OP doesn't realize the extend of his stepson's relationship with his pillow. An aspiring chef successfully fools her boyfriend into thinking that frozen TV dinners are good old-fashioned home cooking. OP is convinced he is the best bf ever, when his gf's friend shows up to prove him wrong. A man sticks up for his wife, even though he thought she di…

We're so far off the rails we can't even see them anymore, but hey, it's Halloween! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ OP doesn't want to be her friend's emotional support during a spooky Halloween event. We discuss integrating "modern" technology into horror stories. We tap into the existential fear of breaking rules with a guide for Disney World cast members. For once, w…

Content Warning: Pregnancy loss in 3rd story from 32:57- 45:00. We're back and it's zero to sixty right away! OP and his girlfriend commit way too fast by sharing custody of his girlfriend's car. Boyfriend decides to kill his relationship over his girlfriend's harmless Goosebumps obsession. TikTok is convincing people that they have a very serious …

We disagree over whether or not OP is overreacting to his girlfriend not opening his car door fast enough. A dog mom thinks it's cool to feed half of a human meal to her dog without asking first. OP dips out on his family... after buying them an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney. We find another unreasonable bride, and this time she tries to get a s…

TW: Brief mention of poo and pee in the intro (Kora's been having a bad time). Lots of discussion of the word "b**ch" in the second segment. We discuss the hottest thing on Reddit since souptube... well, maybe "hot" isn't the right word, but it's definitely the funniest! OP doesn't realize that the music he's playing in the bedroom isn't doing it f…

OP is sick of her brother treating her like crap just because she slept with his friend a few times. We hear about the worst Bridezilla in all of history who tries to grift her guests into paying her $150 per person, even after getting $100k for the wedding from her parents. A woman is so invested in her son's marriage that she immediately jumps to…

OP's boyfriend's dog does her a favor by telling her that her boyfriend is crazy. A dude makes a lot of real shitty assumptions about his former "friend" who didn't (and still probably doesn't) want to sleep with him. A gaggle of 16-year-old girls run rampant over OP's house, leaving his poor wife to clean up. At least he learns his lesson... sort …

We have to talk about that guy, and I'm so, so sorry. OP receives a free bracelet from her BF after he's gifted everyone in his family lots of expensive and fancy things. Upper management can't believe that service dogs other than seeing-eye dogs exist. A parent just wants to do what's bed for their son who is dating a trans girl, and they're doing…

OP asks if she's the asshole for telling her ex that she is perfectly capable of having a baby with a man who isn't him. The awesome engineer woman from last week schools us in how to handle another, very different, conflict. A dude dumps his oldest daughter on OP, then gets mad when he treats her differently than his four other kids. OP feels gilt…

In a well-timed palette cleanser after last week's.... whatever that was, Esme's mum is back! OP is concerned that her friend let her daughter get wine drunk at 12 years old. OP's boyfriend can't help but start an anxiety spiral whenever he's threatened with an evening out. A woman discovers the best way to deal with angry men at work. Subreddit sh…

A man ignores a woman's needs for his wants - and what else is new? A woman's job pushes her too far and she lets her toddlers feed themselves. A woman lets her bachelorette party week go to her head by booking herself and her 25 closest friends solid for 3 days straight. And... well, it's been a while since we've had a weird fetish post, but you'l…

OP follows all the rules for her job, but still gets asked to remedy the mistakes of her management. (Sounds familiar, huh?) A step-dad decides to be a real piece of work to his adult step-daughters. OP has a most bizarre food habit. OP tries to do something extremely sweet and winds up dealing with something extremely dirty. Subreddit shoutout: /r…

OP's wife won't stop hording microwave meals and now he has to take extreme measures. Americans believe a wild thing about where chocolate milk comes from and they don't enjoy being called on it. OP tries to give a cute name to some really creepy behavior. OP's girlfriend is super cool and it scares him. Subreddit shoutout: /r/IllegalLifeProTips Do…

A gnome scares OP's 5-year-old son, so they decide to take things into their own hands. We're not sure why OP's coworkers are being so mean to her, but then we dig a little deeper and uncover the mystery. OP finds the best revenge is to live well - and it helps if you live well while banging your new SIL's brother. Subreddit shoutout: /r/WalkableCi…

A student maliciously complies with a new teacher asking them to move their bangs out of their face. A man discovers how to neg a woman with pastries. A teenager solves a problem with a wedding in the most teenaged way possible. OP culminates the rivalry between himself and his girlfriend's 14-year-old son. Subreddit shoutout: /r/TheWayWeWere Donat…

TW: Tangent about rape in fiction from 55:00 to 59:30. OP does the unthinkable by touching a boomer's thermostat. A woman goes nuclear when she finds out her soon-to-be-ex is cheating on her with two different women. OP thinks it would be a great idea to call the cops on a responsible family at the beach. Then we discuss the viral post about Disney…

In lieu of a regular episode this week, please enjoy this episode of Middle Morph with our very own Esme! Don't forget to donate to help the show keep running at ko-fi.com/morganleslay. You can listen to Part 2 here. Content warning: Suicide attempt, addiction, and mental health issues. When the Animorphs crash a concert, they happen to save the li…

An update from last episode's dude who was jealous of his wife's rabbit. A man cries at a soccer/football match and gets bullied by his family for it. OP's mom finds something strange across the street from their house that could very well be evidence of a poltergeist. A man finds a fun and exciting new way to control a woman in his life when he ke…

TW: Animal abuse in update to third story. OP's boyfriend has fallen into the shitty internet trap of gatekeeping a video game. A MIL invites herself along on a couple's trip, and her son backs her up. OP's wife has been carrying out a long-term emotional affair... with her rabbit? A friend keeps giving OP shells and rocks, and we're extremely jeal…

Note: We do not talk about politics today. We do hear from Kora, who is very adamantly anti-sexism. OP ignores her girlfriend's anniversary request and is confused when she gets mad. An anti-bridezilla tries to help her soon-to-be nibling be as comfortable as possible at her wedding. A father with five kids takes the initiative at work and gets a s…

A dad plays favorites by taking his son places, but not his daughters. OP blames her sister in law for not taking care of her brother as if he were a child. A high school senior wants to go to prom, but her boyfriend/ "cousin" has been banned for fighting. OP comes up with a creative way to deter questions about her forthcoming reproduction. Subred…

This week we just can't figure them out. A man mysteriously asks the only woman in the room to clean up a mess he made. A really creepy and controlling 5th grade teacher refuses to let go when OP won't tell him why her daughter was pregnant. A well-meaning husband tries to explain to his wife that she's not going to be a superstar. OP catches her e…

Note: Yay, Morgan's audio recorded using the default laptop microphone instead of their fancy podcast mic! What a treat! Again. A parent who is getting a free babysitter for the weekend try to bite the hand that feeds them. A man treats his wife's baby shower as an investment opportunity. Worst parent ever neglects her child's medical needs, then p…

A man refuses to wake up for an emergency, then yells at his wife for not waking him up. OP overreacts when she finds herself in an awkward situation when her son gets together with his deceased best friend's girlfriend. Two step-siblings get pit against each other when it comes to college savings. OP finds the best way to set boundaries with creep…

CW: Animal neglect in second segment from 19:18 to It's been awhile, but we've got a baby name dispute that can only be described as a slow descent into madness. A man can't take care of a good, fluffy dog for two days while OP is out of town. OP projects her trad wife morals onto her sister. We end with dual dead donkeys - or shall we say, dead go…

A tale as old as time: "My wife knows I see other women and she's cool with it!" OP sticks up for his wife who has finally been able to wear what she wants for the first time in her life. A boyfriend has a meltdown when he has to *checks notes* pull out of a parking spot. And it turns out that it's not his first. OP wants advice on how to get over …

Note: Yay, Morgan's audio recorded using the default laptop microphone instead of their fancy podcast mic! What a treat! A very confusing situation regarding an electric bill, solar panels, and a girlfriend who will pay for one but not the other. OP doesn't want the wedding rings to get carried away by their trained owls. OP discovers her husband h…

A woman has totally run out of patience with her fiance's out-of-control dog. OP can't take a hint when her son and DIL don't tell her when her grandkid is born because they aren't sure about whether or not she'll barge in. A dude absolutely cannot handle the fact that his daughter chose her bio-mom instead of his young, new wife. OP finds love in …

A mom is absolutely furious that her 23-year-old daughter doesn't want to attend a pizza party twice in one week. OP takes a stand and charges her boyfriend for business expenses. Man prioritizes visiting his family for FIVE WEEKS instead of coming home early to care for his girlfriend after surgery. OP proves she was raised right by making her par…

CW: Discussion of miscarriages in the last segment from 41:58 to 49:09. OP tries to punish her boyfriend for not planning ahead with disasterous results. A husband decides to leave his wife alone with their four kids... alone... to go to the Super Bowl. An adult daughter realizes how messed up her birthdays have been up to this point. A husband doe…

OP suspects his girlfriend is cheating on him because of a suspicious situation in The Sims 4. A man refuses to read his wife's book because it's "not his type". An epic saga of a shitty family, a childfree wedding, and an AirBnB venue. OP decides to take a stand by turning into just as much of a nightmare as her sister. Subreddit shoutout: /r/MenW…

OP can't understand why his brother in law doesn't want to spend time with his sweet angel child. A boyfriend tries to throw out his girlfriend's hobby again, but this time it's a living creature. Culture shock comes into play when Parisian OP goes to visit her American in-laws. A LARP goes wrong when a moderator and an asshole stab a new player in…

We get an update for the clever girlfriend who "ruined Thanksgiving". Another teacher goes on a power trip, and you'll never guess what subject they teach. After the huge Omicron surge, we finally return to our segment Weddings Make People Crazy! Ba ba! OP's girlfriend forgets she is an NPC at her boyfriend's friends' gay wedding. A landlord dad (d…

OP has put up with way too much from her "picky eater" boyfriend. A petty younger sister gets her older sister's free ride taken away from her. We discuss the correct response to students who don't do anything in class. OP finds a clever way to gaslight her snooping mother-in-law. Subreddit shoutout: /r/RockHounds Twitter: @rYouSeriousPod Email: rY…

We're back, yall! We start off easy with a fairly common dilemma: Stay with the new SO or break up to go to college in a better city? OP just can't believe that he has a non-white grandkid and refuses to eat *gasp* spices. An abusive husband gives his wife $600 for Christmas! ... So she can buy him an Xbox for Christmas. -_- OP comes up with a plan…

The "new" girlfriend serves her bf's family their just desserts when they keep calling her by her bf's ex's name. A man gets called out by OP for his total uselessness as a parent and a spouse. OP finds a creative way to give her daughter a nice New Years' and still get wasted with her friends. OP's boyfriend has discovered a new way to treat himse…

OP thinks that his girlfriend's towel is going to embarrass him in front of his family. Parents try to take away their daughter's boyfriend like he's a toy she's throwing a tantrum over. Woman just wants a day raiding dungeons without having to take care of her boyfriend. Mystery babies keep showing up at OP's sister's house, and OP is justifiably …

OP decides his daughter's dress decisions are the last straw with her behavior and leaves her to find her own ride to a wedding. A woman decides that she's going to preemtively put her maiden name on her child's birth certificate in preparation for what we can only assume is the impending divorce. OP doesn't want to admit that her teenaged kids are…

OP follows her boyfriend's advice not to be so uptight about chores and stuff. An older man enforces his ridiculous communication rules on a 19 year old woman who works for him. A very strange family situation is revealed from a miniscule interaction in the grocery store. Another relationship is nearly torn apart by socks - And this time it nearly …

A mom turns a non-problem into a very big problem. OP takes the lawful evil path when they weren't going to get the reward they were promised. OP tries to send her daughter away to an expensive school on the advice of her husband, but conveniently ignores the opinion of her ex's new wife. A MIL jumps into action when she finds out her son has been …

TW: Last story beginning at 37:41 mentions of mental health issues and suicide. (Note: The mentions of suicide are in the comments starting at 53:50. A douche decides that he HAS to be right when they don't make his curry as hot as the surface of the sun. An OP who won't put in the barest amount of effort to help her new-found step daughter feel th…

TW: Update to the last story at 44:37 involves disordered eating. An asshole doesn't understand restraunts that serve dishes without "Mc" in the name. Reddit takes another L when they accuse a woman of stealing child support payments by *checks notes* saving them in an account for her son. OP plays with fire by bringing a whole lasagna to a work fu…

Content warning: The follow up to the Hills Have Eyes story beginning at 47:40 contains instances of sexual harassment and unwanted touching. Note: Esme's audio is not recording properly for the first five minutes or so, but then we fixed it. We start out with some Spoopy™ Two Sentence Horror stories. A 4 year old who remembers her past life. A cab…

A kid excludes a "friend" from his strawberry-themed birthday party for unclear reasons. Morgan screams about a teacher makes a series of mistakes and then throws up his hands and cries "What do you want me to do about it now???" A stepmother learns to give up her wicked ways towards a literal toddler. OP finds a creative and hilarious way to respo…

Hi there. If you listened to last week's episode of R You Serious, you know that a lot of life things have been happening this week, so in lieu of a regular episode, we thought we'd give you a little taste of Morgan's new Animorphs podcast: Middle Morph Millennials. This is part 1 of book 1: The Invasion. For the second half, you can subscribe to M…

A roomie doesn't want to discourage her roommate from cooking, but she also doesn't want to spend countless nights on the toilet. Dad refuses to allow his son to have any privacy from his sticky-fingered step brother. OP spins a tale of a dress that is less about the dress than the bad behavior of her husband for the month leading up to the dress. …

OP's family situation gets complicated when she and her husband get the opportunity to travel while her daughter is still in school. Another example of harrassment at the gym, and this time, it's definitely stepping into stalking territory. OP's wife wants to have her cake and eat it too when it comes to parenting and her job - except she hasn't be…

We start with two posts from opposite perspectives of a couple who should NOT be playing competitive games together. Pregnant girlfriend doesn't believe that OP is experiencing symptoms of pregnancy, and it's not on purpose. We end with a girlfriend who just needs to dump her controlling, buzzkill of a boyfriend who doesn't like cupcakes or music o…

A lovely update from the weightlifter in our last episode who just wants to be left alone. then a truly rage-inducing post where OP has to learn just exactly how racist he's been towards his wife and daughter all these years, because his mother is Lucille Bluth. A boyfriend tries really, REALLY hard to justify his presence on Tinder to his girlfrie…

OP is our hero at the gym when she claps back at a mansplainer who interrupts her squat set. We address the issues of post-hookup anxiety when it comes to birth control and STDs. OP starts by asking the question "Am I the baddie?" when it comes to a bad sexual partner who wants him back. We do have to finish with another installment of Weddings Mak…