It’s always humbling when a friend steps in and offers to help you financially. Be it simply covering you for a cup of coffee, or lending you a sizable loan to make a downpayment on a house, knowing that someone cares about you that much to help you in that way is truly moving. This […] More
A student should always feel safe under the supervision of their teachers. Even if their teacher has a stern and strict demeanor, they should still be someone whom the student can trust, and feel comfortable talking to and seeking help from. When a teacher puts their student in a position where they do not feel […] More
Many people rely on humor as a coping mechanism. Always able to find humor or make a joke about everything, even in the most devastating situations. Though, the company they find themselves in at the moment might not find themselves inclined to laugh at these jokes. Such was the case with Redditor cacournt6763, who was […] More
Redditor sevenseas59 comes from a religious family. When it comes to family conversations, any mention of sex is a topic they all avoid as an unspoken rule. That all changed when he brought his girlfriend over for a cookout at his grandparents’ house. After an awkward incident during a game of Texas Hold ‘Em, he […] More
The workplace, no matter how dramatic, is an intimate place. In order to work together everyone has to learn how to trust one another. When the higher ups start playing games, things get problematic. Case in point… Redditor workplace_throwaway2 wanted to discuss his experience and get some feedback. So naturally, he came to visit the […] More
Being a teacher comes with many challenges. So does being a student. It is for this reason that one of a teacher’s main duties is to make sure that their classroom is a safe space, where students are protected and can learn in an encouraging environment. For if a teacher makes a student feel unsafe, […] More
Helping greatly in keeping a workplace harmonious is to maintain a good relationship with one’s colleagues. Even if one’s colleagues aren’t necessarily the type of people whom you would spend any time with outside of work, remaining on good terms with them will keep the work environment happy and productive. Especially considering that putting yourself […] More
Sometimes people need a lesson in trust. Especially if you’re living in close quarters and people are not respecting one another’s space. In that event a good joke or harmless prank can go a long way as a teaching tool. That is if all the parties land in the same place after the lesson is […] More
Redditor InternationalGood117 was excited to have his grandfather meet his girlfriend. Everything seemed fine when they went out to dinner until the grandfather made a joke that the Redditor referred to as a typical “insulty” joke. The girlfriend’s response to the joke indicated she wouldn’t be seeing grandpa again any time soon. And when the […] More
When a major change in life arrives, like a new job or the end of a relationship, we each process that new information, and that change to our lives, a little differently. Some of us are serious, some of us become emotional, and some of us joke about it. Unfortunately, sometimes when two coping styles […] More
Jokes are meant to be funny. Whether through irony, exaggeration or just good timing, the joke is meant to illicit a laugh. What happens though when the joke doesn’t just fall flat, it is deliberately cruel. More than that, what happens when the joke is directed at someone you love? That was the issue facing […] More
Sometimes, humor is in the eye of the beholder. That’s especially true of jokes that hinge on an insult. One Redditor discovered that recently, and he shared the story in a post on the “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” subReddit. The Original Poster (OP), known as AITATABadJoke on the site, laid it out in the […] More
