Is it me, or has the world gone mad in the last few years?

[FrankieStein]

Since about 2010 the world has apparently gone a bit bonkers.

Here's a few examples: A good friend from school (proper bff's back in the day) has left her husband, taken the kids and told everyone that she's been gay for years and couldn't speak out.

Now I've known her since we were 3. We had friends who were gay openly since our early teens and she knows that we (her friendship group) wouldn't have cared if she was or not. Also she was pretty man mad during this time, been engaged before and never once hinted that she had secrets etc.

I kinda feel sorry for her husband as she's moved the kids 50 miles away to live with her gf (who was the OW). And she's milking her "repressed feeling over the years" all over social media. Like she's implying it's his fault.

Also I've had people decide that I'm "too high maintenance" to be their friend because I'm allergic to their dog and as such refused to let them bring it to my house. If I went to their house I took anti histamines, but didn't want to have to try and clean all dog fur etc from my own house if they brought dog over.

There's parents at the school who are having a go at the teachers because their child has been disciplined for violence, and apparently they're picking on their kids. Despite the teacher actually seeing the kids hit other children.

Am I the only one thinking that common sense seems to have gone out of the window and the world needs it's collective head wobbling?

I don't know but what a random selection of examples

Just your personal world maybe? I thought this was gonna be about something political.

Eh?

Haha. I thought this was about Trump and Brexit!

Coming out as gay is not a sign of madness.

So you know your friend’s sexuality better than she does? And before 10 years ago people routinely brought their dogs to the houses of friends with dog allergies? And everyone thought teachers were a.ways right?

1 - YABVU, maybe your friend hadn't come to terms with being gay herself, or maybe she felt she couldn't say? Not a form of madness.

2 - YANBU, if you're allergic to dogs your friends are being twats if they know this and want to insist on bringing them to your house.

3 - YANBU, any parents who have a go at teachers if their kids are being told off for being little sods are twats too.

Hope that helps

Fair enough.

Yep sorry maybe the title was slightly misleading in hindsight.

And yup iabu re friend. (Btw don't think she's mad. Maybe she was very repressed and not showing it. Shame she's cut off everyone who knew her before she came out though)

Personal world has just been turned on its head in the last few years. Not taking change very well.

And honestly. I've never known anyone to bring dogs to the house of someone who is allergic.

Btw also think trump is mad if that helps at all.