Are They Overreacting? | Reading Reddit Stories

Summary

Podcast Summary: Smosh Reads Reddit Stories – "Are They Overreacting?"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
• Host: Shane (Shayne Blaise Topp)
• Description: Tall tales from Reddit serve as the foundation for hour-long reaction videos. Host Shayne engages with various Smosh cast members, sharing themed collections of Reddit posts that explore personal anecdotes related to friendship, romance, revenge, and more. Each Saturday, “Reddit Stories” offers a blend of delight and disgust through hilarious commentary and discussions.
• Episode: Are They Overreacting? | Reading Reddit Stories
• Release Date: June 14, 2025

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Introduction

[01:30] Shane:
"Hi, welcome to Reddit Stories. I'm Shane and today's theme is 'Am I overreacting?' And I'm joined by two people who are always overreacting, Angela and Courtney."

Shane sets the stage for the episode, introducing the theme and his guests, Angela and Courtney, who are humorously labeled as frequent overreacters.

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Story 1: Fiancé Not Invited to Wedding Due to Bride's Insecurity

[03:07] Riley Herbst:
"I kind of love when they are though. It's kind of funny when they are overreacting."

[04:19] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"A 26-year-old man is getting married, and while his groomsmen received invitations with their significant others, his own fiancé was excluded. The bride's reasoning: she doesn't want guests to think the fiancé is prettier than her. Feeling unfairly treated, the groomsman considers declining his role and attending the wedding alone, despite his fiancé being supportive."

Discussion Highlights:

• Perception of Fairness:
  [07:54] Riley: "Oh, that's so tough."

  [08:18] Riley:
  "And it's the fact that all the groomsmen were able to bring their plus ones. It's shitty no matter what."

• Bride's Insecurity:
  [10:02] Riley:
  "You ever just meet someone that's so friendly, gorgeous, it's painful?"

• Friendship and Respect:
  [09:53] Riley:
  "I don't know why I want to be around the bride."

• Concluding Thoughts:
  [12:54] Riley:
  "You can't blame women for thinking that when you're constantly put up against each other."

Notable Quotes:

• [03:07] Riley:
  "I kind of love when they are though. It's kind of funny when they are overreacting."

• [12:29] Riley:
  "You can't control how your face looks, but you can control how your heart looks."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[08:18] Riley:
"Not overreacting, and I don't think he's overreacting."

Conclusion:
Shane and guests agree that the groomsman's feelings are valid. The bride's insecurity is seen as the root cause, and the guests empathize with the predicament, emphasizing the importance of fairness and respect in friendships.

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Story 2: Boyfriend Makes Inappropriate Reference During Intimate Moment

[24:05] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"A 37-year-old woman describes an incident where her 39-year-old fiancé made a derogatory meme reference during sex, comparing her to the Penguin from Batman. Despite apologies, the comment has led to prolonged emotional distress."

Discussion Highlights:

• Emotional Impact:
  [25:03] Unknown:
  "I feel I'm about to lose my fucking..."

• Understanding and Maturity:
  [29:44] Riley:
  "He's being immature for his age."

• Potential Narcissism:
  [29:44] Riley:
  "He might be a bit narcissistic or just incredibly immature for his age."

Notable Quotes:

• [26:07] Riley:
  "Do you want to be clear."

• [30:29] Riley:
  "You're welcome."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[27:13] Shane:
"You're not wrong to feel how you feel. He hurt your feelings, period."

Conclusion:
The hosts and guests unequivocally support the woman’s feelings, highlighting the inappropriateness of making hurtful comments during intimate moments. They advocate for open communication and self-respect in relationships.

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Story 3: Considering Leaving Husband After He Neglected Her During a Medical Emergency

[33:20] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"A 37-year-old woman suffered a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) while shopping with her husband. After being treated in the ER, her husband chose to go out and play Dungeons & Dragons with friends instead of staying by her side, leading her to contemplate leaving the marriage."

Discussion Highlights:

• Neglect During Crisis:
  [35:38] Shane:
  "He wouldn't. So she had to go herself."

• Emotional Betrayal:
  [36:58] Unknown:
  "The fact that he refused to call about ER coverage is such a red flag."

• Behavioral Red Flags:
  [37:13] Riley:
  "They're gonna make your life hell forever."

Notable Quotes:

• [38:31] Riley:
  "Leaving them at the emergency room is wild."

• [39:25] Unknown:
  "This is horrible. What an asshole. No, you're not overreacting."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[38:31] Shane:
"You're not overreacting."

Conclusion:
The episode underscores the gravity of emotional neglect during a medical emergency. The hosts advocate for prioritizing self-worth and recognizing unhealthy relationship dynamics, encouraging the woman to seek counseling and reassess her relationship.

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Story 4: Leaving Birthday Dinner After Fiancé Announces Fake Pregnancy

[43:20] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"During her birthday dinner, a woman’s fiancé unexpectedly announces a fake pregnancy by claiming to 'manifest' it. Feeling humiliated and unsupported, she leaves the dinner, prompting backlash from her fiancé’s family."

Discussion Highlights:

• Inappropriate Announcement:
  [44:35] Unknown:
  "Do you want this? Cool trinkets tee?"

• Lack of Communication:
  [46:10] Riley:
  "If they were, they have to talk about it first."

• Emotional Manipulation:
  [47:21] Riley:
  "It's so many layers."

Notable Quotes:

• [44:46] Shane:
  "He's like, no, I'm gonna make it happen."

• [46:37] Unknown:
  "He's manifesting this."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[45:25] Unknown:
"No, you're fine."

Conclusion:
The hosts condemn the fiancé’s irresponsible and emotionally manipulative behavior, supporting the woman’s decision to leave the situation. They emphasize the importance of mutual respect and sincere communication in relationships.

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Story 5: Cutting Off Family After They Harass Fiancée’s Workplace

[48:21] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"A 24-year-old man considers severing ties with his family after they aggressively confronted his fiancée at her workplace, accusing her of deceit regarding her employment and personal history."

Discussion Highlights:

• Boundary Violation:
  [52:25] Shane:
  "They drove a long time... to harass her coworkers."

• Family Dynamics:
  [54:29] Riley:
  "They think they're so goofy."

• Lack of Support:
  [56:12] Riley:
  "It's like, that's about you in that moment."

Notable Quotes:

• [52:40] Riley:
  "They don't know what happened to her."

• [53:07] Unknown:
  "That's so funny."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[58:59] Shane:
"Not overreacting because they're not."

Conclusion:
The hosts empathize with the man’s frustration, recognizing his family's intrusive and disrespectful actions. They support his decision to establish boundaries and prioritize his fiancée's well-being over familial pressure.

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Story 6: Threatening Legal Action After Sister’s Toddler Destroys Gaming Setup

[59:15] Shane reads the Reddit post:
"A 25-year-old woman’s sister’s toddler destroyed her $2,000 gaming setup. Despite attempts to address the damage, the sister minimizes the incident, refusing to take full responsibility, prompting the woman to consider legal action."

Discussion Highlights:

• Parental Responsibility:
  [62:33] Unknown:
  "That sucks."

  [63:31] Riley:
  "They couldn't protect their child."

• Financial and Emotional Stress:
  [63:15] Riley:
  "She's threatening to sue for sympathy and replacement costs."

• Sister's Negligence:
  [64:32] Shane:
  "This isn't just exploring; it's testing boundaries."

Notable Quotes:

• [65:14] Riley:
  "That's my son because it's mine. It's really about you."

• [66:11] Unknown:
  "Babies explore an unfamiliar space, but that doesn't mean you let them destroy everything."

Verdict: Not Overreacting

[62:33] Unknown:
"That sucks. Not overreacting."

Conclusion:
The episode condemns the sister's irresponsible handling of her child and lack of accountability. The hosts validate the woman's feelings and support her right to seek compensation for her losses, highlighting the importance of responsibility and respect in familial relationships.

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Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

Throughout the episode, Shane, Riley, and Unknown provide candid, humorous, yet empathetic commentary on each Reddit story, often interjecting with personal anecdotes and relatable humor. They consistently advocate for self-respect, healthy boundaries, and the importance of mutual respect in relationships, whether romantic or familial.

Final Notable Quote:

[75:44] Unknown:
"Does it sound different?"

[76:04] Unknown:
"Get your pancakes and your flashlights out."

These concluding remarks inject humor, signaling the end of the intense discussions.

Overall Verdict:
In all six stories discussed, the guests unanimously agree that the individuals feeling wronged are not overreacting. The overarching message emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries, prioritizing personal well-being, and addressing unhealthy relationship dynamics.

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Closing Remarks:
Smosh Reads Reddit Stories continues to blend humor with heartfelt discussions, offering listeners relatable scenarios and insightful perspectives on navigating complex interpersonal issues. This episode reinforces the value of validating one's feelings and standing up against disrespectful behavior.

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[Shane]

Hi, welcome to Reddit Stories. I'm Shane and today's theme is am I overreacting? And I'm joined by two people who are always overreacting, Angela and Courtney.

[Riley Herbst]

Why would you say that?

[Shane]

There we go.

[Riley Herbst]

I'm pulling your skull.

[Unknown]

We were like, let's do a cute pose.

[Riley Herbst]

I just started grabbing her skull and.

[Unknown]

I was just doing it.

[Riley Herbst]

You ever just grab someone's skull?

[Unknown]

Yeah, honestly. Could I grab.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah, you may grab. Grab a squeeze.

[Unknown]

A little wild.

[Shane]

Do you think you ever overreact to anything? Is that something you're afraid of?

[Riley Herbst]

We get paid to. Just kidding. No, I love. I love how you react to most things. I'll be like, oh, I took a.

[Unknown]

Shoot the other day and you go, no, everyone's. Yeah. What was your big roast of me?

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I interviewed you for something and I said, I'm sorry. So excited for my guests. Not as excited as she is when I tell her literally anything. It's Angela.

[Unknown]

I don't know why, but I think, actually, I think now I do more stopping myself from overreacting Being like, no, I'm freaking out.

[Shane]

I'm an adult.

[Unknown]

Oh yeah, yeah. Like being like, no, I'm gonna relax. And now that's becoming. What I'm overreacting about is overreacting. Of overreacting.

[Shane]

Interesting.

[Riley Herbst]

When will the cycle go back?

[Shane]

Yeah, it's, it's, it's a tough feeling when you think you're overreacting to something. And there's a subreddit called am I overreacting? And it's filled with people just kind of needing validation over things that most of the time I would say they're not overreacting. In fact, I would say almost 99% of the time. But we'll see.

[Riley Herbst]

I kind of love when they are though. It's kind of funny when they are overreacting.

[Shane]

It does happen.

[Unknown]

Yeah. I was recently overreacting with my best friend and just over some stupid thing. And it was so funny. Sweet. How she was trying to tell me I was overreacting without using those scary words. She was just like, no, I think you're feeling it really in an extreme way. And she was like, we should like, I want to hold space for that. But know that like it doesn't have to be like this.

[Shane]

Oh, that's a really good way to put it.

[Unknown]

Yeah. But I drove home and I was like, I was overreacting.

[Riley Herbst]

Like.

[Shane]

Yeah, it's a tough thing because like, it's kind of good news when you're overreacting. It's like, oh, it's not as bad as your body's telling you it is. But it's also tough. Cause most of these are with relationships.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And a lot of times that's really tough. Cause it's like, ooh, is what this person's doing to me or doing really out of line? Okay, let's get into this first story here. Am I overreacting? My fiance isn't invited to the wedding because the bride doesn't want people thinking she is prettier than her oee.

[Unknown]

Well, what does she look like?

[Shane]

Antonio Banderas.

[Unknown]

Please.

[Shane]

Okay. This is a 26 year old man, my lifelong best friend. A 26 year old man is getting married later this year. When he first got engaged, he asked me to be one of the groomsmen. I obviously accepted and have been excited for the wedding. And to see my best friend get married, his fiance, a 26 year old woman.

[Unknown]

And.

[Shane]

And my fiance 25 year old woman have always gotten along really well. The four of us hang out pretty frequently, always have a great time and There has never been any problems. My fiance has always considered her a friend and has been extremely happy for them and excited about their wedding. His fiance has even asked my fiance for her thoughts and suggestions on certain decor for the wedding venues, colors, things like that. The official wedding invitations went out recently and when it arrived at our house, I noticed it was only addressed to me and also didn't say anything about a plus one. I. I was kind of surprised by this because I had been assuming that my fiance would be invited given the fact that I had been with my fiance for four years longer than he has been with his fiance. He has been my best friend since preschool. The four of us hang out all the time and some of my family members received invitations to the wedding. But before jumping to conclusions, I thought maybe none of the groomsmen or other friends of the bride and groom are allowed to have a plus one due to costs or things like that since weddings are obviously expensive. The other groomsmen are all friends of mine and his, so I called them to see if their significant others were also not invited. I have them. Turns out every single one of them received an invitation that included their significant other and the bridesmaids all get to bring their significant others as well. So at that point I called him to let him know that I got my invitation, but that my fiance was not included on the invitation and I asked if there was just an error or if they forgot to include her. That's when he informed me that his fiance doesn't want my fiance coming to the wedding because she doesn't want all of the guests thinking that my fiance is prettier than her because now I will say my fiance is insanely gorgeous if I had a penny. This guy frigging thinks his wife's hot. Pervert.

[Unknown]

No, I will say, what a perv.

[Shane]

What a pervert. Dude. Okay, if I had a penny every time someone asked me how I managed to get her, I would be a billionaire. On the other hand, his fiance on the other hand, his fiance isn't the most conventionally attractive woman. I feel bad saying that, and it's something I have never said out loud to anyone, but for context to the situation, I wanted to include that here. I told him that I know it's not my wedding, so I don't get to pick the guest list, but I think it's a bit unfair and ridiculous that my fiance, who they are friends with, is the only significant other of the whole entire wedding party that doesn't get to come to the wedding because his fiance is worried people will think she is prettier than her. I told him that his fiance is the bride, so everyone is going to be looking at her, and no one is going to be focusing on my fiance, who isn't even a bridesmaid, so she's not even going to be stand up in front of everyone. Instead, he said that he agrees with me and that he has already tried multiple times to explain this to his fiance, but that she won't budge and is insistent that everyone will think my fiance is prettier. So I ended up telling him that I cannot be a groomsman or attend the wedding then, because in my eyes, it's not fair to my fiance for me to attend or be in a wedding where she is the only significant other not invited due to the bride's own insecurities. He's upset with me now and thinks I'm overreacting, but I just don't think this is fair. My fiance told me not to worry about her and that I should be part of my big day. But even with my fiance being completely fine with me going, I honestly don't want to be around the bride. Oh, my God.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, that's so tough.

[Shane]

I mean, I don't know. That's. The verdict is not overreacting, and I don't think he's overreacting. If you're significant, they all hang out like this. They're all friends. This is not like. I mean, I don't think this is fair. No matter what. If we got invited to a wedding and your significant other can't come, it's like, I don't want to go.

[Riley Herbst]

Well, also. Yeah. And it's the fact that all the groomsmen, all of the other groomsmen were able to bring their plus ones. Like, it wasn't even like a. Oh, we just want the focus to be on the bride. So no plus ones or whatever.

[Shane]

Yeah. Like, it's shitty no matter what. But if I'm the. If I'm the groom or if I'm the fiance to this woman who's so insecure that she's like, she cannot come, I'd be like, all right, if we're going through with that, then we can't have any of the plus ones. For the groom's groomsmen, you have to.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, cover it up, make it fair.

[Shane]

But, like, to just select the one, I'm like, it's gonna be pretty obvious to everyone.

[Unknown]

Totally.

[Shane]

And then you're also. What's also annoying is that, you know that this friend is also not only expecting him to do that, to say, all right, my fiance will stay at home and I'll go to this wedding by myself. But he's also probably expecting him to lie to everyone when they say, why isn't she here? And he's at this wedding and they're like, why isn't your fiance here? You're the only one without your fiance. And he has to be like, she's too smoking hot. Yeah, my hot fiance's at home. No, I'm assuming. I'm only assuming that he's gonna be like, no, don't tell everyone it's because of the bride. I agree with the whole notion of, like, yeah, it's your day, it's for you.

[Unknown]

Yes. No, you should feel special.

[Shane]

But it doesn't mean that you get to break the laws of respect that people have for each other. Right?

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

If you're a shitty person, you're doing a shitty thing, and there's gonna be consequences for that. Like, you are kind of messing up your friendship with these people by doing this. Like, they're all close friends, and you're saying, like, I don't want you there.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah, it's interesting. Like, I don't know. Cause I don't wanna call the bride a shitty person, because it's like, clearly, she's just, like. She's so insecure.

[Unknown]

No, for sure.

[Riley Herbst]

You ever just meet someone that's so friendly, gorgeous, it's painful?

[Unknown]

Yes, yes, yes. And they're always so kind.

[Riley Herbst]

And that dress fits you perfect.

[Unknown]

No, I totally know what you mean.

[Riley Herbst]

It's just devastating. Like, devastating. You're just like, ah. But not to the point where it's like, I can't have you around.

[Unknown]

I know.

[Shane]

That's what I'm saying.

[Unknown]

It makes me feel like they're a little bit, like, teenage girl coded.

[Riley Herbst]

Or like, are you in love with her?

[Unknown]

Like, sorry, that's what it is.

[Riley Herbst]

She's too pretty. The bride's gonna be distracted from her own room.

[Unknown]

Yeah, she can't say.

[Shane]

I. I just think you have to have, like. I don't know. It's like she trusts her fiance, who she's marrying. Like, that's what matters here. And, like, I don't know. It's like people that are at your wedding love you and they care about you and they are there for you.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. It is so interesting. It's like one of those, like, hey, can we just take an extra couple thoughts of, like, you're. You think this person's existence, you might Even notice. See them most of the day. Cause you're gonna have a crazy day as the bride. Their being there will ruin your experience as a bride. Because people might look at her and think, she's prettier than the bride.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

That's like, if your family's doing that to you and going, geez, you lied to that girl. She's so much prettier than you. The bride.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, you're worried that, like, what's gonna happen?

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Like, you're walking down the aisle and they're all looking over on the left.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. They're all just like, oh, whoa, like, what?

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Yeah, it goes back to that thought, which I used to believe. And I still at sometimes in my most insecure. I do believe that, like, dimming other people's light makes me brighter. Right. And that's not true. Right. When some. When you're around people who are super talented and super sweet and gorgeous and whatever, that doesn't make you less than. Right. That's a comparison mindset that's so hard to get out of. It really is.

[Shane]

But it will destroy you because it'll destroy friendships. I mean, it'll.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. Cause like, this is, like, Right. It's one day, but it's like, okay, so is this friendship, like, over? Like, can you not have her around? Like, what is this saying? I also feel bad that, like, this has been a conversation between the groom and the groomsman when it's like, did the bride talk to her? Like, this just feels like a really personal thing that, like, is a bigger conversation. Like, a bigger conversation than, like, you're not allowed to, like, you're too pretty to, like, be at my wedding. It just feels like very, like, oh, that's all she is to you, is this person who's too pretty. And, like, I think she's. The bride is being the meanest to herself in that day because she's so worried about her attention, people having attention on her and her feeling good that she needs to, like, literally eliminate a person.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Shane]

Yeah. I think what I was saying earlier too, with just like the wedding day being a day where it's like, oh, no rules. I'm allowed to be disrespectful. It's like people treat it almost like the purge, where it's like, this day, I get to do whatever I can, treat people however I want. And then after we're done, we all go back to normal. Right. It's like, no, people remember. Like, they're gonna remember how you treated them. And, like, I would have a hard time being friends with them. What if she was like, after that.

[Unknown]

Come to my wedding. Just don't wear makeup, please.

[Shane]

Just. Could you look?

[Riley Herbst]

Hey, babe, can you just, like, wear a weird lip color?

[Unknown]

Could you wear ugly jeans, the ugliest je you could find?

[Shane]

I do feel so bad for her because I think all of us who live in la, and especially all of us in the acting industry, like, we just know the feeling. Cause, like, no matter how attractive you are, like, as actors, we have walked into rooms and seen people that are just like, unbelievably good looking. Like, it's just crazy. But I don't know, I guess also over time, being in la, you learn to just be confident in your own attractiveness and beauty and that it's a unique thing and that everybody's so unique. Yeah. I don't know, I just. I feel bad for her, the bride, because I'm like, hey, people love you and you have your own radiance to you and you have to trust that. But here you are. This is haunting you so much. That's tough, man. That's really hard.

[Unknown]

I hate to make it an age thing, but I think I used to think these thoughts when I was in my earlier 20s too. And at some point, you can't control the world like that. Right? I get it. You can control your wedding day for the most part, but if that's the mindset you're gonna have like going forward, you're not gonna have this type of control every day. You can't control being the prettiest in the room.

[Shane]

I think something that I think hit for me at a certain point. Cause I've had a comparison mindset a lot. Right. And it's tough, especially in our industry where you walk into auditions and you see someone who's better looking than you and you're like, oh shit, it does matter here. Cause you're probably gonna book this role. Cause you're more attractive than me and taller than me and all this stuff. But like, you have to get over it. You can't get over it. Right.

[Riley Herbst]

But there's so much power.

[Shane]

But it's like by doing this. And I think what would haunt me is if I'm in the bride's position and I do this, I go, oh, I let my insecurity win. I let it dominate me. As opposed to being like, no, you're gonna come. And I'm, I recognize that insecurity. I recognize what I'm doing inside and I'm not gonna let that dominate my choices. I'm going to choose myself and I can have any type of person here, but I'm going to have confidence in myself here too. And I think she will feel so much better if she goes with that. And then as opposed to, I think it would haunt me over the years to be like, wow, I made that choice out of pure insecurity and she.

[Unknown]

Wasn'T going to haunt me. Yeah, I mean, it's like this. It's like you knew full well today, Shane, when you put that shirt on that I look better in it than you. And that didn't stop you from putting it on. And here you are today, still wearing it in front of me. Someone who would wear it so much better. I really tried.

[Shane]

We have some comments here. I don't show up to work tomorrow.

[Unknown]

Only if she's not there.

[Shane]

Oh, there's only one guest in this culinary crime. Yeah, Shane. Shane didn't show up.

[Unknown]

He's saying you can't wear that.

[Shane]

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[Riley Herbst]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like this was a big choice you made. I'm like, you're not focused on all the positives going on.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

But you know what? You don't. You can't blame women for thinking that when you, like at a young age, you're constantly put up against each Other you're constantly told, like, especially, like, old, like, movies that I grew up watching, it was, there's one pretty girl.

[Riley Herbst]

Right?

[Unknown]

Right. And then there's one funny girl. And I think nowadays it's a lot more nuanced, but. But it is. It sucks that that's a thing for so many women.

[Riley Herbst]

It's tough, though. But it's so true about, like, letting a thing win, where it's like, this is your day, and you actually kind of made it about this other person by making that choice. And, like, that. That's like, yeah, like, if you're letting that person, you're making it true, you know? Like, it doesn't have to be true. Everyone. Like, there are some men that people drool over on the red carpets, and I do not get it. Like, there's. Everybody is attract so many different ways, and it's like, yeah, I think I hope she, like the bride one day, like, realizes how hot she is and, like, wins, you know, in that day.

[Unknown]

Do you think I would look better in that shirt or what? Do you think?

[Shane]

I'm kind of rocking it.

[Unknown]

You are rocking it. You're rocking it. You're rocking it.

[Riley Herbst]

You look great in that color. You know what? Take it off. Let's see.

[Shane]

My mic is on it.

[Unknown]

Do you want this? Cool trinkets tee?

[Shane]

Cool trinkets teeth swap.

[Unknown]

Sweet.

[Shane]

You guys suddenly in the tightest shirt.

[Riley Herbst]

It's a hard cut, and you guys have.

[Unknown]

This episode was brought to you by booking dot com.

[Shane]

Someone said, you're definitely not overreacting. That's some bullshit on the part of the bride, and shame on your friend for going along with it. As a woman, it's extremely understandable that she doesn't want to be overshadowed. Us average ladies experience it often, and for it to happen at one's wedding would be devastating. However, you're correct that no one will be paying attention to anyone but the bride. And even the homeliest woman absolutely shines on her wedding day. She just sounds like the stress is getting to her and she's worrying about every possible thing that could go wrong. And unfortunately, your fiance is being nitpicked. Lastly, someone said, this is an insult to the other plus ones. So they're ugly enough to attend the wedding.

[Unknown]

Whoa.

[Shane]

What the fuck? That's actually true. Oh, that's true.

[Riley Herbst]

That's what I was in my mind. I was like, wait, where's the caliber?

[Shane]

It sets an unfortunate standard for everybody else at the wedding. You're there and it's like, sorry, he couldn't come. He was too hot. And I'm like, yeah, sure, yeah.

[Unknown]

So nothing about me being here is intimidating at all.

[Riley Herbst]

So like, yeah, I was thinking about that. It's like, okay, so what about like Debbie? So she's just not quite there. Like, where's the ranking of like, oh, Elaine is too. She's above the line. But Sarah, she's like, you know what I mean?

[Unknown]

But Debbie, come. We have a taco bar. Debbie, come on. Debbie, come on.

[Shane]

This is unfortunately a Seinfeld episode where like halfway through, you know, like, I'd be there just like, sorry, should I go?

[Unknown]

And George is like, you didn't invite me. Cause I was too. She's too pretty. That was good.

[Shane]

That was really good. Lastly, someone said, this is an insult to the other plus one. So they're ugly enough to attend the wedding. What the fuck? It's also discriminating against someone who can't control what their face looks like. I don't think the bride realizes how messed up it is to cut someone out just based on looks. This is the definition of shallow and insecure. I feel bad for the bride if this type of thought enters her mind. Of course, you can't say that to her. But you could say something like, how someone's face looks shouldn't affect a friendship. I think that's just what's sad, is like they're throwing away a friendship over this. That's gonna be permanent.

[Riley Herbst]

That's. You can't control how your face looks. Well, you can't control how your face looks, but you can control how your heart looks. But also, that's not true because people get plastic surgery.

[Unknown]

You control how hot she looks.

[Riley Herbst]

You're gonn the way you look.

[Unknown]

I guarantee, I guarantee it. The bride guarantees it.

[Shane]

Yeah, that's sad. No, no. Sucks anyways.

[Riley Herbst]

That's it. No update, no update.

[Unknown]

No update.

[Shane]

No update. Update.

[Riley Herbst]

Damn.

[Unknown]

Damn. No update, no update. We got an update song. 100 episodes in. We got an update song. Hell yeah, dude.

[Riley Herbst]

Live long, Green.

[Shane]

All right, our next story. Boyfriend made reference during sex.

[Riley Herbst]

Boyfriend made reference during.

[Shane]

During.

[Riley Herbst]

Four words. Let's go.

[Shane]

Boyfriend made reference during.

[Riley Herbst]

And we know exactly what she's saying.

[Shane]

I, a 37 year old woman was having sex. That'll do, donkey. That'll do.

[Riley Herbst]

That'll do.

[Shane]

I, a 37 year old woman, was having sex with my 39 year old male fiance. I was on top, doing my thing. He started laughing. I was confused and asked what was funny. He made a reference about me looking like the penguin. I'm Heavier and was wearing a white tank top. I was still confused. He then pulls up a picture of the Penguin from Batman with his disgusting face and white shirt, moving in an obvious way that resembled me.

[Unknown]

Scott, stop laughing. Scott, stop laughing.

[Shane]

I'm not usually overly sensitive and can take a joke, but this made me angry. Very angry. I already really struggle with self worth, especially in the bedroom. It led to an all day issue. He apologized, but it meant nothing to me. Am I overreacting, dude? Oh, no, my man. Oh, no, no. We have the meme.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, I bet we have the meme. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. We're about to overreact.

[Unknown]

I feel I'm about to lose my fucking.

[Riley Herbst]

Or underreact.

[Unknown]

I'm about to rip.

[Riley Herbst]

Bailey.

[Unknown]

Bailey. I'm about to rip a man I've never met and will never be a part.

[Riley Herbst]

No, no, no. That's so fucked up.

[Unknown]

I.

[Riley Herbst]

That is diabolical. I hate him.

[Shane]

Can you imagine?

[Unknown]

I want him to go away for a long time.

[Riley Herbst]

Sorry.

[Shane]

I cannot believe this.

[Unknown]

I actually think this will be the first red story. I. Abstain.

[Shane]

Abstain.

[Unknown]

I'll just sit here and listen to you guys talk about it.

[Riley Herbst]

He had the audacity to be. She's topping you.

[Unknown]

You're welcome.

[Riley Herbst]

You're blessed. And you knew that.

[Unknown]

We are blessed.

[Riley Herbst]

She is performing for you. And you go to that, buddy, can your mind please, please iOS update your brain?

[Shane]

That guy in the middle of sex was like, what if I never have sex again? And then he choice to go from sex to meme.

[Unknown]

Your brain's in a dark fucking space.

[Shane]

That's the Dark Knight. You either come the hero or fuck long enough to become the villain. Cut that.

[Unknown]

No, keep it.

[Shane]

Keep it.

[Unknown]

It's really funny.

[Riley Herbst]

No, stand up on your chair.

[Shane]

Stand up on your chair. I sat there cooking for a bit, okay? I was like, I need to come up with a Batman reference. I will say I love this woman for, like, making this post.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like, you can tell, like, she is. I do think she seems like she's very confident in herself.

[Unknown]

She goes, Internet, do your thing.

[Shane]

Yeah, Internet, kill him. Here's his address.

[Riley Herbst]

Woman topping you in a white tank top.

[Unknown]

Slay. And then you did that.

[Shane]

I think it's very clear. The fact that he's alive means she underreacted.

[Riley Herbst]

Cause, yeah, she's not writing this from prison.

[Shane]

She probably.

[Angela]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Unless she was writing this in prison. It's like, hey.

[Unknown]

They gotta clip this. We lost our mind.

[Riley Herbst]

We did. We truly did.

[Shane]

Fair the verdict. Not overreacting. Someone said firstly, you're not wrong to feel how you feel. He hurt your feelings, period. There are a lot of factors that could play into how you proceed from here. Is this the first time he's commented on your weight in a negative way? Is he a joker that often tries to be funny even at the wrong times? Joker reference. Is he concerned about your health or just being rude? The best thing to do is tell him exactly how he hurt you, which it sounds like you already did. And now take it easy and observe him closely these next few days or week. Is he still making side comments or is he being careful around you and telling you he thinks you're beautiful either by words or actions? Since we all have our own love languages, if you watch someone long enough, they'll tell you exactly who they are. And spoiler alert, it doesn't take that long. Good luck. And no matter what, remember there's someone out there. Might even be him that wants them some you in a wholesome way. OP responded. He generally doesn't make comments about my body, mostly because I think he's afraid to. But yes, he has in the past while having sex. Once he made a reference of me looking like a dinosaur because my hand was kind of up and another that he wanted to push on my stomach and make me laugh like the Pillsbury Doughboy. All while on top. All while on top. His preference and.

[Unknown]

His preference. His preference. You're all oh his preference.

[Shane]

And usually I can just laugh stuff off but this was too much. I should mention he's not some super skinny dude himself and can out eat me. I'm top heavy in the way that my breasts are really large.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh my God. He doesn't deserve this woman. Babe.

[Unknown]

Move on to the next story. I hate this fucking asshole.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh no.

[Unknown]

Oh my God.

[Riley Herbst]

He's thinking about literally anything else while she's having sex with him. And he gets to say in the position. The position for him should be in a corner.

[Shane]

Someone said this guy is 39. Oh wait, I forgot his age.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh my God.

[Shane]

Clear. I'd expect this level of stupidity and lack of tact from a 19 year old who's obsessed with memes, but a middle aged guy who's engaged in an intimate moment with their partner? That's just really fucking dumb. I mean, I can definitely get lost in a thought sometimes or say something that might get taken out of context, but he straight up compared you to the Penguin during sex. Is this way out of character for him? I'm getting the sense that he might be a bit narcissistic or just incredibly immature for his age. Lastly, someone said, I don't know if I would stick around, but if I did, every time he tried rubbing up on me, I'd tell him to go fuck with the penguin.

[Riley Herbst]

But you know what? Actually like if you really break it down in that moment, she's saying he's too afraid to talk about her body, but except for in sex, he.

[Unknown]

Yeah, no, you're right.

[Riley Herbst]

Which is like that's the last place that you should. Like that is the most intimate and last place that you should feel confident enough to say something like that to anyone.

[Unknown]

And like, just cause we're doing this, let's give space to intrusive thoughts, I guess. Right when you're like, oh, this looks like that. Oh, I didn't mean to offend, but this is a reoccurring thing.

[Shane]

But it's specifically during sex, which also makes me fear that it's like if it's like he enjoys humiliating her.

[Unknown]

Yes, yes. And he's also just like making fun of the size of her body.

[Riley Herbst]

Like wow.

[Unknown]

Multiple times.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

And I'm just to go as so far as to show this meme and be like. And you know, in his mind he's like, oh, this resembled it. Maybe it was like a tiny element of it, but she sees this whole picture and be like, you think that's what I look like? Like he has no idea how that could impact another person. Like they gotta figure that out.

[Shane]

Like, ooh, yeah, that's awful. And like the fact that someone asks and she's like, yeah, he's done this a few times.

[Riley Herbst]

I'm like, bro, yeah.

[Shane]

Like don't marry this man.

[Riley Herbst]

And also he's preference of her. Oh God.

[Unknown]

I know, it's.

[Riley Herbst]

He doesn't deserve that.

[Shane]

It's been red flag after red flag on this guy.

[Riley Herbst]

Visceral reaction. I'm sorry. It's just like she sounds like a lovely woman.

[Unknown]

She does.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Everyone is lovely except that guy.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. Even the penguin. I'd rather hang out with the penguin than that guy.

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[Shane]

Yeah, next story.

[Riley Herbst]

So no update.

[Shane]

No update on that guy.

[Riley Herbst]

I will say if op. If you're somehow watching this, you're a fucking queen. And it's your preference if you want to top.

[Unknown]

Fuck yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

And I'll be there.

[Shane]

Hey, look, the next time you get on top and you're like, hey, this time I'm Harvey Dent. And then you flip a coin, you pull out a gun and you're like, we're gonna do this, we're gonna. If you want this, we're gonna do this. All right, our next story. Am I overreacting for thinking of leaving my husband after he left me alone to hang with the boys hours after I nearly died? I swear this title's. It's just like.

[Unknown]

It's just getting worse and worse out here. It's getting so bad out here in the place we call the world.

[Shane]

Y' all. I could use your wisdom here. I'll try to make this as short as possible. Two days ago I, a 37 year old woman, went into anaphylaxis from an unknown source while shopping with my husband. 37 year old man. My face erupted into burning hives out of nowhere. This has never happened to me before. I asked him to call the nurse line to make sure the ER would be covered. I'm American. He wouldn't. So I had to. While my face was on fire. I get the green light and off to er. I go where he drops me off and heads back to sit with the kids, who are 15 and 11. Long story short, the head nurse took one look at me and had the anaphylaxis cocktail ordered before I made it to the registration. Five minutes later and I wouldn't be here. I get discharged and I'm flying high on that cocktail and adrenaline. Husband gets me home and asks if he can go play D and D with the boys. Both kids are at sleepovers again. I'm effed up on meds, happy to be alive. I would have agreed to anything. So I said he could. Next morning, it hits me. Why would it even cross his mind to go out after that happened? Now I'm so hurt. I'm seriously thinking of leaving him. Am I overreacting? I can't believe. So she has anaphylaxis while they're out shopping. And he refuses to call the error. She goes, hey, can you call 911? He goes, no, he wouldn't. He wouldn't. So I had to. While my face was on fire.

[Riley Herbst]

She's American, so she's clearly maybe in another country. And asked him to call the nurses line to see if she would like she was worried about spending a ton of money being picked up by an ambulance or something.

[Shane]

She said, I asked him to call the nurse line to make sure the ER would be covered. I'm American. He wouldn't. So I had to. While my face was on fire, right?

[Riley Herbst]

Like, so he wouldn't even.

[Shane]

He's not doing anything for her.

[Riley Herbst]

That's like. That cannot be the only time that's ever happened for him to not take her seriously like that.

[Shane]

You're high on drugs after almost dying. After almost dying, I'm gonna leave you home alone while I go out and play D and D. Someone who's not.

[Unknown]

Going through that medical thing will think that person's overreacting. Cause their body's simply not going through it. Right. And I'm like, it's just a bad fucking look. Like you don't. You simply don't know what happened to her. You can't act like, sure she went through something that his adrenaline didn't hit. She felt like she was gonna die. He didn't obviously feel that. So they're on different playing fields. And it's just. It's bad though. It's bad when your partner. I don't know, I'm trying to like figure out maybe it just didn't hit him what actually was going on. And he thought she just had a bad day.

[Shane]

Well, he knew that she needed to go to the er. He dropped her off at the er. Like to drop your part to drop your partner off at the er. Cause they're going through something and then just not even be concerned about it at all. And I understand, like, oh, I'm not going through the same pain, but like, just also be concerned of, like, I don't Know what's going on.

[Unknown]

Exactly.

[Shane]

That's what I'm thinking. I think I'd be. It's almost more. I feel more anxiety when someone else is going through something.

[Unknown]

That's what I'm saying.

[Shane]

So I'm like, what are you feeling? What's going on?

[Unknown]

It's a red flag when someone can't identify that they don't know what this person's going through. So they write it off rather than get more interested and offer help.

[Riley Herbst]

Right. Literally.

[Shane]

And that's just.

[Riley Herbst]

If my partner said, can you take me to the emergency room? The way I would leap into action. In fact, like, I've had migraines where I am in so much pain, or my stomach when I had food poisoning recently, where it's like, oh, no, I might need to go to the hospital or something. But I know that, like, it's not gonna be a conversation. You just will take me. And so sometimes I'm like, okay, maybe I shouldn't. I'll fight through it. Because, like, I don't wanna have to go through all that. But, like, knowing that that is a serious thing that you will take, that.

[Shane]

You don't have to convince your partner you're going through something. Your partner should just be there for you no matter what. Like, that's such an. I'm sure the feeling she's feeling now is like, oh, I can't rely on this person.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

I don't feel safe. Like, I have to kinda look out for myself and I might just die.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Cause he's not gonna, like, help me.

[Unknown]

I think, like, it's probably all hitting, so she must be. She's, like, making the judgment on herself being like, this must. Am I over? Am I overreacting from going from this to that? But I think it's just probably that it took her to see him ignore her in a time of, like, literal.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, life or death and multiple ways of it. Ignoring her needs by calling, making one phone call.

[Unknown]

It's like, op. You are not overreacting. That's a feeling that you are getting from seeing someone leave you out to dry.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. Leaving them at the emergency room is wild.

[Shane]

I hope at his DND session he meets a bird that hates him.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, I got that reference.

[Shane]

It's a reference. The verdict was not overreacting. Comments. Were the kids already scheduled for sleepovers or did Hub plan that himself? How did you get home from the er? You are clearly married to a child who thinks of himself and not of you. It would have been nice if he sat with you and comforted you after your ordeal. The fact that he refused to call about ER coverage is such a red flag. Not overreacting, and you should consider leaving him. OP said the kids arranged the sleepovers themselves. Their friends asked their dad. He said it was okay. He came and picked me up. I guess I never realized how bad he's treated me until now. I want to say don't attribute to malice what can be mostly explained by stupidity, but this is. This one is beyond defensible. I know my trust would be broken if my husband pulled that shit.

[Unknown]

Totally.

[Shane]

Someone else said, this is horrible. What an asshole. No, you're not overreacting. I had an allergic reaction, and my ex was kinder to me than this. I wouldn't leave him over this alone. But my guess is he's done more than this, which is usually the case with stories like this. I mean, it's akin. Yeah. Like, it's a break of trust. It's similar to, like, cheating, where it's like a realization of, like, oh, you're not on my side. Like, you're not here for me. You don't care about me.

[Unknown]

Could you imagine? Hey, can I come over, spend the night? My mom is, like, dying, and my dad. My dad's a bard, and he really wants to go.

[Shane]

My dad's a bard.

[Unknown]

My dad's a bard. With all of his buddies from State Farm. What a fucking loser. Yeah.

[Shane]

I mean, the guy sounds clueless, but I think kind of doesn't matter. Cause the reality is. Oh, shit. I have someone who I can't trust.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like, I might die, and this person's not gonna save me.

[Riley Herbst]

The fact that she, like, he just has no idea that she almost died like that. Like, imagine if. Imagine if she didn't get the help. Where would he be? Like, that's so wild.

[Shane]

Yeah. Update.

[Unknown]

Oh, update.

[Shane]

Do you think? Okay, update. Wow. I'm absolutely overwhelmed by how this took off. So many comments. I can't keep up, so I'll try to address what I can as an update. We still have no idea what caused it. I have an appointment with a specialist. I do have known allergies, but never reacted that quickly or that intense before. I'm not a doctor and can only repeat what they told me. It was anaphylaxis shock. I was minutes from dying. I am not the type to cry wolf and will refuse a trip to the ER at all costs. I've given myself stitches to avoid the ER. Oh, my God. I am 95% sure my husband did not Try to poison me. He's a donkey bum. Yes, but not an evil person. I did have that thought.

[Unknown]

Silly Reddit.

[Shane]

Did he try to poison.

[Riley Herbst]

There was a moment, yeah.

[Shane]

She said, he is not neurodivergent. I am and so are my kids, which is why I didn't want them at the ER or left alone. I talked to him the morning after about being hurt that he'd even consider leaving me alone like that. Which is when he said I was overreacting. Him saying I was overreacting combined with his non action is what made me start to think about leaving him. I spoke with him again last night, showed him the post and spent a good amount of time bawling. He's appalled and has been the sweetest, most attentive man since. Lastly, I have been. Lastly, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on this relationship. It probably isn't healthy, but he's not the only one to blame. We're going to try counseling. Okay.

[Riley Herbst]

Ugh. I mean, God, I can't. I'm just. A Reddit post made you wake up sooner than your wife almost dying.

[Shane]

It's always unfortunate when it's like, hey, all these people on the Internet said this. It's like, oh, well then, okay, some.

[Riley Herbst]

Of these users might be men. I should listen.

[Shane]

Oh, no. The boys are disappointed in me.

[Riley Herbst]

The Oliver Barnes are never gonna forgive me for this.

[Unknown]

They're bards.

[Shane]

Oh, God, I feel for her, but.

[Unknown]

It'S their choice, you know? Like, right. I'm glad. Maybe she needed one final big wake up to be like, whoa, I'm not gonna ignore this kind of behavior anymore. And now they're bringing it to a third party, like a mediator to figure that out. But that's hard. That's really hard.

[Shane]

She doesn't strike me as the type to forget this.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

So, you know, it's gonna be different from here on out. And like, what I would assume could happen with a type like this is like, over time, he's gonna be like, okay, we're good. She's not gonna leave me. So. And then he'll slide back into that behavior and it'll just be on her to be like, okay, he's back to doing this. So this is forever.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And I have to now make this call.

[Unknown]

Yeah. And making that call before it comes down to life or death.

[Riley Herbst]

Right, Right. I mean, hopefully that never happens again. And if they try this and in a few more years, their kids are full on adults living their own lives and a divorce will be a lot easier.

[Unknown]

There you go. Yeah, there you go.

[Shane]

Our next story. Am I overreacting for leaving my birthday dinner after my fiance announced a fake pregnancy?

[Riley Herbst]

Huh?

[Unknown]

Oh, God.

[Shane]

So last night was my birthday dinner, just a chill night with family and friends. Everything was great until my fiance stood up to give a special toast. Out of nowhere, he goes, we're so excited to announce we're expecting. Uh. What? I just stared at him like, he's lost his mind because I'm not pregnant. He's smiling, my mom is crying, his family is clapping, and I'm just sitting there like, question mark. I finally ask, what are you talking about? And this man with a straight face says, he's been manifesting it and it's only a matter of time.

[Unknown]

Oh, so it's not a joke.

[Shane]

I was done, got up, left the restaurant. He followed me all mad, saying I embarrassed him and should have just gone with it for the night. Now his family is blowing up my phone, saying I ruined a beautiful moment. Like, what even was that? Was I really overreacting? This is a horror movie.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, my God. That was the end of it.

[Shane]

That's the end of that.

[Riley Herbst]

What the.

[Unknown]

Wait, I thought he was like, sorry, that was a prank.

[Riley Herbst]

We were expecting some martini in a few minutes.

[Shane]

I'm expecting another beer tower.

[Unknown]

You're expecting this bill to be massive.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Like, what is. But he said that in order to manifest.

[Shane]

He's like, no, I'm gonna make it happen.

[Riley Herbst]

What? And how is she? How did she ruin a beautiful moment?

[Unknown]

Cause the moment isn't real.

[Riley Herbst]

Cause she's like, I'm not pregnant. Are you. You're saying this about my body?

[Shane]

There was never a moment.

[Unknown]

There was never a moment.

[Riley Herbst]

I manifest that my boobs will look less weird every day. I don't know if it's gonna happen.

[Unknown]

That's my body. And then his family. That's my body. And that's my body. And that's your body. And that's my body. That was fun.

[Shane]

Verdict is not overreacting comments.

[Riley Herbst]

I am overreacting.

[Unknown]

No, you're fine.

[Shane]

I like how the comments said, not the asshole. Leave the man, not just the party. How heartbreaking for your family to hear. You're expecting, then here, it's all made up. He will play on yours and everyone's emotions for as long as you're with him. Don't let him. Someone said, nope. That's insane and incredibly cruel. Run. Lastly, someone said, for the love of all that's holy, would you please raise the bar for yourself and dump that Idiot. There are better men out there, but you won't find one while tethered to him. Yeah, that's definitely. That's an immediate runaway run away from.

[Riley Herbst]

How long are they together?

[Shane]

I don't know. But that's her fiance.

[Riley Herbst]

Okay. You know. Cause I know people will sometimes announce, like, we're gonna start trying.

[Shane]

That's a very different. Like, yeah, she's pregnant.

[Riley Herbst]

He's certainly expecting, but, like, he's expecting something. You know what I mean? He's expecting something.

[Shane]

Even if. If this is a red flag, even if she is pregnant, because they didn't talk about announcing 100%. Like, no, this is. This is so many layers.

[Unknown]

Yeah, this is.

[Shane]

I don't even know. It doesn't make it sound like they were trying, which makes it even scarier for him to turn and be like, I'm manifesting.

[Unknown]

He's manifesting this.

[Shane]

What?

[Unknown]

It seems like he's. He's misunderstanding, like, marriage.

[Shane]

This guy's acting like he has powers, like he's Sauron or something. It's creepy.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, she's not a lottery slot machine that you can just hope and be like, hey, guys, I'm feeling good about this today.

[Unknown]

I'm manifesting my wife to have a bun in the oven.

[Shane]

If she was actually pregnant, there'd be a lot of reasons. This is messed up because. Well, mainly because she wasn't in on this. If the both of them talked and were like, oh, yeah, we want to announce to our family tonight. But, like, what the hell? He just took it on his own. He's treating her like an object where he's just like, oh, yeah, like, your opinion doesn't matter.

[Riley Herbst]

And he, like, wanted. I feel like it was her birthday dinner was, like, supposed to be a night about her.

[Shane]

I know.

[Riley Herbst]

And you did it at my birthday dinner.

[Shane]

Seems like this is terrifying.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, he wanted to take a moment. He wanted to feel special. He wanted to, like, feel that attention with her for a moment. And that's, like, such a Michael Scott thing to do. Like, or expecting. I'm manifesting that it's gonna happen, guys. Like, it's so, like, you want attention. And, like, yeah. Even if, like, if they were. If he just had a feeling that the embryo was in there, right? Like, that. Like, that's too soon. And people have, like, really intentional conversations and planning for when it's okay to announce there's so many complications or just personal reasons. People wait.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Riley Herbst]

And they just talk about it, you know, it's not just, like, vibes and, like, mm, I feel like, yeah, this is right. This is good.

[Shane]

All right, our next story. That was it. There was no update. No update. Our next story.

[Riley Herbst]

Okay, little book voice coming in.

[Shane]

Our next story. Am I off reacting to my husband tried to fucking kill me.

[Unknown]

That's good.

[Shane]

Am I overreacting for wanting to cut off my family after they went to my fiance's workplace to expose her? I, a 24 year old man, have been with my fiance, a 25 year old woman, for six years and we're planning to get married in the spring of 2025. My fiance and my family have always had a strained relationship, but I thought things were improving until this week. My sister, who's 26 and her boyfriend 25 only visit once or twice a year, so I was excited to see them over the holidays. One evening my fiance and I went to my parents house for dinner and games. She had a couple of drinks. I stayed sober to drive and was a little emotional because we'd recently had to put down her childhood pet. My family was supportive when she shared about it and the evening seemed to go well. At one point she got an email from work and the conversation briefly turned to what she does for a living. She works in an office. The night ended fine and we planned to return the next day. The next morning, as we were heading back to my parents house, I got a text from my sister saying they were in my city which is over an hour away. Confused, I replied wtf, why would you guys do that? But got no response. When we got to my parents house, I tried calling them, no answer. Finally I called my sister's boyfriend and he answered. That's when I learned they had gone to my fiance's workplace, questioned her co workers and discovered that she doesn't work there. She works in the office, not on the floor. He and my family accused her of lying about her work, why she left her last job and about her getting hit by a car and told me I shouldn't marry her. They also wanted me to provide evidence to make it worse. I had him on speakerphone so my fiance heard everything. I was furious but tried to stay calm. I defended her, hung up and decided we needed to leave. I went back to my parents house, grabbed our things and left. Now we're at home trying to process everything. I'm beyond upset that my family disrespected my fiance and crossed such a huge boundary by going to her workplace and harassing her co workers. I'm thinking about cutting contact with them, but I keep wondering if I'm Overreacting. Is this something I should try to do? Oh, my.

[Riley Herbst]

What in the world?

[Unknown]

What?

[Shane]

So the family goes to the building she works at, goes to the wrong floor, Goes to the wrong floor, asks a bunch of random people there, and they're like, we don't know who that is. And then accuse her of lying about all this stuff. But that would also mean they're accusing their own son of lying about everything too.

[Unknown]

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[Shane]

What in the world? No, I mean, I don't think. Hello?

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[Shane]

He's overreacting for wanting to cut his family off for that. Like, that's intrusive, abusive behavior.

[Unknown]

Yeah. Her workplace, like what?

[Shane]

Yeah, like they drove a long time.

[Riley Herbst]

That's an HR thing.

[Shane]

Just to go there and do all that. I mean, kind of. Kind of lucky. They didn't go to the correct floor. They went to a random place of work and nobody knows who the hell these people were.

[Riley Herbst]

I'm like picturing like the home alone family when they're like, running through the airport. But it's just like, them in this office and they're like, where's Patrice? Do you know Patrice? Like, this weird family going around like.

[Unknown]

It was four, six.

[Shane]

I want more answers. The verdict is not overreacting because they're not. But in the comments, someone said, info. Is your family really this silly? Okay, guys, this is really silly.

[Unknown]

That's so funny.

[Shane]

Sorry. My family's really goofy. They'll stalk You.

[Unknown]

Oh, did I tell you? I didn't tell you. They're silly.

[Shane]

My family's a little silly. So they might show up to your work. Okay. They might accuse you of lying about everything.

[Unknown]

So boundaries aren't really a thing for us. Because my parents are silly.

[Shane]

Is your family really this silly? I am almost positive that jobs can't just tell randoms that someone works there. What if the random is a stalker? This is so weird. Why did they even do this? Is there missing context that explains driving an hour to do an employment check when it quite literally is none of their business? Not overreacting. Opie said. They are just this silly. Sadly, they have been like this every time I've dated someone. They just took it way, way, way too far this time. Someone said, shit is weird all around. Probably not a great support system there. Hey, that's how they wrote it. They had hey at the end of that and hey, hey.

[Riley Herbst]

Maybe they were. Maybe they wanted to have more to say, but then they're like, I can't think of anything else.

[Unknown]

Hope you enjoyed this comment.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. Hey, if you like this comment, follow for more.

[Shane]

OP Responded. Her family is amazing. It sucks. Mine turned out like this. OP Also commented. Here is some clarification. Her work has two separate locations. One office where she works and one retail where my family harassed people. My fiance told them the company name and they just assumed they only had the retail location. And it wasn't just my sis and her boyfriend. It was also my parents.

[Riley Herbst]

That's so weird.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Riley Herbst]

Like, and of course, they've never gotten this wackadoodle because this, you know, he's engaged to this person. Yeah, they seem very, like, possessive over him in a way that they.

[Shane]

Like he said they've done this with all of his previous relationships. Every time he's dated someone.

[Unknown]

Yeah, that's not good.

[Riley Herbst]

Cause hasn't he technically been dating this fiance since he was, like, 18? He's 24 now and they've been dating for six. Or together for six years.

[Shane]

But if. Yeah. So it just seems the family's possessive of him and like, yeah, he might have to cut him out.

[Unknown]

It was like, the math is silly.

[Riley Herbst]

A little bit of silly math.

[Shane]

They're giving him no option. So. Update. Okay, I apologize for the delay in providing an update. Just needed to collect my thoughts. If you want to see the previous post, you can check my profile. I don't know how to work Reddit. My fiance and I are still together and moving forward with our plans to get married. My Sister and her boyfriend have gone back home and they're officially uninvited to the wedding. So now I'm back to searching for a best man. We've also gone no contact with them. I also sent a long text to my parents the day after everything went down and they never replied. At this point, I don't even know if they're going to show up to the wedding. In the past, we attempted to set boundaries with my mother because she's nosy as fuck, and that greatly upset her, which should have been the first red flag. Unfortunately, my fiance did end up losing her position at work, which has been incredibly frustrating. We haven't told my parents. We haven't told my parents or any other family other than her parents, who have been very supportive through all of this. And I'm not sure if we will for a while, as it would mean talking to them. Thank you to everyone that has been supportive. We're taking things one step at a time and focusing on what's important. Each other. Sorry for ending it so cringy.

[Riley Herbst]

Cringy.

[Shane]

But eta. She lost her job because they caused a huge scene that made the co workers uncomfortable. She was still in the probationary period and they didn't want people that would bring drama.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, my God, that sucks. Cause that's such an. That is like, a thing we learn about when we have, like, our harassment, like, education stuff for HR is like, if people from outside of work come in and harass you within the workplace. That is like, a work issue. Like, it.

[Shane]

Yeah. That's so unfair. Yeah. I mean, I'm never quick to be like, oh, cut people out of your life, Especially cutting your family out of your life. But it seems his family's given him no choice. Like, his family basically said, like, you're either gonna be miserable your whole life or you have to cut us out. And he's gonna cut them out.

[Riley Herbst]

That's so, so strange for an entire. Like, what kind of a vacuum were they in with each other that they were so convinced they needed to take this woman down like, that they all four of them showed up like the fricking Scooby Doo gang at an office or a retail spot to Gotcha somebody.

[Unknown]

So weird. It's so silly.

[Shane]

Silly. That was probably the silliest story we've ever read.

[Unknown]

That's so weird. I feel so bad that she lost her job.

[Shane]

I know. I've never been more supportive of cutting a family off than this story. I'm like, dude, they're gonna make your life hell. Forever.

[Unknown]

It's also especially bad when you explain yourself and you explain why you need this space or whatever and that you don't even get met with a response.

[Shane]

You don't get a response. Yeah, they're so far gone that I'm like, they're, there's no sense they're not gonna go, oh, you're right. I can't believe we've been doing this. Like, even meeting in the middle, they're gonna be awful to you.

[Riley Herbst]

So you hear these stories about like a mom who doesn't want anyone to end up with her son or like just like every relationship, no one is good enough for their son. And like, yeah, it just sounds like if that's been his experience this whole time, that, that no one's ever gonna be good enough for him. In their eyes.

[Unknown]

That'S hard.

[Shane]

Unbelievable. It's wild that it's all four of them. Like his brother and his brother's wife also.

[Riley Herbst]

And did they even answer the text?

[Shane]

Yeah, like they don't. They're not showing care for him. Like there are situations where I could be like, okay, the parents don't like the person you're with and they love you and they're being overprotective, but they don't seem to respect him either.

[Unknown]

At all.

[Riley Herbst]

No, it's about them. That's the whole thing with ego, right? It's like, that's my son. No one's good enough for my son because it's mine. Therefore it's like really about you in that moment.

[Shane]

Yeah, it's very selfish. Ugh, awful.

[Riley Herbst]

What a strange, silly.

[Shane]

Not overreacting though, nor. Alright, our final story. Am I overreacting for threatening to take my sister to court after her toddler destroyed my $2,000 gaming setup because she said I should have baby proofed apartment, huh?

[Unknown]

Rah rah.

[Shane]

Well, I mean, no, I'm just kidding. Hi Reddit. I'm a 25 year old woman and I'm honestly at my breaking point with this one. So I 25 year old woman, am a student software developer and a pretty serious PC gamer. In my free time, I live alone in a one bedroom apartment that I've spent years making. Cozy and functional. I saved up for a long time to build my dream PC setup, triple monitors, custom mechanical keyboard, ergonomic chair, the works. Altogether, my rig is worth a bit over $2,000 and I take care of it like it's a damn child. Last weekend my older sister, who's 30, asked if she could crash at my place for one night because her apartment was being fumigated and her husband was out of town. She has a three year old son, Max, who's, let's say, spirited. I love him, but he's a little chaos goblin. I hesitated, but she swore she'd keep an eye on him and that it'd be for one night. They show up Saturday afternoon and immediately it's clear she wasn't kidding about Max being a handful. Within 10 minutes of arriving, he'd pulled four books off my shelf, thrown my house plants on the floor and spilled juice on my area rug. I tried to stay chill. He's three, I get it. But I asked my sister politely to please keep him out of my office, where my PC setup is. She rolls her eyes and goes, he's just exploring, he's curious. It's normal. But she closes the office door anyway. Cut to Sunday morning. I woke up to screaming. Max had apparently woken up before his mom managed to open the office door and decided my setup was his new jungle gym. He pulled down one of my monitors, cracking the screen. He stuck crackers into the PC's tower ventilation slots. I'm not kidding. Yanked out my keyboard's key caps and had colored on my chair with permanent marker the cherry on top. He poured apple juice into the tower. Into it. When I tell you I went silent. I mean dead silent. My sis comes in, sees the damage and just says oh no. In this incredibly flat tone like someone knocked over a cup of coffee. I start freaking out and she has the audacity to say, you should have baby proofed the room if it was that important to you. I lost it. I told her that one, she knew he wasn't supposed to be in there. Two, this is my space, not a damn daycare. Three, baby proofing a $2,000 gaming setup is not a standard requirement for adults living alone. She told me to calm down and said that he's just a kid. Stuff is replaceable. I told her she could replace it. Then she said she didn't have the money right now, but maybe in a few months she could give me a few hundred. I told her that wasn't acceptable and that she needed to take full responsibility. She left in a huff and now my whole family is blowing up my phone. My mom says I'm being materialistic and should understand that my nephew didn't mean it. My dad said I should have locked the door if it was that important. My brother actually said, why do you even need three monitors anyway? That's kind of overkill. I filed a Claim with my insurance, but there's no guarantee it'll be covered since it was technically guest damage. I also told her that if she does not pay up, I'll take her to court for what happened. Now I'm getting texts from my sister demanding an apology for blaming her kid for being curious. I told her I'd drop it if she covered the cost of repairs and replacements or at least met me halfway, and she blocked me. So am I overreacting if I take my sister to court over this?

[Riley Herbst]

Ugh, that is so unfair.

[Unknown]

That sucks.

[Shane]

That's awful. I, you know, like, I am understanding that like three year olds and stuff, there's so much they're gonna do and like, there's so much that is forgivable, but this situation was so, like, there was so many preparations and so much talked about before. It's like, dude, that's also your son. You are responsible for your three year old.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Shane]

And like, that's. That is. I understand. Like, it's a mixed bag. You don't know what kind of behavior your kid's gonna elicit. But like, this is also screaming. Like, this mom is not setting up any boundaries for this kid whatsoever. And like, this type of behavior is like, he's screaming for attention.

[Unknown]

Yeah, yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

I'm like, as soon as if I was in an op's position and this kid came in like that, I'd be like, oh, should we take him somewhere to attack? Because this is a lot for a little apartment.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

Like knocking houseplants over and spilling within such a short amount of time is like. And this mom just non reacting.

[Unknown]

Yeah. And he's doing this mom and her kid a favor by letting them stay there so she can't. So he can't baby proof his whole setup by doing them a favor and letting them spend the night.

[Shane]

Yeah, her place isn't baby proof. Cause she doesn't have kids. Yeah, baby proofing is expensive. Like, I mean, we're not gonna do that unless there's kids living in that space.

[Riley Herbst]

Can I say something a little crazy? How did this child wake up before their mom get access to crackers and apple juice and go to a different part of the coloring things?

[Unknown]

Kids are magical. You don't know.

[Riley Herbst]

But I'm just like, did this mom just choose to ignore what was going on? I don't know, because.

[Shane]

No, it's true. I mean, like, that's a lot of stuff. And I mean, to me, this kid.

[Riley Herbst]

Didn'T just do that in like 30 seconds. That took time. Shoving Crackers into a computer, pouring juice and drawing and knocking shit over. That's loud noises that a mom should be reacting to.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

A parent in general.

[Shane]

I mean, look, it does happen, obviously. Me as a toddler, I managed to escape to a pool. But, like, they are sneaky. But to me, it's just like, this is like, this isn't just like, oh, he's just out exploring. It's like, no, he's testing boundaries and he's pushing boundaries. He's doing destructive things to be destructive, to see what the reaction is. And he's clearly just not getting a reaction.

[Unknown]

And it makes sense. It's the same thing that's happening to OP, that OP's not getting a reaction from their sister. And it seems like this person is just ignoring the problem.

[Shane]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Unknown]

On both ends of OP's problem. And their kid.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah. And it's so sad. The family is immediately citing.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah. And just being so minimalizing of, like. Of minimalizing? Is that a word? I don't know. But, like, that computer, this person, she's an engineer. I'm pretty sure she said she works as, like, a computer engineer or she's an engineer or something. This computer isn't just, like a fun little play place for her.

[Shane]

Software developer.

[Riley Herbst]

Yeah, she's a software developer. That computer is everything beyond just the thousands of dollars she's invested into it to be her place. It's also her work. Like, she absolutely can stand on business to pursue legal action.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Riley Herbst]

I mean, what sucks, though, is, like, when we've heard those, like, when the legal actions happens and you win, sometimes that family member will just, like, put off paying and just, like, never pay. And it's just not fun.

[Unknown]

Like, yeah, I think also it feels like OP was, like, driven almost to take legal action because the family wasn't validating her loss.

[Shane]

It's almost not the money. It's more like just. Just like, hey, can you guys care about this stuff?

[Unknown]

Like, I'm gonna take legal action because no one is giving me the sympathy and, like, understanding for what I just lost.

[Shane]

Yeah, that sucks.

[Riley Herbst]

And it's thousands of dollars of equipment.

[Shane]

That's a lot, man. Verdict, not overreacting. Comments. Honestly. Wow. Your sister's just something else, isn't she? I mean, cracking a monitor and pouring juice into a computer tower, that's peak chaos. And while I definitely sympathize with the family drama, you're absolutely right to be upset and even consider legal action, because seriously, who behaves like that? It's just. I don't know if I would even bother arguing, to be honest. But at least you've got the right idea. And while it feels stressful now, eventually things will settle down and you'll look back on this with a good laugh. Maybe even get a nice settlement to pay for a new monitor because you deserve it. Someone else said she's an absent parent that wasn't watching her kid. She should absolutely replace it. Weren't y' all taught if you break something that belongs to someone else, you fix or replace it, especially if it's due to negligence. I have two teens and barely owned anything until they were old enough. I also watched my kids like hawks at other homes because I was responsible if they destroyed something. Lastly, someone said babies explore an unfamiliar space, but that doesn't mean you let them destroy everything in front of them. I can guarantee you that your sister would not be so nonchalant if someone else's baby was doing that at her place. Your nephew broke your stuff, so now the mom has to go pay for it. I would say it would have been smart to lock any doors that you didn't want the baby to get access to. Especially given how he was the first couple of days.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh man, that sucks.

[Shane]

That's awful.

[Riley Herbst]

I feel so bad for them. Like. And also I'm just like going like it's normal. They're exploring. It's like there's like a carpet on fire.

[Unknown]

Yeah, you can't update. That's an update. Face update. Eyebrows.

[Riley Herbst]

Update. Update.

[Shane]

Update.

[Riley Herbst]

Update. Update.

[Shane]

Update. Update.

[Unknown]

Update.

[Riley Herbst]

You're gonna take your shirt off to get to Angela? Not for any other reason. Update.

[Shane]

Update.

[Unknown]

Okay, let's go.

[Shane]

So this update is from yesterday. Woo.

[Unknown]

I love when they're fresh.

[Shane]

Okay, just wanted to post a quick update since it's been a little under a week and a few people asked what happened next? Things are better. Pretty fucking weird and still ongoing. But here's where we're at. Last Saturday, my brother in law came over to check out the damage himself. He actually brought Max Toddler with him, which I was almost livid about at first. But he had a reason. He asked Max to try opening the office closet door. The kid couldn't do it. No, the door was too heavy for him.

[Unknown]

Shut the fuck up.

[Shane]

You can probably guess where this is going. Brother in law offered to take my PC to the store that originally built it for me, just to see what was fixable. I agreed, but asked for something in writing just so I had some peace of mind. We put together a little agreement that he'd be responsible for it while it was with him. Yeah, yeah, it was just a formality and would not hold much merit anywhere, but it helped me feel a bit more in control. On Monday, he dropped it off at the shop and gave them my number so they could keep me updated. He also told me he confronted my sister about how things played out. I sent him my original Reddit post too. He read the comments and apparently showed them to her. She still hasn't unblocked me and from what I've heard, was not happy about the fact that my brother in law is actually listening to me. I also shared the post and some comments with my parents and brother since no one really believed me before. My parents don't fully get it, but they've at least stopped pushing back. My brother is more understanding now though. For some reason he mostly wanted to talk about how many people saw the post. I don't think either of these three will still care really, and I'm fine if they see this do better Anyway, I went to see the PC today, Wednesday here. The shop said it's mostly salvageable. It needs a very, very careful internal clean and a few fans replaced and some wiring fixed, but overall the main parts survived somehow. Brother in law told me he'll cover the cost of the repair, no hesitation. When I brought up what my sister said about not being able to pay even $200, he said she's lying. He also said he's not sure Max actually did all the damage. He thinks the door was left open on purpose, or that my sister might have even done some of it herself. Oh, based on the height of the tower and where the crackers ended up, it didn't quite add up to a toddler acting alone. Weird.

[Riley Herbst]

Why does she want to do that?

[Shane]

I actually, you know, thinking back on it like these slots and computers are pretty small. Like that takes some accuracy. And 3 year olds are not good at like perfectly measuring things and pouring things.

[Unknown]

Why would a 3 year old like.

[Shane]

Toddlers are destroyed in a like kind of incoherent way? Exactly. Not in a like precise way.

[Unknown]

In a stupid way. Like why would a toddler destruct it in like a very.

[Shane]

Like this takes like understanding how a computer works.

[Riley Herbst]

Wait, that's so crazy. Yeah, this is.

[Unknown]

This story went from like a 2 to like an 8 because of the update.

[Shane]

Like the only toddler I think who could be capable of this would be like our IT guy Tim. Yeah, like him as a toddler probably.

[Unknown]

I know how to really fuck that.

[Riley Herbst]

Thing up, but he Wouldn't.

[Shane]

Cause he respected it.

[Unknown]

That's crazy.

[Shane]

This continues. Apparently she's been telling him I have a gambling addiction. I did get a bit hooked on Genshin like four years ago, I guess, and that maybe this whole thing will wake me up, which is new. She used to be supportive, or at least indifferent. No idea where that switch came from. So yeah, that's where we're at. My PC is being cleaned up and fixed and my brother in law is covering the cost. Sister still has me blocked and won't talk to me. Still tempted to start something with her, to be honest. Especially if she actually did all of this on purpose. Still not ruling out small claims court depending on how things go. Thanks again to everyone who responded to the original post. Seeing how many people understood what happened really helped me hold the line with my family when I felt like I was losing my mind. One thing I've been turning over in my head lately is what if my sister did do something to my setup on purpose? I don't want to believe that. It feels like a stretch, but the more I think about it, the less so, I guess. But then I remember how she acted when I asked her to keep Max out of the office. The eye roll and the he's just curious comments like she didn't take any of it seriously. And now hearing from my brother in law that she's been saying I have a crippling gambling, gaming whatever addiction and needed to grow up. It's just weird. She used to be cool about it, never super into games herself, but she got that it was important to me. If something changed, I don't know when or why, and if this was some weird way to make a point or teach me a lesson, that's messed up. Yeah, you're not our mom. How about talking first instead of this? I don't want to jump to conclusions, but the more I think about it, the less it makes sense that Max could have done all of that alone. It's sick if she blamed her own son for it. So yeah, not accusing anyone outright, but that thought is there now. And if you're my sister reading this, which I'm guessing you are, because I bet you'd love to look at the comments that are on your side. A lot. I don't know why you blocked me. I don't know what shifted in your head about all this, but if you actually had anything to do with damaging my setup, whether it was on purpose or just through complete carelessness, fuck you. You know, I worked hard for that. You know what that rig meant to me. And you know I would never do something like that to your stuff. And if Max really did all of that on his own, I hope you're paying closer attention now. Not for my sake, but for his. Read the comments on my first post again from other parents and people with younger siblings who clearly know better than that's all. Thanks for reading those who did.

[Unknown]

Whoa. I've never seen a Reddit address the person.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, it's happened here before and I'm watching cry.

[Shane]

I. Wow. I'm honestly on that side because like I'm trying to think of like a 3 year old, but like destroying a computer in the way that she's describing takes so much precision. And the fact that it wasn't like loud enough to wake people up means it had to have been done carefully is kind of where I'm thinking like that's.

[Riley Herbst]

Well, and her trying to justify that.

[Shane]

That means he brought crackers and juice from other places.

[Unknown]

That's what I said.

[Shane]

I knew it.

[Riley Herbst]

I knew it. Calling to get cracker access and apple juice access and marker access and not wake anybody up in that time.

[Unknown]

Weird, weird, weird.

[Shane]

Ooh, I wish I could see the chair with the markers. Because you could probably decipher how long someone's arm is and like their wrist based on the strokes.

[Riley Herbst]

Whoa.

[Shane]

Cause a three year old can't is not. But I bet you drop the strokes.

[Riley Herbst]

And the effort in the strokes. Cause kids when they're young, they don't know how to frickin hold a marker. So it's like shaky and like hard. Yeah, but adults are like.

[Unknown]

Yeah, it's like very clearly adult.

[Shane]

I wish we could see photos of this stuff. Cause I think by looking at the photos we'd be like, this is way too precise.

[Riley Herbst]

Whoa. Oh my God.

[Unknown]

The step.

[Riley Herbst]

The sister. The sister hurt us and she's destroying her.

[Shane]

Guys, we are not overreacting right now. The power has gone out.

[Unknown]

This is so crazy. That was weird.

[Shane]

So the power went out. We're not overreacting to it. But Courtney, you had one last thought on that last story.

[Riley Herbst]

Oh, on the last story. I was just saying I think the sister is jealous of OP because she is a nightmare toddler. Toddlers can be nightmare. And we love this part. But like imagine seeing your sister doing well and having her own private place and you get a little mad. You get a little jealous having a.

[Shane]

Sick gaming setup like that. Yeah, I'd be jealous too.

[Riley Herbst]

Also, other thought I had that I told Angela is when the power goes out in a room when I was a teenager. If that happened, I would immediately think of which boy I would make out with in the room.

[Shane]

Who are you thinking? I love this. Let's make s' mores, guys. Thank you for watching. If you're listening, the power's out.

[Unknown]

Does it sound different?

[Shane]

Yeah. Suddenly we're going. So glad we didn't lose this footage and thank you both for being here and thank you all for watching. We'll see you next Saturday. Goodbye.

[Unknown]

Get your pancakes and your flashlights out.

[Shane]

Yeah, get your flashlights out, dude.

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[Shane]

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