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AskReddit is a popular subreddit on Reddit that allows any user to post interesting questions for anyone to answer, often generating funny discussion threads. These are their stories.

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Financially stable 24-year-old woman inherits $10k sapphire jewelry set from late grandmother, faces pressure from her financially struggling 72-year-old father to sell it and give him the profit, sparking family conflict

Financially stable 24-year-old woman inherits $10k sapphire jewelry set from late grandmother, faces pressure from her financially struggling 72-year-old father to sell it and give him the profit, sparking family conflict: ‘I want to maintain the legacy’

23-year-old employee ditches 22-year-old carpooling friend, Teana, after her repeated lateness causes employee to be late for work and reprimanded by boss, when Teana discovers her ride has left, she ends their friendship: 'Says I abandoned her'

23-year-old employee ditches 22-year-old carpooling friend, Teana, after her repeated lateness causes employee to be late for work and reprimanded by boss, when Teana discovers her ride has left, she ends their friendship: 'Says I abandoned her'

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Pressured patient quoted $7,500 for wisdom tooth removal and braces during rushed consultation, after only X-rays and digital impressions, he canceled the treatment, but the clinic now claims he owes the full surgery cost

'I never started the treatment': Pressured patient quoted $7,500 for wisdom tooth removal and braces during rushed consultation, after only X-rays and digital impressions, he canceled the treatment, but the clinic now claims he owes the full surgery cost

22-year-old daughter refuses to go on family trip, after her family tells her she can bring her girlfriend, and then suddenly uninvites her days before leaving, claiming they wanted it to be “only family”

22-year-old daughter refuses to go on family trip, after her family tells her she can bring her girlfriend, and then suddenly uninvites her days before leaving, claiming they wanted it to be “only family”

Reliable employee refuses to cover coworker, Jenna's, future shifts, after discovering she lied about having a "family emergency" and instead attended a 3-day music festival, leading to workplace tension

Reliable employee refuses to cover coworker, Jenna's, future shifts, after discovering she lied about having a "family emergency" and instead attended a 3-day music festival, leading to workplace tension: 'I open Instagram and guess who’s posting stories'

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Entitled friend uses woman for her 400 sq. ft. studio apartment in a HCOL city, then shames her for rightfully asking her to contribute some money toward expenses

‘She felt I was using her for money’: Entitled friend uses woman for her 400 sq. ft. studio apartment in a HCOL city, then shames her for rightfully asking her to contribute some money toward expenses

Frustrated man parks in his entitled neighbor, after neighbor refuses to stop blocking off half of his driveway with large truck

Frustrated man parks in his entitled neighbor, after neighbor refuses to stop blocking off half of his driveway with large truck, forcing man to do multi-point turns every time he leaves the house: ‘So I parked my car directly behind it’

Woman demands her boyfriend combine his income with hers, despite him already paying for 75% of their expenses, goes on to share all his private financial details with her sister when he refuses

Woman demands her boyfriend combine his income with hers, despite him already paying for 75% of their expenses, goes on to share all his private financial details with her sister when he refuses: ‘Her sister claims I’m selfish with money'

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Bride pairs her brother-in-law with a bridesmaid he used to date for years during aisle walk, sparking post-wedding drama when his new girlfriend of 5 months feels disrespected, and ends up blocking the bride

Bride pairs her brother-in-law with a bridesmaid he used to date for years during aisle walk, sparking post-wedding drama when his new girlfriend of 5 months feels disrespected, and ends up blocking the bride

'Suddenly they could rework the timeline': Manager demands team work unpaid overtime for a long-standing deadline, employees all respond by calling in ‘sick’, forcing manager to backtrack the timeline’s so-called ‘urgency’

'Suddenly they could rework the timeline': Manager demands team work unpaid overtime for a long-standing deadline, employees all respond by calling in ‘sick’, forcing manager to backtrack the timeline’s so-called ‘urgency’

Frustrated sibling stops driving older brother to work, after he breaks promise of using the carpool savings to get driving lessons

'A favour isn’t four years long:' Frustrated sibling stops driving older brother to work, after he breaks promise of using the carpool savings to get driving lessons

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24-year-old manager informs boss that they've scheduled a surgery to repair their torn meniscus, boss is ‘furious’ and tries to guilt-trip them

24-year-old manager informs boss that they've scheduled a surgery to repair their torn meniscus, boss is ‘furious’ and tries to guilt-trip them: ‘I have been struggling bad’

Bride demands introverted 25-year-old cousin perform a choreographed dance at her extravagant wedding, family labels her the villain when she refuses

Bride demands introverted 25-year-old cousin perform a choreographed dance at her extravagant wedding, family labels her the villain when she refuses, claiming she should do this one favor for her: 'I don‘t feel comfortable dancing in front of a crowd'

IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

'Delete anyone who doesn’t use it daily': IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

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Entitled woman lists neighbor as her son's emergency contact without permission and threatens to end their son's friendship when neighbor confronts her

'It takes a village': Entitled woman lists neighbor as her son's emergency contact without permission and threatens to end their sons' friendship when neighbor confronts her, after receiving multiple surprise calls from his school

Man mistakenly given Nintendo’s old support line when moving to Redmond, trolls relentless gaming callers after his request to change numbers is denied, until enough users complain to Nintendo, getting his number switched for free: 'I'm not proud of it'

Man receives non-stop calls from gamers after mistakenly being given Nintendo’s old support line when moving to Washington, trolls callers until his number is eventually switched for free, due to many caller complaints: 'I'm not proud of it'