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Things that make you irrationally angry

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Coldpizza2 · 20/04/2023 22:14

Just that really. Lately I've been getting seriously angry about stupid things but I can't help it. I have no patience and get furious inside! So many things piss me off. For example:

  1. The wind, I hate the stupid wind. Why is it so windy? My hair in my face, shit blowing everywhere.
  1. My bra strap falling down. Even though I'm too lazy to tighten it. Pisses me off!
  1. Dropping stuff..I keep dropping things. Spoons, tea towels, anything really. Fed up picking shit up.
  1. When the water runs up my arms when I'm washing my face. I want to claw my eyes out or smash the mirror.
  1. People who can't shut doors. Like why? It's a cupboard, is it supposed to be left open? NO
  1. Crumbs sticking to my feet! Pisss off
  1. Things that beep at me from the kitchen. "BEEP" your washing is done, better hang it up. "BEEP" dishwasher is finished, better put it away. "BEEP" oven is done.."BEEP" air fryer is done better get dinner out. Fucking BEEEEEP!

Please join me!

OP posts:
Thomasina79 · 24/04/2023 14:58

Mr T trying to play his guitar. He has been practising or around 20 years and still sounds like a kid in junior school. Drives me insane not sure why!

xogossipgirlxo · 24/04/2023 16:06

I am really enjoying this thread, this is my favourite so far:

The sun shining when it isn't summer.

😂

Mine is when car in front of you keeps enormous distance from the car in front of him. More of us could fit in the green light cycle, but noooo, this one bastard needs to see reg plate AND TYRES like there was some interesting story written on them. Hate that.

Hillsmakeyoustrong · 24/04/2023 17:30

The sun shining when it isn't summer is also my favourite 😂. Akin to that, I hate driving in winter with a low sun streaming into my eyes. I shout "will you fuck off" whilst batting around my visor. So annoying.

ItsRainingTacos79 · 24/04/2023 17:41

Avocado stones. ALWAYS slip out of of your hand or roll off the chopping board and end up smearing avocado down your top.

PelvicFlora · 24/04/2023 22:58

When I'm at a junction and I want to to turn right and there's a solid stream of traffic coming towards me, but the opposite lane is clear. And then when finally the traffic is clear one way, a long stream of traffic comes from the other way and I have to keep waiting.

DoormatBob · 24/04/2023 23:05

DP drains broccoli using a sieve instead of the colander. Much harder to wash up and just unnecessary, they are in the same cupboard.

Deathraystare · 25/04/2023 11:48

@FloatingRodger ·
It's not irrational, but I'm never more furious than when I catch the pocket of my hoody or jacket on a door handle

Oh God yes. Every bloody day!!!!

Maverickess · 25/04/2023 11:57

xogossipgirlxo · 24/04/2023 16:06

I am really enjoying this thread, this is my favourite so far:

The sun shining when it isn't summer.

😂

Mine is when car in front of you keeps enormous distance from the car in front of him. More of us could fit in the green light cycle, but noooo, this one bastard needs to see reg plate AND TYRES like there was some interesting story written on them. Hate that.

I'm learning to drive ATM again, try 587 🙈 and I was told to stop so I can see the tyres of the car in front...... 🤷🏼‍♀️ So sorry for being that one bastard 🤣

Essexexile · 25/04/2023 12:15

Cyclists who cycle on the pavement and expect me to move out of their way, go on the bloody road! I don’t walk in the road so why should you cycle on the pavement?

Dog walkers who put their dogs on those extendable leads and huff when I’m trying to avoid them oh and when they give me the side eye because I’ve not stopped to pat their dog, we don’t all like dogs & I don’t want to pat yours.

People who make a snide comment and then say ‘that’s not a dig’ of course it is, you made it a dig by saying it isn’t, this really pisses me off.

evtheria · 25/04/2023 12:23

HS2 my 'trigger' topic aka 'casually mention it at your peril, she'll begin frothing at the mouth, you won't shut her up for an hour'
DP knows this, and I know his is Anne Sacoolas (the American diplomat who hit & run Harry Dunn).

I also get annoyingly loud and mouthy over (lack of) foreign languages in primary school, daylight savings (AGAINST) and any mention of platforms 13/14 at Mcr Piccadilly.

evtheria · 25/04/2023 12:25

Not topics of conversation: people who walk together in a sweeping line, oblivious to the fact others need to use the pavement as well, and having cooking smells in the house when I am not actively cooking or sat eating.

xogossipgirlxo · 25/04/2023 12:25

Maverickess · 25/04/2023 11:57

I'm learning to drive ATM again, try 587 🙈 and I was told to stop so I can see the tyres of the car in front...... 🤷🏼‍♀️ So sorry for being that one bastard 🤣

You're learning, so you're fine 😂I always have extra understanding for new drivers. And yeah, I remember they tell you to see the tyres, so in case car breaks down in front of you, you can overtake, but who does it in real life? Surely old drivers should know how to reverse and then overtake 😂I think people just don't care they slow the traffic down.

Isheabastard · 25/04/2023 12:27

Men.

Thats it really.

OK I’ll be more specific.

Men over 50.

IDontWantToBeAPie · 25/04/2023 23:48

Margot78 · 20/04/2023 23:44

Horny pigeons. Hear me out. I see it so many times, there’ll be a (presumably) female pigeon minding her own business on our back garden fence and then a (presumably) male pigeon flumps down right next to her and starts waving his arse up and down and inching towards her in a frankly irritating and unimaginative. Honest to God it gives me the rage. I feel like shouting out the back window “F* off and leave her alone!” The randy little bastards are so persistent, the poor female either ends up relenting or flying off just to get some peace. Just seems so unfair. The poor female pigeons need a MeToo movement or at least an eye roll emoji.

I once saw two male ducks trying to assault a female duck (they do it in pairs). I kind of tried to shoo them away and the insolent hooligans attacked me! Flew at my dumb face.

IDontWantToBeAPie · 25/04/2023 23:50

Cocteautriplet · 21/04/2023 04:27

The hair round my hairline particularly near my ears! it refuses to grow longer than an inch or two and sticks out at mad angles no matter how I pin it or try to smooth it down making me look like an unhinged owl.

I also have this. I call it Dobby Ears.

shadowchancesassy · 26/04/2023 00:21

Having to type your password and then you scroll down and it asks you to confirm your password so you have to type it again 🤬

When you call anywhere now and have to go through 10,000 security questions to pay a bill 🤬

Walking behind someone and then they just stop dead. 😤

Shampoo and conditioner bottles that have tiny nozzles so your just standing in the shower waiting to get a decent amount out. 😡

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 26/04/2023 09:20

Why is there a 😻emoji, but not a similar one for 🐶s? So discriminatory!

catmania · 26/04/2023 09:56

Drivers who trundle along at 35-40 mph in a 60 limit and brake for even the slightest bend. Ffs your not going fast enough to need to slow down. Then when they get to a 30 mph limit carry on at 40 mph whilst I slow down to the speed limit and catch up with them down the road still ambling along.

Maverickess · 26/04/2023 10:50

xogossipgirlxo · 25/04/2023 12:25

You're learning, so you're fine 😂I always have extra understanding for new drivers. And yeah, I remember they tell you to see the tyres, so in case car breaks down in front of you, you can overtake, but who does it in real life? Surely old drivers should know how to reverse and then overtake 😂I think people just don't care they slow the traffic down.

🤣 ha ha thanks I see your point though, but it wasn't because of that, he said it's to allow for roll back of the car in front and I guess probably protecting his car/insurance while I'm still learning clutch control and might not go forward erm - predictably?🙈 although where I live is somewhere with a lot of hills and just about every set of lights is on a flipping hill!

Walking behind someone and then they just stop dead. 😤

Ugh. I hate this, but my fecking dog did this about a hundred times on our walk this morning and just stands there looking at me while I dance around like a twat trying to dodge her and stay on my feet 🤬 she's shedding and full body shaking more than normal but has to make a big performance out of it and deck me in the process!

Epicstorm · 26/04/2023 11:19

When I let someone out at a junction or hold back to allow them to change lane in front of me and they don’t acknowledge it.

MissPoldark · 26/04/2023 18:51

People who do a big sigh or exaggerated exhale with their mouth open when facing you - no I do not appreciate a continuous stream of your hot breath in my face thank you, keep your saliva droplets and bacteria to yourself!

9outof10cats · 26/04/2023 19:08

People in front of me at the checkout counter who wait until their shopping has been scanned and paid for before they start packing it into bags OR people who stand and watch their shopping scanned, then when asked for payment spent 5 mins routing through their bag to find their purse.

People who ask you 'how are you' but don't really care nor want to hear the answer.

Never remembering where I put my car keys - despite having a hook in my hall for them, which for someone reason, I never use.

The man today who refused to sell me two bags of horse feed because he only had 2 bags left and so would only sell me one - wtf.

SouthCountryGirl · 26/04/2023 19:23

shadowchancesassy · 26/04/2023 00:21

Having to type your password and then you scroll down and it asks you to confirm your password so you have to type it again 🤬

When you call anywhere now and have to go through 10,000 security questions to pay a bill 🤬

Walking behind someone and then they just stop dead. 😤

Shampoo and conditioner bottles that have tiny nozzles so your just standing in the shower waiting to get a decent amount out. 😡

And then it tells you they don't match. And it turns out you hit the letter / number next to the one you wanted.

LauderSyme · 26/04/2023 19:37

Brilliant! I literally clicked on this thread title to say wind and then it was OP 's first grumble and @FloatingRodger just made my day. Thank you I am still giggling.

(I initially typed blasted wind but deleted cos that could be something entirely different!)

There was a MN thread quite a while ago asking the same question, and someone said when water runs down your wrist to your elbow when you're brushing your teeth and I was like Yessss 😡

StrangeSally · 26/04/2023 19:53

Neighbours, just breathing really, that is all, but at the moment they are simultaneously;hoovering,: opening cupboards, closing cupboards, going upstairs, coming downstairs Piiiiiiiissssoooooffff😊

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