'I loooove you': 38-year-old embarrasses mom in public after years of enduring the reverse

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 7, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Everyone's been embarrassed by their parents at some point growing up. More often than not, we accept these embarrassing moments as a part of the adolescent experience. Rarely do we see children grow up harboring a desire to recreate said embarrassing moments but with the roles reversed.

Here, we have a playful and wholesome moment when a now 38-year-old Redditor decided to get even with her mother by telling her how much she loves her in a public setting, something her mother used to do when the Redditor was little (much to her chagrin). 

Now, while it's easy to wonder why this fully-grown adult felt the need to get payback by embarrassing her mom, at the same time, we all know those moments stick with us. For instance, I vividly remember watching my Dad dance up and down the aisle of the movie theater during the trailer of "Chicken Little," a moment so scarring and embarrassing that my sister and I erupted into tears. Power to this Redditor for restoring some balance in the universe of embarrassment.

For more stories like this, check out this post about a Karen customer who got banned from a community group.

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    Pettiest revenge on embarrassing parent.
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    We've all experienced the embarrassing parent. Many have had one, some have experienced it first hand.
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    The public display of affection was the worst for me. My mum used to take great pride in telling me she loved me in front of my friends. She'd tell them stories that were 'funny' but, as a teen,
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    made you want the earth to open up and swallow you whole.
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    Fast forward to me being 38. I get along well with my mum. She's unironically my best friend. Every conversation ends with mutual 'I love you'.
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    I am working in a supermarket, moving stuff around in a section. Mum has been away for a week and she happens to stop in at the place I'm working. She spots my
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    car, decides she wants to say hello and comes and finds me. I'm up on a step, face first in the shelves. She
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    approaches and gives a quiet 'excuse me.' I'm always getting asked for help, so I put on my customer service face,
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    step down and turn around. I give her a hug and a kiss, we have a short chat and I go back to work.
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    When she reaches the end of the aisle, I'm on the step, head above the shelves. I yell out 'hey!'. Mum stops and turns.
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    'I loooove you.' Singsong. SO loud. People 2 aisles over heard it. Mum went red in the face. Looks at the ground and mutters, just loudly enough for me to hear. 'I love you too.' I still laugh at it.
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    deser... "Tooooo the mooooooooon and baaaaaaaaack" Perfectly played, m'dear.
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    jitasq... Lol, I just laughed so hard that my cat is giving me dirty looks. This has to be the cutest petty
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    revenge I've ever heard of. The fact your mom probably felt both loved and annoyed is just perfect. Give her an awkwardly long hug for me.
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    stink... That would be the dream of 99.8% of all mothers. ...
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    Neat_... This is so wholesome. I love it! I hope to have THIS, when my daughter is the same age. To be fair, she's 18, and does similar things in front of her friends
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    merc... Sweetest petty revenge story ever, I love it!
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    liquid... Posts where people appreciate their mothers make me happy.
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    Oldgr... Man I wish I could do that at least one more time. LUVYA MOM!!!!!
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    Com... I knew exactly where this was going and I loved it. My wife often did this to our kids and I could totally see them getting her back in the same way.
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