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Her Daughter Excluded Her Best Friend for Being Too Fat - Shocked Mom Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands
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Her Daughter Excluded Her Best Friend for Being Too Fat - Shocked Mom Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands

When it comes to co-parenting, one of the hardest things to deal with is when two parents don't see eye-to-eye on right and wrong. What's even harder? When your child and your ex are on the same team and you're the enemy. One divorced mother's relationship with her daughter was strained after she decided to cancel her 18th birthday party at the last minute. Later, she went to the popular Reddit threat "AITA" (shorthand for: Am I The Asshole) to discover whether or not she was the parent in the wrong. The comments poured in. And they were shocking.She Rewarded Her Daughter Every Time She Lost a PoundOne 42-year-old mother thought she was doing the right thing when, at the request of her daughter Abby, she agreed to "bribe" her to lose weight."Abby embarked on her weight loss journey a year ago and we set up a milestone-reward system where I'd buy her a little gift every milestone she crossed."Mother, RedditShockingly, the reward system actually worked. Abby was well on track to have her "dream body." When the finish line was in sight, Abby asked her mother if they could change their deal. Instead of receiving several small "rewards" she asked if she could save the rewards and add them up to her birthday gift. Instead of having a huge birthday party, Abby wanted this instead.Her 18th birthday was 4 months away and Abby wanted an even more extravagant gift. She wanted a vacation that her mother would pay for, inviting two of her closest friends to join. Despite the deviation from the original plan of a huge party, the mother agreed, wanting to support Abby's wishes.Fast forward to just one week away from Abby's birthday vacation. Everything seemed to be smooth sailing, but this couldn't be further from the truth. When this mother received and unexpected phone call from Abby's best friend's mother — her jaw dropped to the floor.She Realized Her Own Daughter Called Her Best Friend “Too Fat for Pictures”When the bad news bombshell dropped, Abby's mother couldn't believe what she was hearing. She discovered Abby's closest friend, Betty, was uninvited to Abby's birthday party. The reason behind Betty's exclusion couldn't have been more evil. Abby deemed her best friend "too chubby to look good in pictures." “I calmly talked to Abby and reminded her how Betty would feel being left out for such a reason, and she went off with, 'I didn't work so hard for this vacation so my pictures will be ruined.'"Mother, RedditAbby's hurtful remark about her best friend's appearance cast a dark cloud over the vacation plans. It made her mother stop and think: Was rewarding weight loss sending the wrong message? It forced us to rethink how we motivate and support each other in our goals.She Punished Her Daughter — But Her Ex Husband RetaliatedIn the end, it all came down to a heart-to-heart chat. The mom felt strongly that Abby owed Betty an apology for her hurtful comments about her body. She reminded Abby how awful it feels to be put down, drawing from Abby's own experiences not long ago. The mom even laid down the ultimatum: apologize or risk canceling the vacation. While she understood Abby's newfound confidence, she made it clear that it shouldn't mean hurting others. But Abby wasn't having it. She stormed off to her dad for backup.Soon after, the mom got a call from her ex-husband, who was furious about her decision and didn't mince words. He hatefully reminded her that he was paying 10% extra in child support. He tried to use this as a tactic to manipulate her into rescheduling Abby's trip. Remarkably, this fierce mom held her ground, telling her ex that enabling Abby's hurtful behavior wasn't okay. After hanging up, she reached out to Abby again. This time, she emphasized that she wasn't forcing her to invite Betty, just asking for a simple apology for the unnecessary pain caused.Instead of Learning Her Lesson She Asked Her Best Friend to LieDespite the mother's plea for an apology, Abby's actions took a troubling turn. Ignoring her mother's request, Abby attempted to manipulate the situation by pressuring Betty to lie. She wanted Betty to tell her mother that she had fabricated being uninvited and instead claim that she canceled due to feeling unwell. Betty, however, stood her ground, refusing to participate in Abby's deceit. In response, Abby unleashed a barrage of hurtful texts and body-shaming insults towards Betty, a display of cruelty that left the mother shaken. Betty, in turn, shared the distressing screenshots of Abby's messages with the mother, prompting her to make the difficult decision to cancel the vacation altogether. "When Betty said no, she sent a ton of hateful texts and body-shaming insults I can't even write down. Betty sent me screenshots so I canceled the vacation."Mother, RedditDespite attempts by the ex to salvage the situation by rebooking the trip, the popular destination was already fully booked with a long waiting list. As a result, the girls' spots were quickly filled by others, leaving Abby to face the consequences of her actions.Reddit Agreed This Heartbroken Mom Did the Right ThingRedditMany angry Reddit users were quick to back up this mom and let her know she did the right thing. Yet, despite the overwhelming support for her decision, this mother couldn't help but be devastated. She felt like she had failed as a parent and now it was too late to raise her daughter better.Thankfully, one wise Reddit user reminded her of the silver lining."I had an older person tell me that when I was in my early 30's. She said I world regret allowing so much anger control my life and my decisions at this age, but I wouldn't get it until I, too, was old enough to look back and see it. She was so right! I'm in my mid-60's now and I'm so embarrassed about so many events in my younger years!LSAinPA/ RedditThen other users were quick to chime in wholeheartedly agreeing her hopeful words couldn't be more true. Many of them agreed that looking back on their teen years, they were ashamed of their ignorant actions.Part of being young is navigating through life's ups and downs, making mistakes, and discovering who you truly are along the way. It's about learning from those mistakes, growing from them, and finding hope in the journey towards becoming better versions of ourselves. With a mother who cares so much about her daughter being a better person, we can only imagine one day this young woman will look back and wish she did better.More from Goalcast:Body Builder Dad Shamed for “Forcing” His 4 Year-Old to Lift Weights — Then People Realized His Hidden LessonNews Anchor Was Body-Shamed by a Viewer – Fires Back With Epic On-Air TakedownStranger Body Shames 17-Year-Old Girl in Public – But She Refuses to Stay Silent About It

Woman Finds Out Her Car Is Repeatedly Being Stolen - So She Leaves the Thieves This Snarky Note in the Glovebox
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Woman Finds Out Her Car Is Repeatedly Being Stolen - So She Leaves the Thieves This Snarky Note in the Glovebox

*Featured image contains photo by Umut SarıalanPicture waking up to déjà vu, your car gone again! Now, for most, this is a hypothetical horror, but for a woman in Portland, Oregon, it's a frustrating reality.The Note One Woman Left in Her Car for the ThievesPhoto by Sam LionMeet "mfiasco," the proud yet weary owner of a 1995 Honda Civic. Her car seems to be a magnet for local thieves, almost like it has a revolving door just for burglars. When asked about the situation, she shrugs it off, stating her first line of defense is never leaving anything valuable in the car. Her coping mechanism? “…as long as it isn’t impounded, I just shake my fist at the sky and then go about my day.”Acceptance, however, doesn't mean she's ready to play the victim. Locking the car proved useless, so she came up with a quirky and ingenious solution — a glovebox note.This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill “please don’t steal my car” note. It was a witty guide for the thief, complete with do’s and don’ts. The note started with a humorous acknowledgment, “Hello! If you’re reading this, you are probably stealing my car.”The tone shifts from potential niceties to a candid admission of financial struggles, “I would love to afford a car that doesn’t get stolen and burglarized all the time, but I’m broke and this is what I’m stuck with. So, you got me. Again. You’re not going to get into trouble for stealing my car.”How One Woman’s Out of the Box Thinking WorkedBut she didn’t just stop there; there was a plea and a favor, “One quick favor: please do not leave my car somewhere it will get towed. If I have to deal with one more impound lot holding my stolen crappy Honda for ransom, I am going to lose my mind.”The note wrapped up with a win-win proposition for both parties, “Please just leave my old piece of crap car in a neighborhood or something. There’s a note in this envelope; just stick it on the dash or under the wiper. A passerby will see it eventually and call me and then I can come get my car. No cops, no questions asked; I’m not even mad at you.”So, did this approach work? According to mfiasco, it did! In a triumphant update, she shared, “I left a snarky note in the glovebox of my Honda the last time it was stolen. Just recovered the car from the most recent theft. They read my letter and I think it worked; they ditched it in front of a house this time (YAY).”It's a quirky tale of resilience and wit in the face of an exasperating situation. As readers, it leaves us not just chuckling but also pondering the unexpected effectiveness of creativity in problem-solving.More from Goalcast:Man Who Was Born Addicted to Drugs Works at a Car Dealership – One Day, a Random Family Walks Out With More Than Just a CarStruggling Man Pulls a Cart of Stray Dogs – Curious Woman Passing By Finds Out the Reason WhyCareless Driver Doesn’t Care About Blocking Handicapped Woman’s Parking Spot – This Conflict Drives Her to Action

Woman Finds Worn Out Paper She Cant Understand - Turns to an Unlikely Source to Decipher a Piece of Family History
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Woman Finds Worn Out Paper She Cant Understand - Turns to an Unlikely Source to Decipher a Piece of Family History

“Food is the love language of our family,” says Natasha Contardi. “My nonna put it in us.” When her grandmother started to suffer from dementia, though, there was the fear that that language would get harder and harder to understand. So Natasha started in earnest to recopy cherished family recipes and to make sure that she understood how to make them — and pass them down to her children. A Favourite Family RecipePhoto by ready madeGetting her large, Italian family together to cook is one of Natasha’s favourite traditions. Dozens of family members join in, from Natasha’s nonna down to her young daughter Teagan. It’s during these mega cooking sessions that the family shares stories, skills and know-how. It’s how they recall family memories — and make new ones.So Natasha catalogued all the family recipes she could find. She practiced making them with her family to get the “right feel and smell and learn the muscle memory.” The smallest details were important to keeping her family traditions alive and strong.One day, when Natasha was rifling through a stack of her grandmother’s recipes, she came across a time-worn slip of paper in the bottom of a recipe box. The recipe was in Italian, written across the paper in an elegant but old-fashioned cursive. Natasha couldn’t read it, so she took it to her grandmother; but unfortunately, Natasha’s nonna didn’t recognize it.A Puzzle Brings People TogetherPhoto by Ron LachStruck by the fact that her family’s history was slipping away through the cracks of her grandmother’s memory, Natasha was determined to decipher the recipe. She needs to find people who could read the old, Italian writing. She also needed to find people who were familiar with this type of recipe.So she turned to social media. On Reddit, Natasha could both find a large enough audience and target a group of people with a very specific interest or skill set. Natasha posted a photo of the recipe on a Reddit community called r/Old_Recipes. “Help understanding old Italian recipe: Found in my Nonna’s recipe stash, it’s not her handwriting and I have the hardest time reading cursive. Anyone want to take a shot?”It turned out that many people wanted to take a shot. Members of the online community jumped at the chance to help Natasha translate this piece of her family’s history. Some had experience with old recipes; others could read the Italian script. Piece by piece, they added their knowledge and expertise to figure out the puzzle.The Recipe Comes Back to LifeA food historian and owner of a bakery in Mexico recognized the word “serpentone” as the term for a very specific pastry from the Umbria region of Italy. Natasha confirmed that her family was from that area.Other Reddit users translated the list of ingredients, often times tossing ideas back and forth. They collaborated to figure out whether or not the recipe was calling for extra egg whites, for example, or for egg whites to be set aside. Still others contributed their knowledge of the Umbrian dialect and culture, explaining how some parts of the recipe were left out because it was simply assumed that the reader would know them. There were conversations about figurative language and specific terms such as the word for “pan.”And the recipe turned out to be very old — versions of it can be dated back to 400 A.D.When Natasha was able to assemble all the pieces, she was left with a 1,600-year-old recipe for a very special, snake-shaped pastry made with almonds and wheat flour. While several contributors recognized the pastry in the recipe, there are just as many different ways to make it. Natasha’s family’s recipe seems to be the only one calling for chocolate.A Piece of Her Family’s HistoryPhoto by August de RichelieuWhat Natasha had discovered — with the help on an online community of history, cooking and culture buffs — was a piece of history that could be traced through generations and generations of her family. And which she was now ready to pass down to her daughter.When Natasha shared what she had learned with her nonna, the elderly woman’s memories of the recipe started flowing back. She remembered asking her sister-in-law to write down the special recipe with chocolate. Natasha had unearthed another way to connect with her grandmother.Four generations of the Contardi family continue to cook together, and there’s always a warm story to share in the kitchen. Natasha recalls the homemade pasta sauce her grandfather would make and stock away for the winter, the jars of homemade jam, Bundt cakes with apples or pears, and preserved meats.Natasha says that food is the language of love in her family — and by working to hold on to these cherished family recipes, she’s shown everyone from her grandmother to her daughter how important it is to hold tight to these kinds of family ties.More from Goalcast:Woman Leaves School to Become a Stay-At-Home Mom of 9 Kids – Years Later, a Family Meeting Changes Her LifeTeen Has to Get a Job to Help Provide for His Family at 13 – Years Later, Something Unexpected Reminds Him of His Forgotten DreamGrandmother Has Had One Major Regret for 40 Years – She Finally Decides She Has Nothing to Lose and Does This At 59