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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Dismal-Class9894 on 2025-04-07 14:36:38+00:00.
Not the standard MC story but I think definitely applies.
When my sister and I were much younger we lived in this nice house in the south-east United States. We would go out to play in the driveway. This driveway was lined with railroad ties and beyond those a thick layer of monkey grass. At the time the monkey grass was covered in the little black berries. As soon as my sister, about 4-5 at the time, saw them she was fascinated. She ran over, stripped a handful off the stem, and went to put them into her mouth.
Our father quickly yelled "Don't you dare put those in your mouth young lady!"
My sister stopped her movement, stared down at the berries in her hand, and back at our father. You could see the wheels turning, her hand opening, dropping all but one berry. That single berry was pinched between her fingers. She smiled broadly as shoved the hard black berry as far as she could up her nose.
It was a stunningly long few seconds before she realized her mistake. The smile morphed into a scream and my father quickly ran over to see if he could remove the berry. He could not and so we got to take a trip to the family doctor. A short time later, with a lot of tears and a long set of tweezers, the berry was removed from the screaming kiddo.
She learned a valuable lesson that day. Although malicious compliance may feel good in the moment, sometimes you pay for it.