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The moment I realized his “work trips” were lies

So, he traveled a lot for work. Or at least, that’s what I thought. It was always framed as temporary. Just a few days here and there. Conferences, client meetings, last-minute flights. I never questioned it because he never gave me a reason to. He sent photos from airports. Complained about hotel beds. Texted me when he landed. It all looked normal. The moment everything cracked wasn’t dramatic. It was stupidly small. He mentioned being in Chicago for a work thing. I asked him how the weather was because I’d just seen a storm warning pop up on my phone. He paused. Then said it was fine. Clear. Cold, but fine. Later that night, I checked the weather again out of pure boredom. No storm. No warning. I brushed it off, told myself I misread it. But that pause stayed with me. After that, I started noticing little inconsistencies. Dates that didn’t line up. Flights that didn’t match what he said his schedule was. Hotel names that changed when he retold the same story. Nothing concrete, but ...
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My six-year-old's innocent advice just saved me from my post-divorce depression.

The divorce shattered me. I spent my days broken, trying not to cry in front of my six-year-old. She said something that floored me. "Daddy, when I'm sad, I call Mommy." I thought about telling her that was impossible for me, as her mom would hang up instantly. Then it clicked. And I called my mom.
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Coworker got caught sleeping under his desk and somehow doubled down

A coworker of mine got caught napping under his desk during work hours. Not head down, not eyes closed at his computer fully horizontal tucked away like a storage item. When management asked him about it he didn’t apologize or pretend it was a one time thing. His actual defense was that standing desks are “discriminatory against people who prefer lying down” He then submitted a formal complaint to HR requesting accommodation for a “horizontal work position” I wish I were exaggerating. He used those words. It somehow didn’t end there. Since then, he’s been openly advocating for company provided nap pods, arguing they’re “productivity tools” and citing tech companies that have them. He talks about it with total confidence, like he’s leading a workplace wellness revolution instead of trying to justify sleeping on the job. The wildest part isn’t even the nap it’s the absolute commitment to the bit. No embarrassment. No backtracking. Just full belief that the problem isn’t him sleeping at ...
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Something Terrorized Us On Our Arizona Desert Farm

I was 16 when this all happened. We lived in the Arizona desert back when we still lived on the farm. Yet, i still wonder what the hell we experienced all those years ago. It started subtly, like most things out here in the quiet hum of the Arizona desert. You live out here long enough, you get used to the strange sounds – the coyotes’ evening chorus, the distant rumble of a passing train, the wind carrying dust devils across the mesa. We raised goats, grew some tough, drought-resistant crops. The nearest town was a good hour’s drive, which suited us just fine. The first sign was the dogs. We had three working dogs, loyal and fierce. Usually, they were a symphony of barks at anything that moved too close to the property line – javelina, bobcats, even the occasional lost hiker. But a few nights back, they went from their usual boisterous alerts to a low, guttural whine that felt different. It wasn’t anger or aggression; it was pure, unadulterated fear. They huddled by the back door, t...
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Sweet home Alabama?

So I (25f) visited my friend (22f) at her house for the first time. Her parents were home and invited me for dinner. I agreed happily and ate a good dinner. Afterwards my friend wanted to make some cupcakes when her dad walked past, looked at his DAUGHTERS ASS and slapped it. Straight up hand to asscheek and the clap resonated through the room. I was stunned. He didn't say anything to make it into a joke or anything, he just walked to the sofa and sat down. ​Some time ago she had told me she got pregnant when she was about 11yrs old and put the child up for adoption. She said it was a stranger who attacked her but now im wondering if that is a lie. ​This whole thing is so strange. There is no way this is normal?? ​What can I say to her to help?
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A client demanded a refund after one workout because they “didn’t see results yet”

I’m a personal trainer and I thought I’d heard every unrealistic expectation by now. I was wrong. I had a new client come in for their first session. We did a full 45 minute workout warm up, strength work, cooldown, the whole thing. Nothing extreme just a solid introductory session. At the end they looked at themselves in the mirror and asked when they’d “start seeing results” I assumed they meant soreness, energy something like that. Nope. They meant visible muscle definition. After one workout. When I explained that fitness takes consistency and time they got angry. Said I’d misled them. Demanded a full refund because they “didn’t look any different” When I refused, they accused me of false advertising and actually threatened to sue me. A few days later I found out they’d posted about me on social media calling me a scammer who “promised results and delivered nothing” That was already frustrating enough but then came the part that really broke my brain. They’re now advertising their...
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I prayed to a Greek goddess as a joke and it actually worked

So this happened a year and half ago, during the summer. I had just dropped out of university and I was struggling to find a stable job to pay the bills, scraping short contracts in a museum gift shops here and there when they needed someone to sub for an employee on leave/holiday. Sometimes I worked 7 days/months so times were tough. In parallel, one of my best friends who had just graduated needed a permanent employment contract asap so she could renew her visa, and just had an interview with a company for a position with a decent pay and tons of benefits. So we were talking about our employment adventures and our serious need for luck when I joked “hey maybe we should pray to Tyche, The Greek Goddess of Fortune, for some of that luck!”. For context, my friend and I (mostly me but she still loves it) are huge Greek Mythology fans, so it didn’t came out of nowhere. Then I thought fuck it, what do we have to lose. I grab a candle and a lighter as well as some bread, light up the candl...
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