How do you really feel about April Fools Day?

[Xara]

if i had answered this earlier today, i probably would’ve said that it’s never been my favourite ‘holiday’ and left it at that, but my dislike for it has really grown throughout the day lol. i’ve spent the entire day questioning everything anyone has said or done because some jokes/pranks are not always obvious to me and i hate it. i spend every day questioning people because of my anxiety and paranoia, and days like today just make it worse. i’m so scared of falling for something or not getting a joke and looking moronic, doubting something or someone that is actually serious, etc that i pretty much avoid everyone every year on this day.

this is personal, but today also marks 5 months since my cat passed away. the first of every month upsets me now, and april is no exception.

the only part of april fools day that doesn’t bother me are the pranks that tbt staff pull every year. to me, they’re obviously jokes and quite entertaining, and i like them. everything else leaves me feeling suspicious and uncomfortable.

i’m not trying to upset anyone who participates in and/or enjoys april fools day, nor am i saying that people are wrong for doing so… i just personally don’t like today lol.

 

[Seastar]

I'm fine with it, but only because I've never experienced anything hurtful out of it. I understand some people take it too far and I don't think that's okay.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Most of the time I don't even know it's April Fool's Day! I think it can be fun, it's never really bothered me.

The only time it bothered me was when I was in high school -- I overheard one guy telling his friend he was gonna pretend to break up with his girlfriend as a prank; that was a cringe moment for sure

 

[Envy]

It's annoying. Also it sucks because April sucks. lol

 

[-Blue-]

Most of the time I don't even know it's April Fool's Day! I think it can be fun, it's never really bothered me.

The only time it bothered me was when I was in high school -- I overheard one guy telling his friend he was gonna pretend to break up with his girlfriend as a prank; that was a cringe moment for sure

Yeah that's just pushing it and really inappropriate. You don't know how someone is going to react to that and that's also very manipulative. My friends and family never did big pranks. Sometimes they'd put more effort into it and other times it was just a thing like 'Hey I just noticed your car's tire is flat.' I mean not really that funny, but harmless and I'll take that over emotional abuse in the form of a 'chill bro it was just a prank'

 

[FoxFeathers]

I've got coworkers that are pretty dang good at pranks that are funny but don't cause any harm. Those are amazing to witness. I'm not really into doing pranks myself on April Fools. I like to play when no one is expecting it. A few years back we had a little rubber snake and I would hide it in the boxes of plastic gloves our servers use, so when they quickly grab them the snake popped out. I terrorized my workplace for a month. XD

 

[PacV]

Hate it. A lot of people i follow make fake leaks about things. Now, what's the matter with that? Those rumors are actually really cool and you just can wish they could become a reality. T_T

 

[_confused_piplup_]

Says nothing to me. You just expect some jokes but it's so boring that nobody does them because you expect them lol. On the other side, it's becoming quite the opposite, people seem to make a joke while they are actually serious lol. Btw yes, it's actually boring

 

[whimsu]

I'm "eh" about it.
I kinda like the cute jokes online communities/sites play on their userbase. Even though I know it's fake, it's fun to see the creativity that people come up with.

I don't like the harmful side of it,though.
Or the overused joke side.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Spoiler: Personal Life Story on April Fools Day

I had so many bad experiences with April Fools Day. When I was a kid my parents were telling me I was going to get something special. Now of course I was so young at the time and I had zero clue what April Fools Day was. They were making me do a lot of chores for them and I worked myself hard to make sure I do everything for them. By the time I was done they gave me money, but they said "HAHA APRIL FOOLS ITS FAKE!" I just remember just feeling so upset about this and how tricked how I was that they made me do all of that only for a prank.

Then there was that other time where my so called "Friends" at school were telling me that something big was about to happen. Of course I tried so hard to not believe what they were saying because I saw what the date was. They insisted they were being honest about it. I just said "If you guys fool me we are no longer friends" and they promised (little did I know they just said that just to maniuplate my trust). They told me to go to the lunchroom for a surprise. Then when I I went inside I saw everyone laughing at me. I was like "WHAT YOU GUYS LAUGHING AT?!" Then my secret got revealed. It was a private photo I shared with my best friend and he was the one who planned this.
He said "APRIL FOOLS" this was all a prank. I was so angry and upest. I could not believe my trust was crushed. I just yelled "WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS!" and just left and everyone was still laughing.

This how I Really feel about April Fools Day. Its a day that does nothing but make you second guess everything and everyone. Its something that just really rubs me the wrong way given all the nonsense I had to go through in life.

 

[Ravenkitty22]

I have two sides to this. I like it because it’s fun to make harmless jokes with my friends. That being said, I’ve been taken advantage of and manipulated so many times on April Fool’s Day that I second guess everything and everyone, more than I usually do (which says something). I already overthink everything, I don’t need to overthink even more.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I have two sides to this. I like it because it’s fun to make harmless jokes with my friends. That being said, I’ve been taken advantage of and manipulated so many times on April Fool’s Day that I second guess everything and everyone, more than I usually do (which says something). I already overthink everything, I don’t need to overthink even more.

I relate to this alot

 

[-Blue-]

I have two sides to this. I like it because it’s fun to make harmless jokes with my friends. That being said, I’ve been taken advantage of and manipulated so many times on April Fool’s Day that I second guess everything and everyone, more than I usually do (which says something). I already overthink everything, I don’t need to overthink even more.

Yeah some people get stupid with the pranks. It's one thing to do a silly harmless one and entirely different to make this elaborate prank. Someone I know said they were going to scare their family because they use a chainsaw for work. They were going to run in, covered in fake blood, and wrap their hand like it's mutilated/covered in blood, and then faint when everyone is freaking out.

I told them to be prepared to be physically hurt after that. That's no longer a prank I can get behind. You're just being a jackass as that point.

 

[_confused_piplup_]

I really just stopped caring and so have most people around me. In general, it just feels like a normal day lol

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I don’t care for it and luckily it doesn’t affect me.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

surprised I didn't comment here last year, I honestly love it and I always look forward to seeing what pranks the TBT Staff tries to pull (and now the Flight Rising staff too since I'm active there). but besides those two things, and seeing a few funnies on youtube (like the recent announcement of Flex Seal's newest product, Flex Space), it's pretty much just a regular day for me.

 

[oath2order]

I absolutely hate April Fool's day because people come up with the best stuff for games and then it's "oh tee hee April Fool's".

 

[Shawna]

I actually kinda like it nowadays XDDDD
Me and one of my really close close friends likes to take it to taje it to tease the heck out of a really gullible (no hate) friend we have

 

[Khaoticnoize187]

Honestly pretty indifferent towards it.

Some of them can be pretty mean spirited though and really just an excuse for someone to let their own inner sadism and just go its just a prank bro creepy ass people if you ask me.