got an uber home last weekend and the driver recognized my last name. turns out he used to work with my dad years ago. we’re chatting normally until he asks if my dad still goes fishing every other thursday. i said yeah, pretty sure. he goes “oh nice, is he still going with that woman from accounting?” i laughed because i assumed he was joking. he wasn’t... apparently my dad has been telling my mom he’s going fishing with his buddies every other thursday for like 6 years. the driver then showed me a photo of them all together at a christmas party. my dad was holding a baby. i have a 19 year old sister. my parents have been married 24 years. i got out of the car, went inside, and ate dinner with my family like nothing happened. haven’t confronted him yet. honestly still processing the fact that my dad might have a whole second family and my uber driver was the one to break the news. PS: gave the guy 5 stars because what the fuck else do you do in that situation submitted by ...
Last Saturday, my little brother decided he was going to become a cybersecurity expert. He is 12 years old. His entire technical background consists of watching YouTube tutorials, playing Minecraft, and once successfully installing a printer driver without crying. I woke up at around 9 AM and walked downstairs to find him sitting at the dining table wearing sunglasses indoors, typing aggressively on his laptop. I asked him what he was doing. He said, “Securing the network.” I looked at him. “What network?” “The Wi-Fi, Daniel.” “Ryan, the Wi-Fi already has a password.” He slowly took off his sunglasses and looked me dead in the eyes. “That’s what you think.” BRO. I went back upstairs because I wasn’t getting involved in whatever villain origin story was happening in my kitchen. About 20 minutes later, my dad started shouting from the living room. “WHO CHANGED THE WIFI PASSWORD?” Ryan appeared at the top of the stairs like he had been summoned by an ancient ritual. “I did.” “WHY?” “For ...