Posts by Matt Gilligan

Parenting is weird: on one hand, you’re trying to set a good example for your kids, and on the other hand, you are sometimes impressed when they do things that you know are wrong…but are also pretty clever. You know you do it! Let’s check out some funny stories from parents on AskReddit. 1. You’re...

When you’re young, you can’t wait to get out of your parents’ house as fast as possible so you can start being a real adult! You want to get a car, get an apartment, stay up as late as you want, etc. And then, once you do start adulting…you quickly learn that it can be...

Ladies…you’re about to get totally infuriated. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation before where someone acted like you were invisible and then went straight to talking to your husband or boyfriend because THEY’RE A MAN, right? Women took to AskReddit to share their stories about this phenomenon. Let’s take a look… 1. Car shopping....

I don’t know what kind of things you were taught when you were young, but I remember that “Stranger Danger” was a real thing. We were told to always be wary of shady characters who were trying to do us harm. And, while I appreciate those lessons, there are also a lot of good folks...

A thing I’ve realized as I’ve gotten older is that the people you pass on the street and in public places don’t really care all that much what you’re doing or what you look like. It’s true! I used to be so worried about looking dumb or about a variety of other things, and then...

When I look back on my school days, there were a lot of good things that I learned over those years, but I wish I would’ve been taught more practical things about finances, taxes, etc. And I have a feeling I’m not alone in that opinion… So, should schools dedicate time to teaching students “adult”...

It’s gotta be kind of weird to be a teacher and just hand your entire universe (aka, your classroom) over to a stranger once in a while when you take a day off. But that’s what the substitute teaching game is all about, folks! And it’s also a total crapshoot about what kind of individual...

Hang on…since when are you allowed to run another player’s car off the road in the game of Life? I’m talking about Life, the board game, FYI… I don’t remember that specific rule being in the directions, do you? What I’m trying to hint at here is that people create new rules for games all...

I don’t think I’d be a very good couples therapist for one HUGE reason: I’d have a really hard time biting my tongue and not telling women and men to run for the hills when they told me about the really bad relationship problems…and especially when I saw the red flags that would be hard...

Family dynamics are odd. Some people tell their parents everything about their lives, and some only give their mom and dad the minimum information. And some of us fall in between somewhere…. I have a great relationship with my parents, but there are just some things that they don’t need to know about and that...

I know this sounds really terrible, but none of the teachers I ever had growing up all the way through high school really had any kind of big impact on me. Maybe it was my fault because I wasn’t paying attention too much, or maybe it’s just because I got pretty run-of-the-mill teachers. Who knows…...

Hell hath no fury like mom and dads scorned. That’s how the saying goes, right? Or something close to that? Anyway, a man shared his story on Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page about a promise he made his parents when he was only 18-years-old…let’s see what went down. AITA for breaking a promise my...

You know things are pretty bad when you don’t want to invite your own parents to your wedding. But that’s exactly what happened in this complicated story of family drama from the “Am I the A**hole?” page on Reddit. Take a look at what this woman had to say and stick around to see how...

We all get triggered by things that are pretty dumb…and insignificant. Maybe it’s traffic, crying babies, rude customers, etc. The list is endless. What insignificant thing triggers you? AskReddit users shared their thoughts. 1. Yup. “People giving up the right of way when driving. You’re not being nice and polite, you’re being stupid and dangerous.”...

There are a lot of bands that I loved when I was younger that are still at it that are just flat-out painful these days…sorry but it’s the truth. I give them credit for keeping it going, but jeez…it ain’t pretty. What do you think used to be great but is now really bad? AskReddit...