Rc Cars For Kids

So were all you guys really into RC cars as kids or what

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Can anyone recommend places where kids could drive their RC cars? Looking for a place where we can go and not bother other people, nor breaking any rules/laws. The cars are not excessively loud, but they can be somewhat fast. We don’t mind going when it is raining if it helps to find a quiet spot. Any suggestions are welcome, thanks! submitted by /u/reiska123 to r/Issaquah [link] [comments]

Hi, I'm a teacher and I know very little about rc cars but I do love them. I have $365 dollars to spend for the end of the school year on a "special activity/project/craft/whatever" I want to buy like 6 cars that kids can race and build different courses for, inside and outside would be awesome. Looking for recommendations for cars that aren't going to stop working after a month or have a hard time connecting to the different controllers or get all tangled with hair and dust in the wheels. Any tips are appreciated, thank you! submitted by /u/puddelles to r/rccars [link] [comments]

Only americans and one 1 small african country are required to file and pay taxes even when working and living outside of the country. It's like a chain placed on a dog that is there anywhere they go. You don't get free healthcare You only have 2 party system. It is made this way so each one blames the other one. Your social media, internet , personal info is all monitored and in NSA databases and now in Palantir database with AI surveillance. That's why your mail box is filled with garbage spam mails. You can't open a foreign brokerage or a foreign bank account. You have to report transactions made in your foreign bank account You don't own and never will own a property you already paid for. You have to pay property tax higher than the rent in other countries. No access to real information and everything being fed to them is a lie and propaganda. Like actual and true job reports, inflation, Epstein files etc Americans bank and brokerage accounts gets confiscated by the state when it does not have movement within 2 years. It's called eschewment. American food is highly processed, toxic and poison and some of these are even banned in other countries. There are ads everywhere of drugs , TV, media, billboards. As if drugs are like candy. "Hey we know you gonna get sick because of all the poisons we feed you so here's the possible cure for that" Public transport is non existent. Infrastructure is deteriorating, roads are filled with potholes , bridges are decaying and rotting There are no sidewalks or very few of them , and you can get ran over by a truck if you try walking on the side of the road. No free college education, and college degree holders end up with student debt equivalent to the price of a house even before they got a job. You cannot pee in public or you end up in sex offender registry School security that looks over your kids in school is a real armed cops in a police car. Training your children early to comply and if they don't they end up among the 2 million prisoners someday. The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world Cannot drink beer in public but can carry a loaded gun in public. Almost everyone owns a gun, that you are always in danger if you don't own a gun yourself. Some driver got pissed at you driving slow and you and your kids can get shot dead because of road rage. You always need to have driver's license and drive a car because of the lack of public transport and walking paths. No high speed trains. Your government use your taxes , goes to war and bombs another country without your permission and knowledge. It give you a very bad reputation to the world. Americans can't buy things they want and need with their hard earned money that are available for citizens of other countries . Examples are foreign electric vehicles, reliable pick-up trucks , high end and affordable electronics like mobile phones, drones, etc. The US is also a satanic murderer of school children https://youtu.be/0_EKNhXKEn4?si=RcBqz3nHceQ8Hzmy submitted by /u/East_Indication_7816 to r/allthequestions [link] [comments]

So backstory my gf and I moved into a house together. I’ve probably got 40 plus rc cars/boats/planes in the basement so as you can see I love the hobby. I don’t always want to go somewhere to run them. So about a month later I was always running my rc cars after work with an adult beverage to let off steam. One day I’m running my super Baja Rey 2.0 a kid asks to run it and he seems alright. I explained to him that this one is too expensive but I have another one for him. I was a kid once to so I understand the coolness factor. I let him run my slash 2wd. On 2s for a bit and he seemed good at it. Little did I know he’s friends with like the 12 other kids in the neighborhood and must have told them. Skip forward a couple of weeks. And I’m running one of my 5th scales. (At this point I sold the slash mind you) A whole pack of kids come running down the street and left and right these kids are asking me to drive it. I said “guys you are welcome to watch and I can tell you anything you want to know, but this one is too expensive. The asking continues. I give them another firm no and try to explain once again. The other kids watch while two run off literally crying. I wasn’t mean at all to them. Next thing I know I see the two kids and their mom coming my way. Great… She puts her hands on her hips and says. “How hateful can you be to not let a child play with a toy, what harm could it do?!” I said “ma’am this car can break people’s legs and damage property if not operated in the correct manner. This is absolutely not a young child’s toy. But if you really insist you can hand me the $1500 in collateral and take responsibility for anything they may damage.” She scoffed and walked off. What happened to some kids not being able to be told no? I love kids and have one of my own. I’m just trying to relax and have a beer and run my cars 😅 submitted by /u/501Forrest to r/rccars [link] [comments]

I've wanted a proper RC car since I was a kid, but my parents never had the money to buy it. Well, I finally have a job and some adult money to spend on my wants, so it's time to make it happen! I'm completely new to the hobby and would love some recommendations. My total budget is $1,000 USD, but I need that to cover the entire starter package: The car itself (Ready-to-Run) Batteries (LiPos) and a safe, reliable dual-charger Maybe some upgrades (better steering servos, roof skids, metal bumpers, etc.) Spare cash left over for replacement parts (because I know I'm going to crash and break something) My Requirements: Terrain: Mostly gravel, dirt, and general off-roading. Driving Style: I want something incredibly fun that can take a beating, launch off ramps, and pull off stunts like backflips. Bonus: If you have specific recommendations, please drop the links so I can check them out! Also, I'm out in the Bay Area, so if anyone knows of any great local hobby shops or bashing spots around here, I'd love to hear about them. Thanks for helping me figure this out. I can't wait to finally get my hands on one! PS: used AI to structure the post submitted by /u/subatomic_glen to r/rccars [link] [comments]

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/helpfulishaunt AITA for stepping in to do “mom” things for my niece because my SIL is disabled? Originally posted to r/AITAH Thanks to u/queenlegolas for suggesting this BoRU & u/Choice_Evidence1983 for findijg the new update BoRU 1 Original Post Nov 9, 2025 I have a niece, “Gigi” (10), who is the daughter of my brother “Chris” and his wife “Anna”. Anna became disabled when Gigi was 4, it was triggered by an infection and ever since she has been mostly using a wheelchair. Obviously, this has been hard on their family. Anna was the centre of their home, even though she had a demanding job. She had to quit her job which is tough on their finances, and she is no longer able to be as involved with Gigi’s school and extracurricular activities due to her fatigue and accessibility issues. I help as much as I can - school pick up and driving her to dance practice, going to school events if Chris can’t make it such as chaperoning field trips. My husband and I even took Gigi to Disneyland with us over the summer. I only do what i’m asked to do and within the boundaries of what I have time to do as I have my own child, just whatever I can do to make things easier for their family and for Gigi, so she doesn’t miss out. Gigi’s school is organising a Christmas market she and her friends volunteered to do a booth (which basically means the parents lol). She asked me to be part of it because Chris is really busy with work around the holiday period. I confirmed with Chris that this was the case and he was really enthusiastic about me doing it because it involves crafts which he doesn’t have time for. He is helping construct the physical booth though. So I got my daughter involved and Gigi and her friends came over to my house to make stuff for the booth all together. We are even making costumes. I thought I was doing a good thing and Gigi seems so excited. But on Friday Anna called me and chewed me out. Apparently she was never ok with me being involved with the booth. She said Chris building it was enough and I should have just stayed out of it. I said that Gigi asked me because they needed adults to help out on the day, but Anna said she was sick of me taking over all the “mom” stuff and that Gigi needed to learn that if her parents couldn’t make it that’s just the way it is, she can’t just replace Anna with me. I told her that that seems unfair to Gigi, to not be able to do things just because one of her parents isn’t able to be there. (There’s been times I’ve taken Gigi to birthday parties that need supervision at places like trampoline parks, or taken her to dance competitions where she just didn’t want to be the only one there without a female adult to help her change or do her hair and make up. If I hadn’t done those things, Gigi probably would have missed out) Anna said well that was Gigi’s reality and she can’t just ignore the fact that Anna is her mother and this is the family that she was born into, not mine. I ended up telling Anna that I never meant to disrespect her but that I made a commitment to Gigi and to the other parents so I’m going to do the booth, but after that, if she and Chris want me to step back then I will. Honestly, I’m really upset about the whole thing. I have my own child, it’s not lien I’m trying to play mom to Gigi, I just want her to feel supported and not miss out on anything. Chris does his best but he works crazy hours to support Anna and Gigi, I thought it was a good thing that they had a “village” to help out, as Anna’s family isn’t local. I thought since Gigi would come to me for these things that we were doing right by her. It seems so unfair that she should not have the same experiences as her friends because of something out of everyone’s control. But I’m not her parent, and Anna is, and if Anna doesn’t mind Gigi missing out then maybe that’s not my business. My own mom thinks Anna is being unfair to Gigi with this request, but my mom was the super involved type, and I know there’s tons of kids whose parents don’t make it to everything. So maybe we’re just an overbearing type and I went too far. AITA? EDIT because I see this coming a lot - the reason the craft session was at my house is because one of the other girls was supposed to host it, but the house is small for all the girls to be taking over the whole living room. The mom also has another child and was worried about supervising all the kids the whole day. She messaged me privately and asked if I had the space and time to host and I did. Anna and Chris’s place doesn’t really have the space in the common area to accommodate the craft making, and I know how stressed Chris is by play dates and probably wouldn’t have wanted it at their house. I thought I was helping out that mom by saying yes. I say yes to most things, not because I’m trying to push anyone out or take over, but I guess being a Sahm mom to one kid, I feel like it’s only fair I should take on a bit of extra kid stuff for other parents where I can. EDIT 2 for anyone asking about Anna being driven to things - Driving Anna would mean I would need Chris’s car, which he needs for work because he needs to haul stuff around. We can’t swap cars because mine can’t be used for that stuff. So for me to drive Anna in Chris’s car Chris needs to also not be busy in which case he wouldn’t need help. Chris does drive Anna to dance recitals and sports activities when he is available. Update Nov 19, 2025 (10 days later) Hi! A lot of people asked for an update and so many people were really kind and helpful so I thought I would provide one. Chris and Anna came over over the weekend to discuss everything. Just for any avoidance of doubt, Chris always made Anna aware of what I was doing with Gigi, and Anna has confirmed this when we met. A lot of people thought maybe Chris was not relaying the information to her, but that is not the case. Obviously the first topic was what prompted Anna to contact me. It turns out there’s a myriad of things that led to it. First, a few weeks ago she read Gigi’s journal while using her tablet, and was hurt by what she read. I’m not going to be sharing what Gigi said out of respect for her privacy but it’s what you’d imagine a kid in her situation would say, just obviously sucks for a parent to read. Anna says she’s been continuing to check Gigi’s journal as a way to connect with her because since the school year Gigi has been busy with schoolwork and extracurriculars and is not home/engaging a lot when she is. She knows this is wrong and has stopped doing it now, but she and Chris agreed they’re going to make sure Gigi’s school counsellor is aware she might be struggling a bit more than she lets on. Second, Anna recently connected with a woman through an online community who said she doesn’t let her kids participate in anything that’s not completely accessible for her. Anna says she has tried to “soft launch” this concept with Chris but Chris said he never understood the full scope of what she was suggesting, and Anna felt like he wasn’t taking her seriously, which is why she decided to go straight to the “source” aka me. The third part of this is that Anna has been wanting to move closer to her family. Chris has shut this down as they can’t afford a move, it’ll be tougher for him find work there, the education is not as good statistically, Gigi is comfortable here, and Anna’s home county, let’s just say, doesn’t offer a very diverse cultural or political experience, it’s also very rural. Chris also cited the lack of support system there, because while Anna has family, they all have large families of their own and are not financially stable and he worries about relying on them. This reasoning especially hurt Anna’s feelings which is what caused her to lash out at me, whom she saw as the main reason Chris didn’t want to move, although that’s not the case. From the discussion, it seems Anna and Chris are really at an impasse about the move and Anna said she has considered moving on her own. Anna went on to say that I’m not who she’d have picked for a female role model for her daughter, to which I said I’m not trying to be one, I’m just trying to make sure Gigi doesn’t miss out on important childhood experiences, but I reiterated that I’m not going to force my help on them if it’s not a two yes situation, because I wouldn’t want any of my in laws to do that. Chris and Anna strongly disagree on this issue and it was just devolving into an argument that I think they should have in private so until they settle that, I’ve decided to help with driving only, no extra activities. And I’m also going to try and help with non-Gigi stuff, so that it might free Chris up a little to do more things. I’m going to take over grocery shopping (and hopefully talk Chris into at least letting me out some money towards the cost), and I’ve asked an account of mine to get in contact with Chris, she can maybe do an audit of their finances and see where they can move things around to lighten the load. Maybe not but it’s worth a shot. My husband and I are thinking of getting Chris a gas card for Christmas to help with expenses. (If anyone has ideas how to help without being overbearing, I’m open to suggestions!) So, for now, I think it’s best that I do step back on extra activities with Gigi. I’m not here to cause issues in anyone’s marriage, and i do think of parenting as a two yes one no thing for the most part. Fundamentally I think a lot of you were right, this has ended up being more about Chris and Anna’s marriage than anything to do with me. There’s more going on there that I won’t share because it’s not really relevant and private between them, but they need to work it out, and I’m definitely not going to insert myself by going off Chris’s preferences when I know one parent isn’t okay with it. This is a very complex situation and I really just want the best for everyone, contrary to some people’s belief, so I’m just going to focus on the ways I can make an impact. I feel bad that Gigi might be hurt that I’m less active in the new year but I’m also hopeful that Chris and Anna will use the Christmas break to really talk and figure out a path forward. If I’ve missed anything, please let me know, but otherwise, thank you to everyone who commented and especially to disabled parents who shared their perspective with me! EDIT - just to be clear, I’m not totally stepping out of Gigi’s life. I’m still going to do drop offs and pick ups from extracurriculars and school, and friends houses. When I say “step back” I’m talking about not doing “Dance mom” duty or hosting play dates. We’re hoping easing Chris’s burdens will free him up to take over that stuff so Gigi isn’t disadvantaged. NEW UPDATE Update 2 Feb 5, 2026 (3 months later) New update Hey everyone, happy new year! I still get messages on this account asking for an update so thought I’d provide one for anyone interested. First thing to get out of the way, Chris and Anna are separating, and Anna has chosen to move back to where her family lives. It all started early December, when Chris had a health scare. The stress had just absolutely wrecked him and he collapsed with chest pain. He needed a couple of weeks off, and during that time, Gigi came to stay with us so that I could drive her to school and just so she could have some stability as Anna’s health hadn’t been the best at that time either and Gigi needed to be fed, her homework needed to get done, etc. For everyone wondering about the booth, it went really well, the kids loved it, the costumes turned out great (I’ve given birth to the next Yves Saint Laurent I swear lol). Gigi was back home with her parents before Christmas. But Chris went back to work the day after Christmas, which left Gigi and Anna in the house together. Over that next week before school started again, things disintegrated. I think the stress of her dad being unwell and then being stuck at home while her friends were meeting up just got to her. Gigi was very upset with Anna and they had a big fight. When Chris came home, Anna basically said she was done, she wanted out. So Chris and Anna are working through the financial mess. They’ll be putting the house up for sale, hopefully it’ll fetch enough to clear a lot of the debt. Chris and Gigi will live in our guest house until Chris is back on his feet. I’d like him to stay until he saves enough to buy a house again but that’ll be up to him. Gigi is staying with us at the moment, because things have turned really hostile between Chris and Anna and it’s not good for her. Chris comes to see her every day after work, and has dinner here. Gigi is pretty withdrawn. She blames herself for Anna leaving. I don’t know how to tell her things were a mess long before she said anything. She’s a little girl, she shouldn’t have to deal with what she’s dealing with at this age. From what Chris has said, Anna is not really that interested in having much custody. It seems like she’s resenting Gigi for the fight. We’re doing our best to make Gigi feel welcome and support her but it doesn’t seem like much is working. She’s opened up a little bit to my husband surprisingly but not too much. I told Chris that he should put her in therapy and I’d help look for one but I don’t know what specialist I’m looking for? One that specialises in parental abandonment? Pre-teen resentment? I don’t even know. Gigi is also adamant she doesn’t want to see one. I don’t know how to make Gigi see that this isn’t her fault or what I can say to support her through this upheaval? Chris is trying to help but he’s very focused on getting things with the house squared away and legal stuff so that he is able to move in with Gigi. I totally get that. I’m just worried about her. If anyone has any advice what we could be doing better to help her through this, feel free to share. But yeah that’s the update. Messy, as things often are. THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

Hi Sub! Apologies in advance for the n00b question, but I am one. My daughter got the above car for Christmas and will not stop playing with it. It’s not a very good car, but more importantly, it’s not suited to where we live: we’re out in the countryside with a gravel driveway and hayfields, grass, etc. The closest paved road is not close. She just drives it around the house and is destroying the car and our baseboards—laughing like a maniac the whole time. It is beyond cute. I’m really happy that she’s enjoying this car—because I love all things car, and always wanted a USA-1 RC truck when I was a kid. Unfortunately my family didn’t have any money, so I never got one. The advent of this car—and the fact that RC cars might be something my daughter and I could do together—have rekindled that old feeling. So I wanted to ask this community for ideas for what car we might get next. It should be: - electric - off-road capable - upgradeable/fun to work on (we tinker) - not too nice (because she might lose interest), but nice enough that Dad would be stoked to inherit it 😇. - I’d like to keep the whole deal—controller, car, a couple batteries, charger—under $500, and am definitely open to packages. I just subscribed to RC Car Action magazine, because I can’t quite face an Internet research rabbit hole right now, but also figured this community might have ideas. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/jzeroe to r/rccars [link] [comments]

My kids (3, 5 and 7) all got a cheap RC car for Christmas from 5 Below. They love the cars but they’re cheap and already breaking. I’d love to get some RC Cars/trucks that can survive kid driving! I’m also looking for three cars so ideally something budget friendly. Any suggestions? submitted by /u/mrfishman3000 to r/rccars [link] [comments]

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I am not The OOP, OOP is u/Additional_Whereas_6 AITA for booking to go away the same weekend as my boyfriend leaving him to look after our daughter Originally posted to r/AmItheAsshole r/relationship_advice and OOP's own page BoRU 1 Posted by u/Sailor_Chibi TRIGGER WARNING: Neglect, infidelity, emotional abuse Original Apr 17, 2021 My boyfriend and I have a 3-year old daughter together. He used to go away very occasionally by himself before we had her and this has increased quite a lot since she was born. Not for long periods, just a night or two. He also visits his daughter from a previous relationship - which is fine but I am mentioning as relevent later. He is notoriously bad for informing me when he is going away. He always claims he told me and I forgot. There have been times where he he has arranged to see his daughter on weekends when plans have already been made (these were all pre covid). Once I had arranged for my mum to babysit for our anniversary and for us to go out. Another time I was meant to be attending a baby shower and needed him to watch our daughter. Another time I had arranged to go to the theatre with a friend. His daughter lives quite far away so he wouldn't have made it back in time to watch our daughter. He was fully aware of all these plans and claim he forgot when arranging to see his daughter. I didn't ask him to cancel as it is not fair on her so I had to make other arrangements in each case. Obviously he has been going away less because of restrictions. As soon as they eased he has been going away. I have never had a night away for our daughter. I had made a couple of plans but each time a lock down happened so obviously they got cancelled. He says he encourages me to go away and he is not stopping me, I have tried to explain that his going away so much does stop me as someone needs to look after our child. Not comfortable for either of my parents to watch her yet just incase of any risk. In the summer once restrictions are lifted I have arranged to see my friend for a couple of days. I told him about it and he said I couldn't do it on that date because he was going on a cycle holiday. I told him he hasn't told me anything about this and yet again he claims he did and I forgot. He asked me to cancel it saying I could go to my friends anytime. I could rearrange it but feel I shouldn't have to, he could also rearrange camping. So I have been refusing he is now in a sulk. Am I the asshole for not rearranging my plans? Edit: I had got a family calendar when's the issues of him double booking seeing is daughter arose. Problem is he will only write in it if I nag him to do so. Or he will say he will do it later and not to treat him like a child. VERDICT: NOT THE ASSHOLE RELEVANT COMMENTS in response to an info request about what the BF is like as a father: He loves our daughter to pieces. But is very much for the fun stuff. He has started helping a bit more. For the last year also he has been helping with part-time and bedtime. Before that it was just me doing those things. She wakes up regularly in the night it is always me tending to her he says it's not his fault he is heavier sleeper. I have had to wake him before when she has been up from 1 a.m. and not settling back down and I have work in the morning so I can get a couple of hours sleep before work. Update Aug 20, 2021 (4 months later) Not sure if anyone really wanted an update but the situation came to a head so I just wanted to vent. Thank you for everyone who commented. So I had a word with him about the family calender and people's suggestions about if it's not on the calendar it doesn't exist. Making sure my time away was on there. He seemed to go along with it and said he would reschedule his cycle trip - great I thought! Until it came to the morning of the trip. My bf often gets up super early and I roll over and go back to sleep so thought nothing of it when he was up early. Heard the door go but just presumed he was taking out the bins or something. When I woke up, couldn't find him and the car had gone. Tried to phone him - no answer. Some of his stuff had gone. Asked my neighbor to check his garage for my bfs bike (where he keeps it). It had gone. Confused and quietly seething at this point try his phone a couple more times. Nothing. Phone my friend at this point saying I can find him and will probably miss my train. About midday I get a phone call. He had gone on his trip. Tells my to check the calendar. He has tipexed out my writing and written in his trip. I say a few choice words to him. He basically says it's my fault as I should have got up earlier. So I told him that he won and he is now free to go on as many cycle trips as he wants now. Friend suggested taking the kids to the seaside (her son is a similar age). We spent the next day at the beach and had a nice time. Told bf not to come back. He says I'm over reacting but I am done. UPDATE He came back on Sunday. Unfortunately can't change locks due to renting. Came back like nothing had really happened. I calmly asked him to leave as our daughter was about. He said he wasn't going anywhere and he will watch her next week so I could go away. I said I couldn't believe he has completely missed the point of what he had done. Called my brother and asked him to pick us up. We have been staying there until I can sort out the practical parts of the split. Ex has called non stop and turned up at my brother's house where brother turned him away. He has finally apologized. I said I am still done, I just don't have the energy or the will anymore. RELEVANT COMMENTS in response to an info request about who owns their residence: We rent, both names on the lease. I'm hoping he will do the sensible thing and stay with his friend. Unfortunately the reality is I can't kick him out and change locks. He is due back on the Sunday. little updates in the comments from OOP Comment 1 I'm back at the flat now with my daughter. Ex is staying with a friend who has a spare room. Ex is helping out with the rent a bit until I can find somewhere more affordable. Last 2-weeks he has had on a Saturday and he has turned up. He is giving me child support at the moment which we are just doing directly between us. He seems to think he is just giving me space despite the fact that I have told him I am done. My priority for the moment is making sure my daughter is as settled as possible, it has been very difficult for her not having him about as much as she used to. Comment 2 Still at the flat until the lease is up, Ex is is still at a friend's as far as I know, he has started seeing someone else and visits with our daughter have become a little bit sporadic, but it's only been a month and he only sees her once a week anyway so so I will give it a little bit longer and if it keeps messing around I think I may have to go to court I don't want to stop her seeing her dad but also don't want him constantly letting her down. NEW UPDATES * I feel broken. Reconciled with my ex and he blew our holiday fund in a strip club May 8, 2022 (1 year since OG post) I (33f) broke up with my boyfriend (35m) of 8 years about 9 months ago. We have a 4 year old daughter together. He was always leaving on bike rides and overiding any plans I might have had. Last straw was him leaving early in the morning to go on a cycle holiday when I had explicitly said I was going away for the weekend and he needed to care for our daughter. So I left him. We co-parented together well for a while then he started seeing someone and became disinterested in our daughter. Fast forward to three months ago he started to show interest again in seeing our daughter- he was single again. I tried to keep it purely about her but I gave in. I let myself be sucked in with his crappy promises. I agreed to start dating him again. I will be honest my heart had broken the last 6 months for my daughter and if I had a chance to make it work I felt I owed it to her. We said we would go on holiday together so we started putting some money in a jar kept in my flat. This weekend he said he would take it to book a holiday and put the rest in himself (was about £300). Didn't see him after he left the flat (still living separately so I didn't think anything of it). One of his friends girlfriends text me this morning and told me they had all been on a stag do. Her boyfriend had mentioned and my ex was dropping a lot of money in there. I confronted him and he admitted using the holiday money. I just don't know what to do. We are done. Forever done. But I just don't know how I will move past this. RELEVANT COMMENTS GalaxianWarrior I can't believe you actually got back with him. You've been burned time and time again. He only took interest in your daughter after her broke up with the person he was seeing. He is not a good father to her. That's all you need to know. OOP I feel like an idiot. He kept saying how irrational it was to leave him in the first place over something so minor. How my stubbornness was affecting our daughter. Finally came to the realisation that I was setting up my daughter for a poor image of how you should be treated. I want better for her. Currently just in contact with his mum and if he wants to see her it will be via her, at least for the time being. AITA for not giving my ex our old baby stuff. July 23, 2022 (2 months since last update) I (33f) was with my ex(35m) for about 8 years. We share a daughter together. For some background the last year has been a difficult one. We broke up after he snuck out on a cycling holiday when I was due to go away with a friend. Stupidly started dating him again I had insisted that we go slowly. We were putting away some cash to go on holiday as a family which he ended up taking out of my flat and blowing in a strip club. So we fully ended about 2 months ago. Now it turns out he's going to be a father again. From what I can gather the woman is past the 12-week mark. When I was dropping off my daughter for the weekend he mentioned the pregnancy and whether he could have the baby stuff I had from when our daughter was little (that we were saving for a potential second). I told him he's welcome to take anything that he bought - which is the grand total of a novelty baby grow and a hat. Obviously now I don't need the stuff and I don't know if I'm being petty but I told him no absolutely not. He hasn't even seemed to acknowledge the fact that he got her pregnant when we were trying to get back together but that's a battle I just can't get the energy to fight. My ex mother-in-law has remained pretty neutral and I have a pretty good relationship with her but she's been putting a bit of pressure on me to give him the stuff. AITA for not even considering passing the baby stuff onto Him? VERDICT: NOT THE ASSHOLE RELEVANT COMMENTS Neko_09 NTA don't do it ! He absolutely does not deserve it! Did you even ever get the 300 back he stole?? OOP No, if I'm honest I didn't really talk to him after that. Anything to do with our daughter goes via his mum. I want to try and maintain my composure for my daughter. Couldn't cope with his bulshit excuses anymore. He doesn't seem to think he owes me anything. Update May 13, 2023 (10 months since last update) Not sure if anyone will read this but I wanted to place my thoughts and update anyone who was interested. I found it quite therapeutic posting on Reddit. My ex had a baby boy. Finally got the son he wanted. I ended up giving him the very few items that he bought for our daughter which mainly consisted of novelty hats and novelty baby grows. Unfortunately he has little to do with our daughter, he has let her down many times since the new baby came. I won't close the door as I want to be able to hold my head high and tell her I never stopped him seeing her even though a big part of me wants to tell him to do one. It breaks my heart that she gets so excited and he lets her down. I have toyed with going to court to make him fight for visitation. I just don't think he cares enough. On a positive note my daughter is very happy and my brother and his wife are very involved so she can see what a healthy relationship looks like. I'm uninterested in meeting anyone at the moment, but maybe one day I'll dip my foot back in. I also got a promotion at work so in a much happier place now. THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

I’ve been asked a few times for advice on RC cars for kids. When I explain that it’s not exactly a cheap hobby and show a few of the more affordable (but still decent) options, most people lose interest. They usually end up buying the “highest-rated” car within their budget on Amazon—only to tell me a few days later that it broke almost immediately. Unfortunately, even the entry-level bashers like the Groms are often still too pricey for what many are expecting. What's your goto awnser? submitted by /u/Pjotter85 to r/rccars [link] [comments]

NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE! I’m laying here in bed dozing off to the snores of my kid… when it hit me… GME is IMMUNE to a market crash for a super simple reason! None of us will sell! The last 84years has prepared us for the worst. When the stonk went up, we bought more. When it crashed to $10 we sold cars and organs to buy more. We have something the other stocks don’t have, crayons, half a wrinkle on the squishy thing in our head… hey look a squirrel 🐿️… and zens of steel TADR: How can our stonk crash if we are not selling, we’re buying more, and RC just bought more aswell BEFORE the market hit its bottom! I’m about to sign a business deal pretty soon and I’m budgeting to go from XXX to XXXXX by 2026 🔥🔥🔥 submitted by /u/Square_Management_83 to r/Superstonk [link] [comments]

Thanks to everyone who gave me information about the RC car my wife grabbed at the thrift shop. We got the batteries and charger that someone suggested and took it out for the first time today. We had to replace a wheel nut, as one of the wheels flew off about 2 minutes into our first drive. Once we got that fixed my 6 year old took it out for about 35 minutes until the battery ran out. He was ecstatic. I’m sure I’ll have more questions, but y’all helped make a kid really happy. submitted by /u/Daddywags42 to r/rccars [link] [comments]

I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/WallCurious4038 Originally posted to r/TrueOffMyChest Previous BoRUs: 1, 2, 3 [New Update]: My stepdaughter died 4 weeks ago and I caught my husband and his ex wife in our bed. NEW UPDATE MARKED WITH ---- Trigger Warnings: suicide, death of loved one and a minor, car accident, infidelity, emotional abuse, mentions alcoholism RECAP Original Post: May 10, 2024 My stepdaughter Becca (14F) died 4 weeks ago. I’ve been in her life since she was 7 years old, we were extremely close. My husband Derek (40M), his ex-wife Sam (38F), and I (35F) get along very well, there has never been an issue in the 7 years that I’ve been with Derek. Sam has always been kind to me, she didn’t even care that Becca called me “mom” too. Right after Becca’s passing, Sam had so much anxiety and depression that she was unable to be by herself (she has no family besides us), so we invited her to stay with us. Sam hardly leaves the house, she mostly just sleeps in Becca’s room, which is completely understandable. I always tell her that I’m here if she needs me and that I want her to take her time with grieving and that there is no pressure to go back to her home. Today I needed to run some errands, so I asked Sam if she’d like to join me to get out of the house a little bit, but she declined and said she’d rather just stay at the house and sleep. I told Derek that I was leaving and that I would be back in 2ish hours (he works from home), I also told him to check on Sam every once in awhile, and maybe try getting her to eat something. After stopping at the post office, I realized I forgot my library book that I needed to return, so I went back home to get it. As soon as I walked in the door, I heard moaning coming from mine and Derek’s bedroom. I immediately knew what was happening… and my heart completely broke in that moment. I wasn’t completely sure what to do, but I ended up deciding to confront them, so I walked to the bedroom and opened the door and began yelling at them both. Sam started having an anxiety attack and ran to the bathroom while Derek kept apologizing profusely. I asked him what the hell was happening, he told me that he made himself and Sam some lunch and they began talking about Becca, and shared some memories. And then Sam ended up kissing him and he didn’t pull back, and then it ended with them in our bed. They’re begging me to understand that it was just grief that caused them to become intimate and that they both made a mistake. I don’t know what to do. I love this man. And I love Sam. I’m heartbroken that they did this to me and put me in this position. I feel so stuck. Relevant Comments GreatChampionship252: That would be hard no for me. I understand grieving, but how is this excusing cheating? What happens next time he is sad? Edit: I misspoke when I said sad. Obviously this is something beyond devastating. I still don’t think it can be used as an excuse. OOP: I don’t want to excuse his cheating. I think I want to divorce him, but I’m anxious about doing it right after we lost Becca. Spellboundmama: Probably together. Do you both own the home? If it's in your name, change the locks. Stay strong and don't listen to his excuses. I am so sorry this happened to you during such a difficult time. OOP: Exactly what I was thinking if I’m being honest. And yes, we both own it. When I told him to leave, he kept saying sorry and then said that he would leave and respect me wanting him gone for awhile. ImpulsiveXThoughts: Are you seeing a therapist perhaps? You're dealing with a lot right now, it might be useful. OOP: Yes, I am in therapy. I’ve been with my therapist for other things for the last 3 years. She’s been very helpful. I saw her yesterday and was able to figure some things out.   Update #1: May 11, 2024 I decided that I’m filing for a divorce. I can’t ever trust Derek again. It sucks because we had an amazing relationship (I thought), he’s always been great, so this was a complete shock to me. Last night, Derek came over to talk. He confessed to a lot. Turns out it wasn’t their first time having sex like most people thought. They’ve been having sex since 3 months before Becca died. I am completely shocked and heartbroken. Sam also reached out last night and thanked me for everything I’ve done for her, and told me she was sorry. I didn’t respond, I blocked her. I did so much for Sam and considered her a friend so this hurts a lot, more than I can handle. This is all too much. As hard as this is gonna be, I need to leave Derek and cut them both out of my life. I am ready to do so. I am done. Also, some people are saying I deserved this because I should have known better than to let Sam into our home, around Derek. But, you need to understand that I’m a giving person, I trust people more than I should, I truly thought Sam was an amazing person. I know it’s unusual to become friends with your husband’s ex wife, but it’s just how it went for us and I shouldn’t be blamed for what happened. Thank you to everyone who commented nice things and for the kind messages. You’ve all been helpful during this insanely difficult time, I appreciate it. Relevant Comments ImpulsiveXThoughts: Out of curiosity, what are his excuses for cheating? Those two are going to be in a world of hurt, once the guilt settles in. They're going to be asking themselves why it had to be Becca and will eventually come to conclusion that it's their punishment for what they've done to you. I can pretty much guarantee you that. OOP: He told me that they just “accidentally” reconnected one night when I was away at my mom’s. He was stressed we weren’t conceiving and were having miscarriages, so he vented to Sam, and then somehow that led to sex. It seems so icky to me… How can he vent about our struggles like that and then go and have sex with Sam, it’s just awful of him. I don’t understand it.   Editor’s Note: removed the first half of the updates as it was a rehash of Update #1 Update #2: May 13, 2024 I’m getting lots of questions about some things so I figured I’d answer a few of them. • Have I told anyone about what happened besides my mom? — Yes, I told a few friends and some family members. Most of them are supportive of my decision and aren’t speaking to Derek. • Where is Derek staying? — Currently, he’s staying at a hotel. Our friends refuse to let him stay with them. He’s lost a lot of people due to his awful decisions. • Has he tried fighting me on getting a divorce? — Yes, he begged me not to file for divorce, but when I told him I needed him to just let me go, and that I was too exhausted to fight him on this, he let it be and agreed to getting a divorce. • Why isn’t Derek staying with Sam? — He told me he didn’t wanna continue to hurt me, so he told Sam he was done with her for good. And that they have no reason to speak to each other anymore. I have no idea if that’ll last and if they’ll just end up together, but I truly don’t care what they do anymore. I just want peace. • What was Derek’s excuse for cheating? — He told me that they just “accidentally” reconnected one night when I was away at my mom’s. He was stressed we weren’t conceiving and were having miscarriages, so he vented to Sam, and then somehow that led to sex. Disgusting of them both, I know.. Feel free to ask anything else, and I’ll try to answer. Thank you everyone for your support and advice. Relevant Comments OOP on what happened to Becca OOP: It was very sudden. She died in a car accident when she was with one of her friends and her friend’s parents. OOP on her husband’s parents being supportive or not, and if they know about his cheating OOP: I get along with Derek’s mom very well, but he’s also a mama’s boy so it’s kinda complicated. She will always be there for him (he’d stay with her if she didn’t live across the country). She knows what he did and told me she “had a talk” with him but said that he’s still her son and she’d help him with anything if he needed it. I’m thinking I need to cut her out of my life too which makes me really sad because we were close and talked on the phone almost daily. OOP on if she has children with her husband OOP: We’ve had 6 miscarriages total. All of them were in the first trimester 😢 &nsbp; More updates: May 14, 2024 I just found out that he is staying with Sam and not at the hotel. He told me it’s too expensive to stay at a hotel and Sam is the only one that’ll help him right now. I had a feeling this would happen. Just knowing that they are still probably sleeping together hurts my heart. I talked to a lawyer this morning and we are proceeding with the divorce and Derek agreed to it. It’s actually happening, and I feel some relief that he’s not fighting me on this. My mom leaves on Sunday, I’m scared to be alone… But I go back to work on Monday so I’m hoping it’ll be a good distraction. I’ll keep updating if anything else happens. Thank you everyone, I am so grateful for you all. Relevant Comments Immaculate329: OP, how did you find out he was staying at his ex-wife's place? Anything he says should be taken with a grain of salt. He is not true to his words in going on contact with Sam. OOP: He texted me this morning after we talked to lawyers, and said he “just wants to be honest with me”… I told him to stop giving me updates on what he’s doing in his life and that it’s not something I need to know. It seems like he wanted to tell me to hurt me. OOP on how she is doing OOP: Thank you ❤️ I’m doing a little better today. My mom and I went on some nature walks and went out into the garden this afternoon, that helped. Becca loved gardening with me so it made me feel closer to her 🥹   Becca’s diary…: May 15, 2024 I decided to go through some of Becca’s stuff today. I just found her diary in a box in the back of her closet… Would it be wrong to read some of it? I feel like it would help me feel closer to her but part of me feels like it’s wrong too. I haven’t told Derek that I found it either, and I’m unsure if I should tell him.. What would you do? Relevant Comments OOP on if she was closer with Becca prior to her sudden passing OOP: Becca and I were very close, it felt like she told me anything and everything, but I honestly think all parents feel that way about their kids so I’m kinda nervous to read it.   Just a little update: May 19, 2024 I figured it’s been a few days, so I should give a little update. My mom is leaving in a couple hours so I’ll be alone, I’m kinda nervous about it. She helped me stay distracted and kept me going, idk how I’m gonna handle her being gone. I go back to work tomorrow, first day back since Becca passed away. I’m looking forward to it though because it’ll keep me distracted. Also, I did read some of Becca’s diary. It made me love her even more, she was such a sweetheart. I went back a few months and saw that she noticed some weird behavior between Derek and Sam, didn’t mention that she knew of the affair, but she just wrote that she thought it was kinda strange that they all three would hangout more than usual, without me. I might read more, but so far I haven’t found anything that’s disturbing, just her being a teenager and talking about crushes, fights with friends, happy family memories, etc ❤️ Tomorrow I’m also talking to my lawyer so I might have more updates on that. Thanks for the continuous love and support everyone!   Last update for awhile!: May 26, 2024 Started randomly getting a lot more messages/comments so I figured I’d do another little last update. My first week back at work went great! I wasn’t expecting it to go so well, but thankfully it did. My coworkers were so helpful and patient with me. On Friday night I decided I didn’t want to stay home all weekend alone, so I decided to drive up to my mom’s, it helps I have a 3 day weekend so I can spend more time with her. I’m heading back home tomorrow. Also, for those of you that have messaged me hateful things for reading Becca’s diary, I just have to say - you aren’t in my shoes right now, telling me I’m a bad mom because I’m reading her diary is just ridiculous. I learned so much more about her, about how caring and sweet she is, and it made me love her even more. It’s how I’m able to feel so close to her right now, so please don’t tell me I’m a bad parent for just trying to get by one of the hardest times of my life. You have no idea what it’s like. I don’t have much of an update, so this will be it. I’ll come back and update once the divorce happens though! Thank you to those of you that have been nothing but kind and helpful, you helped me feel less alone, I’ll forever be grateful!   Sam saw my Reddit post and is threatening to sue me.: June 1, 2024 Sam made a fake FB profile to message me and tell me she wants to sue me for telling strangers about what happened. Derek supports her apparently. I don’t need this. Am I not allowed to vent about my life to people online?! I just want life to get better. I’m so tired. Fuck you Sam. Fuck you Derek. Edit: Sam is in the comments and messaged me on here too. Blocked her. Additional Information from OOP OOP on the message from Sam OOP: No, I just ignored her. It might be an empty threat just to make my life harder, but I’m unsure. Her message said: So I was scrolling tiktok and ended up on an account where they read reddit posts and guess who’s post they read? YOURS!!!! First you tell friends and family and then you go to a bunch of strangers and tell them OUR life story?! I can’t believe you, it isn’t just your business to tell. “Becca” would be so disappointed in you. Be prepared cause I think I’m gonna be suing you for this, this was no one else’s business. You did this to yourself, remember that. I’m actually baffled. She thinks Becca would be disappointed in ME… wtf.   Trigger Warnings: suicide I don’t think I can do this anymore.: June 11, 2024 I have been as strong as I can be but I have been really struggling. So much is going on and I’m just so tired. How can I keep going? I just want to be with Becca, I miss her. I miss her smile, I miss her laugh, I miss how she’d try to make you laugh when you were sad by telling dad jokes, I miss how she liked being in the garden with me, I miss seeing all her new drawings, I miss her beautiful eyes. I miss everything about her. I just want her back. I need her back. Edit: I am okay. I just needed a space to vent. I was getting so many messages asking if I’m alright, and I just wanted to say thank you to those that reached out. I am okay, I will be okay. Some days are harder than others, but I think I’ll get through this. I’m so grateful for the little community I have here, thank you all so much ❤️   Sam took her life on June 20th 2024: July 4, 2024 Sam ended up taking her own life on June 20th. I am still trying to process everything. She had hurt me deeply, but this isn’t something I wanted whatsoever. And Derek blames me. I feel so many things and am gonna be away for awhile again, but I wanted to update you all. Thanks for the love everyone ❤️ Comments OOP on how she is doing after Becca’s death and now Sam’s passing OOP: I hope they’re together again. And I hope they’re both at peace too. That’s all I hope for. Thank you ❤️   Taking a break from Reddit and going on a trip in a week!: July 11, 2024 Well, I’m doing it, I’m taking the advice that so many of you had - I’m going on a trip since my job doesn’t need me til the middle of August. I was so lucky I had my mom come stay with me a lot, and had my best friend come stay with me when my mom couldn’t. But I felt like I was asking too much of them. So I decided that maybe traveling might actually be a good idea. In a week, I’m going to Norway!! Becca and I always wanted to go there one day, it was on our bucket list. I’m actually excited. I’m also thinking of getting a pet when I come back. But might wait til I move. Thank you to those that recommended I do this! Becca would be happy I’m doing this, she’d be so fricken thrilled for me. You probably won’t hear from me for awhile, I’m taking a long break from Reddit and all my social media. I think it’s best for me. But just know, I love and appreciate all of you that have been there for me, I would have been so lost without some of you. Yours truly, Alyssa ❤️   Editor’s Note: The latest new update is over a month old ---OLD NEW UPDATE---- A few updates!: October 24, 2024 Hi everyone! I haven’t been on here in so long, I got so many messages asking me to do an update, so here it is :) Norway was absolutely breathtaking. I had so much fun and met some amazing people while I was there. I plan on returning in the future for sure. A couple weeks ago was the 6 month anniversary of Becca’s death. It’s been hard, but it’s getting easier to live everyday life, but it also pains me to say that, because I feel guilty for “moving on” and healing. Idk if that makes sense, maybe it does to those who have also lost someone close. I moved out of Derek and my house a month ago and got myself a cozy little house all to myself, and oh yeah I got a dog!! His name is Charlie and he’s a darling little cavalier spaniel, he’s been great! I absolutely love him! Also, I AM OFFICALLY DIVORCED as of last week!! It was a very easy divorce and I’m so happy about that. But Derek didn’t want any of Becca’s things when we tried figuring out who gets what, he left it all to me. I tried hard to get him to take something because I feel like he’ll regret it but he said he didn’t want anything, so I have all of Becca’s stuff. I have no idea why he didn’t want anything but I have it all in the guest bedroom right now. I’m trying to figure out what to do with everything. Derek is apparently an alcoholic now and quit his job. He seems to be doing terrible. Besides all that, idk if I have anything else to share. I just wanna say thank you again to all of my supporters, I’ve made some friends on here and I am so thankful for you all. I appreciate every one of you. Top Comments Commenter 1: Alyssa, I think of you often and check back periodically for an update. I’m so happy to hear that your trip went well. Equally exciting to hear that you’ve moved on with your life, have a new house, and a dog! Cavaliers are so cute and sweet! Enjoy! Becca’s things belong with/to you. You will know how best to honor her. Wishing you the best life has to offer! Thank you so much for letting us know how you are doing! ❤️❤️ Commenter 2: I’m so happy you enjoyed Norway. I spent a summer there many moons ago when I was 17 yrs old. Lived with a host family in a tiny little town in the western fjords. It was amazing. I’m also glad to hear you are moving forward w/your life. You should definitely preserve Becca’s things. I imagine Derek didn’t want them b/c he intends to head down a path of self-destruction from which he may not come back. It’s a shame he couldn’t face his grief & find healthy ways to cope w/the pain. If he had, he likely wouldn’t have destroyed your marriage & played a part in the destruction of Sam. Last we heard from you, Derek was blaming you for Sam’s death. Does he still blame you? Or is he too drunk to care anymore? Hold Becca in your heart & remember all the ways she was amazing. You may end up being the only one left to carry her memory into the future.   DO NOT COMMENT IN LINKED POSTS OR MESSAGE OOPs – BoRU Rule #7 THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT OOP submitted by /u/Choice_Evidence1983 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/BurningMann84 Originally posted to r/AITAH AITA for teasing my friend about not recognizing my kid, thus ruining her marriage and an unrelated engagement party? Thanks to u/soayherder, u/queenlegolas, u/Direct-Caterpillar77 for suggesting this BoRU Editor’s note: added paragraph breaks for readability Trigger Warnings: accusations of infidelity, gaslighting, slander, emotional abuse and manipulation Original Post: October 18, 2024 tl;dr at the end. Also - burner account obviously. So, me and my wife have a 5 year old son. Our group of friends is mostly couples with kids as we are nearing our 40s and so a lot of our meetings with friends now include meeting up as entire families, kids included. This can sometimes mean a lot of adults and a lot of of kids. One person in this group, Emma (fake name) used to be my roommate in college. She was married and has her own kids, and we hang out with her and her husband sometimes in a group setting, but rarely on our own. Emma also tends to run late, often. This is all relevant to the story. As our son is an only child, we sometimes worry that he wouldn't really learn to share or get along with other kids. To prevent this, and while I love spending time with him, I would sometimes preemptively nudge him to engage with other kids when we are in public playgrounds or at the beach or the pool. To that end when I buy him a water pistol or an RC car or the like, I'd often just buy 2 or 3. I'd get to the playground and play with him, and when another kid would show interest in the toys I'd just go "oh you wanna play with us?" and hand him the remote or the pistol or the whatever, thus getting the kids to play. This works great quite often, and I have a generally good relationship with the parents at our neighborhood. This is also relevant. One day, like a year back, me and my wife were planning on taking our kid to the pool. I pack my large bag of pool toys. Emma texts me - her husband is away that day and she's looking for something to do with the kids. I talk to my wife and tell Emma we're going to our local pool and she's welcome to join us, but we're planning on heading there early, so she can just join us whenever. We arrive at the pool pretty early and get a really good spot poolside, right by the shallows. I grab some water pistols and me and my kid start playing world domination (I am trying to take over the world and can only be stopped through the power of water pistols. It's a whole thing. Kid loves it.) Soon another kid is there - it's a kid from my son's kindergarten class. he's there with his mom. He is, of course, welcome to join us. We know the family, the mom and my wife are pretty friendly and our kids play together often. So my wife says she wants to go for a swim, and the kid's mom says she wants to join her, and asks me if I'm okay watching the kids - I say sure since by this point the kids are blasting each other with water pistols and I'm just chillin' poolside, just occasionally having to call out "oh no, my plans for world domination, ruined!!!" (because sometimes that's just what parenting is.) Then Emma and her kids show up. She is really happy to see me, and I give out toys to her kids. All is going well. Then my son's friend runs up and asks for some other toy and I go "sure thing" and hand it to him. Emma goes: "OH MY GOD! so cute! He looks just like you!" I laugh and say "okay cool, but this isn't my kid." Now, In her defense - the kid DOES look kinda like me, making this kinda hilarious. When my wife and the kid's mom come back - I tell them this story. they also find it hilarious. We all have a friendly chuckle but think little of it. Fast forward to a few months ago. I haven't seen Emma in a while. We are at a friends group gathering, and it was a good time all around. When we're about to call it a day, me and Emma are at the enterance, she's grabbing her stuff and I'm on my 2nd trip from the car (kid's toys, kid's clothes, dirty dishes, Tupperware with leftovers I want etc.) and I call out to Emma's husband "Hey! Can you call my wife and kid over! Just make sure it's actually my kid and not some random kid who kinda looks like me." I think it's a hilarious callback. He seems confused and kinda angry. He asks what the hell I'm talking about. Why would he call a random kid? I'm also confused so I tell him the pool story. He doesn't laugh. Emma doesn't laugh either. the entire thing now feels kinda awkward. I awkwardly say goodbye, go grab my wife and kid myself and we leave. Later that day I text Emma to ask if everything is alright. I get no reply. I text again a few days later. no reply. I get the distinct sense I fucked up, but also if she doesn't wanna talk to me, I'm not gonna force the issue. I leave well enough alone. At worst I thought she was mad at a joke I made which was apparently in poor taste. Boy howdy did I underestimate the fallout of this joke. A few days ago I arrive at a friend's place and she's there. This is an engagement party, so no kids. I wasn't supposed to come but decided to last minute, and my wife was at home with our kid. Emma sees me and is LIVID. She wasn't expecting to. she only came because she thought I wouldn't be here. She does, however, take the opportunity to tear me a new one though. She calls me out in front of everyone. Because of my "joke" (originally said with air quotes) her husband was furious. From what she said and what I gathered from mutual friends afterwards - she previously commented on someone else's kid looking like someone who wasn't his father. Except that whole thing led to family drama in Emma's husband's family because in that case that dude WAS cheating and that was his kid and a whole bunch of people were really hurt in the aftermath. Emma's husband was FURIOUS because he apparently thought she would know better than to comment on kids looking like people AGAIN. This sent them down a spiral, especially because the husband apparently thought she told me that other family story - and that I was mocking him for his family drama, and he thought the story I told was just covering for her when I realized I fucked up - this was not the case. I had no idea that whole thing happened. Still - he didn't believe Emma when she told him. So they are now separated. She calls me an asshole and says I ruined her marriage. I am not a confrontational person, I apologize profusely. I say I didn't know and if she didn't want me telling the story she should have said something. She tells me I'm making excuses. This is now a scene. I apologize profusely again and leave quickly after telling the couple a quick congratulations. I am later told this was anything anyone could talk about at the party and now the engaged couple are mad at me too. Emma is even more mad because now EVERYONE knows her drama. I am unfriended and unfollowed on everything. Some friends think I couldn't have known better and the joke was pretty benign. Other friends say it was in really poor taste to "throw her under the bus" and I am totally the asshole. Emma's best friend (who I also know from college) thinks I DID know about the thing with her husband, and now I'm just covering my own ass to get away with being cruel. It has been a few days and some of my friends will no longer talk to me. Others think she is wrong to blame me and that marriage was doomed anyway. Still - I feel really guilty about making the joke, and I obviously wouldn't have made it had I known the trouble it would cause. I like Emma, and I didn't want to hurt her. I also liked her husband. I'd like to say that maybe he was wrong to let the marriage implode like that because of a stupid joke, but at the same time I don't exactly know his family drama and their history, nor the specifics of his relationship with Emma, so I can't really say he's wrong or overreacting. The entire thing just kinda sucks. My wife sortta got my back though. She thinks the joke was hilarious, and actually thinks me breaking up their marriage makes it even funnier, because WTF. She also loves crazy Reddit stories so she sent me to post this... so at least I got that going for me, which is nice. so... AITA? Tl;dr - my friend accidentally said someone else's kid looks like me. I later made a joke about this in front of her husband. Turns out she said something like that before and it destroyed their marriage. She confronted me at an engagement party, and apparently I ruined that too. AITA? AITAH has no consensus bot, OOP was NTA Relevant Comments Commenter 1: Nah it sounds like she's being blamed for someone else's infidelity and her whole in-law family is gaslighted her. I actually kinda feel bad for her. OOP: I haven't actually thought of that. That entire thing must be really hard on her, I will try talking to her again in a few days, try to clear the air again. Because she IS a friend, and she is clearly going through stuff. Like I'm not super thrilled about how she called me out at the party but at the same time... I dunno I've known her for over 15 years... Commenter 2: Info: I'm curious if you reached out to the husband to try and explain, especially considering how everyone in your group is supposed to be friends. And if you did reach out to him, what did he say? OOP: I did not, and probably will not since he and I were never really close like that. I liked him well enough but he wasn't really the friendliest guy (at least with me). Commenter 3: NTA Emma’s husband wanted an out and you gave him one. It wasn’t your fault and you shouldn’t have even apologized. There was nothing wrong with your joke. Honestly though your friend group sounds like it thrives on drama and you’re probably better off not being friends with the people who took Emma’s side. Commenter 4: NTA - at all. And I love how she freaks out on you and publicly airs her dirty laundry then blames you for everyone learning about the situation she blurted out. 🙄   Update #1: October 19, 2024 So yesterday I posted this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1g6pcee/aita_for_teasing_my_friend_about_not_recognizing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button I am now updating you because the last few hours have been... a lot. It turns out that when I wrote my post I left out one critical piece of context: I thought I was regular person living a normal life. Turns out I am Chaz, a side character on the worst Gossip Girl episode ever written. So after posting yesterday, reading replies and thinking it over, I decided to reach out to Emma one final time. Some of you thought I shouldn't and that these were, in fact, not my monkeys. Others made me realize that Emma was probably in a shitty situation with her husband and his family and was actively being gaslit. Now, of note here, while as I mentioned we're not as close as we used to be - we used to be very close. She helped me pick out a spot and let me borrow her car for my first date with who later became my wife. She was a significant part of my support system during some very rough times in my life. Despite everything, I still felt like I cared about her and wanted to work things out. This is no longer the case. See from my perspective - I thought we were good friends, then when she met her husband we naturally drifted apart, and then this thing happened out of nowhere. This was not what it looked like from her perspective. How do I know? Well buckle up because this is absolutely unhinged. So, last night, before going to bed, I text her a long thoughtful message. I explain that I do apologize for the part I played in ruining her marriage, and I understand she is going through a tough time. I understand if she wants nothing more to do with me, but if and when she feels she wants to talk it out, she is welcome to reach out, and I leave the ball in her court. I show this to my wife and she is practically giddy. She tells me there is no way this shit doesn't blow up in my face and I should have just cut my losses, like many of ya'll said. Emma SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE AT AROUND 7AM UNANNOUNCED. I ask WTF. She says she really needs to talk to me. I call my wife to the door and explain this. She sends me off with this woman because she understands this shit can only go poorly and apparently she is here for it and it's my own fault at this point. So as I said, from my perspective we were friends, we drifted apart. From her perspective - for the last 15 years she has been playing some weird game of 4d chess. Or... 2 different games of 4d chess? Apparently she had feelings for me back in college, and she was trying to "nice girl" her way into a relationship with me. By being there for me when my dad died, and when I was struggling with being single. She always gave everything because she just assumed I would, at some point "come around". You'd think that me getting married or her getting married would change that, and it did, just... badly. apparently her husband knew about her feelings, which is why he always kept me at a distance. We never drifted apart, he explicitly asked her not to meet with me anymore outside of large social gatherings. that day at the pool? yeah that was her sticking it to him, because he was "away" cheating on her or something, and he didn't like her hanging around me scantily clad. It wasn't just that he was upset at the joke, he was upset because apparently I was having an affair with his wife and rubbing it in his face. Makes no sense? I know. It gets worse. That thing at the wedding? Well at least she didn't plan THAT. I told our friends getting engaged that I wasn't coming. She asked and verified this. She wasn't expecting to see me and they told her I wouldn't be there, but once I showed up, she decided to exploit it. She INTENDED to have a huge scene with me, so that she could tell her estranged husband and friends - that I ambushed her because she broke off OUR AFFAIR. OUR AFFAIR. APPARENTLY WE HAD AN AFFAIR "Oh what affair is that?" you ask. I did too. apparently the story some people got was that she and I were having an affair, and it ended and I was stalking her. Her husband left her because he found out. So people more inclined to believe her just thought that was what happened and wanted nothing to do with me anymore. so why did her husband ACTUALLY leave? well some of you called it. According to her, he was cheating on her a bunch and overall not a nice person. She never actually cheated on him, but used me to pretend that she did without my knowledge. So after the joke at the gathering which may have indeed been in poor taste - they had a huge fight and he left the house. As for the thing with his family - from what I gather it was some dude sleeping with his cousin's wife or some such shit. So anyway, she tells me all this insanity, and tops it off with that my message really moved her and we can still be friends. The reason she rushed to show up at 7am? My message made her realize I am actually the only one who really cares about her and everyone else in her life is fake and don't really care. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but now this sounds like some really manipulative shit to me, and now I'm thinking back to a lot of our previous interactions - and a lot of them also seem like that to me now. I am not a confrontational person. I was willing to accept that I fucked up. maybe some of you were right, and the joke was in poor taste, and I'm a huge asshole for making it because I thought that if he knew the story he would get the callback, and if he didn't I'd tell him a funny story about his wife. I accept all that criticism. But THIS?! Fuck no. I was done. I tell her I am done with her shit. She can get back to her husband, leave her husband, keep any friends she wants, because I am fuckin done. I can forgive a lot, but she had been basically not communicating with me for over 15 years. I was telling her everything about my life and my feelings, and I was absolutely appalled by just how much of a one way street it turned out to be. I feel like I didn't ever really know her. Maybe I played a role in that too. Maybe I was self centered or selfish and didn't consider her emotions or her signs. I don't know. And you know what? At this point I don't think it matters. She lied to me SO MUCH. she lied to SO MANY PEOPLE SO MUCH. I just don't care anymore. I don't think there's anything left to this friendship to fix. And the worst part? I just gave you this huge update, and I genuinely don't know how much of it is true. Maybe she was completely honest with me. Maybe she lied about everything and we're still playing 4d chess. Who knows? I certainly don't. And that, more than anything, is why this friendship is over - because even if I could forgive everything - I can never really trust her. So that's that. there will probably not be anymore updates because this was meant to be a lighthearted post and it turned out into a total clusterfuck and I'm just so tired and so sad. I'm sorry if this wasn't as readable or as coherent as my previous post. This just happened and I am just exhausted. My wife has been very supportive, though I assume at some point I'm due some well-earned "I told you so"s. She knows there wasn't an affair and certainly no stalking, and most of my friends probably know that too. I may try reaching out to some others because well... I dunno maybe they were told even worse things about me? But I am just done with this. And now I am going to spend what's left of this weekend with my family and try to put this shit behind me. thank you all for reading, and for your advice. Top Comments Commenter 1: Wow, what a rollercoaster. It sounds like you made the right call in cutting ties. The situation was beyond your control, and you can’t be responsible for someone else’s complex web of lies and manipulation. Focus on your own well-being and enjoy the support of your wife and family. Commenter 2: So she's been telling people you had an affair? RUN FOR THE HILLS, open a group chat with the friends, tell the truth and whoever doesn't belive you drop them, if she takes the narrative would be your word againts her.   Update #2: October 22, 2024 (three days later) So if you read my original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1g6pcee/aita_for_teasing_my_friend_about_not_recognizing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button and first update, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1g7cfqs/update_aita_for_teasing_my_friend_about_not/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button some of you thought things were going to get pretty crazy. Before I give the update I should probably clarify some things that were brought up in comments: First - when I said we were roommates, I did not mean we shared a literal room. We lived off-campus in an apartment with another friend. Each had their own room. Second - to clarify (and more on this later) the only person she told about having an affair with me long term was her husband (now ex). Everyone else "heard" about it only after the engagement party outburst. Third - my house already has cameras and security. My dogs and her never really got along so I don't think she's going to be trying anything anyhow. (suppose they were the first to know what's up?) Okay onto the actual update: while unfortunately I do not have the conversation with her recorded. I DO have a text from a later time where she confirms making it up. I did not block her because my wife said it might be better to let her incriminate herself further and have it documented, so I just let her do it for a while and once I got her to admit she made the affair up, I stopped responding. Got increasingly angrier text but nothing yesterday so hopefully that's done with. She said some pretty nasty shit about my wife, and I considered responding, but my wife laughed it off and said that's just how sore losers are, and I shouldn't engage any further, so I didn't. I also have screenshots from her husband where she talks about the affair she is supposedly having with me. How do I have those you ask? Well, realizing just how much she lied about to me, it occurred to me that almost everything I know about her husband - let's call him Dave, comes, even indirectly, from her, and by this point I suspect she might not be the most honest conveyor of events. So I took a risk and texted him to meet up. We had a long talk, and... again he might be lying of course, but from what he said - he actually never cheated on her, though she often accused him of that. the "innocent mistake" she made with his family? Yeah she felt his cousin's wife was being a little bit TOO familiar with him (Dave), and started actively spreading the rumor the kid was his, maliciously. This, understandably caused huge backlash, and was one of the many things which caused Dave to want to leave. the interaction with me, in that context, was just the final straw. Thinking of that now - the mistake she made with me might not have been so innocent, and I think she might have tried to start some shit if my wife or the kid's mom were less good-natured about the whole thing. So anyway, Dave is fighting for full custody so that can get really ugly. I don't know the legal nuance of divorce but I assume he's in for a shitstorm. He really likes a lot of our mutual friends and has been a part of the group for quite a while - so he doesn't really want to have to leave or anything, and to be fair, having talked to him vs. Emma, I tend to agree. We talked for a long time and he seems to be a pretty good guy (though I HAVE been wrong before), and I offered some support because, well... having read my posts you can probably assume what divorcing Emma is like. He worries about it and I understand him completely. So I offered support best I could and will probably continue to do so. So as for my friends - I sortta took ya'll's advice but not really - I didn't do a group text, but I DID give a short summary of what happened and some choice screenshots to most of my friends. This started some conversation, and a lot of tea was spilled, and some realizations were made regarding the fact that a lot of drama that plagued our group over the years can actually be attributed to "misunderstandings" attributed to Emma. More tea ensued. Wife is having a blast. So.. yeah, some of my friends were gobsmacked since they didn't really hear Emma's story, but understood what a clusterfuck this was. Others were understanding. Emma's best friend blocked me so she got nothing, but I suspect she'd remain unswayed regardless, and I suppose that's good. Most people I talked to felt We should probably cut contact from Emma, and that would be that. Her house in our neighborhood is owned by Dave, and she already moved out, so we're not supposed to be seeing too much of her day-to-day. I don't want to demonize her. I don't think she was evilly cackling as she tried to ruin lives. I think she is a very troubled person and I still hope she finds peace and friends and relationships that would help her through whatever the fuck she is going through, and mostly a good therapist, but... this is no longer my circus, and she is not my monkey, and so I hope she does all that way the fuck away from me. As for my wife - here things get a little tricky. See my wife confessed that she and Dave were having an affair all this time, and so we are getting a divorce. I'm kidding about the last part, of course. God could you imagine? No, my wife is awesome and remained awesome. Since the situation seems to be mostly resolved she is now allowed to tease me about it, which she had been. A LOT. I might take a while to live this down, but otherwise we are doing well, and for the most part things seemed to have settled down with my friends, though I may want to reevaluate some of my relationships with some of the ones who were more inclined to believe some pretty bad shit about me... and, yeah... that's about it. sorry there wasn't really the crazy showdown some of you may have expected. I do think this thing is behind us now, and thank you all for reading, and for your advice.   DO NOT COMMENT IN LINKED POSTS OR MESSAGE OOPs – BoRU Rule #7 THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT OOP submitted by /u/Choice_Evidence1983 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

tl;dr at the end. Also - burner account obviously. So, me and my wife have a 5 year old son. Our group of friends is mostly couples with kids as we are nearing our 40s and so a lot of our meetings with friends now include meeting up as entire families, kids included. This can sometimes mean a lot of adults and a lot of of kids. One person in this group, Emma (fake name) used to be my roommate in college. She was married and has her own kids, and we hang out with her and her husband sometimes in a group setting, but rarely on our own. Emma also tends to run late, often. This is all relevant to the story. As our son is an only child, we sometimes worry that he wouldn't really learn to share or get along with other kids. To prevent this, and while I love spending time with him, I would sometimes preemptively nudge him to engage with other kids when we are in public playgrounds or at the beach or the pool. To that end when I buy him a water pistol or an RC car or the like, I'd often just buy 2 or 3. I'd get to the playground and play with him, and when another kid would show interest in the toys I'd just go "oh you wanna play with us?" and hand him the remote or the pistol or the whatever, thus getting the kids to play. This works great quite often, and I have a generally good relationship with the parents at our neighborhood. This is also relevant. One day, like a year back, me and my wife were planning on taking our kid to the pool. I pack my large bag of pool toys. Emma texts me - her husband is away that day and she's looking for something to do with the kids. I talk to my wife and tell Emma we're going to our local pool and she's welcome to join us, but we're planning on heading there early, so she can just join us whenever. We arrive at the pool pretty early and get a really good spot poolside, right by the shallows. I grab some water pistols and me and my kid start playing world domination (I am trying to take over the world and can only be stopped through the power of water pistols. It's a whole thing. Kid loves it.) Soon another kid is there - it's a kid from my son's kindergarten class. he's there with his mom. He is, of course, welcome to join us. We know the family, the mom and my wife are pretty friendly and our kids play together often. So my wife says she wants to go for a swim, and the kid's mom says she wants to join her, and asks me if I'm okay watching the kids - I say sure since by this point the kids are blasting each other with water pistols and I'm just chillin' poolside, just occasionally having to call out "oh no, my plans for world domination, ruined!!!" (because sometimes that's just what parenting is.) Then Emma and her kids show up. She is really happy to see me, and I give out toys to her kids. All is going well. Then my son's friend runs up and asks for some other toy and I go "sure thing" and hand it to him. Emma goes: "OH MY GOD! so cute! He looks just like you!" I laugh and say "okay cool, but this isn't my kid." Now, In her defense - the kid DOES look kinda like me, making this kinda hilarious. When my wife and the kid's mom come back - I tell them this story. they also find it hilarious. We all have a friendly chuckle but think little of it. Fast forward to a few months ago. I haven't seen Emma in a while. We are at a friends group gathering, and it was a good time all around. When we're about to call it a day, me and Emma are at the enterance, she's grabbing her stuff and I'm on my 2nd trip from the car (kid's toys, kid's clothes, dirty dishes, Tupperware with leftovers I want etc.) and I call out to Emma's husband "Hey! Can you call my wife and kid over! Just make sure it's actually my kid and not some random kid who kinda looks like me." I think it's a hilarious callback. He seems confused and kinda angry. He asks what the hell I'm talking about. Why would he call a random kid? I'm also confused so I tell him the pool story. He doesn't laugh. Emma doesn't laugh either. the entire thing now feels kinda awkward. I awkwardly say goodbye, go grab my wife and kid myself and we leave. Later that day I text Emma to ask if everything is alright. I get no reply. I text again a few days later. no reply. I get the distinct sense I fucked up, but also if she doesn't wanna talk to me, I'm not gonna force the issue. I leave well enough alone. At worst I thought she was mad at a joke I made which was apparently in poor taste. Boy howdy did I underestimate the fallout of this joke. A few days ago I arrive at a friend's place and she's there. This is an engagement party, so no kids. I wasn't supposed to come but decided to last minute, and my wife was at home with our kid. Emma sees me and is LIVID. She wasn't expecting to. she only came because she thought I wouldn't be here. She does, however, take the opportunity to tear me a new one though. She calls me out in front of everyone. Because of my "joke" (originally said with air quotes) her husband was furious. From what she said and what I gathered from mutual friends afterwards - she previously commented on someone else's kid looking like someone who wasn't his father. Except that whole thing led to family drama in Emma's husband's family because in that case that dude WAS cheating and that was his kid and a whole bunch of people were really hurt in the aftermath. Emma's husband was FURIOUS because he apparently thought she would know better than to comment on kids looking like people AGAIN. This sent them down a spiral, especially because the husband apparently thought she told me that other family story - and that I was mocking him for his family drama, and he thought the story I told was just covering for her when I realized I fucked up - this was not the case. I had no idea that whole thing happened. Still - he didn't believe Emma when she told him. So they are now separated. She calls me an asshole and says I ruined her marriage. I am not a confrontational person, I apologize profusely. I say I didn't know and if she didn't want me telling the story she should have said something. She tells me I'm making excuses. This is now a scene. I apologize profusely again and leave quickly after telling the couple a quick congratulations. I am later told this was anything anyone could talk about at the party and now the engaged couple are mad at me too. Emma is even more mad because now EVERYONE knows her drama. I am unfriended and unfollowed on everything. Some friends think I couldn't have known better and the joke was pretty benign. Other friends say it was in really poor taste to "throw her under the bus" and I am totally the asshole. Emma's best friend (who I also know from college) thinks I DID know about the thing with her husband, and now I'm just covering my own ass to get away with being cruel. It has been a few days and some of my friends will no longer talk to me. Others think she is wrong to blame me and that marriage was doomed anyway. Still - I feel really guilty about making the joke, and I obviously wouldn't have made it had I known the trouble it would cause. I like Emma, and I didn't want to hurt her. I also liked her husband. I'd like to say that maybe he was wrong to let the marriage implode like that because of a stupid joke, but at the same time I don't exactly know his family drama and their history, nor the specifics of his relationship with Emma, so I can't really say he's wrong or overreacting. The entire thing just kinda sucks. My wife sortta got my back though. She thinks the joke was hilarious, and actually thinks me breaking up their marriage makes it even funnier, because WTF. She also loves crazy Reddit stories so she sent me to post this... so at least I got that going for me, which is nice. so... AITA? Tl;dr - my friend accidentally said someone else's kid looks like me. I later made a joke about this in front of her husband. Turns out she said something like that before and it destroyed their marriage. She confronted me at an engagement party, and apparently I ruined that too. AITA? Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/s/OaO15oTgPe Final update: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1g9kzlk/update_aita_for_teasing_my_friend_about_not/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button submitted by /u/BurningMann84 to r/AITAH [link] [comments]

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My (31M) niece (8F) was born prematurely after a car accident. Due to the accident hurting her plus her being a preemie she is wheelchair bound. Well we knew my niece would be getting an electric wheelchair once she was 8 and we all knew she would have some questions about why her wheelchair now looked so different from her dolls. Last year her mom asked me if I could make her a doll with a wheelchair that looked similar to one of the expected models, little did my sister know I had actually been working on exactly that for a few years :) When my niece was 5 I started making her a remote control electric wheelchair. It took me so long to find an RC car that was small enough and powerful enough to use for this, quick thanks to the cute guy running the RC shop who has spent years helping me with this. I made it super detailed with a working seatbelt and everything and over the last year I made her a custom doll that looks like her, AGD size if anyone is curious, to go with the wheelchair. Recently she just got her electric wheelchair and we had a family celebration. She screamed when I rolled it out to her. The rest of the day was filled with many toys being strapped in and taken for a ride. During the party my brother and nephew came up to me and asked me about him getting a custom RC car for his birthday in a few months. I let him know that I wouldn't be able to do anything like what he wanted that quickly (basically howl's moving castle on wheels with moving legs) but I could get him a cool car and paint it something special for him. This went over worse with my brother than with my nephew and since the party he's been saying I'm playing favorites. Most of my family is on my side but some of my family says I play favorites with all the custom stuff I make for my niece (I make accessibility stuff sometimes) however I make custom toys for all of the kids in the family. Only one of my nieces or nephews has less than 20 things I've made and that's because she's 3 months old. Enough of my family are getting on my case that I'm starting to wonder if I did something wrong. AITA for refusing to make my nephew the custom RC car we wanted even though I made my niece one? submitted by /u/RCfavorites_ThrowRA to r/AmItheAsshole [link] [comments]

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I'm sick and tired of the constant crime and manipulation in the market so the billionaire boys club can keep their money printer going. I'm sick and tired of the elite using and abusing people that work hard everyday. I'm sick and tired of being treated like a piece of shit that only exists to serve them. We have the right to be hyped and the right to be frustrated. We need to allow people to vent frustration and joy equally or this sub will become an echo chamber and run people out. First, the normal disclaimer, I'm not a shill, I'm 100% in GME and liquidated everything I have to go all in and have been for well over a year now. I believe in the squeeze and the numbers are there. I'm incredibly frustrated with the silence and lack of action from gme to protect their investors. Don't get me wrong, I believe they will and I believe this post will not age well but it's off the backs of apes gme made this incredible resurgence and able to move forward in the capacity they have been. They have raised over a billion dollars from apes around the world at a $225 cost basis, that's from teachers, nurses, police, fireman, businessman, drivers (most importantly Only Fans actresses)...all of us, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters the normal everyday hard working individuals of the world. GME "changing the game and making a marketplace" is old news now, every company is doing this and they have already announced it. GME's lack of transparency in this regard has screwed investors over, thus far. This company is ours and owes us the protection and development we deserve. As a community we have upvoted and encouraged horrible personal financial decisions. We upvote living out of cars and tents in order to continue holding gme. We upvote taking out loans and selling homes. But then when people want action and the company to take responsibility for the exact people providing the money for their transformation, we call them shills and berate them saying this is a long term investment for the companies turnaround. How long should these people be homeless or accumulate debt they can't get out of? We are here for MOASS, let's call it how it is. Long term, I will always hold gme, however, today I'm here for MOASS. RC and Co clearly visit these forums and see what we apes are doing. If they believe that their shareholders living out of a tent or car to continue funding their company but do nothing is ethical, what makes them different than any other billionaire using us for their own gains? When do we say enough is enough and need to see action? I can be as patient as anyone, many years teaching in special education, but at some point patience only goes on for so long before you get tired, frustrated, and worn down. You start to lose faith in all humanity and any hope for good in this world. Maybe it's the dip, maybe it's the constant hype dates and getting let down, maybe it's the hints from gamestop themselves but never actually announcing anything with substance but I'm just ready for something from them. Anything, just something at this point, I'm starting to feel used like a piece of popcorn. I will hold gme forever if I have to but our company needs to do something for us and the average person, not all of us have all the time in the world with billions of dollars to fall back on. End rant Oh and side note I already know what will be coming from some.... He is a shill-don't even bother not going to acknowledge it Early weekend FUD - insert stock response here Then sell - if you really feel this way, buy my shares at my cost basis or leave me alone Matt Furlong is just as upset and one of us- he is not, unless you are making 2.5 million a year, he is not. His sign on bonus over 2 years is 4.7 million, this misinformation needs to stop in my opinion Edit: a question regarding a solution, since some want it from me: Issue an nft dividend to all shareholders to give a thank you to apes pre market place. They get first "dibs" on the new gme marketplace. I already know the counter to this. They don't want to get into a legal battle with SHF's. This exact sentiment, they don't want to get into a legal battle, is why I'm frustrated. You wouldn't fight for your investors? That's what it is, if you make this move, fighting for retail and your company Edit: thanks to everyone for the support. It appears I am not alone with this sentiment. I will apologize for not communicating clearly and want to clear something up, when I say I liquidated everything, I meant all positions I have and all retirement accounts are in gme. I made one stupid move with a loan, outside of that I didn't touch my home or money for food. I am a father and husband first, nothing will ever get in the way of that. I was poor all of my life, I will not allow my kids to see that type of poverty, ever. No one ever should. If you came here to spew hate or call me a shill....I actually appreciat the posts, if it added value and an opposing opinion. As this post stated, I do not appreciate echo chambers or everyone thinking a like. I enjoyed reading the counter opinions and can appreciate that. The reason I lurked every hour in this sub way before I joined reddit was for the OG DD writers, people questioning them without being run out, and making sure it was right. Also, thanks for all the upvotes, comments, and awards from everyone. Tried responding throughout the day as I could but work just kept getting in my way!! Edit: After all these insider buys, I ate my words and hard. Won't lie, I love every second of being wrong here and what the insiders are doing and buying up this dip! submitted by /u/feckitbegrand to r/Superstonk [link] [comments]

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