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30 Petty Grudges People Refuse To Let Go Of, No Matter How Much Time Has Passed
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When I was in the second grade, my teacher often had us pass our papers to the student sitting next to us when it was time to grade them. Then, we would go around the room and read the answers written on each other’s papers, so the teacher could confirm whether or not they were correct.
Well, I vividly remember that, one day, the classmate next to me read my answers incorrectly. This then led to my teacher explaining in front of the whole class that “it’s actually sheep, Adelaide, not sheeps.” I was furious because I knew for a fact that is what I wrote, but the damage had been done. And I will never forget that moment.
Apparently, I’m not the only one holding onto a grudge decades later, though. Redditors have recently been recalling petty moments that they’ll never let go, so we’ve gathered their juiciest stories below. And keep reading to find a conversation with Olivia Brouillette-Wardhono, Founder, Lead Psychologist and Integrative Somatic Practitioner at Therapy With Olivia.
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#1
When my parents got divorced, neither of them wanted to keep our family dog that we had for 7 years at that point. (I should clarify, there was nothing wrong with her. She was a black lab mix, healthy, was as sweet as can be). I was 14, just going into high school, and I was begging my family to keep her. My sister and her husband wouldn’t even take her. We ended up having to give her away, and I sobbed for the entire day. Shortly after, my sister and her husband got a cocker spaniel instead, after telling me they didn’t want my dog because ,”well we don’t want any dogs in the house.”
I honestly should be over it now, 10 years later. She went to a good home. But I’m not. 🤷♀️.
Jocelyn Webster 9 months ago
No need to be "over it". Animals are life long gifts. They need us, and it's unfair when you've loved and shared with one for 7 years.
Paul C. 9 months ago (edited)
Not a grudge. Mum and Dad had a German Shepherd for a couple of years before I was born and she guarded me on my bed every night. We moved to a smaller house when I was 11 and they said that some good friends would take her. I was heartbroken but knew they were good people , who would love her. It's only now and I'm 70 I realise that she was probably about 14 and at the absolute limit of her lifespan and they didn't want me to go through the pain of completely losing her. I'm an idiot and crying as I type....
Nikole 9 months ago
My parents had a malamute who was around 6 or 7 when I was born. He likewise protected me, and I loved him so much. My mom has recounted the time when I was maybe five and the dog and I shared a container of cookies, with me eating one, giving him one, and so forth. When I was 8 he had to stay at the vet overnight. The next day my parents told me that he happened to die when he was there (he was around 15 and having issues). I cried for hours. Later I realized it was really coincidental, so I knew they had him euthanized. I was really angry at first and kept shouting “You killed him!”, but I was 8 and couldn’t see their grief through my own. I know they did the right thing; it just sucks. I feel your pain.
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Kim Shannon 9 months ago
There is no getting over that. Thankfully she went to a good home, but still, inexcusable.
Jon Steensen 9 months ago
This doesn't belong on this list. Dogs are family, and rehoming them should only be done when there is no alternative, not because they are an inconvinience or because you want to start a new family. This isn't petty -it is bigger than that, and the person posting it has every right to still be pissed.
Amelia Jade 9 months ago
When I was 14 we were moving overseas. Before we left the states, we found out our new landlords didn't allow pets. My mom's solution? Euthanize them. We had two health, happy dogs. They were both under 5. They were such good dogs. But my grandma wouldn't take them even though she had tons of space. And my mom said she didn't want to have to worry about them in a new home. She didn't want to take the time to vet potential families. She had them put down. This was in 1989. I still absolutely hate her for it. And it has been well over 30 years. It was my first realization into how selfish she was. She has done the same to another dog since then. He was inconvenient so she had him put down. I also kind of hated our landlords because once we got settled in they said, "Oh, if we'd known you guys were such great tenants, we'd have let you bring the dogs." I know it isn't really on them, but as a young teen I was angry with them too.
PeakyBlinder 9 months ago
Are you still in contact with your "mother"? I know I could not even look at her ever again
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I would have cut contact with all of them asap - no need fir such AH in my life
Lousha 9 months ago
Well it's been about 33 years for me, and I am not planning on getting over it any time soon. I had a cat that was probably very ill suited for a child, she was unhappy in our home, and with an adult head, I can understand that it was the right decision the find her a better home. She probably would've been quite content as the only cat of a quiet old lady. But for one, my parents did not give her to such a home, they gave it to family with smaller kids than I was, so I doubt she was any better off. And I loved that cat, and fought for her to stay. In the end my dad explained to me why it would be best to not keep her, but it would be my decision, and he hoped I would make the right one. When I woke up the next morning, I just about heard them giving the cat away. No chance to actually make that decision, no chance to say goodbye. They thought it would be easier that way. As I said, 33 years, very much not over it.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
The second I turned 18, and was on my own, I honestly would have been NC'd after explaining to them exactly why I do not need heartless and selfish people like them in my life. I have "Scorched Earth No Contact" for less. But that is just me.
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#2
In 5th grade our teacher only gave homework on Wednesdays. One Wednesday the end-of-school bell was going to ring soon and we all realized the teacher had forgotten. With maybe 30 seconds left before the bell would free us, a twatty suck-up girl named Sabina raised her hand and reminded the teacher it was homework day. I'm still pissed off about it. F**k you, Sabina for denying us our small victory. I'm 68-years old, btw, and it still chaps my a*s.
VikingAbroad 9 months ago
Equivalent to that guy in a meeting, who, when everyone is ready to call it a day, clears his throat and says, "just to clarify..." with a snide little smile, feeling all professional...
katiekat0214 9 months ago
Retired teacher here, and that teacher had a CHOICE in that moment, twatty stuck-up Sabina or not. Wrong choice!
Michael Largey 9 months ago
As a former teacher, two thoughts. (1) Some students - especially at that age - love learning, particularly in certain subjects, and homework is an extension of exploring their curiosity. (2) Quite possibly Sabina's parents wouldn't have believed her if she told them there was no homework or would have scolded her for not reminding the teacher. (If that seems like weird parental behavior, remember they named their kid "Sabina".)
Tropical Tarot 9 months ago
Don't insult witches like that. Sabina was a brown nose.
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#3
I had a barbecue for friends. Whilst inside preparing a feast, my friend’s children picked off all my green baby passion fruit, and unripe baby lemons, to throw at each other. Literally 100s of fruit wasted. When I came outside and nearly cried and told the kids off, their parents told me they were only playing, and just children, and to get over it. I am still not over it. They weren’t great friends or parents in hindsight.
zububonsai 9 months ago (edited)
Please tell me you didn't feed those "parents" as reward for their dismissive attitude?! 😨 I'd let them go home and give them 20 unripe fruit "for the road" and forget their number... There is an age where you CONSTANTLY have to monitor your kids (not even in "looking what they are doing", an "check if there are venomous animals/plants open gates, drowning-inviting pools plus instructions" will do) PS: I let my youngest run freely in my parents in law's over manicured but child safe garden. My MIL was horrified first but soon discovered that her grandchild knew the difference between paths to walk and plant beds and was used to NOT rip fruits and from the very start... 👍🏼
Phantom Phoenix 9 months ago
When did "children being children" become an excuse for parents to not be parenting?
Dragons Exist 9 months ago
Probably when people started acting like children are perfect little innocent beings who deserve nothing but kindness and love no matter what
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Deta Rossiter 9 months ago
i hate this mentality....... kids are not just kids, kids do what they are taught, and will continue to do what they do, till they are told off by their parents. I love in a complex so i fully understand this post
Nadine Debard 9 months ago
Didn't they watch their kids, FFS. I'm a parent of a toddler and I keep my eyes on him. I hope they were never invited again.
Lori T Wisconsin 9 months ago
Savages! Kids are not welcome in my home, sorry. I refuse to child proof my home just to accommodate kids with bad manners and their ignorant parents.
Spannidandoolar 9 months ago
Same and I'm a parent to young children, you baby proof some things for safety but most things can be taught or handled by watching them properly.
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Janissary35680 9 months ago
"This week's lesson is "You pick it, you eat it." Next week's is "You kill it, you eat it." The week after that is "You break it, you bought it.""
To learn more about the grudges that people manage to cling onto for years, we reached out to Olivia Brouillette-Wardhono, Founder, Lead Psychologist and Integrative Somatic Practitioner at Therapy With Olivia. She was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and discuss how healthy it is to hold onto anger like this.
"When we're talking about grudges, I think it can be good to start with what a grudge actually is and how serious of a grudge you are holding onto," Olivia shared. "For example, the first comment I saw from this post was about a friend eating both hashbrowns while going to ski hungover. In a situation like this, how serious is that grudge really? Are they still friends and hang out? Is it something that comes up in good humor?"
#4
During the pandemic I used to collect clothes and goods for the trash men where i used to life. I would leave them in the street anonymously and classified for them to take like clothes, toys, food, etc. would always try to make it every two weeks or so.
One day i was walking my dog (he is big but super gentle and chill) and one of them just looked at my dog and asked me if he was a good boy and i said yes thinking he was going to pet him or something, he proceeded to try and slap and kick him and laughed. Obviously i blocked him from getting to my dog and started screaming at him, the other guys just laughed. My dog was crying and my neighbours saw all of this and told them off.
Three weeks passed and they started asking around the block about the things someone used to leave for them to collect since they would be much help for them and they haven't seen anything for them in a while. I was just walking out of my building and over heard them asking my concierge, so i said "It was me, i collected that for you guys, it stopped the second you tried to assault my dog and thought it was funny", they looked like their eyes where about to leave their socket. They apologised, i said nothing so they went with "look, it's just an animal we have kids we need those things" so i said "It took me about a week to collect and clean things for you guys each time i left them there, i did it anonymously because i was always taught that charity with a name it's called vanity. You should always be respectful and treat people well not only when is convenient to you also don't ever feel entitled to people's kindness." Turns out i was the only one who did this in the whole county we where in. My neighbours all saw what happened so they refused to give them anything as well.
I never collected anything for them ever again.
Jac Carr 9 months ago
People who attack animals are sick in the head. Imagine how much of a bully they are behind closed doors; you can't attack animals and be normal in every other way
Dream Pilot 9 months ago
where is this? they attack a pet, while the owner is there? i will punch them hard, if they abuse my pets
Dragons Exist 9 months ago (edited)
Same, if someone were to kill my cat then I would be in prison for murder
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Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago (edited)
I do not have a dog, but I completely understand. If someone attempted to attack my indoor cats, or the community cats, I will hypothesize that you are a danger to myself and others. At which time, I will then be more than happy to show you what I learned in the Infantry, in Law Enforcement, and as a Bouncer. Because one way or the other, you will learn from your mistake.
Peeka_Mimi 9 months ago
I had a neighbor attack me and my dogs and a relative may or may not have made their lives a living hell until one blessed day they moved.
kathyberthahazel 9 months ago
Once a stranger heard me talking to my dog, the only dog I've safely walked off leash because he was so good about staying right by me. The man called him by name so my dog approached him trustingly - the man picked him up (about 35 pound dog) and threw him to the ground. I had to take him to the vet and he was on steriods and pain meds for weeks from the injuries he sustained. I called the police and reported him. Now I'm upset at him again.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
I’m stuck on the term “trash men.” I at first thought it referred to sanitation workers who remove trash, then thought they were “trash” for trying to hurt the dog, but ultimately, I’m thinking maybe it refers to homeless people? Can anyone clarify what is meant by “trash men” here?
Illustrious G 9 months ago
I came to the same round-about conclusion that you did. Homeless people that are now known as “trash people” for their attempted behavior toward doggo?
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The year was 2004. I had a kyocera phantom phone with a long standing game of tetris because the speed had capped out. We're talking somewhere around two years. I had a score in the bazillions (probably). While out to lunch, a friend picked up my phone and started a new game. Later she f****d my husband. I'm still mad about the tetris game.
Chicken Nugget 9 months ago
You can get a better husband, but you can NEVER get a better score on tetris.
Trillian 9 months ago
Who picks up another person's phone without explicit permission?
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Oh... I am not sure how, but eventually the revenge would be epic. I mean, like "They got placed on the no fly list epic".
#6
Cracker Jack removed the cool toy and replaced it with some s****y piece of paper.
megabeth 9 months ago
There were actual prizes! I'm not positive but I feel like they were throwing down before cereal! (Sadly no prizes there now either, ONLY $8 a box and no prize)
Lee451 Henderson 9 months ago
I am 64. As a child, Cracker Jacks gave actual small toys as prizes.
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AnnaB 9 months ago
It changed for the same reason we can't get Kinder Joy eggs here in the U.S. ...they might be a choking hazard.
KittyGaming 9 months ago
For the Kinder Eggs that's just bad parenting, as an adult you know how to read, just look at the dang egg before you give it to your kids, better yet don't give it to them until it's been opened and cut in half that way they don't choke, this is one of my biggest pet peeves, I recently left the country for the first time in my life and the first thing I did when we landed was buy a kinder egg because I don't like the kind here in America, KINDER JOY SUCKS BRING BACK KINDER SURPRISE AND ACTUALLY PARENT YOUR DANG KIDS
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BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Frito-Lay dropped the ball on this one. Lots of popcorn, MAYBE four peanuts, and one crappy prize. We've been hosed. 😡
"If it's a good humor 'grudge' that all parties are aware of, are a part of, and agree are funny/silly, then a grudge can, in theory, benefit those relationships," the therapist explained. "It can show that you and your friends are on the same page, share similar senses of humor, and can make light of potentially difficult situations. However, when this is not the case (and most times it's not), grudges usually end up being more harmful and have little to no benefits in the long run."
#7
On my third birthday, I was gifted a tricycle. My then-8-year-old cousin rode it before I could and broke it before I even got a turn. I refused to acknowledge his name for like 5+ years after that. I would ONLY call him "the guy that broke my tricycle".
Marianne 9 months ago
If that happened to my child, you could be sure that I would make my sibling pay for a new tricycle.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
Understandably so. After that it would be, "hey you" or "dude". If I call you "dude" you are on my "not even if your house was on fire list."
Maim 7 months ago
WHY do people do these things? My husband gifted me a nice set of mittens one Christmas, the kind for skiing that had a flap to open so you could breathe onto your cold hands. Well, my MIL takes them from me to "see" them, proceeds to open the flap and put her mouth directly on it, blowing air inside. I never wore them after that.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
The exact same thing happened to me, but I certainly don’t hold a grudge. What am I gonna do, be angry with a six-year-old? My sister (the one who broke my brand-new bike before I could ride it) holds all kindsa grudges against me, though, the worst of which seems to be that I convinced her to eat grass when I was six and she five. I don’t understand grudges or hate against children, because we’re STUPID when we’re children! We don’t know anything yet! She seems to regard me as a criminal mastermind wunderkind, though. I don’t get it. I can’t think of a single grudge I hold. Sure, things happened for which *others* would hold grudges, but I’m aware we ALL do dumb stuff (and I might have done more dumb stuff than the average dope), so it doesn’t bother me. I don’t “get” grudges; all you’re doing is making yourself feel bad while the person against whom you’re holding the grudge goes about their day without a care in the world. You’re only hurting yourself and not the grudgee. 😕
#8
My best friend and I were going skiing post a night out. Hungover we decided to get McDonald's breakfast. Both got a combo and he ordered an extra hashbrown as well. The bag only came with 2 hash browns. He ate both and said they forgot mine. NO MAX THEY FORGOT YOUR EXTRA HASHBROWN. ITS BEEN 7 YEARS AND I STILL GET MAD ABOUT IT.
Penguin Panda Pop 9 months ago
Wait until Max hears about the compound interest rate on hash browns. It's scandoulously high, but those are the rules. He now owes 72.3 hash browns by my calculations.
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Charlie the Cat 9 months ago
"Excuse me McDonalds person, you forgot the extra hash brown." "Oh, really sorry about that. There you go". Problem solved.
#9
Look this didn't even happen to me but my mom told me about a thanksgiving where her aunt took the crispy skin off the turkey and threw it in the trash because it's not healthy for you. I already didn't like this aunt but now 😤.
KittyGaming 9 months ago
You're eating a huge feast with tons of unhealthy food and THIS IS WHAT YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT, THE SKINS THE BEST PART FOR ANY KIND OF BIRD JUST WHY WHYYYYYYYYYY
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
I would have had to leave, unless it was my house, then she would be gone. No dinner, no dessert, no leftovers, no gifts. Just, " You need to leave." No one, messes with anything that I take the time to cook, unless they talk to me and I agree first. You touch my food, I no contact you.
"A grudge can offer some beneficial ideas to us, such as signaling when we've been wrong, why that's happened; maybe a grudge even helps you reflect on your relationships and whether or not they're healthy for you to be in," Olivia noted. "It can also give us a sense of identity, a sense of purpose -- someone wronged you, you know they were wrong, you are rightfully angry, therefore you are just in your feelings and gives you purpose."
But holding onto a grudge isn't always productive. "It's when the grudges go on for a prolonged period of time, where you are the only one feeling the sense of 'wronged' or anger that you lose the healthy parts and begin to, essentially, torment yourself while the other person continues on blissfully unaware of your feelings," Olivia explained. "Any emotion up to a certain point is healthy and beneficial to you, but when you do not act on the emotion and only allow it to consume you, you miss the point of the emotion altogether."
#10
High school - Sophomore year:
My Literature teacher has us make comics based on ancient Greek poems. My group got Iliad. We put a lot of research and effort in the assignment, only to lose points because the teacher was expecting to see the Trojan Horse (which does not appear in Iliad, but in Odyssey and Aeneid).
Sure, I took the synopsis out of Wikipedia, but it was properly sourced. I even did check the original poem to see if the horse is there - nothing.
Turns out my teacher was basing his view on Iliad on a stupid novelization that included the goddamn horse.
Oh, and this very same teacher is one to fall hook, line & sinker into whatever b******t people share on Facebook, and still has no qualms about question Wikipedia.
F**k you, José. F**k you very very much.
katiekat0214 9 months ago
Where are people's critical thinking skills? As a retired teacher, this horrifies me.
OneHappyPuppy 9 months ago
Iliad - poem? It's an entire f-ing book and that horse is in there. We had to read that whole damned thing as mandatory literature in high school. Maybe that was the mix-up?
K Barnes 9 months ago
In university I wrote a paper and argued that while Charlemagne was pretty good his predecessors and ancestors did amazing jobs and should be remembered, too. The prof thought I downplayed Charlemagne and didn't give him enough credit so he gave me a C- even though he said it was well cited and argued, he just didn't personally agree with my argument because he was such a Charlemagne fan. Still bitter. Pepin the short and Charles Martel are so underrated.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
I would have bookended him with my parents and the principal for that shite.
#11
I went to Florida in 5th grade and got a deck of playing cards from delta. I brought them to school to show my friends and they disappeared from my desk at lunch. I looked evrywhere, asked all my friends, etc. Two weeks later the teacher is playing a math probability game and she hands out playing cards to everyone. wouldn't you know it she had my delta playing cards. I was salty then and still am. I still remember your a filthy thief mrs. Smith.
It was 40 years ago.
Beak Hookage 9 months ago
Adults stealing from children, and especially when they're in a "carer" position, always makes my blood boil.
Ru Bee 9 months ago
I think this is more likely than a teacher stealing a pack of playing cards they cost about a quid.
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#12
My mom grew up in Germany. Speaks fluent German. She would speak German with her parents when we were little kids just so we wouldn’t understand. She refused to teach my brother and I how to speak it. Her excuse was we didn’t want to learn. As babies. You know. When you start speaking to your kids. It’s been over 40 years now and I’m still bitter about it. Because German is so damn hard to learn as an adult. Edited to add - maybe not petty per se. But something I’m mad about all these years later.
Don't listen to me 9 months ago
Pity because very small children like 2 or 3 yrs old can learn multiple languages just so easily, and keep them separate no problem. They are learning their first language at that age & apparently just pick up another in the same way.
KittyGaming 9 months ago
Because you're born with the ability to know all languages when you're born because your brain doesn't know what you're parents are going to speak, you could be born in America to American parents but grow up speaking Japanese if your parents only speak Japanese or if you're adopted and grow up in Japan, or French, or German, or any language
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Moana Manana 9 months ago
Yeah, I'm a bit of that mom. I am a nativ German speaker, but it was hard for me to keep it up to speak to my kids in German. later they even refused to answer in German. So they understand but don't want to talk. They say, it takes too much time to understand what I said. My daughter even says, that hear ears hurt hearing me talk. They're both teenagers. I hope the eventually see the benefits and don't forget all of it by then.
Binny Tutera 9 months ago
My dad’s family came from Italy and his parents made them speak only English., even at home. Growing up, my dad would speak Italian with his friends and I started to pick up on it. I asked him to teach me more, but he said we lived in America and only English was appropriate. I I took Spanish in school, but didn’t have anyone to practice it with. I’m still disappointed about it.
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Calvin Smelliott 9 months ago
Maybe she thought it would impair your grasp of English. Still, so sad.
Immortal Jellyfish 9 months ago
Same for my wife, her mum's Swiss but they never had a dual language house. Now we live in Switzerland, my wife has a very good understanding but isn't so confident speaking.
Colleen Glim 9 months ago
The time to start teaching a new language is when they are first learning to talk. Because language centers in the brain are still developing. It’s much easier to learn a new language as a three year old than it is as a thirty year old
Zaach 9 months ago
My mom took me and my brother to France when I was about 6mo - I spoke French but when she returned to the US she used physical punishment to stop me from speaking French. Among all the s**t she did, I think this was one of the worst since no matter how much I try, i can't learn French
KittyGaming 9 months ago
Actually when you're born it's easier to learn a new language because your brain doesn't know what your mother tongue is yet, it's honestly better to learn after you first learn to speak because then you'll be able to speak fluently for your whole life, also BABIES CANT FORM OPINIONS YET BECAUSE THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO BE ALIVE, geez man
Michael Largey 9 months ago
"German is a dead language - because only the dead have time to learn it." - Mark Twain
Tom Brincefield 9 months ago
A guy I knew in college was roaming around the world working at various things. In Tokyo, while teaching English, he met a woman and they ended up getting married. They had two cute little girls, and he was a a professor in South Carolina. The girls were brought up multi-lingual, English, Japanese, and Chinese. The woman was a Japanese - Chinese translator from Beijing. Free only language they had in common was Japanese, and his sucked, but they worked it out.
Phil Green 9 months ago
Funnily enough, in my early teens I lived in Germany and learnt to speak with a real German accent. If I was with my German friends, I even thought in German. And fifty years down the road, I can still speak German with a German accent.
"Any negative emotion that is held onto for an extended period of time can be harmful, and holding onto a grudge is no different," Olivia shared. "When we hold onto a grudge for a prolonged period of time and make it part of our identity, we create a wall around ourselves from the kindness of others, especially the person (or people) who wronged you."
#13
I was in the single board game shop in my town with my friends and one of my friends leaned on a shelf and broke it. I caught the shelf saving the majority of items on it and everyone, including the guy that broke it, said I had knocked the shelf over. Three expensive hardcover DND books were **slightly** damaged (I’m talking the corner was a little bit bent) and the store made ME pay for them. They were like $60 each. I’m still holding a grudge 6 years later.
Lexi 9 months ago
Why is it right for the O.P to pay for it when it was the friend who broke the shelf and the poster who stopped everything from being damaged? Surely it should have been the person who lent on & broke the shelf who should have paid for the damaged items!
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I blame me for something that you did, and cost me money. I will Inigo Montoya you.
#14
My sister lied to my parents saying I ate the last two cookies and I got in trouble for “lying” to them. This happened when I was 7…..I’m 28 now…and I still tell her and my parents every chance I get that I’m still mad about that. 😂😂.
Learner Panda 9 months ago
I was eating a coffee and walnut cake and had saved the nut for the last mouthful. My eldest brother took it from my plate and ate it. I have never forgiven him.
#15
5 years ago I went to the local butcher’s shop for ground beef. The sign said $8.99 lb, which seemed a bit high. I asked the person behind the counter how much their ground beef was. Their reply “read the sign”. I said “ I see the sign, but $8.99 for a pound of ground beef seems a bit steep. I just wanted to make sure that was the actual price. They replied again, “read the sign.” I’ve never stepped foot in that butcher shop again and have been driving an extra 25 min to a different butcher shop ever since.
Michael Largey 9 months ago (edited)
"Read the vacant spot in front of your counter. Count the money going into some other store's till."
Jac Carr 9 months ago
The common phrase is "set foot" but stepped foot is a grammatically correct use of English
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"We can easily become consumed by our own hurt and pain that we can end up pushing people away and isolating ourselves," the therapist noted. "In fact, the longer we hold onto the grudge and the anger, we end up feeding our anger even more, becoming angrier and angrier, pushing people away, refusing to accept what's happened and move forward, and we can even morph what happened into a larger wrong that is completely unforgivable, when it may in fact be not having a hashbrown that you were excited about."
"Basically, the longer you hold onto a grudge, the angrier you will become, the less trusting of others you may feel, and all of that can create a perfect storm for loneliness and isolation," Olivia warns.
#16
My mom’s fully fluent in Spanish and stopped teaching me because my dad kept bugging her about how I didn’t need it. In all honesty I think it was him just trying to be petty and didn’t want his ex wife AND daughter being bilingual while he wasn’t
Scott Rackley 9 months ago
Instead of trying to learn Spanish. Which is on the easier side of languages to learn.
V 9 months ago
I don't speak Spanish, but I know enough that I know the loud young Columbian woman who gets the same bus as me has a mother with diabetes...
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SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago
Tee hee!!! "Muck Fuppet"!!! Stealing that! 😄
Load More Replies... Colleen Glim 9 months ago
My husband speaks French and I don’t. My daughters all went to a French school and have been fluent since kindergarten. Being bilingual is never a bad thing
KittyGaming 9 months ago
Definitely jealousy, it's a language it's actually better if your kid gets a headstart with Spanish since a lot of American schools teach it anyways, in High School foreign language is required, I'm learning French in school and Japanese personally, that's completely fine, my parents are happy I'm learning foreign languages because it's helping me to be smarter especially since I want to live in Japan for a month or so one day in the future and I'd rather learn Japanese now than later since I still have a growing brain, the younger you are the easier it is to learn a language, don't wait until you're older, thank me later (that is if you want to of course)
Jon Steensen 9 months ago
plus, I would suspect, if you learn it all at once as a small child, your way of speaking won't be so ingrown, and it will be easier to pronounce the words correctly without an accent.
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Being bilingual is a superpower. Not only does it make you able to communicate with more people, you also get to see the world in a kind of different perspective (e.g some people have many different words for snow, depending on how it behaves -You learn that snow isn't just snow). Translating is about more than just substituding one word for another (which is why it is so hard to make a machine do it). The was sentences are stuctured is different, reflecting a different way of thinking and communicating your thought. E.g. other languages have more "times", and operate with things like, future tense and near future tense, or can have different "we's" to distinguish between whether the person you are talking to is part of the group mentioned or not. Furthermore there are some wonderful sayings, or expressions that only exist in certain languages, and can't really be translated.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Nothing like good old-fashioned leveling to keep your alpha status. /s 🙄
#17
My wife when she was 18 (20+ years ago) had met a band at a concert and had asked them for a picture and a hug. And the lead singer responded
"We only hug pretty girls sorry".
He has been on my "on sight" list ever since I heard about it a decade ago. Especially since when she saw them, they were barely on anyone's radar and now they're pretty common knowledge.
Edit: Apparently the common question is who so...Theory Of A Deadman. I'm sure he's matured alot, but I'm not dropping the grudge.
Edit 2: well that's a lot of support! Thanks guys.
Spannidandoolar 9 months ago
This is the loveliest and most supportive of grudges I have read.
Kelbers11 9 months ago
That band is what I like to call a “douchbag bro band”. All the tools just love them. And that lead singer is one to talk, he’s never been great to look at lol
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
Never drop that grudge. I am going to visit their YouTube page and I might mention this.
#18
Back in the mid sixties, I somehow wound up at a school where I was the only POC. We were playing softball. I was just learning how to play,and was about nine years old.
There was a play at second base that was being disputed, whether the runner was safe or out. Of course, the guys on my team were saying out, the runner and the guys on the other team were saying he was safe.
So I quietly said that I thought he was out. Then a guy that was *on my team* said, " Nobody cares what you think. And nobody wants you here."
That was close to sixty years ago. I still remember that kid's name and can still hear him saying that .
Penguin Panda Pop 9 months ago
I also hold a school sport related grudge. Mine is about 40 years old. Allow me to vent. We were playing football (soccer) in the playground during break (I guess were were around 8 years old). I have the ball and I'm facing my own goal, popular kid runs toward me and kicks my leg so that my leg then kicks the ball into the goal. Opposition team celebrate a goal. I say "you can't do that - it's a foul". Everyone, even my own goddam teammates, say "nah it's a goal". I was a shy, quiet, slightly weird kid, so it was obvious to me in that moment that popularity is f**king everything. (For those who don't know the rules of soccer - you can't just kick other players legs). Thanks for letting me vent.
Regina Holt 9 months ago
I think the post is about the racism, not the sport.
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Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
Me and "my teamate" would have eventually "discussed" this after school. After I made sure none of his buddies were around.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
“Back then”? Because it’s so different (better?) now? Good grief. We have an openly racist president in the US, and much of the “progress” we’ve made with regard to race is in the process of being undone.
Load More Replies...When it comes to letting go of a grudge, Olivia says the first step is validating your emotions and understanding the why. "First and foremost, you are allowed to feel however you feel. You are allowed to be hurt and angry when someone does something to cause you pain," she noted. "Try your best to validate your emotions and allow them space to come up and out, then start asking yourself why. Why are you feeling so wronged? What did this other person do to cause this much pain? Why is that so hurtful for you?"
#19
Everytime around Christmas and someone mentions The Polar Express, I get reminded of the time a boy copied my art work in 2nd grade. We were to draw our favorite scene from Polar Express in art class, and the teacher was giving a present to the one she thought was best. He won, and I got a "talking too" about copying other people's work, even though he copied me!!
Earthquake903 9 months ago
When I was in the 1st or 2nd grade I colored a picture and showed it to the teacher. She told me to do a better job of staying in the line like f' ing Shelby! F u Shelby and your perfectly colored picture. The teacher was Shelby's grandma so definitely no favoritism there. I'm 53 now and still miffed about it.
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Yeah! F u to BOTH Shelby and her stupid grandma! 🤜
Load More Replies... Paul C. 9 months ago
My sports teacher did not like me although I was very good at soccer/football. School trials came round, he sent virtually the whole school team, bar me. I went to watch and a teacher running it, questioned me why I wasn't playing. He got me some boots and I played, got selected, and made captain. My teacher was furious. I went on to play semi pro soccer/football and being payed to do it. F**k you, Mr Dumigan!
Susie Elle 9 months ago
Reminds me of when I drew a comic for art class and the teacher refused to believe I made it, even though I had my actual bullies back me up on it :') Jokes on her, my art instagram has a whopping 70 followers! *laugh cries*
Leah C 9 months ago
That reminds me of Ramona when Susan copied her owl design and the teacher liked it better.
KittyGaming 9 months ago
Technically that's a situation where you would actually expect people to have similar drawings because it's a personal opinion, if two kids like the same scene big whoop it's an opinion based project with no right or wrong answer just for fun, teachers man, I know they are doing their best for such a low income but sometimes they can be absolute jerks for no reason
Lyoness 9 months ago
That happened to me in high school art class. We'd been asked to draw popcorn and everyone was drawing bowls of it. I decided to do a single piece up close. Another student asked to see mine, so I showed it to her and she drew hers exactly the same way. When we were showing our sketches the teacher got to hers first and praised it to the skies for how original it was and how no one else interpreted the assignment that way and how impressed she was. When she saw mine I got an "Oh, you did the same thing as (name). That's nice". And (name) never said a word. Cow.
Caro Ansaldo 8 months ago
I am a teacher. I always tell my students that if I see two equal tests, practical works, etc. (I mean, same answers, same mistakes, etc.) both will go with a Below Standard mark, because I can't tell who copied who.. That way, people who always do their work won't pass it to their classmates
#20
Rented a house that had an outdoor mini fridge by the built in bbq. Our utilities bills were outrageous in that house. Roommates, including my boyfriend, refused to unplug this fridge- that no one even used! "That's not whats making our bills so high". They mocked me for being so dumb!
Now the same man literally researches the lowest energy lightbulbs because "Every little thing adds up".
Every little thing, but not that outdoor fridge that sat in direct sunlight in the scorching summer, huh? Not that appliance?
I will DIE with this grudge in my heart.
Michael Largey 9 months ago
Standing on science isn't holding a grudge - it's sticking to facts.
Lew k 9 months ago
I get the point but a mini fridge outdoors probably wouldn't drastically impact your energy bill. I have a full sized freezer and mid size beer fridge in the garage. I looked into how much energy it would use before putting them out there because pre solar our bill was pretty rough. It breaks down to less than 100$ a year. That's in Arizona with regular 110 degree temps. Still. If you're not using it just unplug it and see if anyone notices.
#21
My brothers got to sit in my barbie blow up chair before me as a kid, and then it popped almost immediately. Still hurts. .
Lyoness 9 months ago
Great thing about being an adult is you can buy what you want without asking permission (budget permitting of course). Get yourself a new chair and don't let them sit in it. You shall have your pink revenge!
Delicate Fcuking Flower 9 months ago
Idk why but 'pink revenge' is just resonating with me in a most awesome manner and I want to thank you 🩷🤘🏻
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Pixie T 9 months ago
When I was 20 I bought myself a 50cc moped to get to and from work. My sister decided she wanted to have a ride of it and took it without asking me. Our uncle said she seemed more confident riding it than me which made her cocky and then she confused the accelerator with the break and rode straight into the side of a parked van. I was gutted, my 3 week old moped was a write off
wayne whitson 9 months ago
"Say your brothers are 'Fat A$$es' WITHOUT SAYING your brothers are "Fat A$$es' "
"Once you understand your response, you can shift the focus on letting go or even forgiving the person (but consider what forgiveness means for you)," Olivia continued. "If you're not able to have a conversation with them, this can look like writing a closure letter addressed to them that's just for your emotional release; or if you can talk to the person, maybe you have an open and honest conversation about what happened and how it made you feel."
#22
My brother always beat me at everything. Our parents got us Super Nintendo and I beat Mario before he did. Oh my god, he lost his s**t. My Dad could not stop laughing and when my brother would get a big head about games, my dad would remind him of the meltdown on New Years Day.
#23
20 years ago DirecTV charged me a cancellation fee when my military tour ended and I had to move. Wouldn't waive it. Never went back, never will.
David 9 months ago
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act says companies cannot charge cancelation fees or penalties to active service members if they move due to military orders or are transferred to a new posting , unless that company offers the same service in that new area, in which case they cannot charge any fees for transferring that service to the new house (but can charge cancellation then, bc of the service being offered.) The SCRA was passed in 2003 to expand on the previous Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, to take into account things like internet, cable tv and more. https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/Federal-Benefits/Servicemembers-Civil-Relief-Act-(SCRA)?serv=122 https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/servicemembers/the-servicemembers-civil-relief-act-scra/
Sparky 9 months ago
Sure, but how do you enforce it? Especially when the company ignores it, and you're on the move.
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When I was a kid and my cousin’s son was a toddler, he got into my Ninja Turtles action figures and chewed on their weapons.
It’s been at least 30 years. He lives in another country so I’ve only seen him once since. I will always remember him as the little bastard who ruined my Ninja Turtles.
cj be like 9 months ago
as one of the TMNTs biggest fans, that is UNFORGIVABLE by our standards
Lew k 9 months ago
When I has probably about 13-15. I thought i was too old/cool for my ninja turtle collection and gave it to a friend of the families kid. I was obsessed for awhile and every Christmas and birthday that's what I got. Multiple duplicates still in package. Years worth of collecting. Wish I'd known.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
When I was a kid, I had a full collection of Kiddles, which were small dolls with huge heads, and they were relatively expensive. My sister stayed home from school sick once, and had a “costume party” with my Kiddles, using a Sharpie to draw on their faces. More than a hundred bucks’ worth of Kiddles, ruined. 🤭
"If you're having a conversation with the person, be sure to keep with the 'I' statements [When you did/said x, I felt y] as it keeps the focus on you and helps prevent as much defensiveness as possible from the other person," the therapist suggests. "Depending on how the conversation goes, and assuming you want to let go of this grudge and move forward with the relationship, consider replacing the grudge with a boundary."
"If the grudge is related to a comment someone made about your appearance, the boundary can be that you do not need to hear their opinions on your appearance; if the grudge is related to how an ex treated you, move forward with a boundary that protects you from that happening again (i.e. hiding messages from someone, maybe your new boundary is open and honest communication with a new partner)," Olivia explained.
#25
A girl in middle school having been convinced for a full 6 years that I drew on two fake moles under my left eye, every day from age 10-16, until one day she saw me during swimclass and went “omg they’re real?”
Turns out she had been talking a little s**t about me and some other girls, cause she thought i was trying to be “unique” inspired by anime and markings some characters have.
I cannot let go of how little of a life she must’ve had, and yes I still tell people that stupid a*s story, and yes, I make fun of her for it behind her back for it. (We’re not friends).
Martin König 9 months ago
Well, you should be friends, the making fun behind her back would speak much more about you.
#26
Okay so 9-11 grade I had one Latin teacher. I started off with a C freshman year (in a class w mostly sophomores) and worked up to be the one everyone called to double check their translations. Senior year we got a new teacher. I was in a 3 person class of the people who’d stuck it out since we were freshmen in the sophomore class, and the new Latin teacher awarded the annual Latin seat to a senior a level below me. I AM TOTALLY FINE ITS BEEN 18 YEARS IM FINE.
Macky McLemore 9 months ago
I was always in advanced classes, including taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade. They said some students would take it again in 9th depending on their grades. My grade Algebra grade at the end of the year was 100 A. When we started 9th I was assigned Algebra 1 instead of Geometry! After 9th I switched to a different school and still haven't taken Geometry. It's been 20 years and I'm still mad.
Johnny McFearless 9 months ago
What's a c freshman and a w class? Honestly asking, not a provocation.
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Freshman = 9th year of school. C = grades range from A (highest) to F (lowest) with C being "average." W = "with."
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Bec 9 months ago
My sister was Salutatorian instead of Valedictorian. They had to parse through grades to determine the winner, but didn't take into consideration that my sister was taking much harder classes.
Tom Brincefield 9 months ago
My cousin got Salutatorian because she took all the basic easy courses to get through high school. Beating out the guy taking all the college prep courses and busting his a*s trying for scholarships.
Load More Replies... Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
I completely understand. But if you ever do see this, I have further questions. Because due to studies that I had to learn about, when I became a certified Fire Instructor. Unfortunately there may definitely be some subconsciously inherent bias on the teacher's part. Or even worse, consciously inherent bias.
Puppy Dancing! 9 months ago (edited)
Wish they wouldn't use sophomore, senior and freshmen, I do not understand.
Mike Beck 9 months ago
Those are 10th, 12th and 9th. But it's still meaningless. Another commenter said they took advanced classes and gave algebra 1 in 8th as an example. I first took algebra as a standard class in FOURTH grade.
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Colleen Glim 9 months ago
Or maybe the winner was teachers pet. Life’s not fair
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My SIL got married and had sooooo much sushi leftover from the party. I told her "I can't wait to munch on some sushi later!". The husband threw it away. ALL OF IT. I am thinking of getting a sushi tattooed with the date under because of that.
Calvin Smelliott 9 months ago
I wouldn't risk somebody eating day-old sushi from my party. 🤮🤮🤮💩💩💩💨💨💨
Susie Elle 9 months ago
Babe sushi in the fridge is fine for a day or two, provided it was made fresh and not left out on a table for an entire day.
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Nadine Debard 9 months ago
Even if they stayed in the fridge, the ones with raw fish would be a health hazard the day after.
Load More Replies... Jac Carr 9 months ago
I'd have done the same; if people got sick from it, there's always that one person who'll try to financially benefit from it somehow
Cecilie Hammershøy 9 months ago
If you live in US. In Denmark you would be laughed at if you tried to benefit from that.
Load More Replies... Puppy Dancing! 9 months ago (edited)
Shushi left out without being in an ice bath is not edible after 2 hours. Sushi at a buffet that has been touched and is at room temperature is guaranteed to be toxic.
Lew k 9 months ago
Ick. Day old sushi..... I've tried to toss it in the fridge and eat it later the same day and it's just not a leftovers thing. I bring it home and feed it to the chickens or the crows while it's still fresh. Chickens LOVE sushi. I'm all for not wasting but I'd turn down day old sushi for sure.
Finally, the therapist noted that a grudge isn't necessarily an immediate negative thing. "What matters most is how you respond to it and move forward from it," Olivia says. "Forgiveness for the wrong does not mean condoning or approving what happened to you, forgiveness is about you and letting go for your own wellbeing."
#28
15 years ago I had a pair of Sony headphones die. The Sony store wouldn’t give me any warranty because I bought them from a Sony store in another country. They quoted me almost the same cost of a new pair to repair them. Haven’t bought anything Sony since.
Colleen Glim 9 months ago
Every electronics company is a scam. They all want you to toss broken/outdated product and buy new
Lew k 9 months ago
Sony and Samsung are scams. They way over charge for the same quality as other brands and their longevity and reliability is garbage. They only exception is unfortunately headphones. I got a pair of Sony headphones even though I normally won't buy anything Sony because they were on a half off sale and cheaper than anything except c**p generics. They are amazing. They feel cheap but they sound amazing. There are absolutely better brands but Sony low and mid range headphones are pretty dang good for the money. Just like everything Sony they won't last you forever but you can still get 4-5 years out of them for like 150$
SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago
I've a pair of Skullcandy Bluetooth headphones and even though my warranty had expired by three months? They did replace the charger lead!..... Sorry! I guess I'm trying to say that not all big companies are bad 🙂
#29
I'm still pissed they took honey mustard off the sauce menu at McDonald's in Canada about 9 years ago.
Paige Merlin 9 months ago
I hate they replaced Heinz ketchup with their own vinegary rubbish in the UK too
Brain-In-A-Vat 9 months ago
"The fast-food giant said in a statement Friday that it is cutting ties with the condiment company after 40 years due to management changes there. A former Burger King CEO became head of Heinz in June after the company was bought by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. 3G, a Brazilian investment firm, also controls Burger King." - https://apnews.com/mcdonalds-ending-relationship-with-heinz-178a*55283284b6e8865f994c9235290
Load More Replies... Nosirrow 9 months ago (edited)
In Ireland, I got a chicken burger in Macdonald's. In Poland, that burger had hot sauce, in Ireland it was disgusting sweet chilli sauce. Yuck! Also, I bought snacks that in my country have the flavour of tomato and cheese and in Ireland it was pickled onion! The Irish are the worst.
KittyGaming 9 months ago
Dude I recently went to Canada and I really wanted to try the Shaker Frys yall have and I got so mad because the McDonald's we went to only had regular French fry, I just wanted the stupid French toast flavored fries you can only get in Canada and I didn't get any
Michael Largey 9 months ago
If the OP likes sweetened mustards, they should take some maple syrup and mix a little in the regular McDonald's mustard. We know the OP carries maple syrup with them everyehere because they're Canadian and that's the law up there.
Immortal Jellyfish 9 months ago
Speaking about things that have disappeared, FUSE BARS were the best chocolate bars ever............
WindySwede 9 months ago
I hate how the ice cream machine always are broken. But then I doesent have to have a PFAS-flurry I guess? 🤷♂️
#30
Not me but my brother. He still blames me for deleting his saved game on Secret of Mana.
This is b******t, I did not delete it. I did not.
#31
We had no air conditioning when I was growing up. Sleeping was pretty much impossible. My sister, brother, dad, mom, and I all “camped out” in the living room during the summer nights because the rooms upstairs were over 100 degrees F. Mom got the couch and the others got comfy chairs, and I got the floor. Ok, no problem. But mom would take the only K-Mart box fan out of the window, and set it at the end of the couch so it blew directly on her, alone. Ok, it sucked because it was hard to breathe when we had absolutely still air with humidity you could practically see. Still, she’s the mom, I get it. But I had an ace up my sleeve. I had hidden the last bottle of RC Cola in the fridge, so well that everybody thought we were out of it. And then, the moment came when I pictured that cold, green 16 oz bottle of that tasty RC Cola, at 3:00 AM, and I snuck out to the kitchen. And there was mom, smoking a cigarette, and enjoying the last few swallows of my drink. That was 57 years ago, and mom passed away 23 years ago, but I still want my RC.
#32
I still remember the insult from 5th grade when one of the girls in my class said that my stutter reminded her of an annoying version of woody the woodpecker.
Tammy Kirks 9 months ago
I'm still holding a grudge against R.B. who told me in 6th grade that I was a "fat a**" I hope he's bald now
#33
My mom grew up in Germany. Speaks fluent German. She would speak German with her... sister and friends. I feel your pain! She didn't teach my brother, me, or my kids German because we were "American babies and it would be weird speaking German out loud to us when no one else around would understand." US! WE WOULD UNDERSTAND! EVENTUALLY! I begged her to teach my kids German. Nope
Now she's all remorseful because when she passes none of us will be able to call and check in on her sister (who refused to learn English) who will be all alone.
zububonsai 9 months ago
Das ist aber 'ne ganz blöde Idee gewesen von ihr. 😠 *angry hissing in German*
Trillian 9 months ago
Ernsthaft jetzt. It doesn't even matter if you 'need' the language, it offers opportunies and being bilingual enhances cognitive processing.
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#34
In my senior year, the Regina George of my school got a guy (who was admittedly troubled but well liked) kicked out of school under controversial circumstances and admittedly pettiness. The school acted as saying his name was like saying f*****g Voldemort. Then when someone brought up his (in his eyes) unfair treatment and nepotism of the school in front of her, her family, and the principal, they get detention for a week. She brings it up in her valedictorian speech and gets off scott free while doing some crocodile tears.
F**K.
THAT.
B***H.
Lew k 9 months ago
Karma seems to be broken considering all the terrible people out there doing great right now.
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Bored Trash Panda 9 months ago
Wow. Read the original post. This girl was a HUGE b***h, like megacuntasaurus sized b***h. Horrible person. I really hope karma got her back.
#35
A boy who broke up with me in the 5th grade because I was too flat chested. BTW - I’m 70.
Hellcaste's Wife 9 months ago
Generally between 10-11 yrs old. So, yeah, flat chested would be the norm. LOL
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#36
A group of my friends decided to go to our college team bowl game in the 1990’s. I bought the tickets. They canceled and didn’t pay me. Fast forward 25 years… I commented on it and she denied it. I went upstairs and showed her the tickets that for some reason I kept. She was mortified. Anyway, that night her boyfriend convinced me to buy Apple stock. We are good, no grudge. Lifetime friends.
#37
I discovered McDonalds did pretty much the same thing in the Happy Meals. I was having a cr*ppy day at school one day and decided I would get a Happy Meal, then give the toy to one of my Life Skills students. When we discovered a garbage piece of cardboard you stick on a plastic stand, my nonverbal student looked at me and unmistakably said “wtf” with her whole face.
Spannidandoolar 9 months ago
Same, they are almost always better than the toys
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#38
It really makes me so mad. My great aunt passed a few years ago at 104 and I got to go through a wooden box of hers full of letters she sent back to Austria (where my family is originally from) looking for family members and all are written in German/Austrian German. And I can only recognize one word here and there because of Duolingo. Yay. They’re pretty amazing letters and I’ll get them translated someday.
I also remembered when I was a teen, my mom had found a hairdresser who was German and they would speak it when she was getting her hair done. She said it was so she could keep up the language. Like. Helloooo. All you needed to do was speak it to my brother and I and we could have always conversed in it. My mom came up with so many excuses as to why to not teach us. I could have been fluent, taught my kids. Being bilingual is amazing. Doesn’t matter what language really.
Sara Frazer 9 months ago
Why is this the third story about someone's mom not teaching them German
Janissary35680 9 months ago (edited)
Here's a fourth: When my dad was shipped to Korea and my mom had to work, I was mostly raised by her mom, a German immigrant who only spoke German in her old age. I was 5-6 at the time. After grandma died, mom refused to speak German to me so the language sort of withered and faded away. I can still understand some things I hear if they're family or kids-related but can't say a word.
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firecrackershrimp 9 months ago
Also Google lens will translate those letters for you so no need to wait...just did that with some stuff I found in my mom's boxes
#39
When my sister and I were like 7-8 years old, we shared a room. We got into an argument one night and she pulled a rock from underneath her pillow and threw it directly at my face from 4ft away. I had a black eye forever. I’m still salty about it, even though a couple days later I sharpened a pencil, and stabbed her head, not that hard, but enough that we had to pop the lead out of her scalp like it was a pimple. Sibling relationships are bonkers hahaha.
Bored Trash Panda 9 months ago
I busted my sisters lip open in our pool when we were little. She pissed me off so I threw the chlorine tab holder at her, didn't mean to hit her. She threw a shoe at me one time when we shared a room. it bounced off my head and went through the window. sibling rivalry can get crazy.
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Lew k 9 months ago
My younger brothers were wild. One cut the others thumb off in a door then a few years later stubby thumb partially severed the other ones nose off. Both are fine and are good with each other. No permanent damage but some scars. Crazy times though. There was a few other incidents like a broken hand and a fight that completely demolished a hotel room in Mexico. There are times I'm surprised they both survived.
Nosirrow 9 months ago
Where were the parents? My mother thought of a brilliant way to stop my older brother from starting fights with me. She gave us a a piece of firewood and ordered us to fight each other. My older brother hated me and I was really afraid he would beat me while mother stood by. He didn't but I hate them both now so much.
#41
My brother claimed my scooter and he knows it. When we opened them on Christmas back in 96 or so mine and red wheels and his had green. But as soon as the green one broke he claimed his was the red one. M**********r.
#42
When my dad would go out to a doctors appt, he'd come back with mcdonalds for him, my mom, and my son, but wouldn't get s**t for me. at that point it was only a dollar or two but the complete lack of respect still pisses me off.
#43
One of my little cousins once took a bite out of the book I had brought to a family gathering and I refused to finish reading it out of spite... And now I never will know how Meerkat Madness ended...
#44
About ten years ago, my pregnant coworker managed to bug me into finally telling her what mine and my then-wife's baby name ideas were, if we were to ever have a kid (we didn't).
I said I'd only tell her if she promised not to use it.
She promised and even told me she already had her names picked out (and told me them but I forget now).
I told her, "Loughlan" (Lachlan).
A few weeks later on Facebook she introduced the world to Lachlan!
I was so pissed off on principle that I didn't even congratulate her. I just called her out on her post that she stole my name!
Anyways, it was petty because I didn't even want a kid at the time.
But it's the principle.
Penguin Panda Pop 9 months ago
I'm not convinced that baby names can be 'stolen' from co-workers. I can see the problem with taking baby names within family or close friend circles, but this one seems a stretch.
The Other Guest 9 months ago
I don't think a name can be "stolen" at all, even by family. After all, a name that's been in the family for generations has to start somewhere. (My partner has *so many* uncles & cousins that share his name, because it's "traditional" on both sides of his family.)
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My grandma did not buy me the P300 fashion glasses i was asking her to, while buying my sister P2000 shoes (we were together at the mall) I went home sad, never asked her for anything ever again. that was 12 years ago.
Fellfromthemoon 9 months ago
Well, shoes are a necessity, and fashion glasses are not. It's like saying "My grandma bought her bread and didn't buy me Turkish delight." Yes, petty grudges, but this one seems to be unjust.
#46
My first D&D dungeon master noticed that I was doing EXP wrong (I thought your total got reset to zero every level) and decided not to correct me because he thought it'd be funny to watch me struggle to make level 3 while everyone else was level 7 or 8. He also had a habit of f*****g with my character the hardest.
Twenty-something years later: Dude matured a lot and he's actually pretty nice now. Occasionally he'll ask me to join a new campaign he's starting.
I tell him I'll only do it if I can play a character that starts out at a significantly higher level than the other players- to make up for all the levels that I missed.
#47
When I was a kid I bought a whale float, it was a black one that had 2 baby whales attached. I was riding it in my pool and one of my friends dropped by (I think unannounced... she did that often). Anyway she wanted to ride it and I had a bad feeling for some reason but I let her anyway. She fell over while riding it and her foot pulled one of the babies and popped it. It wouldn't balance right after that. I had just bought it the night before. I didn't even have it 24 hours and she already wrecked it. I never did get another one. She did try to give me another whale float (one without baby whales) but the one she gave me had a hole in it so it was useless.
#48
My ex friend who stood me up at homecoming 10 years ago. No calls, no texts. She was at an arcade. I left, never even went inside.
#49
I applied for a televised quiz show that tests your knowledge of a particular topic (chosen by you) as well as general knowledge. My first choice subject was turned down as "being too limited in scope" and my others were rejected, so I didn't get on. I felt pretty vindicated that it was NOT "limited in scope" - but also incredibly aggrieved - when someone went on the next series of this quiz show with that exact same topic. It's been five years and I'm still salty.
#50
Coworker named Ryan (f*****g of course that's his name) who was "sweeping" a backroom by loosely holding a broom in the crook of his elbow as he meandered around the room at a pace a snail would get frustrated by. When I asked him if he knew how to sweep at *all*, he looked at me like ***I*** was the crazy one and said yes. A few minutes later, one of the higher-ups came in and thanked him for sweeping, which of course made him feel like he was doing something right.
I ended up having to resweep the entire floor as soon as Ryan left because there was still so much s**t everywhere. F**k you, Ryan.
#51
I refuse to drink Liquid IV because it’s a stupid f*****g name.
Lew k 9 months ago
It's magic tho. Tastes like c**p but we use it at work for dehydration instances. Get a few people that fall out every summer in the 110+ degree months. Its happened to me where I felt like I was going to die. These things really do help. Not bad for a hangover either.
nicholas nolan 9 months ago
The strawberry lemonade and tropical ones are pretty good, imo.
Load More Replies... #52
My teenage brother went into a fit and ran away from home because i took a sip (one literal sip) from his red Powerade from the fridge. He threw his phone at me and ran off. I know it was wrong, but I was so worried and it took us 8 hours to find him. We couldn't report him to the police as a missing person because he was 16 (over 14) at the time and they said he had the will to do so and my parents where worried sick. We found him eventually in downtown Miami squatting with a group of homeless men. He is the pettiest person I know and later confessed he did it all to spite me for drinking a sip from his Powerade because I know no boundaries. He isn't wrong but he overreacted and til this day he hasn't forgiven me for the incident. He brings it up every chance he gets four years later. He is now 20 years old.
Kaa 9 months ago
Who knows how many "little sips" and overstepped boundaries OP got away with until his older brother snapped eventually.
Spannidandoolar 9 months ago
And how many times his parents let him get away with it because he's younger. Being the older sibling isn't easy.
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#53
I used to go out and pick flowers in my grandmother's garden and one day my grandfather told me I needed to ask her first because sometimes she had plans for the flowers. I could never imagine just allowing my kids to harass someone else's plants.
What do you think ?
Susie Elle 9 months ago
A boy in highschool that I had a crush on told me I was pretty ugly from afar, and after a second he added that I was also ugly up close. Broke my already non-existant self-esteem down even further. It was also ironic, because he had both the face and the intelligence of an english bulldog :)
Captive 9 months ago
As a kid I called the radio to ask for a song. They say sure and ask if I want to chat with them live after the next song, I say sure. They put the phone down and I'm waiting, recording the radio to listen to it later. Current song ends and all I hear is a faint distant mumbling, then my song plays. Then they pick up the phone and apologize in a weird way and say they'll call me later. I say no problem and hang up, then go listen to my recording. They called my name but didn't hear me speak so they made fun of me on live broadcast. They picked up the wrong phone! I was waiting on the other line! I was shocked. F u radio station
Lila Allen 9 months ago
Stayed back at the hotel room one day of family vacation with a headache. My parents didn't leave any money or food for me. Finally after like 7 hours I got so hungry I decided to order a pizza and used up all my spending money. Parents and siblings arrive just as pizza arrives and the kids are hungry and tired. My mom insisted I give most of my pizza for them to eat because they were little and starving and wouldn't pay me back. Still mad.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
How old were you at the time? Because, if you are an adult now, I would send your mom a bill as a Christmas present.
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BookFanatic 9 months ago
My childhood friend dropped me like a hot potato when we went on to junior high. We were inseparable from toddler years up until preteen. First day of school she walked right past me. Wouldn't acknowledge me, wouldn't look at me, wouldn't answer my phone calls. It's been 30+ years and Kimberly can still go kick rocks as far as I'm concerned.
Lisa Maynard 9 months ago
My grandma got me a cabbage patch doll stroller for my cabbage patch doll one christmas when I was around 5 years old. I opened it up christmas morning. My mom had a rule about no accessories for dolls...so she took it away from me, after I had opened it up and loved it. I'm 44 years old and I still think that was a s****y thing to do to a little girl on christmas.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
Apologies for asking this, but why did your mom have such a crazy rule?
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reuben kift 9 months ago (edited)
When I was about seven years-old, I was watching Krull on VHS, when my younger brother came and said that lunch was ready. I tried to pause the film on the VHS player, but he stood in the way and wouldn't let me pause the damn film. When I finally snapped and screamed at him to move he through a disposable camera at my face. I had a black-eye for about a week and still have a faint scar under my left eye. I'm 32 and it still gets to me.
Lyoness 9 months ago (edited)
In 8th grade a boy I liked told me that if I got rid of my braces and glasses I MIGHT be cute. Five years later I ran into him at a bar and he not only recognized me but said I "turned out cute" and tried to buy me a drink. Told him to shove his drink up his a$$. FU Paul. Edit for grammar
Maria Bustamante 9 months ago
My childhood best friend was moving out of state and called me on the phone (in the 90's) one last time before their phone line was about to be cut off. My sister picked up the phone from another room and screamed at me to hang up the phone bc she had to make a call and that I could just call her right back. I refused because, no I can't call her right back, her phone line is about to be disconnected. She walked over and ended my call. After she was done, I frantically tried to call my friend back but it was too late. She cheated me out of my final goodbye to my then-best friend. I still remember and cannot let it go.
Kari Panda 9 months ago
I‘m not sure if it counts as a grudge, but when my 11th or 12th birthday came up, my mother handed me a baking magazine and told me I could choose a cake and she‘d bake it for me. However, when I chose one, she got mad at me and refused to bake the cake because my choice was 'childish'. I never got that cake. That cake has become a symbol for my messed up childhood to me and I‘ve been trying to find the recipe for years so I could bake it myself, but to no avail. The 'childish‘ cake in question? A cherry flavoured cheesecake. (It didn’t have any visible cherries but was bright pink, so I assume it used cherry juice.)
Binny Tutera 9 months ago
I just looked up “pink cheesecake” and found some. Hope you get your cake! https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+cheesecake&sca_esv=5c33b0bec17714d5&sxsrf=AHTn8zpZ6j1HrM3ydcoKQ9t2UqOtVbU9UA%3A1739919801199&source=hp&ei=uRG1Z5P0Ccbg0PEP2fPO8Qo&oq=pink+cheesecake&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBoCGAIiD3BpbmsgY2hlZXNlY2FrZTINECMYgAQYtAQYJxiKBTINECMYgAQYtAQYJxiKBTIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEiqWlD5FVjwTHACeACQAQCYAesBoAGkDaoBBTYuOC4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIRoAKxDqgCD8ICChAjGLQEGCcY6gLCAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIKECMYgAQYJxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIKEC4YgAQYQxiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICERAuGIAEGNQCGMcBGI4FGK8BwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiLA8ICCBAAGIAEGIsDwgILEC4YgAQYxwEYrwHCAg4QLhiABBiRAhixAxiKBcICBRAuGIAEwgIOEC4YgAQYmAMYqAMYiwPCAg4QLhiABBixAxjHARivAZgDDfEFX6bNZ7t25sOSBwY2LjEwLjGgB-OMAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp
Load More Replies... Captain Awesome 9 months ago (edited)
In fifth grade I gave my crush a box of chocolates and a card. I was nervous so I slipped it in her bag during morning break. She waited until after lunch to give it back in front of the entire class along with a bit of a show. It's been 35 years and I'm still sour over that.
Susie Elle 9 months ago
A boy in highschool that I had a crush on told me I was pretty ugly from afar, and after a second he added that I was also ugly up close. Broke my already non-existant self-esteem down even further. It was also ironic, because he had both the face and the intelligence of an english bulldog :)
Captive 9 months ago
As a kid I called the radio to ask for a song. They say sure and ask if I want to chat with them live after the next song, I say sure. They put the phone down and I'm waiting, recording the radio to listen to it later. Current song ends and all I hear is a faint distant mumbling, then my song plays. Then they pick up the phone and apologize in a weird way and say they'll call me later. I say no problem and hang up, then go listen to my recording. They called my name but didn't hear me speak so they made fun of me on live broadcast. They picked up the wrong phone! I was waiting on the other line! I was shocked. F u radio station
Lila Allen 9 months ago
Stayed back at the hotel room one day of family vacation with a headache. My parents didn't leave any money or food for me. Finally after like 7 hours I got so hungry I decided to order a pizza and used up all my spending money. Parents and siblings arrive just as pizza arrives and the kids are hungry and tired. My mom insisted I give most of my pizza for them to eat because they were little and starving and wouldn't pay me back. Still mad.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
How old were you at the time? Because, if you are an adult now, I would send your mom a bill as a Christmas present.
Load More Replies... BookFanatic 9 months ago
My childhood friend dropped me like a hot potato when we went on to junior high. We were inseparable from toddler years up until preteen. First day of school she walked right past me. Wouldn't acknowledge me, wouldn't look at me, wouldn't answer my phone calls. It's been 30+ years and Kimberly can still go kick rocks as far as I'm concerned.
Lisa Maynard 9 months ago
My grandma got me a cabbage patch doll stroller for my cabbage patch doll one christmas when I was around 5 years old. I opened it up christmas morning. My mom had a rule about no accessories for dolls...so she took it away from me, after I had opened it up and loved it. I'm 44 years old and I still think that was a s****y thing to do to a little girl on christmas.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 9 months ago
Apologies for asking this, but why did your mom have such a crazy rule?
Load More Replies... reuben kift 9 months ago (edited)
When I was about seven years-old, I was watching Krull on VHS, when my younger brother came and said that lunch was ready. I tried to pause the film on the VHS player, but he stood in the way and wouldn't let me pause the damn film. When I finally snapped and screamed at him to move he through a disposable camera at my face. I had a black-eye for about a week and still have a faint scar under my left eye. I'm 32 and it still gets to me.
Lyoness 9 months ago (edited)
In 8th grade a boy I liked told me that if I got rid of my braces and glasses I MIGHT be cute. Five years later I ran into him at a bar and he not only recognized me but said I "turned out cute" and tried to buy me a drink. Told him to shove his drink up his a$$. FU Paul. Edit for grammar
Maria Bustamante 9 months ago
My childhood best friend was moving out of state and called me on the phone (in the 90's) one last time before their phone line was about to be cut off. My sister picked up the phone from another room and screamed at me to hang up the phone bc she had to make a call and that I could just call her right back. I refused because, no I can't call her right back, her phone line is about to be disconnected. She walked over and ended my call. After she was done, I frantically tried to call my friend back but it was too late. She cheated me out of my final goodbye to my then-best friend. I still remember and cannot let it go.
Kari Panda 9 months ago
I‘m not sure if it counts as a grudge, but when my 11th or 12th birthday came up, my mother handed me a baking magazine and told me I could choose a cake and she‘d bake it for me. However, when I chose one, she got mad at me and refused to bake the cake because my choice was 'childish'. I never got that cake. That cake has become a symbol for my messed up childhood to me and I‘ve been trying to find the recipe for years so I could bake it myself, but to no avail. The 'childish‘ cake in question? A cherry flavoured cheesecake. (It didn’t have any visible cherries but was bright pink, so I assume it used cherry juice.)
Binny Tutera 9 months ago
I just looked up “pink cheesecake” and found some. Hope you get your cake! https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+cheesecake&sca_esv=5c33b0bec17714d5&sxsrf=AHTn8zpZ6j1HrM3ydcoKQ9t2UqOtVbU9UA%3A1739919801199&source=hp&ei=uRG1Z5P0Ccbg0PEP2fPO8Qo&oq=pink+cheesecake&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBoCGAIiD3BpbmsgY2hlZXNlY2FrZTINECMYgAQYtAQYJxiKBTINECMYgAQYtAQYJxiKBTIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEiqWlD5FVjwTHACeACQAQCYAesBoAGkDaoBBTYuOC4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIRoAKxDqgCD8ICChAjGLQEGCcY6gLCAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIKECMYgAQYJxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIKEC4YgAQYQxiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICERAuGIAEGNQCGMcBGI4FGK8BwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiLA8ICCBAAGIAEGIsDwgILEC4YgAQYxwEYrwHCAg4QLhiABBiRAhixAxiKBcICBRAuGIAEwgIOEC4YgAQYmAMYqAMYiwPCAg4QLhiABBixAxjHARivAZgDDfEFX6bNZ7t25sOSBwY2LjEwLjGgB-OMAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp
Load More Replies... Captain Awesome 9 months ago (edited)
In fifth grade I gave my crush a box of chocolates and a card. I was nervous so I slipped it in her bag during morning break. She waited until after lunch to give it back in front of the entire class along with a bit of a show. It's been 35 years and I'm still sour over that.
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