A Reddit post detailing a birthday prank backfired spectacularly when the recipient, Mike, broke down in tears believing he'd won a lottery. The poster, who intended to reveal the 'prize' as a fake, was unaware of Mike's dire financial situation and his recent job loss. Redditors condemned the poster's actions, deeming it insensitive and exploitative, urging him to apologize to Mike for causing unnecessary distress.
Mike was so furious with his friend that he said he never wanted to see him again, but the poster felt that he had done nothing wrong. No, don’t get your hopes up high as this is not one that will make you laugh; rather, it’s a prank gone wrong. What happened was that the poster’s friend, dubbed Mike in the story, had his birthday coming up. These two friends often pulled pranks on each other, so OP decided to play one.
He got a fake lottery ticket gift that was supposed to be a “winner,” while he would give him the real gift ($50) later. Well, when Mike scratched the ticket and saw the amount he had won, the poor fellow burst into tears. Now his friends were concerned by this reaction, and here, folks, is where the plot thickens. Turns out that Mike had lost his job, which OP was aware of, but what he didn’t know was that Mike had no savings at all, and since he couldn’t make his house payments, they were going to foreclose on his as a gift, and Mike just went away. All their friends said that what OP did was awful and told him to apologize to Mike, but when he tried to, the birthday boy yelled at him in frustration that he was sick of all these games that the poster played. Further, he also said that he didn’t want the poster around him anymore, but the poster felt that it was an overreaction, and even mentioned that he should’ve had “more savings.” However, when he vented online, Redditors opened his eyes about how wrong he was! Netizens pointed out that even though the poster didn’t know about Mike’s whole situation, he knew that the guy had lost his job. It’s pretty obvious that he must be struggling, especially in this economy where folks are facing financial hardships. Folks also found it very condescending of OP when he said that Mike should’ve had more savings. They also mentioned that from what Mike said about finding the pranks childish, it didn’t look like they pranked each other, more like OP kept pranking him. Some Redditors even commented, highlighting the emotional turmoil Mike might be experiencing, saying, “The initial loss of employment often brings with it a cascade of negative emotions. Anxiety, depression, and a loss of self-esteem can quickly follow the shock of being let go.” Mike might also be struggling with all the financial burden and his bursting into tears was a clear giveaway about how much stress he was under. On top of struggling financially, even his house was threatened, which must’ve put him in an awful place in life. The fact that he had to go through a stupid prank that was actually a fake glimmer of hope in his life must be quite devastating and we can understand his anger at OP. Even we can’t help but agree with the Redditors that the poster did an awful thing, and many people advised him to profusely apologize to Mike. If you were in Mike’s shoes, would you forgive a friend who pulled such a terrible prank on you? Also, do you agree with the Redditors’ verdict? Let us know in the comments below
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