S Suzzy

I tell true stories and lie beautifully.
Both will show you how life really works.
Stay for the plot twist. Leave with with a lesson

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

先日も似たようなことがありました。二人の友人が近くで話していて、一人がもう一人の最近身だしなみが整っているのを褒め始めたのですが、すぐに「私は自分の素顔にこだわりすぎていて、そんなことは絶対にできない」と付け加えました。

もう一人は少し間を置いて、飲み物を一口飲んでからこう言いました。

[タイショーちゃん @9taisyo21]

カフェで隣の女子二人が話してて、片方の子が鼻整形した友達に「〇〇ちゃん整形して垢抜けたね♡私もやろうかな〜でも天然の顔じゃなくなっちゃうのが悲しくて迷うんだよね💦」って褒めるフリしてマウント取ってて。モヤモヤしながら聞いてたら、整形した子がお茶を一口飲んで冷静な声でまさかの

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

「投稿する写真はどれも、顎を細くしたり、肌を明るくしたり、目を大きくしたりして加工しているくせに、いいこと言うじゃない」――そう言われた途端、相手の女性は急に口をつぐみ、自分の飲み物にひどく集中し始めた。

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

先日も似たようなことがありました。二人の友人が近くで話していて、一人がもう一人の最近身だしなみが整っているのを褒め始めたのですが、すぐに「私は自分の素顔にこだわりすぎていて、そんなことは絶対にできない」と付け加えました。

もう一人は少し間を置いて、飲み物を一口飲んでからこう言いました。

[タイショーちゃん @9taisyo21]

カフェで隣の女子二人が話してて、片方の子が鼻整形した友達に「〇〇ちゃん整形して垢抜けたね♡私もやろうかな〜でも天然の顔じゃなくなっちゃうのが悲しくて迷うんだよね💦」って褒めるフリしてマウント取ってて。モヤモヤしながら聞いてたら、整形した子がお茶を一口飲んで冷静な声でまさかの

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

Because they think their job is to provide, not to be provided for.”

Dad made it. 3 stents. He’s home now. Annoying as ever.

But I haven’t stopped thinking about that line.

How many dads, grandpas, husbands are at home right now
with chest pain, with headaches, with “it’s nothing”
because they were taught that needing help = being weak?

Check on your guy today.
Drag him to the doctor.
Pay the $40 copay yourself if you have to.

The strongest thing he’ll ever do
is let you take care of him.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

The nurse made me sit down before she told me.
And it saved my life.

3am. ER. I was there for my dad.
Chest pains. 67. “Probably just heartburn,” he said in the car.

I was doing the strong-son thing.
Filling forms. $40 copay. Calling my brother.
“Don’t worry pops, you’re fine.”

The nurse came out. Looked at me.
“Sir, can you sit down for a second?”

That’s when I knew.

She pulled up a chair.
“Your dad’s having a heart attack. A big one.
But won’t spend $40 to check if their heart’s still working.
They’ll fix the car before they fix themselves.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

“I’ve been driving 11 hours,” he said. “If I stop now, I’m short.
If I go, I miss her song. Again.”

He put the car in park.
And just... broke. Head on the wheel.

I didn’t think.
“Cancel the ride. Let’s go to the recital.”

“But your dinner —”
“I’ll DoorDash it. Let’s go.”

We pulled into the school parking lot 6 minutes later.
The last song was playing.
We ran in. Back row. Out of breath.

And there she was. Tiny dress. Serious face. Playing her heart out.

When she finished she scanned the room.
Saw him.
Her whole face lit up. She mouthed “DADDY!” and ran off stage.

He scooped her up and sobbed into her hair.
“Baby I’m so sorry I’m late.”
She just whispered: “You came. That’s all that matters.”

I paid the $28 anyway. Plus $60 tip.
Best $88 I’ve ever spent.

We think we’re chasing money, goals, deadlines.
But our kids are just chasing our face in the crowd.

Don’t miss the song for the $140.
You can always make more money.
You can’t rewind tonight.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

The Uber driver cried in my car yesterday.
And I was the one who called the ride.

8:20pm. Raining. I was late for dinner. $28 ride. 18 minutes.

He was quiet the whole time. Hands tight on the wheel.
Finally at a red light he goes: “Man, can I ask you something weird?”

“Sure.”

“Do you think I’m a bad dad?”

Caught me off guard.
“Why would you say that?”

He laughed, but it wasn’t a laugh.
“My daughter’s 9. She had a recital tonight. Piano.
I had 3 rides left to hit my goal. $140. Rent’s due.
I told her ‘Daddy will try to make it.’
I’m 2 miles away from the school right now.”

The light turned green. He didn’t move.
Cars started honking.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

“Everybody up here is chasing the next promotion.
But they all come in angry, and they all leave angry.
The money gets bigger. The smile gets smaller.”

He pointed at my screen.
“That deadline will be there tomorrow.
But your kid won’t be 7 forever.
Your mom won’t always pick up the phone.
And you won’t always have knees that let you play ball.”

Then he smiled and went back to mopping.

I closed my laptop.

Drove home. Woke my son up just to hug him.
Called my mom. 12:15am. She answered on ring 2.

James makes $17/hr.
And he’s richer than me.

We’re so busy climbing the ladder
we forget to ask if it’s leaning against the right wall.

Don’t wait for “one day.”
Call them. Hug them. Be there.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

The janitor taught me more in 5 minutes than college did in 4 years.

11:47pm. Office building. Everyone gone.

I was there late again. Deadline. $120K salary. Laptop burning my legs.
Pissed off. Emails. Slack. The usual.

That’s when I saw him.

60s. Name tag: “James.” Mopping the same hallway for the 3rd time.
$17/hr. Night shift.

He stopped by my office. “You working late again, young man?”
I nodded. Didn’t look up. “Yeah. Gotta hit this deadline.”

He leaned on his mop.
“You know what I figured out in 32 years of cleaning offices?”

I didn’t answer. He kept going.

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

HR paused.
“Those are two different policies. Attendance and appearance.”
The employee laughed.
“So the minutes aren’t the problem. The location of the minutes is?”
HR couldn’t help but smile.
“Basically.”
They shook their head.
“I think I finally understand how companies keep culture.”
Then they pulled a blazer from the backseat, put it on over the hoodie, and stayed on the call.
HR looked at them.
“Have a good meeting.”
They replied:
“After all this, I better.”
😂

[S Suzzy @Ssuzzie]

Gen Z: “You’re telling me I’m getting written up because I was 3 minutes late to the 9 AM standup?”

HR: “I’m sorry, but core hours start at 9.”

Gen Z: “It’s 9:03. You’re really writing me up for three minutes?”
HR: “Those are the company’s rules.”
Gen Z: “Then can I just join from the parking lot?”
HR: “Of course.”
The employee opened Slack and typed “omw joining now ✌️”
HR watched.
Gen Z: “Okay. I’m in the call.”
The timestamp showed 9:04.
HR: “Perfect.”
Gen Z: “So no write-up?”
HR: “Correct.”
The employee smiled.
Then they looked at the hoodie on camera.
HR: “Unfortunately, camera days still require business casual. That hoodie is too informal.”
The employee stared.
Gen Z: “So let me understand this.”
“You’ll write me up for three extra minutes in the building…”
“But if I join from my car in a hoodie, suddenly I need another warning?”

[TheHost @TheHost_]

My 61 year old boss told me to “stop whining” when I asked for one remote day after giving birth. “My wife worked until her due date and never complained. We had values back in 1987!” he said proudly. I stayed silent. 
Next day I walked into the office and froze when every head turned toward me. I found my boss standing near my desk with HR and two senior managers. For a second, I thought I was in trouble.

[James_ @fwjames_]

I woke up at 5:03 a.m. to a message from my landlord.

“Please don’t panic, but I need you to leave the apartment before 8 a.m.”

I immediately called him.
He didn’t answer.
Then another message came in.

“Your rent is fully paid. This has nothing to do with money.”

I started packing, confused.
At 7:41 a.m., he finally called.

“Did you find the envelope under your mattress?”

I checked.
There was an envelope I had never seen before.
Inside was a photo of me sleeping.

Taken from inside my apartment.
And on the back, someone had written:

“You weren’t supposed to wake up tonight.”

[James_ @fwjames_]

My best friend called me at 11:47 p.m. and said, “I need you to do me a favor, but please don’t ask questions.” I thought something terrible had happened. He asked me to drive to his apartment and collect a small envelope from his bedroom.

When I got there, he was sitting on the floor surrounded by boxes. I asked him what was happening. He just said, “I’m leaving tomorrow.” I thought he had gotten a new job or was moving to another city. Then he handed me the envelope.

[James_ @fwjames_]

My girlfriend suddenly became very protective of her phone.

One night, I asked who she was texting.
She smiled and said, “Nobody important.”

I didn’t push it.
Three days later, she left her phone on the table and went to shower.

A message popped up:

“He still doesn’t know, right?”

I opened the chat.
It was my best friend.
I confronted him immediately.

He looked at me and said, “Bro… you’re misunderstanding this.”
Then he showed me the messages.

My girlfriend had been secretly planning a surprise birthday party for me with him.

The message I saw?

“He still doesn’t know about the party, right?”

I almost ended my relationship because I read half a sentence. 😭

[BIGBEN @fwBen_]

Same dude who was asking Banks how to save his career now crashing out over a Streamer U comment. Fake as the Minecraft skins. I knew Marlon was a weirdo

[Josiah @josiahjdp]

My mom left with another man and left us seven siblings locked in a house with no money, no food, and a baby who was still in diapers. My sister Lucy was only eighteen years old when she swore she’d die of exhaustion before letting us end up separated by CPS.

She was wearing dark sunglasses even though it was already cloudy...

Her round belly under a new blouse.

And a man’s hand on her waist, as if she needed to show off that she hadn’t come back for us, but rather with a new life hanging on her arm...

[🫥 @freetheboyyy]

When a millionaire arrived unannounced to inspect his luxury hotel, he saw a hungry little girl asking for a piece of bread. “My mom used to work here, but they accused her of stealing,” she confessed. He didn’t argue. He pulled out his phone and ordered them to review four years of invoices… without imagining why her mother had ended up in the hospital....

[BIGBEN @fwBen_]

My 8-year-old’s friend Kaylee slept over and refused to take off her pink sneakers, even when I told her we kept blankets in the den and the carpet was clean. At 10:16, I saw she had tied the laces in double knots over socks stiff with dried blood. When I asked gently, she pressed both feet under the couch and said, “She checks if I told.” By sunrise, I was at the school office with the shoes in a grocery bag…….