Kids explain what a Karen is...

[ecstatic]

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So cute.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Very cute!

But I still feel bad now for those whose parents named them Karen. It was a fairly popular name in a certain age group, especially mine. I have a cousin and a former roommate who were named Karen and neither one of them is a "Karen."

[Rorey]

2. My sister is a Karen

And that's her name too.

[murielm99]

3. I know two Karens,

and they ARE Karens.

[Rorey]

4. My sister is the dangerous kind

She's very quick to threaten litigation, and sometimes follows through. She tried to initiate a lawsuit within the family, and now is estranged. I haven't seen her in 16 years, and haven't had any communication with her at all in over a decade. I usually refer to her as my ex-sister if there's reason to mention her at all.

[barbtries]

7. i know two Karens,

and one of them is a Karen

[Rhiannon12866]

6. My cousin Karen wasn't my favorite since we were close in age and the adults made us play together

But she grew up just fine. And my roommate Karen was my favorite of the 3 roommates I had when I was away at school. Not all Karens are "Karens" and I feel for the ones who aren't. I'm sorry about your sister.

[PatSeg]

8. My best friend for much of my childhood was named Karen

We were even roommates for awhile after we graduated. Looking back, she really WAS a Karen. One of the most difficult people I've ever known. We did not part on friendly terms. Of course, not all the Karens I've known fit that category, but a couple were kind of airheads, one was a cousin.

[Rorey]

10. Thanks, but we were never close

I have a neighbor whose name is Karen, and sometimes she can overreact to things going on in the neighborhood, but we still get along well.

She got very upset a few years back because one neighbor wasn't cleaning up her leaves in the fall. It used to bother me a little bit too, but I decided I was going to get myself past it. When the leaves from her big tree blow into my yard, I take care of them. I mean, they're leaves. Leaves fall in the fall. I also get awesome shade on my driveway from that big tree on hot summer days, so cleaning up the leaves isn't a big price to pay for that.

I still love my neighbors, even if there's a Karen among them.

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Unfiltered truth.

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Kids say the darnedest things...

But unvarnished truth and insight from each one!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. LOL

[Historic NY]

12. Funny how people complain about Karens, for decades we've had Richards