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A homeowner refuses to allow their neighbors' kids to play on their trampoline and backyard playset because they don't want children playing or getting hurt on their property. Seems simple enough, right? Surely, other neighborhood residents couldn't be entitled to the point of highschool-level pettiness and silent treatment. You'd think. Now that the homeowner has made it clear that they don't want random children hanging out on their property, the neighborhood parents, who are predominantly remote employees or stay-at-home moms, are standoffish with the homeowner. It seems as though these parents really do not want to watch their kids, so they let them roam on other people's property. Entitled? Yeah, definitely. Irresponsible? Exceptionally so. Scroll to read the full story.

This Halloween-themed charcuterie board is scarily underwhelming, and people are urging this customer to request a refund. 

Creating a beautiful charcuterie board is one of those things that people tend to undervalue. They see a nice tray of meats, cheeses, fruits, and sweets beautifully arranged, and think to themselves, "I could do that for $20!" Not so fast there, pal! These boards tend to be quite pricey, depending on the size and event, and you could easily expect to pay $100+ for it. People really underestimate how much meats and cheeses cost, let alone the variety these creators provide — they may add in olives, chocolates, fancy fruits, and more. And no matter how many inspirational Instagram reels you watch, a professional is going to make a way more aesthetically pleasing spread than a regular untrained person could. You're paying for ingredients, expertise, and delivery, and in return, your guests have an incredible banquet of foods to munch on. 

This person, though, was totally taken aback by a charcuterie order gone wrong. They wanted a Halloween-themed board complete with a plastic skeleton decoration in the middle. I love that! There are so many things you could do to make that cute, and this person was even kind enough to send the creator 3 inspiration images. The inspo pics include things like skeleton hands reaching out for the treats, a cheese with a jelly-filled bat center, and a grinning plastic skeleton with a meat-filled middle. Very cute, very chic, but not something just an average person could probably pull off. 

Just wait until you see what this person got — it is laugh-out-loud funny, and I truly do hope they get their well-deserved refund. The end result looks really cheap — I think you literally could make this yourself for like $30, with the cost of that cheap plastic decoration included! 

This wealthy mother-in-law is all set to leave her home to her kids, but she has one stipulation that she's incredibly serious about: don't lay a finger on her prized greenhouse! 

Having a family home can be a true blessing. It's a place where everyone can gather for big family meals, where you and your family members will celebrate birthdays and holidays and everything in between. You know that if you're ever in need of a listening ear, you can stop by your grandparent's home for a cup of tea. For many families, keeping at least one big home in the family for as long as possible makes it a prized heirloom. 

For this family, though, the mother-in-law who currently owns a big home is making it a little difficult to anticipate home ownership after her passing. She's very serious that although she's passing down her house, no one is allowed to touch her greenhouse!

I know a lot of people feel strongly about certain parts of their home, and would be heartbroken if it were touched. And gardens especially can be sentimental — they're full of living things that may take years or even decades to fully bloom. But there's a big difference between Mom saying, "No one had better lay a finger on my sunflower garden!" and her literally writing into her will that anyone who dares touch her greenhouse forfeits their rights to home ownership! 

With many variations of roommates come many variations of disputes. It just depends on the severity of each roommate and just how far they're willing to go to get their point across. Some can expect a sticky note reminder on the refrigerator reminding them to take down the trash… others may come home to find their dirty dishes spread along their bedsheets and pillows. See what we meant by severity…

Well, it seems this roommate is higher on that scale, in fact, she did just that. After months and months of begging her roommate to wash the dishes, oftentimes doing it herself, she finally snapped! Realizing that the only way to show her how disgusting she was behaving was by putting it in the one place everyone cherishes most…their bed. Now, we completely understand her frustrations, but we're not sure how effective throwing old plates of food in her roommate's bed would be. As you can imagine, when her roommate comes home to see what's unfolded, she completely freaks out, threatening to call the landlord and get her evicted! Is eviction equivalent to pouring sink juice better your buddy's pillows…We'll that's for you readers to decide.

This newly-engaged Twitter user was stunned to find out that a huge streaming service randomly roasted her ring in what she's calling "anti-social behavior."

Not every corporate Twitter account can be Wendy's circa 2017-2019, but it seems like they all strive to be her! In the before times, corporate accounts were just that — you could follow an account to complain to them about your product having an issue, or perhaps they might launch a product on a tweet that would get like, 4 likes. Then, a clever Wendy's social media manager started roasting Twitter users. People would say things like, "not a big fan of your chicken nuggets," and Wendy's would reply, "Not a big fan of your existence." At the time, this was wholly groundbreaking and hilarious. And of course, every other brand decided they had to be edgy, be super cool and funny all the time. This certainly has a cost for customers, though, who aren't necessarily looking to get roasted every time they want to contact a brand online. 

Now it's fairly common for social media managers to talk more like your bestie and less like an actual brand. And this is just one of the latest examples of an interaction gone wrong. This woman was just casually showing off her new engagement ring when a huge streaming service Twitter account showed up to write an interesting comment about it. This led to most people taking the comment as insensitive and unkind, while others thought it was actually a fine thing to say. 

As kids, big storms usually made us quite excited. Not only was it pretty fun to sit in the comfort of your home, with the heater on and a spooky movie playing on the living room TV, but a big storm also presented the opportunity for school to be canceled. The bigger the storm, the greater the possibility that our parents would receive a call tomorrow morning, telling them that the kids must stay indoors. What more can a child ask for?

As adults, even though storms still have benefits, there is one thing that we never thought about as children that always crosses an adult's mind when a storm is coming–the damage. What would happen to your front lawn, or the car that's parked down the street during this huge storm? And what kind of bureaucracy will we have to deal with as soon as we find out exactly what damage was done?

That is exactly what the neighbors in the story below are currently dealing with. After a big storm, a tree branch fell from one neighbor's driveway onto another's car. Both the tree and the car were damaged, and now the neighbors are disputing over who is required to pay for the repairs.

Whatever happened to showing employees grace when it comes to emergencies?

This author's boss took him by surprise when he showed absolutely no compassion after the employee made a sudden and unexpected PTO request due to the fact that his mother experienced a dire medical emergency.

Of course, every company has certain rules and regulations when it comes to requesting time off, but nine times out of ten, there are exceptions for family emergencies. The fact that this boss knew full well that this was a sensitive situation and still tried to pull this nonsense says everything we need to know about his moral backbone or lack thereof.

The company's typical policy is that employees are supposed to make their PTO requests to HR at least two weeks in advance. However, when the author was called into a "quick chat" with HR to discuss this policy, he knew that it was time to leave this toxic workplace environment high and dry. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story to hear about the fallout as well as for some messages of solidarity from other members of this online community!

Do you ever get a case of the Mondays that's so bad, you wonder what it's like to be rich enough to retire? I'm not talking disgusting 1% type of rich, but juuuust rich enough to stop working and live comfortably for the rest of your life. Maybe that could include a beach cottage in a small town, or a jet ski on the lake, but either way, the most important part of this daydream is that you don't have to clock in for your shift today. 

You get to make lunch in your home kitchen, instead of microwaving pasta salad in the same work appliance that your coworker just used to reheat salmon. You'd get to garden in the morning instead of sitting in traffic. Perhaps in the afternoon, you could stroll around town and pick up cute little time-consuming hobbies like RC boat racing, quilting, or cross-country skiing. You could finally learn that second language you've always wanted to, because now you have the time. 

Alas, if working weren't such a time devourer, we would all have so much more time to pursue the hobbies and daydreams we cook up on our 15-minute break. So today, instead of ruminating on bad vibes in the break room, imagine the amazing things you'll do when your retire and have all the time in the world. 

One of the most underrated qualities that bosses should always possess is the ability to give their employees credit for their hard work. Why is it so difficult for those in management to throw in a good word here and there for those who give their hearts and souls to their work?

Take the boss in the story below as an example. Instead of giving his employees the credit they deserved for preparing the presentation for a company conference, he decided to take everything they prepared and present it alone. All because they are "too inexperienced to present something important to the seniors."

However, instead of actually using his employees' data and effort for the presentation, the boss decided to practically wing it. He did the presentation with one slide only, lacking all the data, charts, insights, and results his employees put together. When the boss was done, his own boss asked about the actual analysis, and the lack of answers caused the big boss to humiliate the presenting boss in front of the entire company.