This middle-aged man-baby learned a lesson the hard way not to take advantage of his aging parents after getting cut out of the will entirely. That's just the way the cookie crumbles when you're a skeezy freeloading son. 

Our parents are here to help guide us in life--they're our mentors, they help create a path of growth, and they take care of us as children the best they can. For most fledgling adults, parents are always there for them in some capacity, offering advice well into adulthood, but the financial support typically ends when a child has grown into their adult life. On the contrary, in our next story, one guy decided to ride the coattails of his parent's generosity, refusing to contribute to family bills, rent, groceries, or in any way after living under their roof for 53 years. 

After half a lifetime of watching his brother freeload off of their parents, u/Iamstacylynn, had had enough. The sister had stepped up to take care of their father in his remaining few months of life, but after witnessing her brother's foul behavior towards them, she helped dear ol' dad take drastic action to cut him out of the will entirely. 

Read on for all the details of this family's restitution against a middle-aged man who took advantage of his parents until their final days, only to be forced to grow up after they passed on. I wonder when they'll shut the power and water off after the bills have gone unpaid...

The working life is a tough one to say the least. In many ways it inspire more dread than it inspires hope in the sense that we are all working to pay for things that we do not have the money for, nor do we really have the time to enjoy because of the aforementioned work that we have to do. It is a vicious cycle which is incredibly tough to break and even more so to weather for extended periods. Which is why we made this list of awwfully odd cat pawsts to take your mind off the existential dread that the work week embeds in your brain.

From the semi feral feline who decided to become a house cat but without the cuddly parts because according to him that is just weird, to the needy feline who has trained its pawrents to know what it needs just by the tone of its purr, to the naughty cat who has offered belly rubs but might be setting a trap.
 

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Sometimes you can't just tell people things—they won't listen. It takes actually experiencing the negative result that you were warning them about for them to admit they were wrong. Predictably, this happens all the time with unreasonable egotistical bosses who are eager to prove themselves…

This developer, working for a financial services company, developed various tools and scripts to compensate for the company's other shortcomings, sometimes inadequate customer solutions. This saw them working consistent overtime in order to keep up with the critical tasks that were essentially keeping the company afloat. 

This went on for some time, and after a year or so of doing this, a new boss arrived on the scene with swagger. As is tradition, without waiting to assess the situation at play, the new boss declared that overtime was banned, imposing a strict ruling that all but prohibited it. 

As luck would have it, a critical system failure occurred right at the end of the developer's normal hours. They adhered to the new policy and left promptly, despite knowing that they would have normally been able to solve the problem. This left the organization without data backups overnight. 

The next day the policy was predictably and rightfully reversed. 

It is the beginning of a brand-new day, and that means we have the opportunity to set off on the right foot to make today just a little bit better than yesterday. And while we cannot guarantee that this will be the case for the rest of the day, you do deserve at least a little pawsitivity to start your day. So we made this list of pawsitive cat posts to monch on like a chonker alongside your morning cup of coffee. After all, there is no sweeter cookie than the one you dip in your morning cup of joe.

From the fashionista feline who has been working on her beach bod all winter long and has just been waiting to show off her bikini, to the well-behaved feline buddy who is patiently waiting to be served a delicious borger instead of stealing it, to the hardworking cat who has joined DoorDash to make some extra cash but has not read the fine print of her work contract and delivered a mouse to a random address and is expecting payment.
 

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Try as he might, this boss isn't going to get his former employee to budge an inch. It's not like he has much leverage: he wants her to work for free!

The pressure your boss puts on you can feel immense. Some people have nightmares about their bosses, others work long hours even when they're not getting paid overtime in order to avoid their boss's wrath. That's why leaving a bad gig can suddenly feel so freeing! You can say to yourself, "Well, I never need to cater to my manager's whims or worry about their opinions ever again." 

It's also wise to avoid burning bridges, though. This person thought she left on good terms with her boss: he told her she could come back and work there again if she ever felt so inclined. She took that at face value… but for some reason, her boss kept acting like she still worked there and had to answer to him. He's acting really entitled, and commenters assured this person that she truly didn't have to give a second thought to her former manager's request, as you can read about in the story below. 

Up next, read about the outrageous reasons people divorced their spouses, like one person who "divorced his wife… because she would sleep with a nightlight." 

Did you know that almost all tortoiseshell cats are female? These meowgnificent lady cats have saved the most intricate and beautiful fur pattern all to themselves, being beautiful and demure, and spreading furrbulous joy throughout our hooman lives. But some of these tantalizingly terrific tortoiseshell ladies don't think an intricate and ameowzing fur pattern is enough for them. Oh no, they want to be even more special than special. Some of these meowsmerizing cat ladies sport a single white whisker, just to show off. It might be a face whisker, a brow whisker, or even one in each of these places - but it looks special nonetheless.

Some tortoiseshell pawrents were asked to share their special ladies, so we can all bask in their beauty, their grace, and their white whisker on their face. After looking at all these meowgnificent ladies we're so grateful to have these graceful cats in our humble hooman existence.

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It's difficult to see the red flags in a relationship when you are in the midst of it. All you see through those rose-colored glasses are the best parts of your partner. And any flaw is just something you two can work on together, right? Maybe sometimes, but not always. Usually, the red flags rear their ugly color eventually, and you can't see anything else. This guy missed a HUGE red flag while he was with his now ex-wife. She hated donating to charities, like with a burning passion, it would seem. While they were together she would never allow him to donate to any charity. You'd think that would be a very obvious red flag, but again, it's hard to see those when you're so "in love."

However, this guy was able to see things clearly eventually and they got divorced. But he didn't end his feeling sfor her. No, in fact, he changed his feelings of love to loath and now dishes out the perfect revenge for his "evil" ex—he puts her email down every time he donates, so she gets the "thank you" email. 

Don't you wish you had a "fast-forward" button for life sometimes, fellow feline fans? We do. But, in true feline fashion, it wouldn't be called a fast-forward button, it would be called a "zoomie" button. There is nothing in this world faster than a cat with zoomies at 3 AM, and we need that energy to skip over the remainder of the work week and zoomie right into the weekend. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, just go straight to Caturday. If there is anything close to resembling a zoomie button, it would have to cat memes. They make the time fly by like, well, a cat with zoomies!

These hissterical and hyperactive feline funnies are sure to hype you up to speed through the rest of your work week faster than you can say "catnip." Business reports? Done. Presentation preparation? Finished it an hour ago. And it's all thanks to these funny kitties in meme form. If you need something to help take you out of procrastination station and into a focused feline state, you've found the right memes!

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After a long, exhausting day of work, the last thing anyone wants is another annoyance to keep them from going home and rotting on the couch. Imagine pulling into your street, just wanting to park, get inside, and finally relax—only to find someone else's car sitting in your driveway. That's exactly what happened to this homeowner. She came home after a tiring day, only to be blocked from her own property by an entitled Karen and her son, who had parked in her driveway without a second thought.

When confronted, Karen brushed it off, claiming they'd only be a few minutes, as if that somehow made it okay. It's amazing how some people live in their own little worlds, so completely entitled that they think the rules don't apply to them. The homeowner, understandably frustrated, insisted they move, but instead of apologizing, Karen doubled down—calling her pathetic for even asking. The audacity is almost unbelievable, but anyone who's dealt with a Karen knows this level of entitlement all too well.

One of the things that we love the most about cats is that they purrsevere, no matter what. Cats, especially street cats, go through so much in their lives, and they go on, they push through, they make the best out of every situation. But that does not mean that they are not affected by them. That does not mean that they do not get sad. They do, and these cats are grateful when they are adopted, when they get to start a new life, an easier life, with their furrever family. 

We can see that here, in this video. A heartbroken kitten getting adopted by kind, patient people, who clearly want to give her everything that she needs, and with time, with love, she makes a complete turnaround. And it's one of the most pawsitive, uplifting things that you could ever see. 

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Sometimes the red flags do not become obvious from the get-go, but once they're waving, they become impossible to ignore.

Here, we have a guy who landed a tutoring gig that was seemingly too good to be true. The hours perfectly complemented his second job, the rate was good, and he was promised to be placed in a school district with a decent commute to his other workplace. Well, it turns out that it really was all too good to be true, as the Redditor ended up getting fewer hours than what was promised and a completely different school district than the ones he requested.

This is what typically happens to freelance workers, especially those in the education space. As someone who has worked in that world myself, I can tell you that the only way to truly maximize the reward is to advocate for yourself no matter what. If you can only work during certain hours, put your foot down. If you can only work in a certain area, put your foot down as well. Otherwise, it's just not worth it.

For more stories like this, check out this post about a micromanager at a 9-5 gig.

Karens can come in many forms. In the case of this Redditor, it was in the form of an immature woodworker. This guy was an employee at a lumber yard and was working the register. As part of the policy, they have to check all of the big bills, $20+, to make sure they are not counterfeit. It's not personal, it's just policy. Understandable, right? Not to this woodworker. The guy just doing his job encountered such an entitled customer that he couldn't help but tell him off. The man was shocked, flabbergasted, offended even, that this guy was checking his money. How dare he even consider him to have counterfeit money. Him?! A total stranger to this employee? So impolite! Not really though. So ridiculous for this male-Karen to think this. But he did, and he insisted he get an apology, like a little cry man-baby. But the employee snapped back and he left with red cheeks. See how it all went done below! 

The most purrfect employee

Moving up the chain in any workplace comes with a certain amount of sacrifice, as you get more responsibility, your ability to simply log off and not worry about the fate and trajectory of your work slowly decreases. Sure, you might get less productive work done every day due to all the oversight and meetings, but the responsibility rests a heavy weight on your shoulders all the same.

Of course, you get paid more, too, and that has its own benefits. But, there reaches a point where more and more responsibility is being thrust upon you—exponentially—and you'll find yourself wondering if it's all worth it. You'll find more and more of these responsibilities are above your even increased pay grade, probably because some management position farther up the chain was dissolved, and their tasks are now being passed down to you.

I know plenty of experienced professionals around my age and older who have opted not to move up in their respective organizations or career paths. Sometimes, they even opt to take a pay cut to work a four-day week to have more personal time and a better overall work-life balance. Of course, not everyone is able to do this, but for those who are, it remains a choice worth making.

We've seen an increasing number of stories like this in recent times, with workers choosing not to take on opportunities for promotion and more responsibility, leaving their bosses and the organizations they work for wondering where to turn to fill vacant roles. 

This HOA member has never learned to mind her own business! It's free and it keeps you out of trouble, not to mention the peace of mind you gain from not having to worry about other people's problems in life. But some people really enjoy getting into other' people's business: they like to be a bit bossy and try to get everyone to conform to their exact wishes. 

This woman, an HOA member that u/Emancipatedtreesnake keeps running into, has a completely petty gripe. She doesn't think this person's boss has a good enough car. Unless she's willing to fork over thousands of dollars to buy the guy something, it's a rather frivolous complaint! Does she expect this man to drop everything and purchase a new car just to suit her needs? Of course he isn't going to do that. The only thing this HOA woman has succeeded in doing is irking her neighbor and his boss. 

However, the two of them came up with a crafty plan to get this woman off their backs, which you can read all about down below. 

After that, read about this one consultant who was adamant she wouldn't take "fashion advice" from her coworker… too bad the boss disagreed! 

Micromanagers who want to see and approve every little thing are likely to regret that choice sooner rather than later. 

Here, we have a boss who disapproves of industry standards and ended up having to deal with the consequences of pressuring employees to comply with her outdated wishes. First, these industry standards were mandatory training programs that employees had to take every three years. It didn't matter if she felt they were pointless. She had to approve of them, but somehow, her work-forward mentality, coupled with her micromanaging tendencies, caused her to enforce a new policy that employees needed to request approval for every single detail regarding these programs. The result, of course, did not work out in her favor after this Redditor decided to prove said point via some well-deserved malicious compliance.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more content like this, take a look at this post about a boss who wanted to receive text updates from her employee about their every move.

Sometimes our exposure to cat content becomes a little too much for their fluffy feline powers to still affect us. Which is a problem because when we find ourselves fighting our mid-week worries and woes that regularly wreck our peace of mind, we need our sweet saviors to help us get back to normal. Which is why we made this list of wacky cat memes to whip you up into a Wednesday feline frenzie, because when funny felines will not suffice, the wacky wonders of the feline world will set you back on the path to normality.

From the silly single brain cell duo who are haphazardly trying to steal the treats from a shelf that was not designed for them to reach, to the judgmental cat who begged for food only to find the food disgusting and got mad at his pawrent for giving it to him, to the forceful feline who decided that the only way to manage his sibling's spicy behavior was to smother them with belly floof.
 

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