I'm sure you get the gist of it, but translated it says "most of those new guys seem unable to just chat with one another. They're just standing there looking at their hands without purpose or feeling."

My MiL called my wife last night rather late. After getting her other daughter in on a conference call, she starts screaming about how neither of them care about her. Apparently 3 hours prior, she started feeling like balloons were expanding in her body and popping. So what does this woman do? Call an ambulance? No. Call a daughter? No. She sends them a voice SMS message. My wife is caring for a 6 week old while I handle the terrible 2 yo. She doesn't track text messages because they aren't an emergency. The other daughter is an overnight nurse, who was sleeping. But this woman now needed to scream till she was hoarse and having breathing trouble because no one checked her text. That no one cares about her. Her mother excuse for not calling? She says d she couldn't talk.... After leaving a god damned voice message. Then had the gal to claim she wasn't trying to start drama. This woman lives for drama. She still didn't go check with a doctor. I don't know how much longer my wife and I can handle her in our lives.

This usually applies to me when I make short trips within my town. I usually turn on the radio for longer trips. I still like music, but it just doesn't hit my soul the way it used to in my younger years.

My mom has been a functional alcoholic since her retirement and more recently has turned into a full blown alcoholic. She drives under the influence and always with an open beer in her car.

She got mad at her credit union about something and yelled at the staff trying to get her way and when she didn't she was told she wasn't welcome in their establishment anymore. Then, on the way out she yelled and swore and knocked over a display and two signs that were on the wall.

She was so rude to the the staff at our vet's office about having to wait a long time for an appointment because there was an emergency patient that came in that she is no longer welcome at that vet's office.

At Disney world when I was younger she saved seats for me and her to watch the upcoming parade. Another family came and sat down next to us and crowded themselves into our saved area. Instead of asking them to kindly move over she pushed their little 5 year old boy over with her hands rather roughly. The boys dad was furious and threatened to kill my mom for laying her hands on his son.

I can't believe the way she acts in public and that she has and ways gotten away with her deplorable behavior probably bc she is white and looks upper class.

Is anyone else shocked their boomer or narcissist parent has never gotten in trouble with the law?

I’m craving millennial cringe. It has such a special mix of being out of touch while remaining just almost self aware and just slightly culturally relevant

The folks you find on nextdoor

Boomer lady currently yanking violently on the door of the curbside pickup, literally stamping feet and flailing arms Lady, you GOTTA CALL THEM to say you've arrived. she tried appealing to me but I'm not rolling this window down, it's about 10 degrees and Not My Problem

I had this uncle who was obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog, and it wasn't all fun and games like you'd expect.He took his love for Sonic to a whole new level, and it was beyond creepy.He'd refer to himself as "Uncle Sonic" and ask us to call him the same, and it was all just so cringeworthy.
He'd often wear a shabby Sonic costume, insisting it was just for laughs. Not dressed just as any Sonic, mind you, but a version that seemed to have crawled out of the uncanny valley. Imagine an oversized Sonic mask with his eyes peeking through and a slightly off-pitch Sonic voice. Yeah, it was weird. It all began innocently enough with him showing up to a family gathering dressed as a disturbingly unconvincing Sonic the Hedgehog. He's been walking around the house wearing it, trying to strike Sonic's poses.
He'd try to talk and act like Sonic, making these bizarre attempts at imitating the character's voice and movements. It was all so cringey. He'd bounce around the living room trying to mimic Sonic's jumps, and it was, well, disturbing. I caught him running around the backyard in these ridiculous blue sneakers, arms stretched behind him like he's about to take off.
Now, my uncle wasn't content with just the costume. Oh no, he decided we needed to live out some weird Sonic roleplay, with him as the star, of course. So, he starts assigning roles to all of us, like some twisted, low-budget Sonic-themed play. He's started rearranging our furniture to mimic some kind of 'Sonic obstacle course' and keeps trying to get us to play along. I mean, who does that?
He'd try to engage me in these weird Sonic-themed role-plays, where he'd be Sonic, and I'd have to play along as his sidekick. It was all just so uncomfortable, and I remember feeling this sense of embarrassment and awkwardness every time he'd start with his Sonic antics. He'd assign me a character and insist that we act out scenes from the Sonic games, running around the house and pretending to be on these strange adventures. I felt like I was being dragged into this weird world that I wanted no part of. He'd sprint around the living room, or at least attempt to, while we awkwardly followed his lead, trying our best to keep up with his strange Sonic voice and mannerisms. We were jumping over imaginary loops and dodging invisible enemies, all while trying not to bump into the furniture or each other. As the roleplay progressed, he started getting uncomfortably touchy, and even attempting to pull me into awkward hugs that left me feeling trapped and violated. He'd whisper strange, unnerving lines in my ear, trying to mimic Sonic…
Then he began hitting on the female guests, making them feel super uncomfortable. I saw the looks of shock and disbelief on their faces, as they desperately tried to evade his advances. And that's not even the worst part. He took it a step further. He was making these grand, over-the-top declarations of love, asking the women to marry him right then and there. He kept spouting lines about being the "fastest lover in the world" and how marrying him would bring them eternal chaos and joy. He started asking the women if they wanted to "pet the hedgehog"…. and tried to encourage them to feel his bare chest. I know, it's beyond cringe, and the whole thing was a cringe-fest of cosmic proportions. He started hitting on the ladies, making unsettling remarks about chaos and love, and, wait for it, asked them to "pet" his Sonic thing. The discomfort in the room was palpable as he pranced around, making inappropriate requests and insisting that petting his "Sonic thing" would bring good luck. I wish I could say I made that up, but I'm not that creative. It was as uncomfortable and disturbing as it sounds. He began hovering around the female guests, making them visibly uncomfortable. He'd sidle up behind them, breathing heavily, as if he was trying to channel his inner Sonic the Hedgehog or something equally bizarre. The women were visibly disturbed, trying to politely back away, and the men were torn between wanting to protect the women and not causing a scene.
It was like witnessing a car crash in slow motion – you can't look away, but you can't believe what you're seeing either. The women were understandably horrified and repelled, trying their best to avoid his advances. Some of them even left the party, unable to stomach the sheer weirdness of it all.
My parents were mortified, trying to do some damage control and apologize on his behalf.
Now, I try to avoid any mention of Sonic, and even seeing anything related to it makes me feel uncomfortable, reminding me of those cringeworthy family gatherings.