Girlfriend Wants Me To Cut Off My Childhood Best Friend - The Friend Who Saved My Life | r/BestOf

[00:00:02] [SPEAKER_00] Hey Waffle Gang, I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more reddit stories and if you do love a reddit story why not consider in the like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too and let's crack on with today's first story. Much love guys. Now today's first story comes from confusedasfuck11115 and says my 23 male girlfriend 24

[00:00:27] [SPEAKER_00] female doesn't feel comfortable with my friend 23 female and wants me to cut off contact with her. I don't think this is fair. I'll be me, girlfriend will be Grace, friend will be Felicia. I've been dating my girlfriend for two years now and she's great. She's super smart, we share a lot of interest and until now I never took her for the jealous type. I grew up with Felicia, we live in the same street and our mothers are friends. Besides that after my grandma came to live with us,

[00:00:57] [SPEAKER_00] my grandpa died, they became really close. They're very much alike and the whole family thinks she's great. Honestly, she's considered part of the family. My brothers, cousins, parents, all buy her Christmas and birthday presents. She spends a lot of holidays at my parents house and she helps them if they need anything since I now live out of state. I took my girlfriend to my state to visit my parents and I was very excited. The introduction seemed to go okay. My girlfriend

[00:01:24] [SPEAKER_00] got along with my dad and was already sharing recipes with granny. Later that night, we went out to hang out with some friends. Felicia and some of my brothers, they seemed to like each other and my girlfriend laughed a lot. Felicia is hilarious. On the next couple of days, Felicia came to my house a lot of times, which is very normal to us. She has dinner at least once a week there and she and my grandma take salsa dancing classes together. I find it kinda cute. My brothers treat her like a

[00:01:52] [SPEAKER_00] little sister and my grandma called her a time lost twin. After about three days, my girlfriend pulled me aside and said she felt very uncomfortable with Felicia's relationship with my family. She said that it looked like we were married by the way she was treated. I tried telling her that everyone likes her, Felicia, like a cousin or something, but she wasn't buying it. She kept telling me that it wasn't appropriate for a strange woman to be so close to her family that everyone looks like they'd rather

[00:02:19] [SPEAKER_00] see me dating her. She asked me to distance myself and talk with Felicia about the whole family involvement thing. I find this very weird. Felicia is like a sister to me and the rest of my family. She literally talked me out of suicide once. She's not doing anything wrong. She's not romantically interested in me and she's great with my grandma and little brother. I can't cut her out because I honestly don't think she's doing anything wrong and so she doesn't deserve this treatment. It's not

[00:02:47] [SPEAKER_00] really just me as she has close ties with my family. Truth be told, if I did that, my brothers, parents and grandparents wouldn't forgive me and considering they're adults, I don't believe I could prevent them from having contact. Overall, I feel like everyone would be punished and it's not really fair. To make things worse, we had this discussion close to the bathroom. My brother was in and he heard everything. My grandma still hasn't called me over, which she will, but everyone has been called to her

[00:03:15] [SPEAKER_00] and it shows. I don't know how to navigate this situation. How can I put my girlfriend at ease about Felicia and how can I smooth things over with the rest of the family? A commenter said to OP, it doesn't sound like you or Felicia are doing anything wrong. Unfortunately, a lot of people would be insecure in your girlfriend's position. There's another woman that knows you well that has a deep connection to you, that is ingrained in your family, that a girlfriend of yours could see as a competition,

[00:03:42] [SPEAKER_00] but not just your approval, but your family's. I can see why I should be freaked out by seeing the level of involvement Felicia has with you and with your family. I'd say insecurity, but it could also be a deal breaker for her. OP says, yeah, I can understand and sympathize, but I don't think it's fair. I'll talk to her. Thanks. Another commenter says, remember that she also might be worried that your family likes Felicia more than they like Grace and she is probably wondering if your parents and

[00:04:09] [SPEAKER_00] family want the two of you, you and Felicia to be together instead of you and Grace. That is probably not the case, but from Grace's perspective, Felicia is someone who has a long history with your family and they obviously love and respect her. So it's not too far-fetched for her to think that we'd want you to end up with Felicia. OP says it's possible and I'll address this when I talk to her. Thanks. My family and hers never pressured us for a romantic relationship. I actually think it'd be quite weird.

[00:04:36] [SPEAKER_00] Commodore says, I didn't say to change anything, but I don't think it's crazy she's insecure and it may mean your relationship may not work out. But I'm curious, does any of your family make comments about you two being together or her family? OP says they actually don't. Once my sister and all said something about the two of us ending up together and the whole family, including Felicia, cringed. My dad said something like, it would be like my son and daughter dated. I mean,

[00:05:02] [SPEAKER_00] the way I read into that one, it just sounds like she's just a family member at this point in time. And I think it's pretty wild that she's demanding OP cut off this person or step back or whatever it was. And Felicia is just like from reading these words is clearly just a part of the family to multiple people. I mean, someone's already heard it and the information's already gone around. So people are going to make their judgments either way. And I can't really see it ending well for the girlfriend

[00:05:28] [SPEAKER_00] in this situation. Now it's out. But OP came in with an update and said, hey everyone, I know I said I'd update, but I wasn't in the right place to write about it. I guess to the surprise of nobody, except for myself, Grace and I broke up. After posting, I talked with my family and explained the situation, that I didn't communicate well and whatnot. They were actually very understanding, but the mood was still kind of awkward and uncomfortable. Besides that, my youngest brother wasn't on his best behavior and he can hold a

[00:05:57] [SPEAKER_00] grudge. He's 13 though, so I tried to cut him some slack. And knowing that Felicia has been helping him with some girl problem, I guess he was scared of losing a big sister. He was kind of short and sassy, but nothing too bad. We ended up leaving earlier because I knew she was not feeling very well. I didn't want her to feel pressured or something. We talked during the ride and I apologized for not being very clear and made sure I don't have, never had any kind of romantic or

[00:06:23] [SPEAKER_00] sexual feeling for Felicia. And neither does she. And that my family doesn't want us to end up together. I think she felt kind of conflicted and asked for a few days by herself. We met up and she broke up with me. She said that even though rationally, she knows I would never cheat and that she believes me, she can't feel comfortable in a relationship like this. In terms of breakups, it was pretty okay. We both cried, then we talked and laughed, but I think it was for the best.

[00:06:49] [SPEAKER_00] Rest. Remaining in their relationship would only hurt us both. Overall, she was my first serious girlfriend. A great person and I'm glad we had this. I'm sure she'd find someone amazing. I'm taking some time off dating, but I'm fine, I guess. Ironically though, Felicia got a boyfriend. I met him and they are perfect for each other. I'm happy for her. I told her why Grace and I broke up. She felt kind of guilty, but I told her it was no one's fault and advised her to explain clearly to

[00:07:17] [SPEAKER_00] her boyfriend. Edit. Holy crap. Okay, the responses here have blown up and they pissed me off enough to edit and clarify some things. Before you comment, please read the original post. The link is on the top. A lot of people came here assuming things that were said on the last post. So yeah, Felicia is part of the family. I don't care if she's not approved by the government, not blood related, just a neighbor. We grew up together and my family treats her like another kid. We cried when she got into a dream

[00:07:45] [SPEAKER_00] college. My parents scolded her when she did something wrong, took her side if they thought she was right and the opposite too. I do have fault in this situation because I didn't communicate properly with Grace and gave her the wrong impression of what me and Felicia had. Admit this. I talked to her and apologized. I have no romantic feelings for Felicia, nor does my family want us to end up together. Yes, it's possible for a woman and a man to be platonic friends and that's what we

[00:08:10] [SPEAKER_00] are. I didn't discuss with my family when Grace was there. Not really sure why people thought I did. She was out and I explained to everyone why she felt uncomfortable and made it clear it was a communication issue. Everyone there saying my family shouldn't be involved in our relationship. This wasn't just about us. This was about a family friend. I don't agree with what my brother did and talked with him, but they do have the right to be aware if someone wants their son and brother to

[00:08:35] [SPEAKER_00] cut off contact with someone who is always at the house. I'm not angry at Grace and she's not angry at me. We have different deal breakers and that's okay. I can respect this and she can respect my family dynamic. Stop trying to turn Felicia's involvement with my family into a bad thing. It is not. When someone posts about homophobic parents, people are quick to say, choose your own family and similar things. Why is it wrong for Felicia to be close to my family like

[00:09:01] [SPEAKER_00] this? Do we really live in a society so closed off by blood ties that we can't make our own family of choices unless we don't have any other option? I feel sorry for you guys. This mentality of once I get a SO, I don't need anyone else is toxic and immature. For everyone saying they're glad Grace broke up with me, I'm glad too. She would never be happy in this family dynamic and I would never be happy if I had to cut Felicia off. We had different values and that's okay. So yeah, just because this

[00:09:29] [SPEAKER_00] will be a deal breaker for you, doesn't mean it's wrong. Get off your high horse just because you're uncomfortable with something doesn't mean it's inherently wrong. One commenter with a reply from OP says, just for future reference, a lot of girls that you take home are going to feel threatened by Felicia. Is she your first friend? If not, I'd introduce her as whosever friend she was first and say, but they've known each other so long, it's like she's part of the family. If she was your

[00:09:54] [SPEAKER_00] friend before anyone else's, I'd introduce her as this is our neighbor and a really close family friend. Sometimes close relationships like this do happen. It sounds like you don't have an actual sister or did I miss something? So of course your grandmother and parents enjoy having her around like the daughter they never had, but a lot of girls are going to find that threatening. Also, did you ask your ex what made her think that everyone wanted Felicia and you to be together? It might have been something that you couldn't see, that she had and I would consider it because

[00:10:23] [SPEAKER_00] I'm sure your family definitely wouldn't be unhappy to see you ending up with Felicia. If there was something that they did like comment, oh, we always thought OP was going to move back home and marry Felicia, but look at you as a joke. And then that would rightly make Grace feel insecure. I'd look at whether your family might have been extra nice to Felicia at the time Grace was visiting and if they did treat you like you were married. It could be that she was seeing something that wasn't there or it could be that something happened that rightly made her insecure.

[00:10:51] [SPEAKER_00] And if something did happen to make her insecure, I would talk to your family about it. You don't want them to, perhaps unintentionally, drive away all your future girlfriends because they favor Felicia. If you really never develop feelings for Felicia or vice versa, then the person you do end up with deserves to feel like part of the family too. OP said, thanks for the comment. You're right. I'll work on being more direct and explaining what Felicia means to me and my family and how she is considered a family friend. I was at fault of this communication issue and

[00:11:20] [SPEAKER_00] I'll try harder next time. I think the idea of me and Felicia ending up together is really weird to them. I mean, I was there when she popped on the pool, popped in the pool when we were little kids. I can't look at her without seeing this. My parents can't either. I don't think they were extra nice. Maybe just someone outside of the family. We're Latinos, so my family is very welcoming and warm. They greet everyone with kisses and hugs and my grandma adores Felicia. The joke is that she likes her better than everyone, even our dad, her son.

[00:11:50] [SPEAKER_00] But I don't think they were extra nice with her. And that was where that one ended. But what do you guys make of this situation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below. Let's move on to another story. Now our next story comes from Optimal Weekend 5065 from the Am I the Asshole subreddit. This is Am I the Asshole for losing weight at my friend's wedding.

[00:12:18] [SPEAKER_00] I, female 28, recently lost a fair bit of weight and now my friend, female 30, is saying I'm trying to upstage her at her wedding. My best friend Emily got engaged at the end of last year and asked me to be bridesmaid. I was super happy and of course said yes. In the past three years, I've put on some weight, about two dress sizes. It didn't really bother me until recently, so I decided to use the wedding as an excuse to lose some weight. I just find it easier to do if I have a goal and an end date.

[00:12:48] [SPEAKER_00] This past weekend, we were bridesmaids dress shopping and Emily was acting kind of weird towards me, giving me funny looks and talking over me. The two other bridesmaids, one I'm friends with, the other I don't know very well, didn't seem to notice, so I brushed it off thinking she was just stressed. Me and Emily live really close to each other, so usually after something like this, we would hang out for the day at one of our houses. At the end of the appointment, I asked her whose house she wanted to go to and she scoffed and told me she was going home.

[00:13:17] [SPEAKER_00] I asked her what was wrong and this is when she went off on me. I don't remember word for word what she said because I was so confused and shocked, but these are the bits I remember. She basically said it was clear I was trying to lose weight to upstage her for her wedding, that I was already the skinny friend and now I'm just trying to make it all about me, especially as I never cleared my weight loss with her. What? She said I clearly knew what I was doing wrong

[00:13:44] [SPEAKER_00] because I was still wearing oversized clothes to disguise my weight loss. I just haven't updated my wardrobe and prefer to be comfortable over wearing tight-fitting stuff. I don't consider myself skinny, but I am the smallest out of the four of us. I also didn't think about how changing my appearance would affect her vision for a wedding. I've never been a bridesmaid before, so I don't know if it was something I should have considered. So I didn't think I'm the arsehole for losing the weight, unless I am. Am I the arsehole for not telling her I was going to lose weight?

[00:14:13] [SPEAKER_00] I say this in a lot of stories, but I always try to think from like multiple people's perspectives in these situations. And I try to think from like the bride's perspective in this. And can you imagine the fucking cheek to say this to one of your friends? To think you have some kind of rights over their body. And not only that, she built a whole little narrative around it. The oversized clothes that, you know, that you're trying to hide it.

[00:14:38] [SPEAKER_00] In some ways, you're trying to sabotage her wedding by trying to upstage her. But how do you move forward with something like that? When someone said these words to you, sure, you could point it towards wedding stress, etc. But like I said, this person's built up like looked at you in this way and said, you know, you're wearing oversized clothes. She's talking to you about this way. I guarantee that she'd been talking to other people about it in this way as well. For me, and this is very me, I wouldn't be able to look at that person the same way again.

[00:15:08] [SPEAKER_00] I certainly wouldn't be going to their wedding, that's for sure. It's some wild ass thinking. The commenter said to OP, cleared your weight loss with her. Then says, is she fucking kidding? This is the stupidest and most controlling thing ever. Some people shake my head, not the asshole. Commenter says, right? I understand being envious of someone's weight loss when you're unhappy with your own body. But to get mad and say they're trying to upstage you at your own wedding is delusional. A true friend would be happy for you.

[00:15:36] [SPEAKER_00] It seems she was only friends with OP because she was heavier as well, which made her feel better about herself. A commenter says, not the asshole. You're not required to clear personal health decisions with anyone, wedding or not. Her reaction says way more about her insecurities than your actions. So OP did come in with their update, which was the final one, and said, first off, thanks for all the support, as well as the spelling lessons that have cheered me up a lot. Not sure if anyone wanted an update, but you're getting one anyway.

[00:16:05] [SPEAKER_00] I like that. I called my friend as I'm currently away for work, so couldn't meet face to face. Spoiler, it did not go well. I started by telling her it was not my intent to make her feel any kind of way and tried to explain I'd already been on my weight loss journey before she got engaged. I asked her if she really thought that I would be vindictive enough to try and upstage her at her wedding. Apparently, this was the wrong thing to say. She started ranting about how I think I'm better than her.

[00:16:33] [SPEAKER_00] How whenever we go out together, no one ever looks at her and only at me. I don't think this is true, as she is very pretty and I'm pretty average looking. Here's where it gets bonkers bananas. She told me that her ex-boyfriend, who recently got married, is going to be at the wedding and for a while he was thinking of leaving his, at the time, fiancé to ask me out, but my friend convinced him not to. I had no idea any of this went on and would have been appalled because one, that's just weird,

[00:17:00] [SPEAKER_00] and two, he's my best friend's ex and I'm now pretty sure she's still in love with him. I've been uninvited from the wedding unless I put the weight back on, then I can come but not as a bridesmaid. Safe to say, I now have a new motivation to keep the weight off and shall not be attending any weddings in the near future. She always had a temper and has flipped out on me over random stuff before, but nothing ever this insane. I guess I'm going to have to get better at identifying red flags. Absolutely.

[00:17:29] [SPEAKER_00] We could all do a little better at that, right? And just quoting OP in that update, saying apparently this was the wrong thing to say, I wanted to jump in right then and said, there was nothing that you could have said in that moment that was going to change her mind. Nothing you said would have been right and she would have just said some shitty stuff towards you anyway. But I gotta tell you, my jaw almost fell off and hit me in the nuts when she said to you, unless you put the weight back on, then you can come but not as a bridesmaid. Cheeky bastard.

[00:17:57] [SPEAKER_00] And again, it's one of those stories that I would love a little bit more background info. You know me, I'm a nosy bastard. But OP's last lines there, saying she always had a temper and has flipped out at me over random things. And I just wonder, I just wonder, is that friendship as good as OP always thought it was? Or was it one-sided? All those kind of things. But what do you guys make of this situation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below. And let's have another cheeky story, shall we?

[00:18:28] [SPEAKER_00] Now our next one comes from Stuffy Stuff from the Advice subreddit. It says, I drove my younger cousin to the hospital. Now my family won't talk to me. I'm 16 and my cousin is 5. The entire family had a wedding two hours away and me and him were the only two not invited, so he was staying with me. I ordered food for the two of us and played a child-friendly movie for him while I finished up with some studying. He got excited during a tense part of the movie and started jumping around.

[00:18:58] [SPEAKER_00] He tripped and hit his head on the corner of the table and it started bleeding. I've always been good at handling high-stress situations so I didn't panic at all. I got him calm and cleaned and bandaged the wound the best that I could. Then I called his mum and explained the situation. I didn't even finish talking when suddenly she's telling everyone and panicking and she keeps asking me what happened over and over and I explained it to her over and over. I eventually tell her I'm gonna take him to the hospital twice and she hangs up. I don't have a license

[00:19:26] [SPEAKER_00] but I've been driving with an adult next to me since I was 12 and I've been driving myself to school and to friends' houses alone for almost six months. I know how to drive and the hospital was less than 10 minutes away. When I get there, I explain what happened and they said he needs stitches. I told him that his parents were on their way. After speaking with the doctor, I called his mum but she didn't answer so I called my mum and she said they're 30 minutes out. My cousin is okay and he only needed two stitches and I honestly think I handled that really well.

[00:19:56] [SPEAKER_00] But as soon as they got there, I started getting yelled at by my entire family in the middle of the hospital. Whoever wasn't with my cousin was yelling at me. They claim I was being extremely irresponsible and how none of them will talk to me. My aunt won't let me see my cousin. I genuinely don't know what to do. This all happened Saturday night and I'm writing this at a friend's house. I'm starting to second guess myself. Should I have handled it differently? Commodore says, First of all, congrats on keeping your cool in a hard situation.

[00:20:26] [SPEAKER_00] I think there might have been a couple of things done differently. You could have called an ambulance. But other than that, kids fall, they hurt themselves, it happens. Why won't they talk to you? What do they believe you did wrong? Is it the driving or the fact that he got hurt? By addressing that, you may gain some more insight on how to address their behavior. I hope he says, I don't know. They won't tell me. They just said I was being irresponsible. When I tried to ask what I should have done differently, I didn't get an answer from anyone. Winter Travel says,

[00:20:56] [SPEAKER_00] Either your entire family is a bunch of irresponsible, hysterical lunatics, or you're leaving out some important details that might explain their reaction. Opie says, I didn't leave anything out. The phone call was pretty much exactly as I described it. Incomprehensible. I didn't go into detail about what happened inside the hospital because it's not important. He just got stitches. Okay Conversation says, Would they have preferred you do nothing? Let the five-year-old with a bleeding head wound just sit at home and hope for the best. I would ask them seriously

[00:21:25] [SPEAKER_00] what they think you should have done. I'm guessing that deep down they're feeling guilty, so they're punishing you rather than themselves. Opie says, That's exactly what I'm thinking. I asked all of them what they wanted me to do but didn't get a clear answer. The best I got was, Think twice before you act from my dad. Another commenter says, You had to go to a friend's home because even your parents won't talk to you. I'm sorry, you seem to be the most mature person in the family. Opie says, I think my parents are more angry with me than my cousin's parents.

[00:21:54] [SPEAKER_00] I seriously don't understand why, but it's okay. I got really cool friends to compromise and being treated to a fried chicken bucket today. So, it's not all bad. To a longer comment, Opie said, His mom didn't tell me anything besides asking what happened five times and ignoring me and panicking to the people with her at the wedding. She hung up on me after I told her I was taking him to the hospital. If she told me not to take him or given me any kind of instructions, I would have followed. I wasn't told to do anything, so I acted on my intuition and did my best

[00:22:24] [SPEAKER_00] and it worked out. And now I'm being treated like shit. I'm not babysitting or doing any favors for them again. So, Opie did update the post and says, I want to start off by thanking everyone who replied to the original post. I wasn't able to reply to every comment, but I read every single one and honestly, your support overwhelmed me. I had no idea how much I needed to hear that someone somewhere was proud of me until I heard it. I also want to thank everyone who, this is going to sound stupid, encouraged me to be an emergency worker, EMT or medic,

[00:22:54] [SPEAKER_00] etc. Ever since I was a kid, I've been wanting to be a cop or fireman more recently and my parents have never been supportive of this. So, it felt surprisingly good that so many people thought I'd excel in that. Again, thank you all so much. You're a million times more supportive than my actual family. Now on to the meat and potatoes. I called my older brother who's studying abroad and explained the situation. He's always been the favorite so I thought I'd get through to them. He called my mom and talked to her and she invited me back in. Thanks to everyone

[00:23:24] [SPEAKER_00] who replied into my friends. I had an idea of what I'd tell them. The second I walked in, my dad asked if I was going to apologize to my aunt and uncle to which I said no. He then blew my head off with screams, name calling, mockery, the works. I couldn't really understand what he was saying so I just waited. After presumably his throat hurt, he left the room to cool off and I was left with my mom in the room. So, we started talking. I asked her what they were so mad about and she said they were worried since so many things could have gone wrong.

[00:23:54] [SPEAKER_00] She said I could have waited and it actually wasn't that bad. So, I said I couldn't have known that it's not that bad but I do know that head injuries are no joke so it's always better to be safe than sorry. Then I, with my brother on speakerphone, explained that I wasn't given any instructions on what to do in case of an emergency and that although aunt was panicking, she could have called me and told me what to do but she didn't so I had to make a choice and act on it and I chose that I'd rather take him to the hospital for a minor injury than wait two hours for them to take him to the hospital

[00:24:24] [SPEAKER_00] for a possible concussion or brain bleed. After more talking, she realized that I wasn't being irresponsible and she apologized but I wasn't satisfied. I told her I may have been staying on the street for the past couple of days because I couldn't stay at home and if my brother hadn't called you, who knows how long I would have stayed and instead of thinking for yourself as to why I did what I did, you treated me like shit just because everyone else did. Out of everyone, I expected you to defend me in this and now I feel like I can't rely on you to defend me if something happens again

[00:24:53] [SPEAKER_00] and I can tell just by the look on her face she felt like absolute crap after I said that. She apologized again and I got up and left. My dad still hasn't talked to me. I think he's still cooling down but honestly, I'm not waiting for anyone anymore. If he wants to talk and actually listen, I'll talk but if he doesn't, I'm still gonna be okay and obviously, I'm done doing favors for anyone who doesn't treat me how I deserve to be treated. That includes my family tenfold. I love my cousin to bits but if seeing him

[00:25:22] [SPEAKER_00] means I have to be treated like shit, then I won't see him. Again, thank you so much for everyone who replied. I couldn't have stood up for myself like I did if it wasn't for your advice and encouragement. Radian says, I don't think it'd be long before you were asked to look after your cousin again. When they need you, I'm sure they're creeped to you about it. When they do, you have my permission to laugh in their face. You can reach out to me directly and have them call me so I can laugh in their faces too. You did great. Don't let them discourage you. Opus says,

[00:25:52] [SPEAKER_00] I don't think I'm gonna be allowed to see my cousin anytime soon since I was extremely irresponsible while taking care of him. But rest assured, I'll prepare a massive speech laughing in their face if they ever think about asking me to breathe in the same room as him against my will. Commodore says, Do you have a place to stay, Opus? And Travel replies saying this part because why are they putting their 16-year-old child out on the street? I don't care what you did, Opus, and whether it was the right thing or not. Parents should never be putting their children out on the street.

[00:26:21] [SPEAKER_00] Please, please find a support system of people you can trust outside your family because if things go wrong again, you need to have a community who will take you in and support you. Opus says, to be fair, I wasn't kicked out. I left because I couldn't handle staying but honestly, I doubt I would have stayed that long without being kicked out. I was actually kicked out after an argument once. I walked around the neighborhood until sunrise then walked to school. I asked a friend to get me some clothes and just continue the day like normal. It's one of those situations where that family

[00:26:51] [SPEAKER_00] is going to look back in some years' time when Opus gets 18 and says, fuck this, I'm out of here and they're going to think, what did we do? When you can see their behavior all over this post, right? But what do you guys make of this situation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below. Just a huge thank you for being here today, getting involved in the stories, your love, your support, your time. It always means the absolute world to me. So thank you so, so much for being here. Truly, it's absolutely amazing and hopefully,

[00:27:20] [SPEAKER_00] I'm going to see you in the next one. Take care and much love.