cat pawrents, it always starts with "just one night", and then they get awwdorably attached to the fuzzy little angels and it seals the deal. Predictable? Yes. Still ridiculously cute? Also yes. The cat distribution system works in mysterious ways, but it is always right.

Sure, you could finish the rest of your solo trip alone, or you could have a smol fur baby to play with and snuggle with during your hours of driving…if this is our choice, we think the answer is pretty simple. Watch the video below to see the two buds go from strangers to furrever friends in this wholesomely sweet cat video below. Prepurr to have your heartstrings tugged on and experience the purest form of love. There is no going back after that.

Happy Sunday, I Can Has-ers. Memes have been around since basically the birth of the internet. If you're basically a dinosaur like us (AKA an aging millennial), you remember when the first meme hit the interwebz all those years ago. Not surprisingly, one of the first-ever memes was a cat meme, and they've been a hit ever since. Now, there are memes everwhere: memes about cooking, memes about Martha Stewart, memes about getting up early, but there is only one master of memes - and it is cat.

You just can't get any better than cat memes - they are the purrfect mixture of wholesomeness, silliness, and sass that just makes each one a slam dunk every time (look at us, using sports references). They are also floofy and adorable, which you definitely can't say about coffee memes. So, if you had any doubt in your mind before this, expel it from your thoughts and get ready to learn once and for all why cats truly are the wholesome masters of memes. If you have any doubts remaining after, we encourage you to scroll through more here to further our point (although we're sure you won't need to).

Happy meowrning, cat people! We hope that you are having a purrfect weekend so far. We hope that you are making the best out of every second of it by taking naps, eating snacks, spending time with your cats, and, of course, laughing at as many hissterical cat memes as you can. Because while some people might think that you need to spend your weekends being productive, we think that it's also impurrtant to rest and to spend the weekend being as pawsitive as possible. 

That's why we start every single Sunday morning with a brand new collection of the funniest cat memes, and we bring them to you straight from the depths of X. Because while it's true that the name of the app changed, the iconic cat humor that is on it has remained the same, and therefore, we do not plan on getting off this app any time soon. We cannot afford to miss gems like these. 

Sunday morning. Take a deep breath, y'all, because today is a day during which you have to do absolutely… nothing. Finally, we can snuggle under those warm fall blankets and sleep in. Finally, we can take those extra five - or thirty - minutes in bed to cuddle our warm cats. Finally, we can scroll through as many funny cat memes as we want and not worry about being late or wasting time or being unproductive. 

Sunday is for resting. And for silly cat memes. It's for doing whatever you want, whenever you want, as much as you want, without being judged, and if that means spending the day laughing at cat memes, then it means spending the day joyous, and no one can ever tell you that is a bad thing. So, take that deep breath and those extra thirty minutes in bed and make the best out of this Sunday by starting it on the right paw right meow. 

For some people the weekend represents an opportunity to get out into the world, spread their wings and explore the splendor that this enigmatic Earth has to offer us. However, for the rest of us, the weekend represents a welcome respite from the troubles and toils of the working week. A moment to stop absolutely everything, shirk all responsibilities and to simply enjoy existing. Which is why we made this list of giggle-worthy cat memes that are best paired with a day of rotting in bed. So grab your snacks and get ready to settle in to the well-worn grooves of your mattress.

From the confused catto who upon being asked to present himself, finds that he has absolutely no idea who he is, to the chill cat who has called it a day by removing his glasses such that the world can be one fuzzy undefined blob of peace, to the anti-social feline who has seen enough people through the window this week and has had enough social interaction.

Alright we have finally made it to the hallowed day of cats, and it is time to embrace the cat council with both arms wide open, even if that means becoming the victim of a vicious scratching attack. And to kick off the Caturday celebrations in style we have set up quite the feline extravaganza for you in the form of this crate full of cute feline funnies to add a certain sense of awwdorability to your Caturday celebrations. So sit back, relax and prepare your brain to receive some fluffy feline goodness.

From the wide-eyed void who looks utterly shocked, smitten and surprised by your presence, to the cleaning cat who has taken to cleaning the house rather than clean itself, to the sweet snuggly halloween kitten who takes Autumn themed cuteness to new heights. These wholesome cat children are the purrfect addition to an already awesome day that represents the beginning of our precious weekly free time and the holy day of our feline overlords.

Good meowrning sunshine, this is actually not the morning anymore. You did not have an alarm clock ring this morning. Don't worry, everything's going to be okay - you will not miss work, because this is Saturday. Welcome to the weekend! But wait, it gets better, because we have even better news to share with you. You didn't just sleep a full night's sleep because you didn't have an alarm clock ringing early. You actually slept for 16 hours, which is what cats sleep during one day. Congratulations - you're a cat! So please refer to this day as Caturday. from now on.

Since you're an eepy sleepy sassy cat you have some big choices to make after that oooooooh, big stretch. Option number 1: You go out there and act as cattest as you can throughout all this weekend. Option number 2: You go back to sleep. You're a cat and no one will tell you that you can't.

Congrats cat people, you've made it to the weekend! You can now wake up whenever you want, not waking up your cat from their princess nap above your legs, because with how much you sleep you can sleep the same amount of hours as your cat. You can now have as many treats as your cat wants, so you can share meal times. You can now chill with your cat as you both look out the balcony, your cat will ekekek at birds and you can just enjoy the view. It's ameowzing how much quality time you can spend with your cat during the weekend.

Another activity you can co-share with your cute cat is looking and cackling at some Caturday cat memes together, to raise the wholesomeness level of the day. After you've done all the cat activities with your cat, you can both rest together and watch these cute Caturday memes, and just keep hanging out with your cat - because that's the best.

Okay, listen up you hoomans. We were just crawling around looking for food when all of a sudden some giant hooman came up and scared us! The picked us up against our wishes, but they held us against their chest, which honestly, felt really warm and nice. Then they brought us to their home (which honestly could use some redecorating, not nearly enough cardboard boxes around for us to play in), and started feeding us some kitten furrmula. That was yummy. We could drink it all day. In fact, we're screaming for more right now. The service here is terrible!

After that, we explored the house and fell asleep on the big comfy couch that is too tall for us to get on and off of ourselves. Oh well. It was nice up there. Then the hooman came to join us (and disturbed our nap, rude), but then offered us more formula so we were very happy. That's how we met, and now our hooman is literally obsessed with us and does everything we want. We have a bunch of other void friends below who also turned their heartwarming hoomans into cat pawrents, so if you liked our story, you should probably scroll down to read theirs' too. Now, get back to feeding us, please!

Oh my god, you guys are here again. Have we not warned you off yet? We know what the title says. We know it's all about the "cutest itty bitty kitties". We know that these words give off the idea that this list will be full of itty bitty awwdorable kitties. Which it will be. But that doesn't negate the fact that this collection of kittens is not for the faint hearted. But no matter how much we warn you, you guys just keep coming back for more.

We've already lost the war. We are here, every single week, putting together a collection admiring these teeny weeny criminals, but you guys still have a chance. Are you really willing to risk sudden and uncontrollable awwing? The unquestionable and intense desire you will have to adopt yet another kitten by the end of this listicle? How many times have you already caved? Because we did it a lot. Alright, now you know what you're getting into. Continue at your own risk.

Good meowrning to both pawrents and their feisty felines alike! It's almost Pawlloween, which means we'll need to combat the spooky season with some wholesome feel-goods.

Though every day is a great day to give your kitty cat some good lovin', what better day to do it than Caturday?! You're decompressing after a long week, lying down in that one pocket of sun that shines on your couch, and your best furry friend is by your side. Newsflash: Your cat is not going anywhere. Once the sunlight touches them, they drift into cat paralysis until nightfall. Then, when you're about to shut your eyes, you hear them knock down that new vase you purchased earlier in the day. That's right. The Night Zoomies™ have kicked in!

We can't get too mad about our felines causing mayhem. We signed up for this pawrent life, and the reason we love them so much is also the reason why their claws might get under our skin. Either way, don't you just love looking at some heartwarming wholesomeness in the shape of kitty cats around the world? If so, you know the drill. Scroll below to ward off the spooky scaries this Pawlloween.

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Much like any other public holiday, halloween is one that is best spent in the company of those who are near and dear to you. And more specifically with those who would be willing to dress up in a couples costume with you, and for those of us who might not be in the hooman partner way, will be turning to their cute cat children for help in making this dream come true. Which is why we made this list of cute kittens who would make the purrfect partners for your halloween costume pawrty this year.

From the chore challenged cat who has decided to dress up as a homemaker with chanclas included, to the snuggly feline witch's buddy who looks like she is ready to take to the frigid night sky on her pawrent's broom, to the eepy cat who fell asleep while getting dressed as a salad. These fashionable felines are the purrfect solution to your halloween couple costume needs.

Sometimes, life is just a peachy walk in the park. The kind of happy-go-lucky scenes that we know all too well from the delightful animated movies that we grew up on, with animals singing and dancing all around us, preparing our morning coffee and delivering us food for lunch. But, hey, let's face it, as nice as that is we cannot afford to get ahead of ourselves and that is why it is important to spend a moment managing our expectations from life, such that when it takes its inevitable dip once more we are not left high and dry. So we made this list of slightly sour feline funnies to knock you down a peg when life is going a little too well.

From the cute kitten who is working hard on its mistakes and is pretty sure that its next one will be huge, to the defeated feline who succumbed to its situation after leaping into the bath tub and getting caught in a towel which ended up enveloping it, to the cat cousins who simply cannot stop beating on each other.

Hello feline fans, how do you feel this fluffy Furiday? It's nearly the weekend, and we're super excited for it to begin, so we can spend a lot of quality time with our cat at home. Our cat is cute and cuddly, so they'll be super happy for the weekend to come for exactly the same reason. If you're a cat pawrent you know what we are talking about, even if your cat is more of an independent soul rather than a snuggly baby, it's still so nice to know you have all the time you can want to hang out with your cat - cuddles or not. Because even if cats chill in the same room with you it's a high compliment.

Since there's not a lot of time until the weekend starts, we prepared a bunch of heartwarming cat memes for you and us to bask in, so we won't feel the time pass. The weekend is near, and with it a cute cuddle session with our cat. We can't wait!

Oh, weekend, how we want you to come. Not only because this week has been especially long, but because if you're a cat pawrent you understand this extra yearning for the weekend - for your fluffy feline friend on four. They might be floofy felines sweeter than sugar, or they might be ferocious felines sassier than all the winners on RuPaul's Drag Race combined - but you. As a cat pawrents, cannot wait for the weekend to spend time with them. And we get that. We're all cat pawrents here, and we all have the Furiday craving of running home to hug our cats - whether they like it or not. Love will be giveth.

To make this Furiday a little bit easier for your cat pawrent yearning soul, we gathered some seriously silly and whimsical cat memes for you to consume until the weekend comes. It's like a funny way to make time pass until it's officially the weekend.

Good meowrning, fellow feline fans of cat comedy. Happy Furiday! Furidays, although they are the second best day of the week (after Caturday, of course), are still pretty great. Why, you ask? Well, because we get to scroll through and share with you the freshest feline funnies on the interwebz, created by you guys! No one understands cat memes better than cat people, so it makes sense that these homemade cat memes would be some of the silliest and best ones out there.

If we weren't so busy combing through all of your furtastic memes, we would head over to our on-site meme builder and make some ourselves! But, you all are the expurrts, so we think it's best to leave this job to the purfessionals. Besides, why fix something if it's not broken? Anyway, we hope you pawsitively enjoy these memes and we hope they make your Furiday a wonderful, whiskery good time. Happy almost Caturday!

Happy Friday, fellow cat people! We hope that you have had an absolutely fabulous week. But just in case you haven't, we know your Friday will be much, much better after you see all these recently adopted faces this week! 

Every single week, we bring you a fresh out of the oven, warm and heartwarming collection of wholesome cat adoption stories. Because after a difficult week, if there is one thing that can make us smile, it's a whole bunch of kitties finding their furrever homes.

As always, we would like to start by thanking all of those who have recently adopted a cat, all those who have adopted a cat in the past, and all of those who will be adopting a cat in the future. You all are changing these cats' lives for the better, so, thank you. And a mega-huge-ultra shoutout to those who adopted a senior cat or a pet who requires a little more love and care than most. You are our forever heroes.

It doesn't take much to spook a feral cat. 

They're naturally skittish, incredibly fast, and extra wary of impeding dangers, so when a feral cat decides to be your resident porch cat, you've done something right. Our next devastatingly hopeful tale is about a cat lover with a wrap-around porch and a heart as wide open as her doors who recently underwent a bittersweet survival of Hurricane Helene.

This cat lover, u/lilian_em, was in the midst of hunkering down for a storm of cataclysmic proportions when she started to worry about the critters outside. She'd begun feeding a local feral cat who enjoyed spending time with her on the porch every now and then, and the oncoming storm was the spooky, scary beast that could scare off her favorite feline. However, as weather reports got gloomy and doomy, she noticed her porch cat, Moon, coming by even more, as if to create her own nest. With only a week to go until the hurricane hit, Moon revealed that she was actually pregnant and about to give birth during an intense storm! 

What's a cat lover to do? To avoid scaring away Moon, the woman set up a birthing house for the kitty on her porch, in the hopes that her furry mama and her kittens would outlast the tempest. Keep scrolling to read about the bittersweet and inconclusive tale of a kitty, her kittens, and the love that can weather any storm.

Ok seriously, that is enough, we are taking off the big boy pants, removing the grown woman make up, and we are taking to the floor for as much-needed temper tantrum that has been building in each and every one of us since the day we left school and became responsible for our own finances. This be a grown up, be responsible rubbish has got to come to an end, after all, we are all children of this world, we have just been tricked into thinking that at a certain point we no longer get to be children. Well, we say nuts to that, and as such we made this list of infantile feline funnies for hoomans such as yourself who have had enough of acting like a grown up.

So sit back, relax, release the top button from your boring button down and get ready to indulge in the most childish cat children we have gotten our nickelodeon obsessed mitts on.

Fursday has graced us with its presence once again and we are lucky to be in such a place that we are able to enjoy it. The weekend is mere hours away at this point and while you have given your all to your job this week and while you might be feeling like you have no energy to keep coming up with good ideas at work, you are still fighting the good fight. And for your extraordinary efforts we made this list of creative cat memes to fill your brain to the brim with pawsitive purr-machines and hopefully to give you some good ideas to use at work.

From the creative cats and hooman who found a fresh way to create a cat version of "boots with the fur", to the confused cat who was left in shock to see his dinner strew across the floor, almost quenching his hunger, but only almost, to the sweet cat child who has become best friends with a sweet potato.

If you ask us, a modern day Cinderella would be almost identical to the original, except that Cinderella would have a pawdorable feline protector who would exact revenge upon her whole family while she left to pursue her dreams at the ball. And that is the spirit that today's story brings with it, the heartwarming and uplifting notion that when we need them most, our fiercely loyal feline friends will be there by our side to save and protect us from the evils around us.

And sure, sometimes evil dresses up as a family member who is conniving, crass and generally disliked by all. But that will not stop a caring cat from identifying the threat and being there to say what their hooman cannot in the same moment. And that is exactly what this clever catto did for his cat momma when she was rudely visited by an unwanted aunt.

BOO! Spookteber is here, are you scared yet? Like, scared of ghosts, monsters, and witches. But not from black cats. No way, black cats might be a special Spooktober symbol, but scary? They are definitely not scary. They might have a specific reputation, but these void cats aren't scary, the only void they leave is the void in your heart if you don't have enough black cats that you can pet in your immediate surroundings. And this is something that can easily be fixed - with a delightful batch of black cat memes.

So while you wait for Halloween, you might consider spending your time watching whimsically wholesome voids online, especially in their meme form. Black cat memes are exactly like black cats - it's hard to spot them sometimes, but when you do it brings a lot of happiness to that moment. Because it's literally a relief to have found your black cat after you thought that pile of black socks in the dark was your cat…

It's official, we've answered the age-old question of "Who is the most wholesome on the whole internet?" - and the answer is cat people. Of course it's cat people. We deal with little fuzzy criminals that cause chaos all day, and yet, we love them more than life itself. We have the most compassion for our tiny little house goblins, and almost as much for the heartwarming people who choose to live with them (as if we had any choice in the matter…we all know that it's actually the cats that choose us).

One Redditor made a purrfectly sweet introduction of their new, precious pirate kitty, and the whole cat community came out to welcome them with pictures of their own cute pirate cats and others who just wanted to be friends. This type of love and support is what we love writing about most here at I Can Has Cheezburger. So, if you need a reason to smile today, congratulations, you've found it! Soak up all this pawsitivity below, and have a great day!

Hey there, pals. You know who really has it all figured out, financially? Cats. They found a way to charm the "smartest species on the planet" into taking care of them, paying for their every need, and basically doing whatever they want them to do. They are the real financial gurus you should be following on Instagram. They pay for their rent with snuggles, get their food delivered to them every day with pawsitively impeccable service, and have people make digital feline funnies in their honor literally every day.

So, if you're looking to improve your financial status, look no further than these hilarious cat memes that could purrfectly double as financial advice. Well, sort of. Come to think of it, we actually pay for all of those things for them. Basically, the moral of these memes is that if you need something, you need to convince another hooman to do it for you. They just pay for it with snuggles and occasional affection. Maybe they're not so helpful after all. Oh well, at least they're hissterical!

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“My great aunt had some interesting babysitting techniques.” (submitted by IG @mangum_manor)

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“My great aunt had some interesting babysitting techniques.” (submitted by IG @mangum_manor) The post Cries and Dolls appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“My mother, pointing out that the camera timer wasn’t working. And my brother, sleeping on the assignment.” (submitted by IG @patrick.of.all.trades)

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“My mother, pointing out that the camera timer wasn’t working. And my brother, sleeping on the assignment.” (submitted by IG @patrick.of.all.trades) The post Mother Time appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“We were on vacation and my mom forced my two brothers and me into a hike. Only two problems. It was really hot and none of us liked hiking.” (submitted by IG @wald.nana)

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“We were on vacation and my mom forced my two brothers and me into a hike. Only two problems. It was really hot and none of us liked hiking.” (submitted by IG @wald.nana) The post The Explorers appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“I was in a Beauty and the Beast musical theatre dance number in 2002 when I was 13 years old and 6 ft tall. Why did they make the 6ft tall girl be the fork? I couldn’t even get through a doorway.” (submitted by IG @beethomsen)

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“I was in a Beauty and the Beast musical theatre dance number in 2002 when I was 13 years old and 6 ft tall. Why did they make the 6ft tall girl be the fork? I couldn’t even get through a doorway.” (submitted by IG @beethomsen) The post What The Fork? appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“My senior photo, 1989. I remember the photographer and his helper had to move their set up back in order to capture my whole head. Side note: this picture got me voted Greatest 80s Hair by National Geographic TV’s contest.” (submitted by Mark)

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“My senior photo, 1989. I remember the photographer and his helper had to move their set up back in order to capture my whole head. Side note: this picture got me voted Greatest 80s Hair by National Geographic TV’s contest.” (submitted by Mark) The post The Masterpiece appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“For Christmas in the mid nineties, I wanted and received this operation-style game that zapped you in the head every time the wand touched the edge of the maze.” (submitted by IG @weeeds)

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“For Christmas in the mid nineties, I wanted and received this operation-style game that zapped you in the head every time the wand touched the edge of the maze.” (submitted by IG @weeeds) The post Head Games appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“This was taken in 1995, I couldn’t seem to let go of my 80s hair.” (submitted by Kerry)

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“On holiday and my children had the opportunity to pose for photos with a lizard.” (submitted by IG @stefjayknight)

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“Me with my sisters and cousin, Australia, circa 1993. It’s criminal what my mum did to our hair.” (submitted by IG @ruthmcourtney)

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“Me with my sisters and cousin, Australia, circa 1993. It’s criminal what my mum did to our hair.” (submitted by IG @ruthmcourtney) The post Crop Tops appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

“In 1988, my mother won a free portrait session from Olan Mills for me and my brother. I remember feeling uncomfortable with my clothes and our pose and I think the only thing that felt normal to us was our hair.” (submitted by Ilona)

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“In 1988, my mother won a free portrait session from Olan Mills for me and my brother. I remember feeling uncomfortable with my clothes and our pose and I think the only thing that felt normal to us was our hair.” (submitted by Ilona) The post Shock & Awe appeared first on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.