r/Choosingbeggars 41-Year-Old Man Sues His Mommy for Allowance Money
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 25. 07. 2024
- r/Choosingbeggars This story is pretty nuts. A 41-year-old lawyer decides that he's tired of working, so he actually sues his rich parents for money. Basically, he wants them to pay him a weekly allowance so that he doesn't have to go into work anymore. I should also mention that the dude already lives in a $1,000,000 house that his parents bought for him. Not only did he lose the case, but now he's pretty much guaranteed to be written out of inheritance. How stupid can you be?
0:00 Intro
0:06 Cheap childcare
0:35 $3.68/hour
1:39 Live in my hot garage
2:16 Manageable requests
3:22 Adults wrote the kids list
4:00 Insane gift request
4:33 Not good enough
5:12 PS4?
8:17 Grown man sues his parents
10:44 Graphic design without pay
12:57 Gift requirements
15:34 Man gets confused
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Itâs so obvious the headphones story - the ADULTS wanted the gifts and pretended that they wanted it for the kids for sympathy
I know right? I was waiting for R/slash to say it but I guess he was too excited about his drone hehe
Or sell it for money not going to the kids
I hope they reported her to the charity.
I was on benefits for years due to severe mental health problems and got barely enough to pay basic bills, and though working caused me extreme anxiety, feeling a drain on others was just as bad, anyway I made friends with someone who's partner grew up with the welfare benefit lifestyle where you get handouts for everything, anyway she said she will never work and how dare she be expected to, she wanted a 5 bedroom house, 4 kids, 2 nice cars and X amount of income per month all paid for by taxpayers, no I am not joking she actually said that! I cut them out of my life after the "friend" started turning up every day for about 4 hours for months, raiding my fridge and any small change and games and dvds went missing I confronted him about it knowing his income was ÂŁ150 a week and he lived rent free and had no bills and had a bus pass and he said "but you are so much better off than I am, so I deserve your items, its only fair" No I had ÂŁ20-ÂŁ30 a week to cover food, heating, travel, clothes, electricity, internet and he had ÂŁ150 and all that for free, but he smoked so much pot he never had any spare cash hence stealing from me and assumed me owning a pc and tv meant I was "well off"
@@revengenerd1, @rSlash should put your story in a video
I grew up pretty poor, but my mom always figured something out. We had a church group âadoptâ us the Christmas I was 11. They bought us a tree, presents, and food. Some of the toys and clothes were for a baby (they misunderstood my youngest brothers age as months instead of years), but you better believe we were super grateful anyway. We ended up giving the baby stuff, including formula, to an even poorer family down the street. Despite having 1/3 less clothes and toys, it was one of the best Christmases we had growing up!
That's so cool! They inadvertantly allowed your family to bless someone else in need so it made Christmas even better.
I'm so glad you were able to get that help and help others!
When he said he got a drone I was like "cool" then he said he lives in DC and I was like "oh no" I knew immediately where the story was going to go.
Yep
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „ go advertise your stuff elsewhere
I went đłđłđłđłrSlash lives near me đłđłđł
@@onyxdragon1179 I think the 'report' option would be more effective than a reply
Yeah and from what I understand rules have gotten tougher. You have to abide by federal, state and city/town rules, I think you have to take a test to be certified and register your drone with FAA.
The drone really said "oh HELL no you're not getting ME arrested"
Man. You would think struggling families would have their priorities straight.
spoiler alert, they are most likely not actually in need.
Many of these divorce/single mom people exhibited these same issues, causing their divorce!
@@simplywonderful449 That's a...very sexist statement. Not always the woman's fault, you know? And don't hate on single moms.
@@DisneyFanatic2364 Yeah, some single moms are single because the husband died, it's not always their fault that things like this happen
There is a reason some are struggling.
One Christmas our work center sponsored a single mom with 2 kids.
Mom was very humble, asking only things for the kids, even though she too needed clothes.
We got the kids toys, clothes for all 3, a car full of groceries and a couple hundred in cash.
The co-worker that delivered the presents and groceries said mom broke down crying.
That's the way to do it. Ask for little, get a lot! Don't ask for too much, you may get nothing.
@@tenhirankei She didn't expect anything. The co-worker was her friend and knew she was a decent, hard working, proud, single mother.
That's a mother who's humble & I would help out in an instant.
I used to live in that exact situation(still do, but we're much better financially) and this made me so happy :D
@@nebula_unauthorized3093 This is the definition of "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
We've been so poor I dumpster dived for food other than beans and rice.
Friends gave us free rice they got from their rice processing plant.
The kids never complained about beans and rice nor the appliance boxes we made into forts for them for presents for 3 years.
It was such a pleasure doing this.
Sadly, more people don't do the same.
One year my job sponsored a family for Christmas. It was a single mom and a couple of kids. She asked for a couple of inexpensive toys and a blanket. That's it. I donated 3 blankets plus a small basket with some nice soaps and lotions for the mom. I figured that anyone more concerned about her kids than herself deserved a gift as well.
But, yeah, a lot of the Christmas Gift Donation requests at malls and such are ridiculous. Expensive bikes, PS5s, laptops, expensive jewelry, and so on. Some people figure that it doesn't hurt to ask and maybe they'll get lucky. The problem is, many people get turned off by such requests and decide not to donate at all.
One year i was the sponsored single mom of a daughter. It was a super rough year and i went to a local church that was doing a xmas gifting hoping to get a few things for the kiddo. I said anything barbie and something to store her seashells (she liked oceany stuff). Here i didnt know that the ppl were doing an adopt one of the families asking for help thing at one of the biggest most affluent office buildings in the city. Lets just say , we called that year the pink christmas ....SOOOOOOOO much barbie stuff , personalized storage containers, an order of food and an entire bag of items for me. (it is why i like the scent of Exclamation perfume to this day ) I am talking 4 garbage bags just for the kid. I even asked them if they were sure others didnt need help too, but they assured me it was ok. Kid was over the moon. (most hilarious pic ever of her absolutey surrounded by barbie things.) I was super grateful that they had even thought of me.
I have helped and signed up both for the angel tree things and they do request that you keep items to under 25$ but do allow one big wish item too. Bikes, etc. ...reasonable things. They make it clear that nothing is guaranteed and most of the ladies will sit with the client and try to have them think of things that are reasonable. But the workers are often older and dont know the value of the items ppl are asking .....and the ppl know that and take advantage. The things people put down are nuts. Those are the ones not picked and wind up with basically whatever is left over from extras donated or purchased by the program. So it really backfires for them. They have had to establish a rule that you are not allowed to return anything to the program unless it is damaged . And they block out the bar code so ppl cant return items to the store. Tho i wish they wouldnt do it on clothing since you are really cant be sure of sizes sometimes.
I remember a few years ago my aunt conned someone into giving her and her kids Christmas gifts instead of doing the Angel Tree (buying gifts for kids and adults in need if youâre unfamiliar). She always tried to make it seem like they barely had any money and were just getting by. Imagine this kind womanâs surprise and embarrassment when she pulled up to a $250,000 home with gifts for a family she thought was poor. This wasnât the first or the last time my aunt pulled something like this. Itâs one of the many reasons my family and I donât speak to her.
@@songbird-wj4yj What a pig!! I knew a woman who got tens of $1,000s right before Christmas from Social Security and then she still asked Church to buy her childrens' presents.
@@TradBarbie I fully agree. That sounds awful
My work has done this several times. Typically, we get a shelter or organization identify a family for us. One year they identified a single mom with 3 children. She only was hoping for something for her children, but when we showed up with two vehicles unloading groceries, gifts for the children and her along with cash it was complete waterworks. All she kept saying was thank you and for us it was just the perfect way to celebrate Christmas Eve.
RSlash: Yay! I got a drone! I'll go fly it.
DC: We don't do that here.
I live in the general area, thankfully outside of the chaos zone, and I call DC the âfuck you zoneâ lol
That entitled Oxford graduated lawyer was EXTREMELY lazy and he was a laughing stock in the UK. He was unemployed because he just "didn't feel like working" (for 20 years) when his parents paid for his flat (apartment), food, utilities AND gave him ÂŁ500 a week. He sued the university because he wanted them to give him back his tuition fees, to spend on luxury and he sued his parents when they got fed up of his laziness (he demanded that they up his allowance). I believe the parents may have basically cut him off now.
I'm not sure how it works in the UK, but filing multiple frivolous lawsuits on your own behalf, if you are a lawyer, will get you disbarred in the US. Judges don't like their time being wasted and, as a lawyer, you should know better.
Nah extremely entitled is more like it
so he is a cause of me laughing here in Germany now as well^^ he must have a lot of success with the ladies XD
Good.
@@jbmcb I believe he never worked. just graduated and sponged off his parents for years.
Story with the lawsuit against parent: This is how to get disowned 101... He has everything handed to him yet he still fails-
Adult headphones like beats would damage a child's ears, kid friendly headphones are volume limiting for their more sensitive hearing. If the CB wanted those expensive headphones then its because she wanted them for herself, not her 3 year old
Exactly. I think kids can hear some dog whistles too, so you have to be careful.
I thought she wanted to sell them for money
@@limiv5272 probably also that too
First name: Shit Sherlock
Last name: No
Lol
âHow can someone whoâs so set up for success be such a complete failure?â Itâs a lot easier than you think :/
Aka how to raise a spoiled child
Yeah most children who have life set up for them sink when it's time to swim on their own.
I worked as a security guard for a mall that does as Angel tree. You would not believe how many people write âtabletâ or âiPhoneâ as gift ideas for kids as young as toddlers.
I'll never get tired of entitled people not understanding that less than a dollar an hour for childcare is ridiculous
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „ this isnât how to get subs, dude. Itâs actually doing the opposite. I see you spamming your links on every comment and that makes me NOT want to look at your stuff. Ever.
@@delinquents00 Bots gonna bot. I hope the report button actually does something :/
@@horseluver4ever623 me too but it feels like it never does
@@delinquents00 I just spent the last 30 minutes DISLIKING as many videos of his that I could. Nothing like bad reniews to sink him more in the system LOL
@@clarky23 hahaha. Nice.
I just want to thank everyone who helps a family for Christmas. Whether we got presents from people at my church or parents at my school it was always amazing. Yes we didnt get anything expensive but we still got things we wanted and we were always happy on Christmas day. So thank you to all the people out there who help when they dont have to.
My dad came from a huge family (13 kids) so they got quite a bit of charity growing up in the 60âs & 70âs. Theyâre all hard workers but youâre just always going to be hurting for money in a family that big. They were always thrilled and super grateful for every little thing they go, whether it was food or Christmas gifts. The entitlement of some people is absolutely astounding to me.
My mom worked with the less fortunate families at my elementary school, fuck some of them would just destroy their house or items they got for free and expect someone to replace, fix, or clean shit for them after they treated items they really needed, horribly.
We're not gonna talk about how dangerous it is to advertise where your kid goes to school and what time they get out of school
I dunno if you live in downtown Northamptonshire but at least here, the world isn't out to get ya kid.
@@eopujvrswg thats not the point. It isn't a smart idea to broadcast where your child goes to school and when they get out and where they will be going after. That's how kids get kidnapped, it happens everyday.
@@nickjXjoeXkevin468 you seem to live in fear. There is a reason we went through self-defence courses!
@@eopujvrswg I don't live in fear. I'm cautious. There's a difference. I even learned in school what not to post on social media and this is one of those things. It might not happen to you, by why take the chance? It's stupid and makes no sense. This kind of information shouldn't be shared publicly
@@eopujvrswg also in the case we're talking about, the parents wouldn't even be there. Who's to say the person picking up their kid has had self defense classes. That's a stupid argument. Just admit you're naive and move on.
Never be surprised about the entitlement of certain kids. My cousin has 2 degrees, from prestigious universities, did internships with some of the most famous professionals in her field (architecture) and STILL manages to be almost sixty, unemployed for literal decades and milking her 80+ years old mother (her dad has Alzheimers so it's all on the mom, my aunt) for her livelihood. She never managed to keep a job because she's too entitled (gets at work late, picks fights with her superiors because "she is better than them", etc). She's clearly intelligent and talented, but her entitlement is beyond normal as well.
When I heard in the first story how OP would have to bring their own cleaning supplies, I immediately thought of Consuela from Family Guy being told to bring her own Lemon Pledge from home when she ran out at work. "No, no..."
I read that in her voiceđ€Łđ€Ł
i would expect some 19 year old spoiled brat to sue their parents, but a 41 year old man, that is just unbelievable
Ironically, I'm 18 and my parents owe me $16k... Suing is on the table if they deviate from our payment plan. PS, don't loan money to family.
@@st33lw0lf6
Family uses family as a reason to be given anything and everything while simultaneously using is as the reason not to pay any of it back.
@@Richard_Nickerson sigh that is so true and when we ask back for it, its the,"we're family"
@@shebb.
Right. Yet the hypocrisy is lost on them.
@@Richard_Nickerson familys are so fucked up these days :(
When are people going to get that caregivers need to be paid AT LEAST $10/hr?
Like fr, you don't pay minimum wage or less for someone to watch your kid.
So... Minimum wage is less than that? đł That would be slightly under minimum wage where I live. Although I did get less than that babysitting as a teen, but that was an informal arrangement and I wasn't an adult yet. But it seems like someone doing a responsible job should get a bit more than that...
@@Snowshowslow depending on the area, yeah :// my minimum wage is $7.45 an hour
@@Snowshowslow Sorry. Was going off my state's minimum wage of $7.25/hr. For nannies in my area, $10/hr is the average (though at the moment my employers pay a little more than that).
@@Snowshowslow the federal minimum is $7.25. i have no problem with $10/h for childcare, it's the people who want to pay $4 total that i have a problem with, so no, you just can't read and got offended at someone you agree with.
I hope that dudes parents rewrite their will so that he gets the minimum amount needed so the will canât be contested and then give that money literally anywhere else.
Hire a lawyer (a better one than that douche) hell, hire a team of lawyers make the will iron clad, just to spite him. And make sure he is aware of what they are doing.
God, I also hope they own that apartment he lives in, so heâd lose it when they liquidate their assets.
When I was about 10 I was part of a Thanksgiving food drive, spent weeks collecting donations and putting together baskets for families in need. My heart felt so full to be able to help, and I would especially think of the kids in those families. Come Thanksgiving week and the adults in charge of the drive drove to the homes to deliver the food baskets. Our doorbell rang that week, and in our doorstep was a basket. My eyes filled with tears. I was able to see firsthand how it felt to be one of those kids. Iâll never forget the importance of giving and the importance of being grateful. I was so busy involved in charity i had no idea we were also in need. Now, being in a better position, itâs so important to teach our kids to be both giving and grateful. Iâll never forget what i learned that Thanksgiving.
Ah, the Christmas spirit, where entitled parents demand expensive gifts and then get angry when they donât get what they want.
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „ BE GONE, BOT
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „
Spamming loser. What's the point of pasting the same link twice in the same comment anyway?
This will be the 3rd time I've reported you.
And using their children as their excuse đ
When the lady said âi dont want some bs cheap stuffâ thats when I would have packed everything up and left with it. If she has expensive taste then she wanted all that stuff for herself, not the kids. I would have donated all of it to someone that would be grateful just to give their kids something, no matter how cheap.
I think by the moment they saw the "I want headphones for my kid so he can listen to his iPad" line it should've been crystal clear that this family is far from starving.
well, it is possible the iPad had been the last year's gift but with her reaction, I agree she at least is fake.
The oxford lawsuit seems legit to me, it sure seems like they didn't teach him anythingđ€Ł
It seems like he basicly bought his degree.....
@@insideAdirtyMind Whole heartedly agree.
@@insideAdirtyMind probably paid someone to do his homework
Maybe Oxford assumed if that he had got that far, he knew how to take care of himself and earn money. Perhaps they should have a compulsory course on life skills, like in high schools. đ€·đŒââïž
It's was hilarious when the CB asked for beats by Dre because they didn't want "cheap crap" and wanted "the best" for their child when beats are absolute garbage headphones đ
At least ask for high end Sennheiser lmao!
beats r good wtf do u mean
@@addiction9169 I'm watching this video with my Bose Quiet comfort headphones (which I also use for work). There's a huge difference in sound quality, trust me.
Anyone else listen to these while getting ready for the day
Getting ready for an interview currently!
Listening to this during my last hour of work XD
More like about to go sleep
Right now
Itâs 6 am for me, yeah, itâs the only reason to get up early
It makes me so sad to think that some parents care about their children so little that they won't even pay babysitters enough money.
I think it's more that people don't view value human labor/time. I think it's because most of us are consumers and not producers; a lot of people don't participate in actual labor or production.
Right? We all know that anyone who would voluntarily take that little pay doesnât have your childâs best interests in mind.
@@mkat8505 There's that and I think too many people with means have a general sense that they are doing you a favor by letting you earn money to do tasks for them. The folks who say 'well, why didn't you go to college if you don't want to make a living wage?' As if only people like themselves deserve to be fairly compensated for their time, talents and labor. I think it's more pronounced for so-called low skill jobs but you find some version of it pretty much everywhere in my experience.
How much were they expecting? The job is literally just to pick up the child and sit with her less than 2 hours. I thought $200 was good since it's not really doing much. If you didn't live in the area, don't apply. I guess this was for locals. I honestly didn't see the problem.
@@fdm2155 it's a whole big issue. The entitlement (which is made worse by not really understanding how much money is actually required to survive), the white collar vs. blue collar (lots of training goes into being a plumber), thinking college is only for the intelligent when really it's only for those who can scrap together the money.
LOL at that last story!
DC being a âNo Drone Zoneâ makes sense with the White House and all, but you canât even fly it in your own home? Thatâs too bad
An unemployed man, at 41, demands his parents pay for his expensive lifestyle, that itâs âagainst his human rightsâ, lives rent free in a lavish flat and demands ÂŁ500 a week? Bro Iâm disabled and on government disability, he is so ungrateful and doesnât realise how lucky he is, Jesus man
The last story was actually sad. If the man was hospitalized with Covid he might be in fairly bad shape which could explain his confusion
no unfortunatly hes just like that.
The guy isn't smart, he's just proof that you can literally buy a law degree from Oxford
I'm extremely thankful to the toy drives that made my children's Christmas every year. If not for the wonderful people that donate their time and money I'm not sure if my kids would have a Christmas at all... I don't care if there is a single present under the tree for me because my present is seeing them smile! I have waited for hours in lines just for a handful of toys but it was worth it! Thank you to everyone who donates to kids around Christmas it makes more of an impact in their lives then most think!
I can't laugh too much at the father in law misreading the text - one time my partner texted me, and I read it thinking that it was a text that I sent him rather than vice-versa. We had just started going out, and I was slightly bummed to check my phone a few times to think that he hadn't responded! I was working two jobs to be fair, lol.
I will always remember a coworker bragging that she didn't have to buy a gift for her kid. Because she had signed them up for one of the wish programs. She was able to save up her money and buy a TV for her boyfriend in jail.
Self Entitled =
"You have money! I want it!"
That fellow with the law degree is going to learn life's lessons the hard way.
He lost two lawsuits. Isnt that proof enough they didn't teach him well
The school probably taught him just fine, as most of their graduates go on to be successful. Because he grew up having everything given to him, he never thought he had to actually work to get his degree. He probably just barely graduated, and felt that his diploma alone was enough to get people to give him money.
@@dragoncubes1074 r/woosh
I remember one year as a kid I got a sweater from my aunt and showed obvious disappointment in front of everyone but when I put it on it felt really amazing and comfortable but no one believed me and just thought I was trying to compliment just because I was rude initially! I still feel guilty about it because it was a really nice sweater.
Covid story: My mom just got out of the hospital from Covid. That covid confusion is REAL. She thought she was in a mental ward because the nurses came running when she PULLED OUT HER IV'S AND CATHETER!
Wait. People get gifts for Easter?
This is a new one for me.
The lawyer guy is what I call life dumb. Life dumb people may be smart enough to graduate from somewhere like Oxford, but are incompetent and unable to figure out how everyday life works. They can understand how court and suing works, but going them to understand that they need to work in order to continually have money is impossible.
Growing up super-rich can do that to you.
My friend lives in the Philippines (where I'm moving to as soon as the borders reopen). He and I spent $100 USD each ($200 total) and was able to bring a Merry Christmas to 20 families. Children got toys of the same quality you'd find at Dollar Tree and each family got a Christmas meal AND a can opener. Many of the mothers cried when they got the can opener. A simple $2 item. An item that makes opening cans of food easier and safer than using a machete or other form of knife. The same $2 can opener that is a pure LUXURY item for these families because $2 for them IS A DAY'S PAY!!!!!!!! And the toys the children loved, cherish because without those gifts, they would have had NO CHRISTMAS!!! These entitled parents really need to think about that before they open their damn mouths. I'm done with charities in the US, my money will go to people who will truly appreciate it. There are enough corporate sponsors to deal with the ungrateful.
I had a few terrible adults to deal with when I played Santa Claus in my hometown. The kids were great. The idiot adults were such a pain in the butt.
RIP rSlash's drone-flying dreams.
There's a good distinction between being smart, and being intelligent.
I once had a co worker at a restaurant I used to work for who was going through a rough time. She had two little boys and before Christmas she would tell everyone she couldn't get gifts for her kids. I felt bad and stopped at the dollar store and pick up a few toys for her kids. I dropped them off in the office and left a note for her from "Santa" I came to find out she threw the toys away because they were from the dollar store and would complain to customers that she couldn't get gits for her kids for Christmas, making sure they would feel pity for her and tip her more. It made me so mad and really hurt my feelings
Reddit has a secret santa? Oh man, I would have totally done that.
Unfortunately 2021 was the last year of reddit's secret santa as Reddit shut it down :( there's givin.gifts now if you're interested :)
When I was young, we didn't have much money at all. Mom signed us up for a program called "Coats for Kids." She didn't tell us, and wasn't expecting us to get more than a coat apiece. We all got a nice warm coat for the winter, and one or two small presents (I got a stuffed doggo). It was the best surprise ever for us, since we were told that there wasn't going to be anything for Christmas.
Because of that, I try to adopt a family via adopt a family, or angel trees or something, every year. This year I went to USPS for their Letters from Santa thing and tried to find a kid to adopt and there wasn't a single one that had anything "reasonable". Air Jordans, PS5s, XBoxes, IPhones, Motorbikes, etc. etc. There was one letter that came from a 7 year old kid, who asked for Men's size 9 Air Jordans. I ended up not being able to adopt anyone this year and donated to local charities instead. It does really turn you off of donating when you go to donate and all you see are high cost items that you can't afford for yourself.
rSlash: reveals that he and I live in the same area.
Me: must suppress urge to find him and pet his pooch Yugo.
Rslash, good luck on moving out of DC. As someone whoâs lived there, itâs easily one of the worst places you could live.
All those gift stories remind me of the one time I needed help like this. Last Christmas, I had just lost my job, my new job was cutting hours and paid horribly and I need some help with food and applied for family help. I got there and it was so nice, the people behind the food help were so nice and have so much more than expected. As I was finishing up I was offered to pick one candy treat from a shelf of like 30 different types. Think of like full size m&mâa, fancy chocolate and so on. I picked one that I knew my younger brother would like as I thought I would be nice as a treat. The lady behind me asked one of the helpers how much she can pick, the helper explained it was one candy pouch per person. This lady starts whining and complaining that she couldnât take one of EACH candy. Iâve never seen so much entertainment in my life. I understand maybe asking âhey can I get twoâ or something, but asking for one of each???
Just remember: even Havard has someone who just scraped a pass. That's right, even Havard has a bottom of the class!
Don't we just love choosing beggers? It's hard to believe that they exist
I still don't believe it tbh it's one of those won't truly believe till I see it
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „ Tommy get outta here
Give stuff away for free and you will quickly find choosing beggars telling you to deliver the free items to them because they donât want to drive.
@ĐąĐŸĐŒĐŒŃInnit đ „
5th report
I know it might be hard to believe, but in all my 25 years of living in this planet, Iâve yet to encounter a Karen, choosing beggar, etc.
Well, to be fair, I am a mostly shut in loner in my parents house that rarely ventures out, but when I do go out Iâve never encountered one
Dabny, at least at 8 you learnt a really, really valuable lesson, sadly entitled Karenâs in their 40âs havenât learnt that at all.
I did an online secret Santa with a forum over a decade ago, and I was one of very few Scottish members on this mostly American forum, so folk requested if they got me, I send them a magnet from my town, Scottish sweets, a postcard and anything I think would be nice, and it was the coolest thing ever because I really enjoyed doing this, all my online friends/fellow members wanted was something genuine from my town, which was a seaside town in the Scottish Highlands, a pretty postcard (think I sent 5 of different scenery, one had the nearby abandoned castle, one had the small town square, others were beach scenery), and anything I thought would be nice.
It was very inexpensive but a really enjoyable experience, because I requested pretty much the same, that I just be sent a magnet, postcard, maybe some local sweets (candy, biscuits etc), and anything you think is cool, and I really enjoyed this as I got to see somewhere different in the world through the pretty postcard, and try a couple of sweets from the area, and to me this was far more enjoyable than an expensive gift!
This year for christmas, i got a lot of requests for items that i'd given last year (things i made since i don't really do online shopping and the world had basically ended so i wasn't going to physical stores, either). I gave an aunt a scrubby i crocheted and in like november she sent me money in the mail asking for 9 more so she could give them out. I made scarves, fingerless gloves, cat toys, and the like because people knew i could make them.
It made christmas this year a lot cheaper for me while also making everyone feel good for homemade, useful gifts.
My father and sister made me a homemade bench year before last, and last year my father made my sister a boot drying rack. My sister gave out dried spices and canned goods from her garden (that we all work on). My mother is doing embroidery and weaving (floor loom) and is getting her spinning wheel repaired so we'll have spun wool to work with this christmas.
All in all, i think the last few christmases with functional items whether handmade or not, have meant so much more than any christmas prior
@@catelynh1020 a friend of mine send me a pair of Christmas socks for Christmas and I am pretty sure they are from a dollar store or something but they are my favorites lol.
My library always has a tree for gift giving, businesses in the area have these trees as well, all organized by the local Kiwanis club. But they're not for whole families, the ornaments on the trees are tags with the gender/age/clothing size of a single child and the requested items. The recipients are children from infants/toddlers up to teens. And it's never specific. It's like hat/gloves and a toy or book. And for teens it might include something as basic as deodorant along with a top and socks. In other words: it's really reasonable and there always ends up a big pile of cheerily wrapped gifts. It's all done anonymously, and Kiwanis takes care of delivery. It's insane that a selfishly specific and large list of things would be accepted and is not only expected to be paid for by the donor, but also delivered by them as well. Whoever organizes that "angel tree" needs to change how they do things: allow the donor to be anonymous and don't let the parents know about it. Selfish expectations can't be disappointed if the parents don't know. I honestly thought these sorts of things were done without the recipient's knowledge to begin with, that it was a third party who noticed a need and submitted their details to the charity. Anyway, a few comments mention some selfless parents who were very grateful for the gifts, so just have to remember them and forget about the others.
Iâm sensing an Rslash weekend away in the coming months, specifically to fly his drone.
That story about the Christmas giving and the mother being entitled about the Beats headphone I was just take all the shit back. You want to act like an entitled brat the only thing you're getting is the stuff for the kids. Anything that an adult could use I would take back. And I donated to a woman's shelter.
I doubt the headphones were for the kids, to begin with, she either would want use it herself or sell it off.
@@velvety2006 more then likely.
My family is poor, like can be homeless at any time poor. My coworkers adopted my family this past Christmas. The bought us two weeks of groceries, paid our gas bill, and bought presents for our twin toddlers. They did this all in secret at first. When I found out it was my coworkers I broke down and cried on shift. I was so grateful that they did all of that for my family.
Several years ago my family was adopted @ christmas. My husband had GBM, glioblastoma multiforme and we were blessed to have him for 18 months. I remember filling out the wish list with things we needed a warm lap blanket for hubby, toys for son and kitchen and bath towels for me. We were spoiled with all of that plus more. Slippers , clothes, pj's for both son and hubby beautiful silver earrings.If you've donated before thank you for giving and know there are people out here that see your post and with tears in my eyes feel that you are a special soul. While there will always be ungrateful people, there will also be people 20 years later that feel grateful for one anonymous family's love. Keep the faith. xox
Just to play the opposite side of this coin. We tend to forget how terrible we pay and treat our average worker in the US. Most businesses barely pay more than 15/hr. If someone makes let's say even $20/hr and your a single parent, giving up $10 an hour for babysitting isn't possible. It just isn't. This is the biggest reason why we need to ensure our minimum wages keep up with inflation.
Damn The 41 Year Old Man Thought His Mom Was His Grandma Thats Why He sued For allowance
I have a story very similar to yours. I asked from my aunt a gta game for the psp and i got a different game. My response was "I didn't really wanted that but it's fine i guess". My parents spend a long time explaining to me how rude i was and they taught me to be grateful. Today I don't ask for anything so my parents get me a card writing wishes and I couldn't be happier! Just the thought is more than gold to me and i feel awful for people whose parents don't teach them the same and grow up thinking asking for stupid stuff is normal.
Story 1: How about instead; you kidnap Karen's daughter and get her fork over the rest of your pay
The mom who wanted the expensive headphones, didn't want them for the kid, she wanted them so she could either take them back or to sell them and get the cash. My guess is the cash would go for drugs.
I would love to see police escorting a flying drone, maybe you should try to arrange that one time just to see how it goes. And don't forget to film it for us!
The "OMG, MY SON HAS COVID!" made me destroy half my puzzle progress because i started laughing and moved The puzzle math i had The puzzle on
I'm one of the lucky few who never experienced a bad Christmas or any holiday where gifts are given as a kid. My Mom was always Santa and my Step Dad - who I asked him if I could call him Dad when I was 9 - always loved being part of that experience. His holiday was Easter and when I was a kid we ALWAYS went the Cottage and opened up for the season on Easter Weekend. My Dad would organize an EPIC Easter Hunt where he would hide gifts all up and down the block and on trails he knew I walked and everytime I found a present there'd be a note on it and he'd write something like "Remember the tree you hit your first bullseye on with your bow and arrow? Go there for your next present and instructions for the next". He'd have me running around for a good hour and a half and I never found out it was him until later on in life and even today when it's Easter I always send him a Happy Easter Text and always tell him how special he always made the holiday for me and that I really was happy that he was such a great Dad.
Dude sorry to hear about the drone, you were so excited about it. Didn't know where you lived or I would have told you to check that, I'm in Md. and have had friends down there that ran into same problem so whenever they visited we'd go fly the friendly skies, lol.
My office adopted a family at Christmas and these people asked for a washer and dryer and kitchen-aid mixer. đ
if it was through an agency that was on them otherwise, ...should have bought them a washboard and tub , some clothes line and a whisk....lol
@@vickiechandler3112 It was through our local woman's resource center. We're a small town and it's all anonymous. Lol
I spoiled the kids cause that's who Christmas is for.
Even when I was unhappy with a gift, I would always put a smile on, say I love it and then just put it in a visible place, move it every few days a little bit so it looks like I use it and pretend I like it so I donât hurt my parents feelings. Especially since I know money was always tight, and the gifts were the best they could do.
Itâs not hard to be grateful for those trying their best.
About the Christmas charity thing, I had the other way around.
My kids got a flyer from their school to put Christmas gifts into a box for another kid, who wasn't as fortunate as them (the size of the box was given). And at first the flyer read, as if you could donate things your kids don't play with anymore or clothes and shoes who are still in good condition.
My kids thought they could donate some of their toys, board games and clothes and were really excited (we didn't have much to give at the time, but we were willing to give what we could).
Well, at the end of the flyer they put conditions to follow, which basically read: you have to buy the box from the charity, you couldn't use a box you have at home. The gifts you could give were really specific and had to be new, in their boxes and all.
My kids were really sad, because they were absolutely willing to give something from the things they already had, but in the end would need to give some of their new Christmas gifts.
I remember when i was a kid and i asked for 2 scooby doo games and i only got 1 for christmas. so rather than being excited over my new game like a normal person, i actually cried because i wanted both.
Thank god i don't do that anymore because my mother set me straight
It's funny that your friends and family members that "Lecture" you on the importance of "Being grateful" for what you got, but when they get something they don't like or don't like what they got, THEY'RE the ones that are the "Ungrateful ones".
It's amazing how hypocritical some people are.
Christmas CB story: I have one from the opposite perspective. I'm a VFW Aux. member and my family had a very rough year (health issue caused serious financial upheaval.) The Ladies Aux. reached out to offer help, and I gratefully accepted. Was told to expect a cash drop-off so I can pick what my kids want. Waited for weeks. Then two ladies I've never met came to my door with stuff from the goodwill and Dollar General clearance, talking about how exciting it was to shop for these toys. They started unloading toddler toys, random used dolls, and picture books, and asked offhand how old my kids were. They were 9 and 16. The ladies shrugged it off and after thanking them, they left. I ended up donating almost everything. It was a little disheartening because almost nothing was useful, and the money could've been used to get what they actually wanted. It was a waste. I lowkey wonder if they pocketed some of the money because it all amounted to about $75 worth of random used/clearance items.
listening to this with a straight up cup of cold brew in the dark with my dog that isnt supposed to be up.
I love the Reddit Gift Exchange. I got an amazing card and even a HOMEMADE Draco Malfoy ornament. I was SO happy!!!
Aww rSlash! Iâm sad to hear this is how the drone saga ended. :(
The only place I've ever donated too for Christmas is the foster system. Every year the CAS near me holds a Christmas drive. They ask for food, clothes, toys, pots pans anything you could actually need. You than get to pick a piece of paper, that paper has the age gender and name of child or family, with that information you can go through the gifts pick out what they are looking for and wrap them up to give it to them. This means alot to these kids becuase sadly alot of them don't get anything so every year we make sure that doesn't happen. And the families that write in are always very kind and only ask for a couple small things. I've had people ask for new pants, new belts, toys, food is a huge one along with clothes blankets etc. Luckily I have never seen any of them ask for anything too expensive. I think the most expensive things that was asked for was convection ovens which we always had a couple anyways donated so that never actually bothered anyone
My dad was a Fire / Police Chaplin for a fairly populated county. Not several good size towns. The churchs in the area realized they were getting scammed by people coming to the churches asking for help, the people would hit up multiple churches and ask for the same things, often getting them. So the church set up a charity fund, my dad distributed the funds to the needy. The kicker was no cash. My dad using the fund would pay rent, utilities, buy groceries, emergency plane tickets.
After it started... 9 out of 10 people who came to my dad for help, walked away when they found out no cash was handed out.
Is it 8:01 am? Yes
Am I Sleep Deprived? Yes
Am I still gonna push through to watch Rslashes new Video?
Also yes.
I hope that everyone is having a good Monday!
I ran a toy drive for a nonprofit organization one year for Christmas. Most families submitting requests were reasonable asking for Legos, toy cars, stuffed animals, etc. There was only one family we refused to help, all others got their requests due to very generous donors. This family contacted a TOY DRIVE, and asked for designer clothes, Jordan's for the whole family, game consoles, appliances like refrigerators and washers/dryers, and even a brand new car. They followed up some weeks later asking when they'd receive the items from their list. They were not happy when I told them it's not happening. Some people, I swear.
When my oldest was a toddler I signed up for one of the xmas charities and some of my neighbors signed their kids up as well. Since I was the only one with a car, when it came time to pick up the gifts I drove us all their. One woman was bragging on the way their about how she and her husband had signed up for eight kids but they only had one and they thought he would have tons of gifts. That woman was pissed when we arrive and she had to provide proof for all the kids she claimed she had. Her kid did get a gift but she and her husband were banned from participating in the future.
You always cheer me up.
First??
I think you are 2nd? I see a Mr.Scarlio posted 6 seconds before you. Still 2nd is premo!
@@mommabear1986 heck yeahh đđ
A great example of how content wins is Rob Dahm. No intro, no logo, mastered the cliff hanger cutoff, no outro. Just generally great content.
I personally find intros annoying generally. Ive only encountered 5 intro clips that I find pleasing, and its because its short, not overwhelming with mediocre EDM, bright flashing lights. And then intros like RSlash where he just uses the same general stuff for the rest of his videos, but with minor changes and its all his voice are the best. Its the start of the content, and it introduces it to us properly.
As for logos. As someone who took graphic design classes. Although they are important for some people, for content creation, you don't need it. Just use a photo of your dog and people will be happy. Us internet folk love dogs and cats.
That 41yo is good example of having it too easy in life
Day 399 of telling him he's making everyone day better
Where's day 398? You okay dawg? Not a bird mental health specialist but I'll be a shoulder to cry on
@@RonAndTom I'm fine. Currently back to school so my legs abit tired.
Day 5 of telling you. Seeing this comment everyday for the past 3+ months makes my day a little better.
Iâm so glad that growing up as a kid when we had to sponsor families, they simply asked for clothing and a toy. Us kids had like a budget of $20-25 and the store we bought the items from also donated to the families. I remember just buying clothing and maybe a lotion for mom. Iâm so glad thatâs what I remember about charity stuff versus wanting headphones and an iPad
The dad in the last story is so relateable. I am sometimes in auto- mode put up my glasses and spend the next 15 minutes figuring out where my glasses went.
Not me getting late for a going out because I was looking for my safety phone case with my finger inside the ring...
I think the whole point of suing someone for a frivelous thing is in the hopes that the sued person doesn't respond and therefore getting a default judgement against them...
One year at Chirstmas, my sister and I came out to TWO HUGE PILES of toys and such. Our mother told us she was going to donate them to poor children (even though we were straddling the poverty line ourselves) we were excited and asked if we could go with her to deliver them. What she said was a prank, and they were for us. We had assumed we weren't getting anything, but our mother had spent...probably HUNDREDS of dollars on gifts for strangers...and we were fine with that.
idk if that shows that we were raised to be generous or if we were raised to assume we would get nothing from her
On the gifts thing: my only beef is donât ask someone what they want as a gift if you donât intend on getting it for them IF itâs something reasonable. I always gave my family a big Christmas list every year with lots of options (I also made it clear it was big so there was a selection to choose from to keep things a surprise, I did not expect to get everything on the list). Time and time again I would get nothing on the list and instead things I really had no interest in. I finally stopped giving lists when asked and when confronted about it said âwhy would I bother making a list when I never get anything from it anyways?â They started paying attention to the list after that.
I feel so bad for you omg! I lived in nova for 19 years and my dad works for the FAA so I hear all about drone problems all the time. I hope that if/when you move you stay away from military bases and airports as well! Also, don't forget to register your drone with the FAA, depending on the size and how high it can fly.
I used to drive for a living and would offer bottles of water to those who were holding signs saying anything helps. It was what i had and i wanted to make sure people were hydrated. So many people acted upset because i was giving them what i had. It's even worse when you see the same guy who was on the street driving a better car than yours and you see them going home.
There are like a ton of restrictions that you need to be aware of when it comes to flying a drone. In some cases you need to have a license to fly one. My husband works as a us forester and needs to have a license to fly a drone for his work.
The thing you said about not being able to fly your drone in DC reminded me of something that happened a couple of years ago: there's this really cool thing called Paramotoring where it's essentially a personal flying machine. Except all the FAA regulations and junk also apply to Paramotors. There's a guy I like to watch on youtube who lives near me who wanted to go flying one day, except there's a golf course near where the guy lives that the President at the time just so happened to be playing golf that one day, so they declared the airspace around the golf course a temporary no fly zone. So the guy and his friends drove a couple miles outside the no fly zone so they could fly their paramotors. It was all a pretty funny situation lol
my mother grew up in poverty and one year an old lady from her church sponsored her familyâs christmas, she asked for a clown toy that she had seen in a store and she got a hand knitted clown (that was honestly nightmare fuel) and she was absolutely ecstatic, pretty much every year or less her family had to move and each of the kids could only bring one book or toy because there wasnât enough room for anything extra and every time, without fail, she choose that clown, we still have it hanging in the living room
Man R/Slash....do I have a story for you...my daughter was picked...( I live in Louisiana) in our Parish for this Shop with a Cop event...where the polce department along with the Schoolboard pick students...now I'm not fussing...in fact I'm GRAREFUL...(let's just say 2020
..SUCKED) cause my family couldn't afford Christmas...so...the day we get the call that she was picked...was AWESOME...she herself was very happy...she got to ride in police cruiser...shop with her officer...got Chick a Fil a...happy go lucky...had fun...which is WHAT MATTERS....now...to the part of the CB....We are leaving the store...and this grandma walks up to of all people...my CHILD....Now I'm used to entitled people (thanks coffee chain)...but this...threw me...She brought her grandkids...like 3 of them...and demanded...free gifts...The officer helped my daughter into the cruiser...and told the grandmother that each child that was picked was up to the Schoolboard as well as the Police...Grandma was pissed...cause what my my child more special than her grandkids...like really lady?
But it somehow gets worse...talking to the Officer...she tells me...that this was the first year of giving gifts to the children...and the amount of adults demanding better gifts...or cash breaks my heart...my baby...was more than happy for what she got....hell knowing her...get her a bath bomb...a stick of flaming hot beef jerky and she is good...but the entitled parents I saw that day...makes me wonder...how much if any actually goes to the kids?