My best friend has another friend (16F) whose home life has always been pretty toxic, but something happened recently that honestly gave me chills.

A few days ago she got into an argument with her mom over something small (from what I heard, it wasn’t even a huge issue). The fight escalated badly and her mom ended up beating her hard enough that she got a busted lip and was bleeding.

But somehow the physical part wasn’t even the thing that shocked me the most.

While yelling at her, her mom called her an “adult worker.”

A literal teenager. Her own daughter.

Apparently her mom is extremely controlling in general too. She barely lets her go out with friends, constantly assumes the worst about her, checks up on everything, and acts like she can’t be trusted at all — even though she’s in 11th grade and honestly one of the most normal, quiet people ever.

What made it worse is that after the whole incident, her mom didn’t speak to her for two entire days because of “ego.” Like fully ignored her. And then after those two days, she just said “sorry” and acted like that fixed everything.

I genuinely don’t know how someone is supposed to feel safe or emotionally okay in an environment like that. The girl keeps acting like it’s normal because she’s used to it, but hearing the whole thing made me realize how messed up it actually is.

I don’t even know what the right way to support someone in this situation is anymore.

I (29F) have been giving my parents money over the years. I don't even work so technically, my husband gave it to them.
My mother is 56 and my dad is 61. Both of them are not working right now and my dad gets disability checks.

In 2018, my parents did not have the money for property taxes on the family home.
They waited until the last minute, literally ONE month before the house was due for a tax sale to try to come up with the money. My husband then boyfriend took out a loan for $8,000 and sent them the money. They did not return it, even though later, they were in a position to.

In 2024, again, my parents were freaking out about not having the money for the property taxes and my husband and I paid $10,000 so they would not lose their home. The total amount due was $12,000 and after reluctantly giving the 10k, my mom asked if I could just "pay the whole thing." I said no and my uncle paid $2,000. Even after all this, my mom asked if I could pay the electricity bill for $1200 because the lights were about to get shut off. I said no. I couldn't believe she would even ask after how much we paid.

Since then, they still text and call me over emergencies I’m not responsible for. They need money for the internet bill. They need money for the water bill. They need money for whatever. If I say I don't have any money, they tell me to use a credit card. I don't want to!!

I told my mom a few months ago I can’t keep doing this anymore because it’s damaging my finances and it’s incredibly draining. She said she wouldn’t ask me for anything ever again and she didn’t want to be a burden.

I don’t live in the same state and recently came back to visit for my brother’s graduation. The requests are still coming and now they keep asking for $10, $20, small amounts. I guess they think I don’t mind. My mom was out the other day and texted to ask for $14 for a subway sandwich. I texted back I didn’t have it and she “disliked” the text. Later, she asked me for $2.

I’m so tired.

So basically today I had a table today with a mother father (40-50s) adult daughter (late 20s) and a child around 7. This is a Mexican restaurant so the parents asked for a huge bowl of queso then one parent ordered a Dr Pepper and they both ordered margaritas. When it came time to order, the daughter ordered a quesadilla and it’s relatively cheap here because of the fact that it doesn’t come with sides. Both of the parents ordered higher ticket items. When I brought them the bill ($100) I could tell that the daughter was shocked with how high it was and seemed stressed out then I came back around and the parents said they only could afford $35 and to charge their card for that amount and then charge their daughter‘s card for the rest. The parents also told me they only had five dollars to give me in cash to and honestly I couldn’t care less because I just kept thinking about the daughter and how it must feel to deal with them because it just seems like a very inconsiderate interaction between them, especially because her and the child’s food were very cheap compared to what the parents ordered. I just started serving so this might be normal, but man was this upsetting, not even because of the tip, just because I can’t believe they have the audacity to do that.

Hey, so recently i (17) got a job, and saved up for a switch. I told my dad in passing that my switch was coming today and he went ballistic, saying that we already have a switch (we do but its a parent controlled one and every time i ask to use it they make up excuses like 'not when the kids are home' or 'only before 5pm').

Because of my job and school im only home on weekday and weekend afternoons.

Anyway my dad keeps saying that the kids seeing my have my own switch is gonna spoil them bc theyd be trying to get their own, and that playing games all the time would make me into a loser like my 30-something cousin who spends most of his time playing on his pc.

I told him im responsible enough for my own things and he always overrides my own decisions, but SURPRISE SURPRISE he doesnt LISTEN. So when the switch finally came he took it and said to return it or hes chucking it in the bin and i wont get my money back, or take it and move out because hes not having another switch in his home.

Sometimes i think i actually hate him.

Edit: Ive had to return it. And to everyone saying 'move out', thats pretty idealistic. My job doesnt pay enough, and i wont be finiancially stable even after i turn 18, plus id be struggling with rent and bills and have to take a loan or something during uni and that would eat up all my money and time.

Yeah sure my dads a jerk and hes controlling but id rather deal with that and have a roof over my head, food and not worry about bills than be struggling on my own over a switch.

So, this story starts about a month or two ago when my parents filed for divorce. Mom thinks dad is cheating, dad thinks mom is cheating (which she actually was, dad stayed loyal.) blah, blah, blah. Sad, but nothing I didn't think I couldn't handle. My mom leaves the house on-and-off until she finds a new place to live because my dad was kind enough to let her. She then proceeds to steal from my dad. MULTIPLE TIMES. She even somehow found her way into my dad's personal bank account and stole $200. (She stole way more too, but I don't know how much)

Then a few weeks pass and enters Mr. Home-wrecker himself over a video call, who thinks I'm my dad (we look similar but I don't have a beard, and we sound completely different). Mr. Home-wrecker threatens to [UNALIVE] MY DAD. Yeah, not a great start to meeting this guy who I'm pretty sure is my mom's boyfriend. I argue with him about this then go up to my room. Then summer starts and I think everything is going better, until Mr Home-wrecker makes his triumphant return and accuses my dad of PRODUCING ILLEGAL MATERIAL. Yeah, you heard that right. And because of this, my dad got put on unpaid leave from his job, which was our main source of income outside of disability checks. This is all my mom's fault and she has the gall to act like she did nothing wrong. END SCENE.

I was the manager of an employee and the supervisor of that employee.


The employee was having issues at home.  His wife had developed mental issues and was struggling.  The employee met with the supervisor to discuss the situation and ask for flexibility in scheduling as he navigated the issues and got help for his wife.


The supervisor agreed, and also offered to be an ear for the employee to talk about his issues with.  The employee was grateful and over a few months opened up about some details of what the wife was going through.


After about 6 months, the supervisor used information obtained from employee to locate his wife while she was out shopping.  Supervisor approached her, told her he was psychic and that upon seeing her, had been overcome with the weight of her mental load.  The supervisor used all the privileged information to fake that he had a close emotion connection to the wife.


Supervisor f****d the wife for a couple months before he was caught.  When it all came out we were...surprised.

I was an assistant manager for a lawn and garden department in college and we had to fire one of the seasonal girls because she would invite various love interests into the department on the 2-11 shift when no one was in the store after 8 and hook up in areas that didn't have cameras.

Me and my buddy caught her out behind the store with some guy with his pants down where we stored extra racking. She begged not to be fired but policy is policy. She was awful anyway so it was a relief to get rid of her.

We also had a cashier get fired for moving a nested waterfowl and was later arrested because she took the bird and nest to her house lol.

He started the week before Christmas and was a last minute addition to the Christmas “party”.

I say “party” because it simply involved everyone finishing early on the Thursday (because not everyone was in on the Friday), traipsing to the pub a few doors down, the CEO putting his card behind the bar and everyone getting f*****g annihilated. It was amazing.

The new guy went too heavy, too fast. He was ruined by 7pm and we could tell he was one of those that couldn’t handle his drink. That was the point he decided to walk up to the CEO and loudly declare, “you, mate, are a f*****g c**t”, and laugh loudly at himself. No one else laughed. You could’ve heard a pin drop. He walked in the next day and got escorted immediately back out.

For the record, the CEO is not a c**t. He’s legit one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. We’re friends on LinkedIn and I’ve had two jobs since then because of him recommending me to others. He’s a top guy.

I knew a guy who stole iPhones from the warehouse we worked in, ran out on a meeting with management about it with the stolen phones in his pocket, jumped a barbed wire fence to escape, and then filed a grievance for "wrongful termination".

I'm not a manager, but my last manager was fired because he was not paying employees overtime cuz corporate was on his a*s about having a lot of overtime. An employee immediately noticed he wasnt being paid extra for his double (16 hour) shifts. S****y manager was instantly fired once corporate found out how he did such an amazing job suddenly lowering overtime hours... so many managers dont deserve to be managers.

I was the director of a county museum with a staff of 12. I had a security system installed that included cameras and recorded each time the exterior doors opened and closed.

The museum was open on weekends and a young woman was the regular receptionist those days. About two weeks after the system was installed, I decided to check and see if it was accurately working so I printed out some of its standards reports and checked the weekend videos. I was astounded to see the weekend receptionist get up and leave the building without locking it and setting the alarms. She returned in a few minutes with her boyfriend.

They unlocked and took some money from the donations box then left for lunch. Again, she did not lock up or set the alarms. The museum was open to the public and unattended. A few people did come in and wander around the exhibits and left. One kind person even left the admission fee on the receptionist desk. About two hours later the couple returned, nuzzling each other and went into the ladies bathroom together.

They emerged twenty or so minutes later arranging their clothes. Obviously, they had been in the ladies having s*x. The boyfriend left and the employee sat down at the receptionist desk and put her head down to nap for the next hour. Again, two people came in and she didn’t even wake.

When she came in the following Friday to get her check I told her she was fired. All of us really liked this employee, and thought she was a honest person. But she had no qualms about leaving the museum wide open for hours. You see, we had the coded alarm system before, but never the ability to know when the museum doors were open or locked.

She argued with me, until I showed her the video. She wasn’t aware the new system had been installed and there were now cameras in every room.

Wasn't the manager, but I witnessed it. Worked on a local cruise ship, day cruises around the lake, that kinda thing. New guy on the crew, his third day working. Called in to tell the captain that he had hit some traffic and was goin to be 15 minutes late. Captain came to let us know. We told him we saw him asleep in his car in the company parking lot up the hill. 68 year old captain with two replaced knees marched right up the hill to fire him while he was in his car.

A couple who worked the sales floor left their baby in their car and it died. I remember the CEO flip-flopping between seething with rage and crying. Was a weird day. To this day I don’t trust Outbound Salespeople.

Audited a bank teller’s drawer. She had a handwritten IOU in drawer of all the money she ‘borrowed’ over a couple weeks period in correct denominations down to the nickel.

Another teller was stealing money from customers’ business accounts via cashier’s checks made out to cash. She was caught because she was the only teller to misspell ‘hundred’ as ‘hudrend’.

Both were fired and prosecuted.

We had a lady forcing herself to be invited to a supplier event in Italy. After being accepted and receiving an invitation, she forced the supplier to invite also an intern of the company.

So she goes to the event and they enjoy a day of conferences in a nice hotel, great lunch and even better dinner. The next day, they don’t show up for the continuation of the event and, once spotted by the supplier, she says they preferred to enjoy the day sightseeing.

Supplier calls me furious. I knew she was at the event as we paid for the airline tickets and booked her hotel. However, we don’t have interns.

Supplier says that he has proof that we have an intern.

Ok, show me the photo.

It’s her husband.