1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Sam. This is John, the og story 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Time podcast host. Oh yeah, and we got some great 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: stories coming up. But before that we get a teeny 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: two minute break from the sponsors that keep the show 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: propped up like a little house. Oh you. 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: My boyfriend's family expected me to buy them gifts until 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: he finally called them out. 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, why you expected so much? Huh. 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: I have been with my boyfriend, who I will call James, 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: for about two years. His family is very big on 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: hosting and throwing celebrations, whereas my family tends to only 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 2: do large holidays together, which will mostly be centered around 13 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: food as opposed to gifts. By the way, this comes 14 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 2: from a throwaway one six' eight and if you want 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: to submit your own, stories go to the r. Slash, 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: Okay storytime separate it And I'm, Angie. 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: I'm, dakota and we're here to give good. 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: Advice. 19 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: Goofy we don't have all the, answers come, on we 20 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 2: just know what we would do in this, Situation so 21 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: let us know what you do in the. Comments, so 22 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: in the past year or, So i've been invited to 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 2: his sister twenty eight female's, birthday his sister's baby, shower 24 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: his mom's sixty something female's, birthday his sister's kid's birthday 25 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: who is too, female his sister's, housewarming his Family's, christmas 26 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: and a couple of other miscellaneous. Celebrations every TIME i 27 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 2: bring a, gift it's to the point Where i've been 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: spending more money on gifts for his family than my 29 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 2: own parents and. Siblings, However i've never gotten a gift 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: from his. 31 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: Family it's not really. 32 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 2: Their fault or, intentional as we tend to do our 33 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 2: own celebration for my, birthday so there's not really been 34 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: an opportunity for his family to give me gifts other Than. 35 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: Christmas but the one sided gift giving is starting to 36 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: get to. Me i've considered that maybe there isn't an 37 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: expectation for me to bring a, gift but for most 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: of these Celebrations i'm invited, to it would be very 39 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: odd not to bring, One for, example like the baby 40 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: shower and. Birthdays i've considered doing joint gifts with my, 41 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: boyfriend but his mom also appointedly asked one, time is 42 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: that the one from ope without me mentioning THAT i 43 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: had even brought a, gift which made it seem like 44 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: it was a given THAT. 45 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: I i should have. 46 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: Problem to be, CLEAR i don't want or need any 47 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: gifts from anyone in his. FAMILY i work a decently 48 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: paying job despite being in a high cost of living, 49 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: city and my boyfriend AND i are both more financially 50 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 2: comfortable for our age than his. Family, however the sheer 51 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: number of Celebrations i'm being invited to with an unspoken 52 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: obligation for gifts is starting to build, up especially because 53 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 2: it feels a little like the relationship is one, sided 54 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: As i've never received anything in. Return With christmas coming, 55 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: UP i wonder IF i should continue bring gifts or 56 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: use this as an opportunity to work with my boyfriend 57 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: and change our operating, model or DO i just bring 58 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 2: something that's, cheaper like baked goods or chocolates and we 59 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: do have an. Update some commenteris suggested THAT i was 60 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: not being appreciative of being invited to family, events SO 61 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: i thought that MAYBE i was being too. Harsh, well 62 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: With christmas coming, UP i twenty six, female was invited 63 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: To christmas with my boyfriend twenty nine males, family but 64 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 2: given his sister twenty eight just had her second child 65 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: with some health, complication we had a conversation and decided 66 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 2: that it made sense for me not to join, them 67 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: As i've been flying a lot for work and don't 68 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: want to put the newborn at. Risk that made the 69 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 2: conversation about doing joint gifts super easy with my boyfriend 70 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: SINCE i physically wouldn't be. There out of the, blue, yesterday, 71 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 2: THOUGH i received a text from my boyfriend's sister reminding 72 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 2: me of their house address to ship gifts, too even. 73 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 3: Though i've driven there multiple. 74 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: Times then about an hour, LATER i received a text 75 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: from my boyfriend's mother telling me about how the sister's, 76 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: daughter who is a, toddler has been a little upset 77 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: recently given the new, baby and then it would be 78 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: great to get the toddler an extra gift to make 79 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: her feel special since the attention has been on the 80 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: newboorn on top of WHATEVER i was planning to get the. 81 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: Newborn this is too, Much this is too. 82 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 4: Much like providing for the whole. Family, yeah, well, NO 83 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 4: i didn't win the. Lottery even IF i, did, not 84 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 4: up to, me just get him a little dollar Store 85 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 4: goodwill nick. 86 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: Knacks, yeah there you, go get, Him get him like 87 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: one of those little like weird curio. 88 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 4: Statues that like grandma's have in their house that always 89 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 4: end up like the shelves of like thrift. Stores oh, yeah, 90 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: yeah just get, them like get them a handful of 91 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 4: like uncomfortable to look at. 92 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: STATUES i don't know If i'm picturing what you're thinking. 93 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 4: Of, yeah just like little you know WHAT i, Mean 94 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 4: like like like grandma's have little statues of like little guys, 95 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 4: things just like little, people little, children like with like 96 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 4: an accordion or like a little, cat or like they're 97 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 4: at like they're. Fishing, like get some of those weird 98 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 4: little chochki curio statues for everyone in the family and be, 99 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 4: like this is my gift to, you. 100 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: The gift she. 101 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 2: Did top it off with a you always gift such 102 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 2: nice gifts as a nice. Compliment for a, CONTEXT i 103 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: grew up in a family that taught me not to 104 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: buy gifts that you wouldn't want to. RECEIVE i bought 105 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: very nice things for my boyfriend's sisters kids for her daughter's, 106 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: birthday like, toys plus nice name brand clothing and for 107 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: the latest baby shower for the new. BORD i brought 108 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: this to the attention of my, boyfriend and he mentioned 109 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: that he'd let them know that he was bringing our, 110 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 2: gifts BUT i have a feeling that they'll misinterpret that 111 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 2: to think that we're still getting separate. Gifts we'll see 112 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 2: how it goes next, week But i've been super put 113 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 2: off by the text That i've gotten from his. Family 114 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: it seems pretty blatant that they want gifts from me 115 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: and are expecting. 116 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 3: Them But i'm glad that my boyfriend is planning to. 117 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: Take care of the. 118 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 3: Communication we do have a second. 119 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: Update but do you think that the boyfriend is actually 120 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 2: going to take care of the. 121 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: COMMUNICATION i don't think. 122 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: SO i think THAT i think the boyfriend likes the 123 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 4: gifts just as much as everyone else. 124 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 2: Does, YEAH i don't feel like the boyfriend knows where 125 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 2: you're coming from. 126 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 4: Here, YEAH i think you're gonna have to be the 127 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 4: one to Be, LIKE i, CAN'T i can't really do 128 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 4: this because it's just entirely one, Sided, like, yeah what's going? 129 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: On, LIKE i, CAN'T i can't afford this, Right. 130 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 2: LIKE i don't want to ask for, gifts but like 131 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: at the same, Time i'm freaking. Broke, okay IT'S i 132 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 2: feel like you don't have to get a gift for 133 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 2: your boyfriend's sister's newborn, child and then her also cut 134 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 2: her three year old because she feels left. Out now 135 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: that the holidays are finally, OVER i thought i'd come 136 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: here to post an update some new happenings unfolded through 137 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 2: the new year THAT i had to deal, with hence the. Delay, 138 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: CHRISTMAS i texted back to his, family and my boyfriend 139 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: called his mom and, sister WHICH i didn't. Hear the 140 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: full conversation of the message he conveyed was that we 141 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: would bring a joint gift and listed out all the 142 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: gifts THAT i had given them this, year and pointed 143 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 2: out that they neither wished me a happy birthday nor 144 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 2: got me a gift For christmas last. Year apparently he 145 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: was nice about, it and so that he knew money 146 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 2: was tight for, them and that we'd be doing joint 147 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: gifts moving forward so they wouldn't have to worry about 148 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 2: a return. 149 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 3: Gift this is a very fine arrangement with. 150 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: Me he hates shopping, anyway so he gave me a 151 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 2: budget for each of his family members AND i chose 152 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: the gifts for. Him he didn't mention to his family 153 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: THAT i hadn't pitched in any. Money Now CHRISTMAS i 154 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: had a Lovely christmas with my, family but my. 155 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: Boyfriend called me at. 156 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: Noon he told me to ignore any texts THAT i 157 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: might get from his family and that he would explain 158 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 2: when we were. 159 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: TOGETHER i didn't get anything from them until the. 160 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 2: EVENING i got a text from his mom that just 161 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 2: said boyfriend's, name will bring back presents from us to. 162 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 2: You it would be great if you could come Celebrate 163 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: New Year's eve with, us as the baby is in 164 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: stable condition and we will celebrate the baby's. Recovering no 165 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 2: need to bring anything for, us just the. BABY i 166 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: forwarded the message to my. Boyfriend apparently his family had 167 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: bought me literal dollar store gifts in an attempt for 168 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 2: us to keep doing separate gifts that he was refusing 169 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: to bring back to. Me they wanted to do another 170 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 2: celebration On New Year's eve for more gifts for the. 171 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: Baby my boyfriend told me that he had already told 172 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: them we weren't. Going it was just minor drama BECAUSE 173 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: i never had to talk to anyone from his. 174 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 3: Family he handled it. 175 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 2: All he told them that if they were going to 176 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: treat me like, that we would no longer be joining their. 177 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 2: Celebrations the day After, christmas my boyfriend came over to 178 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: visit my family For. Christmas my parents still got him a. 179 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: Gift he immediately felt really bad and we spent most 180 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: of the day together with my family planning In New 181 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: Year's eve And New Year's date night between the two of. 182 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: Us it was. 183 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: EXCITING i thought that that was the end of, It 184 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 2: but Before New year's my boyfriend's mom called him while 185 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 2: he was at my place and. 186 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 3: Basically started breaking. 187 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: Down she, said my boyfriend AND i make more than 188 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 2: his family, mom, dad, sister and brother in law, combined 189 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: and apparently the debt of his parents and sister are 190 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: much larger sums than he had. Assumed apparently they really 191 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 2: appreciated my gifts because it felt like a little bit 192 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: of luxury and what it felt like a life of despair. 193 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 3: Given their snowballing. 194 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 2: Debt they had too much pride to say anything and 195 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 2: basically ended up bullying me about, it which is my boyfriend's, 196 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: words instead to get things that they. Wanted, apparently he 197 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: texted his mom about the gift my parents got, him 198 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: and it made her feel like she was going to 199 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: lose him to me and my family because of. Money 200 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 2: my boyfriend told her that it wasn't about, money it 201 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: was just about treating people with basic. Decency they talked 202 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 2: a lot, more but his family has been under a 203 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 2: lot of financial stress and, pressure much much more than 204 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: we had, thought and was a bit spiteful of how 205 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 2: much money we earn and wants to. HELP i reflected 206 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: on all of the comments saying THAT i was being a, 207 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 2: doormat AND i think my stance on this is THAT 208 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 2: i KNEW i didn't need gifts from. 209 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 3: THEM i just wanted a little more. 210 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: Appreciation SO i was in a little bit of a 211 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: pickle about what to do BECAUSE i genuinely enjoyed gift 212 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 2: giving and picking out, gifts but ALSO i felt LIKE 213 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: i was being. USED i just wanted them to appreciate the. 214 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 2: Gifts maybe that's. PETTY i saw a comment saying that 215 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 2: you should never expect anything in return when, Gifting so 216 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 2: to those saying that my boyfriend is a, PROBLEM i 217 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: think this might be a relatively new thing with his 218 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 2: family that he's just now. Discovering accumulation is recent over 219 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: the past two. Years after his sister had her first, 220 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 2: Skit he's handled it gracefully as it. 221 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 3: Unraveled we Spent New year's Even New year's with just 222 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 3: the two of. Us it was. 223 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: Lovely you don't have a resolution on how we will 224 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,719 Speaker 2: deal with his family, yet though he holds strong boundaries 225 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 2: and won't be giving them any, money but will continue 226 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 2: to bring gifts for celebrations to his family. Hosts if 227 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 2: he's still, invited, well and that's the end of that. 228 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 4: Story, wow if he's still, invited it doesn't sound like 229 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 4: a boyfriend. Problem it sounds like boyfriend's family. 230 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: Problem, absolutely and my poor boyfriend got to deal with 231 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: his boyfriend. 232 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: FAMILY i think it's time to start getting less high quality. 233 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: Gifts it's time to get the goodwill nick. 234 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 2: Nags stop giving them all these fancy brands just to 235 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 2: give them a link to our. Podcast, okay storytime on 236 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: whatever platform you. 237 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: Prefer that's the end of that. 238 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 3: Story we've got another one and come and. 239 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 4: RIGHT i refuse to use my girlfriend's old, car and 240 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 4: now she says it's. 241 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 2: Disrespectful how dare you know when to use the car 242 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: THAT i don't want to use? 243 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 4: Anymore for, background this involves me twenty one, male my, 244 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 4: girlfriend twenty one, female her best friend twenty, female along 245 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 4: with their online friend twenty two female and the online 246 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 4: friend's fiance early mid. 247 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: Thirty they met about two years. 248 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 4: Ago the online friends day is about six hours away from, 249 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 4: us as the three of, us, me my, girlfriend and 250 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 4: girlfriend's best friend all. 251 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: Live pretty close. Together by the, way. 252 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 4: This comes from user low contact four four four, eight 253 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 4: and if you want to submit your own, stories go 254 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 4: to the r Slash Showkay, storytime sepate. It I'm, Dakota I'm, 255 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 4: angie and we're here to give good advies, goofly but 256 00:10:58,440 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: we don't. 257 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: Know we don't got all the right. Answers we owe. 258 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 4: Just a couple of, Goofballs so let us know if 259 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 4: you'd do anything different down in the. Comments my girlfriend 260 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 4: is the one who initially met the online, friend and 261 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 4: then she introduced the online friend to her best. Friend, 262 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 4: also the online friend has a fiance who she lives. 263 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: With i'll ABBREVIATE gf. 264 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 4: For, GIRLFRIEND gbf for girlfriend's best, FRIEND off for online friend's, 265 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 4: fiance and LASTLY of for online. Friend, previously girlfriend and 266 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 4: her best friend have gone on a trip to see 267 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 4: their online friend about a year ago for a birthday 268 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: party and decided not to stay at a hotel but 269 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 4: rather at her house to save money and to spend 270 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 4: more time with. HER i was against sleeping over at 271 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 4: online friends because it was online friends fiance is family's, 272 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 4: property and they hadn't met in person at this time 273 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 4: and only knew each other THROUGH vr. Chat, luckily it 274 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,239 Speaker 4: went fine. Enough i'm gonna call Him digitan, said. Okay, 275 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 4: however when girlfriend And digitance were alone in the living, 276 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 4: room not too far away from the, others he asked 277 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 4: my girlfriend something along the line of white man's gonna get. 278 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: You he is, white and he was referring to. 279 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 4: Himself this really aggravated, me and WHEN i was told about, 280 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 4: this along with being told he was generally creepy and 281 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 4: gave off bad vibes as well as seeming pretty controlling 282 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 4: over online friend and what she could, do where or. 283 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 4: SAY i wanted to go down there with them next 284 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 4: time to stop anything bad from getting out of. 285 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: Hand this isn't the main part of the, issue. 286 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 4: However come to the present day and the three of, us, me, 287 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 4: girlfriend and her best friend have been talking about going 288 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 4: on an After halloween trip to see online friend. Again 289 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 4: we've been in talks about this trip for at least 290 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 4: two to three. Months about a week or two before our, 291 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 4: TRIP i was working on getting EVERYTHING i could, together 292 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 4: including budgeting money for the, trip as her best friend 293 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 4: ran into financial hardships through no fault of her, own 294 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 4: so it would be just me and girlfriend funding the. 295 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 4: Trip as girlfriend insisted for online friend not to worry 296 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 4: too much about money for our. TRIP i was already 297 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 4: feeling a little off about the trip at this point 298 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 4: because it felt LIKE i was the tag along AS 299 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 4: i wasn't aware of the hotel we were staying, at 300 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 4: even THOUGH i asked multiple times for the. DETAILS i 301 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 4: insisted we get a, hotel as girlfriend was asking if 302 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: we could just sleep over At digitansey's place, again WHICH 303 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 4: i advised, against citing how girlfriend and girl best friend 304 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 4: felt uncomfortable sleeping there even if they had connives on 305 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 4: them while they. SLEPT i was still fine at this, 306 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 4: point mainly BECAUSE i just wanted to be there to 307 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 4: make sure my girlfriend was safe and could have. Fun 308 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 4: come a few days, later and the three of us 309 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 4: had started talking about going to A halloween party before 310 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 4: the trip on the night Of, halloween WHICH i initially 311 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 4: agreed to go, to but we did not have any 312 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 4: parties that we knew. About this is where the main issue. 313 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 4: Starts come to the day before the, Trip, halloween and 314 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 4: it has found out that girl best friend's, car a 315 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 4: twenty Nineteen, ford the card we were planning on, taking 316 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 4: had some important maintenance issues that would need to be 317 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 4: fixed or we couldn't take the. CAR i didn't fault 318 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 4: best friend for that, either as stuff. Happened my car 319 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 4: overheated once into an hour long trip with no prior. 320 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 4: Warning girl best friend had a backup, car which is 321 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 4: a Reliable TOYOTA a twenty TWELVE i, think so it 322 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 4: wasn't too much of a. Worry girlfriend then offered her 323 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 4: car as a third, backup a two thousand and One. 324 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 4: TOYOTA i recommended instead. 325 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: Of her car as a third, backup we could get 326 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: a rental. 327 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 4: INSTEAD i researched rentals in the area and found one 328 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 4: to fit our criteria along with good. Rates WHEN i 329 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 4: informed girlfriend of the rental how much it would be 330 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 4: and THAT i would be able to cover all, expenses 331 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 4: along with being able to put the car in my 332 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 4: name so they wouldn't have to worry about insurance or 333 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 4: roadside or anything, else she got pretty annoyed at me 334 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 4: and was insisting THAT i think. 335 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: Her car is a bad. Car well what IF i? 336 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 3: Do what IF i do think your car's poopy doodoo? 337 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 3: Car it's the color, Round so what else AM i 338 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 3: supposed to? 339 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: Think, sorry you got a brown? Doodomobile and that her 340 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: car was. 341 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 4: FINE i never used those, words and if reiterated her 342 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 4: car is fine for smaller, trips BUT i don't want 343 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 4: her to risk it for such a long. TRIP i 344 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 4: asked sure if she had roadside, assistants good tread with 345 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 4: no dry rotting on her current, tires good, oil and similar. 346 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 4: Stuff she recently got her oil changed due to her 347 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 4: oil light being, on but we still have to troubleshoot 348 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 4: what code a check engine light is throwing in her, 349 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 4: car AS i haven't had time to check it for her. 350 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 4: Yet i'm not a. MECHANIC i just know some not, 351 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 4: all basic car maintenance from dealing with my own car. 352 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 4: Troubles she insisted her car was fine while stating she 353 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 4: did not have roadside assistance and that she wouldn't really 354 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 4: know what to do in the case of a breakdown or. 355 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 4: Accident and note this was all over text in a 356 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 4: group chat with girl best friend as. Well at some, 357 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 4: Point i'm not sure when it became an, argument AND 358 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 4: i kept trying to say THAT i just didn't want 359 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 4: to risk her car as she has a one hour 360 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 4: round trip to work and that is her only viable 361 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 4: transportation for work due to where we, live unless she 362 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 4: pays for. 363 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: An, uber which that would be. 364 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 4: Expensive it is also worth noting that the morning of this, 365 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 4: DAY i had let girl best friend and girlfriend know 366 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 4: THAT i wouldn't be able to go with them to 367 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 4: Any halloween parties tonight AS i had to finish, packing 368 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 4: finalize some costume pieces and other STUFF i didn't feel prepared, 369 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 4: for such as checking out the town we would be staying, 370 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 4: in as they made jokes or references to sundown towns 371 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 4: close to where we would be. Staying after a period 372 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 4: of not texting until the, EVENING i reached out and 373 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 4: Asked girl best friend if there was any update to 374 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 4: the car, situation for WHICH i was told that girl 375 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 4: best friend and girlfriend weren't worried about that tonight as 376 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 4: they were trying to go to A halloween party For halloween, 377 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 4: night and that we would worry about what was going 378 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 4: on with the car situation tomorrow, morning which was when 379 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 4: we were supposed to leave. Buddy it just sounds like 380 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 4: these girls are, like now we're, chilling it'll be, Fine 381 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 4: it'll be. Fine you put that out in the universe 382 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 4: and it'll be. Fine and you're, like what if it's? 383 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 4: Not but what if it's, not we need to figure 384 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 4: it out right, now. 385 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: Like all those like TYPE b friend videos where they 386 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 2: just don't plan anything at. 387 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: All, YEAH i mean really, like neither of you are. 388 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 4: Wrong it's LIKE i also agree with, like we'll figure 389 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 4: that out if we need to figure it. 390 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: Out, Yeah and it also pays to be. 391 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 4: PREPARED i think maybe you guys just have a little 392 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 4: bit of incompatibility in the way y'all. 393 00:16:58,400 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: Travel that's really. 394 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 4: It This it's made me really uncomfortable as it felt 395 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 4: like this was to last, minute AND i can get 396 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 4: anxious when plans are falling through or uncertain this close 397 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 4: to big. TRIPS i tried reaching out to girlfriend at this, 398 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 4: point asking if we could meet in person to talk really, 399 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 4: quick or if she could call. ME i was ignored 400 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 4: until about half an hour. Later it's about ten at 401 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 4: night at this. POINT i was then told that she 402 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 4: was driving and to not text her as they were 403 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 4: heading to A halloween party with girl best. FRIEND i 404 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 4: started panicking at this, point AS i had no clue 405 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 4: what car we were going to, take AND i felt 406 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 4: LIKE i was the only one who was worried about. 407 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 4: It once they arrived at the party about an hour, 408 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 4: later she essentially stated that IF i want to get a, 409 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 4: rental THEN i should get, it SINCE i think her 410 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 4: car is so. Terrible she also said that she didn't 411 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 4: ask me to try to do all of. This this 412 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 4: hurt me SINCE i felt LIKE i was trying to. 413 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 4: Help long story, Short after, THIS i STATED i couldn't 414 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 4: go anymore and that the lack of planning before this 415 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 4: trip made me too nervous and off put to. Go 416 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 4: one thing that stuck out to me was WHEN i 417 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 4: asked why she didn't try to help figure out a 418 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 4: plan for. Tomorrow she stated they, did but she only 419 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 4: offered her car as a third, backup but that it 420 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 4: would be almost guaranteed not to be. 421 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: NEEDED i, asked. 422 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 4: If it was almost guaranteed not to be, needed why 423 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 4: offer it and why get mad at me for offering 424 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 4: an objectively better third option for something that wouldn't be. 425 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 4: Needed she stated THAT i was disrespecting her car and 426 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 4: that she worked hard to get. It she previously had 427 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 4: another car but lost it in a freak accident that 428 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 4: wasn't her, fault also stating that it was her greatest 429 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 4: achievement and to basically not ever talk down about her. 430 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 4: CAR i think your movie or buddy was like to 431 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 4: pivot and be, like, oh your, CAR i love your. 432 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 4: Car your car gets you to work every. Day, Yeah 433 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 4: and that's really Where i'm coming from IS i just don't, 434 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 4: want you, know this trip to put strain on your 435 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 4: car and then you can't take it to. 436 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 2: WORK i don't think that's a great. POINT i just 437 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: want to take care of your, car that's. 438 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: All. Yeah it's not about your car's not good enough for. 439 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: Us IT'S i just it pays to be. 440 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 4: CAREFUL i felt hurt by this, too as we have 441 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 4: been dating for two years now AND i helped her 442 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 4: as much AS i could to get back on her 443 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 4: feet and get the car she. Has, NOW i feel 444 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 4: like she has disregarded all of that and ASSUMED i 445 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 4: was trying to talk down on her. 446 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: CAR i feel Like i'm in the. 447 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 4: Right but since they left AND i heard from, girlfriend 448 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 4: they have had to cut out activities they, planned including 449 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 4: not staying at the hotel for a third, night but 450 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 4: instead sleeping back over At digitance's home again for the 451 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 4: third night due to the lack of funds that me 452 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 4: not going. CAUSED i am not sure what to do, 453 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 4: now as we agreed to talk this out in, person 454 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 4: But i'm questioning If i'm even in the right at 455 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 4: this point or IF i was the a hole? Here 456 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 4: SO i must ask AM i the a? Hole and 457 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 4: that is the end of that. STORY i don't really 458 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 4: think anyone's an a hole, here to be. HONEST i 459 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 4: think girlfriend was, probably you, know was not wrong in 460 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 4: feeling a little frustrated or. UPSET i think we just 461 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 4: failed in our execution of like communicating and de. ESCALATING 462 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 4: i do think backing out of the trip was the wrong, 463 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 4: move BUT i don't think you did it to be 464 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 4: like a contentious a. 465 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 1: Hole you, Know you're just an anxious. Traveler and that's. 466 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 5: The end of this. Story we're gonna go on to 467 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 5: the next. 468 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 2: One may ex said she loved, me then started dating 469 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: another guy a week. 470 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: Later oh my. God. 471 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 2: Oh my partner AND i have been living separately Since 472 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 2: august of last. Year there was a lot of fighting 473 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 2: in our last year. Together it was never Physical no one, 474 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 2: cheated just a lot of, disagreements arguments and. Miscommunication by the, 475 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 2: way this comes From, hey It's charles twelve ninety, six 476 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 2: and if you want to submit your own. 477 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 3: Stories go to the r Slash okay Story. Times supread it. 478 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 2: And I'm, Angie I'm, dakota and we're here to give 479 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 2: good advice. Gooefully but we don't have all the. Answers 480 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 2: we just know what we would do in these. Situations 481 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 2: so let us know what you would do in the. 482 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 2: Comments it boiled over into one explosive day where they 483 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 2: were kicked out by my parents as we lived in 484 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 2: one section of the house where my parents lived in the. 485 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: Other our fight got so loud and many hurtful words were, 486 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,959 Speaker 2: said and, ultimately due to them already planning on, leaving 487 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 2: my parents had their dad come and get. Them the 488 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 2: argument startart because she was moving to her mom's In. 489 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: Florida AS i, said we had been fighting a lot 490 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 2: and things were really tense between. Us she had just 491 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 2: gotten back from visiting her mom when the fight. Happened 492 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 2: before the, fight she had been talking to others about 493 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 2: her moving and had told me. 494 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 3: Not to say anything to. 495 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 2: Anyone WHEN i found out she had been telling our 496 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 2: mutual friends about her leaving and speaking to her mom about. 497 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 2: IT i ended up speaking to my parents about it for. 498 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 2: Advice when she found out THAT i, had she grew 499 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 2: extremely angry said that it wasn't my place to say 500 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 2: anything to. Anyone but in my, defense why was she 501 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 2: allowed to talk and tell people and get? Advice AND 502 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 2: i had to just sit in silence and not talk 503 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 2: about how the love of my life. 504 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 3: Was leaving AND i couldn't stop. 505 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 2: THEM i wasn't allowed to say anything while she was 506 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: telling everyone that she was. 507 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: Leaving it hurt in a. 508 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 2: Way it felt like she wanted me to be silent 509 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 2: because if she changed her, mind no one on my 510 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 2: side had question. It but HERE i was being told 511 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 2: THAT i wasn't enough and told to just sit with. 512 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 2: It we broke up and they have since been living 513 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 2: with their mother In. Florida after a long and hard 514 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,239 Speaker 2: peer we started talking again at the end of The 515 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 2: october last. Year while we never officially got back, together 516 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 2: we weren't seeing anyone, else we talked and facetimed every day, 517 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: truly beginning In. January i've gone to see them In February, 518 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: june and finally In, SEPTEMBER i paid for a hotel, 519 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 2: room paid for a rental car as a second time 520 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 2: as they allowed me to stay with, them and then 521 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 2: for a hotel room again In. SEPTEMBER i buy them 522 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 2: food and gifts every chance i'm able. To some GIFTS 523 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 2: i buy with plans to mail. Them other times it's 524 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 2: sending them money so they could buy themselves something. Nice 525 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 2: i've always been willing to help encourage and push them. 526 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: Forward i've also been very forward with wanting us to 527 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 2: talk and communicate about our breakup and how we can 528 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: work through these emotions. 529 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 3: TOGETHER i was not. 530 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,959 Speaker 2: PERFECT i had a lot of self hate WHEN i 531 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 2: THOUGHT i was punishing myself at, TIMES i in turn 532 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 2: was unknowingly hurting them. TOO i let my self hatred 533 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: grow louder than the love that we, shared and the 534 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 2: guilt of that weighs on my shoulders like a lifeless 535 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: body that won't release. 536 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: Its grip on. 537 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 3: ME i would love to unpack your feelings right. 538 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: There, yeah holy crab's that's, uh that's. Vivid that is. 539 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 2: Vivid On thursday today Being, sunday they got really mad 540 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 2: at me because we were playing a game together AND 541 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 2: i got overwhelmed due to both having, smoked hearing. 542 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: The blam the, blams the, blams the, blombs the, blooms hearing. 543 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 2: All that in the, game and them yelling that they 544 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 2: were being. INTACT i, said, WELL i don't know what 545 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 2: to tell you about. THAT i don't, KNOW i don't 546 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 2: know where they. Are it was sharp and, pointed but 547 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 2: IMMEDIATELY i realized how it. SOUNDED i asked right away 548 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 2: if they were, upset and THEN i did not mean 549 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,360 Speaker 2: for it to come out that, way AS i could 550 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: see how it could. 551 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 3: Have been seen as an f you kind of. 552 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: STATEMENT i heavily apologized for it and said it over 553 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 2: and over THAT i didn't mean for it to come 554 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: out that. Way they stayed mad and upset and started 555 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 2: to say THAT i won't ever. 556 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 3: Change oh my, god. 557 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 4: No this really so clearly reads like it's, like clearly 558 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 4: your partner is able to get away with anything under the, 559 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 4: sun and you have to worry about saying like. 560 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: A word, wrong, yeah or it's like it creates like a. 561 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: Catastrophe they said THAT i won't treat them with respect 562 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 2: like a, person that they are an idiot of thinking 563 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 2: THAT i would ever change and would be a good 564 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 2: partner for. Them we ended up having a, long almost 565 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 2: four hour talk that went back and, forth with them 566 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 2: saying THAT i needed to understand the hurt from our 567 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: past and that they don't mean to be mean to, 568 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 2: me but that they are hurt and can't trust THAT i. 569 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 3: Won't hurt them again in the. 570 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 2: Future i've reassured them told them THAT i have been, 571 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 2: changing which they've both, acknowledged and then said that the 572 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 2: changes either aren't happening fast enough or not in the right, 573 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 2: places but they won't tell me WHERE i need to 574 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 2: change BECAUSE i need to figure it. OUT i don't 575 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: call them, NAMES i don't belittle them outside of their 576 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 2: Mom i've been there fighting for them while everyone else 577 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 2: discarded them or don't talk to. THEM i push them 578 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,959 Speaker 2: to go after their dreams and back them and support 579 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 2: them into whatever they. DO i want the best for, 580 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 2: them and IF i can provide that through, money, love 581 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 2: or whatever they, NEED i will do. It we went 582 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 2: to bed on FaceTime thursday, night me thinking that we 583 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 2: actually had a real heart heart talk because we both 584 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 2: seem to finally understand one another and both expressed that 585 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 2: we wanted this to. 586 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 3: Work friday, morning the call had hung, up which is. 587 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 2: NORMAL i texted them good, morning and then throughout the 588 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 2: DAY i messaged to no. Response it wasn't until that 589 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 2: night THAT i realized they had blocked me on, everything, calls, 590 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 2: texts face. Calling all of it was, gone no, goodbye no, 591 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:21,360 Speaker 2: anything everything in me. SANK i did initially text their 592 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 2: mom if everything was okay due to not hearing from, 593 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: them and she said that it was and that they 594 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 2: just seemed to be dealing with not feeling good and 595 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 2: on their. Period she didn't seem to know that we 596 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 2: had that talk or, night and just thought that they 597 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 2: were not feeling. Good she said if something was going, 598 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: on that things may just need a breather because they 599 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 2: do love, me and that she has rooted for. Us 600 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 2: when we finally talked On, saturday they told me that 601 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 2: they've been an idiot to think THAT i would, change 602 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 2: and that they are done with. Me they don't want 603 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 2: to be with, me they haven't been happy being with 604 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 2: me for a long, time and that they are tired. 605 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 3: Of waiting for me to. CHANGE i begged, them told them. 606 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 2: THAT i am that their own words stated THAT i am, 607 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,239 Speaker 2: changing that they have said that they are, happy and 608 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: that we are going down a better route That this 609 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 2: past year we have laughed and talked and communicated more 610 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 2: than we did the last year we were living. Together 611 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 2: they have still stated that they are, done THAT i 612 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: am not worth waiting to change for BECAUSE i won't. 613 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 4: Change, ah, Buddy it's like ALL i know how to, Say, 614 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 4: BUDDY i don't think you have to. 615 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: CHANGE i don't think you. 616 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: Do my breath is, caught my heart is, hurting and 617 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 2: yes it is, fresh and, yes people will say you'll 618 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 2: love someone, else but there is no one. Else no 619 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 2: one loved me like they, did no one accepted me 620 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 2: like they. DID i just want them to see to 621 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 2: break through the pain and hurt they hold inside themselves 622 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 2: for not just, me but the others that hurt them 623 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 2: in their, life and see that out of, EVERYONE i 624 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 2: am here changing because they are worth changing. For please any, 625 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 2: advice any, help or, encouragement anything to help me break 626 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 2: through to. Them we have an update and the first line, says, 627 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 2: well we broke, up but before we read the rest. 628 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 4: Of, That, yeah that's my, advice my, guy that that 629 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 4: would be my advice. 630 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: Entirely is it's time to move on to greener. 631 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 2: Pastures, yeah when you, say you just want them to 632 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 2: see to break through the pain and hurt that they 633 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 2: hold inside themselves for not just, me but the others 634 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 2: that hurt them in. LIFE i think that says a 635 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 2: lot right. There you're trying to change yourself so that 636 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 2: they can. CHANGE i think that's If i'm assuming, Correctly 637 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: like it maybe seems like you think that if you just, 638 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 2: change then like their hurt will go away and they. 639 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 3: Will get better and they will. Change but you said 640 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 3: it right. 641 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 2: THERE i mean they need to break through that, pain 642 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 2: and you kind of got to do that on your. 643 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 4: Own, yeah, DEFINITELY i. DON'T i don't think it's gonna be. Happening, 644 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 4: yeah while you're. Together clearly whatever she's going through is 645 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 4: you know saying like oh, yeah CLEARLY i would act 646 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 4: this way because, LIKE i can't trust that you're not 647 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:54,719 Speaker 4: gonna hurt. 648 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: Me it's like you're. Not you, can't it's not it's 649 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: never gonna. Work, yeah. 650 00:27:58,119 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 2: Exactly it's, like, well if you're getting hurt by this, 651 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: stuff like that's not on, me that's on. 652 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: You you can't you can't live in. 653 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 3: Fear we do have her update, Here, well we broke 654 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 3: up after that. 655 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 2: Post she reached back out and we started talking. Again 656 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 2: she said she loved, Me she said she wanted to 657 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,959 Speaker 2: work it, out made plans for me to see her At. 658 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 2: Christmas then Over halloween weekend she went out with. Friends 659 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 2: one of those friends was a guy that she mentioned 660 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 2: had asked her out, previously but she turned him down, 661 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 2: because in her, words he isn't what she. Wants he 662 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: asked her again this Past, sunday and this time she said. 663 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 3: Yes keep in mind that we. 664 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 2: Had spent the whole time sending Me schmeckshi, pictures Making christmas, 665 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 2: plans buying her dinner and, lunch and having FaceTime spicy, 666 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 2: activities and worst of, all she said she loved me 667 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 2: and still wanted to be with. ME i also would 668 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 2: be willing to bet that like this whole because they 669 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 2: were together and then broke, up but then we're also 670 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 2: still like living apart but talking all the, time but 671 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 2: like still broken up and then back. TOGETHER i don't, 672 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 2: Know it's kind of a messy, timeline BUT i honestly 673 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 2: would be willing to bet, that like she's been cheating 674 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 2: on you this whole. Time LOVE i had has turned 675 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 2: into anger and, sickness and, yes still some LOVE i 676 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 2: have shame in myself for. 677 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 3: Believing THAT i could break through to. 678 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 2: HER i told her that she's going to hurt that 679 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 2: guy because she herself doesn't know what she. Wants she 680 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 2: keeps reaching back out to, me texting me and calling. 681 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 3: Me she even joined. 682 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 2: My fortnite game the other day before suddenly jumping. OFF 683 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 2: i told her that she needs to figure her crop 684 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 2: out and THAT i have nothing more to talk to her. 685 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 2: About she has to figure out her, stuff go to, 686 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 2: therapy take her, meds and actually try to be better 687 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 2: instead of wearing a. 688 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 3: Mask she called me a prick. 689 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 2: Just because she was just trying to give me, Closure 690 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 2: BUT i think we both know that that isn't what 691 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 2: she was. WANTING i do still love, her and this 692 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: pain hurts so, much BUT i can't let her be 693 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 2: awful to me anymore just because she can't face her own. 694 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 2: Trauma and that's the end of that. Story and you're 695 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 2: so right about, that my. Guy that is. 696 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 4: True you are not the. Lynchpin you are not the 697 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 4: trigger for her fixing. Herself she, yeah she's the only, 698 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 4: one and who can do? 699 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 5: That and that's the end of this. Story we're going 700 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 5: to go on to the next. 701 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: One, hey It's. Sam we're going to get back to these. 702 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: Stories but here's three minutes of ads from our. 703 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 4: SPONSORS i refused to host my daughter's wedding because her 704 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 4: mom would be. 705 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 3: There how very Is. 706 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 4: Shakespearean i'm in a pretty bad situation right. Now when 707 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 4: my stepdaughter got married two years, ago she used our 708 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 4: home as the wedding. Venue we have a meadow in 709 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,239 Speaker 4: our backyard that is able to accommodate a large number of, 710 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 4: people as well as a, empty clean barn that can 711 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 4: be set up for dinner. Tables by the, way this 712 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 4: comes from user wedding home. Question and if you want 713 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 4: to submit your own, stories go to the r slash okay. 714 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: Story i'm subret, It I'm, dakota. 715 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 4: And I'm, riley and we are here to give you 716 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 4: good advice, ruefully but we don't have all the. Answers 717 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 4: we only know what we'd, Do so if you'd do something, 718 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 4: else let us know in the. Comments And op, says 719 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 4: my daughter was supposed to marry at another location last, 720 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 4: year but because of the, pandemic the venue shut down. 721 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 4: Permanently she's now asked to use my home for the. 722 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 4: Wedding BUT i told. 723 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: Her my issue with. 724 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 4: THEM i had a restraining order against her, mother my, 725 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 4: ex and a few members of her family after threats 726 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 4: and intimidation were directed towards my wife and. Myself the 727 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 4: restraining order expired mid last, year but we haven't heard 728 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 4: from them, since BUT i stayed. 729 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: Firm in my. 730 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 4: Decision this has upset my daughter greatly and she has 731 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 4: screamed at, me which she's never. DONE i offered to 732 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 4: give her fifteen thousand dollars for an alternative, venue but 733 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 4: now she's adamant about it being our. HOME i feel 734 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 4: extremely uncomfortable giving my ex and her family access to 735 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 4: my home because that's where the washrooms will. Be my 736 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 4: daughter has put this issue On facebook AND i now 737 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 4: have all of my extended family against. Me this has 738 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 4: also stirred up my ax and her family against, me 739 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 4: and were is that my wife and stepdaughter are now 740 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 4: being accused of trying to ruin my daughter's wedding when 741 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 4: they haven't played any part in. It, dude your family 742 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 4: sounds so. Difficult, yeah, immediately your daughter can't understand that 743 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 4: you have a restraining order on your ex wife and 744 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 4: her family or had one that's not. 745 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: You Get, yeah it. 746 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 6: Takes that takes, Paperwork it takes. 747 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: Time you don't just get. It, yeah you things have to. 748 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 7: Happen it's fine in restraining orders on the. 749 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 4: Ground, Yeah i'm planning on giving in and letting my 750 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 4: daughter use our home for the wedding later this, year 751 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 4: But i'm going to tell my wife and stepdaughter not 752 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 4: to be around for, it Which i'm sure is going 753 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 4: to create a bunch of other. 754 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: Issues AM i THE a? Hole and no you are? Not? 755 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 4: Clearly, yeah, NO i think you probably tried your best 756 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 4: to explain to your. 757 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: Daughter. Uh, YEAH i have. 758 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 4: A restraining order against your mom for a reason and her. 759 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 4: FAMILY i don't want them in our. 760 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: House because there were threads. Made, yeah and that's. 761 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 7: The last PLACE i don't want anybody to have my 762 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 7: home address if threads have been. 763 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: Made, right not the a let's read these. 764 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 4: Comments addep to one eight point nine says not the 765 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 4: ale go renew the restraining order if your ex and 766 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 4: her family are pestering you and explain to your daughter 767 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 4: that she can either have the wedding at your home 768 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 4: without her mother and her side of the, family or 769 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 4: she can or she can accept the FIFTEEN k and 770 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 4: have it, elsewhere but for personal safety. 771 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: Reasons you will not let her mother into your. Home, 772 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 1: otherwise rent. 773 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 4: Portapatties they have some super fancy ones for wedding, venues 774 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 4: trailers that don't look or smell like porta potties that 775 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 4: have a. Washroom opie, SAYS i won't be renewing this 776 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 4: restraining order BECAUSE i don't have any real standing this. 777 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 4: TIME i also don't want to renew it BECAUSE i 778 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 4: do want to attend my daughter's wedding without causing any. 779 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 4: Issues but the outdoor bathrooms are an excellent. IDEA i 780 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 4: have texted the idea to my. DAUGHTER pbc eighty five, 781 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 4: says not the a. Hole but how is it that 782 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 4: you raised your presumably adult daughter in such a way 783 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 4: that when you don't give her what she, wants she screams. 784 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 1: At you and goes off on you On? 785 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 4: Facebook and why do you now think the right thing 786 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:20,959 Speaker 4: to do is to give into her antics by letting 787 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 4: her do the wedding at your? House after, all my 788 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 4: own daughter just got married AND i provided financial. Support 789 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 4: if she had screamed at me about anything related to the, 790 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 4: wedding you can. 791 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: Be sure that financial support would have been. 792 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 4: Withdrawn my daughter has never raised her voice at, me 793 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 4: BUT i can only imagine that other family members are 794 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 4: riling her. Up she also posted something On facebook that 795 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 4: didn't explicitly blame, me but my own sister made it 796 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 4: into a circus that involved my ex in her. FAMILY 797 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 4: i feel bad that my daughter is put under all 798 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 4: this stress due to my ex and my. Issues and 799 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 4: we do have an. UPDATE i message my daughter about 800 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 4: the outdoor trailer brooms and she has refused and said 801 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 4: it was a disgusting. 802 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: Idea you're having your wedding in a? Barn it. 803 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 3: Is it is a weird line to draw on this. 804 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 4: Sand she then accused me of treating her worse than 805 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 4: my stepdaughter there it, is and THAT i play favorites 806 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 4: And i'm a terrible. Father she does not want the 807 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 4: wedding at our home anymore and hung. Up she is 808 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 4: no longer picking up my. CALLS i got an angry 809 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 4: call from my mother who says she is hosting her 810 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 4: wedding instead and THAT i will not be welcomed at the. 811 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 4: Wedding my father will be walking my daughter down the 812 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 4: aisle instead of. 813 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,400 Speaker 1: Me thanks to everyone for the. 814 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 4: ADVICE i appreciate, it BUT i feel Like i've made 815 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 4: the biggest mistake of my. Life i'm completely. Heartbroken and 816 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 4: there is another, update. 817 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: Hopefully it involves him going to the. Wedding because your 818 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: daughter's being a butt head right. Now this is so. 819 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 4: Sad my daughter's wedding took place In october of last, 820 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 4: year and after a few months of my daughter refusing 821 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 4: to talk to, me my wife saw HOW i was 822 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 4: being a feed by the situation and SAID i should 823 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 4: just let my daughter use our home without any, restrictions 824 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 4: that we should. 825 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 1: Lock up our valuables and hope for the. 826 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 4: BEST i was extremely, hesitant but at my wife's, INSISTENCE 827 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 4: i arranged a meeting at my mother's home and made the. 828 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: OFFER i was immediately told that it was too late. 829 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 4: And that the new invitations were already sent out and 830 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,920 Speaker 4: the wedding would be happening at my mother's, property but 831 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 4: my daughter asked for the fifteen thousand DOLLARS i originally 832 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 4: offered for an alternative venue to be used to renovate 833 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,560 Speaker 4: my mother's home a little for the. WEDDING i just 834 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 4: accepted that this was the best it was going to 835 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 4: get and gave her the. 836 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: Money my daughter still. 837 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 4: Didn't warm up to me after this and would only 838 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 4: reply to texts. Occasionally then a month before the, WEDDING 839 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 4: i was told to come to the wedding without my. 840 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 4: Wife my daughter said that similar to how my wife 841 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,359 Speaker 4: AND i, felt her mother and some members of her 842 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 4: maternal family felt uncomfortable being around us due to the 843 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:57,439 Speaker 4: expired restraining. Order she said she was willing to fight 844 00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 4: them to have her father at the, wedding but my 845 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 4: my wife's stepdaughter and her husband were not. 846 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: INVITED i was incredibly. 847 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 4: DISAPPOINTED i wanted to confront my daughter and potentially not 848 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 4: go to the wedding. 849 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 1: At all if my wife wasn't, invited but my wife 850 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 1: said that. 851 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 4: There's too much bad blood AND i should just attend 852 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:16,840 Speaker 4: the wedding quietly for the sake of my. 853 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 1: DAUGHTER i ended up. 854 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 4: Attending the wedding alone and left once dinner was, done 855 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 4: WHILE i got to see my daughter get. Married my 856 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 4: heart feels heavy that it was such a conflict filled. 857 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 4: Situation even having me walking her down the aisle became 858 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 4: such a touchy subject that she just ended up having 859 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 4: her half brother walker down the aisle. Instead WHEN i 860 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 4: went to congratulate my daughter BEFORE i, left she angrily 861 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 4: told me that she should have Just elope because of 862 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 4: me and my, ex and that it's disgusting that her 863 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 4: own parents ruined every aspect of her, wedding that she 864 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 4: can't wait to build a life separate from. EVERYONE i 865 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 4: apologized and cried on my way. Home, dude she know 866 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 4: that you've done absolutely your best and the right thing 867 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 4: and your, Daughter, yeah probably got a lot of stuff 868 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 4: wrapped up in you, know the, divorce the, split the. 869 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,399 Speaker 4: REUSTRATING i know there's a lot of stuff that we're 870 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 4: not getting info on, here a lot. 871 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,480 Speaker 7: Of moving, parts, yep and they're not moving in a 872 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 7: direction THAT i. 873 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:17,439 Speaker 1: Like but you did. 874 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,240 Speaker 4: Good you did what you should have, Done you did 875 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 4: what you could have. DONE a part of me is 876 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,880 Speaker 4: happy that my daughter is still somewhat talking to, me 877 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,879 Speaker 4: BUT i do regret putting her under so much. 878 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: Stress it's not her fault her parents can't get. 879 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 4: Along i'm just hopeful that we can slowly start repairing our. 880 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 4: Relationship and there's a third. Update it's from the daughter's. 881 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:44,760 Speaker 4: Perspective oh good, job dad found Your reddit. 882 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: POST i hope all the validation was worth, it because 883 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: you are never going to see me or my baby. 884 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: Again but who. 885 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 4: CARES a bunch Of internet strangers think you are the 886 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 4: hero And i'm an evil money hungry which that's not 887 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 4: HOW i took that at. ALL i thought he was 888 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:03,839 Speaker 4: just a guy trying his, best and you know you 889 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 4: are just a hurt person with your own. 890 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: Trauma but this. 891 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 4: Doesn't sound like it's gonna be a good. ENDING i 892 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 4: hope you're real. Happy not only was my wedding, miserable 893 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 4: since you And mom, divorced my whole life has. Been 894 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:22,080 Speaker 4: you want to talk about how horrible she. Is, yeah you're, 895 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 4: right she, is but so were. You you always put 896 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 4: me in a position WHERE i felt that even staying 897 00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 4: the slightest positive thing about her would get me in. 898 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 4: Trouble my birthdays were horrible because you both could not 899 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 4: grow up and BEHAVE i hate my birthdays now BECAUSE 900 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 4: i can only remember you screaming at each. Other you 901 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 4: never cared about. Me you cared about hurting her. MORE 902 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 4: i tried to be so. UNDERSTANDING i always told myself 903 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:49,880 Speaker 4: that my mom was, worse but, no you are horrible. 904 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,719 Speaker 4: Too you made me feel a second class citizen at. 905 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,440 Speaker 4: Home you showed my stepsister so much more love and 906 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 4: care than you did. Me you know how much it 907 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 4: hurts seeing you accommodate every wish at her? Wedding do 908 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:03,560 Speaker 4: you know how much it hurt when you basically laughed 909 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 4: in my face WHEN i asked for the. Same you 910 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:09,239 Speaker 4: are not the polite martyr that you made everyone believe you. 911 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:10,279 Speaker 1: Are i'm done with. 912 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:15,600 Speaker 7: You this shouldn't be happening in a Public reddit forum 913 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 7: at this. 914 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: Point it, Really, uh this needs to be a. 915 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 3: Talk this needs to. 916 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 7: Be an email LIKE I i'm imagining sipping my little 917 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 7: Tea Beyon reddit Like tuesday, Afternoon i'm, Like, OH i 918 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:26,800 Speaker 7: shouldn't be seeing. 919 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:31,359 Speaker 1: This, no no one should be SEEING i. Really you, know. 920 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 4: It's hard to get a fake restraining. ORDER i think 921 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 4: once threats of violence are levied at me and my 922 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:43,399 Speaker 4: family or my new you, Know i'm gonna take whatever 923 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,240 Speaker 4: STEPS i need to take to protect myself and. THEM 924 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 4: i would say it's unfortunate that your parents couldn't go, 925 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 4: parent but it sounds like it maybe didn't start with your. 926 00:40:54,960 --> 00:41:00,120 Speaker 1: Dad but, hey you can feel however you. Feel we 927 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: don't have all the. 928 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 4: Answers we're only seeing a tiny crack of context on 929 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:04,840 Speaker 4: A reddit. 930 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: Post, okay let's finish this. 931 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,760 Speaker 4: STORY i was done with you when you kept making 932 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 4: remarks at my. WEDDING i was done with you when 933 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,879 Speaker 4: you basically screamed at me for not inviting your wife 934 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 4: and her. 935 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:19,239 Speaker 1: Daughter they don't feel like, family and neither do. 936 00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 7: You. 937 00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: Now oh, Yeah i'm expecting that was a. 938 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 4: SURPRISE i was thinking of calling, you but after seeing your, 939 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,239 Speaker 4: POST i don't want. To my therapist says that you 940 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 4: and my mother are the cause for my childhood. Trauma 941 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:37,640 Speaker 4: that's pretty much everyone's, parents. Right, anyways this, YEAR i 942 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:41,080 Speaker 4: will cut out toxic. People if you care so much 943 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:44,480 Speaker 4: about the, money i'll mail the check to. You i'm 944 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,279 Speaker 4: done with, you with your wife and your daughter that 945 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 4: you love so. Much don't, Worry i'm. 946 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 1: Also done with your. 947 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:52,200 Speaker 4: Ex hope you're, happy AND i hope that reddit karma 948 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 4: is a good substitute for. 949 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:57,279 Speaker 1: Me oh, wait you actually care for reddit. Karma, yeah 950 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 1: that's the end of that. Story i'm sure she'll come. 951 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 6: Around it'll be, fine he'll work it. 952 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:09,279 Speaker 4: Out just a lot going on with family tension and 953 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 4: then the divorce and then the step daughter slash, duh you, 954 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 4: know with half. 955 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: Sister whatever you want to it's. 956 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:20,200 Speaker 7: Yeah whenever you start getting more and more characters and you're, Like, 957 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:21,959 Speaker 7: okay everybody just needs to take a step. 958 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 4: Back, well it just sounds like it's, like, YEAH i 959 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 4: don't want you, KNOW i didn't want your mom coming 960 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 4: into the house Because i'm afraid she's gonna put arsenic 961 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:34,520 Speaker 4: in the. Tea, yes you, know like what you know 962 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 4: that's but, yeah let that be a lesson in co. 963 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:41,799 Speaker 6: Parenting, no no arsenic in the. 964 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:43,680 Speaker 4: Tea no arsenic in the. Tea and if you guys 965 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 4: could have co, parented which who's possible to say who's 966 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:51,240 Speaker 4: fault it really? IS i feel like it's maybe anyone's 967 00:42:51,239 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 4: fault in, particular maybe everyone's. Fault but uh yeah without 968 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,000 Speaker 4: with co, parenting this would have never. 969 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 5: Happened and that's the end of. This we're going to 970 00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:01,359 Speaker 5: go on to the next. 971 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:05,160 Speaker 7: One my father threatened to make me, homeless SO i. 972 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 4: Left well it took the opportunity. 973 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:13,560 Speaker 7: Away just content, warning there's emotional abuse in these stories 974 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 7: that might be a little bit. HEAVY i twenty, three, 975 00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:19,560 Speaker 7: female live at. Home i'm in school and work part 976 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 7: time plus internet in. OFFICE i graduate In june And 977 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,960 Speaker 7: i've been applying to jobs as much AS i can 978 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,440 Speaker 7: SO i can finally move. Out my, sister twenty, female 979 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 7: also lives at, home but is doing school online and doesn't. 980 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 7: WORK i try to help with chores around the house 981 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,920 Speaker 7: as much as, possible although it's difficult SINCE i leave. 982 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,040 Speaker 6: The house early in the morning and come home late at. 983 00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 7: Night by the, way this comes from The Lilac swans 984 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:44,839 Speaker 7: and if you want to submit your own, stories go 985 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:49,719 Speaker 7: to our Slash okay storytime. Subreddit I'm, Riley I'm, dakota 986 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:52,840 Speaker 7: and we're here to give good advice, goofully but we 987 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,359 Speaker 7: don't have all the. Answers we only know what we would, 988 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:57,360 Speaker 7: do so let us know what you would do in the. 989 00:43:57,360 --> 00:44:01,120 Speaker 7: Commons As op, says last, WEEK i came. 990 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:02,520 Speaker 6: Home and there were clean dishes in the. 991 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 7: DISHWASHER i, Said i'm going to take a quick shower 992 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,160 Speaker 7: then empty the, dishwasher and my dad went on a 993 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:09,160 Speaker 7: rant about HOW i never help around the house and 994 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,360 Speaker 7: that my sister's always the one doing. EVERYTHING i explained 995 00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:14,279 Speaker 7: THAT i do help and that just because they haven't 996 00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:17,160 Speaker 7: seen me help doesn't mean THAT i. Don't he asked 997 00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 7: me to give him an, example AND i told him 998 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,400 Speaker 7: THAT i took the garbage out the night before the 999 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,239 Speaker 7: conversation escalated to, him saying THAT i should not argue 1000 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:26,920 Speaker 7: any longer because he can easily make me homeless if 1001 00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:29,799 Speaker 7: he wanted. To The next, morning while everyone was still, 1002 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,640 Speaker 7: ASLEEP i packed my things and. Left i've been sleeping 1003 00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:34,839 Speaker 7: in my car for a. Week later in the day 1004 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:37,400 Speaker 7: AFTER i, left my parents called and my mom texted 1005 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,879 Speaker 7: me asking WHERE i am WHEN i didn't come home 1006 00:44:39,960 --> 00:44:43,080 Speaker 7: WHEN i was supposed. TO i didn't reply and blocked 1007 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:46,280 Speaker 7: my entire family's numbers and social medias and haven't spoken 1008 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:50,440 Speaker 7: to them as. Since they have been calling and texting 1009 00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:53,680 Speaker 7: my friends asking them WHERE i. AM i haven't told 1010 00:44:53,719 --> 00:44:55,680 Speaker 7: any of my friends That i'm sleeping in my, car 1011 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:58,600 Speaker 7: SO i got very confused text from friends asking me 1012 00:44:58,680 --> 00:45:01,160 Speaker 7: what's going. On why my parents are asking WHERE i 1013 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,799 Speaker 7: am and If i'm safe and. OKAY i told my 1014 00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 7: closest friend THAT i left home and That i'm, safe 1015 00:45:06,239 --> 00:45:08,160 Speaker 7: AND i let her know to tell my parents That i'm, 1016 00:45:08,200 --> 00:45:10,319 Speaker 7: fine but THAT i have no desire to speak to them. 1017 00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:13,280 Speaker 7: Anymore they've been begging my friend to disclose my location 1018 00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 7: and asking her to ask me to allow them to 1019 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:17,920 Speaker 7: speak to. ME i went to my friends yesterday and 1020 00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:20,279 Speaker 7: she told me that WHAT i did was awful and 1021 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,440 Speaker 7: THAT i should speak to. THEM i told her that 1022 00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:24,719 Speaker 7: they threatened to make me, homeless SO i left by 1023 00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:27,799 Speaker 7: my own. Volition but she's insisting that making them worry 1024 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:30,520 Speaker 7: about my safety is a horrible thing to. DO i 1025 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:32,640 Speaker 7: honestly THINK i just gave them what they asked. For 1026 00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:34,480 Speaker 7: they wanted to get rid of, me SO i. 1027 00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 4: Left, no, no. 1028 00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:40,799 Speaker 7: No THE opi, Asks AM i the a hole for 1029 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:42,520 Speaker 7: leaving and refusing to communicate with? 1030 00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:48,000 Speaker 1: Them? YEAH i, YES i can say no on the. 1031 00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:51,920 Speaker 7: LEAVING i do think it was a, misplay a misstep 1032 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:54,040 Speaker 7: to like not communicate. 1033 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:57,239 Speaker 1: That shouldn't have left like? That got a? Word, YEAH 1034 00:45:57,280 --> 00:45:57,839 Speaker 1: i should have done. 1035 00:45:57,880 --> 00:45:59,160 Speaker 3: That shouldn't have left like. 1036 00:45:59,239 --> 00:46:02,400 Speaker 7: That there are some, comments and they do, disagree at 1037 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:03,600 Speaker 7: least this first, one. 1038 00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:06,360 Speaker 3: Not THE a. 1039 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:09,040 Speaker 7: Hole sounds like you were majorly stressed out and having 1040 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:10,840 Speaker 7: someone scream at you in a place that is supposed 1041 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 7: to be a, calm safe environment is just not helpful at. 1042 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:15,880 Speaker 7: All i'm guessing your mom doesn't know what hell. HAPPENED 1043 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 7: i would at least tell her she. 1044 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:21,640 Speaker 1: Blocked her whole, Family she blocked her entire. FAMILY i 1045 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:22,200 Speaker 1: GUESS i don't. 1046 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:26,360 Speaker 7: Know i'm always like willing to kind of give the 1047 00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:28,680 Speaker 7: benefit of the doubt Because i'm, like, oh what was 1048 00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:30,680 Speaker 7: going on so much that that was. 1049 00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:32,640 Speaker 6: Like that is an extreme? 1050 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:36,279 Speaker 7: Reaction so what was going on to garner that? 1051 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:36,800 Speaker 6: Reaction? 1052 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:41,719 Speaker 7: FAIR opi does, say, no my mom was there when this, 1053 00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:43,680 Speaker 7: happened and she was on my dad's. Side he was 1054 00:46:43,719 --> 00:46:45,920 Speaker 7: the one mainly throwing the, insults but she chimed in 1055 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:47,600 Speaker 7: a few times as well and had a lot to. 1056 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:52,319 Speaker 7: Say he's her a sea beef tank. INFO i get your, 1057 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,359 Speaker 7: dad but why are you going to contact with your 1058 00:46:54,360 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 7: mom and? 1059 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:56,320 Speaker 6: Sister fair, QUESTION. 1060 00:46:57,239 --> 00:46:59,279 Speaker 7: Opi i'm not close with my sister and we pretty 1061 00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:01,440 Speaker 7: much never speak to each other unless we absolutely have. 1062 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:03,680 Speaker 6: To my mom was also there while this incident. 1063 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:09,399 Speaker 7: Happened Uh and User Cinderella ridvan asks, info we genuinely do. 1064 00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:11,400 Speaker 6: Not have enough information to judge. 1065 00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:12,520 Speaker 1: HERE i think that's. 1066 00:47:12,600 --> 00:47:16,319 Speaker 7: Fair, Yeah opie has not provided enough backstory for us 1067 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,200 Speaker 7: to be able to tell whether this is the final 1068 00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:20,480 Speaker 7: chapter in a long history of abuse by their parents 1069 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,279 Speaker 7: or if this is a histrionic overreaction on their. Part 1070 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:26,080 Speaker 7: this is a post that's guaranteed to drum up a 1071 00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:28,560 Speaker 7: mountain of support for an ify choice on their, part 1072 00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:31,280 Speaker 7: And i'm concerned that, commenters in their rush to support 1073 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:33,879 Speaker 7: someone who has apparently been treated very poorly by their, 1074 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,560 Speaker 7: parents a rushing to defend what could easily be a 1075 00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 7: dangerous and unnecessarily rash. Decision i'm concerned that there may 1076 00:47:40,719 --> 00:47:42,760 Speaker 7: be more going on WITH opi than they have shared 1077 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:45,080 Speaker 7: or are. Aware the spur of the moment decision to 1078 00:47:45,120 --> 00:47:48,319 Speaker 7: move out secretly overnight into an unsuitable living situation in 1079 00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:51,080 Speaker 7: order to punish their parents for a relatively small issue 1080 00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:53,680 Speaker 7: makes me worry that there is an underlying instability that 1081 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 7: Places opie at increased. Risk and, yes this was a small. 1082 00:47:57,640 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 7: Issue even In opie's, telling the threats sound more like 1083 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:03,000 Speaker 7: annoying bluster than an actual threat to make them. Homeless, 1084 00:48:03,239 --> 00:48:05,080 Speaker 7: Clearly opie's father was wrong. 1085 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:07,040 Speaker 6: And is a majorly the a. 1086 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:07,399 Speaker 2: Hole. 1087 00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:09,400 Speaker 3: UH i think very. 1088 00:48:09,239 --> 00:48:10,239 Speaker 6: Well said all of. 1089 00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:11,759 Speaker 1: THAT i agree with. 1090 00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:15,600 Speaker 7: That, Yeah opie says they've done this many times. Before 1091 00:48:15,640 --> 00:48:17,200 Speaker 7: WHEN i was, SIXTEEN i had an argument with my 1092 00:48:17,239 --> 00:48:19,400 Speaker 7: mom because she went through my, phone and then my 1093 00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:21,279 Speaker 7: mom told my dad that she can't live with me 1094 00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:23,080 Speaker 7: in the same house and that it's either her OR 1095 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:25,120 Speaker 7: i in the. House SO i ended up getting kicked, 1096 00:48:25,160 --> 00:48:26,719 Speaker 7: out AND i stayed with a friend for a week 1097 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:29,040 Speaker 7: until she came and picked me up and apologized and 1098 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:32,080 Speaker 7: said they'd never punt me out, again which wasn't true 1099 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:35,120 Speaker 7: because it's the one threat that gets made anytime something 1100 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:36,200 Speaker 7: happens US. 1101 00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:38,040 Speaker 6: A detached, nine not THE a. 1102 00:48:38,120 --> 00:48:40,080 Speaker 7: Hole but maybe talk to your LOCAL pd and let 1103 00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:41,640 Speaker 7: them know that if your parents try to file a 1104 00:48:41,640 --> 00:48:44,319 Speaker 7: missing person's, report it's a waste of time because you're not. 1105 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:47,880 Speaker 7: Missing they threatened to punt you out for not, helping 1106 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:49,960 Speaker 7: so you. Left sounds like a win win to. Me 1107 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:52,040 Speaker 7: can you talk to any of your friends about staying 1108 00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:55,160 Speaker 7: with them until you get things? Together User shanna eight 1109 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:57,759 Speaker 7: point one says she's twenty, three she's allowed to leave 1110 00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:02,160 Speaker 7: home and go no. Contact lesbian says not THE a. 1111 00:49:02,239 --> 00:49:04,680 Speaker 7: Hole as someone who was made homeless by their, PARENTS 1112 00:49:04,719 --> 00:49:06,719 Speaker 7: i went no contact the MOMENT i left and didn't 1113 00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:09,520 Speaker 7: get back in touch till my father, apologized never moved 1114 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:11,799 Speaker 7: back even though he THOUGHT i, would and made a new. 1115 00:49:11,840 --> 00:49:14,520 Speaker 7: Life you don't owe them an explanation when they threaten your, 1116 00:49:14,520 --> 00:49:16,080 Speaker 7: life but also don't make your friend play. 1117 00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:17,480 Speaker 6: Middleman that's. 1118 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:21,160 Speaker 4: Fair, YEAH i, Agree and if this has like if 1119 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:25,719 Speaker 4: you'd already been kicked out at, Sixteen, yeah that would have. 1120 00:49:25,760 --> 00:49:27,640 Speaker 1: Changed that would have changed a lot of stuff forever for. Me. 1121 00:49:28,080 --> 00:49:30,759 Speaker 4: Yeah BUT i, mean you, know we'd ever come back 1122 00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:32,319 Speaker 4: after a week because they're my, friends and you're, Like i'm, 1123 00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:33,120 Speaker 4: Sorry i'll never do that. 1124 00:49:33,080 --> 00:49:37,160 Speaker 1: Again and then you keep threatening. It, YEAH i probably just. 1125 00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:39,720 Speaker 7: Leave so that's WHAT i mean where it's like, again 1126 00:49:39,760 --> 00:49:42,400 Speaker 7: LIKE i think you're okay to, leave BUT i think 1127 00:49:42,440 --> 00:49:44,320 Speaker 7: this person, too is, like, hey don't make your friends 1128 00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:44,520 Speaker 7: be the. 1129 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,000 Speaker 6: Middleman, LIKE i. 1130 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:47,640 Speaker 3: Think there's a certain amount of. 1131 00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:50,000 Speaker 7: RESPONSIBILITY i know you don't want to talk to your, 1132 00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:52,200 Speaker 7: parents but just that, baseline, like. 1133 00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:54,640 Speaker 6: Hey i'm leaving because of this. 1134 00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:57,680 Speaker 7: REASON i will be, safe BUT i will not be contacting. 1135 00:49:57,719 --> 00:49:58,239 Speaker 1: You that's. 1136 00:49:58,280 --> 00:50:01,799 Speaker 7: It that's all it needed to, happen, yep because then 1137 00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:06,319 Speaker 7: at least everybody. Knows two months, later a week after my, 1138 00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:08,279 Speaker 7: POST i ended up moving in with a friend who 1139 00:50:08,320 --> 00:50:09,840 Speaker 7: was kind enough to let me stay and pay a 1140 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:12,520 Speaker 7: very small amount and rent in. RETURN i also ended 1141 00:50:12,600 --> 00:50:14,600 Speaker 7: up talking to my, parents and my dad apologized for 1142 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:16,840 Speaker 7: his behavior and promised to never make a threat like that, 1143 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:19,200 Speaker 7: again which honestly came as a shock to, me But 1144 00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:21,960 Speaker 7: i'm glad things got resolved between. US i let them 1145 00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:23,560 Speaker 7: know That i'm staying with a friend and paying a 1146 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:25,759 Speaker 7: small amount in rent in the, meantime and That i'm 1147 00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:28,040 Speaker 7: in the process of finding an, apartment and they suggested 1148 00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:30,200 Speaker 7: THAT i move back in with them for free UNTIL 1149 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:32,399 Speaker 7: i find a job and a. Place SO i took 1150 00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:34,560 Speaker 7: their offer and moved back home and haven't. 1151 00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:37,440 Speaker 6: Had issues with them since moving. Back there's another. 1152 00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:38,880 Speaker 1: Update, well there we. 1153 00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:45,759 Speaker 4: Go things are, Okay just, yeah make a, plan move, 1154 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:47,280 Speaker 4: out YadA. 1155 00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:47,920 Speaker 1: YadA. 1156 00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:53,400 Speaker 7: Yeah it's always whenever we get this middle calm in the, 1157 00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:56,839 Speaker 7: Storm i'm always, like all, right what's this next? 1158 00:50:56,920 --> 00:51:00,880 Speaker 6: Update but for Now i'm, like, cool, good, glad. 1159 00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:02,600 Speaker 1: Things are, okay let's finish this. 1160 00:51:02,680 --> 00:51:06,200 Speaker 7: STORY i finished grad school and completed my, internship and 1161 00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:08,120 Speaker 7: two weeks AGO i landed a full time job in 1162 00:51:08,120 --> 00:51:11,319 Speaker 7: my field's. PLAY i also found an apartment that's only 1163 00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:13,320 Speaker 7: a five minute walk from my. JOB i starts a 1164 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:15,320 Speaker 7: job next, week AND i move into my new place 1165 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:16,160 Speaker 7: two weeks from. 1166 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:17,279 Speaker 1: Now, okay, cool. 1167 00:51:17,400 --> 00:51:21,320 Speaker 7: Awesome there's some comments. Deleted users Says i'm always so 1168 00:51:21,360 --> 00:51:23,200 Speaker 7: happy WHEN i hear a good. ENDING i wish you 1169 00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:27,200 Speaker 7: all the happiness in the. WORLD op same the Throwback king, 1170 00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:29,719 Speaker 7: says as a longtime, Lurker i'm used to seeing these 1171 00:51:29,719 --> 00:51:32,040 Speaker 7: toxic family posts where THE op is forced to go 1172 00:51:32,440 --> 00:51:35,000 Speaker 7: h no contact and the a whole party refuses to 1173 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,520 Speaker 7: apologize and doubles. Down so it's nice to see a 1174 00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:40,359 Speaker 7: healthy resolution to a domestic conflict where the a hole 1175 00:51:40,440 --> 00:51:43,239 Speaker 7: admits their fault and relationships can begin to. Mend not 1176 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,880 Speaker 7: every conflict will end as. Amicably, plus it's great to 1177 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:49,720 Speaker 7: hear of the Success ope's had. 1178 00:51:49,560 --> 00:51:50,720 Speaker 6: In her career and living. 1179 00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:54,640 Speaker 7: Arrangements user Hy unicorn, SAYS i read your previous post 1180 00:51:54,719 --> 00:51:56,560 Speaker 7: and realize just how Often indian parents say this to 1181 00:51:56,600 --> 00:51:58,759 Speaker 7: their kids without actually meaning any of. It what they 1182 00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:01,360 Speaker 7: don't realize is that it affects the self esteem of children, 1183 00:52:01,400 --> 00:52:04,440 Speaker 7: heavily such a toxic dynamic that has been so normalized 1184 00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:06,440 Speaker 7: that they don't even realize that they're saying something so 1185 00:52:06,560 --> 00:52:10,440 Speaker 7: detrimental to their child's mental health, extension page four one 1186 00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:14,279 Speaker 7: two Zero Eastern european parents as. Well, yes our cultures preach, 1187 00:52:14,360 --> 00:52:16,160 Speaker 7: resilience but it is tough when so much of the 1188 00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:18,560 Speaker 7: self esteem trauma comes from those you are supposed to 1189 00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:20,960 Speaker 7: feel safest with and spend the most time with as 1190 00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:21,319 Speaker 7: a youth. 1191 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:26,600 Speaker 1: Culture it's a, funny funny. Business it's a funny. 1192 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:29,440 Speaker 6: Business it IS I i it's interesting because you. 1193 00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:31,319 Speaker 7: Even said, like oh, yeah like my parents would be, like, 1194 00:52:31,440 --> 00:52:33,799 Speaker 7: oh you, know you're under our, roof and that can. 1195 00:52:33,880 --> 00:52:37,879 Speaker 7: Change and it is always that interesting thing of never 1196 00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:41,400 Speaker 7: people saying that with different levels of, severity you, know 1197 00:52:41,480 --> 00:52:44,400 Speaker 7: and different. Families sometimes people mean, it sometimes they. Don't 1198 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:48,239 Speaker 7: BUT i get what the commenters are saying, too, that 1199 00:52:49,080 --> 00:52:53,240 Speaker 7: regardless of how serious it may, be stings in the moment, 1200 00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:57,840 Speaker 7: again causes those feelings that cause these decisions that stumble 1201 00:52:57,960 --> 00:52:58,680 Speaker 7: and all. 1202 00:52:58,719 --> 00:53:02,120 Speaker 1: That it's, true it's a slippery. Slope But i'm glad 1203 00:53:02,120 --> 00:53:04,160 Speaker 1: everything worked, out seems like it. 1204 00:53:04,200 --> 00:53:06,600 Speaker 5: Did and that's the end of this. Story we're gonna 1205 00:53:06,600 --> 00:53:07,200 Speaker 5: go on to the next. 1206 00:53:07,239 --> 00:53:09,920 Speaker 1: One, Hey John ogi host, Here we're gonna get back 1207 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:10,080 Speaker 1: to this. 1208 00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,359 Speaker 4: Episode but a quick three minute break of ads from 1209 00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:16,000 Speaker 4: a sponsor's keeping the show. Alive my sister turns every 1210 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:19,840 Speaker 4: family issue into A twitter, rant And i've had enough. 1211 00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:24,279 Speaker 4: Retweet WHENEVER i do something that upsets my, sister her 1212 00:53:24,320 --> 00:53:27,600 Speaker 4: first reaction is to post it on her, personal albeit 1213 00:53:27,719 --> 00:53:31,879 Speaker 4: public blog and Her. Twitter she doesn't come and talk 1214 00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:33,759 Speaker 4: to me about the issue or how we can work through, 1215 00:53:33,800 --> 00:53:37,000 Speaker 4: it and instead publicly posts about, it often using negative 1216 00:53:37,120 --> 00:53:41,040 Speaker 4: language and insulting. Me this is an ongoing issue that 1217 00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:42,400 Speaker 4: has been occurring for many. 1218 00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:45,000 Speaker 1: Years by the, way this comes from User. 1219 00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:47,880 Speaker 4: Andromeda rising and if you want usubmit your own, stories 1220 00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,319 Speaker 4: go to the r slash okay storytime subburn. It I'm 1221 00:53:50,360 --> 00:53:54,080 Speaker 4: dakota And I'm, riley and we're here to give you good. 1222 00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:54,600 Speaker 1: Advice. 1223 00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:57,799 Speaker 4: Goofully but we don't always have all the. Answers we 1224 00:53:57,840 --> 00:53:59,759 Speaker 4: only know what we would, Do so if you would 1225 00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:03,279 Speaker 4: do do something, different let us. Know in the, Comments 1226 00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:08,400 Speaker 4: opi SAYS i have asked her numerous times to please 1227 00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:11,600 Speaker 4: stop posting about me on her blog And, twitter and 1228 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:13,760 Speaker 4: that if she has an issue with Something i'm, doing 1229 00:54:14,040 --> 00:54:15,080 Speaker 4: just come talk to me. 1230 00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:17,640 Speaker 1: First but her reaction is always the. 1231 00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:20,719 Speaker 4: Same she claims that nobody cares that she vents about 1232 00:54:20,719 --> 00:54:23,480 Speaker 4: her family online and that it's her personal Blog. 1233 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,279 Speaker 1: Twitter it's such you can do whatever she wants on. 1234 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:28,680 Speaker 4: It i've tried explaining to her that this is disrespectful to. 1235 00:54:28,719 --> 00:54:32,239 Speaker 4: Me while, yes it is her personal Blog, twitter she 1236 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:36,200 Speaker 4: is posting about me in a public sphere on The, 1237 00:54:36,239 --> 00:54:40,440 Speaker 4: internet and therefore it is no longer. Personal it's upsetting 1238 00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:42,560 Speaker 4: BECAUSE i feel LIKE i can no longer have a 1239 00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:43,279 Speaker 4: relationship with. 1240 00:54:43,320 --> 00:54:45,240 Speaker 1: HER i live in constant. 1241 00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:47,320 Speaker 4: Fear that IF i do so little as breathe, wrong 1242 00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:51,000 Speaker 4: my actions will be blogged or tweeted about without her 1243 00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:53,920 Speaker 4: coming to me first to discuss the. Issue in the, 1244 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:56,239 Speaker 4: past she used to tweet and blog about me and 1245 00:54:56,280 --> 00:54:59,760 Speaker 4: my ex, boyfriend saying she hated, him and even tweeted 1246 00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:01,920 Speaker 4: a us Doing zuspasa. 1247 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:03,239 Speaker 1: Sleep this is. 1248 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:07,640 Speaker 4: Crazy, honestly my immediate reaction would just be, to, like 1249 00:55:07,760 --> 00:55:10,600 Speaker 4: get a bunch of bots and just start trolling your, 1250 00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:14,719 Speaker 4: sister troll Her, twitter you, know not a bad. Idea 1251 00:55:14,840 --> 00:55:16,759 Speaker 4: my sister AND i used to live together at the. 1252 00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:19,640 Speaker 4: TIME i don't live with her, anymore, thankfully but WHEN 1253 00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:22,480 Speaker 4: i go visit my mother where she, lives there's always 1254 00:55:22,560 --> 00:55:26,240 Speaker 4: the Chance i'll do something and she'll react by tweeting about. 1255 00:55:26,239 --> 00:55:29,680 Speaker 4: It more, recently she posted THAT i ruined her day 1256 00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:32,840 Speaker 4: and was insensitive for posting a photo of our father 1257 00:55:32,920 --> 00:55:35,879 Speaker 4: on the anniversary of his passing and sharing a few 1258 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:39,200 Speaker 4: positive MEMORIES i had of him On. Facebook she CLAIMED 1259 00:55:39,239 --> 00:55:41,680 Speaker 4: i didn't think of anyone but myself when posting that. 1260 00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:44,800 Speaker 1: Photo, WELL i think they were thinking of their. Father. 1261 00:55:45,120 --> 00:55:48,719 Speaker 4: YEAH i felt bad that this upset, her but he 1262 00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:51,440 Speaker 4: was my dad, too AND i wanted to hear some 1263 00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:54,839 Speaker 4: positive memories about him from his. Friends WHEN i tried 1264 00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:57,480 Speaker 4: to talk to her about the, issue she stopped responding 1265 00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:00,359 Speaker 4: to me and proceeded to tweet and blog about how 1266 00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:03,080 Speaker 4: she doesn't have time for my whineybs and THEN i 1267 00:56:03,120 --> 00:56:05,839 Speaker 4: needed to stop being so. Sensitive you, mean like how 1268 00:56:05,880 --> 00:56:11,120 Speaker 4: you were being so sensitive? This your sister sounds. Intolerable, 1269 00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:13,239 Speaker 4: YEAH i would want nothing to do with. 1270 00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:13,799 Speaker 1: Her she's. 1271 00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:16,919 Speaker 4: Insufferable i'm at a loss for what to do. Here 1272 00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:18,600 Speaker 4: is there any WAY i can get her to stop 1273 00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:19,360 Speaker 4: posting about me? 1274 00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:21,160 Speaker 1: Online or AM i? Overreacting? 1275 00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:24,200 Speaker 4: Well one way to get her to not post about 1276 00:56:24,239 --> 00:56:27,080 Speaker 4: you online would be to never be around, her to give. 1277 00:56:26,920 --> 00:56:28,360 Speaker 1: HER i guess like amo to. 1278 00:56:28,440 --> 00:56:31,400 Speaker 4: Post but, YEAH i think my reaction would be to 1279 00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:33,920 Speaker 4: make Her twitter so unfun to use that she just 1280 00:56:33,960 --> 00:56:34,799 Speaker 4: stops using. It. 1281 00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:38,840 Speaker 3: Yeah not, Overreacting, yeah very not. 1282 00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:43,799 Speaker 4: Overreacting we have some comments comment, One OH mj just 1283 00:56:43,920 --> 00:56:47,080 Speaker 4: cut her out. Already your sister is a Hateful, ahle 1284 00:56:47,080 --> 00:56:47,880 Speaker 4: who despises. 1285 00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:49,799 Speaker 1: You why are you putting up with this abuse and 1286 00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:50,719 Speaker 1: public shaming from? 1287 00:56:50,719 --> 00:56:54,920 Speaker 4: Her opie, replies As i've recently blocked her on all public, 1288 00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:57,319 Speaker 4: media And i've tried to keep any conversations we have 1289 00:56:57,440 --> 00:57:00,120 Speaker 4: on a face to face. Basis in the, past she 1290 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:02,719 Speaker 4: has screenshot at our conversations and posted them on Her 1291 00:57:02,719 --> 00:57:06,480 Speaker 4: twitter with my phone number in. Them no, Less, however 1292 00:57:06,560 --> 00:57:08,960 Speaker 4: any conversations That i've had with her face to face 1293 00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:13,359 Speaker 4: end UP i end up being. Stonewalled she, Ends she 1294 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:17,600 Speaker 4: shuts down and refuses to discuss. Anything comment TO i 1295 00:57:17,720 --> 00:57:20,000 Speaker 4: post about family members and friends on My, twitter but 1296 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:22,520 Speaker 4: it's a padlocked account AND i trust everyone WHO i 1297 00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:26,360 Speaker 4: allow to follow, it basically griping to friends. Indirectly if 1298 00:57:26,360 --> 00:57:28,560 Speaker 4: she needs an, outlet it needs to be a private 1299 00:57:28,600 --> 00:57:29,000 Speaker 4: one like. 1300 00:57:29,080 --> 00:57:32,480 Speaker 1: This it's being public is massively. 1301 00:57:32,680 --> 00:57:36,560 Speaker 4: Unfair, nope he, Replied her account is public and she 1302 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:39,880 Speaker 4: has seventy plus, followers not that that is a lot 1303 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:42,480 Speaker 4: by any, means but it still bothers. ME i doubt 1304 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,840 Speaker 4: she knows every single person that follows her, personally and 1305 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:46,840 Speaker 4: if anyone wants to look up her, account the tweets 1306 00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:49,280 Speaker 4: are there for the whole world to, see and there 1307 00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:52,280 Speaker 4: is an update, NOW i think you might be overreacting 1308 00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:53,760 Speaker 4: if she only has seventy. 1309 00:57:53,880 --> 00:57:56,800 Speaker 1: FOLLOWERS i honestly don't think this. 1310 00:57:56,960 --> 00:57:59,880 Speaker 4: Matters when she was, like nobody cares WHAT i, post 1311 00:58:00,440 --> 00:58:02,160 Speaker 4: she was, right nobody. 1312 00:58:02,200 --> 00:58:05,760 Speaker 1: Cares she's got seventy. Followers, yeah your. 1313 00:58:05,640 --> 00:58:07,560 Speaker 7: Penny farthing account will get more than that in a, 1314 00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:07,920 Speaker 7: Day i'll. 1315 00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:09,080 Speaker 1: GUARANTE i bet you it. 1316 00:58:09,160 --> 00:58:13,280 Speaker 4: Would after reading through everyone's responses and taking time for 1317 00:58:13,400 --> 00:58:15,880 Speaker 4: myself to see HOW i really felt about the whole, 1318 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:18,640 Speaker 4: SITUATION i did AS i SAID i was going to 1319 00:58:18,680 --> 00:58:21,480 Speaker 4: do and blocked my sister on all forms of social. 1320 00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:24,760 Speaker 4: MEDIA i also cut her out of my, life albeit, 1321 00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:29,000 Speaker 4: temporarily for about eight. MONTHS i didn't speak to her 1322 00:58:29,320 --> 00:58:32,720 Speaker 4: nor make any attempts at communicating with. Her that, summer 1323 00:58:32,840 --> 00:58:35,440 Speaker 4: about two months AFTER i had stopped contact with, her 1324 00:58:35,480 --> 00:58:39,000 Speaker 4: my sister moved away for. School my mother eventually got 1325 00:58:39,000 --> 00:58:41,360 Speaker 4: wind of the situation from my, brother who was twenty 1326 00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:44,360 Speaker 4: four at the time and has never been particularly close 1327 00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:47,640 Speaker 4: with our younger, sister and asked me WHY i wasn't 1328 00:58:47,640 --> 00:58:51,240 Speaker 4: talking to my. Sister, initially she was, judgmental but after 1329 00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:55,640 Speaker 4: explaining to her my sister's repeated behavior of posting personal 1330 00:58:55,640 --> 00:58:58,800 Speaker 4: details about me, online including my phone, number in. 1331 00:58:58,760 --> 00:59:00,520 Speaker 1: Details about my spy sleep. 1332 00:59:00,560 --> 00:59:03,440 Speaker 4: Life my mother was furious and agreed THAT i had 1333 00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:04,920 Speaker 4: every right to cut her. 1334 00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:05,240 Speaker 1: Out of my. 1335 00:59:05,320 --> 00:59:08,440 Speaker 4: Life at one, point my, mother during a phone conversation 1336 00:59:08,560 --> 00:59:12,200 Speaker 4: with my, sister called her, out calling my sister, childish, 1337 00:59:12,280 --> 00:59:15,280 Speaker 4: petty and, vindictive and said that if she ever found 1338 00:59:15,320 --> 00:59:18,200 Speaker 4: out that she was posting any intimate details about any 1339 00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:21,440 Speaker 4: family members online like that, again she wouldn't hesitate to 1340 00:59:21,480 --> 00:59:25,000 Speaker 4: find a. Lawyer she also threatened to evict my sister 1341 00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:27,840 Speaker 4: from the house if she didn't stop her. Nonsense while 1342 00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:30,120 Speaker 4: she was away at, school she did live at my 1343 00:59:30,200 --> 00:59:31,200 Speaker 4: mom's house. 1344 00:59:31,120 --> 00:59:32,200 Speaker 1: During summer breaks and. 1345 00:59:32,240 --> 00:59:35,480 Speaker 4: Holidays i'm not sure if there was any actual legal 1346 00:59:35,480 --> 00:59:38,280 Speaker 4: repercussions my mom could have actually made against, her but 1347 00:59:38,320 --> 00:59:40,440 Speaker 4: it was enough to make my sister set her blog 1348 00:59:40,720 --> 00:59:43,840 Speaker 4: And twitter to private after my mom browbeat her into 1349 00:59:43,840 --> 00:59:47,680 Speaker 4: submission for being so. Crappy due to, that my sister 1350 00:59:47,720 --> 00:59:49,480 Speaker 4: and my mom had a huge falling out as, well 1351 00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:51,960 Speaker 4: with my sister repeating the same old adage of how 1352 00:59:51,960 --> 00:59:54,520 Speaker 4: it was her personal blog In, twitter so she could 1353 00:59:54,520 --> 00:59:55,560 Speaker 4: do whatever she wanted with. 1354 00:59:55,600 --> 00:59:56,640 Speaker 1: It slash on. 1355 00:59:56,760 --> 00:59:59,400 Speaker 4: It is she one of those people that doesn't understand 1356 00:59:59,400 --> 01:00:03,440 Speaker 4: that free spee each does not equate freedom of. Consequence, yeah, 1357 01:00:03,640 --> 01:00:07,200 Speaker 4: yeah it's, like, yeah it's your Personal, twitter, like go 1358 01:00:07,280 --> 01:00:10,800 Speaker 4: post some like you make the wrong, posts you're gonna 1359 01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:14,160 Speaker 4: need a knock on your door from THE fbi and 1360 01:00:14,160 --> 01:00:15,480 Speaker 4: they're going to arrest. 1361 01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:19,040 Speaker 7: You it's not, Personal, like yes it's personal and that it's, 1362 01:00:19,120 --> 01:00:23,480 Speaker 7: yours but it's a public, space like like if you 1363 01:00:23,640 --> 01:00:27,000 Speaker 7: are at a, park sure like you can be, like oh, 1364 01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:28,880 Speaker 7: Well i'm sitting on this bench right, Now like this 1365 01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:30,600 Speaker 7: is my bench right. Now but it's like, okay but 1366 01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:33,200 Speaker 7: also a bunch of people can see. You they're hearing 1367 01:00:33,240 --> 01:00:36,720 Speaker 7: what you. Say you posted your sister's phone number on the. 1368 01:00:36,840 --> 01:00:40,520 Speaker 1: Internet that's crazy as a public that's a public. Bench 1369 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:41,680 Speaker 1: that is a public. 1370 01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:45,200 Speaker 4: Bench christmas rolled around and me and sister still weren't, 1371 01:00:45,240 --> 01:00:47,640 Speaker 4: talking and while my mom had patched things up with 1372 01:00:47,680 --> 01:00:49,840 Speaker 4: her to a, degree it was an awkward. 1373 01:00:49,880 --> 01:00:52,080 Speaker 1: Holiday me and my brother both live. 1374 01:00:52,120 --> 01:00:55,160 Speaker 4: Independently when we went over to visit for holiday, stuff 1375 01:00:55,440 --> 01:00:57,520 Speaker 4: we were civil and polite towards our, sister but we 1376 01:00:57,600 --> 01:01:00,240 Speaker 4: never failed to notice her on her. Phone twenty Five verse, 1377 01:01:00,280 --> 01:01:03,120 Speaker 4: Seven we could only speculate what she was, doing BUT 1378 01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:05,720 Speaker 4: i was less bothered now that she had set her 1379 01:01:05,840 --> 01:01:10,000 Speaker 4: blogs to private. Regardless during a, dinner at one, point 1380 01:01:10,040 --> 01:01:12,520 Speaker 4: she was on her phone and my mom asked her 1381 01:01:12,560 --> 01:01:14,840 Speaker 4: to put her phone down so we could have family. 1382 01:01:14,920 --> 01:01:18,600 Speaker 4: Time she responded along the lines of, yeah one, minute 1383 01:01:18,640 --> 01:01:20,720 Speaker 4: and my brother made a jab about how she was 1384 01:01:20,760 --> 01:01:23,360 Speaker 4: probably too busy posting bs lies about us on the. 1385 01:01:23,360 --> 01:01:26,320 Speaker 4: INTERNET i should mention that while my sister doesn't seem 1386 01:01:26,360 --> 01:01:28,000 Speaker 4: to care WHAT i think or ask of, her she's 1387 01:01:28,040 --> 01:01:30,240 Speaker 4: always seemed to respond and care about what my brother. 1388 01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:32,720 Speaker 4: Thinks she tried to fight him on his comment for a, 1389 01:01:32,800 --> 01:01:35,320 Speaker 4: minute but he shut her, down calling her an effing 1390 01:01:35,440 --> 01:01:38,520 Speaker 4: child who just Wants internet, points and straight up said 1391 01:01:38,840 --> 01:01:41,720 Speaker 4: that if she was a decent human, being she would 1392 01:01:41,760 --> 01:01:45,360 Speaker 4: talk to us about her problems instead of cowering behind a. 1393 01:01:45,480 --> 01:01:48,760 Speaker 4: Screen she shut up after that and retreated to her 1394 01:01:48,840 --> 01:01:52,280 Speaker 4: room after dinner was. Done After, CHRISTMAS i continued to 1395 01:01:52,320 --> 01:01:55,240 Speaker 4: have zero contact with. HER i would hear about how 1396 01:01:55,240 --> 01:01:57,440 Speaker 4: she was doing in school via our mom from time to, 1397 01:01:57,480 --> 01:02:00,160 Speaker 4: time but still had her blocked on all social. Media 1398 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:02,840 Speaker 4: she came home for the summer to, work and that, 1399 01:02:02,920 --> 01:02:06,160 Speaker 4: summer our grandma passed away on my father's. 1400 01:02:06,200 --> 01:02:08,000 Speaker 1: Side my sister ended up. 1401 01:02:07,960 --> 01:02:11,840 Speaker 4: Having a complete breakdown due to the culminating and unworked 1402 01:02:11,840 --> 01:02:14,920 Speaker 4: through grief surrounding our, father who had passed away two years, 1403 01:02:14,920 --> 01:02:18,440 Speaker 4: before and now our. Grandma she started going to therapy 1404 01:02:18,600 --> 01:02:23,680 Speaker 4: and actually taking her. Medication sometimes it's a loss that 1405 01:02:23,800 --> 01:02:25,000 Speaker 4: will bring people. 1406 01:02:24,800 --> 01:02:25,360 Speaker 1: Back, together. 1407 01:02:25,840 --> 01:02:31,520 Speaker 4: Honestly, unfortunately hopefully this ends with a little. Reconciliation let's. See, 1408 01:02:31,560 --> 01:02:34,840 Speaker 4: eventually my sister did reach out and apologize to me 1409 01:02:34,880 --> 01:02:35,440 Speaker 4: about her. 1410 01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:38,280 Speaker 1: Behavior for the past few. Years we had to sit. 1411 01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:41,440 Speaker 4: Down that fall over some bruskis and talked about everything 1412 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:44,520 Speaker 4: that had happened and her. BEHAVIOR i told, her WHILE 1413 01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:47,320 Speaker 4: i accepted her, apology it would take some time for 1414 01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:49,960 Speaker 4: me to work through how her behavior had affected me 1415 01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:53,400 Speaker 4: and our. RELATIONSHIP i unblocked her On facebook so we 1416 01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:53,880 Speaker 4: could make. 1417 01:02:53,760 --> 01:02:55,440 Speaker 1: A group chat with our brother as a. 1418 01:02:55,480 --> 01:02:59,480 Speaker 4: Buffer we now occasionally, talk but we still aren't as 1419 01:02:59,480 --> 01:03:01,120 Speaker 4: close as we used to be when we were. YOUNGER 1420 01:03:01,560 --> 01:03:03,600 Speaker 4: i actually went to lunch with her the last time 1421 01:03:03,640 --> 01:03:04,880 Speaker 4: she was in town and it felt. 1422 01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:10,440 Speaker 1: Okay so that's. It here we, are and we have 1423 01:03:10,480 --> 01:03:10,840 Speaker 1: some more. 1424 01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:14,800 Speaker 4: Comments comment, One, UGH i have a sister who would 1425 01:03:14,800 --> 01:03:17,440 Speaker 4: take pictures of me at events like meeting An instagram 1426 01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:21,160 Speaker 4: famous dog and take them on my Personal facebook page 1427 01:03:21,160 --> 01:03:24,200 Speaker 4: and would tweet them to celebrities that she regularly tweets. 1428 01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:25,640 Speaker 1: At it annoyed me so. 1429 01:03:25,960 --> 01:03:28,480 Speaker 4: Much for what it's, WORTH i don't post On facebook, 1430 01:03:28,480 --> 01:03:32,000 Speaker 4: anymore nor talk to that sister due to other. Drama 1431 01:03:32,280 --> 01:03:34,880 Speaker 4: but that shouldn't stop you from posting On facebook. 1432 01:03:35,280 --> 01:03:37,880 Speaker 1: Anyways my sister also has a blog for. 1433 01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:41,160 Speaker 4: Books she writes that sadly nobody reads except her circle 1434 01:03:41,160 --> 01:03:43,560 Speaker 4: of book, friends and she talks a lot about her 1435 01:03:43,560 --> 01:03:46,920 Speaker 4: personal life and her relationships with her. Sisters it drives me, 1436 01:03:47,040 --> 01:03:49,680 Speaker 4: crazy AND i hate when you google search my name 1437 01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:53,280 Speaker 4: you can find her blog Where i'm talked about. Hope he, replied, 1438 01:03:53,400 --> 01:03:58,120 Speaker 4: right it's incredibly. Intrusive beyond, that my career requires me 1439 01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:01,560 Speaker 4: to have a very limited online presence due to, professionalism 1440 01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:05,320 Speaker 4: and it was horrifying to think that potential employers could 1441 01:04:05,360 --> 01:04:08,600 Speaker 4: google my name and find it plastered on Her twitter 1442 01:04:08,680 --> 01:04:12,880 Speaker 4: in relation to her petty complaints about. Me and that 1443 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:17,440 Speaker 4: is the end of that. Story you know you're on 1444 01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:25,160 Speaker 4: the slow track to rebuilding that. Relationship, yeah, me, PERSONALLY 1445 01:04:25,320 --> 01:04:27,120 Speaker 4: i DON'T i don't. Know IF i would, HAVE i 1446 01:04:27,200 --> 01:04:30,200 Speaker 4: would have let a seventy follower page get to me like. 1447 01:04:30,280 --> 01:04:32,600 Speaker 1: THAT i know she ended up making it. 1448 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:36,320 Speaker 4: Private i'm sure there's other elements of your relationship that 1449 01:04:36,440 --> 01:04:38,720 Speaker 4: have to do with you, know your lack of. 1450 01:04:38,760 --> 01:04:42,480 Speaker 7: Contact but if it's name and phone, Number i'm, LIKE 1451 01:04:42,560 --> 01:04:42,959 Speaker 7: i get. 1452 01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:44,040 Speaker 6: IT i get there could have. 1453 01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:46,600 Speaker 7: Been fifteen, people but those are fifteen people you don't. 1454 01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:49,560 Speaker 1: Know or that is. True but and that's and then that's. 1455 01:04:49,720 --> 01:04:53,520 Speaker 4: Doxic, yeah it's different being, like, booh my fister is. 1456 01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:56,840 Speaker 4: Annoying bye, bye she says bye. Bye she's so full of. 1457 01:04:56,960 --> 01:05:01,200 Speaker 4: Bs it's, like, okay, whatever no one's reading. That but, 1458 01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:03,200 Speaker 4: yeah if you're putting my name and phone number in 1459 01:05:03,240 --> 01:05:05,480 Speaker 4: like my address or, stuff don't do. 1460 01:05:05,560 --> 01:05:06,600 Speaker 1: That don't do. 1461 01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:06,760 Speaker 4: That. 1462 01:05:06,840 --> 01:05:08,800 Speaker 1: Please this is just. 1463 01:05:08,760 --> 01:05:11,880 Speaker 6: Your reminder about internet safety right at the end. 1464 01:05:11,920 --> 01:05:13,280 Speaker 1: Here internet safety one on. 1465 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:16,080 Speaker 4: One don't dox, yourself don't let your sister docs you 1466 01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:18,080 Speaker 4: shout out to mom for being. 1467 01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,640 Speaker 1: LIKE i will invoke legal. 1468 01:05:19,760 --> 01:05:23,240 Speaker 4: REACTIONS i don't know what they would, be BUT i 1469 01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:23,960 Speaker 4: will invoke. 1470 01:05:24,040 --> 01:05:26,160 Speaker 5: Them and that's the end of this. 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