1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: Imagine you just won the lottery. 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: Great, right, No, No, it actually will ruin your life 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 2: and your family. We're gonna take you on a journey 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 2: and tell you five stories of people who won the 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: lottery and paid the consequences because of its starting with 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 2: number five done. My family sued me right after they 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: found out I won the lottery. Should I go no 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: contact with them? This is okay, We'll be the home 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: of the craziest stories on the Internet. I'm Sam and Sophia. 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: Should OP go no contact with his family? 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: I think so. 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 3: I think if your family sues you, I think that's stenned. 13 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: If I won the lottery, would you sue me? Yes? No, 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: I would just make you pay for everything. 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: Red fly, Red fly, Sophia made me pay for what 16 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: do you make me pay for? 17 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: Today? A squeegee? You buy a squeegee? I just like squeegee. 18 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Put it on your shirt. 19 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 3: I'll put it on your bullshit background information information? 20 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Do you buy this squeegee? You're the only one that 21 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: will be using this. They didn't have any spices. They 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: didn't have We have a whole spice rack. We have 23 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: raction racks of spices. You do not. Did she take 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: all the spices. They're gone. That's so bitch. Yeah. I 25 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: bought all the spices, the spot, all the spe lady. 26 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: I'm the spicy girl. All right, let's get into the story. 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 2: So user deleted because I guess they deleted their account, 28 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: says backstory. I thirty six, male and the youngest of 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: five children. Boy, girl, boy, girl. 30 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: Oh Jesus by girl, boy, did you just exercise a demon? 31 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: I had no. 32 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 2: I had a little mini throw up in my mouth. 33 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: Oh but don't worry. I swallowed it. 34 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Lovely anyway. And we grew up in absolute poverty. 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 2: Mom loved having kids, but she didn't work, and Dad 36 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: didn't make enough to support everyone. Poor enough that I remember, 37 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: as an eleven or twelve year old receiving a single 38 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: plastic slinky and being absolutely thrilled. I got anything that 39 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: is so adorable. 40 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: It's really sweet. But honestly, slinkies are pretty rad. Slinkies 41 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: are pretty cool. Slinky, you should be grateful we have 42 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: stairs in this place. 43 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 2: Slinky slinky, Yeah, simplething. 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: He is getting me cold for Christmas. 45 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 2: Because you deserve it. Growing up with that kind of 46 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: family was rough. Parents got divorced and dad lived locally 47 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: but didn't really do much to try to be a dad, 48 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: just support financially when legally necessary. And he let it 49 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: slip to me once that he never wanted any kids. 50 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: Slip to your kid. I feel like that's intentional. What like, hey, 51 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: little Jimmy, You're like, hey dad, what's up? I never 52 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: wanted you anyway, my dad, it's my birthday. Here's a 53 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: plastic slinky. Knocked yourself out. I love dad, live in 54 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: a single. All the characters, also the sun. 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 4: I love you. 56 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: I love this slinky. I have two kids. You about 57 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: two kids? 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: The kid pregnancy is or maybe. 59 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: Your kids are barely heavy. 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: And they work at the factory child labor. 61 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: Don't you understand the bit I'm doing? 62 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 5: So? 63 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: Is it my self? No? 64 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 4: No? 65 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: Who is it? Tell me? You guys know I don't 66 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: shrimp from Yeah, thank you? I just care. I haven't 67 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: seen shark Tails in ages. 68 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 5: I watched it on Sunday? You did, or Saturday Saturday? 69 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: Yep? 70 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: Hold on, hold on, no, keep going all right, I 71 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: haven't I will put I want you to listen to me. 72 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: Shrimp quote. I love how it's like Siri will know 73 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: what I mean. Shrimp Okay, ready, Ard, it's true. 74 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 4: It's truely. The other thing, my sister has a baby, 75 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 4: and I took it over after she passed. 76 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: Away, and the baby lost all its legs. 77 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: And arms, and now it's just a stump. But I 78 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: take care of it with my wife, and and it's 79 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: it's growing, and it's it's fairly happening. 80 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: It's difficult because I'm working a second shift of the 81 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: factory to put food on the table, but all the 82 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: love that I see in that little guy's face makes 83 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: it worth it in the end. 84 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: True story, Okay, shrimp baby back to it. 85 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: I would be very impressed if you knew that whole quote. 86 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: I don't. 87 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: He just loved my mom and she wanted kids, so 88 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: he went along with it. Obviously, with this kind of 89 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: dynamic and the absolute lack of resources, home life wasn't 90 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: great prior to the divorce. 91 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: Doesn't sound great. I was helping fix drywall at five 92 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: years old. Wait is it true? 93 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 4: Yeah? 94 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: Oh, my god, could only afford to live in a crummy, 95 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: run down house. 96 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: That's really hard. 97 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 2: I remember stripping paint with a steamer and a punny 98 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: knife at six or seven, and only I don't know 99 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 2: why I love it. 100 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: This is sad and recently that the house has lead paint. No, 101 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: that's not good. 102 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: The oldest sibling did even more housework and probably inhaled 103 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: a bunch of lead dust and talks substances. Couple that 104 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 2: with emotional abuse of our parents, and they didn't grow 105 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: up to be good people. So not only did the 106 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 2: parents suck, but now because of generational. 107 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Trauma generational trauma, the children suck too. No good, no good. 108 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: Call me old fashioned, but I don't like lead paint. 109 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 2: But oh that is old fashioned. Liking lead paint actually 110 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: would be extremely old fashioned. 111 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: Old fashioned. I love the old. 112 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: Fashion, but I love inhaling lad pain. Call me old fashion, 113 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: but give me some asbestos. 114 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: Call me old fashion, but I like to buy those 115 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 3: tupperware with lead in them. 116 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: Coby old fashion, but I yearned for the mines. 117 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 3: Call me old fashioned, but I like to go into 118 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 3: those bunkers that prepare you for nuclear warfare. 119 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: Call me old fashion. I don't know what this bit is. 120 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: A bit a bit where we co old fashioned, but 121 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: I like to live in the bit. 122 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 5: Call me old fashioned, but I like to pick the 123 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 5: green beans during the summer time. 124 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: That it does sound old fashioned. That's really nice, rightly, 125 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: such a sweetheart. Oh Riley, oh Riley, oh. 126 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: Riley, Oh oh right out of parts. 127 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 128 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 5: If you ever hear auto ports in the middle of 129 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 5: the night, you know what's happening. 130 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: Oh oh Riley. Okay. 131 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: My oldest brother I had anger issues and got kicked 132 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 2: out of college for fighting people. He also got arrested 133 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 2: a few times for stuff involving theft or violence. Oldest 134 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,239 Speaker 2: sisters struggled with substance abuse, got arrested a few times, 135 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 2: ended up involuntarily committed for seventy two hours once. She's 136 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: doing a lot better nowadays, but still is an unpleasant person. 137 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: She's doing better, but. 138 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 2: She's still an asshole. Next brother went on to just 139 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: be an employee. I mean, it sounds like he's an 140 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: employee at a large chain store where I think he 141 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: might be a manager now. All three still live in 142 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 2: the impoverished town we grew up in. My next sister 143 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 2: and I are close enough in age that were very similar. 144 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: Both joined the military to escape the poverty trap of 145 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,799 Speaker 2: our hometown. I joined the Army and she went Navy. 146 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 2: Even at both around the same time. While in the service, 147 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 2: both pieced together a bunch of things about our siblings 148 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: and parents that made everything clear. It was like we 149 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: both had half of the connected dots puzzle that made 150 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: no sense, and when we put together, the outcome was 151 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: a big sign that said. 152 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: Everyone in this family is awful. 153 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: She confronted them about it after her contract ended and 154 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 2: got kind of dragged into the drama all over again. 155 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: She moved to a city near the hometown, about one 156 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 2: hour away, and started working there right away. I cut 157 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: everyone else out of my life. I hadn't spoken to 158 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: most of them in years, and the others are cursorary 159 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: and obligatory in nature. 160 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: God, man, don't speak too highly of those. 161 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: Sam's cursory and obligatory in my life. 162 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: Damn, I gave you that hat. 163 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I didn't want to wear this hat, but March 164 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: it's really cool hat. I just don't like wearing hats. 165 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: That was the worst sales base. 166 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: Sorry, sorry, I need to take that hat off. 167 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: Our contract. I did. I started tellege bill editors, take 168 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: that out and do it again. Lemeon Limean. I even 169 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: gave you that hot. 170 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: This This is a merch hot. 171 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: It's a really good Sam. 172 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 3: What's the merch tell us about this merch? 173 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 2: No, editors keep all of that in all right after 174 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: my contract ended, I started college using the GI bill, 175 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: which not only paid for my tuition, but also paid 176 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: a monthly housing stipend so I can. 177 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: Focus on school. 178 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: My family effing urgent that I was basically getting free 179 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: school to them. Couldn't explain that it meant giving up 180 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: four years of my life for active duty and I 181 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: have to drill every month in the reserves and part 182 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: of my body. 183 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: Is permanently wrecked. It's an unfair advantage. It's an unfair advantage. Yeah, 184 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: because Op, he's getting school for free. 185 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: But how's it had to go through the military. 186 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: He worked for that? Yeah, gonna be s I mean 187 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 2: this family sounds awful. 188 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, sorry, Op. 189 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 2: Well, in school, I had a habit of buying a 190 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: lottery ticket every month when the g I Bill hit 191 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: my account. It was borderline superstitious, as I never had 192 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: any notion of winning, because I remember statistic ones that 193 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 2: said men in California have a higher chance of actually 194 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: being Brad Pitt than winning the lottery. 195 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: My dad would like that. 196 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, my dad looks like our dad would like that. 197 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 2: I think it's just your dad, Dad, Despite how it 198 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 2: might look. Sophia is adopted. 199 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 3: I just found out that my brother isn't my real brother. 200 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 3: Am I? 201 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 2: Am I the asshole for telling him? Okay, am I 202 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: the asshole for disowning my brother? 203 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,119 Speaker 1: After? Am I the asshole for suing my brother. 204 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 2: For not being related to me? The asshole for suing 205 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 2: my brother for inferior genetics? 206 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 1: Okay, what's the next? 207 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,839 Speaker 2: My final semester, I won. I didn't win fu money 208 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 2: by any means. I won the type of money where 209 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: you could pay cash for a three bedroom, two bathroom 210 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 2: house with point three six acres in a county where 211 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: housing prices were below the national average and then have 212 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: nothing left. 213 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Oh, that is very specific. How much money do you 214 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: think that is? I think it's like five hundred thousand dollars? Yeah, 215 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: which makes sense, Like. 216 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, like pay off mortgage, get the house, no money left. 217 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: Yes, it's specific because that's what I did. 218 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 2: I never told any family, including my cool older sister, 219 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 2: because as much as I love her, she would almost 220 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: be obligated to tell the rest of them. The purchase 221 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 2: of that home happened when I was twenty five, so 222 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 2: eleven years ago. Since then, I got married and had 223 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: a kid and have had an all around nice and 224 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 2: pleasant life. 225 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: It's good. I love the story ends right there. That's 226 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: for sense. We really lived happily averund. That's nice, happy 227 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: ever after. No, No, how could be so stupid? Some 228 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: kind of dummy. No, she's very smart. 229 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 2: She graduated summa cum lade. Not true, she graduated kum lade. No, 230 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 2: she graduated magna kum lada. 231 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 3: Is when we got there, I'm shocked. 232 00:10:55,760 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: I'm bambuzolz, I thought it. I'm right bad, Electra fat guy? 233 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 2: Was that one quote going. 234 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: Go grease sliding? 235 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: Story time about grease slightning? 236 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: Oh? 237 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: Is that okay? Story time? Okay, story okay, story time 238 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: about grease lightning At the end. 239 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 2: About a year ago, the oldest sister was going to 240 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 2: be near where I lived several time zones away from 241 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 2: family for work, and she wanted to visit me so 242 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 2: she could meet my daughter and catch up. Are his sister, 243 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 2: his sister, older sister, cool sister. Against my better dodgment, 244 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: I agreed because my wife wanted to know about my family, 245 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 2: who she had never met. So sister was staying with 246 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 2: us for three days before she had to go to 247 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 2: her work and do work stuff, and spent the whole 248 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: time just reminiscing and catching up. At one point during 249 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 2: dinner on the second night, she asked about what my 250 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 2: mortgage must be like, since she paid nine hundred dollars 251 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 2: in rent for something much smaller and with no yard. 252 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 2: My wife's scoffed briefly, unaware that my family didn't know 253 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 2: of my financial windfall. 254 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: Why didn't you tell her? Because she would the whole 255 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: family and then and the family's awful. No, but why 256 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: would she tell the whole family? No? No, no, no, no no. 257 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: Why didn't he op tell his wife that it was 258 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 3: a secret. 259 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: Oh, that's a good point. That's a good question. 260 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 2: I maybe maybe he didn't think about it because they 261 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: don't see each other all the time, and it happened 262 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 2: like probably years ago. Sister, though a troubled individual is 263 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 2: no dummy, and picked up on that. Her tone shifted 264 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: from casual to serious and asked, what does that mean? 265 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: What was that mean? What was that mean? What's that mean? 266 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: Regular showlock on her hands. I'm not a dummy, dummy, 267 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: I got the magnifying glass. Unny, I'm going to look 268 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: into this in it, okay, Sam. 269 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 2: I am not great at lying, improv or doing anything 270 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: without excess planning. I sat stupefat, electri fat, unjustified while 271 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 2: trying to figure out what to say before my wife said, well, 272 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: he was just winnings to just buy the house, thus 273 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 2: setting off the chain reaction of questions that culminated with 274 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 2: sister finding out I made six digits for free while 275 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: attending college for free, and get rent paid while not 276 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 2: doing any effing work. She was absolutely livid and left 277 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: for a hotel. Yike, I can't believe you got so lucky. 278 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 2: Imagine being mad about that. Imagine you won the lottery 279 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 2: and you told me and I was just like, fuck you, Sophia. 280 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: I didn't tell you. Imagine I find out and then 281 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: I was like, f you, Sophia. That'd be crazy. I'd 282 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: be upset. 283 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 3: I'd be like, that's why I didn't tell you, Sam, and. 284 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 2: I would be like, well, maybe if you told me, 285 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be upset for real. 286 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 3: Actually, this is like, if you ever win the lottery, 287 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 3: you're not supposed to tell anyone. 288 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: You're saying you wouldn't tell me if you won the lottery, 289 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: I probably would. I can't keep a secret. Who would 290 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 1: you tell you? 291 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 3: I'd probably tell mom because I wouldn't need her help, 292 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: and I would tell Dad, and I would tell you, 293 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 3: and then it probably tell. 294 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: Oh, my god, and then it's a bell. I would 295 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: tell Choe. 296 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 3: Yeah you shouldn't get tell Lee, but no. But you're 297 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 3: not supposed to tell anyone that you win the lottery. 298 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 3: You're supposed to keep a secret, and you're supposed to 299 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 3: get like a lawyer immediately and like try and keep 300 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: it anonymous. 301 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: Which is not what Op did. No the first mistake. 302 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, all on you. What do you think Riley been 303 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 3: Awfully's silent? 304 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're awful. Who would you tell if you won 305 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: the lottery? Riley? 306 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,599 Speaker 5: Oh, if I won the lottery, I am putting it 307 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 5: somewhere safe, traveling for a year, clearing my mind, and 308 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 5: then I'll come back and not buy things for people. 309 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: Would you tell anyone before you did that? Or no? 310 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'd probably tell my family. 311 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, tell you guys, you tell me. 312 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 5: I'd be like, Yo're gonna be gone for a year, 313 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 5: don't worry. I'll be back in the same exact spot. 314 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 5: Like I never loved Nike, I. 315 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: Never left, making never laugh. That's so sweet. 316 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 2: Who would you tell if you won the lottery? Put 317 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 2: your answers in the comments below. But and about two 318 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 2: hours later, two hours later, after the sister left, the 319 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 2: phone calls began from every member of my family, accusing 320 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: me of cutting them off so I wouldn't have to 321 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: share this gift from God. The sister I got along 322 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: with even got angry at me for keeping it a secret. 323 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 2: Oh okay, so I guess the sister that came over 324 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 2: wasn't the cool sister, the oldest sister, not the coolest sister. 325 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: So it's the one the closest in age. 326 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 3: But she was still upset. The cool sister was still upset. 327 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 2: The cool sister was marginally upset, but not super upset. Oh, 328 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 2: he says, is the sister I got along with even 329 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 2: got angry at me for keeping it a secret, but 330 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: she understood that it would have put her in a 331 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 2: bad position of lying to the family. Pe own email 332 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 2: and wife's zone BM blowing up for the next week 333 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 2: while family try to get money from me, not understanding 334 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: that there wasn't any left. 335 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: They kept saying that they're. 336 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: About to file for bankruptcy because of debt, and I 337 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 2: could save the family, but I'm just being selfish. 338 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: We've already gone no contact. They don't care about you. 339 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: They're literally just gave Yeah, they only want you, like 340 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: the fact that they only reach out because they want 341 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: something from you. Yeah, yeah, no, that's not on you, ESBs. 342 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 2: It's literally like the equivalent of showing up with a 343 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 2: squeegee and saying pay for this. What's the same thing. 344 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: They don't know if that's true. She's like only after 345 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: me for my screechea money get in the comments. 346 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 2: So after a week, lawyers got involved because my family 347 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: started threatening to sue me for damages? What damages? For 348 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: everything wrong in our family? They eventually did file what how? 349 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: What are the grounds on? What grounds? Sound on what grounds? 350 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 2: Every single thing that they could even remotely justify going 351 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 2: to small claims court or full lawsuit was brought up. 352 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 2: They even added up an estimated amount of gas money 353 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 2: I borrowed since starting to drive at sixteen, with verbal 354 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: agreements to pay you back later, taking into account inflation 355 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 2: and current gas prices. 356 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 3: If you're a parent, there are certain amounts of you know, 357 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 3: money that you have to spend on your child because 358 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 3: that's your child. 359 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: That's just how it works. 360 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 2: We did read one story where when the kid turned eighteen, 361 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: the parent had an itemized bill of everything that I 362 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 2: don't have a child. You had to like that kid 363 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 2: cost her and then gave it to the person saying like, okay, time. 364 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: To pay this back. I'm sorry, don't have a child. 365 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 3: Don't have a child, don't vest There is an article 366 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: about how much it costs to have a child in 367 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 3: like America specifically, and it's like something like three hundred thousand. 368 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: Must be more, only three hundred thousand. 369 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: I don't know, think so, I can't remember nobly, probably 370 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: would be three hundred thousand. I think it was three 371 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 3: hundred thousand. You can fact check me, but it was 372 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 3: like the amounts up until they were eighteen. 373 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: I think, how much does it cost to raise a 374 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 2: child from zero to eighteen? 375 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: In California? Give an estimate? Please, California. 376 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 4: You can vary widely in costs depending on various factors 377 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 4: like location, lifestyle, and education choices. As of my last 378 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 4: update in April twenty twenty three, a rough estimate for 379 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 4: middle income families might range from two hundred thousand dollars 380 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 4: to five hundred. 381 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: Thousand dollars or more. 382 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 4: This includes expenses for housing. 383 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: I read two hundred thousand to five hundred thousand. 384 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, or more, or if you averaged that three hundred thousand. 385 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: Yes, Sophia, she was right. 386 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: Okay, everything together they asked for would have just been 387 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 2: short of buying another house in cash. I'm able to 388 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 2: post this now because I was able to get about 389 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: ninety percent of it dropped from being absolutely ridiculous and 390 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 2: showing that a lot of their claims occurred during a 391 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 2: time when I had no contact with them. Thank you 392 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 2: phone and email records. The remaining ten percent of what 393 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 2: they wanted with stuff that happened when I was seventeen 394 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 2: or eighteen, like denting one of their cars or injuring 395 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: them when I threw an empty beer bottle during a fight, 396 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 2: leaving a permanent scar where the glass cut them. 397 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: Damn. 398 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 2: After a lawyer in court fees plus paying damages, I 399 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 2: lost a bit more than ten thousand dollars to the family. 400 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 2: The stress from the legal battle affected me at work, 401 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 2: and when it got out I was being sued by 402 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 2: family after winning a lottery, all my coworkers began asking 403 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: for help financially what I got bad enough, people coming 404 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 2: to my home at night that I had to request 405 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 2: a transfer to a different branch where nobody knew me. 406 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 2: Now I'm having to sell the hole I bought where 407 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 2: my daughter was growing up in and moved to a 408 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: more expensive city where the other branch is all because 409 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 2: I let my family back into my life. 410 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: Oh my god, And that is a rap. 411 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: So Sofia, do you think Op did the right thing 412 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 2: by not initially telling his family? 413 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: Yeah? And should he have done anything differently? 414 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 3: I guess he should have just told his wife that 415 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 3: it was secret, because that's not her fault. 416 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: She didn't know. 417 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: Literally, the wife. I'm not blaming her, but kind of 418 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 2: that one sentence imploded their whole life. 419 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, but she didn't know. It's just like not 420 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 3: her fault. But like, yeah, that really. 421 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: Sucks, but it's not her fault. But like it kind 422 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: of is. 423 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 3: It really sucks though it sucks so much you just 424 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 3: can't really tell anyone. 425 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: That's the thing. Is like the lottery. The lottery is 426 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: kind of like a curse. The lottery is a curse. 427 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: It's like the monkey paw, Yeah, the monkey. 428 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 3: Pop baguely like sticking up No, no, no, you made it worse. Okay, 429 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 3: that's fine, you know the monkey pa Yeah. 430 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. 431 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 2: Where it's like you get like you get to like 432 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 2: make a wish, but it always goes wrong. 433 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like that. It's like that the monkey paw. 434 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, like you get this monkey paw and you make 435 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 3: a wish and any it like twists it. 436 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 5: Oh, I was saying exact same thing as I don't know, 437 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 5: it just made more sense. 438 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 2: Bullshit. You know what else is bullshit? Whatever is about 439 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,239 Speaker 2: to say for this next story. Let's get into the 440 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 2: next one and see why the lottery is absolute dog 441 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: shit bad lottery. 442 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: Oh wait, don't I have I have a story time? Okay, well, 443 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: so what was the story? Oh yeah, story time about 444 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: Greece before we go into the next episode. Okay, so 445 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: it's time for okay, start thirty Okay, okay. 446 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 3: So Sam, when he was in eighth grade, was in 447 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: our school's uh production of Greece where he played duty 448 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 3: and he's saying a great rendition. 449 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: Of school drop out. Now that's not what you say. 450 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: He said, play and all the grad what. 451 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 3: You would do, because that's the whole thing. 452 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: And the great well play in all the radio. 453 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 3: But actually he was in Greece twice because he also 454 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 3: showed up when I was in sixth grade because we 455 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: didn't have enough guys and so he played. 456 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: Uh, that's it. That's all a lot to tell you. 457 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: Who did I play? 458 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 3: I don't remember the the the guy who comes in, 459 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 3: he's like the newscast or whatever. 460 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: Oh I barely remember that. Yeah, you played that guy. 461 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: But was that good? 462 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 2: Obviously not very memorable. All right, let's get to the 463 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 2: next story. Sophia hit me with it.