Claymore

The lawn next to your driveway isn't an extension of your parking space. Somebody's private property shouldn't be treated as a public road.

Someone can cut across your lawn once, maybe twice. You let it go because they'll probably realize and stop. Everybody makes mistakes. But if it keeps happening, it's actually not a mistake but a mindful decision. And if it goes as far as blocking access, it shows a clear lack of respect for your space and your property.   

The way that this neighbor "trimmed" their neighbors trees (with 0 permission granted!) has to be seen to be believed

Nobody wants their neighbors snooping around on their property, and yet so many people do it! They truly seem to believe that if they can see something wrong with their neighbor's home, that that gives them the permission to fix it according to their own desires. 

For example, some people will decide they don't like a neighbors hedges, so they'll trim it themselves to improve their view. They truly think that they're entitled to fix up their neighbors property just because! And that is simply not how anything works. 

Here's a comprehensive list of all the things you shouldn't do on your first date

On date #1, you'd think most people would be on their very best behavior. 

You would think they would show up clean and smelling good, dressed nicely, and ready to make the other person feel comfortable. 

That's like, the very barest minimum, right? 

But no, as you'll read about here, a lot of people seem to self-sabotage their first dates. 

Maybe it's because they're nervous… And in some cases, they're just not very nice people. 

It's truly shocking how quickly these dates went downhill.

 Sometimes a single sentence ended the date! In some cases, one person literally stood up and left! 

When saying yes to one side of the family means saying no to the other.

Some gifts come with more weight than anyone in the room is prepared to handle, and this one arrived wrapped in a retirement plan nobody knew existed.

Is the duty of HR to protect the company or the employee? Well, technically both. 

Yes, we know, we have read many online HR horror tales. Ones where it was obvious the HR team was just working to get the best outcome for the company and not the employee. However, sometimes that is not the case. That is because HR's main goal is to make sure nobody gets sued. So if you're getting written up for using your PTO days, you know, the ones you are contractually allowed to use, then HR is going to be on your side. Why? Because you could sue the company if you are prohibited from using them. 

Labor laws are different all around the world, so you can imagine how confusing it can get when a manager starts working for a company from a totally different place. This manager assumed the labor laws were the same and was forbidding her employees from taking their allotted time off. She even went to HR about it. Luckily, HR is very familiar with their local labor laws and has the backs of their employees. 

This person is dealing with a "concrete lake" that has leaked from their neighbor's renovation into their home! 

The phrase "concrete lake" really paints a picture in one's mind. 

Out of all the things you don't want happening to your home, this one strikes me as particularly damaging. 

It's up there with the mess caused by spilling a full can of paint, only more 3D. 

It looks like this person actually caught the concrete mess before it fully dried, which could be useful! 

But, as they noted, they also lost some footwear to the big concrete puddle.

Move-in day is supposed to be the finish line after weeks of applications, deposits, and paperwork, and this one went fine right up until the moment the keys were handed over and someone mentioned the parking situation.

All this guy wanted was a slice of pizza after a long day of travel.

Instead, he had an unhinged truck driver following him to try to get him fired from a job he didn't have. 

Let's be clear: the California resident who shared this story online freely admitted that he was at fault for the near-accident that happened on the freeway on his way to his favorite local pizza spot. There was a ton of traffic, and his lane was completely stalled. He thought that the opening in the adjacent lane was sufficient enough for him to switch without causing any problems. 

Let's just say that this lapse in judgment backfired. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but that precious slice of pizza probably did not taste as good as it should have after the headache this incident caused.

Parents are split into two main types when it comes to their hopes and dreams for their kids. Some parents would be happy if their kids experience life exactly how they did, while others want their kids' lives to be better.

We're all familiar with both types and hope our parents belong to the latter rather than the former. The story below perfectly explains why it's easier to have parents who hope their kids will have a better life than they did.

To be a parent who wants a better life for their kids is to be a parent who fights for a better world. It means that every day a parent works, and every day they educate their kids, they do so in hopes that their kids will not have to struggle as much as they did. It doesn't necessarily mean the kids will turn out spoiled or unprepared, but much more supported and encouraged to live a fulfilling life.

To have a parent who wants their kids to experience life exactly how they did is a little more… complicated, exactly how it is in the story below.

As soon as a parent like that sees their kid leading a different life from the one they experienced, they can become quite judgmental. Almost every kid has been on the receiving end of judgment from an adult, and it's never fun. Having to deal with it for wanting to lead a better life than our parents, especially when it comes to work ethics, is even more difficult…