This happened last night and I still can’t decide if I should’ve said something different instead or if it’s my cousin’s fault
So I was at a big family dinner like cousins, aunts, grandparents the whole lineup. At some point my uncle asks what I’ve been up to lately, and I (as a joke) said, “Well, I made more money this week than I did in the last two months so it’s been going great”. They know I’m doing good cuz I just bought a truck a month ago and I’m only 21.
Everyone congratulated me until my grandma asked me for details. I told her that I’ve been working very hard and have gotten lucky and I gave them a slight smirk which I totally regret (I got some freelancing projects but I couldn’t go into every single detail lol). Then my cousin jumped in and said: ‘he’s probably doing drugs’. I immediately told them that it’s not true, but some of them literally believed my cousin which is fucking crazy
Now some members of my family think I’m doing sketchy stuff which is not true at all but I guess the way that I said it can make people think of the opposite. I’m even thinking of confronting my cousin cuz why would he even say stuff like that. He is currently unemployed so maybe it’s because of that I dont know
TL;DR: tifu my making my family think I’m drug dealing
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You could easily have gone into some details of the freelancing projects; you chose not to and let them fill in the blanks.
If your income or method of income comes up again, correct it, otherwise just let it roll on. Explaining and explaining isn’t necessary. You know what you know…just go on with your life, you don’t owe them anything
Never respond to cheap provocations by engaging with it and instead turn it around.
“Insecurity and jealousy is a sign of manhood deficiency.”
Once he denies it, go on the attack once more with
“I misspoke. You have have taken either your oral or suppository medicine recently.”
It should be of no importance what others think of you.
Sounds like you’ve got that aspect of your life going great.
Be proud of yourself!
The same happened to me! Except they thought it was adult movies. I let them think that from Thanksgiving to Christmas and it was hysterical
You FU talking about your good fortune with money with someone other than your spouse. You set yourself up for people wanting money from you, and you made people jealous. Probably no one actually thought you’re doing drugs, but you made them feel bad so they took their revenge.
It’s tacky to bring up $ like that. Your cousin is lazy, jealous and clueless. Just say let’s move it along…
>’he’s probably doing drugs’
Your cousin said that you are doing drugs.
>my family think I’m drug dealing
Why do they think you are dealing drugs?
Just FYI, never get high on your own supply.
Yeah you did screw up. First by saying how you made so much money. And then by not giving any details when asked. You could have said freelance work and it would be over. Sounds like you were trying to impress people and then be sketchy to be cute. Learned your lesson.
This story is dumb man…
Why did you say it like that with the smirk?
Why did you tell them you couldn’t give any details?
It’s like you were purposefully trying to make them think that you’re doing something sketchy.
I wouldn’t call it a fuck up. But it is definitely a dumb thing to do…. unless you’re a freelance drug dealer. Then you did fuck up by telling them.
This story is dumb man…
Why did you say it like that with the smirk?
Why did you tell them you couldn’t give any details?
It’s like you were purposefully trying to make them think that you’re doing something sketchy.
I wouldn’t call it a fuck up. But it is definitely a dumb thing to do…. unless you’re a freelance drug dealer. Then you did fuck up by telling them.