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14-year-old daughter asks her mom to tell her the truth about how she looks, 39-year-old Karen mother does not mince her words: 'I told her she was average-looking'

Sure, honesty may seem like the best policy, but this Karen of a mother took things way too far.

At first, when reading about her seemingly genuine concern over her teenage daughter's body insecurity, one might think that this is an attentive, caring, and decent parent. However, when her daughter asked her to honestly tell her the truth about how she looks, this Karen thought it would be a good idea to tell her that she is, in fact, only average-looking. Her supposed point was to inform her daughter that most people in the world are average-looking, but as one might expect, this "truth-telling" moment did not sit well with a 14-year-old. 

When the mother shared her side of the story on Reddit, people eviscerated her in the comments section, and rightfully so. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from other mothers and daughters. For more, check out this post about a husband and wife's heated argument over money.




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Boss contacts former employee asking for forgotten passwords, employee refuses to comply without being paid the $10,000 they were owed before leaving: ‘Pay me first’

When one leaves a job in which they didn't like their boss, there are two things they might hope for any future interaction with said boss – Either no interaction at all and completely severing any connection with that person, or getting to see them one more time and proving to them just how much that boss missed out on by letting them go.

Out of those two options, the best stories obviously come from the latter, much like the story we have here. OP (original poster) was contacted by their former toxic boss and was asked to retrieve old passwords for an email and Instagram account. Considering how OP left that company, they weren't too eager to help their former boss, especially since they were still owed $10k of unpaid commissions. The people in the comments were quick to tell OP to use this opportunity and get that money in exchange for the passwords.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. Up next, check out this story of a job candidate who got a second chance by creating a new email address.




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'Bigg Boss 18': Time god Vivian DSena, Rajat Dalal indulge in war-of-words again

It is very clear that contestants Vivian Dsena and Rajat Dalal are nemesis in the show and the two will once again end up engaging in a war-of-words in the upcoming episode.




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Netflix Teams Up with TED for TED Tumblewords: A New Game to Rival Wordle

If you enjoy word games like Wordle, Netflix has something new to keep your mind engaged. The streaming giant has teamed up with TED to introduce TED Tumblewords, a word-based puzzle game set to launch on November 19 for both iOS




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Speechifying : The Words and Legacy of Johnnetta Betsch Cole [Electronic book] / Johnnetta Betsch Cole; ed. by Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Erica Lorraine Williams.

Durham : Duke University Press, [2023]




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Moving words : literature, memory, and migration in Berlin [Electronic book] / Andrew Brandel.

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2023]




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Dissenting words : interviews with Jacques Rancière [Electronic book] / edited and translated by Emiliano Battista.

London; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.




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Creep, leap, crunch! : a food chain story / words by Jody Jensen Shaffer ; art by Christopher Silas Neal

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Canada wild : animals found nowhere else on Earth / words by Maria Birmingham ; art by Alex MacAskill

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From geopolitics strife to a war of words between two aviation giants

Qatar Airways and Airbus lock horns over safety concerns




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Poems, in two volumes, 1807 / William Wordsworth ; edited by Richard Matlak.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada : Broadview Press, [2016]




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Betrumped : the surprising history of 3000 long-lost, exotic and endangered words / Edward Allhusen.

Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2020.




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The art of Francis Bacon : Francis Bacon's words (2007) / read by Derek Jacobi.

[London, England] : Illuminations, [2007]




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You can now create RSS feeds based on keywords with Ping.it

Imagine how useful it would be if you could set up a Google Alert for a keyword but only be notified if that word or phrase were mentioned in a news story that had more than 50 shares on social media. And would you find it even more useful if you were notified not by email but within an RSS reader?

Consider a tool that could tell you when a news story mentioning a particular word had more than 500 Facebook likes or 100 Twitter shares.

New functionality in free tool Ping.it does just that. And it lets you to determine the number of shares, Facebook likes, Twitter mentions or comments a story has before it is flagged up.




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More than Words: Leaders' Speech and Risky Behavior During a Pandemic [electronic journal].




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Wild Soul, Wise Words

The author shows a mirror to our own lives




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Saat Uchakkey: Too dirty for words

Potentially successful as a politically incorrect statement, the film is defeated by a meandering plot and excessively crude lingo




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In the world of words

Four-month programme on publishing is a mix of hands-on training and theory




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Political Line | Keywords of 2024: Communalism, casteism, and constitutionalism




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BJP and Trinamool in war of words over reports of ‘clashes’ in Kolkata

BJP leaders claim that clashes were sparked by attacks on immersion procession, puja pandal; police say the immediate triggers were a dispute about a parked bike, and a case of child sexual assault




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The voice that was a guide to our nation: Ian Bell in his own words

Ian Bell, the award-winning Herald and Sunday Herald writer and columnist, died last week aged 59. Here are excerpts from 10 of his finest pieces of writing.




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Actions rather than words

A team mobilised by OM El Salvador walked for hours to show God’s love to the people of Cabañas. With actions rather than words.





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Most Consumers Reuse Banking Passwords On Other Sites







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China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words, middlemen to enter virtual world

Chinese fans of Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons are paying a premium on foreign consoles and finding ways to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flashpoint.




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Aussie sporting brawls — No.8: Four words that sparked 2011’s ugly Battle of Brookvale

When we talk about rivalries in the NRL there’s few bigger than the Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles so it only seems fair 2011’s infamous Battle of Brookvale snags a spot in foxsports.com.au’s ‘Biggest brawls in Aussie sport’ countdown.




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The VE Day speeches that moved beyond words | Vanessa Thorpe

Sincerity is an increasingly rare commodity among our leaders, but sombre addresses by the Queen and Germany’s president had it in spades

Public suspicion is often aroused by the neat use of rhetoric, or by hearing a clever trick of speech. It is understandable that a stylish phrase or a persuasive analogy from the mouth of an authority figure should be met with caution.

Many are now also wary of the comparisons with the Second World War that are lobbed at the population each week by politicians, for the globe is not waging a military campaign or fighting a battle, there is no violent human enemy to defeat. Instead, we are all engaged in a unique and sustained mass experiment in protection and survival.

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Words And Their Worthiness

In the beginning was the Word The Word was with God The Word was God. - from The Bible The power of words-wri




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Refugee crisis: Enough words, now it is time for action

This article by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría addresses the refugee crisis, encouraging governments to seize the opportunity that refugees bring for our economies and societies.




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Magnus Carlsen, Nations Cup organisers in war of words

The absence of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen took many by surprise. To clear the air, website promoters chess.com released a statement but ended up hurting none other than Carlsen.




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China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words, middlemen to enter virtual world

Chinese fans of Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons are paying a premium on foreign consoles and finding ways to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flashpoint.




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Startling facts: practical machine telegraphy, one thousand words per minute, new siliconized-copper wire.

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5269.C73 1880z




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The ABC universal commercial electric telegraph code: improved by the addition of a code condenser which enables the user to cable two code words and check them in one word, thus saving 50% of cable charges ... specially adapted for the use of financiers,

Archives, Room Use Only - HE7676.C53 1919




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Pocket blank code: number four, containing all five-letter words.

Archives, Room Use Only - HE7671.P63 1910




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Reserved keywords in JavaScript

Looking for a list of all reserved words in JavaScript? You’ve come to the right place. I recently needed such a list myself, but ended up comparing the reserved keywords in all ECMAScript versions as well. The result is listed below, for future reference.




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Pained beyond words at loss of lives due to rail accident in Maharashtra: Amit Shah




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Statement by NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents on Report of Banned Words at CDC

We are concerned deeply by a report that staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were instructed not to use certain words in budget documents. As leaders of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, we are especially stunned that “evidence-based” and “science-based” are reportedly among the barred terms.




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The "amazing" list of banished words is "literally" "awesome"

Larry Mantle

When "Offramp" host John Rabe's father, Bill, created the list at Lake Superior State University in Michigan he likely didn't know it would thrive nearly 40 years later.  As language evolves there should never be a shortage of words and phrases we want to "kick to the curb."

This morning on "AirTalk," I asked listeners to pick the ones they "hate on."  We got some good ones, including my overused "unpack," as in "let's unpack that idea."  Falling into word patterns can happen so subtly that we don't even know it until someone points it out.

My nomination for the list -- "it is what it is."   What are yours?

This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org.





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BP redirects the flow of information with Google AdWords

BP is coming under criticism for buying 'gulf oil spill' search advertising on Google. Will the company's attempt to redirect online traffic backfire?




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Politicians: Want to get elected? Using swear words could help

A recent study featuring blog posts from fictitious Italian politicians found the use of swear words made candidates sound more relatable.




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This organic farm in North Carolina could be yours for $300 and 200 words

Owner of Bluebird Hill Farm launches essay contest to give the $450,000 property away.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Rare encounter with piglet squid leaves deep sea explorers at a loss for scientific words

Deep sea explorers capture video of a rare encounter with a piglet squid, so named because it appears to have a snout.




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8 foreign food words English doesn't have

The Finns have a word for drinking alone at home in your underwear. What other cool foreign food words don't we have?



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Do you know these new words?

The online dictionary Dictionary.com added a number of popular words culled from headlines and social media. Can you define them?



  • Arts & Culture

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Are your passwords truly safe?

If you're careful, if you're vigilant, if you're nimble enough, you can stay safe online with better passwords.