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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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WearyAuldWumman · 11/02/2024 22:27

Feliciacat · 11/02/2024 22:05

When I (aged 6) asked my Mum if she wanted to buy my school photo: “you’re old enough to know the truth; you’re too ugly for me to have on my mantelpiece”.

When I (aged 14) misheard someone’s Mother at a school event because I’m deaf: “how dare you show me up, she works with special kids and she’ll know you’re a retard”.

When I (aged 20) got cheated on by my first boyfriend: “you fucking prostitute, that wonderful boy must have thought you were so cheap for him to do that”.

When I (aged 23) asked if my Mum wanted tickets to my graduation: “oh my God. If you’ve got a degree then you should be clever enough to know that we’ve got better things to do than come and pretend to be proud of you”.

All these said by my so called Mother. I’m no contact now.

OMG No wonder you're NC.

Crucible · 11/02/2024 22:28

Girl I went to school with - I was 13, saw my little sister when she joined my senior school at 11, she turned to me and said 'your sister is really pretty, what happened to you?'

Starseeking · 11/02/2024 22:29

My DM buying me size 18 clothes when I was a size 12 🥴😬😳

DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 22:34

Tatonka · 11/02/2024 22:10

I would think it was a compliment, I'm assuming it was a huge rock?

As I posted previously when two others asked why - it was a very small rock - if it was big, I guess most of us would have seen it as a compliment

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JudgeJ · 11/02/2024 22:34

Tootytoot78 · 11/02/2024 19:31

My Sils ex Mil was an absolute witch, she made my Sils life a misery with her nasty remarks. I once bumped into the witch and her daughter, and she said "Oh you've put on a bit of heft" ( I was on medication)
I just smiled at her and said "I will lose this weight, you however will always resemble a trout"
(I can be a tad brutal sometimes)

Very Churchillian! When Lady Astor said to him in the Commons 'Sir I believe you're drunk' his reply was 'Madam, I believe you're ugly. Tomorrow, I shall be sober'

Starseeking · 11/02/2024 22:36

I miscarried my 3rd DC at 12 weeks which involved A&E, several hospital appointments and a D&C under GA, then split with my DP 3 months later.

On more than one occasion my DM has remarked that "it was just as well you lost that baby, you never know it might have had issues too, and you'd have had to look after it all by yourself" (one of my DC has SEN).

The first few times I ignored her comments, the last time I said, "Actually it's not just as well. Even though me and DP split, the baby was much wanted, and I'm quite sad the pregnancy ended the way it did".

She's not mentioned it since, thank goodness.

Teenagehorrorbag · 11/02/2024 22:38

I'm probably lucky that I don't think I've heard any deliberately bitchy comments, or at least not that have stayed with me.

But I never forgot my Dad saying, when I was about 18 and sunbathing in the garden - "hmm, you're not too bad but could do with losing a few pounds....."

Or something along those lines. I did go through a very slightly podgy stage around 16 but think I was quite slim when this comment happened. I've always been small but tended to a bit of a tummy, and have never been able to see my ribs or backbone - but I really don't think that a) that was an appropriate thing to say to a teenage daughter, or b) that he was right.

I'm late 50s now and have always been reasonably slim (less so these days....:-) - no body image issues or weight hang-ups. But that comment has stayed with me forever. If I was susceptible to concerns about my weight I should think it could have been really damaging!

Maverickess · 11/02/2024 22:40

My mother has not left me in any doubt over the years that despite how apparently ugly I am, she loves me anyway.

"I didn't know you could get someone good looking" when I showed her a picture of my new boyfriend at 21.

"Well, he was very good looking for you "
Said after I got out of a 2 year relationship where he'd been unfaithful, given me an std and been abusive.

Cheers mum!

HalebiHabibti · 11/02/2024 22:45

My mother laid off the nasty put-downs after I lost lots of weight as a teenager. Unfortunately I remembered that she'd been visibly embarrassed by me when I was fatter and consequently wanted as little as possible to do with her. She couldn't understand it.

Later on I did put it all back on, but I had a husband and a PhD by then (in that order of importance in her mind, it seems) and so didn't get told how fat and disgusting I was any more. That was nice.

Teenagehorrorbag · 11/02/2024 22:46

Feliciacat · 11/02/2024 22:05

When I (aged 6) asked my Mum if she wanted to buy my school photo: “you’re old enough to know the truth; you’re too ugly for me to have on my mantelpiece”.

When I (aged 14) misheard someone’s Mother at a school event because I’m deaf: “how dare you show me up, she works with special kids and she’ll know you’re a retard”.

When I (aged 20) got cheated on by my first boyfriend: “you fucking prostitute, that wonderful boy must have thought you were so cheap for him to do that”.

When I (aged 23) asked if my Mum wanted tickets to my graduation: “oh my God. If you’ve got a degree then you should be clever enough to know that we’ve got better things to do than come and pretend to be proud of you”.

All these said by my so called Mother. I’m no contact now.

OMG! Just read this! My Dad's weight comments pale into insignificance.....

He's always been a great Dad, just occasionally tactless. Your mother sounds unbelievably cruel Flowers

Februaryfeels · 11/02/2024 22:48

Feliciacat · 11/02/2024 22:05

When I (aged 6) asked my Mum if she wanted to buy my school photo: “you’re old enough to know the truth; you’re too ugly for me to have on my mantelpiece”.

When I (aged 14) misheard someone’s Mother at a school event because I’m deaf: “how dare you show me up, she works with special kids and she’ll know you’re a retard”.

When I (aged 20) got cheated on by my first boyfriend: “you fucking prostitute, that wonderful boy must have thought you were so cheap for him to do that”.

When I (aged 23) asked if my Mum wanted tickets to my graduation: “oh my God. If you’ve got a degree then you should be clever enough to know that we’ve got better things to do than come and pretend to be proud of you”.

All these said by my so called Mother. I’m no contact now.

Oh you poor thing. That's dreadful

Allourkids · 11/02/2024 22:51

SinnerBoy · 11/02/2024 16:56

Cuppachuchu · Today 16:39

...you'd be quite pretty if you lost a bit of weight" and the recipient (a friend) answered, "you'd be quite nice if you weren't such a nasty bitch"

Ha ha! Brilliant!

YAAAASSSSS! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
I’m banking that.

I DREAM of being that quick.

DarkDarkNight · 11/02/2024 22:51

A friend who told me a man who offered to buy me a drink was just joking. She’s a Life Coach now which is laughable.

BobbyBiscuits · 11/02/2024 22:53

Once I travelled to my family's home country for my Aunt's funeral, I was wearing what I thought were really cool ankle boots, red suede with buckles and a chunky 4 inch heel. (My family don't do black funerals) They were nearly new. They were about £50 from somewhere like Asos. I thought I looked good and my aunt's friends all said how much I looked like her when she was younger. (massive compliment, she was stunning. I'm not but still nice to hear)

When walking out of the funeral service, my shoe hurt a bit and I tried to make a lighthearted joke about it, my cousin's wife ( of about 15 months) who always lied about her age by 10 years(?), replies with
"That always happens if you wear cheap shoes'.

LOL. My Aunt (RIP) hated her, and know I know why. Haha.

sorestupid · 11/02/2024 22:58

One of my aunts is brutal. Said to me a few months after having a really difficult pregnancy, "gosh you've let yourself go". 🤣🤣

She'll say things like "what possessed you to pick that dress/outfit", "I'm not sure why you've cut your hair like that". "You're very grey now", "have you thought about Botox, a boob job, etc", "it's a shame baby got her dads eyes". She's rude to all of us!

DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 22:59

Feliciacat · 11/02/2024 22:05

When I (aged 6) asked my Mum if she wanted to buy my school photo: “you’re old enough to know the truth; you’re too ugly for me to have on my mantelpiece”.

When I (aged 14) misheard someone’s Mother at a school event because I’m deaf: “how dare you show me up, she works with special kids and she’ll know you’re a retard”.

When I (aged 20) got cheated on by my first boyfriend: “you fucking prostitute, that wonderful boy must have thought you were so cheap for him to do that”.

When I (aged 23) asked if my Mum wanted tickets to my graduation: “oh my God. If you’ve got a degree then you should be clever enough to know that we’ve got better things to do than come and pretend to be proud of you”.

All these said by my so called Mother. I’m no contact now.

So sorry
I had to read it a couple of times to get my head around it - you are better off without her and i rarely say that about a mother

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sorestupid · 11/02/2024 23:00

@Feliciacat those aren't bitchy comments they are abusive.

livvymc · 11/02/2024 23:00

DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 19:11

Not bitchy comments but this happened to my OH

OH about 18/19 had a car when his workmates did not and all of them were a lot older than him, in his opion at the time as most were close to 30 or a bit older. As my to be OH waited in the front room where the front door entered the house - his mate opened the door and let the lady through to the other room used as a sitting room- it was a cold day and the woman had a head scarf - my OH said "whos that old bag" - it was his mates sister - thankfully his mate took well and OH apologised to him immediately

A couple of moneths ago - a lady that I only see behind the till at my local supermarket was in Matalans and she had a reallr big belly but has a small upper body - I genuinely said, "hello, congtas when is the baby due" - the lady sias she is not pregnant - I felt so awful and said sorry striaght away as it was not meant to be like that

Sorry, am I misunderstanding? Your OH was in a friends house and called a woman who walked in to the friends house an “old bag”?!
Apologies if I’ve got that wrong but I think it’s a bit rich to start a thread about bitchy comments if your OH would say that about someone!

sorestupid · 11/02/2024 23:05

A couple of moneths ago - a lady that I only see behind the till at my local supermarket was in Matalans and she had a reallr big belly but has a small upper body - I genuinely said, "hello, congtas when is the baby due" - the lady sias she is not pregnant - I felt so awful and said sorry striaght away as it was not meant to be like that

Would it be bitchy to point out the awful spelling?

determinedtomakethiswork · 11/02/2024 23:13

sorestupid · 11/02/2024 22:58

One of my aunts is brutal. Said to me a few months after having a really difficult pregnancy, "gosh you've let yourself go". 🤣🤣

She'll say things like "what possessed you to pick that dress/outfit", "I'm not sure why you've cut your hair like that". "You're very grey now", "have you thought about Botox, a boob job, etc", "it's a shame baby got her dads eyes". She's rude to all of us!

I think you should feel equally free to be as rude back.

BreakfastAtMilliways · 11/02/2024 23:20

noooooooo · 11/02/2024 21:42

Re: engagement rings. I had a friend say very flatly, when I showed her mine, ‘real engagement rings have diamonds.’ She also told me the place where we got engaged - a place we’d only heard about but which had significance to us - wasn’t the place we thought it was, and we’d got it wrong(we hadn’t). I was so taken aback, and though I was very unsure of myself when I was young, and tended to defer to everyone else’s opinion, it was the first time in my life I’d thought so that’s what people mean when they say ‘they’re just jealous.’ Envious, really.

Edited

What is it about engagement rings? Back in the early 60s a relative of mine was doing her midwifery training in a Scottish cottage hospital in the arse end of nowhere; a horrible cliquey working environment where they got all the traumatic cases because straightforward births happened at home. My relative had just got engaged and the utter bitch of a Sister looked her sapphire up and down and pronounced ‘Did ye no’ know coloured stones are unlucky?’ My relative innocently replied ‘Let’s see yours then.’

She didn’t know that Sister had been engaged for about 7 years to a total commitment-phobe.

changedusernameforthis1 · 11/02/2024 23:32

Had my first mc when I was 18. Had to get the ambulance out as it was so bad, I was screaming in agony. Bumped into a neighbour about a week later who asked what happened, and I told her.
She responded with "Well that's good, you're too young so that's probably why it happened."

Yes I was young but I was heartbroken.
Same neighbour a few years later when I had DS saw us outside and exclaimed (in front of my then Husband) "Oh! He's got lovely blonde hair...but you both have dark hair...isn't that strange?" We were both blonde as babies and he's 100% his Father 🙄

wellhello24 · 11/02/2024 23:34

changedusernameforthis1 · 11/02/2024 23:32

Had my first mc when I was 18. Had to get the ambulance out as it was so bad, I was screaming in agony. Bumped into a neighbour about a week later who asked what happened, and I told her.
She responded with "Well that's good, you're too young so that's probably why it happened."

Yes I was young but I was heartbroken.
Same neighbour a few years later when I had DS saw us outside and exclaimed (in front of my then Husband) "Oh! He's got lovely blonde hair...but you both have dark hair...isn't that strange?" We were both blonde as babies and he's 100% his Father 🙄

Some people are simply too thick to filter the words that pop into their head. Thick with a severe lack of emotional intelligence

Memyselfandtheothers · 11/02/2024 23:43

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".

That’s horrid! What a cow!

pizzaHeart · 11/02/2024 23:48

ImInACage · 11/02/2024 20:21

Had an emergency crash c-section in which
DC and I both nearly died. I went out for lunch with two colleague friends to introduce them to the baby. One said "I knew you'd create some sort of drama" and another said "too posh to push hey? Maybe you can be a proper mum to the next one". Both knew exactly why the section happened and both knew that we'd had IVF following a lengthy infertility battle and DC was likely to be the only baby we'd have. I'd considered them both friends, but I dropped them after that. I sobbed and sobbed when I got home.

How people could be so
cruel ????
I hope Karma will get them for every word of that.