<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/office-demands-rto-for-team-bonding-employee-maliciously-complies-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T15:15:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She was forced back to the office for &apos;team bonding&apos; — so she stopped all after-hours contact and told her manager to look up the rule book</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/773614/uploads/3d91b6b0-c166-11f0-b04f-f3f4b4869702_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She was forced back to the office for &apos;team bonding&apos; — so she stopped all after-hours contact and told her manager to look up the rule book</image:title><image:caption>The study suggests that managers may use RTO mandates to reassert control over employees and to blame them for poor performance. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/1978-clip-shows-dolly-partons-sassy-reply-to-reporters-crude-comment-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T16:05:08.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dolly Parton’s response to a reporter asking if she &apos;felt like a joke&apos; in 1977 shows she’s always been iconic</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/776186/uploads/9eb95a70-a7fc-11f0-84c1-559e4f81fc90_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dolly Parton’s response to a reporter asking if she &apos;felt like a joke&apos; in 1977 shows she’s always been iconic</image:title><image:caption>The clip shows Walters pressing Dolly about her appearance and career, and Dolly answering without hesitation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boyfriends-sister-asked-her-to-dye-hair-for-wedding-got-comeback-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T15:15:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend’s sister demanded she &apos;dye her hair&apos; black for their wedding — she refused and quietly subverted the theme of her wedding as well</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781128/uploads/997854b0-c9e1-11f0-a660-19dc39de4e74_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend’s sister demanded she &apos;dye her hair&apos; black for their wedding — she refused and quietly subverted the theme of her wedding as well</image:title><image:caption>When the situation was settled, and the couple attended the wedding, the woman realized that asking her to wear a green dress and dye her hair was the bride&apos;s way of targeting her and making her look bad in front of others.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-confronts-boss-after-2-months-of-unpaid-wages-fp-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T12:45:14.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss ordered employee to keep working despite 2 months of unpaid wages. He responded with ultimatum that left his boss scrambling</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781308/uploads/84ed7350-ca94-11f0-8087-c56cbc111e6e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss ordered employee to keep working despite 2 months of unpaid wages. He responded with ultimatum that left his boss scrambling</image:title><image:caption>&quot;He tried the usual — &apos;It&apos;ll be sorted Monday.&apos; I said, &apos;Cool, see you Monday then.&apos; Walked out.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-fires-expendable-employee-department-collapses-without-him-fp-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T13:15:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her company laid her off saying she was &apos;not critical&apos; — a month later they lost three contracts and she was consulting for their biggest vendor</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781375/uploads/e15959b0-cac6-11f0-b679-775ee5afb228_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her company laid her off saying she was &apos;not critical&apos; — a month later they lost three contracts and she was consulting for their biggest vendor</image:title><image:caption>Consequently, the company lost three contracts...</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/girlfriend-responds-after-passing-test-boyfriends-friends-set-up-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T15:45:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her boyfriend&apos;s friends insulted him all evening to test her loyalty — when she found out it was a loyalty test she gave him one of her own</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782017/uploads/56243da0-cf59-11f0-8236-3fed6fcb6ed2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her boyfriend&apos;s friends insulted him all evening to test her loyalty — when she found out it was a loyalty test she gave him one of her own</image:title><image:caption> &quot;Sam&apos;s awesome, and his friends seem awesome too... or so I thought,&quot; the author wrote. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hardworking-employee-baffled-at-being-fired-for-rejecting-promotion-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T16:00:12.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He turned down a promotion after discovering his junior earned the same as him — his boss fired him within the hour</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782330/uploads/e767b3f0-d0d5-11f0-b9a8-c374cba27c95_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He turned down a promotion after discovering his junior earned the same as him — his boss fired him within the hour</image:title><image:caption>The man decided to take a stand for himself, and though it cost him, he still made a respectful decision.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-announces-record-profits-but-denies-raise-to-employees-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T14:45:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>CEO arrived in a new Tesla to brag about record profits — two hours later, the staff learned their raises were capped at 2% for budget reasons</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/783384/uploads/33ab65a0-d733-11f0-9e98-a3b54219051a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>CEO arrived in a new Tesla to brag about record profits — two hours later, the staff learned their raises were capped at 2% for budget reasons</image:title><image:caption>In their quarterly meeting, their CEO was &quot;giddy&quot; about the company exceeding revenue targets by 40%, making it their most profitable year ever. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/florida-man-blocks-lake-with-truck-until-hoa-gets-it-towed-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T18:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Homeowner treated community lake access like his private parking lot — until one HOA complaint backfired on him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787998/uploads/907c6a70-f535-11f0-ae6b-5f734e9e29b3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Homeowner treated community lake access like his private parking lot — until one HOA complaint backfired on him</image:title><image:caption>27% of Americans have seriously considered moving out because of their neighbors&apos; tension.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ceo-rejects-employers-advice-regrets-it-immediately-after-his-exit-fpr-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T17:45:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>CEO told him to &apos;act his wage&apos; when he raised concerns — he quietly did exactly that and the company ended up laying off 30% of its workforce</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788156/uploads/24716310-f62c-11f0-b703-3b8b7fc4c1e0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>CEO told him to &apos;act his wage&apos; when he raised concerns — he quietly did exactly that and the company ended up laying off 30% of its workforce</image:title><image:caption>Employee has the last laugh after CEO&apos;s rejects his advice and supports his resignation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boy-ate-lunch-alone-until-a-footballer-joined-and-it-changed-it-all-fpr-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T16:00:06.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Autistic boy ate lunch alone every day in school — then the college football star sat beside him, and everything changed overnight</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789203/uploads/ceff4420-6304-11f0-abc0-6795d43b5daf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Autistic boy ate lunch alone every day in school — then the college football star sat beside him, and everything changed overnight</image:title><image:caption>Sixth grader with autism was used to eating lunch alone until a football star sat next to him, and it started off a chain reaction.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/customers-mocked-the-barista-in-dutch-without-realizing-she-perfectly-understood-every-word-fpr-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T16:45:12.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customers switched to Dutch to mock barista thinking she wouldn&apos;t understand. She patiently listened before replying in Dutch — their faces dropped</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790436/uploads/105fc730-ef71-11ef-9ed4-9548420964ad_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customers switched to Dutch to mock barista thinking she wouldn&apos;t understand. She patiently listened before replying in Dutch — their faces dropped</image:title><image:caption>A Starbucks barista faces a difficult customer who assumes she won’t understand his rude words. But, to his shock, she responds in a way he never expected.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/underpaid-truck-driver-quits-to-teach-manager-a-lesson-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T14:00:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss refused basic raise to delivery driver struggling to put food on the table. So he pulled a stunt that left his boss with no choice</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800038/uploads/b6611eb0-3ca3-11f1-b543-5f1a37054573_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss refused basic raise to delivery driver struggling to put food on the table. So he pulled a stunt that left his boss with no choice</image:title><image:caption>While other drivers charged at least $250 for each delivery, the company paid John barely anything. Whenever John confronted the store manager, she would shrug him off.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-fired-woman-for-having-hobby-cost-company-its-clients-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T14:00:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss fired a top performer over her cosplay hobby — she took the company’s clients to a rival and secured a 20% hike</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800160/uploads/8519a3e0-3d89-11f1-8d50-976c35b98908_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss fired a top performer over her cosplay hobby — she took the company’s clients to a rival and secured a 20% hike</image:title><image:caption>The boss said her hobby affected the &quot;brand&apos;s clean image.&quot; He told her that the only solution was to delete it, but she refused.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-upset-after-neighbor-refuses-to-co-sign-a-15000-loan-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T12:45:36.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>For 10 years, his favorite hobby was reporting neighbors over every little code violation — until he needed one of them to co-sign a $15,000 loan</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808717/uploads/0cb16420-746f-11f1-8201-63ee9a55547f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>For 10 years, his favorite hobby was reporting neighbors over every little code violation — until he needed one of them to co-sign a $15,000 loan</image:title><image:caption>The neighbor taught a hard lesson to the entitled man who walked around in the neighborhood scrutinizing everyone.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-camped-with-squatters-to-move-them-off-his-property-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T13:15:41.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Squatters moved into his property with a fake mortgage but the police couldn&apos;t remove them — so the owner moved in too and refused to leave</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808741/uploads/a15203c0-746d-11f1-9d58-e175af03e0ce_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Squatters moved into his property with a fake mortgage but the police couldn&apos;t remove them — so the owner moved in too and refused to leave</image:title><image:caption>Marco Velasquez refused to let a broken legal system cost him his Chicago home, so he moved in with the squatters.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/guests-told-to-return-wedding-invite-after-refusing-to-attend-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T17:15:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride tried to charge guests $30 each for a 10-minute coach ride — when guests RSVP&apos;d no en masse, she asked them to return the invite</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808745/uploads/a9c09a00-747a-11f1-a089-f94b24891c7f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride tried to charge guests $30 each for a 10-minute coach ride — when guests RSVP&apos;d no en masse, she asked them to return the invite</image:title><image:caption>A couple declined their friend&apos;s wedding because they were asked to pay $60 for transportation. The bride then told them to return the invitation card.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dave-ramsey-responds-to-fiance-stopping-her-to-honor-late-ex-wish-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T16:45:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fiancé forbids partner from honoring her late ex&apos;s final &apos;$4000 annual wish&apos; despite inheriting his $1.6 million estate, says it&apos;s inappropriate</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808749/uploads/34076240-7479-11f1-a089-f94b24891c7f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fiancé forbids partner from honoring her late ex&apos;s final &apos;$4000 annual wish&apos; despite inheriting his $1.6 million estate, says it&apos;s inappropriate</image:title><image:caption>Dave Ramsey didn&apos;t hold back when a fiancé tried to claim a stake in a dead man&apos;s financial legacy. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/army-wifes-discount-demand-backfired-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T17:45:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Army wife threatened to ruin a waitress&apos;s career over a military discount — she had no idea the new Major General was sitting a few tables away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808874/uploads/54177e70-75f1-11f1-b442-b72c47ed072b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Army wife threatened to ruin a waitress&apos;s career over a military discount — she had no idea the new Major General was sitting a few tables away</image:title><image:caption>Pissed, the woman questioned Belle about her intervention, and to this, she replied, &apos;Someone who can make things very difficult for your husband.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-quit-after-being-ignored-for-years-gets-a-counteroffer-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T18:15:32.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She quit after two years of being ignored. When HR made a counter-offer at her exit interview meeting all her demands, she was even more furious</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808992/uploads/fc27a420-75db-11f1-9b7c-cd058e6a6a92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She quit after two years of being ignored. When HR made a counter-offer at her exit interview meeting all her demands, she was even more furious</image:title><image:caption>This employee&apos;s experience showcases how companies don&apos;t value you until you&apos;re leaving. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-wants-pregnant-wife-to-take-paternity-test-after-seeing-texts-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T17:15:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Pregnant wife had another man attend her ultrasounds without telling her husband — when he asked for a paternity test, she gave five different answers</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809004/uploads/956dbbb0-75f5-11f1-b7f6-65c9b13c47b9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pregnant wife had another man attend her ultrasounds without telling her husband — when he asked for a paternity test, she gave five different answers</image:title><image:caption>A man found out his pregnant wife was accompanied to her ultrasound appointments by another man and she had been sending him the images. He demanded a paternity test, and she&apos;s been stalling since.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stranger-exposed-wifes-affair-leaving-husband-seeking-divorce-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He thought his wife’s business trips were routine until a stranger came to his workplace. Her 14 months of evidence left him planning for divorce</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814023/uploads/bd30c1b0-a06b-11f1-aaee-9bdabfd9c5e6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He thought his wife’s business trips were routine until a stranger came to his workplace. Her 14 months of evidence left him planning for divorce</image:title><image:caption>A woman walks into his office and informs him, with proof, that his wife is having a secret affair with her husband </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-found-cheating-boyfriend-sending-600-to-ex-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She was funding her broke boyfriend while he sent $600/month to &apos;help his sister.&apos; One conversation with her exposed who was really getting the money</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814155/uploads/423735f0-a06d-11f1-aaee-9bdabfd9c5e6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She was funding her broke boyfriend while he sent $600/month to &apos;help his sister.&apos; One conversation with her exposed who was really getting the money</image:title><image:caption>A woman on Reddit said she had been giving her financially struggling boyfriend $600 a month to send to his sister. Then she casually mentioned the payments to his sister — and got a response she never expected.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-rescued-artists-painting-from-thrift-store-so-he-gave-her-another-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman thrifted a painting she loved and then discovered it was worth $2,500. The artist wanted it back — but only on one condition</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814555/uploads/dd28a5a0-a05c-11f1-b9a5-29d9e55bba1e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman thrifted a painting she loved and then discovered it was worth $2,500. The artist wanted it back — but only on one condition</image:title><image:caption>Aubrey hit the jackpot when she found a painting while browsing through the aisles at a thrift store. Little did she know that it would actually lead her to the artist and one more gift. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-gets-fined-105-000-for-a-car-not-her-own-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He registered a $600 Chevy in his ex-girlfriend’s name and abandoned it at O’Hare. 678 tickets later, she took the $105,761 bill to court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814790/uploads/64e77360-a06f-11f1-ad80-0f6fb851da08_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He registered a $600 Chevy in his ex-girlfriend’s name and abandoned it at O’Hare. 678 tickets later, she took the $105,761 bill to court</image:title><image:caption>Fitzgerald said she did not drive the car after Feb 2009. In Nov 2009, the discarded vehicle started racking up tickets due to being &quot;hazardous&quot; and &quot;dilapidated.&quot; But the single mother claimed that she bore no liability to pay $105,000 in fines </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-took-comfort-in-online-guy-after-best-friend-left-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her 9-year friendship fell apart, so she found comfort in an &apos;online guy&apos; who refused to FaceTime. Years later, her BFF revealed who ‘Rob’ really was</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814801/uploads/8ce15170-a05f-11f1-9b3e-6b94fc272c5c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her 9-year friendship fell apart, so she found comfort in an &apos;online guy&apos; who refused to FaceTime. Years later, her BFF revealed who ‘Rob’ really was</image:title><image:caption>One woman who had an ugly breakup with her friend Shelly left her isolated, but then a sudden connection with a stranger named Rob helped her soften the blow. 10 years later, a candid conversation with Shelly revealed a bizarre truth about Rob.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stalker-sent-her-script-that-made-her-rethink-why-she-dated-him-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She brushed off suspicious ‘you will be mine’ texts only to end up on a dinner date with her stalker. The screenplay he mailed her made things worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814802/uploads/3601a770-a072-11f1-ad80-0f6fb851da08_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She brushed off suspicious ‘you will be mine’ texts only to end up on a dinner date with her stalker. The screenplay he mailed her made things worse</image:title><image:caption>Katerina Leva went on a date with her stalker, then rejected him after realizing he was not her type. He sent her a script and text messages that made her realize that she had made the right decision.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-found-photos-of-boyfriends-ex-crush-with-pin-holes-in-them-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She flew overseas to help her boyfriend move, only to find photos of his ‘crush’ hidden in an earphone case. Then she noticed the tiny holes</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814810/uploads/e3ddecc0-a061-11f1-9b3e-6b94fc272c5c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She flew overseas to help her boyfriend move, only to find photos of his ‘crush’ hidden in an earphone case. Then she noticed the tiny holes</image:title><image:caption>A woman found her boyfriend printed out IG photos of his old crush in his belongings. What shocked her was the pin holes in them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/entitled-man-questions-dentists-legitimacy-because-of-pink-scrubs-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Patient asked a young woman in pink scrubs where the dentist was 3 times. It took a 2-minute extraction to convince him it was her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814882/uploads/aefaac70-a069-11f1-aaee-9bdabfd9c5e6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Patient asked a young woman in pink scrubs where the dentist was 3 times. It took a 2-minute extraction to convince him it was her</image:title><image:caption>Patient refused to believe that a woman in pink scrubs could be his dentist. It took a completely useless, lengthy explanation and a 2-minute tooth extraction for him to still make the most ridiculous statement!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-fired-4-days-after-being-promised-a-promotion-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She agreed to last-minute travel after her boss promised a ‘new title’ on Monday. Four days later, the CEO fired her in a surprise 15-minute meeting</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814902/uploads/7e86f6e0-a053-11f1-8bdc-7b195e5a2ba3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She agreed to last-minute travel after her boss promised a ‘new title’ on Monday. Four days later, the CEO fired her in a surprise 15-minute meeting</image:title><image:caption>She thought nothing could go wrong after she was promised a promotion until her CEO invited her to a surprise meeting. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/admins-attempt-get-a-free-checkup-from-doctor-backfired-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Admin asked off-duty doctor to drive 1 hour for her friend’s ‘free checkup.’ Her guilt-trip emoji only reminded him she’d denied his pay before</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814907/uploads/5367f800-a1f8-11f1-b9cf-b15159d3d7bd_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Admin asked off-duty doctor to drive 1 hour for her friend’s ‘free checkup.’ Her guilt-trip emoji only reminded him she’d denied his pay before</image:title><image:caption>The administrator contacted the doctor, hoping they would provide medical input for a friend who was heading to the ER, despite the doctor being off duty that day. “The ER doctor is very capable. If they want input, they can call me.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/judge-angry-at-man-new-gf-trying-to-get-rid-of-teen-daughter-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man trying to cut off his 18-year-old daughter&apos;s insurance kept looking off-camera in court. The judge saw who was ‘coaching’ him — and called it out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814911/uploads/4eb7c540-a06a-11f1-aaee-9bdabfd9c5e6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man trying to cut off his 18-year-old daughter&apos;s insurance kept looking off-camera in court. The judge saw who was ‘coaching’ him — and called it out</image:title><image:caption>&quot;The new girlfriend [was] hanging off on the outskirts of the Zoom call, trying to give him suggestions and tips as to why it&apos;s a good idea to kick his 18-year-old daughter off the insurance as soon as he can, as soon as she becomes 18.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-annoyed-by-supervisor-saturday-calls-tags-vp-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Supervisor called him ‘unprofessional’ for ignoring Saturday emails. So he CC’ed the VP — whose ‘company will pay’ reply stunned him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814916/uploads/5b528570-a1ea-11f1-b290-f907e29e083e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Supervisor called him ‘unprofessional’ for ignoring Saturday emails. So he CC’ed the VP — whose ‘company will pay’ reply stunned him</image:title><image:caption>The employee settled the score with the supervisor who kept on pestering them during non-working hours and called them &apos;unprofessional&apos; when they chose to ignore it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-went-on-2-week-trip-with-oldest-son-then-expected-wife-to-unpack-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man left wife with their teen, 4 pets and chickens while taking oldest son on a 2-week vacation. His first demand upon returning made her snap</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814926/uploads/fb20ade0-a1ed-11f1-b290-f907e29e083e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man left wife with their teen, 4 pets and chickens while taking oldest son on a 2-week vacation. His first demand upon returning made her snap</image:title><image:caption>She wasn&apos;t invited on the trip, but spending two weeks managing the household alone made her even angrier.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wedding-guests-called-rude-for-getting-pizza-after-dinner-cancelled-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>200 starving wedding guests fled to a pizza parlor after bride&apos;s mother revealed dinner was &apos;too expensive.&apos; Then they heard what she&apos;d called them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814927/uploads/2ad9b610-a1f0-11f1-b290-f907e29e083e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>200 starving wedding guests fled to a pizza parlor after bride&apos;s mother revealed dinner was &apos;too expensive.&apos; Then they heard what she&apos;d called them</image:title><image:caption>Wedding guests were informed that the dinner had been excluded from the menu because it was too expensive. When they rushed to a pizza parlor to fill their bellies, the bride&apos;s mom called them &apos;rude.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/surgery-resident-paying-debt-with-balloon-making-nyc-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Doctor owes $405,552 in student loans. His side hustle sounds like a joke until you see what his balloon sculptures earn</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814934/uploads/38cff6c0-a07f-11f1-af96-edf0eb0124fb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Doctor owes $405,552 in student loans. His side hustle sounds like a joke until you see what his balloon sculptures earn</image:title><image:caption>At the start of 2026 Axelrod began his social media journey by asking people at the hospital what balloon they would like. Since then the surgeon has come a long way, racking up millions of views and followers. But it didn&apos;t come without adversities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-of-blind-son-reveals-dolly-partons-selfless-act-in-a-tribute-gsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T14:45:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Parent of blind child reveals what Dolly Parton did for her son: ‘I wish I could explain what a big deal that is’</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815109/uploads/366215a0-a1e0-11f1-809b-03d9f4a7a8ab_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parent of blind child reveals what Dolly Parton did for her son: ‘I wish I could explain what a big deal that is’</image:title><image:caption>Jessica  revealed that her son was completely blind. She lived in an area where books in Braille were difficult to find, whether in stores or libraries. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>