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To ask for your tiny tragedies

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Thispupsgottofly · 26/08/2025 20:05

Was looking forward to having some strawberries with some nice thick greek yoghurt I had in the fridge and it turns out I just bought boring natural yoghurt by mistake 😭

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theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 26/08/2025 21:58

smallpinecone · 26/08/2025 21:35

DD ripped some of the property cards in my Monopoly set earlier 😢

Laughable to anyone else I know, but it was my great-great-grandparents’ set from 1940. I loved playing with it as a child and it’s the only thing I’ve ever inherited, so it did upset me!

Tiny thing though, I know.

That is not a tiny tragedy, it is a proper small one.

I am sorry PP

Obimumkinobi · 26/08/2025 21:56

I'm sad I won't be able to swim in the sea for a while.

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 26/08/2025 21:55

The mini Tesco only had Finest steak ragu (tasteless) and not the spaghetti bolognaise (remarkably good)

I bought two because I thought it would be similarly decent 😢

update - and the 'Finest' Victoria sponge it not even fine it is rancid.

minipie · 26/08/2025 21:55

I’ve been very carefully not plucking 3 chin hairs so I can get them electrolysed. Left them long all through my holiday (forgot razor) even though it made me feel crone like. Absentmindedly pulled them out on the journey home 🙄

Also, we have no chocolate.

Shewasafaireh · 26/08/2025 21:54

Our usual Chinese was closed down for the holidays so we ordered from a different one nearby and it was terrible 😭

I ate it out of spite to get my money’s worth but it just wasn’t good.

spiderlight · 26/08/2025 21:53

Reallybadidea · 26/08/2025 20:31

This isn't a tiny tragedy at all, I forgot to take tea bags on holiday with me so I haven't had a cup of tea for almost a week 😭

That's awful! Genuinely. 😱 We have A List that gets printed out before every holiday and tea bags are the top item, in bold and underlined. Even if we're not going abroad, I have to have Welsh Brew.

Phoebesparrow · 26/08/2025 21:53

Conniebygaslight · 26/08/2025 21:50

Fowl…🤣🤣 Sorry!

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Hahaha

Oddly,that's how my phone tried to spell it and I had to check with dp I was right (I have dyslexia and dont trust myself)

Either way,that Korean chicken was bloody rank

ScrimMN · 26/08/2025 21:52

Daisy12Maisie · 26/08/2025 20:57

Ive been dumped for a ridiculous reason after a 4 year relationship. Turns out I am happier without him! He text me today a week after dumping me to see if I wanted to meet up and I politely said no thanks and have now blocked him. It’s his birthday in October and I had something expensive planned. I can now spend the money on my son instead. So I am a bit sad as break ups are always sad but I am also relieved and happy.

This brought so so much joy

Terracottafarmers · 26/08/2025 21:51

I have to go into the office to work tomorrow. I absolutely hate going into the office. First time in 2 months.

Conniebygaslight · 26/08/2025 21:50

Phoebesparrow · 26/08/2025 21:44

I have a rule when I do the food shop that we have to buy something we've never tried before

I bought some chicken that was covered in some exotic brown/red sauce and was really looking forward to trying it

It was foul

Fowl…🤣🤣 Sorry!

Conniebygaslight · 26/08/2025 21:49

Haven’t had a period for a full year….and then.

DDivaStar · 26/08/2025 21:49

Bought 2 tumbler glasses on holiday, not expensive I just loved them and a souvenir. Told DH and kids ti be careful with them. I broke one today, ive only been home 5 days !

Phoebesparrow · 26/08/2025 21:44

I have a rule when I do the food shop that we have to buy something we've never tried before

I bought some chicken that was covered in some exotic brown/red sauce and was really looking forward to trying it

It was foul

EveningSpread · 26/08/2025 21:43

I’m going to London overnight to have a lovely, fun time for a friend’s birthday and I’m going to miss my DP and 10 month old DD.

SlicedMelon · 26/08/2025 21:42

We just got back from holiday (lovely lush hotel) but it wasn’t as warm as I was expecting and was weirdly dark in the mornings due to an odd thing with the king setting the time zone wrong for the latitude, so it sort of felt like autumn already and now I’m back in the UK and feeling all discombobulated.

Aintgointogoa · 26/08/2025 21:41

I have my face wash in a little squirty bottle so I can sling it in a weekend bag. The top came off it on Monday and promptly disappeared. I have many squirty bottles with their matching plastic tops but I had kept this pair intact for so long I was bereft...

Shrimpybaby · 26/08/2025 21:40

I am trying to eat a healthier diet but with a few treats still too. I fancied a little pot of creamy posset for pudding but my tired brain bought panna cotta by mistake.

It was not a treat.

Teacherinturmoil · 26/08/2025 21:40

Tried on lots of nice proper trousers for work. I generally look ok in jeans, hourglass figure. The only ones that fit my waist were so baggy they made my arse look like a pancake. It was sad.

ElfAndSafetyBored · 26/08/2025 21:39

GodSavetheJean · 26/08/2025 20:11

I left tags on some new clothes and they disintegrated in the wash, causing the discharge to clog and now the washer wont drain. Expensive repair will far outpace what I saved on the clothes. This is what I get for always being in a rush.

You should check YouTube as I bet someone will show you how to unclog your machine. I unclogged mine (amazing what came out of it) and I’m useless at that sort of stuff. There was a little door, bottom right.

Dissappearedupmyownarse · 26/08/2025 21:38

The server at the bakery put my fresh cream, iced bun in a paper bag and spun it round to twist the ends .... 😭😭😭
Irreparable damage......lost the jam splodge, half the cream and most of the icing 😭😭😭

Snugglemonkey · 26/08/2025 21:36

I have a grey pubic hair. I am distraught.

smallpinecone · 26/08/2025 21:35

DD ripped some of the property cards in my Monopoly set earlier 😢

Laughable to anyone else I know, but it was my great-great-grandparents’ set from 1940. I loved playing with it as a child and it’s the only thing I’ve ever inherited, so it did upset me!

Tiny thing though, I know.

vipersnest1 · 26/08/2025 21:34

I went into work for the last time today (I’m retiring) and did feel a tiny pang of sadness when I had to hand my swipe card, keys etc back as I felt a bit like a banished person (quite rightly as my workplace has to be a secure site).
It didn’t help that I went into the staff room to check my pigeonhole one last time and I didn’t have one!

DesparatePragmatist · 26/08/2025 21:32

My toenail varnish on my right big toe has chipped, 4 days before the end of my holiday.

livelovelough24 · 26/08/2025 21:30

Let my daughter cut my hair last night. One side is longer than the other. Now I’m at work bobbing my head like I’m dodging imaginary flies every time someone walks by. Pretty sure I’m confusing people and possibly starting a new trend.🤣🤣