Glad you're back DF. I've been binging you're videos and despite the CLEAR proof I still can't believe that people like this exist. What do we need to rename commen sense to now, seeing as it's not so common.
I have spent the last 8 years raising my 2 autistic stepchildren. I use to be an Operational Admin who LOVED working 60 hour weeks. My boss asked me if I was going to take any time off for the summer. I asked if I could sleep under my desk. Obviously he said, "No". "Well this is NOT the job, I need a vacation from."
I saw a manager at a small owned grocery store, crumbled up a rude ladies grocery list threw it in her face and said get the hell out since you can't touch a worker or another customer like this ( she punched a cashier who is 16) in the face. The cops were waiting for her when she tried to leave.
That last story was gold. After so many stories about Dependas abusing their "authority", it was great to hear about an experienced military spouse not letting a newbie officer push HER around.
2LT doesn't seem to know where the UCMJ ends. When I went through MP school one of the first things we were taught was that civilians on base living with their military spouse were not subject to the UCMJ. Yes of course we can physically stop them from committing crimes and detain them (as we would apprehend a SM), but we were to have them in our custody for as short a time as possible and get them turned over to the civilian police. From there the base commander could ban them from the base and it would be a federal offense if they trespassed.
The fact that the reply from OP was probably loud enough for some of his superiors to hear has probably dropped him in the doo doo. As ex UK navy, I never ceased to be amazed about the number of ways junior officers can screw up.
Had something happen like that with my wife. I joined at 29 years old. My wife didn't need to go to a meeting designed for 19 year old brides on how to do simple shit.
Makes me wounder what would happen if two Karens became each others' targets. Probably about as entertaining as an A.I. chat bot talking to an A.I. chat bot. "I'll just stop talking with you." "I'm not through with you!"
Saporatus They overestimate their value as customers. Of course the company needs customers, but most retail businesses have thousands of them. Losing one isn’t going to make much difference to the store’s profits. In fact, the type of customer who’s always demanding discounts or things for free, and driving staff to quit aren’t usually very profitable for the business in the first place.
@@CenerothXaris As an Australian, I find that to be a really weird hill for so many US Americans to die on. To us over here, the idea that our government cannot provide decent health care, gets them voted out of office.
Story 6 - I heard another similar story like that where a 2nd LT thought he could boss around the wife of a corporal, only to have her do the same. Only to give the 2nd LT the sort of butt chewing a colonel could give. That being the fact that she WAS the daughter of the full bird colonel for that area, and he also just happened to be visiting the base that day and was only two doors down with the base commander. He heard her voice and almost came running, only to stand with the base commander in the doorway behind her beaming with pride at his 'little girl' giving the 2nd LT a dressing down. All the time her husband was standing just outside the door at parade rest trying not to grin. Oh, and yes the 2nd LT then got a dressing down by the two for not standing to attention when they entered the room.
OP hit her by accident when OP was Being attacked by a crazy lady who obviously can’t do her shopping by herself one item fine not the whole list there are services that can help you with that, thank you for pressing charges so many times they do not.
It's always surprising that people say you work somewhere because they saw you helping someone. "Lady, unlike you I am a decent Human Being and help people."
Story 2: I work for a bus company as a person who accompanies children with disabilities on their way home. I've had children who screamed uncontrollably, started kicking and hitting around them or were completely silent during the ride. My job is to make sure they reach the destination safely (some of them try to unbuckle or get out of their seat). If this woman thinks working with kids of this caliber is EZ she really is in for a rude awakening.
Story 3: You can help with one or two items, but a whole goddamn list? It's like Karen just wanted an employee to do all the shopping for her, which she could've just done with online shopping (Target does that). Meanwhile, yeah, a lot of people seem to forget cameras exist. It's like blind rage
I would have crumpled the shopping list into a ball of paper and let it drop to the floor. And the cameras? I bet every Karen's morning wish is that all cameras are out of work just when they enter any store. lol
My mom developed agoraphobia when I was 15. Then she didn’t leave the house for more than 10 years. Prior to this my Grandfather had been a lighthouse keeper meaning my mom grew up on lighthouses, then she joined the Marine Corp during WW2, raised be as a single mom and suddenly can’t leave the house! One day I was listening to talk radio and this psychologist is talking this new psychology issue that he was treating. It was agoraphobia and his practice was about 10 miles from my mom. Within 2 weeks she was driving again. It was just crazy!
I'm ex military so story 6 had me rolling with laughter. It reminds me of Lt. Bob. We had a new Lt. assigned to my unit. On his first day our First Sargent introduced him as Lt. Wandell. The Lt got in front of us and said "Hi, you can call me Bob". We all exchanged looks because an enlisted man calling an officer by his first name was a big no no in the Army. I was a bit of a smart ass back then so I grabbed ahold of this with both hands. No matter what the situation he would be Bob to me. Stationed in Germany he wanted to know fun places to hang out and since I spoke the language I knew of allot more places than most. The first night we go out he ends up borrowing 10DM (another big no no, borrowing money from enlisted) from me. Time passes and he's transferred to another unit somewhere in Germany but he never repaid me. A couple years later I'm in some tiny town and I need fuel for my truck. I find this very small maintenance unit that I can fill up at. As I get out of my truck I see a group of soldiers around a generator learning about maintenance. Who's teaching the class? Good ol Lt. Bob. I call out "Lt. Bob, how ya doing?" He calls me over to the group and tries to tell me to address him as Lt. Wandell. I just smiled and said "No Sir, you told me I could call you Bob, and where's that 10 Marks you owe me?" He sheepishly pulls out his wallet and pays me back. He then turns to the group that are hardly containing their laughter at this point and barks "My name is not Lt. Bob and if any of you call me that you're going to be sorry". I start to walk away but before I'm out of earshot I yell "Nice seeing you Bob". So much fun.
After retiring and meeting "call me Lt Wandell", OP should have innocently told him, "Oh, now you are Lt Bobbit?" and waited for the waves of laughter from the others in the group
Bro, you are so lucky he had a decent sense of humor. That should have would have ended me up with bloody knuckles from push-ups, and puke all over my shirt from how much running I would have been doing
Last story reminds me of the day I tried to enlist in the Marines in 1977. I was 20 and my Dad was with me. He was a WW2vet, MSGT in the Corps, total badass. The recruiter laid into me. I am 6ft 150lb beanpole and this guy was tearing me a new one trying to break me. I looked him dead in the eyes and told him, There is nothing you can do to me that has not already been done by my Dad. He lost it on my Dad and asked him who the F*ck he thinks he is. Big mistake. My Dad ripped off name, rank and serial number and immediately went into Devil Dog mode. The image that pops in my mind is Beetle Bailey stomped into a mudhole by Sarge and the recruiter apologizing, only to have my Devil Dog Dad go up his chain of command ripping the recruiter to shreds. Due to an injury I suffered in a car accident as a kid, I was rejected, but that recruiter was never seen again. Semper Fi Dad, I miss you.
I’m in retail management. A few years ago the local community college approached the store I was at asking if the store could be used as a training ground for special needs students they were training. We let them work. I was instructed to just be my regular manager self to them but keep in mind they were special needs. Also these special needs students were high functioning. They could take care of themselves and could read basic numbers and letters. Being their manager was harder than being a manager to normal people. They learned at a slower pace and I had to repeat myself a lot more. They also needed some coaching from their advisers before talking to me. Work ethic was amazing. Working with special needs kids is not easy and if they woman thought it was, she’s in for a rude awakening. I also told the students if anyone called them the r word to come get me. That person would be banned from the store. Thankfully no one did.
It's my opinion that there's a huge difference between describing a mentally disabled person as "retarded" and describing them as "a retard." The first is just a statement of fact, while the second is a deliberate and uncalled-for insult. Or another way of putting it: The first is describing a condition which a person has while the second is an attempt to make that condition into the entire person.
Excellent post! If I may piggy-back to add: I'm sure you realized that after a long day of managing trainees with special needs, you got to go home, leaving work behind you. Parents of children with special needs are on call 24/7 squared...no, CUBED! ❤Love, compassion and self-care are the keys! ❤
My cousin has Downs Syndrome and has been working at a local grocery store for decades. This allowed her to get an apartment and live as independently as she can. She is one of the most joyful people I've ever known. Her manager, and others like you, are true earth angels. Blessings to you Christine!
Woolworths (with Fujitsu) here in Australia now have 12 mini-stores that help students (k-12) with diverse needs develop things like communication skills, money handling, functional literacy and numeracy etc. They are planning to open at least 25 more at schools & adult learning centres
I LOVED the last one & yes, there are a lot of 2nd Lt’s out there who think they know it all. I’m a USAF veteran, I think I was an A1C at the time (early 70’s) & I yelled at a 2nd Lt, he just stood there & took, saying yes ma’am, no ma’am, it won’t happen again ma’am!! Man, did that feel good!! The officer’s I worked with were great & acknowledged that I knew my job better than other’s who’d been in the same career field longer than myself.
If they're doing restock, you probably can take it from a cart and put it into yours but, especially now-a-days, ask first because they may be doing shopping for a curbside pickup! And you can't just unload their cart onto the floor in the first place!!!
Having worked in retail where they had "reshop" carts (items that needed to be returned to correct shelf) the employees never card, much, if someone pulled something out of it however as Tim Engineman mentioned many stores now have employees that shop for online orders. Also, there are enough "I don't work here" stories that show that no one should assume that the cart is a from an employee restocking. In short in may be okay to pull items out of the cart but always ask first.
@@donnakubiski5572 Yup you almost are outnumbered at times by the pickers for the online orders, and I always greet and say hello to them as well. 6 orders in one cart, and you have 30 minutes to pick it, have it checked, sealed and then drive to deliver it.
Story 2, I used to know a couple who was taking care of their autistic granddaughter and I can assure you, looking after her was NOT easy. Anybody who thinks looking after special needs kids is easy are dead wrong.
I work with adults with learning and social disabilities and I can confirm it is NOT an easy job. I love the job, I love the men I support but it can be exhausting.
As someone that gets anxiety going outside to places with big groups of people, I feel for that story. I don't freeze up, but when confronted by people I get really hostile.
Story 6: OP's Husband definitely has 2 superiors: His own commanding officer, and OP. And he seems to be very much in love of his fiery wife. That's a really awesome story and I laughed throughout. I can imagine the higher ups that 'overheard' how OP chewed up the 2nd Lt to be chuckling 😂
I feel DF is doing good. Haven't heard anything from Steveo in a while. I think DF either put him in the box or maybe .......*gasp*......... DF might have gone full *Hannibal* on Steveo.
I worked at a Special Needs sleep away camp for 2 months as a Specialty Chess Counselor when i was 16/17. Place is called Camp Ramapo and houses children from 4 to 18 with various different needs ranging from Autism to Schizophrenia and a plethora of mental issues. It was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done in my life. Its also one of the HARDEST thing I've done in my life. That woman has literally no idea, and I didn't even have to be with the kids 24-7. I still don't know how the regular counselors did it.
The grabby woman in Target needs to get the Reverse Uno treatment. "How dare you grab a paying customer! Go get your manager NOW!I'm going to get you fired!!"
I went through OCS (I was in the Army Reserves prior to going through OCS. I was a medic), and I can affirm that we had some seriously dumb s**** who thought that they had power because they could do push-ups and sit-ups. They believed that Physical Training was leadership (no kidding!). One of them, right after we had just had a class on communication where the lecturer had emphasized that there is no such thing as a one-way conversation (all conversations had to be two ways in order to be certain that the listener understood); yelled at me (again, no kidding), "This ain't no two-way conversation! I talk! You listen!" Yeah, we had some real losers in OCS. Fortunately my no-two-way-conversationalist did not get his commission, but others did.
I had a st*pid one aswell when i volunteered. He was bigger then me and i had a somewhat belly. He left me alone after he found out the hard way that this does not make me automaticly weaker then someone buff. XD Body does not tell everything about someone's power he found out, he stopped bragging, flexing like a massive 1d1ot.
@@bobbobbington3615 Butterbars often get ideas, and for the military spouses they soon learn that they are not the rank, and are not subject to all the military rules, though they are subject to quite a few by virtue of living in what is essentially a HOA with armed guards.
The first story: My first parish out of graduate school/seminary was a town exactly like that. I have several very funny stories from my time spent there. However, a heartwarming one, considering it is coming up on that time of year, the postmaster called me at my house on Christmas Eve and said, "Pastor, you have a couple of packages here. I just thought I'd tell you just in case you wanted to come and get them before the window closes in an hour." The postmaster going above and beyond. Thanks Santa!
It seems that there are quite a few 2nd Lieutenants who go on a power trip when they get their first assignment. When my older cousin was in boot camp (Army) he got a 2nd Looie who not only was verbally abusive, but sometimes physically. One time, he actually hit my cousin for something, but he was seen by some superior officers (including the base CO) and he was dressed down royally in front of the entire company and iirc, lost his commission right there and then.
So, I don't know when it was implemented, especially considering I'm in a different branch, but the drills weren't allowed to touch us, or even the straps of our backpacks. So if he actually hit someone and it was within the last 30-40 years or so, yeah probably lost his commission. Or atleast was put on heavy probation.
Story 1: I'm a direct support professional... I work with disabled adults and I was *DYING* with laughter when I heard "easy job"🤣🤣🤣 I love my job but oh Lord, it is DEFINITELY not an easy job and definitely not a job for everyone. I bet Karen would last about 5 minutes in the field...
Seconds, not minutes. (Okay, I'm exaggerating. But it's funny.) 😆 That was the first thing I thought of when I read the story (I read rather than listen). People who are non-neurotypical are NOT easy to deal with. And I say that as a non-neurotypical myself.
I got a job back in the mid-'80s working with developmentally handicapped young me, and I will agree that it isn't always easy, but it can feel rewarding. On my first day, the boys tried to make my life an absolute Hell, but not knowing any of them, I just thought that I would just chalk it up to unfamiliarity and learn to cope, having been around special-needs individuals almost all my life. When I showed up the next day, everyone, including my coworkers were surprised, because none of them thought I'd be back. It broke the ice with them, and while there were some who continued to act up, I let them know that as long as they followed the rules, I would be fair with them, and was there to help them if they needed help with something. I grew to love them as if they were close relatives, and when they succeeded at something, I would be proud of them and not try to abuse any "power" I may have had over them. It was one of the most satisfying, yet sometimes frustrating, jobs I've ever held. As a "teacher" for them, they taught me much, too.
@@jacklow9611 your last statement hit me hard. And I fully agree. I have learned so much from working in this field. It can be the most rewarding yet most frustrating job. (The rewarding far outweighs the frustration for me at least)
My ex worked with developmentally disabled adults for a couple of years and had to go to the E.R. multiple times due to injuries. Through no fault of their own, many people in that condition are physically very dangerous, and it is one of the toughest jobs out there to take care of them. That Karen would have been a statistic no later than the end of her first day (possibly closer to the beginning of that day).
The last story reminded me of volunteering on base to help with summer craft sessions for dependent kids. Who ever thought it was going to work to put 6 and 12 year olds in the same big room with the same crafts is beyond me. So there was this 11-ish kid who kept cutting up. The woman running the show had a really loud whistle and blew it at this kid multiple times an hour. I had a headache that I did not have at the beginning of the session. I finally got the trouble maker by the arm and we left the room. He said his dad was the CO (base commanding officer) and my husband was in a lot of trouble. Yeah, and I will tell your dad just why I told you to knock it off. Blessed silence the rest of the sessions. I don't know if his dad was really the CO and I got a talking to by the woman with the whistle, but I didn't care. And I never volunteered for anything like that ever again on base or off.
I absolutely loved the last story,there's nothing funnier than a greenhorn lieutenant getting chewed out by a pissed off military wife,with anger management issues!😆😆😆
That last story reminds me of when I drove a school bus. There was a load zone coordinator that liked to bark orders at students and drivers alike. One day they caught me on a bad day and came on my bus barking at me about something or another. I calmly put my bus in park, shut off the engine and walked them off my bus. I said to them: "I am not one of your students or your subordinate. If you have an issue with me you will explain it to me calmly or speak to my dispatcher. If you bark orders at me again I will have a conversation with your principal and make sure you are no longer a coordinator!" I received a 'talking to' about it but the transportation director kept laughing half way through and starting over.
One of my buddies and his first wife adopted four kids, three siblings. All are "special needs" to varying degrees. The kids are all adults now, though the younger boy is developmentally at a six-year-old level. My buddy has lost both first and second wives (health problems). It's been a rough life for him.
When I listened to the last story, my brain immediately went to a moment in season 2 of Deep Space Nine where Dax, a Lieutenant, is at a table with two Veteran Klingons (before a third walks up) and one of them says, "I see that the Federation insults us by sending a LIEUTENANT to greet us." and her immediate response is to use the knowledge of her previous life (her species shares lifetimes of memories when a symbiotic lifeform joins a new host body) to school the Klingon and he is stunned into near silence as a result.
Third story: At that accusation I'll simply observe and say "If you were hit in the face, where are the marks of it?“ Even a Karen should know that a hit at the face ALWAYS leaves a mark.
On some people, a red mark may show up immediately but also fade within a couple minutes (my son). On others, marks take a 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 long time to show (me, at 3-4 days for a bruise to become visible). There are more variations than hard & fast rules.
So not only Was the 1st Karen calling this woman's child a terrible name but sounds like she was calling her own grandchild the same terrible name. There is no way I would have been calm or nice to her I wouldn't told her anything I would have smacked her. I need to not put your hands on somebody else or you should expect to get hit back, It wouldn't have been an accident if I smacked her in the nose. So sorry to hear that you are sick I hope you get better soon.
Last story The number of 2nd LTs (or Ensigns in Navy/Coast Guard) are so full of themselves and think they are the greatest thing in the world To see them knocked down and deflated is the joy of all
I'll give her credit, though... It takes an exceptionally low IQ to say what she said at 3:55 so bluntly. And I thought the phrase "What number do you dial for 911!" was crazy 🤣
Story 2 piss me off. As a woman with autism and going to school to teach Special Education, there is nothing dumb or r***** about people with disabilities. They just learn in their own way. That karen was so infuriating.
Definitely. And there is nothing easy about going to school to become a teacher to teach students. That woman was being ablist. First, you have to take numerous amount of classes and plus learn how to write lesson plans. To become a Special Education teacher, you also need dual licensure with Elementary Education, so learning takes longer. Then you have to take state tests and do student teaching before you are certified. Plus, while you are student teaching, you can't work a regular job, so your income is limited. And, of course, people think we are in it for the money. It is a passion that requires a higher calling and commitment to see things through. Nothing remotely easy about it.
Is there a term for a person who uses Karen tactics but uses them for Good or are in the Right? Examples are the last story, and there's a story fluff posted about a woman who prevented a possible child kidnapping by acting like a Karen.
So S4, my personal advice suffer from anything remotely similar to OP. I recommend finding a local card shop or art gallery. Very calm environment, rarely noisy and the people 9.9/10 times are very friendly or very least not wildly insane. I wish you all best out there fellow humans!
My first reaction when someone grabs my arm and spins me around by it is to scream in agony and smash my metal cane into their head as hard as I can to force them to let me go... Both of my shoulders and one hip are fucked so grabbing me by the arm and spinning me like Karen's tend to do causes considerable Agony to me... It happened to me once (it was a good joint day so I wasn't riding my Mobility Scooter) and when the Police and Ambulance arrived (Karen lost some teeth when my cane hit her), the Police looked at the security camera's and saw what she did to me and that along with how badly I was standing/limping when they arrived and the witness statements of how loudly I screamed in Agony when she grabbed me, caused HER to be Arrested for Assault & Battery instead of me because it was very clearly Self Defense... [Sigh] It STARTED as a good day for me and ended up with me soaking in a HOT bath eating Extra Strength Ibuprofen like they were PEZ candies (I can't tolerate most Really Heavy Duty Pain Killers so I save them for recovering from Surgery)...
That’s interesting because I can do a pretty convincing cat hiss, and if anybody tries to grab me that’s exactly what I would do, followed by shoving them as hard as I could
good that the Amazon driver is in the USA because here in Germany he has to ring doorbells and wait for the person to come , sign and take the package !
In Japan, you can choose to let in front of your door, in your mail box or receive it in person. You can also get your parcel in public mail boxes or convenience stores.
My USPS ("US Snail") just does the "dump&dash". He'll toss it over my gate if I'm lucky, sometimes just drops it in my driveway. I just brought in Amazon packages that are rainsoaked, as TS Nicole is coming through. I'm surprised the lazy bum even bothered delivering today. 🤨
In Australia, I've gotten a card telling me my package will be at x post office near me to collect, if I wasn't home to get to package. But I also see some packages left outside doors too.
First story: when I did my handful of AFlex deliveries, I would panic at any delay(I get anxiety over deadlines and being late for important stuff) so this would have me freaking out a little bit BTW DarkFluff, Between you, Stevo and The Click, I feel so loved by you guys
Kinda reminds me of one time at the DMV when I was being discriminated against while I was getting my state ID I have Autism and grew up when they stopped teaching cursive for a while so I never learned I got to the point when I had to do my signature and like "Do I have to do in cursive I don't know cursive?" my mom was about to say no when queue Karen behind the counter "No he has to do it in cursive." My mom was like "He has Autism and never learned cursive." Karen behind the counter "He's a big boy he can do it." My mom was gonna jump over the counter at that point she was furious that Karen's tone was so condescending I was so pissed myself but I wasn't gonna give her ablism the satisfaction of a reaction.
I am mortified at the Karen in the 2nd story. Her attitude over special needs is just... I would darn hope that she was never, EVER left alone with her grandchild O_O
Last story, as a spouse is not subject to UCMJ, ordering the service member to force their spouse to attend was in fact an illegal order. The SM (service member) should have immediately refused the order and gone up the chain.
Better... Take the list, tell her to wait here, walk away and THEN rip it up before tossing it in the trash and going on with your shopping... Wave politely at her as you leave the store with your purchases just to add Insult to her Injury... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan Yes, oh yes. If the store has a bench, escort her to the bench and then take the list and toss it, then take care of business and leave. Better yet, tell her "give me 30 minutes, go get a coffee, etc then when you get back, you should be ready to check out" ...... just make sure you are GONE before she gets back ..... and you can pretty much guarantee she will "check out" when she has a conniption shit when she gets back.
Unrelated to the stories, when I was watching the last video you put out a few days ago, my husband walked into the kitchen (my computer desk is in the living room, right by the kitchen) and said, "Hey, is that Dark Fluff?" I was like, "Hell yeah." We were both mildly surprised that the other one watches you, though I guess we shouldn't have been because: 1. You're awesome and 2. We've been married 27 years so I guess we have to have SOMETHING in common, lol
Was relieved to see the video, glad you sound okay! I appreciate the stories and your take on them, as always~ Your videos are a wonderful stress reliever for me, they're very cathartic after too many years in retail.
Nobody should use the R-word. Kudos for the OP of that story for standing up to the use of that word. *Dealing with someone being mean for calling out a RUclipsr that claims to be an English teacher, who encourages the use of a Thesaurus, for using the word.*
Story Four, and this is to OP... the Karen kind. Also, if you had said it, she'd have called you a liar and pounced on your apparent weakness. Yeah, you went bunny in the headlights but I tell you now, OP, you'd have been roadkill if you said a word. That's why the Reddit's here, it's why Fluff gathers it, and it's why I'm commenting on it now.
Good job to OP of story 3, saw too many stories on this channel where they decide to not press charges because they just want to get out of there or they don't want anything more to do with this. Bullshit that's fleeing that's not taking chaege of your own life and running away. Face it and press charges even if it means court time, you confront and overcome.
With the nursery story the manager's reply when the Karen said she would take her business elsewhere had me laughing luckily I was not drinking anything.
Sadly for many entitled racist people in America. Someone being Hispanic, or just having brown skin, means you are part of the servant class and must serve their every whim.
I must watch too many boxing vids. As Fluff was reading the nurse story I just imagined OP taking out rolls of gauze and wrapping her hands for a throw-down. "Lady you got about 30 seconds to skedaddle then the hurting starts"
Sadly people have an idea at least the entitled ones that they can touch someone who works in a job below them or they think it's below them I've experienced that first hand.
Story 2: I am an official diagnostic autistic person. Back in high school and even in my younger years, I was NOT EASY to handle because of my high functioning autism. I even handled kids who had it rougher than I did, and it ain't easy at all. It takes love and a shit ton of patience, but it's worth it
The OPs story when suffering from agoraphobia, hit me hard. I have diagnosed C-PTSD and agoraphobia. I have a support worker, who takes me out about once a fortnight on my pension day to buy some food and encourages me to perhaps go to a little op shop or whatever. I know that feeling of wanting to throw up when it gets so overwhelming... .or just literally bursting into tears......and wanting to curl up in the fetal position inside my wardrobe........ I have telehealth counselling..... and my GP has agreed to do telehealth appointments. Trying to get better from agoraphobia is hard.... because it usually stems from the fact you HAVE experienced trauma in the real world. You no longer trust anyone.... you are convinced that something will happen when you go out..... I'm not sure how I'd react if a Karen came up to me on the rare day I'm out and screamed at me.... it would probably be one of two responses...... I'd either start crying, find a corner to put myself into and rock back and forth........ or I would completely lose it and start bashing their face in........ hence why I don't go out much.....
Story 1: I'm not surprised at all that the people of that small town reported op as being a porch pirate. Porch piracy is an usually large issue in the states, there are a startlingly high number of people who live in the states that lack the decency to NOT touch someone elses mail. It feels like it shouldn't be a problem, yet it is. As such, I'm not surprised some people have begun to get paranoid about possible porch piracy.
Story 3. I haven't set foot in any Target store for over 2 decades. Not since that company banned the USMC from collecting "Toys for Tots" claiming the sight of Marines in uniforms might offend customers! To hell with Target! No, I am NOT a Marine!
i desperately want to know where these karens shop that you can walk into the store, give an employee your list and have them get everything on it for you while you just stand around doing nothing. l've never heard of a store doing that (like outside of online ordering, which you're not in the store for so...)
I know, right? In what universe does that happen? Well, only if you're mega rich, from a middle eastern country, you arrive with an entourage, and you are most DEFINITIVELY not in a local Wallyworld, but in THE most expensive store in the country; but apart from those exceptions, it just does not happen. Ever.
I'm reading a novel that mentions a character that does that. *However* that fictional character doesn't grab random people, is friendly with the fictional worker and spends half the shopping time asking about the worker's life and family. Also, the story is set around the late 1800s.
I honestly don’t understand how people can’t tell who are and are not employees in major stores. Also, you get much better help if you ask kindly. I was very recently frustrated at a Walmart because they’re all remodeling, but when I found an employee I put on a smile and in a kind voice asked for help finding a particular item. She was so helpful and I made sure to thank her. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to act with common decency in public.
I have extreme social anxiety. When i go to the store I dont like to be alone. I always go to self checkout no matter how many items I have. I cant help that I freeze when people I dont know talk to me. If someone even yells at me I shutdown and am having a panic attack.
Guys I'm back! I lost my voice for 3 days for all who are wondering. TERRIBLE VIRAL INFECTION. 😂😂😂😂😂👊👊👊👊👊🥹🥹🥹🥹
Glad you're feeling better, Fluff. ❤️🤗
Just so glad to have you back & glad for you to have your voice back! Please keep safe!!!
good to have you back fluff health comes first glad you are feeling better
Glad you're back DF. I've been binging you're videos and despite the CLEAR proof I still can't believe that people like this exist. What do we need to rename commen sense to now, seeing as it's not so common.
Good to hear you are recovering. May you be done with bugs for the rest of the year!
I have spent the last 8 years raising my 2 autistic stepchildren. I use to be an Operational Admin who LOVED working 60 hour weeks. My boss asked me if I was going to take any time off for the summer. I asked if I could sleep under my desk. Obviously he said, "No". "Well this is NOT the job, I need a vacation from."
I saw a manager at a small owned grocery store, crumbled up a rude ladies grocery list threw it in her face and said get the hell out since you can't touch a worker or another customer like this ( she punched a cashier who is 16) in the face. The cops were waiting for her when she tried to leave.
SHE PUNCHED A WORKER?????
I've never even seen or heard someone in Australia touching a store employee at all... let alone...
So ... the manager told her to get the hell out, then called police when she tried to leave ... (☉_☉)
@@gorilladisco9108 think they meant that the police was already there, and she tried to run away.
That last story was gold. After so many stories about Dependas abusing their "authority", it was great to hear about an experienced military spouse not letting a newbie officer push HER around.
2LT doesn't seem to know where the UCMJ ends. When I went through MP school one of the first things we were taught was that civilians on base living with their military spouse were not subject to the UCMJ. Yes of course we can physically stop them from committing crimes and detain them (as we would apprehend a SM), but we were to have them in our custody for as short a time as possible and get them turned over to the civilian police. From there the base commander could ban them from the base and it would be a federal offense if they trespassed.
The fact that the reply from OP was probably loud enough for some of his superiors to hear has probably dropped him in the doo doo. As ex UK navy, I never ceased to be amazed about the number of ways junior officers can screw up.
Had something happen like that with my wife. I joined at 29 years old. My wife didn't need to go to a meeting designed for 19 year old brides on how to do simple shit.
@@stoopingfalcon891 LOL I'd love to hear stories of that sometime.
Story 1: Given the type of people who think that "I'll just stop talking to you" is a punishment, it's usually a reward.
Same with "I'll never shop here again." like oh nooo Karen please I love getting yelled at.
Makes me wounder what would happen if two Karens became each others' targets.
Probably about as entertaining as an A.I. chat bot talking to an A.I. chat bot.
"I'll just stop talking with you."
"I'm not through with you!"
"Stop. Don't. Come back."
Saporatus They overestimate their value as customers. Of course the company needs customers, but most retail businesses have thousands of them. Losing one isn’t going to make much difference to the store’s profits. In fact, the type of customer who’s always demanding discounts or things for free, and driving staff to quit aren’t usually very profitable for the business in the first place.
It was good that the sheriff had common sense...
They should do something about that town nutcase stalker.
I used to be a special education teacher. It's nowhere easy. That lady was delusional.
"ill take my business elsewhere."
Please do it helps me not catch an assault charge againest rude customers.
Story 4, OP's only mistake was shopping at Wal-Mart. That's the worst place for people with outdoor anxiety.
very true
I mean OP lives in the US, so not like they had a chance to begin with.
agoraphobia is a bit more complicated than outdoor anxiety, but I agree
@@Ishlacorrin I'd love to say that isn't true but alas a good health care system means the communists win lmao.
@@CenerothXaris As an Australian, I find that to be a really weird hill for so many US Americans to die on. To us over here, the idea that our government cannot provide decent health care, gets them voted out of office.
Story 6 - I heard another similar story like that where a 2nd LT thought he could boss around the wife of a corporal, only to have her do the same. Only to give the 2nd LT the sort of butt chewing a colonel could give. That being the fact that she WAS the daughter of the full bird colonel for that area, and he also just happened to be visiting the base that day and was only two doors down with the base commander. He heard her voice and almost came running, only to stand with the base commander in the doorway behind her beaming with pride at his 'little girl' giving the 2nd LT a dressing down. All the time her husband was standing just outside the door at parade rest trying not to grin.
Oh, and yes the 2nd LT then got a dressing down by the two for not standing to attention when they entered the room.
Fucking beautiful. Thank ya for dropping such a wonderful story for others to laugh about
Rules for Karens: 1, When they go hands on, it's game on. And your game is the final quarter hockey fight. 2, always always press charges.
OP hit her by accident when OP was Being attacked by a crazy lady who obviously can’t do her shopping by herself one item fine not the whole list there are services that can help you with that, thank you for pressing charges so many times they do not.
It's always surprising that people say you work somewhere because they saw you helping someone. "Lady, unlike you I am a decent Human Being and help people."
Story 2: I work for a bus company as a person who accompanies children with disabilities on their way home.
I've had children who screamed uncontrollably, started kicking and hitting around them or were completely silent during the ride.
My job is to make sure they reach the destination safely (some of them try to unbuckle or get out of their seat).
If this woman thinks working with kids of this caliber is EZ she really is in for a rude awakening.
Story 3: You can help with one or two items, but a whole goddamn list? It's like Karen just wanted an employee to do all the shopping for her, which she could've just done with online shopping (Target does that).
Meanwhile, yeah, a lot of people seem to forget cameras exist. It's like blind rage
Camera's are Karens, Racists and cops their worst fear.
I would have crumpled the shopping list into a ball of paper and let it drop to the floor.
And the cameras? I bet every Karen's morning wish is that all cameras are out of work just when they enter any store. lol
I hope you don't have that attitude when a disabled individual shows up.
Karens are (mostly) able-bodied and they hate disabled people. In their mind disabled people are scum.
If they are allowed to go Scot free earlier, Karens just get worse, it seems.
I've been stopped by police while delivering late at night before. Thankfully they were understanding.
My mom developed agoraphobia when I was 15. Then she didn’t leave the house for more than 10 years. Prior to this my Grandfather had been a lighthouse keeper meaning my mom grew up on lighthouses, then she joined the Marine Corp during WW2, raised be as a single mom and suddenly can’t leave the house! One day I was listening to talk radio and this psychologist is talking this new psychology issue that he was treating. It was agoraphobia and his practice was about 10 miles from my mom. Within 2 weeks she was driving again. It was just crazy!
I'm ex military so story 6 had me rolling with laughter. It reminds me of Lt. Bob. We had a new Lt. assigned to my unit. On his first day our First Sargent introduced him as Lt. Wandell. The Lt got in front of us and said "Hi, you can call me Bob". We all exchanged looks because an enlisted man calling an officer by his first name was a big no no in the Army. I was a bit of a smart ass back then so I grabbed ahold of this with both hands. No matter what the situation he would be Bob to me. Stationed in Germany he wanted to know fun places to hang out and since I spoke the language I knew of allot more places than most. The first night we go out he ends up borrowing 10DM (another big no no, borrowing money from enlisted) from me. Time passes and he's transferred to another unit somewhere in Germany but he never repaid me. A couple years later I'm in some tiny town and I need fuel for my truck. I find this very small maintenance unit that I can fill up at. As I get out of my truck I see a group of soldiers around a generator learning about maintenance. Who's teaching the class? Good ol Lt. Bob. I call out "Lt. Bob, how ya doing?" He calls me over to the group and tries to tell me to address him as Lt. Wandell. I just smiled and said "No Sir, you told me I could call you Bob, and where's that 10 Marks you owe me?" He sheepishly pulls out his wallet and pays me back. He then turns to the group that are hardly containing their laughter at this point and barks "My name is not Lt. Bob and if any of you call me that you're going to be sorry". I start to walk away but before I'm out of earshot I yell "Nice seeing you Bob". So much fun.
After retiring and meeting "call me Lt Wandell", OP should have innocently told him, "Oh, now you are Lt Bobbit?" and waited for the waves of laughter from the others in the group
Bro, you are so lucky he had a decent sense of humor. That should have would have ended me up with bloody knuckles from push-ups, and puke all over my shirt from how much running I would have been doing
Last story reminds me of the day I tried to enlist in the Marines in 1977. I was 20 and my Dad was with me. He was a WW2vet, MSGT in the Corps, total badass. The recruiter laid into me. I am 6ft 150lb beanpole and this guy was tearing me a new one trying to break me. I looked him dead in the eyes and told him, There is nothing you can do to me that has not already been done by my Dad. He lost it on my Dad and asked him who the F*ck he thinks he is. Big mistake. My Dad ripped off name, rank and serial number and immediately went into Devil Dog mode. The image that pops in my mind is Beetle Bailey stomped into a mudhole by Sarge and the recruiter apologizing, only to have my Devil Dog Dad go up his chain of command ripping the recruiter to shreds. Due to an injury I suffered in a car accident as a kid, I was rejected, but that recruiter was never seen again. Semper Fi Dad, I miss you.
😂😂😂😂 recruiter giving suprised Pikachu face popped in my head...
I’m in retail management. A few years ago the local community college approached the store I was at asking if the store could be used as a training ground for special needs students they were training. We let them work. I was instructed to just be my regular manager self to them but keep in mind they were special needs. Also these special needs students were high functioning. They could take care of themselves and could read basic numbers and letters. Being their manager was harder than being a manager to normal people. They learned at a slower pace and I had to repeat myself a lot more. They also needed some coaching from their advisers before talking to me. Work ethic was amazing. Working with special needs kids is not easy and if they woman thought it was, she’s in for a rude awakening. I also told the students if anyone called them the r word to come get me. That person would be banned from the store. Thankfully no one did.
You are what a Manager SHOULD be...
And sadly, all to often, aren't...
Good for you!
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
It's my opinion that there's a huge difference between describing a mentally disabled person as "retarded" and describing them as "a retard." The first is just a statement of fact, while the second is a deliberate and uncalled-for insult.
Or another way of putting it: The first is describing a condition which a person has while the second is an attempt to make that condition into the entire person.
Excellent post! If I may piggy-back to add: I'm sure you realized that after a long day of managing trainees with special needs, you got to go home, leaving work behind you. Parents of children with special needs are on call 24/7 squared...no, CUBED! ❤Love, compassion and self-care are the keys! ❤
My cousin has Downs Syndrome and has been working at a local grocery store for decades. This allowed her to get an apartment and live as independently as she can. She is one of the most joyful people I've ever known.
Her manager, and others like you, are true earth angels.
Blessings to you Christine!
Woolworths (with Fujitsu) here in Australia now have 12 mini-stores that help students (k-12) with diverse needs develop things like communication skills, money handling, functional literacy and numeracy etc. They are planning to open at least 25 more at schools & adult learning centres
I LOVED the last one & yes, there are a lot of 2nd Lt’s out there who think they know it all. I’m a USAF veteran, I think I was an A1C at the time (early 70’s) & I yelled at a 2nd Lt, he just stood there & took, saying yes ma’am, no ma’am, it won’t happen again ma’am!! Man, did that feel good!! The officer’s I worked with were great & acknowledged that I knew my job better than other’s who’d been in the same career field longer than myself.
8:40. But officers, who are you going to believe? Me, or those lying cameras???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great Stories! The deal with the Hispanic lady and the manager telling Karen to go shop at the HD 5 miles away was golden!
Story 5: I know that employees push carts around to restock, but I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to take from them
If they're doing restock, you probably can take it from a cart and put it into yours but, especially now-a-days, ask first because they may be doing shopping for a curbside pickup!
And you can't just unload their cart onto the floor in the first place!!!
Having worked in retail where they had "reshop" carts (items that needed to be returned to correct shelf) the employees never card, much, if someone pulled something out of it however as Tim Engineman mentioned many stores now have employees that shop for online orders. Also, there are enough "I don't work here" stories that show that no one should assume that the cart is a from an employee restocking. In short in may be okay to pull items out of the cart but always ask first.
Yeah, both you guys are correct. The store I work at gets a lot of online orders which the staff have to stop for.
@@donnakubiski5572 Yup you almost are outnumbered at times by the pickers for the online orders, and I always greet and say hello to them as well. 6 orders in one cart, and you have 30 minutes to pick it, have it checked, sealed and then drive to deliver it.
I never really thought about it that way but you bring up a good point you’d probably Frick up their inventory if you took something from it
What the hell, first story ... wasn't it pretty obvious the guy was putting packages ON porches, not taking them off porches?
Story 2, I used to know a couple who was taking care of their autistic granddaughter and I can assure you, looking after her was NOT easy. Anybody who thinks looking after special needs kids is easy are dead wrong.
I don't think I'd struggle too bad with it, but I'm also autistic so I'd definitely be able to relate to them
I work with adults with learning and social disabilities and I can confirm it is NOT an easy job. I love the job, I love the men I support but it can be exhausting.
@@Kasey.Walker oh that’s awesome if I may be so bold as to ask what program it is?
@@Choujifangirl Program? Could you clarify your question please? I'm not entirely sure what you mean, thank you!
@@Kasey.Walker um…Nevermind
As someone that gets anxiety going outside to places with big groups of people, I feel for that story. I don't freeze up, but when confronted by people I get really hostile.
Story 6: OP's Husband definitely has 2 superiors: His own commanding officer, and OP. And he seems to be very much in love of his fiery wife. That's a really awesome story and I laughed throughout. I can imagine the higher ups that 'overheard' how OP chewed up the 2nd Lt to be chuckling 😂
First time I've heard a story about a military spouse adamant on them not being military
Hope you're doing well DF. Your presence was greatly missed.
I feel DF is doing good. Haven't heard anything from Steveo in a while. I think DF either put him in the box or maybe .......*gasp*......... DF might have gone full *Hannibal* on Steveo.
I worked at a Special Needs sleep away camp for 2 months as a Specialty Chess Counselor when i was 16/17. Place is called Camp Ramapo and houses children from 4 to 18 with various different needs ranging from Autism to Schizophrenia and a plethora of mental issues.
It was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done in my life. Its also one of the HARDEST thing I've done in my life. That woman has literally no idea, and I didn't even have to be with the kids 24-7. I still don't know how the regular counselors did it.
The answer…red wine and pomegranate martinis
The grabby woman in Target needs to get the Reverse Uno treatment.
"How dare you grab a paying customer! Go get your manager NOW!I'm going to get you fired!!"
I went through OCS (I was in the Army Reserves prior to going through OCS. I was a medic), and I can affirm that we had some seriously dumb s**** who thought that they had power because they could do push-ups and sit-ups. They believed that Physical Training was leadership (no kidding!). One of them, right after we had just had a class on communication where the lecturer had emphasized that there is no such thing as a one-way conversation (all conversations had to be two ways in order to be certain that the listener understood); yelled at me (again, no kidding), "This ain't no two-way conversation! I talk! You listen!" Yeah, we had some real losers in OCS. Fortunately my no-two-way-conversationalist did not get his commission, but others did.
I had a st*pid one aswell when i volunteered. He was bigger then me and i had a somewhat belly. He left me alone after he found out the hard way that this does not make me automaticly weaker then someone buff. XD Body does not tell everything about someone's power he found out, he stopped bragging, flexing like a massive 1d1ot.
There's no way that last story was real.
The absolute worst were the officers from West Point, largest group of morons and the absolute worst officers to a man.
@@bobbobbington3615 Butterbars often get ideas, and for the military spouses they soon learn that they are not the rank, and are not subject to all the military rules, though they are subject to quite a few by virtue of living in what is essentially a HOA with armed guards.
I don’t know if you’re familiar with the game team fortress two but every time I hear medic that’s all I see I’m so sorry😂
The first story: My first parish out of graduate school/seminary was a town exactly like that. I have several very funny stories from my time spent there. However, a heartwarming one, considering it is coming up on that time of year, the postmaster called me at my house on Christmas Eve and said, "Pastor, you have a couple of packages here. I just thought I'd tell you just in case you wanted to come and get them before the window closes in an hour." The postmaster going above and beyond. Thanks Santa!
Welcome back Fluff! Rest! Stay hydrated and we will always be here ready to listen to the craziness of the world you share with us!
OP should pay herself on the back for surviving a wild Karen in Walmart when she has anxiety and agoraphobia. Wild Karens and Walmart both scare me.
It seems that there are quite a few 2nd Lieutenants who go on a power trip when they get their first assignment. When my older cousin was in boot camp (Army) he got a 2nd Looie who not only was verbally abusive, but sometimes physically. One time, he actually hit my cousin for something, but he was seen by some superior officers (including the base CO) and he was dressed down royally in front of the entire company and iirc, lost his commission right there and then.
So, I don't know when it was implemented, especially considering I'm in a different branch, but the drills weren't allowed to touch us, or even the straps of our backpacks. So if he actually hit someone and it was within the last 30-40 years or so, yeah probably lost his commission. Or atleast was put on heavy probation.
Story 2: I was eating when I watched this and almost choked on the R word. WHAT THE HELL, LADY?!
Story 1: I'm a direct support professional... I work with disabled adults and I was *DYING* with laughter when I heard "easy job"🤣🤣🤣 I love my job but oh Lord, it is DEFINITELY not an easy job and definitely not a job for everyone. I bet Karen would last about 5 minutes in the field...
Seconds, not minutes. (Okay, I'm exaggerating. But it's funny.) 😆
That was the first thing I thought of when I read the story (I read rather than listen). People who are non-neurotypical are NOT easy to deal with. And I say that as a non-neurotypical myself.
I got a job back in the mid-'80s working with developmentally handicapped young me, and I will agree that it isn't always easy, but it can feel rewarding. On my first day, the boys tried to make my life an absolute Hell, but not knowing any of them, I just thought that I would just chalk it up to unfamiliarity and learn to cope, having been around special-needs individuals almost all my life. When I showed up the next day, everyone, including my coworkers were surprised, because none of them thought I'd be back. It broke the ice with them, and while there were some who continued to act up, I let them know that as long as they followed the rules, I would be fair with them, and was there to help them if they needed help with something. I grew to love them as if they were close relatives, and when they succeeded at something, I would be proud of them and not try to abuse any "power" I may have had over them. It was one of the most satisfying, yet sometimes frustrating, jobs I've ever held. As a "teacher" for them, they taught me much, too.
@@jacklow9611 your last statement hit me hard. And I fully agree. I have learned so much from working in this field. It can be the most rewarding yet most frustrating job. (The rewarding far outweighs the frustration for me at least)
@@Amy_The_unbearded: As it did for me.
My ex worked with developmentally disabled adults for a couple of years and had to go to the E.R. multiple times due to injuries. Through no fault of their own, many people in that condition are physically very dangerous, and it is one of the toughest jobs out there to take care of them. That Karen would have been a statistic no later than the end of her first day (possibly closer to the beginning of that day).
The last story reminded me of volunteering on base to help with summer craft sessions for dependent kids. Who ever thought it was going to work to put 6 and 12 year olds in the same big room with the same crafts is beyond me. So there was this 11-ish kid who kept cutting up. The woman running the show had a really loud whistle and blew it at this kid multiple times an hour. I had a headache that I did not have at the beginning of the session. I finally got the trouble maker by the arm and we left the room. He said his dad was the CO (base commanding officer) and my husband was in a lot of trouble. Yeah, and I will tell your dad just why I told you to knock it off. Blessed silence the rest of the sessions. I don't know if his dad was really the CO and I got a talking to by the woman with the whistle, but I didn't care. And I never volunteered for anything like that ever again on base or off.
Story 4: I feel so bad for OP. I hope that interaction doesn't scare her off of going outside again.
Poor thing. More trauma. Those Karens can detect someone with anxiety from 20 miles away.
I absolutely loved the last story,there's nothing funnier than a greenhorn lieutenant getting chewed out by a pissed off military wife,with anger management issues!😆😆😆
Just pretend you didn't hear the karens and treat them like an employee that should blow their minds
That last story reminds me of when I drove a school bus. There was a load zone coordinator that liked to bark orders at students and drivers alike. One day they caught me on a bad day and came on my bus barking at me about something or another. I calmly put my bus in park, shut off the engine and walked them off my bus. I said to them:
"I am not one of your students or your subordinate. If you have an issue with me you will explain it to me calmly or speak to my dispatcher. If you bark orders at me again I will have a conversation with your principal and make sure you are no longer a coordinator!"
I received a 'talking to' about it but the transportation director kept laughing half way through and starting over.
Story 3: If cameras could talk, they'd say: "How many times do we need to teach you this lesson, you old hag!?"
One of my buddies and his first wife adopted four kids, three siblings. All are "special needs" to varying degrees. The kids are all adults now, though the younger boy is developmentally at a six-year-old level. My buddy has lost both first and second wives (health problems). It's been a rough life for him.
apparently it wore the wives out as well.
When I listened to the last story, my brain immediately went to a moment in season 2 of Deep Space Nine where Dax, a Lieutenant, is at a table with two Veteran Klingons (before a third walks up) and one of them says, "I see that the Federation insults us by sending a LIEUTENANT to greet us." and her immediate response is to use the knowledge of her previous life (her species shares lifetimes of memories when a symbiotic lifeform joins a new host body) to school the Klingon and he is stunned into near silence as a result.
"You obey me!" That line is the best way to get punched by me
same by me with pretty big foul mouth allong with it, lucky here in Netherlands we have not so many karens like America have.
Third story: At that accusation I'll simply observe and say "If you were hit in the face, where are the marks of it?“ Even a Karen should know that a hit at the face ALWAYS leaves a mark.
Lol. Except that isn't true.
@@johnclaybaugh9536 yes, not just purple eyes are the only marks that can appear in the face. Red marks as well.
On some people, a red mark may show up immediately but also fade within a couple minutes (my son). On others, marks take a 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 long time to show (me, at 3-4 days for a bruise to become visible). There are more variations than hard & fast rules.
We missed you while you were gone! Balance has been restored. Glad you are feeling better Fluff!!
I would have said yes sir I am a porch pirate 😂 I steal packages from Amazon then deliver them
So not only Was the 1st Karen calling this woman's child a terrible name but sounds like she was calling her own grandchild the same terrible name. There is no way I would have been calm or nice to her I wouldn't told her anything I would have smacked her. I need to not put your hands on somebody else or you should expect to get hit back, It wouldn't have been an accident if I smacked her in the nose. So sorry to hear that you are sick I hope you get better soon.
i agree with you fully 100%, i would have reacted same way when needed.
if luck with broken nose or jaw or few punched out teeth.
Last story
The number of 2nd LTs (or Ensigns in Navy/Coast Guard) are so full of themselves and think they are the greatest thing in the world
To see them knocked down and deflated is the joy of all
Falling asleep on the floor she just hit you with her purse🤦♀️
So wait, the Karen in the 2nd story wanted a job taking care of kids with special needs because she thought it would be easy?? Dear lord! *face/palm*
I'll give her credit, though... It takes an exceptionally low IQ to say what she said at 3:55 so bluntly.
And I thought the phrase "What number do you dial for 911!" was crazy 🤣
Story 2 piss me off. As a woman with autism and going to school to teach Special Education, there is nothing dumb or r***** about people with disabilities. They just learn in their own way. That karen was so infuriating.
i know what you mean i deal with light autism on my own as well, i would deffently punched her lights out.
Definitely. And there is nothing easy about going to school to become a teacher to teach students. That woman was being ablist.
First, you have to take numerous amount of classes and plus learn how to write lesson plans. To become a Special Education teacher, you also need dual licensure with Elementary Education, so learning takes longer. Then you have to take state tests and do student teaching before you are certified. Plus, while you are student teaching, you can't work a regular job, so your income is limited. And, of course, people think we are in it for the money. It is a passion that requires a higher calling and commitment to see things through.
Nothing remotely easy about it.
Karens don’t realize that assumptions are the mother of all screw-ups
Is there a term for a person who uses Karen tactics but uses them for Good or are in the Right? Examples are the last story, and there's a story fluff posted about a woman who prevented a possible child kidnapping by acting like a Karen.
So S4, my personal advice suffer from anything remotely similar to OP. I recommend finding a local card shop or art gallery.
Very calm environment, rarely noisy and the people 9.9/10 times are very friendly or very least not wildly insane.
I wish you all best out there fellow humans!
My first instinct if someone grabs my arm is to growl like a dog and tell them to let me go.
Mine is scream as loud as I can that she's gonna R me just to get them off quickly
My first reaction when someone grabs my arm and spins me around by it is to scream in agony and smash my metal cane into their head as hard as I can to force them to let me go...
Both of my shoulders and one hip are fucked so grabbing me by the arm and spinning me like Karen's tend to do causes considerable Agony to me...
It happened to me once (it was a good joint day so I wasn't riding my Mobility Scooter) and when the Police and Ambulance arrived (Karen lost some teeth when my cane hit her), the Police looked at the security camera's and saw what she did to me and that along with how badly I was standing/limping when they arrived and the witness statements of how loudly I screamed in Agony when she grabbed me, caused HER to be Arrested for Assault & Battery instead of me because it was very clearly Self Defense...
[Sigh] It STARTED as a good day for me and ended up with me soaking in a HOT bath eating Extra Strength Ibuprofen like they were PEZ candies (I can't tolerate most Really Heavy Duty Pain Killers so I save them for recovering from Surgery)...
That’s interesting because I can do a pretty convincing cat hiss, and if anybody tries to grab me that’s exactly what I would do, followed by shoving them as hard as I could
I’m so glad that you are feeling better! You were missed!!
good that the Amazon driver is in the USA because here in Germany he has to ring doorbells and wait for the person to come , sign and take the package !
In Japan, you can choose to let in front of your door, in your mail box or receive it in person. You can also get your parcel in public mail boxes or convenience stores.
My USPS ("US Snail") just does the "dump&dash". He'll toss it over my gate if I'm lucky, sometimes just drops it in my driveway. I just brought in Amazon packages that are rainsoaked, as TS Nicole is coming through. I'm surprised the lazy bum even bothered delivering today. 🤨
here in Netherlands they can drop it of at neighbours, or they take it back with new schedule for delivery when you are available.
In Australia, I've gotten a card telling me my package will be at x post office near me to collect, if I wasn't home to get to package.
But I also see some packages left outside doors too.
First story: when I did my handful of AFlex deliveries, I would panic at any delay(I get anxiety over deadlines and being late for important stuff) so this would have me freaking out a little bit
BTW DarkFluff, Between you, Stevo and The Click, I feel so loved by you guys
Kinda reminds me of one time at the DMV when I was being discriminated against while I was getting my state ID I have Autism and grew up when they stopped teaching cursive for a while so I never learned I got to the point when I had to do my signature and like "Do I have to do in cursive I don't know cursive?" my mom was about to say no when queue Karen behind the counter "No he has to do it in cursive." My mom was like "He has Autism and never learned cursive." Karen behind the counter "He's a big boy he can do it." My mom was gonna jump over the counter at that point she was furious that Karen's tone was so condescending I was so pissed myself but I wasn't gonna give her ablism the satisfaction of a reaction.
I am mortified at the Karen in the 2nd story. Her attitude over special needs is just... I would darn hope that she was never, EVER left alone with her grandchild O_O
Story 2: "*If* she gets a job."
Panic: "If"... "If" is good.
So glad you're better! Love you story telling!!
Last story, as a spouse is not subject to UCMJ, ordering the service member to force their spouse to attend was in fact an illegal order. The SM (service member) should have immediately refused the order and gone up the chain.
Welcome back DF. Glad you're feeling better. Dont overdo and get cc completely well. Have a good evening
Me being the petty witch I am I would have ripped up Karen's list tossed it at her and told her good luck remembering what you needed and walked off
Better...
Take the list, tell her to wait here, walk away and THEN rip it up before tossing it in the trash and going on with your shopping...
Wave politely at her as you leave the store with your purchases just to add Insult to her Injury...
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@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan Yes, oh yes. If the store has a bench, escort her to the bench and then take the list and toss it, then take care of business and leave. Better yet, tell her "give me 30 minutes, go get a coffee, etc then when you get back, you should be ready to check out" ...... just make sure you are GONE before she gets back ..... and you can pretty much guarantee she will "check out" when she has a conniption shit when she gets back.
Unrelated to the stories, when I was watching the last video you put out a few days ago, my husband walked into the kitchen (my computer desk is in the living room, right by the kitchen) and said, "Hey, is that Dark Fluff?" I was like, "Hell yeah." We were both mildly surprised that the other one watches you, though I guess we shouldn't have been because:
1. You're awesome and
2. We've been married 27 years so I guess we have to have SOMETHING in common, lol
Story 4: as someone with similar problems and ptsd, if someone grabs me in walmart im screaming and punching them without hesitation
Was relieved to see the video, glad you sound okay! I appreciate the stories and your take on them, as always~
Your videos are a wonderful stress reliever for me, they're very cathartic after too many years in retail.
Nobody should use the R-word. Kudos for the OP of that story for standing up to the use of that word.
*Dealing with someone being mean for calling out a RUclipsr that claims to be an English teacher, who encourages the use of a Thesaurus, for using the word.*
People are so defensive about using slurs for no reason, none of them need to be used.
Story Four, and this is to OP... the Karen kind. Also, if you had said it, she'd have called you a liar and pounced on your apparent weakness. Yeah, you went bunny in the headlights but I tell you now, OP, you'd have been roadkill if you said a word. That's why the Reddit's here, it's why Fluff gathers it, and it's why I'm commenting on it now.
Thank you so much for saying “r word” instead of the actual word. I appreciate it so much. Most ppl roll their eyes when told its a slur
Employees are more important and way better than customers
Good job to OP of story 3, saw too many stories on this channel where they decide to not press charges because they just want to get out of there or they don't want anything more to do with this. Bullshit that's fleeing that's not taking chaege of your own life and running away. Face it and press charges even if it means court time, you confront and overcome.
After listening to so many stories I STILL can't understand how the situations happened it insane...hope your feeling better Darkfluff
With the nursery story the manager's reply when the Karen said she would take her business elsewhere had me laughing luckily I was not drinking anything.
Sadly for many entitled racist people in America. Someone being Hispanic, or just having brown skin, means you are part of the servant class and must serve their every whim.
I must watch too many boxing vids. As Fluff was reading the nurse story I just imagined OP taking out rolls of gauze and wrapping her hands for a throw-down. "Lady you got about 30 seconds to skedaddle then the hurting starts"
You probably do, but that might be how I would’ve reacted, give the other person a chance to leave, or face the consequences.
I wonder how much trouble the 2nd lieutenant could get into by trying to order a civilian around.
Sadly people have an idea at least the entitled ones that they can touch someone who works in a job below them or they think it's below them I've experienced that first hand.
Imagine thinking special ed is an "easy job" lol
Story 5: I shop at the exact plant shop!!! They have expensive but beautiful plants!
OP in story six is a champ. Reminds me of a Julia Sugarbaker rant from Designing Women.
Story 2: I am an official diagnostic autistic person. Back in high school and even in my younger years, I was NOT EASY to handle because of my high functioning autism. I even handled kids who had it rougher than I did, and it ain't easy at all. It takes love and a shit ton of patience, but it's worth it
The OPs story when suffering from agoraphobia, hit me hard. I have diagnosed C-PTSD and agoraphobia. I have a support worker, who takes me out about once a fortnight on my pension day to buy some food and encourages me to perhaps go to a little op shop or whatever. I know that feeling of wanting to throw up when it gets so overwhelming... .or just literally bursting into tears......and wanting to curl up in the fetal position inside my wardrobe........ I have telehealth counselling..... and my GP has agreed to do telehealth appointments. Trying to get better from agoraphobia is hard.... because it usually stems from the fact you HAVE experienced trauma in the real world. You no longer trust anyone.... you are convinced that something will happen when you go out..... I'm not sure how I'd react if a Karen came up to me on the rare day I'm out and screamed at me.... it would probably be one of two responses...... I'd either start crying, find a corner to put myself into and rock back and forth........ or I would completely lose it and start bashing their face in........ hence why I don't go out much.....
Story 1: I'm not surprised at all that the people of that small town reported op as being a porch pirate. Porch piracy is an usually large issue in the states, there are a startlingly high number of people who live in the states that lack the decency to NOT touch someone elses mail. It feels like it shouldn't be a problem, yet it is. As such, I'm not surprised some people have begun to get paranoid about possible porch piracy.
Story 3. I haven't set foot in any Target store for over 2 decades. Not since that company banned the USMC from collecting "Toys for Tots" claiming the sight of Marines in uniforms might offend customers! To hell with Target! No, I am NOT a Marine!
Damn. I didn't know that
@@voutsider190 True story! Pass it on!
Oh god I hope your doing good Darkfluff I had that for 3 days to and college SUCKS with one
In my mind, laughing, "Is that your husband? No, he's my patient" 😂😂😂
Make sure they’re Not working there and even if they aren’t you don’t grab someone or take things off them.
i desperately want to know where these karens shop that you can walk into the store, give an employee your list and have them get everything on it for you while you just stand around doing nothing. l've never heard of a store doing that (like outside of online ordering, which you're not in the store for so...)
I know, right? In what universe does that happen? Well, only if you're mega rich, from a middle eastern country, you arrive with an entourage, and you are most DEFINITIVELY not in a local Wallyworld, but in THE most expensive store in the country; but apart from those exceptions, it just does not happen. Ever.
I'm reading a novel that mentions a character that does that. *However* that fictional character doesn't grab random people, is friendly with the fictional worker and spends half the shopping time asking about the worker's life and family. Also, the story is set around the late 1800s.
I honestly don’t understand how people can’t tell who are and are not employees in major stores. Also, you get much better help if you ask kindly. I was very recently frustrated at a Walmart because they’re all remodeling, but when I found an employee I put on a smile and in a kind voice asked for help finding a particular item. She was so helpful and I made sure to thank her. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to act with common decency in public.
I have extreme social anxiety. When i go to the store I dont like to be alone. I always go to self checkout no matter how many items I have. I cant help that I freeze when people I dont know talk to me. If someone even yells at me I shutdown and am having a panic attack.
Thank you for that Besty that is a good person.
Throw that purse as far as you can, over a few aisles.
S5 OP should consider wearing a name badge that says I DO NOT WORK HERE. And a smaller one below that saying, Go away, Xaren and bother someone else.
Story 1.
"If you speak to me like that I wont talk to you anymore "
Is that supposed to be a threat???