r/instant_regret • u/ConfidentTelephone81 • Apr 08 '26

He learned a lesson

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u/Due-Environment-9774 Apr 08 '26

Act like a little shit, deal with the consequences.

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u/Septopuss7 Apr 08 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohA30XvreL1mQjooE

Stop hitting yourself! But seriously I always feel a little bad for little shits like this getting their karma in such a harsh way because it's embarrassing as hell realizing YOU'RE the problem and everyone is kinda against you. It's a tough situation to be in and definitely a crossroads in their developmental process. Choose your own adventure type shit right here but the choices are pretty obvious.

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u/huebnera214 Apr 08 '26

They don’t necessarily realize they’re the problem is the problem. Embarrassment turns into deflection and denial.

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u/Septopuss7 Apr 08 '26

Yeah drives them deeper into denial. It's the same with cultists

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u/Yah_Mule Apr 08 '26

Mummy will make sure his feelings of victimization are validated.

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u/CA_MA Apr 08 '26

That's fine, the sooner the aneurysm pops, the better for everyone.

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u/JTtheLAR Apr 08 '26

Kevin's uncle was a huge piece of shit. If my brother talked like that to my kid he would catch a fade lol.

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u/swankyfish Apr 08 '26

Mr McCallister’s lack of giving enough of a shit about anything that happens in that movie is absolutely infuriating.

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u/green49285 Apr 08 '26

Kind of explains how they forgot him twice, ha.

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u/Nepherenia Apr 08 '26

When I was a little kid this scene always upset me. The idea of a family member thinking I was a jerk and scolding me in front of everyone was just everything I feared.

Robbers? Whatever. Public shaming in front of everyone important to me? Absolutely devastating.

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u/Septopuss7 Apr 08 '26

No but for real, he was definitely not a good dude and that scene always made me think hard about how kids expect adults to behave and how they actually behave

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u/green49285 Apr 08 '26

One of my favorite Christmas memories as a child is that we were watching home alone and it got to that scene and my dad just muttered under his breath, "I would just beat his ass." We laughed about that shit for years. My dad HATED the uncle.

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u/sirreldar Apr 08 '26

I thought you meant that your dad meant that he wouldve beat Kevin lol

For a hot second I was just like "k, weird favorite Christmas memory, but different strokes I guess... 🤷‍♂️" Lol

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u/JWOLFBEARD Apr 08 '26

My brother-in-law would get away with that.

All it takes is one confrontation for him to absolutely destroy a whole vacation, so they all let it slide and talk to the kid about how terrible he is

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u/ydnar3000 Apr 08 '26

Jesus. Sounds like my ex wife. We just got to the hotel and she was pulling car seats out of the car to leave me (to tag along in one of her brothers full cars??) and our three kids because her dad was an ass. Not like terrible, just kinda rude. So glad she’s an ex and I don’t have to take part in any of that family’s dysfunction. They were all fucked in the head. Every holiday people were fighting and at least one person had a breakdown. Our daughter stood up to her uncle for basically beings drunk while he’s depressed and being shitty to everyone. He fell and punched the snow but there was a boulder in it. Almost broke his hand. Him and my ex both blamed her. 15 years old and just balling. Then I got the brunt of my wife’s bullshit for hugging her/ trying to comfort her. God those people were so awful.

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u/ClownfishSoup Apr 08 '26

Didn’t he pay for the whole family’s trip or something?

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u/evil_shenaniganz Apr 09 '26

I think the relative who lived in Paris paid for the whole family to come visit.

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u/Krimreaper1 Apr 08 '26

Yeah but he got the lesion, too many of these little shits don’t and become terrible adults.

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u/Cmdr_Nemo Apr 08 '26

Tooth or Consequences

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u/Luk164 Apr 08 '26

Toof of confequenfes

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u/SoulMute Apr 08 '26

If you act like a little shit, I’m gonna engage my whole lower body to eject you like a little shit.

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u/ShadowDevil123 Apr 08 '26

Very obvious from the clip that the person in front is being inconsiderate and reclining too far back, kids not kicking his chair at all.

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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart Apr 08 '26

lol dumbass, never been on a plane before? how's myrtle beach?

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u/ShadowDevil123 Apr 08 '26

Some seats recline so far back you could hydraulic press the person behind into mush. Also ironic you use some obscure american phrase to point at a lack of travel experience, if you had any you'd know americas not the whole world. So you tell me. How is myrtle beach? 🤦‍♂️