'Check it out! We've got a bona fide Karen here': Camping Karen tries to steal stranger's portable DVD player for her kid

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    Nature - "Bye Karen!"
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    Font - A Karen attacked me over Headphones and a DVD Player while I was camping because I was watching Talespin, claiming her child needed something to entertain themself with L
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    Font - In the past I've made posts about my jerk of a brother. But this time something else happened. I decided to go camping again for the first time this year because of spring break. Though I only got the weekend to go. But it was just enough for me to unwind. My brother didn't follow me like he used to. I think I've finally gotten him to understand screwing with me is just not worth it anymore after he drank that growler full of laxative spiked beer he stole from me last year. So the drama f
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    Font - I'd already spent one night at my campsite. I was loving the fresh air, and fortunately rain was minimal. That's the only reason I went. Otherwise I'd have just stayed home. But I had an itch to scratch to get out and enjoy some mountain air. I was far from alone as the spaces around me were full of tents, trailers and RVs. Plenty of people caught the camping bug during spring break, just like I did.
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    Font - I was sitting relaxed in a folding lawn chair and watching Talespin on my portable DVD player. Yeah I know it's a cartoon, and an old one at that. But I enjoy since as a kid I used to watch some old tapes of it a cousin had, and I've owned the DVDs of the complete series for around ten years. And I won't deny I've always had a bit of a crush on the character Rebecca Cunningham. I had headphones on because other campers were playing music, barbecuing, and doing other things. I was just chi
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    Font - I know in this situation a lot of people will reflexively say "Can I help you?". But that's just giving an opening to these people to say whatever they want. So my first reaction is to just angrily say "WHAT!? Can't you see I'm trying to relax by myself!?". That set her aback for a second. She didn't go away, so I paused the episode I was on and grumpily asked her what she was bothering me about. She spoke up in a matter of fact way that sounded like she was trying to be in charge. I gues
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    Font - So she just pointed at the portable DVD player and said that she wanted to borrow it and the headphones for her daughter. To make it brief, I said no. And no is a complete sentence. Because I don't know her, I don't know if she'd bring it back. And I certainly don't know if her kid wouldn't damage it. I do actually keep a smaller backup portable DVD player in the camper too, but I wasn't about to let this woman know that.
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    Font - Well she certainly didn't take to being told off like that well, and then launched into a tirade about how I was a grown man watching cartoons, how they only have one TV in their RV, and her daughter needs something to watch because her kids can't agree on what to watch, so she needs my DVD player. I coldly said that was not happening, and she actually gave me a loud "WHY NOT!".
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    Font - So I pointed out to her that this was really not my problem, and she just crossed her arms and said that as an adult, I should be putting kids first. I said that would be the case if I had kids. But her kids are not my kids, I don't know them, and I'm in no way related to them. And therefor I have no obligation to them. So she rolled her eyes and then tried to offer me money for the headphones and DVD player. Admittedly I didn't pay much for either of them. But I don't care. I wasn't inte
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    Font - She didn't take that well, and proceeded to try and grab my DVD player right in front of me. Like I was just going to let her walk off with it. I got up and stopped her while saying "That ain't yours lady!". She proceeded to try and shove me over. Try being the word. She clearly underestimated how heavy I am. I don't look it at all, but I'm around 230 pounds. My body frame just hides it well. And I've been in a few brawls in my life. I ended up grabbing her arms and shoving her back with
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    Font - I've seen enough Karen stories to know where this goes if I say nothing. So I yelled "Yeah on me when you tried to push me over and steal my stuff! And there's plenty of witnesses around us lady! Or did you not notice!" There had already been a few people around us watching the whole altercation, and they'd gone dead quiet while staring. So then I said to everyone. "Check it out! We've got a bonified Karen here who tried to take my stuff for her precious angel baby! Everybody clap for her
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    Font - I tried to resume watching the DVD as I was. But I felt uneasy the Karen might come back. She snuk up on me rather easily before. And I didn't wanna risk that again. So I packed up and went back into my camper to continue watching and drinking inside. Got pretty plastered that night. I remember giggling like a moron while watching the episode with the panda people that were evil stereotypes. Stayed at the camp site for one more night and didn't see the Karen again until I was leaving Sund
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    Font - I could hear her yelling at me, but couldn't really make out a word of it. I'm not sure what goes on in the heads of these people. I understand this could have gotten a lot worse. Like that sicking the local ranger on me or something. But I think the public humiliation was enough to make her back off. I can only wonder if the rest of her family is just like her. Glad I didn't meet them.
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    Font - _firsttimecaller 2 hr. ago I know in this situation a lot of people will reflexively say "Can I help you?". But that's just giving an opening to these people to say whatever they want. This is so true, thanks for the laugh
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    Font - Dhamprio 2 hr. ago Awesome way to handle Karen. There is nothing wrong with an adult watching cartoons. I watch cartoons all the time & I'm 46. If you like Talespin check out DuckTales or Darkwing duck. There is a couple other cool cartoons from that generation. Thunder cats, animaniacs are a couple I can think of.
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    Font - No_Chrysler-4-Me OP. 2 hr. ago I've got Ducktales on DVD as well, but not Darkwing Duck. I know that's a good one though. A friend of mine has the complete original Thundercats series. I've seen it, but I don't remember much. In contrast I have the complete He-Man series from the early 2000s. From what little I've seen of the original He-Man, I liked the 2000s one better. Animaniacs I've seen bits of. And they were funny. They don't make comedy like that anymore.
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    Gesture - 4csurfer 1 hr. ago Just wanted to comment that I took had a crush on Rebecca Cunningham as a kid.

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