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Got me everything I wanted in the divorce and protected me from all his stupid bullshit.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employees-moved-to-tears-by-wonderful-christmas-bonus-from-their-generous-boss-ex6</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss handed red envelopes to 198 employees at a holiday party. They couldn&apos;t believe the amount inside</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/665532/uploads/9061a7c0-a3f8-11ee-a819-65993c73b037_opt_by_cdinary_1200_630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boss handed red envelopes to 198 employees at a holiday party. They couldn&apos;t believe the amount inside</image:title><image:caption>What began as a usual office Christmas party turned our to be a life-altering moment for the employees as they opened the red envelope.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/astronaut-who-observed-earth-from-space-for-178-days-says-he-realized-humanity-is-living-a-lie-ex11</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Astronaut spent 178 days looking at Earth from space. One moment made him feel humanity was ‘living a lie’</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/704693/uploads/3b9b2fb0-401d-11ef-9bb5-77ab9c1d99a7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Astronaut spent 178 days looking at Earth from space. 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Her ‘19-year’ reply over the mic shut him up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792204/uploads/3fa9c470-a743-11eb-820b-2db11c522b6e_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Man tried to shame a cruise ship captain with a sexist remark. Her ‘19-year’ reply over the mic shut him up</image:title><image:caption>Rather than ignore the commment like usual, something about it urged Capt. McCue to respond to it with an epic comeback on TikTok</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-gets-warning-call-from-bank-one-question-reveals-scam-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T17:45:58.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She almost thanked her ‘bank’ for fraud protection. Then one unusual question made her hang up immediately</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792327/uploads/54792820-0e43-11f1-a2ab-4b779c006057_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She almost thanked her ‘bank’ for fraud protection. Then one unusual question made her hang up immediately</image:title><image:caption>&quot;What they&apos;re trying to do is capture your voice for voice recognition systems, which a lot of banks use,&quot; she explained. Meier then called her actual bank directly using the official number listed on its website.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-insists-people-put-trash-out-sharp-at-7-am-rule-backfires-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA ordered homeowners to put trash out at exactly 7 am. The rule backfired and was withdrawn the next morning</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792958/uploads/d25346d0-122c-11f1-8a57-2724b42c243e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA ordered homeowners to put trash out at exactly 7 am. The rule backfired and was withdrawn the next morning</image:title><image:caption>Soon, the HOA board member realized the rule wasn&apos;t practical and eventually allowed residents to place trash bins out the night before or early morning.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-flips-the-script-after-they-cut-off-college-funds-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wealthy parents told their son to fend for himself at 18. Ten years later, they got a taste of their own medicine</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799618/uploads/c6934060-3997-11f1-ad8f-95e9379d9e2e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wealthy parents told their son to fend for himself at 18. Ten years later, they got a taste of their own medicine</image:title><image:caption>His parents were heavily influenced by Western media and raised him with those values in mind. They decided to cut off financial support when he was 18 and left him to figure out how to pay for his higher education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-mad-at-girlfriend-for-accepting-property-without-his-name-on-it-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom offered her daughter a $400K property on one condition. Her boyfriend’s reaction raised a huge red flag</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800893/uploads/b2baa320-420d-11f1-b745-3f33d51ee7d9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom offered her daughter a $400K property on one condition. Her boyfriend’s reaction raised a huge red flag</image:title><image:caption>The 30-year-old woman had been dating her boyfriend for three years but was not yet engaged. While their relationship was serious, the boyfriend questioned their future together after the author&apos;s mom set a condition for her daughter to receive the propert</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/plus-size-passenger-fights-back-after-airline-asks-her-to-pay-extra-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Southwest Airlines made a plus-size passenger buy an ‘extra’ ticket. Her response made them reverse the policy</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805393/uploads/c5adfdc0-5e68-11f1-b91f-d7c8885fe38f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Southwest Airlines made a plus-size passenger buy an ‘extra’ ticket. Her response made them reverse the policy</image:title><image:caption>Southwest Airlines passenger feels enraged after the crew tells her she needs to buy an extra seat as part of the &apos;fat tax.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-group-of-women-organize-nurse-in-to-support-a-breastfeeding-mom-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T17:15:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Chick-fil-A manager asked a breastfeeding mom to cover up. The next night, a group of nursing mothers showed up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808203/uploads/8365e390-7085-11f1-8b83-c58d5ffced33_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Chick-fil-A manager asked a breastfeeding mom to cover up. The next night, a group of nursing mothers showed up</image:title><image:caption>A group of moms organize a nurse-in in a Chick-fil-A restaurant to support a mom who was asked to &apos;cover up&apos; while breastfeeding.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-who-said-no-woman-could-beat-him-got-humbled-by-wnba-player-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man said no female basketball player could beat him because he was a man. By halftime, he was on all fours</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808623/uploads/e47d6ab0-73b7-11f1-b575-b397a795bb7d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man said no female basketball player could beat him because he was a man. By halftime, he was on all fours</image:title><image:caption>Sarah Ashlee Barker took on a troll after he claimed no woman in the WNBA can beat him at basketball. Barker wiped the court with Anthony, and made him apologize to the whole league.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dead-fathers-summons-exposed-a-bigger-mistake-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jury summons arrived for his dead father for 10 years. One sarcastic address update exposed a family secret</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808626/uploads/d6525b40-7460-11f1-a423-5fe1b55ffd12_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jury summons arrived for his dead father for 10 years. One sarcastic address update exposed a family secret</image:title><image:caption>A man responded to his late father&apos;s jury summons but was shocked to learn a bigger administrative error. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-realize-they-were-being-spied-via-cctv-by-fiance-ex-wife-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T18:15:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She heard an unfamiliar voice on her fiancé’s CCTV. The footage exposed 700 hours of spying by someone they trusted</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808878/uploads/21d515e0-7537-11f1-a079-6fbea831f87a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She heard an unfamiliar voice on her fiancé’s CCTV. The footage exposed 700 hours of spying by someone they trusted</image:title><image:caption>After noticing the camera&apos;s blue recording light was on, the couple checked their account and uncovered nearly 700 hours of secretly recorded footage spanning two months.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/social-security-ends-woman-disability-despite-her-being-paralyzed-fpsn-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After 8 years in a wheelchair, Social Security said she was ‘no longer disabled.’ The reason had nothing to do with paralysis</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814169/uploads/01280fe0-9aef-11f1-874a-7508f74044bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After 8 years in a wheelchair, Social Security said she was ‘no longer disabled.’ The reason had nothing to do with paralysis</image:title><image:caption>Nikki Walsh was stunned to receive an unusual letter from Social Security that claimed she was no longer disabled after 8 years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/client-refuse-to-tip-masseur-for-following-her-orders-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman sent her massage therapist strict rules before booking. Then got furious when he followed every one</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814174/uploads/4aee7f20-9b02-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman sent her massage therapist strict rules before booking. Then got furious when he followed every one</image:title><image:caption>A female client gave her massage therapist 5 rules. He followed every single one, and somehow, that was the problem.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-rejected-candidate-but-kept-code-written-during-interview-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:45:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Candidate did 11 technical interviews and a week-long project. Company rejected him, then asked him to fix its code</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814388/uploads/3788d810-9c5e-11f1-99d7-37120729f45d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Candidate did 11 technical interviews and a week-long project. Company rejected him, then asked him to fix its code</image:title><image:caption>A candidate went through 11 technical interviews for a role, only to be rejected. The company reportedly used some of his interview work in its codebase. Then, after rejecting him, they contacted him again to ask for help fixing that same code. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/her-date-called-her-job-easy-but-what-he-did-for-work-made-it-ironic-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After a brutal shift, an anesthesiologist’s date called her job ‘easy.’ Then she learned what he did for work</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814513/uploads/4378ae20-9d21-11f1-b291-39b95b0f2bf0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After a brutal shift, an anesthesiologist’s date called her job ‘easy.’ Then she learned what he did for work</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Pao Perez was hoping her Hinge date would be the downtime she was looking forward to. But her date turned out to be a major red flag, essentially saying that she gets paid a lot of money &quot;just to sit there and do nothing.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-helped-her-boyfriend-pick-out-the-perfect-tuxedo-for-his-best-friends-wedding-his-cousins-facebook-post-revealed-he-was-the-groom</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She helped her boyfriend pick out the perfect tuxedo for his best friend&apos;s wedding. His cousin’s Facebook post revealed he was the groom</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819181/uploads/e7594680-c300-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She helped her boyfriend pick out the perfect tuxedo for his best friend&apos;s wedding. His cousin’s Facebook post revealed he was the groom</image:title><image:caption>On the day of the wedding, she watched her boyfriend get ready for his best friend&apos;s wedding. He looked so good that Michelle imagined herself walking down the aisle with him. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/future-hoa-officers-admit-they-dont-have-enough-signatures-to-form-one-but-have-started-sending-letters-dictating-halloween-decor</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Future &apos;HOA officers&apos; admit they don&apos;t have enough signatures to form one — but have started sending letters dictating Halloween decor</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819370/uploads/7af857b0-c21a-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Future &apos;HOA officers&apos; admit they don&apos;t have enough signatures to form one — but have started sending letters dictating Halloween decor</image:title><image:caption>Halloween is approaching, and the &quot;future HOA&quot; sent a letter to all residents stating rules they must follow for their decorations. The funniest part of the letter was that the officers admitted they were not even an official HOA. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-photo-popped-up-on-fiances-facebook-and-revealed-his-cheating-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She logged onto Facebook to email wedding vendors while her fiancé was away fishing — then a hotel photo popped up that made her throw his stuff</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819372/uploads/787f0fc0-c219-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She logged onto Facebook to email wedding vendors while her fiancé was away fishing — then a hotel photo popped up that made her throw his stuff</image:title><image:caption>He had told Cheryl that he was going on a fishing trip. But when she logged into the computer, his Facebook messages showed an entirely different reality. Hidden in the feed of the message threads was a photo of him with another woman in a hotel. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bartender-offended-when-customer-offered-her-dinner-instead-of-tip-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man stared at a bartender for 4 hours while pretending to talk to security, then offered dinner as her tip. She said she&apos;d rather have his $2</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819395/uploads/90cf61e0-c248-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man stared at a bartender for 4 hours while pretending to talk to security, then offered dinner as her tip. She said she&apos;d rather have his $2</image:title><image:caption>“Here’s what we’re not going to do: come in here and stalk me and then write, ‘I’d rather tip you a dinner,&apos;” Gabby said, reading the note the customer had left on his receipt.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boyfriend-sat-through-couples-counseling-while-secretly-dating-a-22-year-old-then-she-googled-his-ex-and-found-his-wife-of-18-years</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend sat through couples counseling while secretly dating a 22-year-old — then she Googled his &apos;ex&apos; and found his wife of 18 years</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819403/uploads/e4c8f430-c23b-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend sat through couples counseling while secretly dating a 22-year-old — then she Googled his &apos;ex&apos; and found his wife of 18 years</image:title><image:caption>Right after they broke up, Connor Teel began dating someone else casually and ended up pregnant. What her ex-boyfriend did next made her think he was the one.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-told-pregnant-wife-his-presence-was-gift-enough-for-his-nieces-1st-birthday-then-he-came-home-and-blamed-her-for-not-knowing-better</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-11T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband told pregnant wife his &apos;presence&apos; was gift enough for his niece’s 1st birthday. Then he came home and blamed her for not knowing better</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819516/uploads/8b2ff980-c2f1-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband told pregnant wife his &apos;presence&apos; was gift enough for his niece’s 1st birthday. Then he came home and blamed her for not knowing better</image:title><image:caption>&apos;There are certain expectations from you being my wife that my sister perhaps has...&apos; he told his wife.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mil-said-taking-her-husbands-last-name-would-make-her-a-good-girl-until-she-shared-her-familys-history-and-watched-mil-turn-beet-red</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>MIL said taking her husband’s last name would make her a &apos;good girl&apos; — until she shared her family’s history and watched MIL turn beet red</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819518/uploads/2a656690-c304-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>MIL said taking her husband’s last name would make her a &apos;good girl&apos; — until she shared her family’s history and watched MIL turn beet red</image:title><image:caption>Her future mother-in-law announced, &quot;I&apos;m so excited for you to become a (my partner&apos;s last name).&quot; She did that despite constant corrections from the couple. The matriarch turned family gatherings into emotional minefields...</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dad</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:39:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man told his stepdaughter he&apos;d find a &apos;third wife&apos; while handing her their mother&apos;s urn. 54 days later, he sent a photo</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819598/uploads/5803c580-c39d-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man told his stepdaughter he&apos;d find a &apos;third wife&apos; while handing her their mother&apos;s urn. 54 days later, he sent a photo</image:title><image:caption>She thought it was a photo from one of his trips. Apparently, he meant to say he kept his word.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-refuses-to-help-wife-pull-autistic-son-out-of-neighbors-pool-until-they-check-cctv-footage-and-find-someone-to-blame</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband refuses to help wife pull autistic son out of neighbor&apos;s pool until they check CCTV footage — and find someone to blame</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819620/uploads/6b13c270-c3b5-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband refuses to help wife pull autistic son out of neighbor&apos;s pool until they check CCTV footage — and find someone to blame</image:title><image:caption>According to the mother, her husband had already climbed over the locked pool gate and was standing beside the water, but refused to enter on &quot;principle.&quot; After they checked the footage, they realized their 14-year-old daughter left the door unlocked</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-asked-neighbors-to-stop-partying-at-3-a-m-on-a-monday-but-they-refused-so-he-put-an-annoying-song-on-a-12-hour-loop-and-left-for-the-weekend</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He asked neighbors to stop partying at 3 a.m. on a Monday, but they refused. So he put an annoying song on a 12-hour loop and left for the weekend</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819627/uploads/38d85eb0-c3bf-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He asked neighbors to stop partying at 3 a.m. on a Monday, but they refused. So he put an annoying song on a 12-hour loop and left for the weekend</image:title><image:caption>Trying to take matters into his own hands, the author went around the building to find the neighbor&apos;s apartment. However &quot;the complex was built in a way that you couldn&apos;t hear noise from another unit outside the door, but it was easily heard inside.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mil</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T16:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She wondered why her husband&apos;s family stopped inviting them — until a call revealed his mom had refused invites for them over one 6-hour lunch</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819633/uploads/1382c270-c3cb-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She wondered why her husband&apos;s family stopped inviting them — until a call revealed his mom had refused invites for them over one 6-hour lunch</image:title><image:caption>&quot;She reminded him that we&apos;d complained about Christmas lunch lasting six hours, and said she was saving us from feeling obligated. Apparently, one complaint about a very long afternoon means we don&apos;t want to see anybody.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boyfriend-told-his-pregnant-girlfriend-why-do-you-need-a-doula-youll-have-me-then-disappeared-when-she-needed-him-most-during-labor</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:22:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend told his pregnant girlfriend, &apos;Why do you need a doula? You&apos;ll have me&apos; — then disappeared when she needed him most during labor</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/819644/uploads/83fc1fc0-c3ed-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend told his pregnant girlfriend, &apos;Why do you need a doula? You&apos;ll have me&apos; — then disappeared when she needed him most during labor</image:title><image:caption>The mom was left alone in the hospital for hours during one of the most agonizing stretches of her pregnancy.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-buys-a-3-bedroom-house-accidentally-ends-up-owning-an-entire-school-for-11-years</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man buys a 3-bedroom house, accidentally ends up owning an entire school for 11 years</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https:https://media.pubninja.com/articles/brand-16/covers/1791794424336_d7c3de3ab5ad.jpg_1200_630null</image:loc><image:title>Man buys a 3-bedroom house, accidentally ends up owning an entire school for 11 years</image:title><image:caption>When the Birmingham City Council first contacted Bains, he agreed to transfer ownership of the school. But later, he stopped replying to the requests and refused to sign any papers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/groom-uninvited-his-childhood-best-friend-over-fears-shed-cause-drama-when-her-parents-pulled-their-free-catering-gift-he-accused-her-of-sabotage</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T16:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Groom uninvited his childhood best friend over fears she&apos;d &apos;cause drama.&apos; When her parents pulled their free catering gift, he accused her of sabotage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https:https://media.pubninja.com/articles/brand-16/covers/1791788436144_0a9d488bf36c.jpg_1200_630null</image:loc><image:title>Groom uninvited his childhood best friend over fears she&apos;d &apos;cause drama.&apos; When her parents pulled their free catering gift, he accused her of sabotage</image:title><image:caption>Her parents cancel free catering after groom uninvites her on fiancée&apos;s demand</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/55-pound-tortoise-who-kept-escaping-home-now-regularly-rides-california-trains</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>55-pound tortoise who kept escaping home now regularly rides California trains</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https:https://media.pubninja.com/articles/brand-16/covers/1791802388694_8238cc925002.jpg_1200_630null</image:loc><image:title>55-pound tortoise who kept escaping home now regularly rides California trains</image:title><image:caption>Sherman&apos;s owner has even set up a will and trust for his old age, according to which whichever of his children keeps him will get 10% more of his care.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/sales-rep-implied-kelly-clarkson-couldnt-afford-a-15-000-bird-but-the-store-denied-it-she-had-proof</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:17:40.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Sales rep implied Kelly Clarkson couldn&apos;t afford a $15,000 bird, but the store denied it. So she hit back with proof</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https:https://media.pubninja.com/articles/brand-16/covers/1791802176728_d11130fe6a02.jpg_1200_630null</image:loc><image:title>Sales rep implied Kelly Clarkson couldn&apos;t afford a $15,000 bird, but the store denied it. So she hit back with proof</image:title><image:caption>Kelly Clarkson had what she called a real-life &apos;Pretty Woman&apos; moment at a store in Brooklyn</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>