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Whats the most t bitchiest comment you have ever heard?

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DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 16:29

At work, local gov environment - we sat nattering on our desks and a colleague walked in from a client visit and wished one of my work-mates, "Congrats on your engagement

That was fine until my co-worker stuck out her hand to show of her diamond ring set in white gold I think it was.

The workmate who walked in said, "is that real." Honestly, she was being serious and had not noted what she had done by her insensitive comments

Have you got something to share that was insensitive?

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67Namechange · 12/02/2024 09:31

My cousin....she taught her kids that calling people fat isn't nice so to call them greedy people instead. 😕

NonPlayerCharacter · 12/02/2024 09:31

Soffana · 12/02/2024 08:10

Why is this a bad thing to say?

There's a common belief that people do not give beautiful clothes to charity shops; before eBay, Vinted and all that, it was a pretty common insult to say someone dressed as if they shopped at charity shops and it's still insulting to a lot of people. She was also calling the top old, implying it was out of date and just not desirable.

Feb123 · 12/02/2024 09:36

sanityisamyth · 11/02/2024 18:40

I was raped at uni, 500 miles from home. I phoned my mother for some support and she simply said

"At least he didn't strangle you afterwards."

And then hung up on me.

She gave me a hard time about driving me to the airport for the trial too - was only told a few days before that it was taking place (3 false starts in the end before he skipped the country) but it meant that she would have to cancel her overtime shift.

That was only the tip of the iceberg too.

Im so sorry to read this. I hope you have more support and care from other people

Yemelade · 12/02/2024 09:36

Ah, a thread I can participate in. Working as a disability analyst and benefits assessor for a benefit that rhymes with "drip". Should have known when my contract referenced none disclosure that I was in for a bumpy ride.

I'd just completed my training, was looking forward to embracing my working class roots and proving to family and friends around me that I could provide positive and supportive experiences to vulnerable people going through an anxiety provoking (arguable inhumane) process.

In my first week at work, I was introduced to "initial reviews" e.g. scanning information included in the "Drip" form and making a decision for claimaints re. Face to face assessment centre, home visit or paper based review. I was in the office for less than an hour when I heard this conversation:

"Nig, have you seen this? This one is saying if we send him to an assessment centre he's going to throw himself off the nearest bridge. Hahaha well good luck to him, apparently he's got severe social anxiety but hasn't got a CPN or on any medication."
"Well, I guess the only thing for it is F2F 😜 - Google where he lives?! Ah well, at least it's a scenic bridge for him to jump off. He could survive that.
Laughter in the office
"Omg the nearest bridge is a mile away from him... Well if he does, that's his decision. They can't get through life threatening suicide all the time, it's about time they had a reality check!"
"Well I guess at least if he offs himself, there's no evidence he'd have met threshold eligibility for Drip anyway. Right, who's next?"

I used the very subjective assessment criteria to give as many people a positive experience as possible. Handed in my notice the same week and when my boss told me "it's not for everyone" - I told her I couldn't take an active role in killing people, or referring to them like they're worse than animals. She laughed at me and told me I was being a bit dramatic...

MrsWhattery · 12/02/2024 09:38

At primary school my dyslexic DC was v behind with reading and always on the lowest book levels - and some other parents were always checking who was on what level and sitting in judgment. Then DC had a big achievement in a more techy/nerdy skill and was celebrated by the school. Bitchy queen bee class mum came up to me and said in a sneery way “oh, so is DC intelligent after all then?” Beeeatch! The worst thing was she was actually a primary teacher herself in another school!

(it wouldn’t have mattered to me if he wasn’t intelligent either - it was the way she was keeping track and judging that pissed me right off)

48wheaties · 12/02/2024 09:44

XenoBitch · 11/02/2024 16:47

One that was aimed at me. Left a pub, and everyone was hugging each other goodbye. One lady, who I considered a friend and I thought was pretty decent, hugged me and whispered into my ear "just because I am hugging you, doesn't mean I like you".

Holy shit!!

DriftingDora · 12/02/2024 09:46

PrincessHoneysuckle · 11/02/2024 16:56

"You look.about 4 months pregnant"
"Has everything gone back down OK?"

Dh grandparents to me when we visited post partum and I thought I looked ok

Held it together until we left then sobbed uncontrollably

I hope your DH gave it to them with both barrels.

MrsWhattery · 12/02/2024 09:49

My mum is also a queen bitch.

”i met my friend and she’s become a grandma. I had to tell her that all my girls were barren” (pre-dc)
“Why didn’t you tell me you were pregnant again?’ (i wasn't and she knew it, it was a dig at my weight post-partum)
“Oh darling. Look at that spare tyre”
”That haircut’s quite… severe
“I thought you might like these [hideous] trousers. They’re much too big for me but they’ll fit you.”

48wheaties · 12/02/2024 09:52

"I was raped at uni, 500 miles from home. I phoned my mother for some support and she simply said

"At least he didn't strangle you afterwards."

And then hung up on me."

That one wins the thread. A complete bitch. But you don't need us to tell you that. Insane.

BronwenTheBrave · 12/02/2024 09:52

Usually about page 2 of any MumsNet thread?

nonetcurtains · 12/02/2024 09:58

We live hundreds of miles from my in-laws and don't see them too often. Years ago when my father-in-law saw a photo of me holding our new-born son, his first grandchild, his only comment was 'you've put on a lot of weight'. I was 2 hours postpartum.

CactusMactus · 12/02/2024 09:58

Friend's Spanish husband once said "All English girls are fat and wear too much make-up" to a room full of us English girls.

SausageRoll5862 · 12/02/2024 09:58

I'm 58 and been riddled with Rheumatoid and Osteo Arthritis since I was 29 when it was diagnosed although a Rheumatoid nurse I saw thinks it actually started when I was in my teens. The pain is never-ending and excruciating 24/7/365 and I'm registered physically disabled and on PIP for it. I have difficulty in walking, moving, bending, gripping etc. I also have a permanency damaged bad back and I have a weird way of walk.

My hubby is absolutely brilliant and helps whenever he can in any way such as helping me dress/undress, showers etc. He doesn't get along with his parents, brother, sister or their families and it's been about 16 years when he saw any of them last time. Apparently he's never 100% got along with them anyway.

Also, I'm only 5'1 tall, very plain and obese, I'm big because I'm physically unable to exercise because of the disabilities. So when we first met in September 2007 when I was 42 and he was 46, while his fit, active good looking family didn't have the guts to say to my face ''we don't want a hideous disabled freak like you in our family'' that's exactly what they meant. Also, they demanded grandkids which we refuse to ''give'' them, they don't like me because I refuse to breed and also we were far too old for such things anyway. Hubby is now 62. His dad made it very clear to me he expects me to be a subservient housewife and mother and when I said no, he turned even nastier.

On holiday they'd invite us but only to make it clear we're the outsiders and they'd either be really quite obnoxious to us or literally completely ignore us altogether then accuse us of being anti-social when we didn't speak back to them. So we officially married in February 2011. It was the 1st marriage for us both.

Then one day hubby got a vicious email from his dad on behalf of the entire family, totally scathing about me, making really nasty comments, then his dad said ''she hasn't got arthritis, and if she has she's exaggerating it''. Hubby was as fuming as I was so I replied to them that I've read all of their scathing vicious vindictive email and that I'll be suing them and dragging them through every court in the land for slander, defamation of character and anything else I could get my hands on. I gave them a right mouthful, sent the email and never ever spoke to any of them again.

To me, what they said was no only 100% bitchy but just sheer evil.

wellhello24 · 12/02/2024 09:59

CactusMactus · 12/02/2024 09:58

Friend's Spanish husband once said "All English girls are fat and wear too much make-up" to a room full of us English girls.

Should’ve said “and all Spanish men are short with little dicks and no manners”

MrsWhattery · 12/02/2024 10:00

Julian Clary once asked a heckler, "Who cuts your hair, the council?"

i do like a good witty bitch, and Clary is brilliant at at.

KStockHERO · 12/02/2024 10:04

At secondary school, a girl told me in a really bitchy, sneering way in front of the whole class that I looked like Brian Lara.
I'm not a man. I'm not Black. I'm not bald.
And Brian Lara was/is quite hot

It was very confusing.

I think she got the wrong person.

Lwrenn · 12/02/2024 10:08

I posted a thread last week actually! Bumped into my old neighbour and she said she expected my baby's name to have been more chavvy 😂😂😂

Some of you have had horrid things said and I'm really sorry for that. Nobody deserves such cuntish things said.

meatyryvita · 12/02/2024 10:15

After my SIL looked after our daughter whilst DH and I had a night away, we got back and my FIL was at SILs house too. I was so excited to see DD (she was about 2 years old) and it was the same for her. My FIL snarled 'she didn't miss you at all you know' - lovely - thanks.

Brawcolli · 12/02/2024 10:22

NotAgainWilson · 12/02/2024 00:46

Someone in Mumsnet saying I wouldn’t be a single mum if I had kept my legs crossed.

Or being told my life is what it is because I didn’t choose well.

I had been married for 5 years and spent two in fertility treatment to bring DS to the world. His dad was a great partner in every way before DS was born, but he was not a great dad, which obviously I had no way to know before we had our very own child living at home 24/7.

What a shitty thing to say to someone! Honestly I’ve never seen so many bitchy comments on a forum as I have on mumsnet. It’s often the same people rushing to kick someone when they’re down. I just think, what level of insecurity/sadness/general patheticness drives people to act like that, and feel sorry for them.

Ulysees · 12/02/2024 10:24

@Yemelade that's so bad. I'd have gone ape shit at those comments. 🤬

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 12/02/2024 10:26

DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 16:29

At work, local gov environment - we sat nattering on our desks and a colleague walked in from a client visit and wished one of my work-mates, "Congrats on your engagement

That was fine until my co-worker stuck out her hand to show of her diamond ring set in white gold I think it was.

The workmate who walked in said, "is that real." Honestly, she was being serious and had not noted what she had done by her insensitive comments

Have you got something to share that was insensitive?

Well, I must be spectacularly insensitive as I didn't release that was or could be insensitive 🤦‍♀️

Appleass · 12/02/2024 10:27

DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 16:29

At work, local gov environment - we sat nattering on our desks and a colleague walked in from a client visit and wished one of my work-mates, "Congrats on your engagement

That was fine until my co-worker stuck out her hand to show of her diamond ring set in white gold I think it was.

The workmate who walked in said, "is that real." Honestly, she was being serious and had not noted what she had done by her insensitive comments

Have you got something to share that was insensitive?

Thats not insensitive in any way !

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 12/02/2024 10:29

quisensoucie · 12/02/2024 06:28

Could you translate that?
No idea what/who that means!

LVP is Lisa Vanderpump.
Rhobh is real housewives of Beverly Hills.

SandyWaves · 12/02/2024 10:35

Why would he want to marry you?

About my husband

said to me by my mum

Josephinehetty · 12/02/2024 10:35

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 11/02/2024 17:50

I'd just had my first book published. The publisher had sent me a box of paperbacks and I had one in the house to flourish in the face of visitors. Someone I'd always thought of as a friend came in, picked one up and looked at it with utter contempt and said 'did you pay to have this done?'

Not the bitchiest of comments but if you know anyone who's tried getting published, you'd know how much it hurt.

Ouch Yes, I can sympathise.