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Things that make you irrationally mad

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OngoingCrisis · 12/01/2023 16:22

For me, it's having to pay for click and collect

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Zone2NorthLondon · 12/01/2023 19:33

That clicky sound disposable coffee cups make when folk drink from them
the self scan bellowing at me about unexpected items
people who tut or are audibly exasperated for no good reason
leaving dirty plates,cups in work sink unwashed . Don’t just dump it unwashed you fuckers

BamBamBilla · 12/01/2023 19:40

People who refer to themselves as Mummy or Daddy to their pets.

Zone2NorthLondon · 12/01/2023 19:42

BamBamBilla · 12/01/2023 19:40

People who refer to themselves as Mummy or Daddy to their pets.

Hell yes!
and they call the pets their fur baby. Creepy and sounds inappropriate

MillicentTrilbyHiggins · 12/01/2023 19:43

People saying they "share" children with their ex.

Zone2NorthLondon · 12/01/2023 19:44

lipstick claggy marks on cups/glasses
Blot. Or buy a matte non transferable product

Zone2NorthLondon · 12/01/2023 19:45

Work Wife. Work Hubby. Don’t be so fucking ridiculous. You’re only colleagues get over it

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 12/01/2023 19:47

People using the word mad instead of angry. Things falling off something or falling over. Queues. The general public. Noisy hand dryers.

2PintsOfCidernaBagofCrisps · 12/01/2023 19:53

Empy field. Fellow dog walker arrives. 9 times out of 10 these folk decide to walk directly towards where I'm located with my dog. YOUVE GOT A WHOLE FIELD. GO AWAY!

Happens to me lots of places, actually.
Beach; people decide to pitch up for the day 2 feet from me.

Car park; I'll park at the far end away from all the other cars. Usually come back with my trolley to find someone has parked so close that I need to morph into a liquid to access my door or the boot.

Bus/train; empty carriage but they'll choose the seat right behind/infront. You have 45 other seats to pick and this is the one you went for?!

Either I look far more approachable than I really am (highly doubt it, my RBF is up there with Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind)...or most people lack any kind of spacial awareness.

jem899 · 12/01/2023 19:54

When people have a blocked nose and talk, it makes me so angry.

DH weird throat clicking noises when asked (and snoring)

People moving and stretching their toes constantly without realising they're doing it - why!?

People eating with their mouth wide open so you can hear every chewing noise.

Yeah I know I have that disorder, I've totally forgotten what it's called now 😂

jem899 · 12/01/2023 19:54

When sleeping*

MindatWork · 12/01/2023 19:54

Technology that is completely unnecessary but that is supposed to make things easier - but then never fucking works properly.

E.g:

  • Bluetooth in cars (maybe just my car, the bastard won’t connect)
  • Smart lightbulbs (never connect to our Wi-Fi properly and always fail despite DH insisting they’re ESSENTIAL)
  • Siri homehub (see above)
  • Sky Q voice recognition (see also anything that uses voice recognition)
  • Apple constantly changing their charging port and getting rid of the headphone jack
  • Wireless headphones (another thing to forget to charge)

I’m not a Luddite but it feels like shoddy ‘innovation’ for the sake of it.

Kalista · 12/01/2023 19:58

People who eat on the tube
Responding What do you mean to a straight forward question

pictoosh · 12/01/2023 19:59

Roadworks outside new build luxury 4/5 bedroom housing estates, ie, everyone being held up and inconvenienced while they lay the essentials for rows of shit indentical houses for wealthy people with no imagination.
I'm not even jealous...if I could afford one I certainly wouldn't choose one. They're shit and they're making me late.

SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 12/01/2023 19:59

People who drag their feet when they walk.

pictoosh · 12/01/2023 20:01

@MindatWork I hear you. Except the wireless headphones...they're great for running.

catchingclouds · 12/01/2023 20:03

People who stick out their tongues in photos. Someone I know can't have her picture taken without sticking the tip of her tongue out. It's so childish and irritating.

SirChenjins · 12/01/2023 20:03

I have a very long list usually, but currently it’s the rain - it’s rained here every day for over a month now and I’m getting really pissed off. Dog walks in the rain and a muddy dog at the other end is no longer fun.

Also roadworks. If I ruled the world I wouldn’t let anyone dig up the road without giving warning, they’d have to put a sign up saying why they’re doing them and for how long they’ll be working (the website is rubbish, it’s never correct), and the cones could only go out while they’re actually working - not two weeks beforehand.

Zone2NorthLondon · 12/01/2023 20:03

At checkout,only paying when asked to, thenLetting out a surprised squeal when asked,as if who saw that coming?
come on,you’re purchasing items having payment ready. Don’t wait to be asked

MrsJBaptiste · 12/01/2023 20:04

Catching your sleeve on a door handle - gets me immediately raging !

OngoingCrisis · 12/01/2023 20:07

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 12/01/2023 19:47

People using the word mad instead of angry. Things falling off something or falling over. Queues. The general public. Noisy hand dryers.

Sorry that makes you mad

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newbygirl · 12/01/2023 20:08

•When you put socks in the wash but always lose the match
• when you have no £coin for a trolly but only realise after you've parked
• when kids continue to ram rubbish into an already full bin instead of changing bin liner
• when you forget to defrost the meat for dinner
• when your phone battery dies and you are only half way through the day
• when people with a massive full trolly don't let you in front to pay for a bottle of water (or whatever few items you have)
•when people call in and my house isn't tidy- this is the worst !!!

octopusrus · 12/01/2023 20:10

Personification of everything food-related:
"Put me in the fridge"
"Eat me within 2 days"
Hmm

PeppermintChoc · 12/01/2023 20:13

The words “hubby” “cuppa” and “brew”

People eating crisps in my presence in an otherwise quiet environment.

People eating whilst on the phone to me, especially rolling a boiled sweet around their mouth.

People eating with their mouths open, or speaking with their mouths full.

People using the wrong words “Chester drawers” “rest bite” you get the drift.

People elongating their words.

I could go on I’m a miserable fucker 😂

Deeandra · 12/01/2023 20:13

People that message on the work chat 'Hi how are you' and then pause for hours instead of telling you what they actually want.
People that don't pick up their feet when they walk.

OngoingCrisis · 12/01/2023 20:16

When people with prams walk in the middle of the foot path instead of walking on one side

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