Things you simply cannot be arsed with anymore

[TheEverlovingFork]

Now I'm in my 40s there's so much I simply can't be arsed with and I don't know if this is normal -I am hitting meno a bit early for medical reasons as confirmed by my doc. Here are a few things I recently threw in the fuck-it bucket:

Fiddly care instructions on clothes: like 'Can only be dry cleaned on a tuesday in the rain by a man whose name begins with S' who has the FUCKING TIME if it isn't easycare it's basically out of my life at this point.

Guilt guilt and more guilt about whatever standard for women I'm failing to hit this week. This is my face/body/newly grey hair piss off.

Over-fawning socialised bs at work or what I call the F-email, you know, where you have to put friendly little exclamation marks and non-confrontational jollity on every damn thing because women can't be to-the-point and factual without being hag bitches. No problem if not!

Most men and whatever they're doing. Do it somewhere over there and be quieter while you're doing it thanks.

Pandering to everyone's different hurt political feelings, I am an adult and can respectfully disagree on an issue. I understand how incredibly emotive a lot of what's going on in the world is, but I no longer have time for 'your opinion upsets me and that makes you a bad human being, actually'

Anyway - gosh yes reading that back I can see why they're talking about HRT 😳

Is this normal for meno? Did you hit 40 and throw half your life in the fuck-it-bucket?

Compash. Yup! I was in the supermarket yesterday & said, as one addled mum to another, to a lady bagging a load of Easter Eggs “All set for Easter?”

She explained that her dad had given her money & said to get an Easter Egg for each grandkid. That’s Grandad done! Meanwhile, she’s stuck in Tesco…

Omg, my mil used to do that, back when we were both working full time and had 2 young children and were run ragged. It was our job to choose an appropriate present that was not only something the kid wanted but also something she wanted to give them, buy it and wrap it, while she would merely send us a cheque and expect a thank you letter.
Dh put his foot down.

Agreed with so many.
Some days, I even think that I've finished. The game of life. I'm 40 and would retire tomorrow if I could. The thought of another 40 years of...life/work/people/drama...and all the BS it entails is exhausting. I'm not depressed, but some days its just how I feel. I've told a few people this recently. They get a concerned look. I don't care.

Anything that connects to the internet unless it actually needs to. Why the blazes would my dishwasher need to talk to my phone?

And you can bet, if you accidentally put your phone in the dishwasher, that neither of them would say or do a thing about it... 🙄

I can no longer be bothered caring what young people think about sexuality or gender. You identify as greysexual and abroromantic? Ok, whatevs, I’m not interested but I’m also not going to bother to angst about it. I will go along with ‘they’ pronouns if I remember, not ‘xie’ or other made up ones because they are ridiculous. I will spend time with young people if they are nice, if we are getting on fine and they decide I’m an evil bigot because I get their pronouns wrong that’s their problem but tbh I probably only want to hang out with the ones who are relaxed about it anyway.

Anything to do with human beings.

Pmsl at this. Today's gift. Thank you 😂

For men to think they can leapfrog into a frock and earrings and be Esmerelda

You deserve the Pulitzer Prize for this, @EveryDayIsASchoolDayOnMN

Finally, I honestly couldn't care less what your preferred pronouns are, except for the handy way they warn me you're an irritating little shit with an inflated sense of your own importance.

Absolutely right - it's like they have a neon light on their forehead. Easy to identify, so to speak.

Cooking any meal that takes longer than fifteen minutes to prepare. Sex that lasts longer than 15 minutes, God no thank you. H and I have been together since university and know exactly what works and we have it down to a very fine art.

Thank you this thread I needed to read this tonight I can’t stop thinking it’s just me

Since having kids I have had 2 rules on washing ...if it can't go in the dishwasher or survive the washing machine it doesn't belong in the house.
Buttlicking and upmanship at work is tiresome ...those that still think it works .,.it generally doesn't work!
Housework is a team effort ...if the team doesn't try I'm not going to do it all and I will let it slide until it gets to me then the router gets switched off until the house is shipshape.
My emotions and the way I'm feeling unfortunately reflects on my facial expressions.....not so good at hiding how I feel these days and do not care!
Hair and makeup depends on how I feel.

Not menopausal, but agree with all your points! (Jovial exclamation to ensure non-offence 🤣)

I'm fully expecting it to only be a matter of time before our toilets will need to be connected to the internet before we can flush them,or our water pipes will need to be 'online' before we can turn on a tap. It wasn't that long ago that I thought well at least TVs and landline phones don't rely on the internet. How wrong I was.

😂😂😂

Completely agree with everything on this thread. I'm 43 in a couple of weeks and now can't be bothered with drama, going out and I've become very select with who I spend my precious free time with.

Wokeness- I’m sorry but it’s diversity to make a point rather than true diversity for its own sake. And with that the attempts to sanitise and erase from history all art that has gone before.
People who look for reasons to be offended can bore off as far as I’m concerned.
I’m not in the least antitrans but the term cisgender offends me (haha see what I did? I can bore off too…..).
The screenwriters strike in the US- it’s delayed so many TV shows! Where is the next series of The Handmaids Tale?
Supermarkets. I hate them. The rising prices. People who block the aisles. Lack of sales assistants leading to long queues leading to feeling forced to use self service.
The way that shops are determined to drag us all from one holiday to the next. It makes me anxious and as if time is passing too quickly. No sooner is Christmas over than valentines stuff is on the shelves, then it’s Mothers Day and Easter, then it’s garden/picnic/sunbathing/camping nonsense, then Halloween then Christmas again. I can’t tell you how much I hate this. Slow the fuck down.

This is one of the funniest things I’ve read on MN 😂

Just read it out to my DH and I struggled to get my words out for laughing.

Thank you for a much needed laugh.

God yes. I hate all shops now.

Having to download an app just to get a ticket for something piss right off. DH bought tickets for 3 of us, we each had to download the sodding app, fill in all our details then DH had to e-Mail our ticket to us. Absolute faff, I just wanted a paper ticket.

Pronouns - can we just go back to when pronouns weren’t a thing please?

Same with people who have ovaries - piss right off!

im just done with the world

🔹️Other people's kids (friends kids etc). If I come round for a catch-up I don't need your teenager/kid sitting with us & chatting for ages. I can just about drum up enthusiasm for my actual kids plus various nieces/nephews. I'm friends with YOU, not your children. A quick 'hello - how's school/college/uni' is good - then please bugger off so I can moan about life to my friend.
🔹️ People who don't know how to drive properly/the rules of the road/constantly using their breaks every 4 seconds/don't give way when they should/don't understand roundabouts or how to drive through green lights at faster than 1 mph. They can all fuck right off.
🔹️ Co-workers that don't pull their weight whilst I'm running round like a looney, absolutely exhausted.
🔹️ Most men - I'm sorry but mostly all so irritating & loud.
🔹️ Tight waistbands/most jeans. Just not comfy for my peri M tum.

Dying my hair
Wearing matching bra and pants (I'm wearing underwear .... that's enough)
My mouth saying "yes" when my head is screaming "NOOOO"
Hobbies I've outgrown and really should admit that I've given up on
"Domestic goddess" type obsession with my home .... it's clean and tidy. I'm fine with it.

... great thread ..... reading and taking notes because this list could be a lot longer, I'm sure.

Ironing and cooking. Cleaning soon, too 😃

53 next month. Teaching for 27 years. I no longer give a shit about feedback for 'book looks' and 5 minute 'learning walks'. Those taking part also haven't bothered to give me feedback for the above and I've not asked for it. These do not improve me as a teacher.It's all tick box bullshit.
You can not change your sex.