20+ Mildly infuriating family moments: 'My family... cut up my diploma'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jul 5, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

There's no one who knows how to push your buttons like your very own family members. They've been with you since the beginning. You've shared rooms with your siblings, spent every weekend with your cousins, or lived with Mom and Dad for your whole childhood. They know exactly how to annoy you, and whether or not they do it on purpose, you're bound to have some moments that make you very irritated with them. 

A lot of families have different eating habits, and that can cause some friction. Maybe there's the sibling who takes food out but never puts it away, or anther one who eats all but the last tiny amount of snacks to avoid throwing out the container. That leaves everyone else cleaning up their messes: they either have to put the food away, or go to snack on some cookies, only to realize there's a single cookie left. 

I love the photo (and accompanying explanation) for one family that's in some very tight quarters together. This person shared a photo of the cabin they're staying in, which appears to be a rather small room with a couch and a bunk bed. When Mom booked the place, she thought it slept 8 people, but 11 people are now having to cram into one tiny space! Check out that below, as well as a bunch of other tiny family dramas in the making. 

Next, have a laugh at the job candidates whose mid-interview mistakes cost them their jobs, with one HR professional admitting, "I could barely contain my laughter." 

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  • 01
    On a family trip and this is the cabin we are sharing with 11 people RUE FLES Party STE ORIGINAL It can't be more than 500 sqft
    via u/jellocore

    "10 of us are adults, one of us is a child," this person wrote in an update. Apparently, their mom booked a cabin that purportedly "slept 8," but uh… that looks like it sleeps 2 people in that bunk bed, 1 or 2 on the couch, and the rest on the floor, Tetris-style. They also still seem to be having a good time, noting that they have been laughing and cherishing the time together. 

  • 02

    When you see it...

    This is how my family has always made trail mix and sees no issue with it m
    via u/virgo_em

    … Okay, if you don't see what's wrong, I'll list off the ingredients for you. 

    You've got your standard peanuts and cashews, that's normal. We've got M&Ms, the best ingredient. So far, so good. What else… we have the ever-divisive candy corn, jelly beans for some reason, and, diabolically, Skittles! The Skittles/M&M combo is just foul, and this trail mix is a family recipe that'll ensure everyone gets a bite of that combination at some point. 

  • 03
    My Dads family is staying with us and decided to scratch up all our NEW pots and pans
    via u/BebeUnicorn123
  • 04

    An expensive mistake

    My family sloppily cut up my diploma Oregon State University T he Trustees of the University, by virtue of the authority vested in them by law, and on recommendation of the Faculty Senate, has conferred on the degree of Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering with all the rights, privileges, and honors thereto appertaining. In testimony fohereof we have subscribed our names and impressed the seal of Oregon State University on this diploma at Corvallis, Oregon, this fourth day of September, Two
    via u/potate12323
  • 05
    This family taking up an entire sightseeing platform so nobody else can take photos It's a long weekend so Wilson's Promontory was very busy, a lot of people missed out on great photos and views because these people wanted it for themselves
    via u/Jonno_FTW
  • 06

    You can't eat at just anyone's home

    Visited family and they wanted to use/eat this pancake mix. Those are bugs, maggots I believe. They didn't care when we pointed it out. So we threw it out and went to the nearby store and bought more for everyone. Who TF would see this and want to eat it!?
    via u/YourMomsH**Ha

    What exactly was their plan here? Maybe they were trying to save money, but that's not just one or two bugs… those would fully be bug pancakes. Be so serious! 

  • 07

    He agreed to wash, not rinse

    My dad leaves soap on all of the dishes when he puts them on the drying rack
    via u/SetConfident9309
  • 08

    He's kind of right

    SAGE My son tearing the crust off an Uncrustable...
    via u/Still_Silver_255
  • 09

    Kids just don't know any better...

    Gave my Netflix password to my two little cousins (Squidgame Avatars) and they changed my previous profiles to their "Mom" and "Dad". My family members and I are considered as "Guest" in the new profile they created. Dad X Play Something Who's watching Netflix? kids Mom Quynh-mal Vinh Guest
    via u/princesspolkadottie

    But it is pretty funny that they not only made this person a "guest," but also a baby!

  • 10

    A complaint as old as time

    My entire family wanted a puppy but Im the only one who takes care of him
    via u/p4755166

    One family member always gets stuck with taking Fluffy outside and feeding them, no matter how hard they try to divvy up the responsibilities. 

  • 11
    I asked the fam to help in the kitchen.
    via u/pikohina
  • 12
    had family friends ages 7 to 11 over and they trashed my sisters room, made her cry, and didn't bother to help clean up. parents didn't do anything and my dad and i are stuck with cleaning
    via u/Boss-Boy-21
  • 13
    My mom keeps opening my mail even after I told her to stop D29. C RECYC JUST LIKE Mv
    via u/ababyinatrenchcoat
  • 14

    Not the termites!

    A family member forgot to turn off the sink light overnight... 泡 Orang K 『クリーナー
    via u/natkrab
  • 15

    This one is just mildly infuriating, but still, it's right there!

    My family doesn't know how to use a bread bin and it drives me nuts! FRESH DAILY
    via u/Redditor1512
  • 16

    Divorce

    Husband scrapes his toast crumbs back into the butter container
    via u/Mission_Macaroon
  • 17

    Also divorce

    My wife ate every single marshmallow in a family sized box of Count Chocula. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
    via u/[deleted]
  • 18

    Hope you're hungry... for nothing!

    Family said "we made dinner already so don't stop anywhere" and this is the piece of chicken they left me (can for scale) Dr Pepper (23) Est.1885 12 FL QZ (355 mL)
    via u/ineedatherapist13
  • 19

    She is being inefficient

    My mom buys Haagan Diaz ice cream bars and only eats the chocolate shell... to your fa From our She just throws them away. Keep in mind they're also 5.49 for 3 bars...
    via u/227a

    She needs a spouse to eat the ice cream part! 

  • 20

    Come on, bro

    I haven't even owned this Newton's Cradle for six hours. I left it downstairs with my brother for TWO MINUTES and it seems to be beyond repair.
    via u/HorrificBisexual

    How is he ever going to learn about conservation of momentum now? 

  • 21
    The way my family leaves the toothpaste (rock solid)
    via u/PIE_OF_LIFE64
  • 22

    Do they still taste good, though?

    My fiance's family only cooks steaks like this.
    via u/laminated-papertowel

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