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There’s nothing worse than… (lighthearted)

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 04/04/2023 07:45

Stepping on a plug
Having to wear damp socks
A fly in the room when you’re trying to concentrate

OP posts:
Echobelly · 04/04/2023 11:09

Slugs inside the house

Roadworks that kill half the parking on your street when there's already not enough parking

GoodChat · 04/04/2023 11:13

Itsonlyagame · 04/04/2023 11:09

2 bits of polystyrene squeaking against each other. Shiver!

It made me shiver just reading that!

BlackeyedSusan · 04/04/2023 11:14

SoCunningYouCanStickATailOnItAndCallItAFox · 04/04/2023 07:51

Rummaging frantically in your bag for the ringing phone for it to then stop just as you get your hand on it.

Or bei

SouthCountryGirl · 04/04/2023 11:15

Warm milk because you realised after you made your cup of tea,y needed some milk for your cereal.

(I use UHT milk before anyone asks!)

Minesril · 04/04/2023 11:38

nz101 · 04/04/2023 08:12

Going to bed and realising you stripped the sheets earlier in the day and haven't remade it!

One step further...carrying a sleeping child to a bed and then realising it needs to be made...

Mercy1968 · 04/04/2023 11:42

Coming home from a long day at work looking forward to a treat food but someone has eaten it.

Being settled in bed with the cat dozing peacefully and sneezing so she stabs me with claws in terror.

When you are waiting in for a delivery/repair person and are alone at home. The minute you go to the loo you hear the door and have to scramble frantically pulling everything up to run down the stairs and just see them drive off.

People who won't learn to drive so you give them a lift forever and they need reminding that petrol isn't free.

lovelypidgeon · 04/04/2023 11:50

Waiting for an expected visitor/delivery that's late and wondering whether you dare go to the loo (knowing that as soon as you do there will be a knock at the door)

Buying yourself a lovely treat food, looking forward to it all day and then noticing that they've changed the recipe so it now contains an ingredient you're allergic to

newfence · 04/04/2023 11:58

When you're halfway into your walk into town and your sock starts sliding down into your boot - and you're too far into the journey to turn back and change them.

Waitingfortaco · 04/04/2023 12:11

An itchy foot in a boot while driving

PoorlyDS · 04/04/2023 12:14

Wet sleeve and socks always upset me more than they should. As does no milk

MorrisZapp · 04/04/2023 15:54

Other diners getting a bigger portion of chips

Mollypolly2610 · 04/04/2023 17:17

When you jump up to do something and when you get there you've forgotten what it was (I'm old)

JanglyBeads · 04/04/2023 17:51

Having to reach inside a just washed clothing item (eg a hoodie) to get the sleeves or legs out so that they'll actually dry on the line / in the drier.

When you're told teens umpteen times to turn everything right side out or fully inside out before putting in the wash basket......

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 04/04/2023 18:05

Organised groups of MAMILs parking all round the village so they can take their bikes off the roof rack and cycle round the countryside for hours holding everyone up and shouting.

Veryfaraway · 04/04/2023 18:08

Sneezing before mascara has dried properly.
When you carrying all the wet laundry and drop one sock, bend to pick it up and drop another sock Angry

CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 04/04/2023 18:22

Veryfaraway · 04/04/2023 18:08

Sneezing before mascara has dried properly.
When you carrying all the wet laundry and drop one sock, bend to pick it up and drop another sock Angry

Or when you put a wash on and then find a sock that you’ve dropped half way down the stairs.

OP posts:
AgentProvocateur · 04/04/2023 18:25

The but between your big toe and the rest of your toes on your flip flop breaking when you’re out. (I live somewhere hot)

SouthCountryGirl · 04/04/2023 18:30

The never ending odd sock pile

Ivebeenframed · 04/04/2023 18:53

Cramp in your foot while driving!

Loobyloo68 · 04/04/2023 19:01

Finding an earwig in your welly, after you've put it on, and struggling to pull welly off

CallieQ · 04/04/2023 19:01

CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 04/04/2023 09:12

Sneezing when you’re carrying two hot drinks

Sneezing when you need a wee! GrinBlush

mamaca · 04/04/2023 20:18

Neighbour lighting bonfire on a good drying day 🤬

OnSecondThoughts · 04/04/2023 20:28

When you fancy one of those nice little oval shaped tins of eg mackarel in tomato sauce, and either of two things happens: The ring-pull tab comes off leaving it unopenable, or the ring-pull tab works fine and you've almost opened it....just one more twist to go....gently does it...aaaaand Boing! Fishy tomato sauce splashes all over your face / top / the room etc.

scorcio5 · 04/04/2023 20:54

My drivers seat/ mirrors being moved 😡 takes me ages to get them back into the right position again 😤
At the end of meetings and it's looking promising for an early finish 👏👍 and then the host asks the ultimate question' does anyone have any questions?
There's always one twat that puts a hand up, ffs!!!
Email the host afterwards and ask, stop holding everyone else up 👊🤬

Northernsouloldies · 04/04/2023 21:16

scorcio5 · 04/04/2023 20:54

My drivers seat/ mirrors being moved 😡 takes me ages to get them back into the right position again 😤
At the end of meetings and it's looking promising for an early finish 👏👍 and then the host asks the ultimate question' does anyone have any questions?
There's always one twat that puts a hand up, ffs!!!
Email the host afterwards and ask, stop holding everyone else up 👊🤬

And it's usually the same twat with some inane question and wants to be noticed.

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