Things you just "don't get"?

19-02-2020 06:32PM

Candie wrote: »

Ignore the extremists. They usually have nothing else going on in their lives, in my observation.

This!

And great idea to request the epidural at the admissions desk. I requested mine too late and it didn’t work very well.

Millicently · 19-02-2020 06:42PM

Antares35 wrote: »

Exactly. The advent of the internet also doesnt help. I feel bombarded much of the time and when anyone asks me my birth plan I simply say "a healthy outcome for us both" my consultant told me to read the what to expect book and avoid the internet lol

My Mum used to say that kids don't come with a manual, nowadays it seems like there are far too many manuals telling parents what they should be doing. All anyone can do is love their kids and do the best that they can. If you think about it, a lot of these pushy militant mums seem to be living through their kids so when the kids grow up and move out these women are going to be left with nothing. So many of them ruin their sons for other women too.

Tell me how · 19-02-2020 06:56PM

Antares35 wrote: »

It sounds like her sister in law is very ignorant but yes I still think it isn't the same thing, since one piece of anecdotal evidence does not erode the sheer and undeniable ever present pressure on mothers to breastfeed.

Is that not just your version of anecdotal evidence as opposed to mine?

19-02-2020 08:28PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

This!

And great idea to request the epidural at the admissions desk. I requested mine too late and it didn’t work very well.

My worst nightmare, Lia.

I hope the memory has faded!

Antares35 · 19-02-2020 08:37PM

Tell me how wrote: »

Is that not just your version of anecdotal evidence as opposed to mine?

I'm not really interested in getting into a pointless debate about it tbh. I think it's safe to say that the pressure to breastfeed extends beyond just my own experience.

Martin Lanigan · 19-02-2020 08:43PM

Posters who don’t support SF and didn’t vote for SF with dozens of posts defending the lady who didn’t pay her rent for years and the anti-Semitic lady tweeter.

19-02-2020 10:16PM

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

19-02-2020 11:05PM

Candie wrote: »

My worst nightmare, Lia. I hope the memory has faded!

It has. It’s crazy how the mind works. When people ask me about the labour went now and ask if it hurt I say I remember it as being grand and not very painful. Then I look back at messages to my friends the day I had her saying how painful it was!

Hope all goes well for you.

Antares35 · 19-02-2020 11:28PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

This post really got me thinking! I am one of those who is easily irked by time wasters and slow coaches and while I like to think I have far more self awareness than some of these people and hence do not cause as much annoyance to others, I am really wondering about that now!

dubstarr · 20-02-2020 12:26AM

Lia_lia wrote: »

It has. It’s crazy how the mind works. When people ask me about the labour went now and ask if it hurt I say I remember it as being grand and not very painful. Then I look back at messages to my friends the day I had her saying how painful it was!

Hope all goes well for you.

Its so you go on to have more.:D

Redneck Reject71 · 20-02-2020 12:43AM

The level of viciousness of certain people at work.It's very troubling.

Widdershins · 20-02-2020 05:45AM

Thought this was a different thread so I'm editing previous comment.

A thing I dont get is how superficial a lot of romances are. To my eye it looks like commonly people dont actually get to know their partner, they merely idealise them according to their own pre conceived notion of a ticklist boxes ticked ideal partner. Then they say they just get bored. But you will keep just getting bored unless you learn real appreciation of other people.

And I don't get the appeal of toast.

And people with no self discipline or concept of certain things being worthwhile either for their own sake or for longer term gratification.

Widdershins · 20-02-2020 05:47AM

Lia_lia wrote: »

It has. It’s crazy how the mind works. When people ask me about the labour went now and ask if it hurt I say I remember it as being grand and not very painful. Then I look back at messages to my friends the day I had her saying how painful it was!

Hope all goes well for you.

Good old Oxytocin

whisky_galore · 20-02-2020 08:23AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

No.
Those people are all sh1t at time management.

Widdershins · 20-02-2020 08:29AM

Or they could be overwhelmed.

20-02-2020 10:00AM

Deleted User wrote: »

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

I'd definitely be a person who complains about being needlessly slow, drives me insane. Speed up of get out of my way!

20-02-2020 10:13AM

I'm not just talking about being slow. The TA thread is full of people giving out about other people, usually strangers to them. Are your nerves that shredded? Take it handy in the world. All will be ok.

Millicently · 20-02-2020 10:21AM

For ages we've been told that Idlib is the last ISIS stronghold and yet the media keep trying to persuade us that all the people in Idlib are innocent civilians. I'm sick of propaganda showing kids and the lying White Helmet brigade who are not in any way an official Syrian organisation but a propaganda group who have been caught out using the same kids in various staged attacks and not to mention a few of them having been identified in videos beheading people and laughing about it.

20-02-2020 10:50AM

Antares35 wrote: »

This post really got me thinking! I am one of those who is easily irked by time wasters and slow coaches and while I like to think I have far more self awareness than some of these people and hence do not cause as much annoyance to others, I am really wondering about that now!

Most likely yes. You are human too and not immune from annoying others.

Antares35 · 20-02-2020 11:03AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not just talking about being slow. The TA thread is full of people giving out about other people, usually strangers to them. Are your nerves that shredded? Take it handy in the world. All will be ok.

The TA thread is sacred - a safe place for us to whinge about people like this!

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 20-02-2020 12:46PM

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

I'd definitely be a person who complains about being needlessly slow, drives me insane. Speed up of get out of my way!

A lot of people are in a big hurry, but going nowhere in life!

Busy people, with important lives... no time to waste. But in reality, quite often very dull boring individuals at the same time.

I like the people that stop to smell the roses. They're often the most interesting people. You can't observe much in this life, if you're always running around with your hair on fire! :P

Widdershins · 20-02-2020 12:49PM

For me it depends.
Yesterday I was in a car with a driver who brakes 200 yards before a gentle bend. Drives so slow and haltingly he was overtaken by cyclists. Hes not marvelling at anything, hes just one of life's sloths with no inner drive.

20-02-2020 01:00PM

Antares35 wrote: »

The TA thread is sacred - a safe place for us to whinge about people like this!

I don't get whinging either

20-02-2020 02:00PM

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

A lot of people are in a big hurry, but going nowhere in life!

Busy people, with important lives... no time to waste. But in reality, quite often very dull boring individuals at the same time.

I like the people that stop to smell the roses. They're often the most interesting people. You can't observe much in this life, if you're always running around with your hair on fire! :P

Of course people should relax, have downtime etc that doesn't mean people need to be needlessly slow doing everyday tasks, holding others up on the road or footpath etc etc.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 20-02-2020 04:28PM

Deleted User wrote: »

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

As somebody who looks outwardly healthy and is still relatively young but who has a damaged pelvis that means I walk slow, the “Why do people walk slow on footpaths?” moans irk me. They’ve no idea what anybody’s health status is, even if the person looks young and healthy. I really wish I could walk faster but I can’t. I understand people feeling momentarily annoyed but whining about it later on? Good lord, they’ve no problems.

micar · 20-02-2020 04:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

People who complain constantly about other people. Be it on public transport, or walking slow, or taking a while to pay at the till, or when driving, or anything really.
Are you so perfect? Do you not think that we are all doing our best?

whisky_galore wrote: »

No.
Those people are all sh1t at time management.

In the shop, the cashier putting it all through says what the total cost and that's when they realise they need money/card to pay for it all (surprise surprise) and they have to go reaching for their wallet/purse.......FFS have it in your hand ready with the money or card.

The same applies queuing behind someone at an ATM. Have been so tempted to say, I've my card in my hand ready and waiting, can I go ahead of you.

All boils down to a lack of forward thinking

Antares35 · 20-02-2020 05:04PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

As somebody who looks outwardly healthy and is still relatively young but who has a damaged pelvis that means I walk slow, the “Why do people walk slow on footpaths?” moans irk me. They’ve no idea what anybody’s health status is, even if the person looks young and healthy. I really wish I could walk faster but I can’t. I understand people feeling momentarily annoyed but whining about it later on? Good lord, they’ve no problems.

It's probably why it is called the "trivial" things that annoy you thread, in direct recognition and acceptance of the trivial nature of what one is whining about, would be my guess.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 20-02-2020 05:39PM

Antares35 wrote: »

It's probably why it is called the "trivial" things that annoy you thread, in direct recognition and acceptance of the trivial nature of what one is whining about, would be my guess.

Yes, but one would wonder just how "trivial" these annoyances are, in the mind of those doing the moaning!

There is a lot of very uptight people out there in society... going around with all these little things constantly irritating them. You can see it in many people's faces and general demeanour!

Some of you guys are probably just gonna explode one of these days... you'll just flip over something "trivial", like that scene with Michael Douglas in the movie falling down, when they refuse to serve him from the breakfast menu! All he wanted, was a little breakfast!

:pac:

Antares35 · 20-02-2020 05:59PM

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

Yes, but one would wonder just how "trivial" these annoyances are, in the mind of those doing the moaning!

There is a lot of very uptight people out there in society... going around with all these little things constantly irritating them. You can see it in many people's faces and general demeanour!

Some of you guys are probably just gonna explode one of these days... you'll just flip over something "trivial", like that scene with Michael Douglas in the movie falling down, when they refuse to serve him from the breakfast menu! All he wanted, was a little breakfast! :pac:

Perhaps. I wouldnt speak for anyone else but I find oddly that despite my contributions to the thread, I am actually very happy in my life so far and feel very fulfilled and accomplished. If they are going to explode, then I suppose it's a good thing others have the thread in which to vent, which others are free to ignore if it isnt their thing

Widdershins · 20-02-2020 06:03PM

I'll never forget my ex husband exploding with rage at the steering wheel because a smiling driver had just passed by. "What the hell are they smiling about? Fu****g cants!"
I don't get a sense of that festering begrudgery and malcontent and resentment on the TA thread...seems more like relatively gentle exasperation. But yes, it's also a safety valve for anyone who really is fit to blow!

Things you just "don't get"?

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