-People referring to their children as "my boy" or "my girl". Not like, an occasional "That's my boy" thing but like not ever using their name. I have a facebook friend who is always like "I am looking for baseball gear for my boy. anyone have some for sale?" or "Here is a picture of me and my boy". "My boy is getting so big!" And he is like 12. WTF. He has a name, you know. And last I checked, he wasn't a posession of yours. He's a human being. When you talk to her, it's the same way. She never says his name she only calls him her "boy". I also have a daycare client who calls their child "girl". Like "Come on girl, time to go." or "Have a good day girl!" Its so weird.
-On the same sort of note, bloggers who write in great detail about mundane family stuff in great detail and exaggerate it - I know lifestyle blogging is a genuine thing. But when a favorite decor blog suddenly does a 5 part series on their family road trip to see Grandma, complete with entire paragraphs detailing every snack they packed and potty break they took.....And how they write it like it's a novel. like As soon as we set off down the dusty winding road, Emily sweetly commented "Mom are we there yet?" I replied with a hearty laugh "No sweetie, not yet" and then turned back to face the road, watching the yellow lines snaking into the distance.(that's just my fake example) but you can tell they have worked hard to "write" it like a story in a book.
Seriously? You are driving in a car to go see Grandma. Just say "We took a road trip last week to see my mom! Here are some cute pics of the kids, and a funny story about something that happened on the way." You just look full of yourself, assuming that 30000 readers will be riveted to your list of every gas station you stopped to pee at.
Post by bunnymendelbaum on May 1, 2013 13:07:36 GMT -5
peach I have that same pet peeve but I can't stand it when people only refer to their infant as "the baby". It has a name! It is not an object! We have friends who called their DD The Baby until she was 3 when her brother came along and then he became The Baby. I liked The Baby Whisperer's philosophy about treating your infant like a human being including calling them by their name.
My other minor pet peeves right now are Craigslist rentals spammers & 'rent to own' posts.
LOl. I call Rubes Toddler all the time. So much so it's now her nickname and she responds to it. I don't even know how it got started but it is what it is. I do use her name when talking about her though usually.
I ranted about this below, but E. Students bedroom is a hot mess. I don't care about cleanliness in terms of clothes, books on the floor, making the bed etc. Whatever. But his room looks like a frat house. He likes to drink (which is fine. H and I do once in awhile) so it's full of beer bottles he never takes out. A) This isn't not a frat house B) Call me a prude but there's a child in my house. I don't think it's the best example for her. He also likes to eat in his room (which I have issues with. We were never allowed to. Either was H. We're just not used to it) but I compromised and let him do it. However, he leaves his dishes in his room for like 3 days. I didn't know this, until one day all my bowls were gone and I just did dishes. It's so gross. We had a little Come to Jesus about it. If he wants to eat in his room fine but the dishes need to get back up ASAP. Also, if I'm already done with dishes/the dishwasher is on he has to wash them. 3 day old dishes on my counter aren't any better than 3 day old dishes in his room kwim? I also told him if I saw a bug or any anywhere near his room he was paying for the exterminator.
I just don't get the love/thrill of eating in your room.
Loud and noisy eaters. I hate people snarfing at their food, chewing with their mouths open, talking with food in their mouth and drinking directly from faucets. It's gross. I'm no miss manners, but come on people, we aren't animals!
A coworker of mine who is obsessed with being organic and natural.....but smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish. Um..yeah not so natural. She's always giving people shit about how unhealthy they are. I want to throat punch her.
Post by emoflamingo on May 1, 2013 14:00:57 GMT -5
My husband totally clips his nails at work. I get on him about it and he's all "but I do it in to my drawer!" No that is gross.
My boss is constantly making grunting, throat-clearing noises and sniffing like he's trying to get the phlegm out of his throat and it's gross. He also uses EVERY corner in the office as a back scratcher like a bear. It is so damn weird.
But I am totally guilty about the baby thing. Poor Baby W is going to be Baby W for a long time lol. My nieces call him that. Of course, my kids have about 20 nicknames (stinkpot, pumpkin, versions of their names, etc.) and Monkey (usually) responds to all of them lol.
A coworker of mine who is obsessed with being organic and natural.....but smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish. Um..yeah not so natural. She's always giving people shit about how unhealthy they are. I want to throat punch her.
WOW. All of her healthy habits combined will not TRUMP the smoking and drinking. Amazing.
My pet peeve: my boss who lacks any capacity for time management. I seriously wonder if she's getting fired this afternoon though. CEO called a meeting with her at 5 p.m. and didn't state a reason.
I often refer to DS as "the boy" or just "boy". I refer to my niece and her entourage collectively as "the teens"; she alone is "the teen". DS will cease to be a teen in a mere 3 months and his cousin is nearly 33.
What makes my eye twitch is how my father's family refer to one another as "Bob's Jill" or "Rose's Jack". That and when the teens' moms call me auntie when I run into them. I am not your auntie.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on May 1, 2013 15:28:05 GMT -5
My work email system is driving me crazy. They use some sort of free software (yeah, in a corporate environment) and half my emails don't go through. Just shell out the money for Exchange server already.
I hate people who get in line for things when they haven't made up their mind. For example, at the grocery store, waiting in line for a sandwich for more than 5 minutes ... the lady in front of me gets to the counter and is all "what do you recommend? I was thinking I might like something with turkey? Can you put cole slaw on it?" WTH were you doing when you were in line, lady? MAKE UP YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU GET TO THE COUNTER. Ugh.
Post by sierramist03 on May 1, 2013 16:29:26 GMT -5
OMG DH and I talk about this all the time his mom does is constantly and it drives us both nuts he has called her out on it several times. I hate when she comments on pictures and statuses with that my son! Really!!
What makes my eye twitch is how my father's family refer to one another as "Bob's Jill" or "Rose's Jack".
My family does that, but only when there's more than one person with the same name. There's "Susie's Calvin" and "Katie's Calvin" referring respectively to my husband Calvin and my cousin Calvin (married to Katie) who have the same first name. It's sort of weirdly possessive, I guess, but using last names when talking about close family also feels weird, you know?
peach I have that same pet peeve but I can't stand it when people only refer to their infant as "the baby". It has a name! It is not an object! We have friends who called their DD The Baby until she was 3 when her brother came along and then he became The Baby. I liked The Baby Whisperer's philosophy about treating your infant like a human being including calling them by their name.
My other minor pet peeves right now are Craigslist rentals spammers & 'rent to own' posts.
Confession: I referred to my nephew as "It" until he turned 3. As in "What do you want me to feed it for dinner?". My brother used to get so mad at me and tell him to use his name, it wasn't even a consciencious thing.