Single mother of 3 says DSHS refused to help her after someone skimmed her EBT card

‘That means we don’t have food for a month’: Single mother of 3 says someone skimmed her EBT card out of $900

'They get probably 10 people a day coming in to report it happening to them.'

On Mar 12, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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worker speaking in car (l) child playing with wooden blocks (c) worker speaking in car (r)

‘This is a high-end showroom, not a f*cking Chuck E. Cheese’: Worker calls out parents who expect workers to babysit their kids

'I work in retail and people let their kids treat the store like a play place and then get mad when their kid gets hurt.'

On Mar 4, 2023 by Jack Alban

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woman greenscreen TikTok over Instagram post with caption 'MY BABY' 'there is a mother on IG who has created a tour to have individuals' (l) woman pointing to caption 'will you please address the woman who is having meet and greets from LA to NYC for her 3 year old!!!' 'I will address this' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Instagram post with caption 'MY BABY' 'aka strangers online meet her 3 year old daughter' (r)

‘The parasocial relationships on social media are out of control’: Influencer called out for announcing ‘meet-and-greet tour’ for 3-year-old daughter

The announcement got people talking about child exploitation on social media.

On Feb 25, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

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parents create platform shoes for child to avoid safety regulations

‘And then if something happened they’d be the first to sue’: TikTok parents facing backlash after tricking Disney workers into letting their kid onto rides

'I don’t understand how parents don’t realize this is for safety.'

On Feb 20, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

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teacher speaking in car with caption 'and she said it was because one of my half day students' (l) teacher speaking in car holding cash with caption 'the director of my school just walked up to me and handed me a hundred and $16' (c) teacher speaking in car with caption 'was picked up almost an hour late' (r)

‘We get paid $2 a minute for every minute they’re late’: Teacher says parent was charged $116 after they picked up their child an hour late

'It goes directly to my pocket.'

On Feb 10, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

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hands taking airtag out of jacket (l) woman speaking holding airtag (c) airtag taken out of jacket in hand (r)

‘To not tell the other parent about it is shady’: Woman says her ex secretly placed AirTag on their daughter

'All I see is red flags.'

On Jan 15, 2023 by Phil West

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woman outside caption 'We literally just dropped off food for my sister at her school and was walking back to the car when this Karen started yelling at me' (l) little kid walking outside while drinking from straw caption 'We literally just dropped off food for my sister at her school and was walking back to the car when this Karen started yelling at me' (c) 'We literally just dropped off food for my sister at her school and was walking back to the car when this Karen started yelling at me' (r)

‘Still shocked this actually happened’: ‘Karen’ berates mother for not putting coat on her child, sparking debate

'She ain’t have to say it so aggressive but she’s right.'

On Dec 18, 2022 by Ray Reyes

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elon musk bedside table with empty diet coke cans, prop guns, and a dorje

Elon Musk’s bedside table declared most ‘divorced’ by the internet

'Elon Musk is Kirk Van Houten.'

On Nov 28, 2022 by David Covucci

Tech
Little Caesars Pizzas on counter top hand is opening box (l) Little Caesars building with sign (c) Little Caesars pizza tipped onto side on counter top (r)

‘It’s an instinct thing’: Man gets 4 Little Caesars pizzas for his family. 2 are left uneaten. How many pizzas are enough for group orders?

‘Should've gotten three.’

On Nov 7, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

Internet Culture
little girl holding candy bowl while dumping entire other bowl into it on porch caption '1st attempt stealing, but notices camera and gets scared' (l) little girl running to car after trying to steal candy caption 'parents in charge of the getaway car' (c) little girl putting other bowl back on porch '1st attempt stealing, but notices camera and gets scared' (r)

‘How cruel of the parents to make her do this’: Viral security footage of child stealing candy sparks debate about parents

'When she brought the candy back she was in tears.'

On Nov 1, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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McDonald's employee speaking pointing finger right (l) hand holding bag of food from McDonald's (c) McDonald's employee speaking (r)

‘Y’all got little Damion sitting over here spending his birthday money on a f*cking happy meal’: McDonald’s employee calls out parents who make their kids pay for their food

'Why are you teaching a child, that has no means of making money, how money works?'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' (l) man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' (c)man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' man in car caption 'My dad (father of two lesbians) was very upset I chose Chick Fil A as my dinner choice.' (r)

‘Remember Stonewall’: Southern dad of 2 lesbians upset that he was dragged to Chick-Fil-A

'A true American hero.'

On Aug 24, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture
woman holding 'help' sign while man looks at phone

Why these Instagram ‘Momlife’ comics are suddenly so controversial

'Momlife' highlights the unbalanced workload between moms and dads, and it's all over Twitter.

On Aug 1, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
stranger in yard speaking (l) little girl holding hose in yard man walking towards her (c) woman on porch daughter holding hose near hear (r)

Woman confronts man allegedly sneaking through the yard to approach her daughter, sparking debate

'If he needed to make that cut through so bad he should’ve made his presence known.'

On Jul 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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Carboard box with 'Enfamil The Wonder Box - Reversible - Reusable - Regiftable - Here's our first gift for the Most Important Person in the World.' (l) Enfamil formula and bottle nipple inside box (r)

‘Enfamil is sending out formula all willy-nilly based on the data you clearly sold them’: Woman mailed baby formula after buying Walgreens pregnancy test

'Are you trying to make a political statement or is this just a big money grab?'

On Jul 18, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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