I am a single mom so, “I don’t know how you do it all alone,” “I can’t imagine how hard it is for you,” or “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.” 🙄🙄
Anyone who refers to women as “females.” Anyone who unironically says or posts “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.” What an asshole thing to say.
Post by UMaineTeach on Jul 24, 2019 14:04:30 GMT -5
I am not the world’s most optimistic person, but ‘it is what it is’ sounds so defeatist. Like, I’m not even going to try to make anything better, it’s not worth it.
I HATE when people try to tell me ‘now/wow, hate is a strong word, do you mean that?’ Yes. ‘Ok, tell us how you really feel’ I did. Fuck off with your editing of my emotions. Fuck off, that’s a strong phase. Hate, meh.
When people drop "to be" out of a sentence, it makes me hate them for life. Like, "needs done." AHHHHHHHHHH. I saw it on a WEBSITE the other day and instantly closed it.
Aren’t you in the Midwest? Living here must be the innermost circle of hell! I didn’t even realize I dropped “to be” until I was well into adulthood.
See also: “Ope!” And once you know you do it, you can’t stop hearing yourself say it and cringe.
H and I always laugh at the overuse of "game-changer." I also an irritated by living "best life" and "in my truth." Add me to the hatred of misused grammar, too. I also get angry seeing how often people use the unneeded apostrophe before s. Plurals shouldn't have an apostrophe!
when people say "brother" instead of "your brother" or the actual name
like to a toddler with a new sibling "give brother a kiss"
or "we need to go pick up sister"
But I have a coworker (who I haven't heard say this) but in discussing it with her it seems so odd to her that I include the word "your", it's just extra and unnecessary to her so maybe I'm the weird one
My husband's childhood friend has daughters and he and his wife do this. Only they say sissy. Thry call both girls sissy to the other one in a high fakey voice and I cringe.
Post by starburst604 on Jul 24, 2019 14:25:52 GMT -5
Not sure I can even explain this correctly but, I notice people younger than me do it. If I say (verbally) to someone "Omg I love that!" and I want to drag out the "love", I'd say "loooove that!", right? Emphasis on dragging out the "o" sound. But they'll write "Omg I lovvveeeeeee". NO. That would make it sound like lovey. It's absolutely ridiculous how insane it makes me to read that.
Also any of the "I see you" crap. "I see you, mama of 3, I see how tired you are. Blah blah blah". I hate "mama" in general as a way of addressing moms (unless it's by their kid).
I'm pretty over this theme of "self care" on social media that basically implies anything a mom or woman wants to do for herself is this great luxury that they have to make time for. Like, people feeling like they have to justify getting a pedicure or just sitting on the couch all night. Just say you wanted new toe nail polish color, you don't have to #selfcare every time!
YES! Also, sometimes self care is the things we don't want to do, not just the things we want. It's self care if I cook myself a good dinner, but most the time I'd rather order pizza. I prefer treat yo self if I'm talking pedicures or whatever.
The alternative to It is what it is.... sometimes it just be that way.
People around here tend to drop prepositions or use phrases that avoid them and it makes me a little crazy. So, when I was done work instead of when I was done with work is the most common one and it is nails on a chalkboard to me.
Well, I know it drives my H crazy when I say "it is what it is".
At work, there is this one manager who every time we have a telephonic meeting says repeatedly the first few minutes "we're still gathering". I don't know why, but it annoys the heck out of me.
You need to watch this video, "A Conference Call in Real Life". It had me ROLLING.
"I don't know how you do everything" or "I don't know how you manage to do all of that" (i.e. referring to working, parenting, dealing with a spouse who has a 24 hr shift schedule, etc etc.).
And the martyr wars "wow I don't know how you do it with three kids!" "Oh I know, it's *not like I don't have x going on or I'm not busy tee hee" or The ones who put it out there too "what do people with (insert issue no kids, or no health problems or whatever) do with all that time?"
H and I always laugh at the overuse of "game-changer." I also an irritated by living "best life" and "in my truth." Add me to the hatred of misused grammar, too. I also get angry seeing how often people use the unneeded apostrophe before s. Plurals shouldn't have an apostrophe!
My FIL got us custom mailing labels that say "The Smith's*". Ughh! I still use them and people probably judge me.
Using the word “inbox” as a verb. LOOK. I have come around on the use of they/their as a singular pronoun despite my initial resistance because I realized I was being dumb and inclusion is more important than traditional grammar. Language can evolve to accommodate changing norms. But INBOX IS NOT A VERB, AND THERE IS NO REASON TO MAKE IT ONE.
H and I always laugh at the overuse of "game-changer." I also an irritated by living "best life" and "in my truth." Add me to the hatred of misused grammar, too. I also get angry seeing how often people use the unneeded apostrophe before s. Plurals shouldn't have an apostrophe!
My FIL got us custom mailing labels that say "The Smith's*". Ughh! I still use them and people probably judge me.
*Not my last name, but you get the point.
OMG OMG - I can't believe how many Christmas cards we get with this error (not on the label, on the cards themselves). I was standing in line at an ice cream place with DD the other day and there was an A-frame sign next to me with their menu in colored chalk. It said "sundae's".
When people drop "to be" out of a sentence, it makes me hate them for life. Like, "needs done." AHHHHHHHHHH. I saw it on a WEBSITE the other day and instantly closed it.
Aren’t you in the Midwest? Living here must be the innermost circle of hell! I didn’t even realize I dropped “to be” until I was well into adulthood.
See also: “Ope!” And once you know you do it, you can’t stop hearing yourself say it and cringe.
I catch myself saying “Ope!” all the time and I can’t stop. I hate “came into this world” when a baby is born and the phrase “and just like that...” Like “and just like that we have a 3rd grader”. So annoying.
H and I always laugh at the overuse of "game-changer." I also an irritated by living "best life" and "in my truth." Add me to the hatred of misused grammar, too. I also get angry seeing how often people use the unneeded apostrophe before s. Plurals shouldn't have an apostrophe!
My FIL got us custom mailing labels that say "The Smith's*". Ughh! I still use them and people probably judge me.
*Not my last name, but you get the point.
Yeah...you need to stop using them. People are judging you. This post is confirmation.