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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
People Are Sharing The "Creepiest" Family Traditions They've Witnessed Or Experienced, And Some Of These Are Mind-Boggling
Every family has their own special traditions and certain ways of doing things, but from an outsider's perspective, some of those traditions may appear a Recently, Redditor u/BothManufacturer4793 asked those in the Reddit community to share the "creepiest" family traditions they've witnessed or experienced, and my jaw is on the floor: 1."I have neighbors who want 13 kids because of something about Jesus and his 13 disciples. They're on their twelfth one now. They never interact with any neighbors, either. It's freaky." —GT_Numble 2."I did a group project in high school and got paired with the 'weird,' quiet kid. He told me we'd have to meet at his house to work on the project because his mom expected him to be home 30 minutes after school every day, and he couldn't leave the house until he left for school the next day. I thought that was weird in itself, but his house wasn't too far from mine, so we arranged a time, and I biked over. I got there around five minutes early, and his mom invited me in and told me that he was in the shower and should be out soon. I sat on the couch and waited. A couple of minutes later, a door opened, and my group partner walked out in a bathrobe, followed by his sister, who was also in a bathrobe." "He went off to his room and got changed so we could work on the project, but I was really creeped out. He was 15 or 16 at the time, and his sister was one grade younger. I understand siblings bathing together as kids, but I feel like that should stop when they hit double digits." —Bringerofthenachos 3."There was a lady at my church who was still breastfeeding her six-year-old. What's even worse is that she had just started to wean off the nine-year-old as well. She'd told my mom once that there 'wasn't any milk anymore' and that it was just a comfort for her kids. The nine-year-old, even then, had MAJOR Norman Bates vibes. I still shiver when I think about him sometimes." —BackgroundSecond9366 4."My ex's family loved scaring each other. Even at the dinner table, someone would randomly scream or slam their fists down, and everyone would laugh. It only felt a little weird until the oldest sister had a baby, and they would try to scare the baby, too. The baby would literally lose his breath, and they'd all die laughing while he cried. I couldn't even pretend to laugh; I just watched in horror." —peachesncobbler 5."My friend's family shared bath towels, toothbrushes, and more. They weren't even poor, just stingy." —SirKellerkind 6."When someone in the family turns 21 (sons, daughters, cousins, etc.), the adults would take them to the strip club together. And when one daughter said she wasn't interested, they were all baffled, like it was so weird she didn't want her father or uncle or whoever to take her to the strip club." —Top_Manufacturer2729 7."I grew up with a large, dysfunctional family with many strange rituals. There was one 'branch' of the family I despised eating dinner with. It was an absolute patriarchal house. The father was a retired cop, and the house ran his way. At dinnertime, everyone had to be dressed up. For me, that meant a dress shirt and slacks, but for women, they had to be made up to a higher degree. We all had to sit at the table ON TIME, and only the retired cop was allowed to talk. You were only allowed to answer his questions. The food was crap, too, but the worst part is that you couldn't go to the bathroom, get a drink, or do anything unless the he allowed it. I remember that people would ask to be excused, and he'd say no." "After a few times, I lost my patience and asked my mom why we even went there. It was like the curse had been lifted; she didn't like eating over there either, so we stopped. I haven't talked to anyone in that branch of the family since 2010 (a funeral). I don't miss them; I hated going over to that fucking house." —Complete_Entry 8."I knew a kid who wasn't allowed to say 'fart' or 'poop' at home because they were 'dirty' words. Unsurprisingly, he was the kid who spoke like a sailor when we were at school." —smr312 9."My friend's husband's family was surreally cheap, to an almost abusive degree. Despite being upper-middle class, the parents made their children buy their own movie tickets when they went to the movies. And if a child spent their allowance and couldn't afford the ticket, they were left at home. Each child was also only allowed one birthday party growing up. As in, they had to pick a year to have a party, and that was the only party they were given." —MobbSleep 10."Kiss on the lips. I get that it's totally normal for some families to greet each other like that, but the idea of kissing any of my family members is revolting to me." —Meridas_Angel 11."I was seeing a girl once whose family had a church room in their house, with pews and all. I never got to see the room besides a glance. From my understanding, her family would change beliefs every decade or so — going from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, etc. I grew up in an old-school Catholic family, but the girl's family did some really weird prayers that even I'd never heard of. All of the boys in their community were sent away to a private Catholic school in Canada, and they homeschooled the girls. To me, their lives felt like a cult. I haven't seen her or her family again, and it feels like I dodged a bullet." —Sicilianguy1 12."My friend's family puts cutlery in the freezer before using it to eat." —Tall_Somewhere_1280 13."My brother dated a woman whose father wouldn't allow anyone who wasn't a relative to attend any family events — no exceptions. They dated for four years, and my brother wasn't invited to any holiday, birthday, BBQ, or anything else that took place at their home. My brother and his girlfriend then got engaged, but that still wasn't good enough. Her father said my brother wasn't part of the family until marriage." —sweetsquashy 14."I knew a family who sent their sons to the brothel to get laid when they turned 18. Everyone acted like it was perfectly normal." —Wolves_all 15."I went over to a friend's house and ate dinner. After, each family member took their plates and put them on the floor for the dog to lick off them, which was pretty gross. Then, after the dog licked the plates clean, they just put them back in the cupboard. I still wonder what diseases I may have gotten from that meal." —DramaticErraticism 16."I knew one family that would not tolerate any form of anger, shouting, swearing, or being upset. It explained a lot why the person I hung out with was so deeply frustrated. As soon as something happened, they'd just start crying in silence." —GreenLurch 17."The girl I went to college with around 10 years ago invited our housemates and me to sleep over at her family home for a birthday party she was having in her hometown. When we got there, I was honestly baffled. Her, her mom, dad, and her brother just wandered around naked in the evenings and mornings. Like, once they've all gone up to bed, they'd strip commando for the night, but if they needed to mooch around the house, they wouldn't put a single sliver of clothing on. When I went to the bathroom during the night, I had the trauma of seeing her mother in her birthday suit. When we were downstairs watching a film, her dad just casually passed by the sofa with his little 'Jimmy' on full display to fill up his water, yet no one seemed to think it was weird." "The final straw, however, was when the girl I knew was using the toilet in the morning after her shower — also naked — and opened the bathroom door mid-wee to talk to her naked father, who was asking her a question in the hallway. I felt like I'd entered an alternate naked universe." —Terrible_Music_7439 "When I was growing up, we had some family friends who'd visit us. When 'bath time' came around, they'd draw a bath and share the same bathwater. It'd be the dad first, then mom, then the older brother, and then the youngest daughter. My parents told them empathetically, 'Please just take showers, or at least draw separate baths. Just don't leave the bathwater in the tub for an extended period of time.'" —ChevalierMal_Fet Um...I honestly have no words. What's the creepiest or most bizarre tradition you've seen a family do and normalize? Let us know in the comments, or you can anonymously share your story using the form below! Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
‘He's right there!': How the Minnesota attacks and manhunt unfolded
MINNEAPOLIS — Wendy Thomas and her neighbors in Green Isle, Minnesota, had been asked to remain vigilant on Sunday as law enforcement officers, aided by drones and a state police helicopter, combed the area. They were looking for her neighbor, Vance Boelter — a man Thomas had once invited to her home for a hog roast. She said she had been stunned to learn that he was wanted in connection with two shootings at the homes of state lawmakers. So when she paid a quick visit to another neighbor's house and saw something out of the corner of her eye while driving away, she was on high alert.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
39-Year-Old Says Neighbor 'Went Nuts' After Survey Reveals She Owns 5 Feet Less Land — Then She Built A Fence And Screams 'Stay Away!'
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. What started as a mild misunderstanding over a strip of lawn turned into a full-blown property war — complete with police visits, screaming matches, and a surveillance arms race. In a viral Reddit post on r/neighborsfromhell titled "Neighbor has gone nuts since having our shared property line surveyed, revealing she actually has about 5 less feet than she thought. I find the whole thing hilarious," a 39-year-old homeowner detailed the snowballing drama that unfolded after her older neighbor ordered a property survey. What the neighbor discovered? She had less land than she believed. "She actually has about 5 less feet than she thought," the Redditor wrote. "I find the whole thing hilarious." Don't Miss: Maker of the $60,000 foldable home has 3 factory buildings, 600+ houses built, and big plans to solve housing — 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. You can Apparently, the neighbor didn't. The original poster and her husband moved into their house in 2018. For years, they assumed their mowing responsibilities extended a few feet beyond their driveway. No big deal—until their neighbor hired a lawn service that used the couple's driveway as a shortcut to her yard. The couple drew the line—literally. "Look, this is my driveway," the husband told the lawn guy. "It's not a thoroughfare for her yard because it's convenient." That seemed to be the beginning of the end of peace. From there, things escalated. The neighbor began nitpicking where leaves were placed, allegedly yelled at the couple's teenager, and later berated the husband for dumping water from a trash can near the road. Then came the survey. Trending: Invest Where It Hurts — And Help Millions Heal: And the news wasn't great—for her. "Her land ends on just the opposite side of the telephone pole which gives her like 5ish less feet," the Redditor wrote. "She's all butthurt about it." Then came the cameras. The couple already had home security cameras. But after the neighbor accused them of aiming the devices into her windows, which the police assured her was completely legal,, the standoff intensified. "She's literally crying to the cop," the Redditor wrote. The officer, apparently unfazed, told her: "They can have 100 cameras if they want." Still, the neighbor wasn't done. She chopped down a massive bush, allowing full view into the couple's garage—and then installed a new camera pointed right into it. That move triggered the husband's counter: "Of course, my husband now intends to get 3 more cameras for that side of the house to freak her out even more." The crowning moment? A fence. After the survey confirmed the boundaries, she erected a divider—only to then scream at the husband when he dared get near it. "STAY AWAY FROM THAT FENCE!" she allegedly yelled. "LEAVE THAT FENCE ALONE YOU SON OF A B****!"The couple had no intention of touching the fence. But the irony wasn't lost on Reddit users or the original poster. "She put up a fence, which in my mind says, 'This is my side, and that is yours,'" the homeowner wrote. "But then proceeds to scream at him for being on our side." Reddit, of course, had ideas—and a whole lot of petty energy. The top comment offered this: "Put up a fence on what used to be her property." Short. Brutal. Petty perfection. Others wanted to take it up a notch. "Every third fence board should be taller than the rest. Like a row of wooden middle fingers," one suggested. Another pitched facing the "ugly side" of the fence toward her, while someone else debated the legality of that move. Still more joked about installing garden gnomes with "battle-hardened" faces to stand guard. One summed it up best: "Good fences make for good neighbors... unless your neighbor is nuts." At the end of the day, neighbor disputes like this can spiral from simple misunderstandings into years-long standoffs—especially when both parties are homeowners with no intention of moving. Sharing a property line means sharing tension, too. And when emotions get wrapped up in fences, footage, and five missing feet of land, things can get downright absurd. But as many homeowners can relate — once the survey flags go in, so does the drama. Read Next: With Point, you can Inspired by Uber and Airbnb – Deloitte's fastest-growing software company is transforming 7 billion smartphones into income-generating assets – Image: Shutterstock This article 39-Year-Old Says Neighbor 'Went Nuts' After Survey Reveals She Owns 5 Feet Less Land — Then She Built A Fence And Screams 'Stay Away!' originally appeared on Sign in to access your portfolio
CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Child dies from injuries after being hit by car in Manchester, NH
Child who was hit by car in Manchester, New Hampshire dies from injuries, police say Child who was hit by car in Manchester, New Hampshire dies from injuries, police say Child who was hit by car in Manchester, New Hampshire dies from injuries, police say One of the children who was hit by a car in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday has died from their injuries, according to police. Five people, including two girls, were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed into multiple cars on Belmont Street on Thursday. Witnesses explained that the girls were crossing the street with their father when they were hit. They said one of the girls was riding a bike and another was a baby in a stroller. The man, 23-year-old Justin Laclair of Manchester, allegedly hit the girl riding the bike so hard she flew over the top of the vehicle. Witnesses told WBZ-TV he then dragged the stroller with the baby still inside for at least a block. Police said that the youngest of the two children died from her injuries at a Boston hospital. The sister, who was riding a bike, is still being treated for serious injuries. Neighbors try to help girls injured in crash Manchester officials stated that an off-duty firefighter had provided critical aid to the girls, while neighbors in the area rushed to their aid. "We commend the swift actions of the off-duty firefighter and the responding Fire and EMS personnel for their professionalism and dedication in providing urgent care during this incident. Our thoughts are with the families during this difficult time," the Manchester Fire Department said. "It's traumatic for children around here, especially young children in the area," said Laura Bennett, who lives on the street. "We are all very close. We all know each other. All of our kids play together." After hitting the girls, LaClair allegedly hit another car and a telephone pole around a quarter of a mile down the road before he attempted to flee the scene. The person inside the other car that was hit has non-life-threatening injuries. There is no update on the conditions of the other two victims. Justin LaClair. Manchester, NH Police He is charged with aggravated DWI, reckless conduct, and conduct after an accident. Laclair has previously been arrested for allegedly stealing a Rottweiler puppy off a woman's porch in Manchester. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call Manchester Police at 603-668-8711. contributed to this report.
The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
I saw arrogant Mick Philpott carry out sick plot to emerge as the ‘hero' before torching home & burning kids alive
WHEN Mick Philpott burned his six children to death in a family home, horrified parents struggled to comprehend what kind of monster could commit such a sickening crime. Now, a Sun investigation has uncovered new evidence of his botched game plan to play the 'hero' by rescuing his kids from the flames, and how he desperately tried to deflect the blame as his doomed plot unravelled. 12 12 Speaking for the first time in our brand new series, Scene of the Crime, the killer's traumatised neighbours shine fresh light on what really happened before and after that tragic night 13 years ago. On the day before he set the Derby property alight on May 11, 2012, one recalls spotting him carefully setting up two ladders beneath the upstairs windows in a brazen bid to later pull the kids to safety. Haunted by the memory of the children's blackened bodies, she emotionally tells how they "paid the price of their father's " arrogance and stupidity". Meanwhile, another resident on Victory Road reveals how she and her partner were called 'child murderers' in the street after cops held her and her partner for 72 hours - as shameless Philpott scrambled to pin the blame on THEM for his crimes. The furious locals paint a grotesque picture of the convicted mass killer, who we recently revealed was left "battered and bruised" in a brutal jail beating. In extraordinary detail, they tell how he acted with impunity, seeing himself saw himself as 'God's gift', and paraded up and down the street often dressed in little more than a pair of turquoise speedos. Dinner lady Pearl Turner was in her garden when she spotted her next-door neighbour, Philpott, setting up the ladders at the back of his home. Pearl, who lived next door to the family for several years, claimed that he'd planned to climb them once he'd set the house ablaze, and help pull his kids to safety. The dad - who had previously appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show - had concocted the arson scheme to pin on former mistress Lisa Willis who he was due to face in court over access to his four kids with her. But in a tragic turn of events, he had forgotten to unlock their bedroom windows, leaving them trapped inside the burning building. Evil dad Mick Philpott who killed six children in a horror blaze left 'battered and bruised' in brutal jail beating The fire claimed the lives of Duwayne, 13, Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, seven, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five. Only Duwayne, the eldest, managed to escape the house alive, before he too died from his injuries in hospital days later. Both Philpott and his wife Mairead, who supported his plan, were eventually arrested on May 29 2012, initially for murder, although charges were later changed to manslaughter. Haunting memories Thirteen years on, Pearl is still traumatised by the memory of seeing the five children's charred bodies laid out in a row in the street outside her home as firefighters tried in vain to save them. Now 78 and retired, she was still living next door to where the tragedy unfolded when The Sun revisited the scene of the killings. Breaking her silence on the horrific fire, she says: 'I'll never get the sight of them lying there out of my head." She shared heartbreaking details about the night of the fire but also offered insight into the extraordinary lengths Philpott had gone to in order to ensure he emerged as a hero. She added: 'I was in my garden the day before the fire and Philpott came home with two sets of ladders. 'He initially placed them against my wall at the back, then moved them off and positioned them very carefully underneath the two upstairs windows at the rear of his house. They were the children's bedrooms. 12 12 12 'As soon as I saw those two ladders leaning up against our wall, I knew the crafty sod was up to something, but never in a million years would I have worked out the evil plan he had in mind. 'I knew he hadn't brought the ladders home to do any DIY or a spot of house maintenance because he was useless and lazy. I'd never seen any ladders at his property before. 'As soon as I became aware their house was on fire, it became clear to me what his purpose with the ladders had been. He'd planned to use them to climb up to their windows and rescue them so he could play the hero. 'But he forgot the bedroom windows had locks on them and in the panic and chaos of the fire, with smoke everywhere, those poor children weren't able to open the windows and died. "They paid the price of their father's arrogance and stupidity. It was all such a needless, tragic waste. 'They were lovely, polite kids. They always waved at me when they saw me. If I was in the garden, they'd wave from their bedroom windows. 'On the day of the fire, I told the police about my suspicions over the ladders, but it took them weeks to arrest him. I've never really understood why. It was obvious to me what he'd done.' 'We were called child murderers' One of those arrested, a 41-year-old woman named Vicky, also told The Sun - in another first interview - how Philpott tried to frame her and her partner for the fire that left six children dead. Vicky, then aged 28, revealed how officers arrested her and her late partner Adam, then 38, who died last year, and took them to Ripley police station and held them for questioning for 72 hours. Through tears, Vicky said: 'We had been friends with Mick, Mairead and Lisa (Philpott's former live-in mistress) for some time and Mick used that friendship to try and save his own skin. 'When the police spoke to him on the day of the fire he told them me and Adam had started it. "As soon as they told me Mick had accused us of starting the fire, I knew it had to have been Mick himself who had done it. Why else would he have tried to put it on us? 'Even so, it took us three days to convince the cops we were innocent before they let us go, but when we got back people still believed we'd done it. 'We were getting called child murderers in the street and on social media. It was absolute hell for us. It went on for months and months. I am still traumatised by it. "Poor Adam is dead now but it was the same for him until the day he died. You just never get over it. 'The abuse only stopped when Philpott and the other two went to court and the details came out, but for me and Adam, the damage was already done. 'And those poor, poor children. Nothing could bring them back. 'Philpott was an obnoxious, self-centred b*****d who thought he was God's gift to everything. He killed his own children then tried to frame me and Adam - his friends - for it. That tells you what kind of man he is. 'I hope he is never released from jail. He is a monster and should die in there.' 12 12 Vicky said she remains close friends with Lisa, and is 'in touch' with her. 'Lisa has long since moved away from Derby and I would never tell anyone where she is now,' she said. Vicky also revealed that Mairead, who was released early from jail in 2023, has since changed her name and is living with a new partner. 'She is a monster too and should never have been let out early. Why should she be allowed to start a new life as if nothing happened?' 'Hope he never gets out' Speaking to those living in Victory Road now, it is notable how many locals' lives were interwoven with the Philpotts. Neighbour Martin's son was in a relationship with Philpott's daughter from his first marriage at the time of the tragedy. He said his son, then 18, had been one of the first to try and enter the burning building and rescue the children. Martin said: 'Before the fire crews arrived, my boy was there trying to get the kids out. "He saw the ladders at the back of the house and climbed up to try and get in through the window but the heat was so intense it was burning the hairs off his arms. His skin felt like it was on fire. 'He tried and tried to smash the windows but he just couldn't. It was awful. 'He knew the Philpotts because he'd been going out with one of Mick's daughters for about a year at the time. We all got to know Mick and his family quite well and we'd sometimes go round for dinner. 'I never really liked him because he was such a loudmouth, but I had to make the effort for the sake of my son and his girlfriend. 'To be honest, I thought Mick was a bit of a prat. He'd been on TV and thought of himself as a star. He really believed he was a film star. 'But I never thought for a moment he'd be capable of what he did. 'What happened put such a strain on my son's relationship with Mick's daughter that they broke up a year or so later. "My son was traumatised by the events of that night and he has struggled with his emotions to this day, although very recently he has started to open up a little. 'All of us around here just want to forget about Mick and that horrific day, but it is impossible. I hope he never gets out of prison.' Elsewhere in Victory Road, a 38-year-old mother told how her son was at school with several of the Philpotts' children. She recoils at the mention of Mick Philpott's name and tells how he 'made my skin crawl'. She said: 'I hated him on sight. He was a horrible, horrible man. 'He was friends with my ex-partner and he'd call round here to see him wearing nothing but a pair of tight, turquoise Speedos and a pair of trainers. 'He'd stand at our porch with one leg raised on the windowsill like he was God's gift, but all I saw was a fame-hungry w****r. He was utterly repulsive. 'I had nieces in their teens at the time and when they were here he'd be leering at them. It was disgusting. 'When they left to go back home, I'd go with them in case he tried to follow them. I just didn't trust him at all. 'I felt sorry for Mairead because she was completely under his thumb and did whatever he told her to. He treated her miserably. "Once I told her to stop being such a wet blanket and stand up to him, but she never did. If he told her to jump, she'd say 'How high?'. It was that kind of relationship. 'When she and Lisa were both pregnant, I remember the three of them walking back from town with loads and loads of bags full of shopping, but he made them carry it all. "He was walking ahead of them, empty-handed, in his stupid Speedos and nothing else. 'It was a weird set-up with the three of them. Between Mairead and Lisa, one of them was always pregnant. 'But even though I knew what an awful man he was, I was surprised he could kill his own children. I hope to God he is never allowed out of jail for what he did.' Battered and bruised Last month, The Sun revealed how Philpott was left with bruises and lumps on his head after an inmate battered him with a metal container at tough HMP Wakefield, West Yorks. A source said: 'Philpott was in a bad way after the attack – battered and bruised and with two large and noticeable lumps on the back of his head. 'The other lad pounced on him and whacked him quite a few times from behind. 'It was one bloke on his own – someone quite a bit younger than Philpott and it happened really quickly on the landing. 'There was a huge commotion, an alarm was going off and guards rushed in to help. 'Otherwise it could have been a lot worse for Philpott. 'Philpott was feeling very sorry for himself after the attack – but no-one had much sympathy. 'That is reserved for the children he killed."
