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<p>Today&#39;s most obnoxious <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/news/babysitter-shares-texts-mom-grateful-watch-three-kids/">Choosing Beggar</a> is a dude who doesn&#39;t value the labor of artists or babysitters, asking for both a free portrait of his children, whom he wants the artist to watch for free.</p><p>Artist u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/givemeayes/">givemeayes</a> shared to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/">Reddit&#39;s Choosing Beggars forum</a> a conversation she had with her best friend&#39;s husband who begged her for a free painting, even as she offered to make him a cheap one of he bought the canvas.</p><h2>The long text exchange started as most conversations do: with an ask. The artist is understandably saving the gallery style canvases for a special occasion like a paid commission, but the dad protested as a wannabe freeloader and canvas snob.</h2><p>He then reneged on paying her for the services she already provided.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit: u/givemeayes" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/" height="876" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/1-qDyaNO.png" width="714" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/">Reddit: u/givemeayes</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2> </h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit: u/givemeayes" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/" height="837" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/2-XIxkdc.png" width="718" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/">Reddit: u/givemeayes</a></div></figure><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit: u/givemeayes" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/" height="1000" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/3-XLMmpw.png" width="718" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/">Reddit: u/givemeayes</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The guy really put the &quot;beggar&quot; in Choosing Beggar, asking the artist to &quot;give a friend a hand in their time of need&quot; after flexing by dropping that he as already spread $5,000 on gifts.</p><h2>He then went from whiney to straight-up mean, telling her that by the time she&#39;s &quot;inspired to paint&quot; she &quot;won&#39;t even be alive.&quot; Nice!</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit: u/givemeayes" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/" height="1138" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/4-W3uNET.png" width="718" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/">Reddit: u/givemeayes</a></div></figure><h2>She ended the conversation as politely as possible, only to be begged for babysitting again the next day.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit: u/givemeayes" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/" height="708" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/5-BSIFtg.png" width="718" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ebi2qj/friends_husband_doesnt_want_to_pay_me_for/">Reddit: u/givemeayes</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The commenters agrees: this guy is mean.</p><p>&quot;Whoa that guy is a straight up a**hole. Hope you got paid for babysitting but I&rsquo;d say never do it again and don&rsquo;t f*cking talk to him again- he&rsquo;s a d*ck,&quot; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/zzthefrenchie/">zzthefrenchie</a> commented.</p><p>Yeah, that just about (profanely) sums it up.</p><p>Don&#39;t be this guy.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Man asks wife's best friend to paint a portrait for free, and gets angry when she offers very discounted price.

Today&#39;s most obnoxious Choosing Beggar is a dude who doesn&#39;t value the labor of artists or babysitters, asking for both a free portrait of his children, whom he wants the artist to watch for free.Artist u/givemeayes shared to Reddit&#39;s Choosing Beggars forum a conversation she had with her best friend&#39;s husband who begged her for a free painting, even as she offered to make him a cheap one of he bought the canvas.The long text exchange started as most conversations do: with an ask. The artist is understandably saving the gallery style canvases for a special occasion like a paid commission, but the dad protested as a wannabe freeloader and canvas snob.He then reneged on paying her for the services she already provided.Reddit: u/givemeayes Reddit: u/givemeayesReddit: u/givemeayesThe guy really put the &quot;beggar&quot; in Choosing Beggar, asking the artist to &quot;give a friend a hand in their time of need&quot; after flexing by dropping that he as already spread $5,000 on gifts.He then went from whiney to straight-up mean, telling her that by the time she&#39;s &quot;inspired to paint&quot; she &quot;won&#39;t even be alive.&quot; Nice!Reddit: u/givemeayesShe ended the conversation as politely as possible, only to be begged for babysitting again the next day.Reddit: u/givemeayesThe commenters agrees: this guy is mean.&quot;Whoa that guy is a straight up a**hole. Hope you got paid for babysitting but I&rsquo;d say never do it again and don&rsquo;t f*cking talk to him again- he&rsquo;s a d*ck,&quot; zzthefrenchie commented.Yeah, that just about (profanely) sums it up.Don&#39;t be this guy.

Today&#39;s most obnoxious Choosing Beggar is a dude who doesn&#39;t value the labor of artists or babysitters, asking for both a free portrait of his children, whom he wants the artist to watch for free.  Artist u/givemeayes shared to...