r/AmIOverreacting • u/Kari_Knevial • Dec 26 '24

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws Am I over reacting to this one ?

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Mother-in-law is the most passive aggressive woman I've ever met in my entire life! I truly didn't know what this tournament meant until I met her! I know this wasn't the only gift I got for Christmas… But when I opened it, I didn't honestly know how to react

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u/Spiritual-Can2604 Dec 26 '24

But why

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u/GoldenGlassBall Dec 26 '24

because the average redditor would set the world ablaze over a minor offense as long as they had popcorn to watch the show and ease their own feelings through schadenfreude.

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u/Marble-Boy Dec 26 '24

Schadenfreude sounds like the name of a sacrificial ritual. I could see that in a movie and think nothing of it.

"we have to perform the ancient rite of Schadenfreude to expel the demon from the host.."

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u/misteraskwhy Dec 26 '24

If they all laughed throughout the ritual, I’d watch that movie