I'm firmly of the opinion that the theft of a wheelchair, walking cane, cane for visually impaired people, hearing aid, service animal, etc, should carry a mandatory prison sentence of 12 months at the absolute minimum, as in addition to theft it also includes an aspect of abusing the rights of a vulnerable human being who is less able to defend themselves. That would also make it a predatory act.
I think a lot of these items would count as "Grand theft", due to the cost of these items. Idk what the prison sentence is for grand theft, but at least its something?
Nah, make it 2-5 years minimum, cause all of those are extremely important to someone who's blind, deaf, etc. and someone deprived of those items could get hurt, or worse, without them
Excellent point. I know if someone put their hands on my cane, they would be receiving the handle end of it over their head if I was able to switch it around fast enough. You don't put your hands or me or my cane, which is an extension of my arm.
She claimed she couldn't help it because she was "hungry." She didn't even think about how OP sometimes went 3 days w/o eating yet showed no remorse. She SHOULD be shamed.
@@HuskerGram yeah she's eating everything and having op starve and STEALING food that he specifically told her not to eat. Instead of sitting on her ass becoming a fat hippo and blaming others and making herself the victim, she should get help and on a diet smdh
you can only hope that the karen was in that town for something else and didnt drive that distance soley for the tax difference only other thing i can think of is she didnt pay for the gas herself 1500 miles is at LEAST 3 tanks of gas each way...
Story 6: your mom can't take your wheelchair since your father's insurance was the one that paid for it anyway. Hiding is a good idea but just tell your father and let him deal with your entitled mother who cares more about saving money than her own child.
@@phylliskress2296I don't know how the insurances work where OP lives, but where I live, you can only be on your parents' insurance until you're legally adult (18) unless your make a special plan
Why would a Mom do that to her child? Mom needs to get a wheelchair for the stepsister, or Step Dad...PERIOD....end of discussion. If Mom can't afford or won't that's not OP's problem. Common sense! Take it up with Dad. UGH! Mom is totally absurd! Terrible MOM!
OP should also inform her mother that stealing a wheelchair is actually a federal crime, because taking a medical device such as a wheelchair for example from a disabled person is a form of discrimination and potential harm and assault on a disabled person. The penalty of attacking a disabled person is a maximum of 10 years in prison.
I worked at a fast food place where we charged for everything, a woman came in once with three kids and she seemed really stressed, her order for a salad and three taco meals came out to just under $30, I threw in sour cream, salsa, three brownies, and two sodas. The woman freaked at the $30 and asked for my manager. As soon as my manager came out she started yelling about the price, my manager looked at the whole order, asked why I didn't add everything else, I told her the mother looked like the was having a rough day so I was going to go without my free meal to cover what I didn't add up, the manager loudly told me to never put ungrateful jerks above myself and rang up everything I didn't which added another 10 and turned and stormed off. The woman paid the new total and never said another word. I got written up for not adding everything and never again gave up my meal to cover guest.
Getting a meal for 4 people under 30 dollars would be a pleasant surprise for me. Makes me wonder if the ingrate uses this tactic at other places in order to garner sympathy discounts from more bootlicking types of managers.
A long time ago I worked at a certain fast food place, run by a bunch of clowns .... We were told not to give stuff to friends or we'd be sacked for theft. So a few of us would get back at a couple of really crappy managers by giving stuff away to strangers. They always got more than ordered, rarely queried, we'd just "apologise" for getting their order wrong and ask them to keep the extra.
Last story: It's not about the food. OP said he doesn't cover her car payments or gas, which means the girlfriend does have savings or an alternate source of income, otherwise the car would've been repossessed. Therefore, she can buy food for herself if she wants, and OP would've caught her buying extra food. Like in the lockbox story, this blatant disrespect of OP's boundaries is a power play. It's pretty obvious from her "let me live my life the way I want" rant at the end. OP doesn't need a lockbox or a fridge lock, he needs a new girlfriend, and to change the house locks.
It's not like OP said stop eating so much, just stop eating ALL of HIS food. Like yeah I'd be mad at a partner shaming me for my diet but it's a totally different matter when that diet includes stealing someone else's food.
Ya, if she has some sort of issue that means she cant stop herself sometimes she needs help, and to be chipping in when she eats everything. You had a bad day and next thing you know the last of OP's food has been eaten? Not good but you could try apologizing and buying him replacement food so hes not starving. But shes not.
If the OP has no problem with spicy food, he ought to have asked for spicy condiments on his Subway sandwich, ESPECIALLY if the girlfriend dislikes spicy food (that's how I dealt with someone who ate everyone else's lunches [he grabbed my order of Thai curry and, after just one bite, IMMEDIATELY regretted his decision!])
Story 3: All this over about $2.50 in state taxes. Honestly, nowhere NEAR worth it, Debbie should've just accepted that she paid a little more in one state and leave it there. Such a weird thing to do anyway.
Some people just can’t handle “losing” even the smallest amount of money. It means someone else got one over on them, and that’s intolerable. Of course, she got one over on herself in the end…
The county where my father lives in borders Oregon so oftentimes people from Oregon will flash their state ID so they don't pay sales tax. Recently the state government I believe stop allowing Oregon residents from being exempt from sales tax. In the county my father lives in is approximately 8.5 percent. I remembered years ago when I was helping my mom out at a vendor event in the northern part of the state where its higher and the residents would flash the ID and demand no sales tax. My mom lost out cause she had to pay sales tax when she purchased the items based on her county taxes and she is a small business owner.
It's even more hilarious if the second store isn't in the way of her destination, because this means she lost for those $2.50 just on the extra fuel spent to go the store.
@@DarkEinherjar 100% This. There is a Costco about 12 km from where I live and a Walmart right on a road I drive nearly every day. The Costco is a bit cheaper for most of the milk and groceries I buy, but the cost of the gas alone would eat up any savings. Also, the route to Costco is usually congested and would add about an hour to my trip. Not worth it.
Coupons last forever", an statement made by an " customer" I had when I was a casher at big box store...yeah, two head cashers, Asst manger and one store manager had to convince this customer otherwise.
Story 1 - What a mama’s boy. Can’t take being told no from a girl who was nothing but polite and professional and then has to get ‘Mommy’ involved. Pathetic. This is why I will NEVER be a nurse or volunteer for the hospital. Major kudos to everyone who works in a hospital and have to deal with people like this.
If I were the delivery driver I would have just left and told my boss what happened after the guy who I was delivering to told me to leave. No trampoline for you.
Yeah i was thinking the same thing as I used to do that exact same job. "Looks like you are refusing the delivery sir, thanks for your time", and booked it out of there!
Story 6 - OP definitely needs to report to her Dad or someone about what her mom is doing and quick. And also taking another person’s wheelchair counts as stealing and stealing is illegal, it doesn’t matter if they’re family or not.
@@PiousWildcarde yes there is updates, the mom came to the Dad house because OP went to her dad's and hide her chair in her friends car trunk because they were going on the trip for her op birthday. While she was on the trip the mom came and demanded the chair saying OP agreed to give it. She threw a fit when OP wasn't there or the chair wasn't there.
Funny thing is we couldn't do anything about the tax. I had a customer throw a fit cause she drove from Pennsylvania to New York (2 hours drive) to exchange a shirt and was pissed when I told her the difference was more because of the state tax (Pennsylvania is a tax free state in retail items) and demanded I remove it! I had to tell her, I can't it's New York State law! Take it up with them! Unfortunately for her I was the manager so she couldn't ask for anyone else...not like we could do anything anyway.
Delivery story: Not only are there semi and box truck delivery vehicles, let's not forget about those semi's that pick up and deliver a whole house's worth of goods when people move. Returns story: The dumb one was Debbie. Even had the coupon still been valid, what she spent on gas (or charging an EV) for a 3,000 round trip would have been a great deal more than what she "saved". Salad story: Proving to Karen she didn't want the manager after all? Priceless! Customs story: Customs agents are among the very last people in the world ANYWHERE that you want to play games with or piss off. They can LEGALLY hold you up for hours, search your person (up to and including strip searches), your baggage, and your vehicle including removal of panels or anything else that might hide a compartment filled with contraband. And ALL your paperwork had best be in order because they can and will go over it with a fine tooth comb. Wheelchair story: Mom is definitely out of line. Wrapping the injury and using a pair of crutches is more than adequate for an ACL injury. Well, that and staying off of it as much as possible. I'd be talking to dad as he (thru his insurance) paid for the wheelchair. I have no problem with OP having "hid" her wheelchair in the meantime. Mom can pony up the money for crutches. Food story: NTA! OP, it may be time to buy a second small fridge and put a lock on it. And send your gf to a food band if she's that hungry.
If you ever need temporary crutches, wheelchair, or a walker you can look at secondhand market places or even drug stores will have them for cheap. Like seriously you can get a whole ass hospital style wheelchair for like 35 bucks.
You can find them if you are lucky, and usually if you only need a standard item. Eg when I had my lower left leg rebuilt I needed extra tall and extra robust crutches.
One of my ex GFs is from Serbia, and moved back a few years ago. We had talked about me moving there, but I just couldn't afford it. To bad, the pictures she sent me were pretty.
I live oh a loop street. I ordered something that was quite bulky. Here comes a semi lacing carefully through the parked cars on both sides of the street. Tail end at the base of my drive. He opens the back door. Out comes a huge box, up my drive and into my garage. I thank him kindly and wish him luck with threading the needle the balance of the loop. We were the second house on the loop. Keep your mouth shut and let these guys work!
Last story: He isn't just feeding his girlfriend, he is feeding her problem. Set aside some time and go with her job hunting. Help her make a plan of action to find another job, and discuss it with her and let her know he will help her all he can to get another job. Then make meal plans to EAT WITH HER. Make these meals high in protein and low in simple sugars or processed foods. Protein helps to give energy and motivation. And yes, I mean UNPROCESSED MEAT protein. She has too much time on her hands and it is very likely allowing her to sit and think about her situation rather than do something about it. If she isn't willing to take the time and doesn't respond to trying to help her, then either deal with her eating problem (endorphins are created by eating btw. Especially by eating sugars. Very addictive), or give her an ultimatum and carry through.
When my husband was coming out of sleep after a surgery to remove his leg, he looked straight at one of the nurses and threatened her if she touched his leg. i couldn't help myself and burst out laughing, i turned to him and said sweetly " babe , your leg is already gone , it hoped away right after they put you under, we are actually looking for it now" yes wrong to mess with folks under anesthetic, but still funny. the nurse excused herself to laugh in the hallway.
My late Dad was the very worst patient. In hospice, even after having a stroke and flat on his back, he was still onery and cantankerous enough to have PO'd all the nurses. 😅
As a wheelchair user myself, I’d be telling my Mom she can fuck off and to not touch MY wheelchair or I’ll be reporting it stolen. Plus I’d be telling my Dad about this
1st story: Patient is 17. A minor. The nurse is an adult. The mother would actually encourage this of her son could be considered child sex trafficking. The mom would definitely be investigated
In Missouri in December 2023, a female teacher and a 16-year-old boy were lovers. The father knew they were screwing and did not stop it. She was arrested in Texas. In January 2024, the father was arrested and charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The sad part is that like most cases like this, the woman was great-looking.
Last story: OP needs to stop buying fast food, and groceries in general and bringing it home for the human vacuum cleaner. Leave her with empty shelves, and refrigerator, and force her to get her own food. That's it. Just stop bringing home food. If he wants breakfast buy it on your way to work. Same with lunch and supper before you go home...and DON'T BRING LEFTOVERS HOME.
I’m an IT executive for a large hospital system. Unfortunately my back went out and I required surgery. It was worse than the doctor thought so I spent three weeks in the hospital. Since some of my IT staff worked in the hospital they visited me with Starbucks coffee from the main dining area. Not free but so much better than what the patients got. Six months after discharged myself and about nine of my staff walked through the floor that I stayed on. Every pretty nurse said hello to me and then commented that they bath me regularly. Boy my face turned red. Everyone one at the nursing station received Starbucks coupons from me. And the nursing manager received a few computer upgrades. This was in response to them telling my staff about me. Apparently my staff and wife were in on it. The nursing staff did take great care for me.
When I needed a wheelchair after knee surgery I just asked on a neighborhood community board if anyone had one I could borrow for a month. I had multiple people offers within a day. You'd be surprised how many people have one lying around, either from an older family member who had since passed or in anticipation of a condition worsening. It's ridiculous to demand a person who actively uses their medical device to give it up to someone else, no matter how temporarily.
What is wrong with that mother? I want to point this out but op’s wheelchair isn’t a toy or something to be burrowed like a lawnmower, op needs to talk to her father about her mother demanding op’s wheelchair.
I'm a male technician in the ER, and the number of times I've had to take care of inappropriate patients like that I can't count. There are some that are borderline and try to talk to me about my fellow female workers, and I firmly remind them they are my sisters, and their comments will not be tolerated. Admittedly, the women I work with are insanely strong, and they defend themselves well.
story # 1 - i would tell the guy "due to YOU being a jerk - i am going BACK to the warehouse" - and FORCE HIM to go to the warehouse to pick it up HIMSELF - with HIS private car/van.
Story #5: Never, ever, ever, ever tick off a government official, especially a FOREIGN government official. You will pay so hard that you will be yearning for the glacier speed of your local DMV.
Prices are up on food everywhere we go to eat. so instead of paying a ridiculous price for a salad, I go ahead and order something more substantial, but maybe a few dollars more.
*Last Story:* Binge eating disorders are absolutely humilating. I've had one before. But the answer to that is not to shame the people whose food you accidentally ate after losing control! I once accidentally ate around 5 pounds of my roommates homemade chicken salad because I thought they were leftovers from a family dinner I missed and my first response when confronted was to apologize and immediately begged to pay for a replacement rotisserie chicken! I felt disgusting. I CERTAINLY never yelled at the people whose food i ate!
Story 5: that backfire was on another level usually they just don't get what they want.. this time she not only didn't get what she wanted but had to pay more and wasn't even acknowledged
I like that comment in the first story. The guy wanted a sponge bath from a nurse but he didn’t specify it to be a female nurse. Serves the guy right for mistreating those nurses. That’s what he gets for treating women like that.
When I spent a few weeks in a hospital, I was a bit shy when a couple young nurses would give me, a classic Old Codger, a spongebath. But in my condition, I wasn't in much state to refuse. 😅
My son had surgery in December...when he was coming out of it he sat bolt upright and said in a I had tonsils out yell whisper "I am the king of the ender dragons all bow to my toes" he then slipped back down and passed back out. The nurse just laughed and said she had never been told to bow to someone's toes before.
Seems kind of petty. I know cutting in line is awful but who just sits there not paying attention in a very long line. Like you’re not the only person around.
To become a nurse, you start your two years education AFTER high school (start at 18, and finnish at 20), and then you start searcing for work and get settled in, that also takes some time. Plus, just like doctors, nurses are not allowed to date their patients, especially if they are minors.
@@azgardenlover370 and she would be even older. But that mom must have so many screw loose, if she thinks it's ok for an "older" woman to date her minor.
With the nurse story… it’s crazy when on those hospital drugs. When coming out of 10 days of induced coma my best friend visited, I was under heavy meds that were to keep me asleep which were just wearing off. I told my best friend to call the police because a hitman had murdered him. “They killed you! You have to call police!” Just saying, that one kid might not have been like that normally, those drugs can give some temporary psychosis. He might dead ass have remembered the nurse saying that stuff.
That is true. The medicine damages your ability to think clearly, even after you fully wake up they can be in your system for a few hours or so and make you act weird.
I had a buddy in the Airforce who went in for dental surgery to remove wisdom teeth. They gave him the gas. Didn't put him out but made him loopy and dulled his inhibitions. When he came out, his face was red, and the lady DA was PEEVED! She had slapped him. He didn't remember what he had said to her, but he earned that slap. 😅
I have been on strong codeine for a broken leg and trying to cut down, about 3 weeks into taking them I started half waking up during the night and felt like someone was in the house with me and shouting abuse at me, sounded like my neighbours voice who I don't get on with.
Story #6: OP did nothing wrong here! It's THEIR wheelchair! A f*ing torn ACL does NOT justify it, that OP gives away THEIR means of transport!! If I was them, i would tell my dad about that! And yes, i would hide my wheelchair too! This mother is just so grose and selfish! The wheelchair was bought for OP! I don't think, OP would be even allowed to "share" it! Like, it's a medical device, which was payed by THEIR (or the dads) insurance! So if they lend it out and the stepsister breaks it or sth would happen to it, they would most likely have to pay for a new one out of their own pockets! And maybe even face a lawsuit, because YOU can't just give away medical equipment to people who are not the ones prescripted to use it!!
Most nurses in OP’s situation would “fire” the patient and request to swap patients with a different PACU nurse. Under no circumstances should she enter that room again without having a witness with her. Either the patient or his guardian had no problem making up wild lies against a member of the nursing staff.
Story 4 - She was expecting the Manager to lambast OP for ‘overcharging’ her and to get the meal for free for the inconvenience but instead she wound up paying more than what she was originally charged. That’s what Karen gets for opening her Big Stupid Mouth. And OP did warn her.
Give the gf a learning experience before she's kicked out. Tell her you'll give her one more chance and if any of your food's missing her things will be left outside the door with the lock changed.
Every time they mention Karen grabbing a wrist I think back to a time where a distant ex gf was teaching me and play fighting with Aikido. Thing is we LOVED it when someone tried to grab a wrist because as a mostly defensive martial art that's using other people's strength against them, any wrist grab ends up with the grabber on the ground in a flash, and depending on the force they can also be in considerable pain and stuck in a hold. 😊 Even decades later when I hear "grabbed my wrist" I still reflexively think of the hand motions that would put someone on the ground.
A few years ago I had to go to the hospital for surgery after being diagnosed with "intestinal malrotation, which caused me episodes of pain I can only describe as being like having molten razor blades in my stomach. So I wasn't in the most social of moods. Anyway, the nurses were ALL the most incredible, patient, professional people ever. And while I was in a lot of pre-and-post surgical pain, I made sure to always treat them as nicely as possible, since they were the ones looking after me, bringing me medication around the clock, changing my hookups, taking my vitals, all that stuff. And while I know it's their job to do all that, I also got a good look at the more uncooperative patients- and their families- they frequently had to deal with. It made me respect what they do that much more. After I got discharged, I made sure to send a thank-you card to the hospital, listing the part of the hospital I was in and putting down by name all the nurses I could recall - at least 10 - who had worked with me. I hope I made them feel at least a little more appreciated.
Story 3: They do it because it's not about money - it's power. They assert the power by managing to get the lowest price possible, regardless of how much more they have to spend overall to get it.
Story 5: I've never been to Europe, but I've crossed the Canadian/American border enough times that I knew what was happening as soon as those three got pulled over. 🤣🤣🤣
I had shredded my meniscus in the Army. After surgery I was on crutches for 3 or 4 days total. I got myself some leg weights and started walking around the running track within a week.
Doing my Army medical training, we had an insane Physical Training Instructor as a patient. He'd basically wrecked both knees and required bilateral meniscectomy. Normal patients were in a Robert Jones padded bandage for a week before physiotherapy to learn how to walk again. This lunatic was running up and down the corridors the day after surgery.
Healthcare professional here. If something like story 1 happens, that caregiver wouldn't take that patient back. Neglect is a serious allegation. I wouldn't risk my license because of it even if management said I had to. They own my job not my license.
The last story, I have an ED, so I make sure there is plenty in the house for me. To make someone go hungry, and get mad at them? NO. OP needs to kick her out, he's paying for everything and still going hungry. That's stuff you do for your kids because you brought them into the world, not stuff you do for your SO when they are just refusing to work.
Last story: She can live her life the way she wants and eat everything in sight once she's the one paying for it, otherwise she can eff off. Also how the hell is she paying for her car and gas? If she has some form of income she has to contribute.
1500 miles to return an item for the sales tax is insane. My family would visit family living about 1000 miles away once a year and while we could make the drive in 1 day it was around 15 hours to do so. Anyone who drives that far for retail is certifiably insane as far as I'm concerned.
Story 3: I think I recall a Cathy comic where she drove 100 miles each way to get a specialized French-made dress for $5 less than what she could have gotten it for in her home town. Her husband suggested if she wasn't concerned and really didn't understand that the travel costs like gas for the car, not to mention the lost hours of the day, actually made her purchase more expensive, then she might as well just book a direct flight to Paris and pick one up for free. The difference is, of course that Cathy was genuinely clueless and not a Karen about it...she really thought she was actually saving a little money. It's scary that people of either type actually exist.
Story 1: OP should have requested “a leave of patients.” where basically she can fire the patient, and not be his caregiver. As a doctor I have seen my fair share of inappropriate patients, and if they don’t control themselves after being admonished, we have the right to fire them.
When I worked retail, I had someone once drive back to the store and return their items, then purchase them back for 8 cents. Because we forgot their senior discount. Of 8 freaking cents
Last story: ending the relationship should be the last resort, don't get me wrong if he doesn't want to be with her anymore because she's shown to have no sense of self-control that's completely understandable. Especially given her reaction was to burst out in tears when you called her out. I suggest having a serious conversation about her overeating and how it's affecting you, that you think she should get some help, and if she refuses or makes up some excuse then consider breaking up with her.
OP's girlfriend was taking advantage of his good nature. He was ALREADY providing the necessities and she was not LISTENING to his words about don't eat this because....etc. She is disrespecting him. If she needs help is besides the point....common respect is....This is for my sister's birthday, please don't eat it. HELLO!! It does not take a lot to understand those words from OP. She didn't care!
Story 2: I would have stated to him "Since you have officially refused delivery of your trampoline by demanding that I go, I will be leaving now. Goodbye." Story 7: OP is NTA. Girlfriend is definitely the asshole and should be ashamed of herself for STEALING FROM A CHILD! Seriously, who does that? Honestly she needs to go.
Love the commenter being a big hairy man giving the creepy customer the bath he demanded. Such a hilarious mental image. Reminds me of the Johnny Bravo episode with the hiccups.
Story 3. Did she actually drive 1500 miles just to get a lower sales tax rate? IF this is true, surely the petrol cost would have outweighed the saving from a lower sales tax?
As someone with mobility issues and chronic pain, who also happened to have torn my acl at 17, the stepsister is not only fine with crutches, but theyre medically prefered so she doesnt weaken the injured leg further. Shes not going to be walking the first few days, but then the doctors will insist on her using the leg to help rebuild the muscle. A wheelchair will delay her healing. (Also, hand off my stuff! I said no. No is a complete sentence.)
I was thinking the thing to do would be to suggest to the charge nurse, in front of the mother and the teen, that no female caregivers be assigned to the teen. Then I saw from the comment that I wasn't the only one thinking that was the way to go. Upon a little more reflection, I can see that it may not always be possible to assign a male care provider to the teen. That is when security accompanies the care provider for provider's safety.
I have a wheelchair and the number of idiots demanding I hand it over to them for their kids, their mum or themselves is beyond a joke, its my own personal wheelchair, I cannot walk and they still go no its got to be the stores or worse they try to steal stuff off it like my side bag, my cute handlebar toys etc.
Oh man talk about stupid questions! I once was a department manager at Big Blue Mart of Walls. As if that isn't enough self-punishment for a broke college student, I was department manager of toys. This includes pools, pool chemicals, bikes, battery operated vehicles, and play yard equipment. I once answered a call about play yard equipment. The lady wanted to know if we sold any pre-assembled. Our smallest one was about 8 feet tall, 8 feet wide, and 20 feet long. I told her that we did not but that she could purchase the boxes of the unassembled equipment and call one of our assemblers to have it assembled at her house. But no. She demanded, not asked, that our assemblers put together the largest play yard we had and then deliver it to her house. After a second or 2 of dumbfounded jaw drop on my end, I replied, "Ma'am, this play yard you want to buy is 12 feet wide, 35 feet long, and (with the climbing wall set up) 15 feet tall. I don't know anyone that has a trailer to accomidate something that size. I'm also sure that transporting it down the major highway that our store is on would be ok with this happening without a load permit. I also doubt the road that you live on it is wide enough to transport it." She finally opted to buy the play yard and one of our kind assemblers delivered the boxes and assembled the play yard for her. But he said she watched him like he was some sort of criminal the entire time.
Hilarious that it was the min wage employee who was letting Karen off easy with discounts on the salad and the manager was the one sticking to exact menu prices... Exact opposite of what she expected
Thank you 🙂 I’m glad you liked it! Yes, sometimes it took them a while to find me so I simply laid my head back, tilted the wheelchair back using the controls and rested my eyes for a while XD It can be weird the kind of things that we get used to.
Last Story: RED FLAG!! Her response does not have any remorse in it. She is gaslighting him and being manipulative. He needs to end the relationship and kick her out. Let her family deal with her and get her mental help.
Story 5 or the wheelchair story the mother in the story needs to find a more temporary solution to her daughter’s torn ACL. I tore my ACL two years ago and was wheelchair bound for 6 weeks so I understand both sides but I would never put up with my mom’s temper tantrum when my stepsister needs it more than I do. I’m pretty sure the mother can shop around and buy a secondhand wheelchair from a store. Good for OP for standing up to herself.
Can't mom rent a wheelchair frome somewhere? OP'S INSURED wheelchair is for OP to use, not the stepsister. The mom ordering OP to give up the wheelchair says a lot about the mom-None of it good! Dad needs to get involved and take Mom to court for emotional abuse and neglect
@@nancyomalley6286 True. I completely agree with you on that 💯%. If her insurance finds out that someone else is using her wheelchair, OP can get in a lot of trouble or at least, I believe she could just because these OP in these stories are wheelchair bound and they have one doesn’t mean that they’re free for everyone to use.
The girlfriend that keeps eating. She did say ,let me live my life the way I want. Dump her. She's not apologizing, saying she'll try, or help me. She's saying, back off. Leave now.
My husband used to work in a cafeteria and the people that made the sandwiches were only supposed to use 3 oz of meat and they were supposed to weigh it one lady complained that she got cheated and claimed that there wasn't enough meat on her sandwich and when the boss came over and weighed it they saw that it was double what it was supposed to be and so they removed half of the meat and handed it to her and said well this is what you're supposed to have she was pissed.
I find it odd that the hospital won't freely supply a pair of crutches for someone incapable of walking. Do they expect the step-sister to crawl out of the building? Doesn't excuse the mom's abhorrent behavior, though.
Coupon discount aside, driving “all day” to save $2.50 in tax hardly covers the cost of gas, wear n tear on tires/vehicle let alone just time lost is utter moronic logic.
If you have an electric car, maybe the price for power. But the wear and tear would be a concern. I would rather not spend my time though, I could be playing games with friends wether video or tabletop, coding my fangame or real game. Or working on my modules for dnd. All more valuable than 2.50
I'm firmly of the opinion that the theft of a wheelchair, walking cane, cane for visually impaired people, hearing aid, service animal, etc, should carry a mandatory prison sentence of 12 months at the absolute minimum, as in addition to theft it also includes an aspect of abusing the rights of a vulnerable human being who is less able to defend themselves. That would also make it a predatory act.
I think a lot of these items would count as "Grand theft", due to the cost of these items. Idk what the prison sentence is for grand theft, but at least its something?
Nah, make it 2-5 years minimum, cause all of those are extremely important to someone who's blind, deaf, etc. and someone deprived of those items could get hurt, or worse, without them
I would go as far as to say that it should count as assault I mean really most disabled people think of those things as extensions of their own bodies
Excellent point. I know if someone put their hands on my cane, they would be receiving the handle end of it over their head if I was able to switch it around fast enough. You don't put your hands or me or my cane, which is an extension of my arm.
Damn right, I would consider this as an assault so the penalties should be the same or greater.
He was shaming her? She SHOULD be ashamed of herself.
IKR? She ate someone else's birthday cake
She claimed she couldn't help it because she was "hungry." She didn't even think about how OP sometimes went 3 days w/o eating yet showed no remorse. She SHOULD be shamed.
no
@@HuskerGram yeah she's eating everything and having op starve and STEALING food that he specifically told her not to eat. Instead of sitting on her ass becoming a fat hippo and blaming others and making herself the victim, she should get help and on a diet smdh
@@fandomfan2800 yes
Driving 1500 miles to save a couple bucks is beyond stupid. The cost of gas would negate any potential savings.
you can only hope that the karen was in that town for something else and didnt drive that distance soley for the tax difference only other thing i can think of is she didnt pay for the gas herself 1500 miles is at LEAST 3 tanks of gas each way...
Sounds like something else was going on.
Story 6: your mom can't take your wheelchair since your father's insurance was the one that paid for it anyway. Hiding is a good idea but just tell your father and let him deal with your entitled mother who cares more about saving money than her own child.
This is the way!
Why not talk to stepsister's daddy? Can *he* afford to get thel crutches for his daughter? Or was she off *his* insurance already?
@@phylliskress2296I don't know how the insurances work where OP lives, but where I live, you can only be on your parents' insurance until you're legally adult (18) unless your make a special plan
Why would a Mom do that to her child? Mom needs to get a wheelchair for the stepsister, or Step Dad...PERIOD....end of discussion. If Mom can't afford or won't that's not OP's problem. Common sense! Take it up with Dad. UGH! Mom is totally absurd! Terrible MOM!
OP should also inform her mother that stealing a wheelchair is actually a federal crime, because taking a medical device such as a wheelchair for example from a disabled person is a form of discrimination and potential harm and assault on a disabled person. The penalty of attacking a disabled person is a maximum of 10 years in prison.
I worked at a fast food place where we charged for everything, a woman came in once with three kids and she seemed really stressed, her order for a salad and three taco meals came out to just under $30, I threw in sour cream, salsa, three brownies, and two sodas. The woman freaked at the $30 and asked for my manager. As soon as my manager came out she started yelling about the price, my manager looked at the whole order, asked why I didn't add everything else, I told her the mother looked like the was having a rough day so I was going to go without my free meal to cover what I didn't add up, the manager loudly told me to never put ungrateful jerks above myself and rang up everything I didn't which added another 10 and turned and stormed off. The woman paid the new total and never said another word. I got written up for not adding everything and never again gave up my meal to cover guest.
Getting a meal for 4 people under 30 dollars would be a pleasant surprise for me. Makes me wonder if the ingrate uses this tactic at other places in order to garner sympathy discounts from more bootlicking types of managers.
A long time ago I worked at a certain fast food place, run by a bunch of clowns ....
We were told not to give stuff to friends or we'd be sacked for theft. So a few of us would get back at a couple of really crappy managers by giving stuff away to strangers. They always got more than ordered, rarely queried, we'd just "apologise" for getting their order wrong and ask them to keep the extra.
@meh2510 good point. I didn't think of that.
Hey, that manager cared at least. Gotta give them credit for saying that you deserve your meal more than that mother who was ungrateful.
@@patrickpunmaster6862 Good point. They were always kind to us.
I would tell the gf she is absolutely free to live her life as she pleases but it won't be at my house. Goodbye.
Last story: It's not about the food.
OP said he doesn't cover her car payments or gas, which means the girlfriend does have savings or an alternate source of income, otherwise the car would've been repossessed. Therefore, she can buy food for herself if she wants, and OP would've caught her buying extra food.
Like in the lockbox story, this blatant disrespect of OP's boundaries is a power play. It's pretty obvious from her "let me live my life the way I want" rant at the end.
OP doesn't need a lockbox or a fridge lock, he needs a new girlfriend, and to change the house locks.
It's not like OP said stop eating so much, just stop eating ALL of HIS food. Like yeah I'd be mad at a partner shaming me for my diet but it's a totally different matter when that diet includes stealing someone else's food.
Yep.
@empressmarowynn *ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HIS FUCKING SISTER YOU BABY!*
Ya, if she has some sort of issue that means she cant stop herself sometimes she needs help, and to be chipping in when she eats everything. You had a bad day and next thing you know the last of OP's food has been eaten? Not good but you could try apologizing and buying him replacement food so hes not starving. But shes not.
If the OP has no problem with spicy food, he ought to have asked for spicy condiments on his Subway sandwich, ESPECIALLY if the girlfriend dislikes spicy food (that's how I dealt with someone who ate everyone else's lunches [he grabbed my order of Thai curry and, after just one bite, IMMEDIATELY regretted his decision!])
Story 3: All this over about $2.50 in state taxes. Honestly, nowhere NEAR worth it, Debbie should've just accepted that she paid a little more in one state and leave it there.
Such a weird thing to do anyway.
Some people just can’t handle “losing” even the smallest amount of money. It means someone else got one over on them, and that’s intolerable.
Of course, she got one over on herself in the end…
The county where my father lives in borders Oregon so oftentimes people from Oregon will flash their state ID so they don't pay sales tax. Recently the state government I believe stop allowing Oregon residents from being exempt from sales tax. In the county my father lives in is approximately 8.5 percent. I remembered years ago when I was helping my mom out at a vendor event in the northern part of the state where its higher and the residents would flash the ID and demand no sales tax. My mom lost out cause she had to pay sales tax when she purchased the items based on her county taxes and she is a small business owner.
It's even more hilarious if the second store isn't in the way of her destination, because this means she lost for those $2.50 just on the extra fuel spent to go the store.
@@DarkEinherjar 100% This. There is a Costco about 12 km from where I live and a Walmart right on a road I drive nearly every day. The Costco is a bit cheaper for most of the milk and groceries I buy, but the cost of the gas alone would eat up any savings. Also, the route to Costco is usually congested and would add about an hour to my trip. Not worth it.
Coupons last forever", an statement made by an " customer" I had when I was a casher at big box store...yeah, two head cashers, Asst manger and one store manager had to convince this customer otherwise.
Story 1 - What a mama’s boy. Can’t take being told no from a girl who was nothing but polite and professional and then has to get ‘Mommy’ involved. Pathetic.
This is why I will NEVER be a nurse or volunteer for the hospital. Major kudos to everyone who works in a hospital and have to deal with people like this.
Totally agree! I could never do it so kudos to those who can.
I would've told the cow of a mother, "You wanna say that again with the security guards being present next time?"
Maybe body cams?
Same thing can happen with wait or bar staff and even retail assistants.
Nurses should wear bodycams
If I were the delivery driver I would have just left and told my boss what happened after the guy who I was delivering to told me to leave. No trampoline for you.
Yeah i was thinking the same thing as I used to do that exact same job. "Looks like you are refusing the delivery sir, thanks for your time", and booked it out of there!
yep i would have left and checked the little box on the Delivery slip that says Customer refused Delivery
Story 3 and 4, Oh that’s beautiful! Debbie and. Karen both paid the stupidity tax lol!
Yup. When given a good deal, they screw themselves out of it.
yeah let her live her life...SOMEWHERE ELSE
Story 5: Oh, boy. Karen was out-Karened by another Karen...lol
I think you mean Story 4, 5 was the three stooges messing with Border Force lol.
@@Ishlacorrin Are you sure? I had to double check...
@@Ishlacorrin You are right, I did have the wrong story. But it was still too funny.
Karenception!
Second story: So, in the end, she paid tax for BOTH states PLUS lost the discount? Wow, what a rocket scientist!!!!!
Story 5 - I always believed that ‘Patience is a virtue’ and OP proved it. Poetic Justice!!!
"You fon't want to do that" was awesome. And story 5 felt great. Story 6 get a damn job, eating his sister's B day cup cakes...grow up
The eating the cake one was story 7. Story 6 is the wheelchair one. Just a friendly heads up. Have a good one.
@@patrickpunmaster6862 oops.
Story 6 - OP definitely needs to report to her Dad or someone about what her mom is doing and quick. And also taking another person’s wheelchair counts as stealing and stealing is illegal, it doesn’t matter if they’re family or not.
I think you might be confused, Story 5 was the border one.
@@IshlacorrinYeah you’re right, I fixed it
She did, this story is a few years old
@@hardcorenativextremedonyou know if there were any updates to it?
@@PiousWildcarde yes there is updates, the mom came to the Dad house because OP went to her dad's and hide her chair in her friends car trunk because they were going on the trip for her op birthday. While she was on the trip the mom came and demanded the chair saying OP agreed to give it. She threw a fit when OP wasn't there or the chair wasn't there.
Story 4: Karens are used to having managers bending over backwards to please them, usually at the employee's expense. That's why they pull that card.
yep if a Karen is pulling that card its because it works.
Funny thing is we couldn't do anything about the tax. I had a customer throw a fit cause she drove from Pennsylvania to New York (2 hours drive) to exchange a shirt and was pissed when I told her the difference was more because of the state tax (Pennsylvania is a tax free state in retail items) and demanded I remove it! I had to tell her, I can't it's New York State law! Take it up with them! Unfortunately for her I was the manager so she couldn't ask for anyone else...not like we could do anything anyway.
Delivery story: Not only are there semi and box truck delivery vehicles, let's not forget about those semi's that pick up and deliver a whole house's worth of goods when people move.
Returns story: The dumb one was Debbie. Even had the coupon still been valid, what she spent on gas (or charging an EV) for a 3,000 round trip would have been a great deal more than what she "saved".
Salad story: Proving to Karen she didn't want the manager after all? Priceless!
Customs story: Customs agents are among the very last people in the world ANYWHERE that you want to play games with or piss off. They can LEGALLY hold you up for hours, search your person (up to and including strip searches), your baggage, and your vehicle including removal of panels or anything else that might hide a compartment filled with contraband. And ALL your paperwork had best be in order because they can and will go over it with a fine tooth comb.
Wheelchair story: Mom is definitely out of line. Wrapping the injury and using a pair of crutches is more than adequate for an ACL injury. Well, that and staying off of it as much as possible. I'd be talking to dad as he (thru his insurance) paid for the wheelchair. I have no problem with OP having "hid" her wheelchair in the meantime. Mom can pony up the money for crutches.
Food story: NTA! OP, it may be time to buy a second small fridge and put a lock on it. And send your gf to a food band if she's that hungry.
Oops, food bank not band.
If you ever need temporary crutches, wheelchair, or a walker you can look at secondhand market places or even drug stores will have them for cheap. Like seriously you can get a whole ass hospital style wheelchair for like 35 bucks.
Veterans of Foreign Wars places usually have chairs and so forth to rent or borrow...🤷🙄💖💋
Goodwill and thrift stores
You can find them if you are lucky, and usually if you only need a standard item. Eg when I had my lower left leg rebuilt I needed extra tall and extra robust crutches.
There are also mobility charities that do short loans. Like the red cross and shop mobility. You can borrow for a few hours to a couple of weeks.
I work in a retail pharmacy that sells crutches but not so much wheelchairs. In that case, we usually direct a customer to a medical supply store.
My traveling friend and I visited Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. Everyone was so polite and accommodating. Beautiful countries!
Travelling there is on my Bucket List. I like old classic architecture, and I've seen photos and videos of the amazing buildings over there. 😊
One of my ex GFs is from Serbia, and moved back a few years ago. We had talked about me moving there, but I just couldn't afford it. To bad, the pictures she sent me were pretty.
I live oh a loop street. I ordered something that was quite bulky. Here comes a semi lacing carefully through the parked cars on both sides of the street. Tail end at the base of my drive. He opens the back door. Out comes a huge box, up my drive and into my garage. I thank him kindly and wish him luck with threading the needle the balance of the loop. We were the second house on the loop. Keep your mouth shut and let these guys work!
Last story: He isn't just feeding his girlfriend, he is feeding her problem. Set aside some time and go with her job hunting. Help her make a plan of action to find another job, and discuss it with her and let her know he will help her all he can to get another job. Then make meal plans to EAT WITH HER. Make these meals high in protein and low in simple sugars or processed foods. Protein helps to give energy and motivation. And yes, I mean UNPROCESSED MEAT protein. She has too much time on her hands and it is very likely allowing her to sit and think about her situation rather than do something about it. If she isn't willing to take the time and doesn't respond to trying to help her, then either deal with her eating problem (endorphins are created by eating btw. Especially by eating sugars. Very addictive), or give her an ultimatum and carry through.
I worked in an arts and crafts store where the Debbie came in and did the same thing. It would be funny if OP was a coworker. LOL
Story 4 is Karen Boss meets Karen Customer moment.
When my husband was coming out of sleep after a surgery to remove his leg, he looked straight at one of the nurses and threatened her if she touched his leg. i couldn't help myself and burst out laughing, i turned to him and said sweetly " babe , your leg is already gone , it hoped away right after they put you under, we are actually looking for it now" yes wrong to mess with folks under anesthetic, but still funny. the nurse excused herself to laugh in the hallway.
My late Dad was the very worst patient. In hospice, even after having a stroke and flat on his back, he was still onery and cantankerous enough to have PO'd all the nurses. 😅
Final Story - Definitely NTA but OP’s girlfriend needs professional help otherwise she’ll end up on My 600lb Life in a few years time.
As a wheelchair user myself, I’d be telling my Mom she can fuck off and to not touch MY wheelchair or I’ll be reporting it stolen. Plus I’d be telling my Dad about this
1st story: Patient is 17. A minor. The nurse is an adult. The mother would actually encourage this of her son could be considered child sex trafficking. The mom would definitely be investigated
I'm not sure if sex trafficking is the correct term or not but it would at the very least be encouraging statutory rape and pedophilia.
In Missouri in December 2023, a female teacher and a 16-year-old boy were lovers. The father knew they were screwing and did not stop it. She was arrested in Texas. In January 2024, the father was arrested and charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The sad part is that like most cases like this, the woman was great-looking.
Story 3 - Holy crap, All of that noise over $2.50 in sales tax?! Seriously?!
ive seen worse over less
Well, instead of paying the sales tax, she now has to the asshole tax
Last story: OP needs to stop buying fast food, and groceries in general and bringing it home for the human vacuum cleaner. Leave her with empty shelves, and refrigerator, and force her to get her own food. That's it. Just stop bringing home food. If he wants breakfast buy it on your way to work. Same with lunch and supper before you go home...and DON'T BRING LEFTOVERS HOME.
S1. The charge nurse would have changed his allocated nurse. Patients like Todd used to get my best Nurse Ratchett impersonation.
I’m an IT executive for a large hospital system. Unfortunately my back went out and I required surgery. It was worse than the doctor thought so I spent three weeks in the hospital. Since some of my IT staff worked in the hospital they visited me with Starbucks coffee from the main dining area. Not free but so much better than what the patients got. Six months after discharged myself and about nine of my staff walked through the floor that I stayed on. Every pretty nurse said hello to me and then commented that they bath me regularly. Boy my face turned red. Everyone one at the nursing station received Starbucks coupons from me. And the nursing manager received a few computer upgrades. This was in response to them telling my staff about me. Apparently my staff and wife were in on it. The nursing staff did take great care for me.
When I needed a wheelchair after knee surgery I just asked on a neighborhood community board if anyone had one I could borrow for a month. I had multiple people offers within a day. You'd be surprised how many people have one lying around, either from an older family member who had since passed or in anticipation of a condition worsening. It's ridiculous to demand a person who actively uses their medical device to give it up to someone else, no matter how temporarily.
What is wrong with that mother? I want to point this out but op’s wheelchair isn’t a toy or something to be burrowed like a lawnmower, op needs to talk to her father about her mother demanding op’s wheelchair.
I'm a male technician in the ER, and the number of times I've had to take care of inappropriate patients like that I can't count. There are some that are borderline and try to talk to me about my fellow female workers, and I firmly remind them they are my sisters, and their comments will not be tolerated. Admittedly, the women I work with are insanely strong, and they defend themselves well.
It’s very easy to tell which truck drivers know what they’re doing and which ones don’t.
The problem with driving huge distances to try to get a lower price is that gas doesn't get figured into the equation.
story # 1 - i would tell the guy "due to YOU being a jerk - i am going BACK to the warehouse" - and FORCE HIM to go to the warehouse to pick it up HIMSELF - with HIS private car/van.
leave and fill out Delivery slip as Customer refused Delivery
@@nekuraookami agreed
Story #5: Never, ever, ever, ever tick off a government official, especially a FOREIGN government official. You will pay so hard that you will be yearning for the glacier speed of your local DMV.
Prices are up on food everywhere we go to eat. so instead of paying a ridiculous price for a salad, I go ahead and order something more substantial, but maybe a few dollars more.
*Last Story:* Binge eating disorders are absolutely humilating. I've had one before. But the answer to that is not to shame the people whose food you accidentally ate after losing control! I once accidentally ate around 5 pounds of my roommates homemade chicken salad because I thought they were leftovers from a family dinner I missed and my first response when confronted was to apologize and immediately begged to pay for a replacement rotisserie chicken! I felt disgusting. I CERTAINLY never yelled at the people whose food i ate!
Story 5: that backfire was on another level usually they just don't get what they want.. this time she not only didn't get what she wanted but had to pay more and wasn't even acknowledged
I like that comment in the first story.
The guy wanted a sponge bath from a nurse but he didn’t specify it to be a female nurse. Serves the guy right for mistreating those nurses. That’s what he gets for treating women like that.
When I spent a few weeks in a hospital, I was a bit shy when a couple young nurses would give me, a classic Old Codger, a spongebath. But in my condition, I wasn't in much state to refuse. 😅
My son had surgery in December...when he was coming out of it he sat bolt upright and said in a I had tonsils out yell whisper "I am the king of the ender dragons all bow to my toes" he then slipped back down and passed back out. The nurse just laughed and said she had never been told to bow to someone's toes before.
I need an update on the wheelchair issue with mom and stepsister😊
Story 5: to be a fly in the wall when those people were there for six hours and then the fine they’d get.
Seems kind of petty. I know cutting in line is awful but who just sits there not paying attention in a very long line. Like you’re not the only person around.
Story 6: OP: Try to steal my wheelchair, Mom, and you'll end up in one yourself.
Well, if you order a salad, salad dressing is part of a salad and any place that tries to charge for it should not be in business for very long
To become a nurse, you start your two years education AFTER high school (start at 18, and finnish at 20), and then you start searcing for work and get settled in, that also takes some time.
Plus, just like doctors, nurses are not allowed to date their patients, especially if they are minors.
Depends on what nursing degree you get. The 2 year would be LPN. A RN is a 4 year degree
@@azgardenlover370 and she would be even older.
But that mom must have so many screw loose, if she thinks it's ok for an "older" woman to date her minor.
With the nurse story… it’s crazy when on those hospital drugs. When coming out of 10 days of induced coma my best friend visited, I was under heavy meds that were to keep me asleep which were just wearing off. I told my best friend to call the police because a hitman had murdered him. “They killed you! You have to call police!” Just saying, that one kid might not have been like that normally, those drugs can give some temporary psychosis. He might dead ass have remembered the nurse saying that stuff.
That is true. The medicine damages your ability to think clearly, even after you fully wake up they can be in your system for a few hours or so and make you act weird.
I had a buddy in the Airforce who went in for dental surgery to remove wisdom teeth. They gave him the gas. Didn't put him out but made him loopy and dulled his inhibitions. When he came out, his face was red, and the lady DA was PEEVED! She had slapped him. He didn't remember what he had said to her, but he earned that slap. 😅
I have been on strong codeine for a broken leg and trying to cut down, about 3 weeks into taking them I started half waking up during the night and felt like someone was in the house with me and shouting abuse at me, sounded like my neighbours voice who I don't get on with.
Story #6: OP did nothing wrong here! It's THEIR wheelchair! A f*ing torn ACL does NOT justify it, that OP gives away THEIR means of transport!! If I was them, i would tell my dad about that! And yes, i would hide my wheelchair too! This mother is just so grose and selfish! The wheelchair was bought for OP! I don't think, OP would be even allowed to "share" it! Like, it's a medical device, which was payed by THEIR (or the dads) insurance! So if they lend it out and the stepsister breaks it or sth would happen to it, they would most likely have to pay for a new one out of their own pockets! And maybe even face a lawsuit, because YOU can't just give away medical equipment to people who are not the ones prescripted to use it!!
and damage breaking of the chair would likely have been the outcome in this story had Op agreed to lend it or Momma came and taken it.
@@nekuraookami yes, exactly that!
Most nurses in OP’s situation would “fire” the patient and request to swap patients with a different PACU nurse.
Under no circumstances should she enter that room again without having a witness with her. Either the patient or his guardian had no problem making up wild lies against a member of the nursing staff.
Story 5: A triple-header of Karen Karma. Awesome! Thank you.
Story 5....WOW! Karma was a nasty person and I loved it. That Mom and her 3 babies needed that! God Bless her and Karma.....lol. Awesome story!!!
Respect to the commenter to the first story. No one wants to do it but he did.
Story 2: I really hope OP sat in his cab watching as the dude struggled all the way up to his house, before driving away.
Story 4 - She was expecting the Manager to lambast OP for ‘overcharging’ her and to get the meal for free for the inconvenience but instead she wound up paying more than what she was originally charged. That’s what Karen gets for opening her Big Stupid Mouth. And OP did warn her.
...which is exactly what OP said happened. Why did you feel the need to précis it?
Story 2....LOL!!!! Bravo OP! I wish I could have seen his face! HAHAHAHAHA!
Give the gf a learning experience before she's kicked out. Tell her you'll give her one more chance and if any of your food's missing her things will be left outside the door with the lock changed.
What kind of restaurant charges for freaking salad dressing when you order a salad???
The last story op should agree with her about living her own life. Just tell her that’s fine go ahead but can’t do it here.
Every time they mention Karen grabbing a wrist I think back to a time where a distant ex gf was teaching me and play fighting with Aikido. Thing is we LOVED it when someone tried to grab a wrist because as a mostly defensive martial art that's using other people's strength against them, any wrist grab ends up with the grabber on the ground in a flash, and depending on the force they can also be in considerable pain and stuck in a hold. 😊
Even decades later when I hear "grabbed my wrist" I still reflexively think of the hand motions that would put someone on the ground.
Imagine driving 1,500 miles and not realizing how much you're losing just by driving that far for $2.50.
I don't believe the story.
A few years ago I had to go to the hospital for surgery after being diagnosed with "intestinal malrotation, which caused me episodes of pain I can only describe as being like having molten razor blades in my stomach. So I wasn't in the most social of moods.
Anyway, the nurses were ALL the most incredible, patient, professional people ever. And while I was in a lot of pre-and-post surgical pain, I made sure to always treat them as nicely as possible, since they were the ones looking after me, bringing me medication around the clock, changing my hookups, taking my vitals, all that stuff. And while I know it's their job to do all that, I also got a good look at the more uncooperative patients- and their families- they frequently had to deal with. It made me respect what they do that much more.
After I got discharged, I made sure to send a thank-you card to the hospital, listing the part of the hospital I was in and putting down by name all the nurses I could recall - at least 10 - who had worked with me. I hope I made them feel at least a little more appreciated.
Story 3: They do it because it's not about money - it's power. They assert the power by managing to get the lowest price possible, regardless of how much more they have to spend overall to get it.
I believe you are right... My first MIL used to drive many miles to buy bar soap for $.50 less per bar... In her Cadillac!! 🤦🤔🙄🤷
Story 5: I've never been to Europe, but I've crossed the Canadian/American border enough times that I knew what was happening as soon as those three got pulled over. 🤣🤣🤣
I had shredded my meniscus in the Army. After surgery I was on crutches for 3 or 4 days total. I got myself some leg weights and started walking around the running track within a week.
Doing my Army medical training, we had an insane Physical Training Instructor as a patient. He'd basically wrecked both knees and required bilateral meniscectomy.
Normal patients were in a Robert Jones padded bandage for a week before physiotherapy to learn how to walk again.
This lunatic was running up and down the corridors the day after surgery.
Healthcare professional here. If something like story 1 happens, that caregiver wouldn't take that patient back. Neglect is a serious allegation. I wouldn't risk my license because of it even if management said I had to. They own my job not my license.
The last story, I have an ED, so I make sure there is plenty in the house for me. To make someone go hungry, and get mad at them? NO. OP needs to kick her out, he's paying for everything and still going hungry. That's stuff you do for your kids because you brought them into the world, not stuff you do for your SO when they are just refusing to work.
Tell her to go to the food pantry if she can’t afford to feed herself
13:05 Never interrupt your enemy when she's making a mistake.
-- Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
I loved the little story of the big hairy male nurse taking care of the pervert.
Last story: She can live her life the way she wants and eat everything in sight once she's the one paying for it, otherwise she can eff off.
Also how the hell is she paying for her car and gas? If she has some form of income she has to contribute.
1500 miles to return an item for the sales tax is insane. My family would visit family living about 1000 miles away once a year and while we could make the drive in 1 day it was around 15 hours to do so. Anyone who drives that far for retail is certifiably insane as far as I'm concerned.
Story 3: I think I recall a Cathy comic where she drove 100 miles each way to get a specialized French-made dress for $5 less than what she could have gotten it for in her home town. Her husband suggested if she wasn't concerned and really didn't understand that the travel costs like gas for the car, not to mention the lost hours of the day, actually made her purchase more expensive, then she might as well just book a direct flight to Paris and pick one up for free. The difference is, of course that Cathy was genuinely clueless and not a Karen about it...she really thought she was actually saving a little money. It's scary that people of either type actually exist.
Story 1:
OP should have requested “a leave of patients.” where basically she can fire the patient, and not be his caregiver. As a doctor I have seen my fair share of inappropriate patients, and if they don’t control themselves after being admonished, we have the right to fire them.
Final Story: NTA. She is.
When I worked retail, I had someone once drive back to the store and return their items, then purchase them back for 8 cents. Because we forgot their senior discount. Of 8 freaking cents
Last story: ending the relationship should be the last resort, don't get me wrong if he doesn't want to be with her anymore because she's shown to have no sense of self-control that's completely understandable. Especially given her reaction was to burst out in tears when you called her out. I suggest having a serious conversation about her overeating and how it's affecting you, that you think she should get some help, and if she refuses or makes up some excuse then consider breaking up with her.
Threaten to break up if she DOESN'T seek professional help... and a job!
OP's girlfriend was taking advantage of his good nature. He was ALREADY providing the necessities and she was not LISTENING to his words about don't eat this because....etc. She is disrespecting him. If she needs help is besides the point....common respect is....This is for my sister's birthday, please don't eat it. HELLO!! It does not take a lot to understand those words from OP. She didn't care!
Story 2: I would have stated to him "Since you have officially refused delivery of your trampoline by demanding that I go, I will be leaving now. Goodbye."
Story 7: OP is NTA. Girlfriend is definitely the asshole and should be ashamed of herself for STEALING FROM A CHILD! Seriously, who does that? Honestly she needs to go.
Love the commenter being a big hairy man giving the creepy customer the bath he demanded. Such a hilarious mental image. Reminds me of the Johnny Bravo episode with the hiccups.
Story 3. Did she actually drive 1500 miles just to get a lower sales tax rate? IF this is true, surely the petrol cost would have outweighed the saving from a lower sales tax?
Heck, the taxes on the fuel she burned probably exceeded the sales tax she paid.
I got out of the hospital on Wednesday. Everyone that was involved in my care was great.
As someone with mobility issues and chronic pain, who also happened to have torn my acl at 17, the stepsister is not only fine with crutches, but theyre medically prefered so she doesnt weaken the injured leg further. Shes not going to be walking the first few days, but then the doctors will insist on her using the leg to help rebuild the muscle. A wheelchair will delay her healing. (Also, hand off my stuff! I said no. No is a complete sentence.)
Yep, was going to say this exact thing. The best thing would be two walking sticks, because crutches stop people moving their knee joints.
Story one: Tell Mama Karen what “sexual harassment” is and how you’ll be reporting her and her son for it if they don’t drop this crap immediately.
I was thinking the thing to do would be to suggest to the charge nurse, in front of the mother and the teen, that no female caregivers be assigned to the teen. Then I saw from the comment that I wasn't the only one thinking that was the way to go.
Upon a little more reflection, I can see that it may not always be possible to assign a male care provider to the teen. That is when security accompanies the care provider for provider's safety.
I have a wheelchair and the number of idiots demanding I hand it over to them for their kids, their mum or themselves is beyond a joke, its my own personal wheelchair, I cannot walk and they still go no its got to be the stores or worse they try to steal stuff off it like my side bag, my cute handlebar toys etc.
Oh man talk about stupid questions! I once was a department manager at Big Blue Mart of Walls. As if that isn't enough self-punishment for a broke college student, I was department manager of toys. This includes pools, pool chemicals, bikes, battery operated vehicles, and play yard equipment.
I once answered a call about play yard equipment. The lady wanted to know if we sold any pre-assembled. Our smallest one was about 8 feet tall, 8 feet wide, and 20 feet long. I told her that we did not but that she could purchase the boxes of the unassembled equipment and call one of our assemblers to have it assembled at her house.
But no. She demanded, not asked, that our assemblers put together the largest play yard we had and then deliver it to her house. After a second or 2 of dumbfounded jaw drop on my end, I replied, "Ma'am, this play yard you want to buy is 12 feet wide, 35 feet long, and (with the climbing wall set up) 15 feet tall. I don't know anyone that has a trailer to accomidate something that size. I'm also sure that transporting it down the major highway that our store is on would be ok with this happening without a load permit. I also doubt the road that you live on it is wide enough to transport it."
She finally opted to buy the play yard and one of our kind assemblers delivered the boxes and assembled the play yard for her. But he said she watched him like he was some sort of criminal the entire time.
Hilarious that it was the min wage employee who was letting Karen off easy with discounts on the salad and the manager was the one sticking to exact menu prices... Exact opposite of what she expected
Thank you 🙂 I’m glad you liked it! Yes, sometimes it took them a while to find me so I simply laid my head back, tilted the wheelchair back using the controls and rested my eyes for a while XD It can be weird the kind of things that we get used to.
Last Story: RED FLAG!! Her response does not have any remorse in it. She is gaslighting him and being manipulative. He needs to end the relationship and kick her out. Let her family deal with her and get her mental help.
Story 5 or the wheelchair story the mother in the story needs to find a more temporary solution to her daughter’s torn ACL. I tore my ACL two years ago and was wheelchair bound for 6 weeks so I understand both sides but I would never put up with my mom’s temper tantrum when my stepsister needs it more than I do. I’m pretty sure the mother can shop around and buy a secondhand wheelchair from a store. Good for OP for standing up to herself.
Can't mom rent a wheelchair frome somewhere? OP'S INSURED wheelchair is for OP to use, not the stepsister. The mom ordering OP to give up the wheelchair says a lot about the mom-None of it good! Dad needs to get involved and take Mom to court for emotional abuse and neglect
@@nancyomalley6286 True. I completely agree with you on that 💯%. If her insurance finds out that someone else is using her wheelchair, OP can get in a lot of trouble or at least, I believe she could just because these OP in these stories are wheelchair bound and they have one doesn’t mean that they’re free for everyone to use.
The girlfriend that keeps eating. She did say ,let me live my life the way I want. Dump her. She's not apologizing, saying she'll try, or help me. She's saying, back off. Leave now.
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The one who drove 1,500 miles to save 2.50… i wonder how much she spent in gas?
My husband used to work in a cafeteria and the people that made the sandwiches were only supposed to use 3 oz of meat and they were supposed to weigh it one lady complained that she got cheated and claimed that there wasn't enough meat on her sandwich and when the boss came over and weighed it they saw that it was double what it was supposed to be and so they removed half of the meat and handed it to her and said well this is what you're supposed to have she was pissed.
Story 4.....OMG......Be careful what you ASK for! LOL!!!
I find it odd that the hospital won't freely supply a pair of crutches for someone incapable of walking. Do they expect the step-sister to crawl out of the building? Doesn't excuse the mom's abhorrent behavior, though.
Last story. Get out fast OP!! She isn't worth it!! End of conversation!
Coupon discount aside, driving “all day” to save $2.50 in tax hardly covers the cost of gas, wear n tear on tires/vehicle let alone just time lost is utter moronic logic.
It's the new form of economics called Karenomics!
If you have an electric car, maybe the price for power. But the wear and tear would be a concern.
I would rather not spend my time though, I could be playing games with friends wether video or tabletop, coding my fangame or real game. Or working on my modules for dnd. All more valuable than 2.50