Redditor Plans To Pretend They Are Unaware Their Covid Denying In-Laws Are Vaccinated To Mess With Them

"Would I be the buttface if I handed them masks and sanitizer, refused to come within 10 feet, and made a big deal about protecting their health?"

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Published in Interesting
May 21, 2023

Redditor Plans To Pretend They Are Unaware Their Covid Denying In-Laws Are Vaccinated To Mess With Them

There's no better feeling than when someone is lying to you while you know for a fact that they are full of it. The longer they lie and get into detail about it, the more reassurance you get that the person is not trustworthy.

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When you know that someone is lying for sure, you have two options: either play along and let them lie further or call them out straight away. The second option is often what most people go fo,r but the first option is usually more fun, and you can get creative with it.

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A Redditor who goes by the username u/Harmony_w made a post on the r/AmItheButtface subReddit where they explained how their in-laws are Covid deniers who eventually had to get vaccinated but never shared that info with anyone. Op plans to pretend they don't know about their vaccination and see how they will react to that.

Op decides to consult with the Reddit community and get different perspectives to ensure it's appropriate to pull such a stunt. The Reddit community had a lot of different responses to the user's post; scroll down to check out the full Reddit post and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.

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Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Harmony_w:

OP's in-laws plan to visit soon, and they plan to give them a proper welcome.

Most users had a similar judgment of OP's situation.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Harmony_w's post:

It's only a hoax in the online rants but not real life.

This would be the perfect way to deal with this situation.

That way, you avoid hosting them entirely.

They can either accept it or choose to stay in a hotel.

The first shot is not enough.

We need a formal update about how things went.

At least Op agreed to host them.

They will eventually admit it; you can't keep something like that secret for long.

"You should make a big deal of not believing them."

It would be an interesting watch, for sure.

The reaction is going to be priceless.

Live streaming the moment would be the perfect thing to do in this situation.

A little harsh but perfectly understandable.

OP has every right to refuse to have any contact with them.

More people are rooting for the 'violence' option.

OP should eventually admit that they know.

The in-law's online lies are dangerous and harmful.

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