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Mother-in-law staying with family for the holidays re-tags all gifts to be from herself: 'She told me that I’m ruining Christmas' 1

Mom insists that her 24-year-old daughter give her access to her savings account, claiming it's for family emergencies, daughter refuses to comply: 'I’ve worked hard for this money’ 2

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’ 3

‘Fine. You asked for it, you got it!': Mother cancels childcare in order to prep for Christmas after in-laws throw a tantrum, leaves the rest of the 2 AM gift wrapping up to them 4

'I smiled and chuckled and held back my tears': Entitled boss’s Secret Santa 'gift' leads employee to quit and HR to step in 5

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’ 6

'We ended up costing the HOA over $4,000': Neighborhood Karen tells residents to remove cameras, starting HOA legal feud, resulting half the board resigning 1

‘Fine. You asked for it, you got it!': Mother cancels childcare in order to prep for Christmas after in-laws throw a tantrum, leaves the rest of the 2 AM gift wrapping up to them 2

15+ grappling grownups share facepalm-worthy adulting fails: ‘Used to think a lint roller was a one-time use thing, had no idea could pull off tape for a fresh roll underneath’ 3

‘Not all disabilities are visible… Merry Christmas!’: Stroke survivor pre-boards his flight while traveling for the holidays, impatient mother shames him for moving too slowly 4

'My AirPod... got in my mouth and I chewed on it in my sleep': 20+ Sleepy people who are not getting a good night's rest 5

Mother-in-law staying with family for the holidays re-tags all gifts to be from herself: 'She told me that I’m ruining Christmas' 6